[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1865-1867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-998]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-19]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Midlothian-
Waxahachie, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes to establish Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Midlothian-Waxahachie 
Municipal Airport, Midlothian-Waxahachie, TX. The development of a 
Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 36 has made this proposal necessary. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at 
Midlothian-Waxahachie Municipal Airport, Midlothian-Waxahachie, TX.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager, 
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southwest Region, Docket No. 95-ASW-19, 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, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 am and 
3:00 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, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, 
TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone: (817) 
222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed under the caption 
ADDRESSES. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their 
comments on this notice must submit, with those comments, a self-
addressed, stamped, postcard containing the following statement: 
``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-19.'' The postcard will be 
date and time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications 
received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be 
considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal 
contained in this notice may be changed in the light of comments 
received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in 
the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, 
TX, both before and after the closing date for comments. A report 
summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
System Management Branch, Department of Transportation, Fort Worth, TX 
76193-0530. Communications must identify the notice number of this 
NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A that 
describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace, 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL, a transition 
area, at Midlothian-Waxahachie Municipal Airport, Midlothian-
Waxahachie, TX. The development of a GPS RWY 36 SIAP has made this 
proposal necessary. Designated airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the ground (AGL) is now Class E airspace. The intended effect of 
this proposal is to provide adequate Class E airspace for aircraft 
executing the GPS RWY 36 SIAP at Midlothian-Waxahachie, TX. 
Additionally, the intended effect of this proposal is to provide 
adequate Class E airspace to contain departing IFR operations upward 
from 700 feet AGL at Midlothian-Waxahachie, TX.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Designated Class E airspace areas extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above ground level are published in Paragraph 
6005 at FAA Order 7400.9C dated August 17, 1995, and effective 
September 16, 1995, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 
The Class E airspace designation listed in this document would be 
published subsequently in the order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed 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 a routine matter that will only affect 
air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this 
rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    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 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, as 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 Midlothian-Waxahachie, TX [New]
Midlothian-Waxahachie, Midlothian-Waxahachie Municipal Airport, TX
    (lat. 32 deg.27'22'' N., long. 96 deg.54'45'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Midlothian-Waxahachie Municipal Airport, 
excluding that airspace which overlies the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 
Class E area.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX on Jan 3, 1996.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 96-998 Filed 1-23-96; 8:45 am]
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