Document ID: FAA-2013-0273-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Class D and Class E Airspace; Amendments: San Marcos, TX
Posted Date: 2013-06-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 33263-33265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13016]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2013-0273; Airspace Docket No. 13-ASW-9]

Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; San Marcos, 
TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E airspace at 
San Marcos, TX. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to 
accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at San 
Marcos Municipal Airport and the decommissioning of the Garys Locator 
Outer Marker (LOM). The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety 
and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations for SIAPs at 
the airport. Adjustments to the geographic coordinates also would be 
made.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 19, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. You 
must identify the docket number FAA-2013-0273/Airspace Docket No. 13-
ASW-9, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments 
through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

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You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments 
received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527), is on the 
ground floor of the building at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Enander, Central Service Center, 
Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest 
Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone: (817) 321-
7716.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2013-0273/
Airspace Docket No. 13-ASW-9.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the office of the Central Service Center, 2601 
Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking (202) 267-9677, to 
request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

The Proposal

    This action proposes to amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 
(14 CFR), part 71 by amending Class D airspace and Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface to accommodate new 
standard instrument approach procedures and the decommissioning of the 
Garys LOM at San Marcos Municipal Airport, San Marcos, TX. Accordingly, 
small segments of Class D airspace would extend west and north from the 
current 4.2-mile radius of the airport to 11.8 miles north of the 
airport, and small segments of Class E airspace would extend west, 
east, southeast and south of the 6.7-mile radius of the airport to 
retain the safety and management of IFR aircraft in Class D and Class E 
airspace to/from the en route environment. Geographic coordinates for 
San Marcos Municipal Airport and Lockhart Municipal Airport would also 
be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.
    Class D airspace areas are published in Paragraph 5000, and Class E 
airspace areas in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9W, dated August 8, 
2012 and effective September 15, 2012, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designations 
listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary 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, when promulgated, will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 describes 
the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation 
Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority. 
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in 
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the 
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it would amend controlled airspace at San Marcos Municipal Airport, 
San Marcos, TX.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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

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

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9W, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2012, and 
effective September 15, 2012, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

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ASW TX D San Marcos, TX [Amended]

San Marcos Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 29[deg]53'34'' N., long. 97[deg]51'47'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,100 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of San Marcos Municipal 
Airport, and within 1 mile each side of the 313[deg] bearing from 
the airport extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 5 miles northwest 
of the airport, and within 1 mile each side of the 268[deg] bearing 
from the airport extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 4.4

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miles west of the airport, and within 1 mile each side of the 
358[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.2-mile radius 
to 4.4 miles north of the airport. This Class D airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter 
be continually published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

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 San Marcos, TX [Amended]

San Marcos Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 29[deg]53[min]34[sec] N., long. 97[deg]51'47'' W.)
Lockhart Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 29[deg]51'01'' N., long. 97[deg]40'21'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of San Marcos Municipal Airport, and within 
2 miles each side of the 268[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.7-mile radius to 13.1 miles west of the airport, and 
within 2 miles each side of the 313[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 11.1 miles northwest of the 
airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 088[deg] bearing from 
the airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 10.4 miles east of 
the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 133[deg] bearing 
from the airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 9.6 miles 
southeast of the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 
178[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius 
to 10.4 miles south of the airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of 
Lockhart Municipal Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on May 22, 2013.
David P. Medina,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2013-13016 Filed 6-3-13; 8:45 am]
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