[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27877-27878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13017]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-16]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ozona, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Ozona Municipal Airport, Ozona, 
TX. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) standard 
instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 16 has made this 
action necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above ground level (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 SIAP at Ozona Municipal Airport, Ozona, 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, Forth Worth, TX 
76193-0530, telephone 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On December 5, 1994, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E airspace 
at Ozona, TX, was published in the Federal Register (59 FR 62364). A 
GPS SIAP developed for Ozona Municipal Airport, Ozona, TX, requires 
Class E airspace. 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.
    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. Therefore, 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 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 Ozona 
Municipal Airport, Ozona, TX, to provide controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 16 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 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:

[[Page 27878]] 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 Ozona, TX [New]

Ozona, Ozona Municipal Airport, TX
    (lat. 30 deg.44'06'' N., long. 101 deg.12'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Ozona Municipal Airport.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on May 11, 1995.
Larry D. Gray,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 95-13017 Filed 5-25-95; 8:45 am]
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