[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35333-35334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16747]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-17]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; La Grange, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Fayette Regional Air Center, 
La Grange, TX. The development of a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional 
Range (VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) standard instrument 
approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 16-34 has made this action 
necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL is 
needed for aircraft executing the SIAP. This action is 

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intended to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain instrument 
flight rule (IFR) operation for aircraft executing the SIAP to RWY 16-
34 at Fayette Regional Air Center, La Grange, 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 5, 1994, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E airspace 
at La Grange, TX, was published in the Federal Register (59 FR 62363). 
A new SIAP developed for RWY 16-34 at Fayette Regional Air Center, La 
Grange, TX, necessitates the establishment of the Class E airspace at 
this airport. The proposal was to revise the controlled 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 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 Fayette 
Regional Air Center, La Grange, 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 La Grange, TX  [New]

Fayette Regional Air Center, TX
    (lat. 29 deg.54'31''N, long. 95 deg.56'59''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Fayette Regional Air Center.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on June 20, 1995.
Helen Fabian Parke,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 95-16747 Filed 7-6-95; 8:45 am]
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