[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14291-14292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7671]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-09]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Pauls Valley, OK

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 Pauls Valley, OK. The development 
of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 35 at Pauls Valley 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 35 at Pauls 
Valley Municipal Airport, Pauls Valley, OK.

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.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On June 19, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Pauls Valley, OK, was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 31069). 
A GPS SIAP to RWY 35 developed for Pauls Valley Municipal Airport, 
Pauls Valley, OK, 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 operations in controlled 
airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while 
transitioning between the en route 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. However, the proposal was 
published with incorrect coordinates for the location of the Pauls 
Valley Municipal Airport. The correct coordinates for the airport are 
Lat. 34 deg.42'40''N, Long. 097 deg.13'24''W. Also, the proposal was 
published with incorrect coordinates for the location of the Pauls 
Valley Nondirectional Beacon (NDB). The correct coordinates for the NDB 
are Lat. 34 deg.42'55''N, long. 097 deg.13'45''W. The description of 
the Class E airspace in this rule has been revised to reflect this 
change. The FAA has determined that these are editorial changes and 
will not increase the scope of this rule. Except for these non-
substantive, editorial changes, 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 Pauls Valley 
Municipal Airport, Pauls Valley, OK, 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 routing 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 OK E5 Pauls Valley, OK [Revised]

Pauls Valley Municipal Airport, OK
    (Lat. 34 deg.42'40''N., long. 97 deg.13'24''W.)
Pauls Valley NDB
    (Lat. 34 deg.42'55''N., long. 97 deg.13'45''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Pauls Valley Municipal; Airport and 
within 2.6 miles each side of the 169 deg. bearing from the Pauls 
Valley NDB extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 7.6 miles south of 
the airport.
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    Issued in Forth Worth, TX, on March 19, 1997.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-7671 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
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