Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-05]

Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at Roswell, NM;

Enid, OK; and Lawton, OK. Presently, these areas are designated as

Class D airspace when the associated control tower is in operation.

However, controlled airspace to the surface is needed when the control

towers located at these areas are closed. The intended effect of this

action is to provide adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight

rule (IFR) operations when these control towers are closed.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 u.t.c., June 23, 1994.

Comment date: Comments must be received on or before June 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, System

Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Docket No.

94-ASW-05, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation

Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530.

The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant

Chief Counsel, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601

Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours at the System Management Branch,

Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alvin DeVane, System Management

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Department of Transportation, Federal

Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone: (817)

222-5595.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments on the Rule

Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by

notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This

rule will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section.

However after the review of the comments and, if the FAA finds that

further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking

proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or amend the

regulation.

Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and

suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the

effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking

is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the rule that might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

establishes Class E airspace areas at Roswell, NM; Enid, OK; and

Lawton, OK. Currently, this airspace is designated as Class D when the

associated control tower is in operation. Nevertheless, controlled

airspace to the surface is needed for IFR operations at Roswell, NM;

Enid, OK; and Lawton, OK, when the control towers are closed. The

intended effect of this action is to provide adequate Class E airspace

for IFR operations at these airports when these control towers are

closed. As noted in the Airspace Reclassification Final Rule, published

in the Federal Register on December 17, 1991 (56 FR 65645), airspace at

an airport with a part-time control tower should be designated as a

Class D airspace area when the control tower is in operation, and as a

Class E airspace area when the control tower is closed.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas

for airports are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated

June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated

by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E

airspace designations listed in this document will be published

subsequently in the Order. Under the circumstances presented, the FAA

concludes that there is an immediate need to establish these Class E

airspace areas in order to promote the safe and efficient handling of

air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I find that notice and public

procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and contrary to the

public interest.

The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an

established body of technical regulations that need frequent and

routine amendments to keep them operationally current. It, therefore:

(1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order

12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies

and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not

warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated

impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that will only

affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that

this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,

1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area

for an airport

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ASW NM E2 Roswell, NM [New]

Roswell Industrial Air Center, NM

(lat. 33 deg.18'05'' N., long. 104 deg.31'50'' W.)

Within a 5-mile radius of Roswell Industrial Air Center. This

Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and

times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective

date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the

Airport/Facility Directory.

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ASW OK E2 Enid, OK [New]

Enid, Vance AFB, OK

(lat. 36 deg.20'23'' N., long. 97 deg.54'58'' W.)

Enid, Woodring Municipal Airport, OK

(lat. 36 deg.22'45'' N., long. 97 deg.47'28'' W.)

Within a 5.1-mile radius of Vance AFB and within a 4.1-mile

radius of Woodring Municipal Airport. This Class E airspace area is

effective during the specific dates and times established in advance

by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter

be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

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ASW OK E2 Lawton, OK [New]

Lawton Municipal Airport, OK

(lat. 34 deg.34'04'' N., long. 98 deg.25'00'' W.)

Fort Sill, Henry Post AAF, OK

(lat. 34 deg.39'00'' N., long. 98 deg.24'07'' W.)

Within a 4.3-mile radius of Lawton Municipal Airport and within

a 4-mile radius of Henry Post AAF excluding that airspace within

Restricted Areas R-5601A and PR-5601B when these restricted areas

are activated. This Class E airspace area is effective during the

specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to

Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously

published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on May 4, 1994.

James A. Caudle,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-11406 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]

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