Revision of Class D Airspace; Dallas Addison Airport, TX

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-34]

Revision of Class D Airspace; Dallas Addison Airport, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class D airspace at Addison Airport,

Dallas, TX. As a result of the Class B airspace changes for Dallas-Fort

Worth International Airport, the Class D airspace at Addison Airport is

no longer sufficient to contain departing aircraft within controlled

airspace. This action is intended to expand the Class D airspace to

provide adequate airspace to contain aircraft operating under

Instrument flight Rules (IFR) at Addison Airport, Dallas, TX.

DATES: Effective: 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997, Comment Date: Comments

must be received on or before June 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration Southwest

Region, Docket No. 96-ASW-34, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530.

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

Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, 2601

Meacham Boulevard, Room 663, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 AM and 3:00

PM, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An information

docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Room 414, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration,

Fort Worth, TX 76193--0530, telephone 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) revises the Class D airspace,

providing controlled airspace for airport operations at Addison

Airport, Dallas, TX. As a result of the Class B airspace changes for

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the Class D airspace at

Addison Airport is no longer sufficient to contain arriving and

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departing aircraft within controlled airspace. This action is intended

to expand the Class D airspace to provide adequate airspace to contain

aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at Addison

Airport, Dallas, TX. This revision will avoid confusion on the part of

the pilots flying near the airport, and promote the safe and efficient

handling of air traffic in the area. This action will revise the Class

D airspace at Addison Airport, Dallas, TX.

Class D airspace designations are published in Paragraph 5000 of

FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,

1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Sec. 71.1. The Class

D airspace designation listed in this document will be published

subsequently in the order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse

or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct final rule.

A substantial number of previous opportunities provided to the public

to comment on substantially identical actions have resulted in

negligible adverse comments or objections.

Unless a written adverse or negative comment, or a written notice

of intent to submit an adverse or negative comment is received within

the comment period, the regulation will become effective on the date

specified above. After the close of the comment period, the FAA will

publish a document in the Federal Register indicating that no adverse

or negative comments were received and confirming the date on which the

final rule will become effective. If the FAA does receive, within the

comment period, an adverse or negative comment, or written notice of

intent to submit such a comment, a document withdrawing the direct

final rule will be published in the Federal Register, and a notice of

proposed rulemaking may be published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

Although this section is in the form of a final rule and was not

preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on

this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by

submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire.

Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted

in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All

communications received on or before the closing date for comments will

be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of

the comments received. Factual information that supports the

commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating

the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional

rulemaking action is needed. Comments are specifically invited on the

overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the

rule that might suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before and after the closing date for

comments, in the Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A

report that summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the

substance of this action will be filed in the Rules Docket. Commenters

wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments submitted in

response to this rule must submit a self-addressed, stamped postcard on

which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. 96-ASW-

34.'' The postcard will be date stamped and returned to the commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct

effects on the States, on the relationship between the national

government and the States, or on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in

accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final

rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Further, the FAA has determined that this regulation is

noncontroversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments

and only involves an established body of technical regulations that

require frequent and routine amendments to keep them operationally

current. Therefore, I certify that this regulation (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) if promulgated, will not have

a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial

number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act. Since this rule involves routine matters that will

only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it does not

warrant preparation of a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis because the

anticipated impact is so minimal.

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. 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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,

1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace areas designated for an airport.

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ASW TX D Dallas Addison Airport, TX [Revised]

Dallas, Addison Airport, TX

(Lat. 32 deg.58'07''., long. 96 deg.50'11'')

That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not

including 3,000 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of Addison Airport

excluding that portion within the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Class B

airspace area. This Class D airspace area shall be effective during

the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to

Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously

published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 22, 1997.

Albert L. Viselli,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 97-11375 Filed 4-30-97; 8:45 am]

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