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[Federal Register: December 16, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-20]

 

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Laredo, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Laredo, Texas. A 
revision to the standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway 
(RWY) 14 at Laredo International Airport, has made this proposal 
necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for aircraft executing the revised Very High 
Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) 
or Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) or Global Positioning System (GPS) 
SIAP to RWY 14.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager, 
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southwest Region, Docket No. 94-ASW-20, Fort Worth, TX 
76193-0530. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the 
Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest 
Region, 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, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, 
TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, System Management Branch, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone: 
(817) 222-5593.

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 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. 94-ASW-20.'' 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, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southwest Region, 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 System Management Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, 
Forth 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 revise the Class E airspace, 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL, at Laredo 
International Airport. An instrument procedural amendment to the VOR/
DME, TACAN or GPS SIAP to RWY 14 has made necessary this proposal to 
amend the controlled airspace. The intended effect of this proposal is 
to provide adequate Class E airspace for aircraft executing the amended 
SIAP.
    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 7400.9B, dated July 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 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--[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 upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ASW TX E5 Laredo, TX--[Revised]

Laredo International Airport, TX
    (lat. 27 deg.32'41'' N, long. 99 deg.27'41'' W)
Laredo VORTAC
    (lat. 27 deg.28'44'' N, long. 99 deg.25'04'' W)
Laredo, Rancho Blanco Airport, TX
    (lat. 27 deg.18'31'' N, long. 99 deg.28'53'' W)
Laredo Auxiliary No. 2 Airport, TX
    (lat. 27 deg.28'33'' N, long. 99 deg.13'32'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
with a 7.8-mile radius of Laredo International Airport and within 
4.0 miles each side of the 328 deg. bearing of the Laredo VORTAC 
extending from the 7.8-mile radius to 18.0 miles northwest of the 
Laredo VORTAC and within a 6.6-mile radius of Rancho Blanco Airport 
and within 1.6 miles each side of the 189 deg. bearing of the Laredo 
VORTAC extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 12.1 miles north of the 
airport and within a 6.8-mile radius of Laredo Auxiliary No. 2 
Airport excluding that airspace in Mexico.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX on December 1, 1994.
Helen Fabian Parke,
Manager, Air Traffic Division Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-30959 Filed 12-15-94; 8:45 am]
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