[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 226 (Monday, November 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62516-62517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30776]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-22]


Revision of Class D and E Airspace: McKinney, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class D and Class E airspace at 
McKinney, TX. The development of a planned Global Positioning System 
(GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP's) at McKinney 
Municipal Airport, McKinney, TX, has made this rule necessary. This 
action is intended to provide adequate additional controlled airspace 
for aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) in the 
vicinity of McKinney Municipal Airport, McKinney, TX.

DATES: Effective: 0901 UTC, February 26, 1998. Comment Date: Comments 
must be received on or before January 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Southwest Region, Docket No. 97-ASW-22, 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, Room 663, 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, Room 414, Fort Worth, TX.

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: This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 amends the 
Class D and Class E airspace at McKinney Municipal Airport, McKinney, 
TX. The development of GPS SIAPs to RWYs 13 and 17 at McKinney 
Municipal Airport, McKinney, TX, has made this action necessary. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide additional controlled 
airspace for aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) in 
the vicinity of McKinney Municipal Airport, TX.
    Class D airspace designations are published in Paragraph 5000 of 
FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 
16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Sec. 71.1. The 
Class D airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the order.
    Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 
16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Sec. 71.1. The 
Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

    The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse 
or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct final rule. 
A substantial number of previous opportunities provided to the public 
to comment on substantially identical actions have resulted in 
negligible adverse comments or objections. Unless a written adverse or 
negative comment, or a written notice of intent to submit an adverse or 
negative comment is received within the comment period, the regulation 
will become effective on the date specified above. After the close of 
the comment period, the FAA will publish a document in the Federal 
Register indicating that no adverse or negative comments were received 
and confirming the date on which the final rule will become effective. 
If the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an adverse or 
negative comment, or written notice of intent to submit such a comment, 
a document withdrawing the direct final rule will be published in the 
Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking may be published 
with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

    Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not 
preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on 
this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by 
submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire. 
Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted 
in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All 
communications received on or before the closing date for comments will 
be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of 
the comments received. Factual information that supports the 
commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating 
the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional 
rulemaking action is needed.
    Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might 
suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be 
available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the 
Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that 
summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this 
action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to Docket No. 97-ASW-22.'' The postcard

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will be date stamped and returned to the commenter.

Agency Findings

    The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct 
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national 
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various level of government. Therefore, in 
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final 
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the 
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
    Further, the FAA has determined that this regulation is 
noncontroversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments 
and only involves an established body of technical regulations that 
require frequent and routine amendments to keep them operationally 
current. Therefore, I certify that 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) if promulgated, will not have 
a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial 
number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act. Since this rule involves routine matters that will 
only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it does not 
warrant preparation of a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis because the 
anticipated impact is so minimal.

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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000: Class D airspace areas

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ASW TX D McKinney, TX  [Revised]

McKinney, McKinney Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 33 deg.10'50''N., long. 96 deg.35'26''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,900 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of the McKinney Municipal 
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 continually published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.
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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-Forth Worth, TX [Revised]

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32 deg.53'49''N., long. 97 deg.02'33''W.)
McKinney Municipal, TX
    (Lat. 33 deg.10'50''N., long. 96 deg.35'26''W.)
Rockwall Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32 deg.55'50''N., long. 96 deg.26'08''W.)
Blue Ridge VORTAC
    (Lat. 33 deg.17'00''N., long. 96 deg.21'54''W.)
Mesquite, Phil L. Hudson Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32 deg.44'49''N., long. 96 deg.31'50''W.)
Mesquite RBN
    (Lat. 32 deg.48'33''N., long. 96 deg.31'44''W.)
Phil L. Hudson ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 32 deg.44'21''N., long. 96 deg.31'50''W.)
Lancaster Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32 deg.34'45''N., long. 96 deg.43'09''W.)
Lancaster RBN
    (Lat. 32 deg.34'40''N., long. 96 deg.43'19''W.)
Dallas/Fort Worth VORTAC
    (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 Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32 deg.21'17''N., long. 97 deg.26'03''W.)
Bourland Field, TX
    (Lat. 32 deg.34'47''N., long. 97 deg.35'34''W.)
Acton VORTAC
    (Lat. 32 deg.26'05''N., long. 97 deg.39'50''W.)
Granbury Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32 deg.26'40''N., long. 97 deg.49'01''W.)
Weatherford, Parker County Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32 deg.44'47''N., long. 97 deg.40'57''W.)
Bridgeport Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 33 deg.10'29''N., long. 97 deg.49'42''W.)
Bridgeport VORTAC
    (Lat. 33 deg.14'16''N., long. 97 deg.45'59''W.)
Decatur Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 33 deg.15'17''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 Municipal Airport and 
within 1.1 miles each side of the 002 deg. bearing from the McKinney 
Municipal Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.2 miles 
north of the airport and within a 6.3-mile radius of Rockwall 
Municipal Airport and within 1.6 miles of the 190 deg. radial of the 
Blue Ridge VORTAC extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.8 miles 
north of the airport and within a 6.5-mile radius of Phil L. Hudson 
Airport and within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of the 001 deg. 
bearing from the Mesquite RBN extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 
19.7 miles north of the airport and within 1.7 miles each side of 
Phil L. Hudson ILS Localizer south course extending from the 6.5-
mile radius to 11.1 miles south of the airport and within a 6.5-mile 
radius of the Lancaster Airport and within 8 miles west and 4 miles 
east of the 129 deg. bearing from the Lancaster RBN extending from 
the 6.5-mile radius to 16 miles southeast of the RBN and within 8 
miles northeast and 4 miles southwest of the 144 deg. radial of the 
Dallas/Fort Worth VORTAC extending from the 30-mile radius of 
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to 35 miles southeast of the 
VORTAC and within 6.5-mile radius of Fort Worth Spinks Airport and 
within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of the 178 deg. bearing from 
the airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 21 miles south of 
the airport and within a 6.9-mile radius of Cleburne Municipal 
Airport and within 3.6 miles each side of the 112 deg. radial of the 
Acton VORTAC extending from the 6.9-mile radius of the Cleburne 
Municipal Airport to 12.2 miles northwest of the airport and within 
a 6.5-mile radius of Bourland Field and within a 6.3-mile radius of 
Granbury Municipal Airport and within a 6.3-mile radius of Parker 
County Airport and within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of the 
357 deg. radial of the Acton VORTAC 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 220 deg. and 040 deg. radials of the Bridgeport VORTAC 
extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.6 miles northeast of the 
airport and within a 6.3-mile radius of Decatur Municipal Airport 
and within 1.5 miles each side of the 083 deg. radial of the 
Bridgeport VORTAC extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 9.2 miles 
west of the airport.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on November 10, 1997.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-30776 Filed 11-21-97; 8:45 am]
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