Establishment of Class E Airspace: Springdale, AR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-42]

Establishment of Class E Airspace: Springdale, AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Springdale, AR.

This controlled airspace, upward from the surface, is needed for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations during the hours that the

control tower is closed at Springdale, AR. The intended effect of this

action is to provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations

during the hours that the control tower is closed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 8, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald J. Day, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division,

Southwest Region, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation

Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, telephone (817) 222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On July 6, 1994, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal

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

Springdale, AR, was published in the Federal Register (59 FR 34585).

That action proposed to establish Class E airspace at Springdale, AR,

during the hours that the control tower is closed to contain IFR

operations at the 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. Coordinates

reported for Springdale, AR, were incorrectly identified in the notice,

and are corrected in this amendment. 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 areas designated as surface areas

for airports are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B,

dated June 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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 at Springdale, AR, to provide

controlled airspace for IFR operations during the hours that the

control tower is closed.

The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an

established body of technical regulations that need frequent and

routine amendments to keep them orperationally 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and

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

1994, amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area

for an airport.

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ASW AR E Springdale, AR [New]

Springdale Municipal Airport, AR

(latitude 36 deg.10'47'' N., longitude 94 deg.07'09'' W.

Razorback VORTAC

(latitude 36 deg.14'47'' N., longitude 94 deg.07'17'' W.)

That airspace within a 4.1-mile radius of Springdale Municipal

Airport and within 1.3 miles each side of the 358 deg. and 178 deg.

radials of the Razorback VORTAC extending from the 4.1-mile radius

to 4.6 miles north of the 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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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on October 3, 1994.

Helen Fabian Parke,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-25321 Filed 10-12-94; 8:45 am]

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