Establishment of Class E Airspace: Leesville, LA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-36]

Establishment of Class E Airspace: Leesville, LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Leesville Airport,

Leesville LA. The development of a Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB)

standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) has made this action

necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above

ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the SIAP.

This action is intended to provide adequate Class E airspace for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations for Leesville Airport,

Leesville.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 8, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory L. Juro, System Management

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Department of

Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-

0530, telephone 817-222-5591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On November 30, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E Airspace at

Leesville Airport, Leesville LA, was published in the Federal Register

(58 FR 63128). A SIAP was developed for the Leesville Airport. The

proposal sought to revise the controlled airspace extending upward from

700 feet AGL to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in

controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while

transitioning between the enroute and terminal environments.

Interested persons were invited to participate in this rulemaking

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

No comments regarding the proposal were received. Except for editorial

changes, this amendment is the same as that proposed in the notice.

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 (14

CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace located at Leesville Airport,

Leesville, LA, to provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700

feet AGL for aircraft executing the SIAP.

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 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 LA E5 Leesville, LA [New]

Leesville Airport, LA

(Lat. 39 deg.10'03'' N., long. 93 deg.20'53'' W.)

Leesville NDB (VED).

(Lat. 31 deg.06'09'' N., long. 93 deg.20'31'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.5-mile radius of the Leesville Airport and within 2.5

miles each side of the 3600 bearing off the Leesville NDB extending

from a 6.5-mile radius area to 7.3 miles north of the Leesville

Airport excluding that airspace within the Fort Polk, LA, Class D

Airspace.

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

Helen Fabian Parke,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-19269 Filed 8-5-94; 8:45 am]

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