[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 36346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17401]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-11]


Removal of Class E Airspace; El Campo, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action removes the Class E airspace at El Campo, TX. This 
removal of Class E airspace results from the permanent closing of the 
El Campo Metro Airport, El Campo, TX. As a result of the permanent 
closing of the airport, Class E airspace is no longer required for 
instrument flight rule (IFR) operations at this airport. This action 
removes the Class E airspace at El Campo Metro Airport, El Campo, TX.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 9, 1995.
    Comment Date: Comments must be received on or before September 10, 
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-11, 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 
a.m. and 3 p.m., 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, Forth 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 removal of 
Class E airspace at El Campo, TX, and was not preceded by notice and 
public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This rule will 
become effective on November 9, 1995. However, after the review of any 
comments, 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.
    Class E airspace designations 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

    The amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) removes the Class E airspace providing controlled airspace 
for IFR operations at El Campo, TX. The permanent closing of the El 
Campo Metro Airport, El Campo, TX removes the need to have designated 
Class E airspace for IFR operations at the airport. The Class E 
airspace at El Campo, TX, will be removed by this final rule, effective 
on November 9, 1995.
    Since this action merely involes the removal of Class E airspace as 
a result of the permanent closing of El Campo Metro Airport, El Campo, 
TX, 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 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 Extending Upward From 700 Feet 
Above the Surface

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ASW TX E5  El Campo, TX [Removed]

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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 5, 1995.
Albert L. Viselli,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 95-17401 Filed 7-14-95; 8:45 am]
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