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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-58]

 

Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace: Clarendon, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the Class E airspace at 
Clarendon, TX. A recent amendment to the nondirectional radio beacon 
(NDB) Runway (RWY) 1 standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) has 
resulted in the need to release control of some Class E airspace at 
Clarendon Municipal Airport while maintaining adequate Class E airspace 
to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to release control of unneeded 
Class E airspace while maintaining adequate Class E airspace for 
aircraft executing the SIAP's at Clarendon Municipal Airport, 
Clarendon, TX.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager, 
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, 
Docket No. 93-ASW-58, 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 AM and 3:00 PM, 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 the 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-58.'' 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 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 the Class E airspace at 
Clarendon, TX. An amendment to the NDB RWY 1 SIAP now permits a 
reduction in the amount of Class E airspace needed to contain IFR 
operations at Clarendon Municipal Airport. The intended effect of this 
proposal is to release control of unneeded Class E airspace while 
maintaining adequate Class E airspace for aircraft executing the SIAP's 
at Clarendon, TX.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Designated Class E airspace areas extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above ground level, are 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 designation 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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth
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ASW TX E5 Clarendon, TX [Modify]

Clarendon Municipal Airport, TX.
    (lat. 34 deg.54'38'' N., long. 100 deg.52'12'' W.)

Clarendon RBN
    (lat. 34 deg.54'37'' N., long. 100 deg.52'05'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Clarendon Municipal Airport and within 
1.3 miles each side of the 209 deg. bearing from the Clarendon RBM 
extending from the airport to 7.4 miles southwest of the RBN.
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Larry D. Gray,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-7655 Filed 3-30-94; 8:45 am]
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