Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace: Osceola, AR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 92-ASW-35]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace: Osceola, AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at Osceloa,

AR. The development of a new Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) Runway

(RWY) 19 standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) utilizing the

Osceola NDB has made this proposal necessary. The intended effect of

this proposal is to provide adequate Class E Airspace for aircraft

executing the NDB RWY 19 SIAP at Osceola, AR.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 11, 1994.

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

System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region,

Docket No. 92-ASW-35, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation

Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530.

The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant

Chief Counsel, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601

Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours at the System Management Branch,

Southwest Region, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gregory L. Juro, System Management Branch, Department of

Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Forth Worth, TX 76193-

0530; telephone: 817-222-5591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Intersted 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. 92-ASW-35.'' 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 System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, at 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) be submitting a request to the Manager, System Management

Branch, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration,

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 which 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 revise Class E airspace

extending upward from 700 feet AGL, located at Osceola, AR. The

development of a new NDB RWY 19 SIAP utilizing the Osceola NDB has made

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

provide adequate Class E Airspace for aircraft executing the NDB RWY 19

SIAP at Osceola, AR.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class E Airspace areas are published in paragraph

6002 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September

16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR

36298; July 6, 1993). 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 needs 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 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,

1993, 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 AR E2 Osceola, AR [New]

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.4-mile radius of Osceola Municipal Airport and within 2.5

miles each side of the 014 deg. bearing from the Osceola RBN

extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.0 miles north of the

airport.

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Issued in Fort Worth, TX on February 15, 1994.

Larry D. Gray,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-5273 Filed 3-7-94; 8:45 am]

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