Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace: La Grange, TX

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-17]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace: La Grange, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace extending

upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL), at Fayette Regional Air

Center, La Grange, TX. The development of a Very High Frequency

Omnidirectional Range (VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) standard

instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 16-34 has made

this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is to

provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the VOR/DME

SIAP to RWY 16-34 at Fayette Regional Air Center, La Grange, Texas.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 20, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager,

System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, Docket No. 94-ASW-17, Fort Worth, TX

76193-0530. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest

Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 a.m. and

3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal

docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the System

Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth,

TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald J. Day, System Management Branch, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, Forth Worth, TX 76193-0530;

telephone: (817) 222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed

rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they

may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the

views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing

reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are

specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address listed under the caption

ADDRESSES. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this notice must submit, with those comments, a self-

addressed, stamped, postcard containing the following statement:

``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-17.'' The postcard will be

date and time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications

received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be

considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal

contained in this notice may be changed in the light of comments

received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in

the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth,

TX, both before and after the closing date for comments. A report

summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel

concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the System Management Branch, Air

Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region,

Forth Worth, TX 76193-0530. Communications must identify the notice

number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing

list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular

No. 11-2A that describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal

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

controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL at Fayettee

Regional Air Center, La Grange, TX. The development of a Very High

Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment

(DME) SIAP has made this proposal necessary. The intended effect of

this proposal is to provide adequate Class E airspace for aircraft

executing the VOR/DME SIAP at Fayette Regional Air Center, La Grange,

TX.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Designated Class E airspace areas extending upward

from 700 feet or more above ground level are published in Paragraph

6005 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

E airspace designation listed in this document would be published

subsequently in the order.

The FAA has determined that this proposed 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, when promulgated, will not have a significant 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).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes to amend 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 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 La Grange, TX [New]

Fayette Regional Air Center, TX

(Lat. 29 deg.54'31'' N., long. 096 deg.56'59'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.4-mile radius of Fayette Regional Air Center.

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Issued in Fort Worth, TX on November 18, 1994.

Helen Fabian Parke,

Manager, Air Traffic Division Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-29799 Filed 12-2-94; 8:45 am]

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