[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31384-31385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15310]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-31]
Proposed Revision of Class D Airspace; Dallas NAS, Dallas, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise the Class D airspace extending
upward from surface to and including 3,000 feet mean sea level(MSL),
within a 4.2-mile radius of Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, TX. The
development of global positioning system (GPS) and very high frequency
omnidirectional range/distance measuring equipment (VOR/DME) standard
instrument approach procedures (SIAPs) to runway 35 at Grand Prairie
Municipal Airport, Grand Prairie, TX, has made this rule necessary. The
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled
airspace for aircraft operating in the vicinity of Grand Prairie
Municipal Airport, Grand Prairie, TX.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 10, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager,
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration
Southwest Region, Docket No. 98-ASW-31, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
Counsel, Southwest Region Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham
Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday except Federal holidays. An informal docket may also be
examined during normal business hours at the Airspace Branch, Air
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration Southwest Region,
2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, Southwest Region, Forth Worth, TX 76193-0520;
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. 98-ASW-31.'' 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 Regional Counsel, Southwest Region Federal Aviation
Administration, 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 Operations Branch, Air Traffic
Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Fort
Worth, TX 76193-0520. 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 14 CFR part 71 to establish
Class D airspace, controlled airspace extending upward from the surface
to and including 3,000 feet MSL, at Grant Prairie Municipal Airport,
Grand Prairie, TX. The development of GPS and VOR/DME SIAPs to runway
35 at Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, Grand Prairie, TX, has made this
rule necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide
adequate Class D airspace for aircraft operating in the vicinity of
Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, Grand Prairie, TX.
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 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 is 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.
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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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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 5000 Class D airspace areas.
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ASW TX D Dallas NAS Dallas, TX [Revised]
Dallas NAS Hensley Field, TX
(lat. 32 deg.44'04''N., long. 96 deg.58'03''W.)
Dallas, Redbird Airport, TX
(lat. 32 deg.40'51''N., long. 96 deg.52'06''W.)
Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, TX
(lat. 32 deg.41'54''N., long. 97 deg.02'48''W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,000 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Dallas NAS Hensley Field
and within a 4.2-mile radius of the Redbird Airport excluding that
airspace east of a line from lat. 32 deg.37'40''N., long.
96 deg.55'21''W.; to lat. 32 deg.39'35''N., long. 96 deg.54'16''W.;
to lat. 32 deg.44'20''N., long. 96 deg.53'59''W.; and that airspace
upward from the surface to but not including 3,000 feet MSL within a
4.2-mile radius of the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport; excluding
that airspace west of a line from lat. 32 deg.45'52''N., long.
97 deg.04'30''W.; to lat. 32 deg.38'12''N., long. 97 deg.05'10''W.;
excluding that airspace within the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Class B
airspace area. 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 May 26, 1998.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 98-15310 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am]
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