[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27874-27875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13014]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-18]


Amendment of Class D Airspace; New Orleans NAS, Alvin Callender 
Field, LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class D airspace at New Orleans Naval 
Air Station (NAS), Alvin Callender Field, New Orleans, LA. The 
decommissioning of the New Orleans NAS Non-directional Radio Beacon 
(NDB) removes the need for controlled airspace to protect the standard 
instrument approach for the NDB. This action is intended to eliminate 
the Class D airspace that is no longer necessary as a result of the 
decommissioning of the New Orleans NAS NDB at New Orleans NAS, Alvin 
Callender Field, New Orleans, LA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 20, 1995.

[[Page 27875]] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 
Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 
76193-0530, telephone 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On December 16, 1994, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend the Class D airspace at 
New Orleans NAS, Alvin Callender Field, LA, was published in the 
Federal Register (59 FR 64877). Decommissioning of the NDB permits the 
amendment of Class D airspace at this airport. The proposal was to 
remove the controlled airspace that was no longer needed as a result of 
the decommissioning of the NDB and the associated NDB SIAP.
    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. Therefore the rule is 
adopted as proposed.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D airspace designations are published in 
Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective 
September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class D 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 Class D airspace located at New Orleans NAS, 
Alvin Callender, Field, LA, to that necessary to provide controlled 
airspace for IFR operations at the airfield.
    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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  General
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ASW LA D New Orleans NAS, Alvin Callender Field, LA [Revised]

New Orleans NAS, Alvin Callender Field, LA
    (Lat. 29 deg.049'31'' N., long. 90 deg.002'06'' W.)
Harvey VORTAC
    (Lat. 29 deg.051'01'' N., long. 90 deg.000'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.7-mile radius of New Orleans NAS Alvin 
Callender Field and within 1.3 miles each side of the 228 deg. 
radial of the Harvey VORTAC extending from the 4.7-mile radius to 
5.6 miles southwest of the airport and within 1.3 miles each side of 
the 058 deg. radial of the Harvey VORTAC extending from the 4.7 mile 
radius to 6 miles northeast of the airport excluding that airspace 
within the New Orleans, LA, Class B airspace area.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX on May 11, 1995.
Larry D. Gray,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 95-13014 Filed 5-25-95; 8:45 am]
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