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[Federal Register: March 29, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-54]

 

Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace: Dallas Redbird 
Airport, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the Class D airspace at Dallas 
Redbird Airport, TX. Airspace reclassification, which became effective 
September 16, 1993, omitted a portion of the previous airport traffic 
area and this proposal would restore that airspace. The previous 
airport traffic area extended from the surface up to, but not including 
3,000 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL). However, after airspace 
reclassification, effective September 16, 1993, the term ``airport 
traffic area,'' was replaced with the designation ``Class D airspace.'' 
The Class D airspace at Redbird Airport, TX, only extended up to 2500 
feet MSL. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate 
Class D airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations and 
require two-way radio communications at Dallas Redbird Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 6, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager, 
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, 
Docket No. 93-ASW-54, 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-54.'' 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, 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 
Dallas Redbird Airport, TX. This proposal would add additional Class D 
airspace so that the current Class D airspace will be equal to the 
previous airport traffic area, a portion of which was deleted when 
airspace reclassification became effective. Airspace Reclassification, 
effective September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term 
``airport traffic area,'' replacing it with the designation ``Class D 
airspace.'' The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate 
Class D airspace from the surface for IFR operations and require two-
way radio communications at Dallas Redbird Airport, TX.
    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). Class D 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 Dallas Redbird Airport, TX. [Modify]

Dallas, Redbird Airport, TX.
    (lat. 32 deg.40'51''N., long. 96 deg.52'06''W.)
Redbird RBN
    (lat. 32 deg.40'37''N., long. 96 deg.52'16''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 3,000 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Redbird Airport 
and within 2.1 miles each side of the 165 deg. bearing from the 
Redbird RBN extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.7 miles south of 
the airport excluding that airspace west of a line from lat. 
32 deg.37'40''N., long. 96 deg.55'21''W.; to lat. 32 deg.39'35''N., 
long. 96 deg.54'16''W; to lat. 32 deg.44'20''N., long. 
96 deg.53'59''W; excluding that airspace within the Dallas-Fort 
Worth, TX, Class B airspace area. This Class D airspace 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 March 15, 1994.
Larry D. Gray,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-7291 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]
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