[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-3888]


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[Federal Register: February 22, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-55]

 

Modification of Class D Airspace: Hood Army Air Field and Robert 
Gray Army Airfield, TX, and Establishment of Class E Airspace: Killeen 
Municipal Airport, Killeen, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class D airspace at Hood Army 
Airfield (AAF) and Robert Gray AAF, and establishes Class E airspace at 
Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, TX. In accordance with airspace 
reclassification, effective September 16, 1993, the Class D airspace 
encompassing Killeen Municipal Airport required aircraft operators to 
establish two-way communications with Hood AAF Airport Traffic Control 
Tower (ATCT), or when Hood ATCT was closed, Robert Gray AAF ATCT. This 
action removes the airspace surrounding Killeen Municipal Airport from 
Hood AAF's Class D airspace, and establishes Class E airspace around 
Killeen Municipal Airport. This action is intended to maintain adequate 
Class D airspace and two-way radio communications at Hood AAF and 
Robert Gray AAF, while removing Killeen Municipal Airport, TX, from the 
current Class D airspace, and establishing Class E airspace around 
Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, TX.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., April 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alvin DeVane, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest 
Region, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, telephone (817) 222-5595.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On January 12, 1994, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class D airspace at 
Hood AAF and Robert Gray AAF and to establish Class E airspace at 
Killeen Municipal Airport, TX, was published in the Federal Register 
(59 FR 1679).
    Interested persons were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received. Except for the 
addition of some descriptive information in the narrative portion of 
the rule for the Class D airspace at Robert Gray AAF, Texas, this 
amendment is the same as that proposed in the notice. 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 will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, 
modifies the Class D airspace at Hood Army Airfield (AAF) and Robert 
Gray AAF to remove the Class D airspace surrounding Killeen Municipal 
Airport from Hood AAF's Class D airspace and establishes Class E 
airspace around Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, TX.
    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

    Aviation safety, 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. 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

* * * * *
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 Army 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.
* * * * *
ASW TX D Robert Gray Army Airfield (AAF), TX
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. 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.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport

* * * * *

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.
* * * * *
    Issued in Fort Worth, TX on February 14, 1994.
Larry D. Gray,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-3888 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]
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