Modification of Class D: Clinton, OK

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-53]

Modification of Class D: Clinton, OK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class D airspace at Clinton-Sherman

Airport, Clinton, OK. The Clinton-Sherman airport is used by military

jet trainers. The existing vertical limit of the Class D airspace is

not sufficient for these high performance aircraft. This action is

intended to increase the vertical limit of the Class D airspace for all

operations and require two-way radio communications at the Clinton-

Sherman Airport, Clinton, OK.

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 24, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal

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

Clinton, OK, was published in the Federal Register (58 FR 62056). The

existing vertical limit of the Class D airspace at Clinton-Sherman

Airport is not sufficient for high performance military jet aircraft.

This action is intended to increase the vertical limit of the Class D

airspace for all operations, and require two-way radio communications

at the Clinton-Sherman Airport, Clinton, OK.

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

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 D airspace designations are published in

paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective

September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1.

The Class D 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) modifies the Class D airspace at Clinton, OK, to increase

the vertical limit of the Class D airspace to contain all operations

and require two-way radio communications at the Clinton-Sherman

Airport, Clinton, OK.

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

Aviation safety, 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,

1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000: General

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ASW OK D Clinton-Sherman, OK [Revised]

Clinton-Sherman Airport, OK

(lat. 35 deg.20'23''N., long. 99 deg.12'02''W.)

Burns Flat VORTAC

(lat. 35 deg.14'13''N., long. 99 deg.12'22''W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

4,500 feet MSL within a 4.7-mile radius of the Clinton-Sherman

Airport and within 1.1 miles each side of the 003 deg. radial of the

Burns Flat VORTAC extending from the 4.7-mile radius to 6.1 miles

south of the airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during

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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Helen Fabian Parke,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-20668 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am]

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