[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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