Revision of Class E Airspace; Hondo, TX

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 92-ASW-34]

Revision of Class E Airspace; Hondo, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace extending upward from

700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Hondo Municipal Airport, Hondo,

TX. The development of a very high frequency omni-directional range

(VOR) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 17

has made this action necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed for aircraft executing

the SIAP. This action is intended to provide adequate Class E airspace

to contain instrument flight rule (IFR) operations at Hondo Municipal

Airport, Hondo, TX.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 14, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald J. Day, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division,

Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX

76193-0530, telephone 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On December 17, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal

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

Hondo, TX, was published in the Federal Register (58 FR 65948). That

proposal was to revise the 700 feet AGL Class E airspace to provide

adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing a newly developed

VOR SIAP to runway 17. The comment period for that Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (NPRM) ended February 19, 1994. The FAA discovered during

the comment period that the legal description contained in the proposal

did not include the airspace required to contain instrument operations

for the Radio Beacon (RBN) SIAP at Hondo Municipal Airport. On December

5, 1994, a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) to revise

the Class E airspace at Hondo, TX (59 FR 62362) based on the corrected

legal description was issued with a comment period extending through

January 20, 1995. The SNPRM proposal was to revise the controlled

airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations

in controlled airspace at Hondo Municipal Airport, Hondo, TX.

Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments to the proposal were received. Therefore, the rule is

adopted as proposed.

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 AGL or 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 (14

CFR part 71) revises the Class E airspace located at Hondo Municipal

Airport, Hondo, TX, to provide controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the SIAP.

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. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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 Hondo, TX [Revised]

Hondo Municipal Airport, TX

(lat. 29 deg.21'35'' N, long. 99 deg.10'36'' W)

Hondo RBN

(lat. 29 deg.22'24'' N, long. 99 deg.10'19'' W)

Hondo VOR

(lat. 29 deg.21 deg.16'' N, long. 99 deg.10'33'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.7-mile radius of the Hondo Municipal Airport and within 8

miles west and 4 miles east of the 180 deg. bearing from the Hondo

RBN extending from the airport to 16 miles south of the RBN and

within 2.3 miles each side of the 352 deg. radial of the Hondo VOR

extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 6.9 miles north of the

airport.

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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on June 21, 1995.

Helen Fabian Parke,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 95-16746 Filed 7-6-95; 8:45 am]

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