[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36344-36345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17397]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-57]


Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Altus, OK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class D airspace at Altus, OK, by 
deleting the 4-mile circle that surrounds Altus Municipal Airport, 
deletes the Class E airspace extension associated with Altus Municipal 
Airport, and establishes a Class E airspace extension necessary for 
instrument flight rule (IFR) operations at Altus Air Force Base (AFB). 
The Class D airspace at Altus Municipal Airport and the Class E 
airspace upward from the surface as an extension of the Class D 
airspace at Altus Municipal Airport are no longer required for IFR 
flight activities at Altus, OK. The intended effect of this action is 
to remove the Class D airspace beyond a 5-mile radius of Altus, AFB, OK 
that encompasses Altus Municipal Airport, remove the Class E airspace 
that is an extension of the Class D at Altus Municipal Airport, and to 
establish Class E airspace as an extension of the Class D surface 
airspace at Altus AFB, Altus, OK.

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 August 23, 1994, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Altus, OK was published in the Federal Register (59 FR 43306).
    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. The Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking described extensions to the Class D airspace 5-mile radius 
as ``within 2 miles each side of the Altus AFB ILS Localizer south 
course extending from the 5-mile radius to 6.6 miles south of Altus, 
AFB, and within 2 miles each side of the Altus AFB Localizer north 
course extending from the 5.0-mile radius to 7.6 miles north of Altus 
AFB''. If any extensions to a Class D airspace extends beyond 2 miles, 
all extensions for the Class D airspace area will be classified as 
Class E airspace. The airspace extensions as described in the NPRM 
would have lead to an incorrect classification of the airspace 
extensions as Class D airspace instead of Class E airspace. The 
proposal should not have included the extension within the Class 
Description. Therefore, the narrative description of the Class D 
airspace has been corrected to exclude these extensions, and a separate 
Class E description has been added for this airspace. Other than these 
changes, this amendment is the same as that proposed in the notice. The 
FAA has determined that these changes will not increase the scope of 
this rule since they are relieving in nature, i.e., redesignating 
proposed Class D airspace to less restrictive Class E airspace.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 84. Class D airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, and Class E extensions to a Class D surface area are 
published in paragraph 6004 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, 
and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in 
14 CFR 7.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designations 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) modifies the Class D airspace at Altus, OK, removes the 
existing Class E extension to the Altus, OK Class D airspace, and 
establishes Class E airspace upward from the surface as extensions to 
the Altus AFB Class D airspace at Altus, OK.
    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 

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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., 289; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by references 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 5000  General

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ASW OK D  Altus, OK [Revised]

Altus AFB, OK
    (Lat. 34 deg.39'50'' N, long. 99 deg.16'26'' W).

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,900 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Altus AFB.
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Paragraph 6004  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension 
to a Class D Surface Area

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ASW OK E4  Altus, OK [Revised]

Altus AFB, OK
    (Lat. 34 deg.39'50'' N, long. 99 deg.16'26'' W)
Altus AFB ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 34 deg.38'31'' N, long. 99 deg.16'24'' W).

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2 miles 
each side of the Altus AFB ILS Localizer south course extending from 
the 5-mile radius to 6.6 miles south of Altus, AFB, and within 2 
miles each side of the Altus AFB ILS Localizer north course 
extending from the 5.0-mile radius to 7.6 miles north of Altus AFB.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 5, 1995.
Albert L. Viselli,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 95-17397 Filed 7-14-95; 8:45 am]
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