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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-55]

 

Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace: Hood Army Airfield and 
Robert Gray Army Airfield, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the current Class D airspace at 
Hood Army Airfield (AAF) and Robert Gray AAF, and to establish Class E 
airspace at Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, TX. The current Class D 
airspace encompasses Killeen Municipal Airport and with airspace 
reclassification, aircraft operators at Killeen Municipal Airport are 
now required to establish two-way radio communication with Hood AAF Air 
Traffic Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) or when Hood AAF ATCT is 
closed, Robert Gray AAF ATCT. This notice proposes to remove the 
airspace surrounding Killeen Municipal Airport from Hood AAF's Class D 
airspace and to establish Class E airspace around Killeen Municipal 
Airport. The intended effect of this proposal is to maintain adequate 
Class D airspace and two-way radio communications at Hood AAF and 
Robert Gray AAF, to remove Killeen Municipal Airport, TX, from the 
current Class D airspace, and to establish Class E airspace around 
Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, TX.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 11, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager, 
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, 
Docket No. 93-ASW-55, 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, 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 Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alvin DeVane, System Management Branch, Department of Transportation, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Fort 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 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-55.'' The postcard will be date and time 
stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received 
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, at 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 Manager, System Management 
Branch, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 
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 modify Class D airspace at 
Hood AAF and Robert Gray AAF, TX, and to establish Class E airspace at 
Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, TX. This modification has been 
requested by both the operators of Hood AAF and the operators of 
Killeen Municipal Airport. The proposal would remove that portion of 
current Class D airspace which surrounds Killeen Municipal Airport and 
would establish Class E airspace around Killeen Municipal Airport. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to maintain adequate Class D 
airspace and two-way radio communications to contain instrument flight 
rule (IFR) operations at Hood AAF and Robert Gray AAF, TX, to remove 
Killeen Municipal Airport from the Class D airspace, and to establish 
Class E airspace at Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, Texas.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D airspace designations are published in 
Paragraph 5000 and Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas 
for airports are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated 
June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated 
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class D 
and Class E airspace designations 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 5000  General

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ASW TX D Hood Army Airfield (AAF), TX (Modify)

Hood Army Airfield (AAF), TX
    (lat. 31 deg.08'16'' N., long. 97 deg.42'51'' W.)
Killeen Municipal Airport, TX
    (lat. 31 deg.05'08'' N., long. 97 deg.41'12'' W.)
Robert Gray Airfield (AAF), TX
    (lat. 31 deg.03'54'' N., long. 97 deg.49'40'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,500 feet within a 3.8-mile radius of the Hood AAF excluding that 
airspace within the Robert Gray AAF, TX, Class D surface area and 
excluding that airspace southeast of a direct line between latitude 
31 deg.04'39'' N., longitude 97 deg.44'16'' W., and the northeast 
intersection of the 4.0-mile radius of Killeen Municipal Airport and 
the 3.8-mile radius of Hood AAF. This Class D airspace area is 
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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ASW TX D Robert Gray Army Airfield (AAF), TX [Modify]

Robert Gray Army Airfield (AAF), TX
    (lat. 31 deg.03'54'' N., long. 97 deg.49'40'' W.)
Hood Army Airfield (AAF), TX
    (lat. 31 deg.08'16'' N., long. 97 deg.42'51'' W.)
Killeen Municipal Airport, TX
    (lat. 31 deg.05'08'' N., long. 97 deg.41'12'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,500 feet within a 4.7-mile radius of Robert Gray AAF and within a 
3.8-mile radius of Hood AAF, excluding that airspace southeast of a 
direct line between latitude 31 deg.04'39'' N., longitude 
97 deg.44'16'' W., and the northeast intersection of the 4.0-mile 
radius of Killeen Municipal Airport and the 3.8-mile radius of Hood 
AAF, and excluding that airspace within the Hood AAF, TX, Class D 
surface area when it is effective.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area 
for an Airport

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ASW TX E2 Killeen, TX (New)

Killeen Municipal Airport, TX
    (lat. 31 deg.05'08'' N., long. 97 deg.41'12'' W.)
Hood Army Airfield (AAF), TX
    (lat. 31 deg.08'16'' N., long. 97 deg.42'51'' W.)
Robert Gray Army Airfield (AAF), TX
    (lat. 31 deg.03'54'' N., long. 97 deg.49'40'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile 
radius of Killeen Municipal Airport excluding that airspace within 
the Robert Gray AAF, TX, Class D surface area and excluding that 
airspace northwest of a direct line between latitude 31 deg.04'39'' 
N., longitude 97 deg.44'16'' W., and the northeast intersection of 
the 4.0-mile radius of Killeen Municipal Airport and the 3.8-mile 
radius of Hood AAF.
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Larry L. Craig,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-629 Filed 1-11-94; 8:45 am]
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