[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14295-14296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7672]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-18]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Corsicana, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Corsicana, TX. The development of 
a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 14 at Corsicana Municipal 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 14 at Corsicana Municipal 
Airport, Corsicana, 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 November 22, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Corsicana, TX, was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 59384). A 
GPS SIAP to RWY 14 developed for Corsicana Municipal Airport, 
Corsicana, TX, requires the revision of the Class E airspace at this 
airport. The proposal was to revise the controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR

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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. 
However, the proposal was published with incorrect coordinates for the 
location of the Corsicana Municipal Airport. The correct coordinates 
for the airport should have been (Lat. 32 deg.01'39'' N, long. 
096 deg.23'53'' W). The description of the Class E airspace in this 
rule has been revised to reflect this change. The FAA has determined 
that this change is editorial in nature and will not increase the scope 
of this rule. Except for the non-substantive change just discussed, 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) amends the Class E airspace located at Corsicana, TX, to 
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 14.
    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 Corsicana, TX. [Revised]

Corsicana, C. David Campbell Field-Corsicana Municipal Airport, TX.
    (Lat. 32 deg.01'39''N., long. 96 deg.23'53''W.)
Corsicana RBN
    (Lat. 32 deg.01'39''N., long. 96 deg.23'43''W.)
Powell RBN
    (Lat. 32 deg.03'51''N., long. 96 deg.25'41''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of C. David Campbell Field-Corsicana 
Municipal Airport and within 2.5 miles each side of the 155 deg. 
bearing from the Corsicana RBN extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 
7.4 miles southeast of the airport and within 2.4 miles each side of 
the 325 deg. radial from the Powell RBN extending from the 6.5-mile 
radius to 9.7 miles northwest of the airport.
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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. 97-7672 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
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