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[FR Doc No: 94-19268]


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[Federal Register: August 8, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-49]

 

Modification of Class E Airspace: Follett, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace at Follett, TX. 
Effective May 27, 1993, the nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) Runway 
(RWY) 35 standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) serving the 
Follett-Lipscomb County Airport was canceled. Therefore a portion of 
the controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above ground 
level designated in conjunction with an airport for which an approved 
instrument approach procedure has been prescribed is no longer needed. 
This action is intended to release control of unneeded Class E airspace 
at Follett-Lipscomb County Airport while maintaining adequate Class E 
airspace for aircraft executing the remaining SIAP's at Follett-
Lipscomb County Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alvin DeVane, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest 
Region, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, telephone 817-222-5595.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On November 26, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class E airspace at 
Follett, TX, was published in the Federal Register (58 FR 62298). The 
nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 35 standard instrument 
approach procedure (SIAP) serving the Follett-Lipscomb County Airport 
was canceled. This modification is intended to release control of 
unneeded Class E airspace at Follett-Lipscomb County Airport while 
maintaining adequate Class E airspace for aircraft executing the 
remaining SIAP's at Follett-Lipscomb County Airport.
    Interested persons were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.
    The Follett, TX, Class E airspace overlaps the Gage, OK, Class E 
airspace area. The notice of proposed rulemaking inadvertently omitted 
a statement excluding the overlapping portion of the Follett, TX, Class 
E airspace from the Gage, OK, Class E airspace from the narrative 
description. Additionally, the longitude of the Follett-Lipscomb County 
Airport has been updated. Other than these changes, this amendment is 
the same as that proposed in the notice. The FAA has determined that 
these changes will not increase the scope of this rule.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations for 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, 1994). The Class E airspace designation 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
revises the Class E airspace located at Follett, TX, to release control 
of airspace that is no longer needed by aircraft executing the SIAP's 
at Follett-Lipscomb County Airport.
    The FAA has determined that this 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 will not have significant economic 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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 Follett, TX [Modify]

Follett/Lipscomb County Airport, TX
    (Lat. 36 deg.26'27'' N., long. 100 deg.07'26'' W.)
Gage VORTAC
    (Lat. 36 deg.20'37'' N., long. 99 deg.52'48'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Follett/Lipscomb County Airport and 
within 8 miles north and 4 miles south of the 296 deg. and 117 deg. 
radial's of the Gage VORTAC extending from the airport to 29.1 miles 
southeast of the airport, excluding that airspace within the Gage, 
OK, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 29, 1994.
Helen Fabian Parke,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-19268 Filed 8-5-94; 8:45 am]
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