[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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