Modification of Class E Airspace: Follett, TX

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-49]

Modification of Class E Airspace: Follett, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace at Follett, TX.

Effective May 27, 1993, the nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) Runway

(RWY) 35 standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) serving the

Follett-Lipscomb County Airport was canceled. Therefore a portion of

the controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above ground

level designated in conjunction with an airport for which an approved

instrument approach procedure has been prescribed is no longer needed.

This action is intended to release control of unneeded Class E airspace

at Follett-Lipscomb County Airport while maintaining adequate Class E

airspace for aircraft executing the remaining SIAP's at Follett-

Lipscomb County Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alvin DeVane, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest

Region, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration,

Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, telephone 817-222-5595.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On November 26, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class E airspace at

Follett, TX, was published in the Federal Register (58 FR 62298). The

nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 35 standard instrument

approach procedure (SIAP) serving the Follett-Lipscomb County Airport

was canceled. This modification is intended to release control of

unneeded Class E airspace at Follett-Lipscomb County Airport while

maintaining adequate Class E airspace for aircraft executing the

remaining SIAP's at Follett-Lipscomb County Airport.

Interested persons were invited to participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments objecting to the proposal were received.

The Follett, TX, Class E airspace overlaps the Gage, OK, Class E

airspace area. The notice of proposed rulemaking inadvertently omitted

a statement excluding the overlapping portion of the Follett, TX, Class

E airspace from the Gage, OK, Class E airspace from the narrative

description. Additionally, the longitude of the Follett-Lipscomb County

Airport has been updated. Other than these changes, this amendment is

the same as that proposed in the notice. The FAA has determined that

these changes will not increase the scope of this rule.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more above ground level are published

in Paragraph 6005 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, 1994). The Class E airspace designation

listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

revises the Class E airspace located at Follett, TX, to release control

of airspace that is no longer needed by aircraft executing the SIAP's

at Follett-Lipscomb County Airport.

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 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 14 CFR 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 6005: Class E Airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ASW TX E5 Follett, TX [Modify]

Follett/Lipscomb County Airport, TX

(Lat. 36 deg.26'27'' N., long. 100 deg.07'26'' W.)

Gage VORTAC

(Lat. 36 deg.20'37'' N., long. 99 deg.52'48'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.4-mile radius of Follett/Lipscomb County Airport and

within 8 miles north and 4 miles south of the 296 deg. and 117 deg.

radial's of the Gage VORTAC extending from the airport to 29.1 miles

southeast of the airport, excluding that airspace within the Gage,

OK, Class E airspace area.

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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 29, 1994.

Helen Fabian Parke,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-19268 Filed 8-5-94; 8:45 am]

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