[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51208-51209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24653]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-01]


Establishment of Class D Airspace; Sugar Land, TX

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 2,600 feet mean sea level (MSL), within a 
4.2-mile radius of the Sugar Land Municipal/Hull Field, Sugar Land, TX. 
This action is prompted by a non-federal air traffic control tower that 
currently operates during specified hours at this airport. The intended 
effect of this rule is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
aircraft operating in the vicinity of Sugar Land Municipal/Hull Field, 
Sugar Land, TX.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 4, 1999.

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 March 4, 1999, a proposal to amend 14 CFR part 71 to establish 
Class D and Class E airspace at Sugar Land, TX, was published in the 
Federal Register (64 FR 10410). The proposal was to establish Class D 
and Class E airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,600 feet MSL, within a 4.2-mile radius of the Sugar Land Municipal/
Hull Airport, Sugar Land, TX. This action is prompted by a non-federal 
air traffic control tower that currently operates during specified 
hours at this airport. The published notice proposed to establish Class 
E airspace to protect aircraft operations while the control tower was 
not operating. However, the necessary weather equipment is not 
available, therefore, the Class D airspace will revert to Class G 
airspace when the control tower is not in operation. The intended 
effect of this rule is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
aircraft operating in the vicinity of Sugar Land Municipal/Hull Field, 
Sugar Land, 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 with the exception of inserting ``Municipal'' after Sugar Land 
in the description of the airport and changing Hull ``Airport'' to Hull 
``Field''.
    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 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and 
effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by

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reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace designations listed in 
this document will be published subsequently in the order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR Part 71 establishes Class D airspace, at 
Sugar Land, TX, extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,600 feet MSL, within a 4.2-mile radius of the Sugar Land Municipal/
Hull Field, Sugar Land, TX.
    The FAA has determined that this 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 
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

    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 Municipal/Hull Field, TX [New]

Sugar Land, Sugar Land Municipal/Hull Field, TX
    (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 Municipal/Hull 
Field. 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 September 14, 1999.
Robert N. Stevens,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 99-24653 Filed 9-21-99; 8:45 am]
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