[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 110 (Monday, June 8, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34962-34964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11612]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2019-1030; Airspace Docket No. 19-ASW-17]
RIN 2120-AA66


Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort 
Worth, and Stephenville, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class D airspace at Fort Worth Spinks 
Airport, Fort Worth, TX, and the Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface at Bourland Field, Fort Worth, TX, and 
Mesquite Metro Airport, Mesquite, TX, and Stephenville Clark Regional 
Airport, Stephenville, TX. These actions are the result of airspace 
reviews caused by the decommissioning of the Glen Rose VHF 
omnidirectional range (VOR) navigation aid as part of the VOR Minimum 
Operational Network (MON) Program. The geographic coordinates and names 
of several airports are also being updated to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 10, 2020. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
Title 1 Code of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to the annual 
revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://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 7400.11D at NARA, email [email protected] 
or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

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 amends the Class D airspace at Fort Worth Spinks Airport, Fort 
Worth, TX, and the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Bourland Field, Fort Worth, TX, and Mesquite Metro 
Airport, Mesquite, TX, which are contained within the Dallas-Fort 
Worth, TX, airspace legal description, and Stephenville Clark Regional 
Airport, Stephenville, TX, to support instrument flight rule operations 
at these airports.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register (85 FR 5343; January 30, 2020) for Docket No. FAA-2019-1030 to 
amend Class D airspace at Fort Worth Spinks Airport, Fort Worth, TX, 
and the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at Bourland Field, Fort Worth, TX, and Mesquite Metro Airport, 
Mesquite, TX, which are contained within the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, 
airspace legal description, and Stephenville Clark Regional Airport, 
Stephenville, TX. Interested parties were invited to participate in 
this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal 
to the FAA. No comments were received.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000 
and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11D, dated August 8, 2019, 
and effective September 15, 2019, 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.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 
2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists Class A, 
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71:
    Amends the Class D airspace at Fort Worth Spinks Airport, Fort 
Worth, TX, by updating the header of the airspace legal description 
from ``Fort Worth Spinks Airport, TX'' to ``Fort Worth, TX'' to 
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database and to comply with FAA 
Order 7400.2M; updates the geographic coordinates of the airport; and 
replaces the outdated term ``Airport/Facility Directory'' with ``Chart 
Supplement;''
    Amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface for Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, by updating the header of the 
airspace legal description from ``Dallas/Fort Worth, TX'' to ``Dallas-
Fort Worth, TX'' to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; 
updating the name of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport 
(previously Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport), Dallas-Fort 
Worth, TX, to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; removing 
the cities associated with McKinney National Airport, McKinney, TX; 
Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport, Rockwall, TX; and Mesquite 
Metro Airport, Mesquite, TX, contained in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, 
airspace legal

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description to comply with FAA Order 7400.2M; removing the Mesquite NDB 
and the associated extension from the airspace legal description as the 
associated instrument procedure has been cancelled and the extension is 
no longer needed; updating the name of the Mesquite Metro: RWY 18-LOC 
(previously Mesquite Metro ILS Localizer) to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database; removing the extension south of the airport 
associated with the Mesquite Metro ILS Localizer; adding an extension 4 
miles west and 7.9 miles east of the 001[deg] bearing from the Mesquite 
Metro: RWY 18-LOC extending from the 6.5-mile radius of the Mesquite 
Metro Airport to 10 miles north of the Mesquite Metro: RWY 18-LOC; 
updating the name of Lancaster Regional Airport (previously Lancaster 
Airport), Lancaster, TX, to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical 
database and removing the city associated with Lancaster Regional 
Airport contained in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, airspace legal 
description to comply with FAA Order 7400.2M; removing the city 
associate with Fort Worth Spinks Airport, Fort Worth, TX, contained in 
the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, airspace legal description to comply with 
FAA Order 7400.2M and updating the geographic coordinates of the 
airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; removing the 
city associated with Cleburne Regional Airport, Cleburne, TX, contained 
in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, airspace legal description to comply with 
FAA Order 7400.2M; updating the name of Bourland Field (previously 
Bourland Field Airport), Fort Worth, TX, to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database and removing the city associated with the airport 
contained in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, airspace legal description to 
comply with FAA Order 7400.2M; removing the cities associated with 
Granbury Regional Airport, Granbury, TX, and Parker County Airport, 
Weatherford, TX, contained in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, airspace legal 
description to comply with FAA Order 7400.2M; removing the city 
associated with Bridgeport Municipal Airport, Bridgeport, TX, contained 
in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, airspace legal description to comply with 
FAA Order 7400.2M and updating the geographic coordinates of the 
airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; and removing 
the city associated with the Decatur Municipal Airport, Decatur, TX, 
contained in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, airspace legal description to 
comply with FAA Order 7400.2M;
    And amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface at Stephenville Clark Regional Airport (previously 
Clark Field Municipal Airport), Stephenville, TX, by updating the name 
and geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's 
aeronautical database; removing the city associated with the airport in 
the airspace legal description to comply with FAA Order 7400.2M; and 
adding an extension 4 miles each side of the 329[deg] bearing from the 
airport extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 10.5 miles northwest of 
the airport.
    This action is the result of an airspace review caused by the 
decommissioning of the Glen Rose VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) 
navigation aid, which provided navigation information for the 
instrument procedures at these airports, as part of the VOR Minimum 
Operational Network (MON) Program, and to bring the airspace legal 
description for Mesquite Metro Airport into compliance with FAA Order 
7400.2M.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

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 only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5.a. This airspace action is not expected 
to cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no 
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an 
environmental assessment.

