[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 8, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17092-17093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9210]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-19]


Establishment of Class D Airspace: Fayetteville (Springdale), AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D airspace extending upward from 
the surface to and including 3,800 feet mean sea level (MSL) within a 
4.4-mile radius of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport at 
Fayetteville (Springdale), AR. An air traffic control tower will 
provide air traffic control services for pilots operating at Northwest 
Arkansas Regional Airport. The intended effect of this proposal is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft operating in the 
vicinity of Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, Fayetteville 
(Springdale), AR.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520, telephone 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On December 5, 1997, a proposal to amend 14 CFR Part 71 to 
establish Class D airspace at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, 
Fayetteville (Springdale), AR, was published in the Federal Register 
(62 FR 64321). The proposal was to establish Class D airspaces, 
controlled airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,800 feet MSL, at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, Fayetteville 
(Springdale), AR. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is a new 
airport and provides service to the Fayetteville, Springdale, and 
Rogers, AR, area. An air traffic control tower at the airport will 
provide air traffic control services for aircraft operating at the 
airport and the FAA anticipates that it will be commissioned on or 
about August 13, 1998. The intended effect of this proposal is to 
provide adequate Class D airspace for aircraft operating in the 
vicinity of Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, Fayetteville 
(Springdale), AR.
    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 coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Designated Class D airspace areas are published in 
Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and 
effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace designation listed in this document 
would be published subsequently in the order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR Part 71 establishes the Class D airspace 
located at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, Fayetteville 
(Springdale), AR, to provide Class D airspace extending upward from 
surface to and including 3,800 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the 
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport at Fayetteville (Springdale), AR.
    The FAA has determined that this reuglation 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 
[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g) 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854; 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    12. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation

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Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D airspace areas.

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AWS AR D Fayetteville (Springdale), Northwest Arkansas Regional 
Airport, AR  [New]

Fayetteville (Springdale), Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, AR
    (Lat. 36 deg.18'55''N., long 094 deg.18'25''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,800 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of Northwest Arkansas 
Regional Airport.
    This Class D airspace is effective during the specific dates and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on March 19, 1998.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 98-9210 Filed 4-7-98; 8:45 am]
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