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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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