Lists 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, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 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 7400.11D, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and 
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

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ASW TX D Fort Worth, TX [Amended]

Fort Worth Spinks Airport, TX
    (lat. 32[deg]33'55'' N, long. 97[deg]18'30'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface up to but not 
including 3,000 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Fort Worth 
Spinks Airport, and within 1 mile each side of the 173[deg] bearing 
from the airport extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 4.8 miles 
south of the airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during 
the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective dates and times 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

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ASW TX E5 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX [Amended]

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, TX
    (lat. 32[deg]53'50'' N, long. 97[deg]02'16'' W)
McKinney National Airport, TX
    (lat. 33[deg]10'37'' N, long. 96[deg]35'20'' W)
Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport, TX
    (lat. 32[deg]55'50'' N, long. 96[deg]26'08'' W)
Mesquite Metro Airport, TX
    (lat. 32[deg]44'49'' N, long. 96[deg]31'50'' W)
Mesquite Metro: RWY 18-LOC
    (lat. 32[deg]44'03'' N, long. 96[deg]31'50'' W)
Lancaster Regional Airport, TX
    (lat. 32[deg]34'39'' N, long. 96[deg]43'03'' W)
Point of Origin
    (lat. 32[deg]51'57'' N, long. 97[deg]01'41'' W)
Fort Worth Spinks Airport, TX
    (lat. 32[deg]33'55'' N, long. 97[deg]18'30'' W)
Cleburne Regional Airport, TX
    (lat. 32[deg]21'14'' N, long. 97[deg]26'02'' W)

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Bourland Field, TX
    (lat. 32[deg]34'55'' N, long. 97[deg]35'27'' W)
Granbury Regional Airport, TX
    (lat. 32[deg]26'40'' N, long. 97[deg]49'01'' W)
Parker County Airport, TX
    (lat. 32[deg]44'47'' N, long. 97[deg]40'57'' W)
Bridgeport Municipal Airport, TX
    (lat. 33[deg]10'26'' N, long. 97[deg]49'42'' W)
Decatur Municipal Airport, TX
    (lat. 33[deg]15'15'' N, long. 97[deg]34'50'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 30-mile radius of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, 
and within a 6.6-mile radius of McKinney National Airport, and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the 002[deg] bearing from McKinney 
National Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.2 miles 
north of the airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Ralph M. Hall/
Rockwall Municipal Airport, and within 1.6 miles each side of the 
010[deg] bearing from Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport 
extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.8 miles north of the 
airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of Mesquite Metro Airport, and 
within 4 miles west and 7.9 miles east of the 001[deg] bearing from 
the Mesquite Metro: RWY 18-LOC extending from the 6.5-mile radius of 
the Mesquite Metro Airport to 10 miles north of the Mesquite Metro: 
RWY 18-LOC, and within a 6.6-mile radius of Lancaster Regional 
Airport, and within 1.9 miles each side of the 140[deg] bearing from 
Lancaster Regional Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.2 
miles southeast of the airport, and within 8 miles northeast and 4 
miles southwest of the 144[deg] bearing from the Point of Origin 
extending from the 30-mile radius of Dallas-Fort Worth International 
Airport to 35 miles southeast of the Point of Origin, and within a 
6.5-mile radius of Fort Worth Spinks Airport, and within 8 miles 
east and 4 miles west of the 178[deg] bearing from Fort Worth Spinks 
Airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 21 miles south of the 
airport, and within a 6.9-mile radius of Cleburne Regional Airport, 
and within 3.6 miles each side of the 292[deg] bearing from the 
Cleburne Regional Airport extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 12.2 
miles northwest of airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of Bourland 
Field, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Granbury Regional Airport, 
and within a 6.3-mile radius of Parker County Airport, and within 8 
miles east and 4 miles west of the 177[deg] bearing from Parker 
County Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 21.4 miles 
south of the airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Bridgeport 
Municipal Airport, and within 1.6 miles each side of the 040[deg] 
bearing from Bridgeport Municipal Airport extending from the 6.3-
mile radius to 10.6 miles northeast of the airport, and within 4 
miles each side of the 001[deg] bearing from Bridgeport Municipal 
Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.7 miles north of 
the airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Decatur Municipal 
Airport, and within 1.5 miles each side of the 263[deg] bearing from 
Decatur Municipal Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 9.2 
miles west of the airport.
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ASW TX E5 Stephenville, TX [Amended]

Stephenville Clark Regional Airport, TX
    (lat. 32[deg]12'55'' N, long. 98[deg]10'40'' W)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Stephenville Clark Regional Airport, and 
within 4 miles each side of the 329[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 10.5 miles northwest of the 
airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 26, 2020.
Steven T. Phillips,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020-11612 Filed 6-5-20; 8:45 am]
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