Modification of Class E Airspace: Clarendon, TX

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-58]

Modification of Class E Airspace: Clarendon, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace at Clarendon, TX. A

recent amendment to the nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY)

1 standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) resulted in the need to

release control of some Class E airspace at Clarendon Municipal

Airport. 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 amended SIAP. This action will release

control of unneeded Class E airspace, while maintaining adequate Class

E airspace for IFR operations at Clarendon Municipal Airport,

Clarendon, TX.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 30, 1995.

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 March 31, 1994, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal

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

Clarendon, TX, was published in the Federal Register (59 FR 15138).

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 E airspace designations for airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more above ground level are published

in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9B 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 will

be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

revises the Class E airspace located at Clarendon, TX. An amendment to

the NDB RWY 1 SIAP permits a reduction in the amount of Class E

airspace needed for IFR operations at Clarendon Municipal Airport. The

intended effect of this action is to release control of unneeded Class

E airspace while maintaining adequate Class E airspace for aircraft

executing the SIAP's at Clarendon, TX.

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 7400.9B, 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 Clarendon, TX [Modify]

Clarendon Municipal Airport, TX.

(Lat. 34 deg.54'38'' N., long. 100 deg.52'12'' W.)

Clarendon RBN

(Lat. 34 deg.54'37'' N., long. 100 deg.52'05'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.5-mile radius of Clarendon Municipal Airport and within

1.3 miles each side of the 209 deg. bearing for the Clarendon RBN

extending from the airport to 7.4 miles southwest of the RBN.

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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on December 8, 1994.

James R. Nausley,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-31589 Filed 12-22-94; 8:45 am]

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