Modification of Class E Airspace: Olney, TX

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-47]

Modification of Class E Airspace: Olney, TX

agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

action: Final rule.

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summary: This action modifies the Class E airspace at Olney, TX. A

recent amendment which changed the final approach course bearing of the

nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) runway (RWY) 17 standard instrument

approach procedure (SIAP) necessitated this action. 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 needed for aircraft executing the NDB

RWY 17 SIAP. This action is intended to provide adequate Class E

airspace for IFR operations at Olney, TX.

effective date: 0901 u.t.c., 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 30, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal

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

Olney, TX, was published in the Federal Register (58 FR 63129). A

recent amendment which changed the final approach course bearing of the

non directional radio beacon (NDB) runway (RWY) 17 standard instrument

approach procedure (SIAP) necessitated this action. This modification

is required to provide adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight

rule (IFR) operators executing the amended NDB RWY 17 SIAP.

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.

Except for updating the latitude of the Olney Municipal Airport,

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

modifies the Class E airspace located at Olney, TX, to provide

controlled airspace from 700 feet or more above ground level for

aircraft executing the NDB RWY 17 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 TX E5 Olney, TX [Modify]

Olney Municipal Airport, TX

(Lat. 33 deg.21'03'' N., long. 98 deg.49'09'' W.)

Olney RBN

(Lat. 33 deg.21'04'' N., long. 98 deg.48'58'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.6-mile radius of Olney Municipal Airport and within 2.5

miles each side of the 347 deg. bearing from the Olney RBN extending

from the 6.6-mile radius to 7.6 miles north of the airport.

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

Helen Fabian Parke,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-19272 Filed 8-5-94; 8:45 am]

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