Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace: Sonora, TX

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-07]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace: Sonora, 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 extending

upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Canyon Ranch Airport,

Sonora, TX. The development of a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional

Range (VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) standard instrument

approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 32 has made this proposal

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

controlled airspace for aircraft executing the VOR/DME SIAP to RWY 16-

34 at Canyon Ranch Airport, Sonora, Texas.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 1, 1995.

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

System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, Docket No. 95-ASW-07, 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, 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,

Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest

Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Day, System Management

Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth,

TX 76193-0530; telephone: (817) 222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

g normal business hours at the System Management Branch,

Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest

Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Day, System Management

Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth,

TX 76193-0530; telephone: (817) 222-5593.

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. 95-ASW-07.'' 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 Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, 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

ments submitted will be available for examination in

the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, 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 System Management Branch, Air

Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region,

Fort 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 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace,

controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL at Canyon Ranch

Airport, Sonora, TX. The development of a VOR/DME SIAP to RWY 32 has

made this proposal necessary. Designated airspace extending upward from

700 feet above the ground is now Class E airspace. The intended effect

of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E airspace for aircraft

executing the VOR/DME SIAP to RWY 32 at Canyon Ranch Airport, Sonora,

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

7400.9B 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 would be published subsequently in

the order

et 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

7400.9B 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 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. 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 Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet

or More Above the Surface of the Earth

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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 Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet

or More Above the Surface of the Earth

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ASW TX E5 Sonora, TX [New]

Canyon Ranch Airport, TX

(Lat. 30 deg.18'06''N., long. 100 deg.28'19''W)

Rocksprings VOR

(Lat. 30 deg.00'53''N., long. 100 deg.17'59''W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.6-mile radius of Canyon Ranch Airport, and within 1.8

miles each side of the 333 deg. bearing from the Rocksprings VOR

extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 7.6 miles southeast of the

airport, excluding that airspace which overlies the Sonora Municipal

Airport Class E area.

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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 5, 1995.

Albert L. Viselli,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 95-17396 Filed 7-14-95; 8:45 am]

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