[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7674]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-06]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Panhandle, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Panhandle, TX. The 
development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 35 AT Panhandle-Carson County 
Airport has made this action necessary. This action is intended to 
provide adequate Class E airspace to contain instrument flight rule 
(IFR) operations for aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 35 at 
Panhandle-Carson County Airport, Panhandle, TX.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, 
Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, telephone 
817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On June 19, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E airspace 
at Panhandle, TX, was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 31067). 
A GPS SIAP to RWY 35 developed for Panhandle-Carson County Airport, 
Panhandle, TX, requires the establishment of Class E airspace at this 
airport. The proposal was to establish the controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations in 
controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while 
transitioning between the enroute and terminal environments.
    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.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas 
extending upward from 700 feet or more AGL are published in Paragraph 
6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective 
September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace located at Panhandle-Carson 
County Airport, Panhandle, TX, to provide controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 35.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations that need 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--[AMENDED]

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

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854; 24 FR 
9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

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  Panhandle, TX [New]

Panhandle, Panhandle-Carson County Airport, TX
    (Lat. 35 deg.21'42'' N., long. 101 deg.21'54'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Panhandle-Carson County Airport, 
excluding that airspace which overlies the Amarillo, TX Class E 
area.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on March 19, 1997.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-7674 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
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