[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16746]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 92-ASW-34]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Hondo, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Hondo Municipal Airport, Hondo, 
TX. The development of a very high frequency omni-directional range 
(VOR) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 17 
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 at Hondo Municipal 
Airport, Hondo, TX.

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 17, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Hondo, TX, was published in the Federal Register (58 FR 65948). That 
proposal was to revise the 700 feet AGL Class E airspace to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing a newly developed 
VOR SIAP to runway 17. The comment period for that Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) ended February 19, 1994. The FAA discovered during 
the comment period that the legal description contained in the proposal 
did not include the airspace required to contain instrument operations 
for the Radio Beacon (RBN) SIAP at Hondo Municipal Airport. On December 
5, 1994, a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) to revise 
the Class E airspace at Hondo, TX (59 FR 62362) based on the corrected 
legal description was issued with a comment period extending through 
January 20, 1995. The SNPRM proposal was to revise the controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations 
in controlled airspace at Hondo Municipal Airport, Hondo, TX.
    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 or 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) revises the Class E airspace located at Hondo Municipal 
Airport, Hondo, TX, to provide controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the 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. 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 TX E5 Hondo, TX [Revised]

Hondo Municipal Airport, TX
    (lat. 29 deg.21'35'' N, long. 99 deg.10'36'' W)
Hondo RBN
    (lat. 29 deg.22'24'' N, long. 99 deg.10'19'' W)
Hondo VOR
    (lat. 29 deg.21 deg.16'' N, long. 99 deg.10'33'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of the Hondo Municipal Airport and within 8 
miles west and 4 miles east of the 180 deg. bearing from the Hondo 
RBN extending from the airport to 16 miles south of the RBN and 
within 2.3 miles each side of the 352 deg. radial of the Hondo VOR 
extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 6.9 miles north of the 
airport.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on June 21, 1995.
Helen Fabian Parke,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 95-16746 Filed 7-6-95; 8:45 am]
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