[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36341-36342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17400]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-05]


Revision of Class D Airspace; Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, 
TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class D airspace at Kelly Air Force 
Base (AFB), San Antonio, TX. This revision of Class D airspace results 
from an error made during reclassification of the airspace. During 
reclassification, the airspace was described by reference to the 
159 deg. radial off the Kelly Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN), rather 
than the correct 339 deg. radial. This action is intended to correct 
the Class D airspace description by correcting the radial to be flown 
by aircraft executing the standard instrument approach procedures at 
Kelly AFB, San Antonio, TX.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 14, 1995.
    Comment Date: Comments must be received on or before September 7, 
1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, System 
Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration Southwest Region, Docket No. 95-ASW-05, Fort Worth, TX 
76193-0530. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the 
Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest 
Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Room 663, Fort Worth, TX, between 9 AM 
and 3 PM, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal 
docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the System 
Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southwest Region, Room 414, Fort Worth, TX.

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:

Request for Comments on the Rule

    Although this action is a final rule, which involves the revision 
of Class D airspace at Kelly AFB, San Antonio, TX, and was not preceded 
by notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This 
rule will become effective on September 14, 1995. However, after the 
review of any comments and, if the FAA finds that further changes are 
appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking proceedings to extend the 
effective date or to amend the regulation.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the 
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking 
is required.

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    Class D airspace designations are published in Paragraph 5000 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 D 
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 D airspace, providing controlled 
airspace for terminal instrument operations at Kelly AFB, San Antonio, 
TX. The current Class D airspace was described by reference to the 
159 deg. radial off the Kelly TACAN, when the intent was to describe it 
by reference to the 339 deg. radial. This rule corrects this mistake.
    Since this action merely involves the revision of Class D airspace 
as a result of an incorrectly identified radial from the Kelly TACAN, 
notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.
    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 24 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 TX D  San Antonio Kelly AFB, TX [Revised]

San Antonio, Kelly AFB, TX
    (Lat. 29 deg.22'49''N, long. 98 deg.35'03''W)
San Antonio, Standard Airport, TX
    (Lat. 29 deg.20'29''N, long. 98 deg.39'35''W)
Kelly TACAN
    (Lat. 29 deg.18'31''N, long. 98 deg.32'58''W)
San Antonio, Stinson Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 29 deg.20'13''N, long. 98 deg.28'16''W).

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,200 feet MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of Kelly AFB and within 1.5 
miles each side of the 339 deg. radial of the Kelly TACAN extending 
from the 4.5-mile radius to 4.8 miles northwest of the airport 
excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of the Standard 
Airport and excluding that airspace southeast of a line between the 
intersection of the 4.5 mile radius of the Kelly AFB and the 4.1-
mile radius of the Stinson Municipal Airport and excluding that 
airspace within the San Antonio International Airport, TX, Class C 
Airspace area.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 5, 1995.
Albert L. Viselli,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 95-17400 Filed 7-14-95; 8:45 am]
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