[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18596-18598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07786]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-9544; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-22]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace for the Following 
Texas Towns; Sherman, TX; and Temple, TX, and Establishment of Class E 
Airspace, Temple, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to: amend Class D airspace at North Texas 
Regional Airport/Perrin Field, Sherman, TX; amend Class E surface 
airspace at Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport, Temple, TX; 
amend Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
at North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field and Draughon-Miller 
Central Texas Regional Airport; and establish Class E airspace 
designated as an extension at Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional 
Airport. Cancellation of standard instrument approach procedures at 
these airports has made this action necessary for the safety and 
management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations. Additionally, 
geographic coordinates, names of airports, and a navigation aid would 
be adjusted to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone 
(202) 366-9826, or 1-800-647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2016-9544; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-22, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the 
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in 
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the 
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202-267-8783. 
The Order is also available for inspection at the National Archives and 
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of 
FAA Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described 
in Subtitle VII, Part, A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, 
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it would amend Class D airspace at North Texas

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Regional Airport/Perrin Field, Sherman, TX; Class E surface airspace at 
Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport, Temple, TX; Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at North 
Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field and Draughon-Miller Central Texas 
Regional Airport; and establish Class E airspace designated as an 
extension at Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport.

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 both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2016-9544/
Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-22.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number) 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177.

Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by 
Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective 
September 15, 2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists 
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying:
    Class D airspace within a 4.7-mile radius (reduced from a 5.0-mile 
radius) at North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field (formerly Grayson 
County Airport), Sherman/Denison, TX, and updating the name of the 
airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; Class E 
surface airspace within a 4.2-mile radius (increased from a 4.1-mile 
radius) at Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (formerly 
Draughon-Miller Municipal Airport), Temple, TX, eliminating the 
extension southeast of the airport, and updating the name and 
geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database;
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface:
    Within a 7.2-mile radius (increased from a 6.9-mile radius) of 
North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field (formerly Grayson County 
Airport), Sherman/Denison, TX, and updating the name and geographic 
coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database;
    Within a 6.7-mile radius of Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional 
Airport (formerly Draughon-Miller Municipal Airport), Temple, TX, 
eliminating the extensions north and southeast of the airport, amending 
the extension northwest of the airport from the 6.7-mile radius to 14.4 
miles (reduced from 19.5 miles), adding an extension south of the 
airport from the 6.7-mile radius to 10.1 miles, adding an extension 
southwest of the airport from the 6.7-mile radius to 9.7 miles, and 
updating the name and geographic coordinates of the airport and the 
name of the Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Localizer (formerly 
Draughon-Miller Localizer) to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database;
    And establishing Class E airspace designated as an extension to 
Class E surface airspace within a 4.2-mile radius of Draughon-Miller 
Central Texas Regional Airport, Temple, TX, with an extension southeast 
7.7 miles.
    Cancellation of standard instrument approach procedures at these 
airports prompted the FAA to conduct a review of the airspace. 
Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of 
standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at these 
airports.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 
5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11A, dated 
August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016, which is incorporated 
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. 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, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

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PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and 
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ASW TX D Sherman, TX [Amended]

Sherman/Denison, North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field, TX
    (Lat. 33[deg]42'51'' N., long. 96[deg]40'25'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,300 feet MSL within a 4.7-mile radius of North Texas Regional 
Airport/Perrin Field. This Class D airspace area 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 Chart Supplement.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E Surface Airspace.

* * * * *

ASW TX E2 Temple, TX [Amended]

Temple, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport, TX
    (Lat. 31[deg]09'07'' N., long. 97[deg]24'28'' W.)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of Draughon-Miller Central Texas 
Regional Airport. This Class E airspace area 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 Chart Supplement.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to Class 
E Surface Airspace.

* * * * *

ASW TX E4 Temple, TX [New]

Temple, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport, TX
    (Lat. 31[deg]09'07'' N., long. 97[deg]24'28'' W.)
Temple VOR

    (Lat. 31[deg]12'34'' N., long. 97[deg]25'30'' W.)

    The airspace extending upward from the surface 1.4 miles either 
side of the 157[deg] radial of the Temple VOR extending from the 
4.2-mile radius to 7.7 miles southeast of Draughon-Miller Central 
Texas Regional Airport. This Class E airspace area 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 Chart Supplement.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ASW TX E5 Sherman, TX [Amended]

Sherman/Denison, North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin Field, TX
    (Lat. 33[deg]42'51'' N., long. 96[deg]40'25'' W.)

Sherman Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 33[deg]37'27'' N., long. 96[deg]35'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.2-mile radius of North Texas Regional Airport/Perrin 
Field, and within a 6.4-mile radius of Sherman Municipal Airport.
* * * * *

ASW TX E5 Temple, TX [Amended]

Temple, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport, TX
    (Lat. 31[deg]09'07'' N., long. 97[deg]24'28'' W.)

Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Localizer
    (Lat. 31[deg]08'20'' N., long. 97[deg]24'16'' W.)

Temple VOR
    (Lat. 31[deg]12'34'' N., long. 97[deg]25'30'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional 
Airport, and within 4 miles either side of the 157[deg] radial of 
the Temple VOR extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 10.1 miles 
south of the airport, and within 2 miles either side of the 201[deg] 
bearing from the airport from the 6.7-mile radius to 9.7 miles 
southwest of the airport, and within 4 miles either side of the 
336[deg] bearing of the Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional 
Localizer extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 14.4 miles northwest 
of the airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 5, 2017.
Robert W. Beck,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-07786 Filed 4-19-17; 8:45 am]
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