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

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-60]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace: Alta Vista Ranch

Airport, Marfa, 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, airspace

700 feet above ground level (AGL), 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 proposal necessary.The intended effect of this proposal

is to provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the

VOR RWY 15 SIAP at Alta Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa, TX.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 16, 1994.

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

System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region,

Docket No. 93-ASW-60, 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, Forth

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, Air Traffic Division,

Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham

Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alvin E. DeVane, System Management

Branch, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration,

Forth Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone: (817) 222-5595.

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. 93-ASW-60.'' The postcard will be

dated and time stamped and returned to the commenters. All

communications received on or before the specified closing date for

comments will be considered before taking action 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, 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 Federal Aviation Administration,

System Management Branch, Department of Transportation, 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 CFP part 71) to establish Class E airspace,

controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL, at Alta Vista

Ranch Airport, Marfa, TX. The development of a VOR RWY 15 SIAP has made

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

provide adequate Class E airspace for aircraft executing the VOR RWY 15

SIAP at Alta Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa, 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 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September

16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 15 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 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 7400.9A, 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 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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Larry D. Gray,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-7654 Filed 3-30-94; 8:45 am]

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