# Revision of Class E Airspace; Hondo, TX > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A95-16746 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Rule - **Published:** July 7, 1995 - **Citation:** 60 FR 35333 ## Text 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. * * * * * 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. * * * * * 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] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A95-16746. Public record. Not legal advice.