[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 28040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13922]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-19]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Midlothian-Waxahachie, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes 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 at Midlothian-Waxahachie Municipal Airport has made 
this action necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate 
Class E airspace to contain instrument flight rule (IFR) operations for 
aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 36 at Midlothian-Waxahachie 
Municipal Airport, Modlothian-Waxahachie, TX.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., August 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chuck Frankenfield, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, 
telephone 817-222-5591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On January 24, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Midlothian-Waxahachie, TX, was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 
1866). A GPS SIAP to RWY 36 developed for Midlothian-Waxahachie 
Municipal Airport, requires the establishment of the Class E airspace 
at this airport. The proposal was to establish controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operation in 
controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while 
transitioning between the enroute and terminal environments.
    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 rule is adopted as 
proposed.
    The coordinate for this airspace docket are based on North American 
Datum 83. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending 
upward from 700 feet or more AGL are published in Paragraph 6005 of 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 will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace located at Midlothian-
Waxahachie Municipal Airport, Midlothian-Waxahachie, TX, to provide 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft 
executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 36.
    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 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, is 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. 096 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 Forth Worth, TX, on May 15, 1996.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 96-13922 Filed 6-3-96; 8:45 am]
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