Establishment of Class E Airspace: Alta Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa, TX

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-60]

Establishment of Class E Airspace: Alta Vista Ranch Airport,

Marfa, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Alta Vista Ranch

Airport, Marfa, TX. The development of a very high frequency omni-

directional range (VOR) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP)

to Runway (RWY) 15 has made this action necessary. This action is

intended to provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing

the new VOR RWY 15 SIAP at Alta Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa, 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 establish Class E airspace at

Alta Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa, TX, was published in the Federal

Register (59 FR 15137). 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

establishes Class E airspace at Alta Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa, TX.

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 new VOR RWY 15 SIAP. This action is intended to

provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the new VOR

RWY 15 SIAP at Alta Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa, 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 Marfa, Alta Vista Ranch Airport, TX [New]

Marfa, Alta Vista Ranch Airport, TX

(lat. 30 deg.08'54'' N., long 103 deg.53'35'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.9-mile radius of Alta Vista Ranch Airport.

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

James R. Nausley,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-31590 Filed 12-22-94; 8:45 am]

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