[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 42 (Thursday, March 4, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10410-10411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5393]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-01]
Proposed Establishment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Sugar
Land, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class D and Class E airspace
extending upward from the surface to and including 2,600 feet mean sea
level (MSL), within a 4.2-mile radius of the Sugar Land/Hull Airport at
Sugar Land, TX. A non-federal air traffic control tower has been in
operation since April 1995. The Class D airspace will revert to Class E
airspace when the control tower is not in operation. The intended
effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for
aircraft operating in the vicinity of Sugar Land/Hull Airport, Sugar
Land, TX.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 3, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager,
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration,
Southwest Region, Docket No. 99-ASW-01, 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,
Fort 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. 99-ASW-01.'' 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 and Class E airspace, controlled airspace extending upward from
the surface to and including 2,600 feet MSL, at Sugar Land/Hull
Airport, Sugar Land, TX. A non-federal air traffic control tower has
been in operation since April 1995 and the Sugar Land/Hull Airport has
experienced significant air traffic growth in the past few years. The
Class D airspace will revert to Class E airspace when the control tower
is not in operation. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide
adequate Class D and Class E airspace for aircraft operating in the
vicinity of Sugar Land/Hull Airport, Sugar Land, TX.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Designated Class D and E airspace areas are
published in Paragraph 5000 and 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9F, dated
September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E
airspace designations 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 require 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.
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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace areas.
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ASW TX D Houston Sugar Land/Hull Airport, TX [New]
Sugar Land, Sugar Land/Hull Airport, TX
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(Lat. 29 deg.37'20''N., long. 095 deg.39'24''W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,600 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Sugar Land/Hull 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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Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas extending upward from the
surface of the earth.
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ASW TX E3 Houston Sugar/ Land/Hull Airport, TX [New]
Sugar Land, Sugar Land/Hull Airport, TX
(Lat. 29 deg.37'20''N., long. 095 deg.39'24''W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-
mile radius of Sugar Land/Hull Airport. This Class E 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 February 25, 1999.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 99-5393 Filed 3-3-99; 8:45 am]
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