[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 13, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-22621]


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[Federal Register: September 13, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-51]

 

Modification of Class D: Lawton, OK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class D airspace at Lawton, OK. The 
current Lawton, OK, Class D airspace encompasses both the Lawton 
Municipal Airport, Lawton, OK, and Henry Post Army Airfield, Fort Sill, 
OK. The local aircraft operators requested and the FAA decided to 
divide the Lawton Class D airspace into two individual areas of Class D 
airspace; one area covering the Lawton Municipal Airport, Lawton, OK, 
and the other area covering Henry Post Army Airfield, Fort Sill, OK, as 
well as re-designate the former Lawton Class E airspace as Fort Sill, 
OK, Class E airspace. This action is intended to provide for more 
flexibility in airspace utilization and provide control over each 
individual area of airspace, particularly during times when the towers 
are non-operational.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 8, 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 24, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class D airspace at 
Lawton, OK, was published in the Federal Register (58 FR 62057). A 
request was made by local aircraft operators to divide the Lawton Class 
D airspace, Lawton, OK, into two separate areas of Class D airspace; 
one area covering the Lawton Municipal Airport, Lawton, OK, and one 
covering Henry Post Army Airfield (AAF), Fort Sill, OK. This proposed 
modification would allow for more flexibility in controlling each 
individual area of airspace to the extent deemed necessary, 
particularly during the times when the towers are non-operational.
    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 current Lawton 
Class D airspace has Class E extension's to the surface area. When 
Lawton Municipal Airport and Henry Post AAF were designated as separate 
Class D airspace areas, it became necessary to re-designate the Class E 
extension's to the previous Lawton Class D airspace area as Class E 
extension's to the Fort Sill Class D airspace because of their 
locations. The original proposal failed to address this situation. 
Therefore, this action corrects that oversight by revoking the Class E 
extension's to the Lawton Class D airspace. The Class E airspace 
extension's that have been revoked by this action have been re-instated 
in the rulemaking action that establishes the Class D airspace for 
Henry Post Army Airfield, Fort Sill OK. Except for this change, the 
amendment is the same as that proposed in the notice. The FAA has 
determined that this change will not increase the scope of this rule 
because it is relieving, i.e. it revokes previous Class E airspace 
making it less restrictive.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D and Class E airspace designations are 
published respectively in paragraphs 5000 and 6004 of FAA Order 7400.9B 
dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) modifies the Class D airspace at Lawton, OK, to separate 
the Lawton Class D airspace into two separate Class D airspace; one 
area covering the Lawton Municipal Airport, Lawton, OK, and one 
covering Henry Post Army Airfield, Fort Sill, OK. This action also 
revokes the Class E extension's to the previous Lawton, OK, Class D 
airspace so it can be redesignated as Fort Sill, OK, Class E airspace.
    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 a 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

    Aviation safety, 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000: General

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ASW OK D Lawton, OK [Modify]

Lawton Municipal Airport, OK
     (lat. 34 deg.34'04'' N., long. 98 deg.25'00'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3700 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Lawton Municipal 
Airport excluding that airspace north of a line between lat. 
34 deg.36'18'' N., long. 98 deg.20'33'' W. and lat. 34 deg.37'16'' 
N., long. 98 deg.28'29'' W. This Class D surface 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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Paragraph 6004: Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to 
a Class D surface area
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ASW OK E4 Lawton, OK [Revoke]

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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on August 25, 1994.
Helen Fabian Parke,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-22621 Filed 9-12-94; 8:45 am]
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