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Vol. 75, No. 19 

Friday, January 29, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0927; Airspace 

Docket No. 09–ASW–27] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Graford, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace for Graford, TX, adding 

additional controlled airspace to 

accommodate Area Navigation (RNAV) 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAPs) at Possum Kingdom 

Airport, Graford, TX. The FAA is taking 

this action to enhance the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rule 

(IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, April 8, 

2010. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR Part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Enander, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76137; telephone (817) 321– 

7716. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On November 9, 2009, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 

Class E airspace for Graford, TX, 

reconfiguring controlled airspace at 

Possum Kingdom Airport (74 FR 57620) 

Docket No. FAA–2009–0927. 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 

E airspace designations are published in 

paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9T 

signed August 27, 2009, and effective 

September 15, 2009, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

Part 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be published subsequently in the 

Order. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by 

amending Class E airspace for the 

Graford, TX area, adding additional 

controlled airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface to 

accommodate SIAPs at Possum 

Kingdom Airport. Adjustments to the 

geographic coordinates also will be 

made in accordance with the FAA’s 

National Aeronautical Charting Office. 

This action is necessary for the safety 

and management of IFR operations at 

the airport. 

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. Therefore, this regulation: (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 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 

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 

controlled airspace at Possum Kingdom 

Airport, Graford, TX. 

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, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE 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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR Part 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9T, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed August 27, 2009, and effective 

September 15, 2009, is revised as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface. 

* * * * * 

ASW TX E5 Graford, TX [Amended] 

Possum Kingdom Airport, TX 

(Lat. 32°55′24′′ N., long. 98°26′13′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of Possum Kingdom Airport and 

within 4 miles each side of the 031° bearing 

from the airport extending from the 6.3-mile 

radius to 10.8 miles northeast of the airport, 

and within 4 miles each side of the 210° 

bearing from the airport extending from the 

6.3-mile radius to 10.8 miles southwest of the 

airport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 11, 

2010. 

Anthony D. Roetzel, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1367 Filed 1–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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