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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-43]

 

Establishment of Class D Airspace: Fort Worth, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D airspace at Spinks Airport in 
Fort Worth, TX. Airspace reclassification, effective September 26, 
1993, discontinued the use of the term ``airport traffic area,'' 
replacing it with the designation ``Class D Airspace.'' While Spinks 
Airport has an operating control tower, it did not have a control zone. 
As a result of airspace reclassification, the requirement for two-way 
radio communication with the control tower at Fort Worth Spinks Airport 
lapsed. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate Class 
D airspace to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations and 
required two-way radio communications at Spinks Airport in Fort Worth, 
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 December 7, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class D airspace at 
Spinks Airport, Fort Worth, TX, was published in the Federal Register 
(58 FR 64387).
    Interested persons were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
Two comments were received. The first commenter objected to the 
existence of the airport traffic control tower (ATCT) at Spinks 
Airport. The ATCT at Spinks Airport is a non-federal facility operated 
by private contract for the city of Fort Worth. The proposed action was 
to establish Class D airspace at Spinks Airport. The question of 
whether or not ATCT should be operated at Spinks Airport is beyond the 
scope of this action. The second commenter objected to the imposition 
of the additional operating requirements of Class D airspace on those 
operators at Luck Field, Rafter J, Branson Farm, and Sycamore Strip 
airports. The commenter stated that a large community of antique and 
experimental aircraft without electrical systems operated in the south 
Fort Worth area. The FAA concurs that, to the extent possible, 
satellite airports should be excluded from the Class D surface area at 
Spinks Airport. Therefore, in this final rule, the proposed Class D 
airspace is revised to exclude Branson Farm, Sycamore and the Flying L 
airports from the Spinks Class D surface area. It is not feasible to 
exclude Luck and Rafter J airports from the Class D airspace surface 
area due to their close proximity to the Spinks Airport. However, 
operators at those airports may contact the Spinks Airport Traffic 
Control Tower (ATCT) at 817-447-1837 to negotiate a letter of agreement 
between the Spinks ATCT and the operator. This agreement would allow 
the operators of aircraft without electrical systems to continue to 
operate in the Class D airspace. Additionally, the coordinates for the 
Spinks Airport were updated and some descriptive information in the 
narrative portion of the rule for the Class D airspace at Fort Worth 
Spinks Airport was added to indicate that the tower is operated part-
time. Except for these changes, 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 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 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 
establishes Class D airspace at Spinks Airport in Fort Worth, 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

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ASW TX D Fort Worth Spinks, TX [New]

Forth Worth Spinks Airport, TX
    (lat. 32 deg.33'55'' N., long. 97 deg.18'30'' W.)
Forth Worth, Sycamore Strip, TX
    (lat. 32 deg.37'43'' N., long. 97 deg.21'13'' W.)
Branson Farm Airport
    (lat. 32 deg.31'00'' N., long. 97 deg.22'01'' W.)
Flying L Airpark
    (lat. 32 deg.32'15'' N., long. 97 deg.07'51'' W.)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 2500 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Forth Worth 
Spinks Airport excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of 
Sycamore Strip; excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of 
Branson Farm Airport; excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius 
of the Flying L Airpark. 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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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 25, 1994.
Larry D. Gray,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-5414 Filed 3-8-94; 8:45 am]
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