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[FR Doc No: 94-31590]


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[Federal Register: December 23, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-60]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace: Alta Vista Ranch Airport, 
Marfa, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Alta Vista Ranch 
Airport, Marfa, TX. The development of a very high frequency omni-
directional range (VOR) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) 
to Runway (RWY) 15 has made this action necessary. This action is 
intended to provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing 
the new VOR RWY 15 SIAP at Alta Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa, TX.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 30, 1995.

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 March 31, 1994, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Alta Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa, TX, was published in the Federal 
Register (59 FR 15137). 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. Except for editorial changes, this amendment is the same as 
that proposed in the notice.
    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 7400.9B 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 will 
be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace at Alta Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa, TX. 
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 needed for 
aircraft executing the new VOR RWY 15 SIAP. This action is intended to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the new VOR 
RWY 15 SIAP at Alta Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa, TX.
    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 upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ASW TX E5 Marfa, Alta Vista Ranch Airport, TX [New]

Marfa, Alta Vista Ranch Airport, TX
    (lat. 30 deg.08'54'' N., long 103 deg.53'35'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of Alta Vista Ranch Airport.
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    Issued in Forth Worth, TX on December 8, 1994.
James R. Nausley,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-31590 Filed 12-22-94; 8:45 am]
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