[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 7674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4209]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-05]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Sonora, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Canyon Ranch Airport, Sonora, 
TX. The development of a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range 
(VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 32 at Canyon Ranch 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 VOR/DME SIAP to RWY 32 at Canyon Ranch Airport, 
Sonora, TX.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, 
telephone 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On June 19, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Canyon Ranch Airport, Sonora, TX, was published in the Federal Register 
(61 FR 31066). A VOR/DME SIAP to RWY 32 developed for Canyon Ranch 
Airport, Sonora, TX, requires the establishment of Class E airspace at 
this airport. The proposal was to establish the controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations 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. However, the proposal was 
published with an incorrect coordinate for the location of the Canyon 
Ranch Airport, Sonora, TX. The correct coordinates for the airport 
should have been (Lat. 30 deg.16'09'' N, long. 100 deg.27'03'' W). The 
description of the Class E airspace in this rule has been revised to 
reflect this change. The FAA has determined that this change will not 
increase the scope of this rule. Therefore, except for the non-
substantive, editorial changes to correct the airport coordinates, the 
rule is adopted as proposed.
    The coordinates 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 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective 
September 16, 1996, 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 the Class E airspace located at Canyon Ranch 
Airport, Sonora, TX, to provide controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the VOR/DME SIAP to RWY 32.
    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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, 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 Sonora Canyon Ranch, TX [New]

Sonora, Canyon Ranch Airport, TX
    (Lat. 30 deg.16'09'' N., long. 100 deg.27'03'' W.)
Rocksprings VOR
    (Lat. 30 deg.00'53'' N., long. 100 deg.17'59'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Canyon Ranch Airport, and within 1.8 
miles each side of the 333 deg. bearing from the Rocksprings VOR 
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 7.6 miles southeast of the 
airport, excluding that airspace which overlies the Rocksprings Four 
Square Ranch Airport Class E area.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 12, 1997.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-4209 Filed 2-19-97; 8:45 am]
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