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[FR Doc No: 94-29794]


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[Federal Register: December 5, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 92-ASW-32]

 

Revision of Class E Airspace; Nacogdoches, TX

agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

action: Final rule

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summary: This action revises the Class E airspace at Nacogdoches, TX. 
The development of a new localizer, Runway (RWY) 36, standard 
instrument approach procedure (SIAP) and a new nondirectional radio 
beacon (NDB) RWY 18 SIAP has made this action necessary. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) is 
needed for aircraft executing these approaches. This action is intended 
to provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations for aircraft 
executing the SIAP's at Nacogdoches, TX.

effective date: 0901 u.t.c., February 8, 1995.

for further information contact: Donald J. Day, System Management 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Southwest Region, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone: (817) 222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On December 17, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Nacogdoches, TX, was published in the Federal Register (58 FR 65947). 
Two new SIAP's were developed for Nacogdoches, TX. The proposal was to 
revise the controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in controlled airspace during 
portions of the terminal operation and while transitioning between the 
enroute and terminal environments.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments were received. However, since publication of the proposal, 
the FAA has discovered that the proposed minutes in the longitudinal 
coordinate for the Nacogdoches, ILS Localizer are incorrect: the 
proposal contained 12 minutes and it should have been 43 minutes. 
Further, the FAA has determined that the proposed reference to the 
Lufkin VORTAC and the accompanying description of the airspace stating 
the radial and distances each side of the radials are unnecessary. 
Therefore, the ILS Localizer coordinates have been corrected and the 
reference to the Lufkin VORTAC and the affected portion of the 
accompanying airspace description have been removed from this final 
rule. The FAA has determined that these changes will not increase the 
scope of the rule.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as airspace 
extending 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are in 
paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9B, dated June 18, 1994, and effective 
September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
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 (14 
CFR part 71) revises the Class E airspace at Nacogdoches, TX, to 
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing the SIAP's. This action also corrects the geographic 
coordinates for the Nacogdoches RBN and corrects the airspace 
description by deleting reference to the Lufkin VORTAC in the final 
description.
    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

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

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth

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ASW TX E5 Nacogdoches, TX [Revised]

Nacogdoches, A.L. Mangham Jr. Regional Airport, TX
    (Latitude 31 deg.34'41''N, longitude 94 deg.42'34''W)
Nacogdoches RBN
    (Latitude 31 deg.38'55''N, longitude 94 deg.42'20''W)
Nacogdoches ILS Localizer
    (Latitude 31 deg.35'11''N, longitude 94 deg.43'13''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the A.L. Mangham, Jr. Regional Airport 
and within 2.9 miles each side of the Nacogdoches ILS localizer 
south course extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 10.2 miles south 
of the airport and within 2.2 miles each side of the 003 deg. 
bearing from the Nacogdoches RBN extending from the 6.5-mile radius 
to 9.3 miles north of the airport.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on November 18, 1994.
Helen Fabian Parke,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-29794 Filed 12-2-94; 8:45 am]
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