[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20068-20069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10808]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-27]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Alice, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Alice, TX. The 
development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to runway (RWY) 16 and 34 at Old Hoppe Place 
Airport, Agua Dulce, TX, has made this rule necessary. This action is 
intended to provide adequate controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Old Hoppe Place Airport, Agua Dulce, TX.

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 January 20, 1998, a proposal to amend 14 CFR Part 71 to revise 
Class E airspace at Alice, TX, was published in the Federal Register 
(63 FR 2913). The proposal was to revise the Class E airspace at Alice, 
TX. The development of a GPS SIAP to RWY 16 and 34 at Old Hoppe Place 
Airport, Agua Dulce, TX, has made this rule necessary. The intended 
effect is to provide adequate controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface for IFR operations at Old Hoppe 
Place Airport, Agua Dulce, TX.
    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 E airspace areas are published in 
Paragraph 6005 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 E airspace designation listed in this document 
would be published subsequently in the order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR Part 71 revises the Class E airspace 
located at Alice, TX, to provide Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile radius of the Old Hoppe 
Place Airport at Agua Dulce, TX, excluding that airspace within the 
Corpus Christi, TX, Class E airspace area.
    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--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]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, 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  Alice, TX (Revised)

Alice International Airport, TX
    (Lat. 27 deg.44'27''N., long. 98 deg.01'38''W.)
Orange Grove NALF, TX
    (Lat. 27 deg.54'04''N., long. 98 deg.03'06''W.)
Navy Orange Grove TACAN
    (Lat. 27 deg.53'43''N., long. 98 deg.02'33''W.)
Kingsville, Kleberg County Airport, TX
    (Lat. 27 deg.33'03''N., long. 98 deg.01'51''W.)
Agua Dulce, Old Hoppe Place Airport, TX
    (Lat. 27 deg.48'01''N., long. 97 deg.51'04''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.5-mile radius of Alice International Airport and within 2 
miles each side of the 135 deg. bearing from the airport extending 
from the 7.5-mile radius to 9.8 miles southeast of the airport and 
within a 7.2-mile radius of Orange Grove NALF and within 1.6 miles 
each side of the 129 deg. radial of the Navy Orange Grove TACAN 
extending from the 7.2-mile radius to 11.7 miles southeast of the 
airport and within 1.5 miles each side of the 320 deg. radial of the 
Navy Orange Grove TACAN extending from the 7.2-mile radius to 9.7 
miles northwest of the airport and within a 6.5-mile radius of 
Kleberg County Airport and within a 6.3-mile radius of Old Hoppe 
Place Airport excluding that airspace within the Corpus Christi, TX, 
Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 13, 1998.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 98-10808 Filed 4-22-98; 8:45 am]
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