[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27876-27877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13016]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-20]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Laredo, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revised the Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Laredo International Airport, 
Laredo, TX. The development of a revised standard instrument approach 
procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 14 has made this action necessary. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to 
contain aircraft executing the SIAP. This action is intended to provide 
adequate Class E airspace to contain instrument flight rule (IFR) 
operations for aircraft executing the Very High Frequency 
Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) or 
Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) or Global Positioning System (GPS) SIAP 
to RWY 14 at Laredo International Airport, Laredo, TX.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 20, 1995.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On December 16, 1994, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Laredo, TX, was published in the Federal Register (59 FR 64880). A 
revised VOR/DME or TACAN or GPS RWY 14 SIAP developed for Laredo 
Municipal Airport, Laredo, TX, requires the revision of the Class E 
airspace at this airport. The proposal was to revise the controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations 
in controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operation and 
while transitioning between the enroute and terminal environments. 
However, the proposal was published with an incorrect bearing citation 
in the description of the airspace. The proposed description of Class E 
airspace referred incorrectly to the 189 deg. bearing of the Laredo 
VORTAC. The correct bearing should have been the 181 deg. bearing of 
the Laredo VORTAC. The description of the Class E airspace in this rule 
has been revised to reflect this change. The FAA has determined that 
this change is editorial in nature and will not increase the scope of 
this rule.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments to the proposal were received. Except for the non-
substantive change just discussed, the rule is adopted as proposed.
    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 AGL are published in Paragraph 
6005 of the 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 (14 
CFR part 71) establishes the Class E airspace located at Laredo 
International Airport, Laredo, TX, to provide controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the VOR/DME 
or TACAN or GPS RWY 14 SIAP.
    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 [[Page 27877]] 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 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 
within 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 181 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 Forth Worth, TX, on May 11, 1995.
Larry D. Gray,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 95-13016 Filed 5-25-95; 8:45 am]
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