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[FR Doc No: 94-5415]
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[Federal Register: March 9, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-33]
Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Refugio, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise the Class E airspace at
Refugio, TX, to exclude that airspace within a 2 NM radius of Rooke
Field, TX, from the 700 feet above ground level (AGL) Class E airspace
located at Mellon Ranch, Refugio, TX. Class E airspace was developed to
contain aircraft operations into the Mellon Ranch Airport, Refugio, TX.
This airspace overlies Rooke Field located approximately 6 nautical
miles (NM) west of the Mellon Ranch Airport. A request from operators
at Rooke Field was made to exclude the airspace within a two NM radius
of Rooke Field from the Mellon Ranch Class E airspace. The intended
effect of this proposal is to exclude that airspace within a two NM
radius of Rooke Field from the Mellon Ranch Class E Airspace and to
revoke that portion of the Mellon Ranch Class E airspace that is no
longer needed to contain aircraft executing the special instrument
approach procedure (SIAP) at Refugio, Mellon Ranch Airport, TX.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 7, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager,
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region,
Docket No. 93-ASW-33, 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 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 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 E. 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 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. 93-ASW-33.'' 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, 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 Federal Aviation Administration,
System Management Branch, Department of Transportation, 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 which
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 revise the 700 feet AGL Class
E airspace located at Refugio, TX. A request from operators at Rooke
Field was made to exclude the airspace within a two nautical mile (NM)
radius of Rooke Field from the Mellon Ranch Class E airspace. The
intended effect of this proposal is to exclude that airspace within a
two NM radius of Rooke Field from the Mellon Ranch Class E Airspace and
to revoke that portion of the Mellon Class E airspace that is no longer
needed to contain aircraft executing the special instrument approach
procedure (SIAP) at Refugio, Mellon Ranch Airport, TX. The coordinates
for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E
airspace is published in paragraph 6005 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 E
airspace 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 needs 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
Aviation safety, 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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth
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ASW TX E2 Refugio, TX [Revised]
Refugio, Mellon Ranch Airport, TX
(lat. 28 deg.16'51'' N., long. 97 deg.12'41'' W.)
Mellon Ranch RBN
(lat. 28 deg.16'48'' N., long. 97 deg.12'21'' W.)
Refugio, Rooke Field, TX
(lat. 28 deg.17'37'' N., long. 97 deg.19'23'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of Mellon Ranch Airport and within 2.7
miles each side of the 345 deg. bearing from the Mellon Ranch RBN
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 7.4 miles north of the airport
and within 2.7 miles each side of the 145 deg. bearing from the
Mellon Ranch RBN extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 7.4 miles
south of the airport, excluding that airspace within a 2-mile radius
of Refugio, Rooke Field, TX, and excluding that airspace within the
Rockport, TX, Class E airspace.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX on February 15, 1994.
Larry D. Gray,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-5415 Filed 3-8-94; 8:45 am]
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