[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35331-35332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16744]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-35]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Gonzales, LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Class E airspace at Gonzales, LA. 
A Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring 
Equipment (VOR/DME) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) at 
Louisiana Regional Airport, Gonzales, LA, has made this action 
necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
ground level (AGL) is needed for 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 Louisiana Regional Airport in Gonzales, LA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 14, 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 1, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E airspace 
at Gonzales, LA, was published in the Federal Register (58 FR 63308). 
Class E airspace is necessary for aircraft executing the newly 
developed VOR/DME SIAP. The proposal was to establish the Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 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 action is 
adopted as proposed except for editorial changes.
    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 Louisiana 
Regional Airport, Gonzales, LA, to provide controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the VOR/DME 
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 

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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. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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 LA E5 Gonzales, LA [New]

Louisiana Regional Airport, LA
    (lat. 30 deg.10'17'' N, long. 90 deg.56'25'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Louisiana Regional Airport, LA.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on June 21, 1995.
Helen Fabian Parke,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 95-16744 Filed 7-6-95; 8:45 am]
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