[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14294-14295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7673]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-07]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Ardmore, 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 
surface at Ardmore Municipal Airport,

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Ardmore, OK. A revision to the Very High Frequency Omnidirectional 
Range (VOR) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway 
(RWY) 04 at Ardmore 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 VOR 
SIAP to RWY 04 a Ardmore Municipal Airport, Ardmore, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On June 19, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class E airspace at 
Ardmore Municipal Airport, Ardmore, OK, was published in the Federal 
Register (61 FR 31068). A revision to the VOR SIAP to RWY 04 for 
Ardmore Municipal Airport, Ardmore, OK, requires the revision of Class 
E airspace at this airport. The proposal was to revise the controlled 
airspace extending upward from the surface 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. However, the proposal was 
published with an incorrect coordinate for the location of the Ardmore 
Municipal Airport, Ardmore, OK. The correct coordinates for the airport 
should have been (Lat. 34 deg.18'12'' N, long. 097 deg.01'12'' W). The 
description of the Class E airspace in this rule has been revised to 
reflect this change. The FAA has determined that this is an editorial 
change and will not increase the scope of this rule. Except for 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 surface are published in Paragraph 6004 of FAA 
Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 72.2. 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) revises the Classs E airspace located at Ardmore Municipal 
Airport, Ardmore, OK, to provide controlled airspace extending upward 
from surface for aircraft executing the VOR SIAP to RWY 04.
    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 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 6004:  Class E Airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D or Class E surface area.

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ASW OK E4  Ardmore, OK [Revised]

Ardmore, Ardmore Municipal Airport
    (Lat. 34 deg.18'12'' N., long. 097 deg.01'12'' W.)
Ardmore VORTAC
    (Lat. 34 deg.12'42'' N., long. 097 deg.10'06'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.3 miles 
each side of the 056 deg. radial of the Ardmore VORTAC extending 
from the 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 8.5 miles southwest of 
the airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airman. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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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. 97-7673 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
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