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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-42]

 

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace: Springdale, AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at 
Springdale, AR. Currently, Springdale, AR has Class D airspace during 
the hours of operation of the Springdale Air Traffic Control Tower. 
This action is proposing to provide controlled airspace, Class E, 
upward from the surface to contain instrument flight rule (IFR) 
operations during the hours that the control tower is closed. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E 
airspace to contain IFR operations during the hours that the control 
tower is closed at Springdale, AR.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 26, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager, 
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, 
Docket No. 93-ASW-42, 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 Blvd., Room 662, 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 Blvd., Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory L. Juro, System Management 
Branch, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone: 817-222-5591.

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 above. 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-42.'' 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 System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, at 
2601 Meacham Blvd., 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 establish Class E airspace at 
Springdale, AR. Controlled airspace to the surface is needed during the 
hours that the control tower is closed to contain IFR operations at the 
airport. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate 
Class E airspace, during the hours that the control tower is closed, 
for IFR operations at Springdale Regional Airport, Springdale, 
Arkansas.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas 
for airports are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated 
June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated 
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 958 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 6002: Class E. airspace areas designated as a surface 
area for an airport

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ASW AR E Springdale, AR [New]

Springdale Municipal Airport, AR
    (Latitude 36 deg.14'47'' N., longitude 94 deg.07'16'' W.)
Razorback VORTAC
    (Latitude 36 deg.14'47'' N., longitude 94 deg.07'17'' W.)

    That airspace within a 4.1-mile radius of Springdale Municipal 
Airport and within 1.3 miles each side of the 358 deg. and 178 deg. 
radials of the Razorback VORTAC extending from the 4.1-mile radius 
to 4.6 miles north of the airport. This Class E 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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Larry D. Gray,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-16234 Filed 7-5-94; 8:45 am]
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