81 FR 62041 - Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace for the Following Texas Towns; Georgetown, TX; Corpus Christi, TX; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Gainesville, TX; Graford, TX; Hebbronville, TX; and Jasper, TX
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 174 (September 8, 2016)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 174 (September 8, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-21028 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 62041-62044] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-21028] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2016-8827; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-12] Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace for the Following Texas Towns; Georgetown, TX; Corpus Christi, TX; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Gainesville, TX; Graford, TX; Hebbronville, TX; and Jasper, TX AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D airspace at Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX, and modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Rockport Aransas County Airport, Corpus Christi, TX; Lancaster Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Gainesville Municipal Airport, Gainesville, TX; Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX; (Hebbronville, TX) O.S. Wyatt Airport, Realitos, TX; and Jasper County-Bell Field, Jasper, TX. Decommissioning of non-directional radio beacons (NDBs), cancellation of NDB approaches, and implementation of area navigation (RNAV) procedures have made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at these airports. Additionally, the geographic coordinates at Corpus Christi International Airport; the Corpus Christi VORTAC; Aransas County Airport, Rockport, TX; Nueces County Airport, Robstown, TX; Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; McKinney National Airport, McKinney, TX; Lancaster Airport; Bourland Field Airport, Fort Worth, TX; and Jasper County-Bell Field would be adjusted to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. Also, the names of McCampbell- Porter Airport (formerly T.P. McCampbell Airport); McKinney National Airport (formerly Collin County Regional Airport); and Ralph M. Hall/ Rockwall Municipal Airport (formerly Rockwall Municipal Airport) would be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 24, 2016. ADDRESS: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) [[Page 62042]] 366-9826, or 1-800-647-5527. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2016- 8827; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-12, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 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. FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202-267-8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of FAA Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html. FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is published yearly and effective on September 15. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for This Rulemaking The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, 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 modify Class D airspace at Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX; modify Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Rockport Aransas County Airport, Corpus Christi, TX; Lancaster Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Gainesville Municipal Airport, Gainesville, TX; Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX; O.S. Wyatt Airport, Realitos, TX; Jasper County-Bell Field, Jasper, TX. 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-2016-8827/ Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-12.'' 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.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the 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 Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by Reference This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015. FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting points. The Proposal The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying: Class D airspace within a 4.1-mile radius (reduced from a 5-mile radius) of Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX; Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Corpus Christi, TX; Within a 6.6-mile radius (reduced from a 7.6- mile radius) of Aransas County Airport, Rockport, TX, with extensions to the north of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles, to the southeast of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles, to the south of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles, and to the northwest of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles, and updating the geographic coordinates of Corpus Christi International Airport (also located in Class E extension airspace), Nueces County Airport, Robstown, TX, and the name of McCampbell-Porter Airport (formerly T.P. McCampbell Airport) to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. The Corpus Christi VORTAC listed for Sinton, TX, also would have geographic coordinates updated. Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Within a 6.6-mile radius (increased from a 6.5-mile radius) of the Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, TX, with an extension southeast of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.2 miles and updating the geographic coordinates of the airport; By updating the geographic coordinates of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, McKinney National Airport, and Bourland Field Airport, and the name of McKinney National Airport (formerly Collin County Regional Airport) and Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport (formerly Rockwall Municipal Airport) to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database; By removing the 10.4-mile segment extending from the 6.6-mile radius of Gainesville Municipal Airport, Gainesville, TX; Within a 6.6-mile radius (increased from a 6.5-mile radius) of Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX, with extensions to the northwest of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.8 miles, and to the north of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 10.4 miles. Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at [[Page 62043]] Hebbronville, TX; Within a 6.5-mile radius (reduced from a 6.9-mile radius) of O.S. Wyatt Airport, Realitos, TX; And within a 6.6-mile radius (increased from a 6.5-mile radius) of Jasper County-Bell Field, Jasper, TX, with an extension to the north of the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 6.7 miles, and updating the geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. Airspace reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of NDBs, cancellation of NDB approaches, and implementation of RNAV procedures, and would enhance the safety and management of the standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at these airports. Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000, 6002, 6003, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. Regulatory Notices and Analyses The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. 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, would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Environmental Review This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``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 Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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 0 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389. Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows: Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. * * * * * ASW TX D Georgetown, TX [Amended] Georgetown Municipal Airport, Texas (Lat. 30[deg]40'44'' N., long. 97[deg]40'46'' W.) That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 3,300 feet MSL within a 1-mile radius of Georgetown Municipal Airport. This Class D airspace is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory. * * * * * Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas. * * * * * ASW TX E2 Rockport, TX [Amended] Aransas County Airport, TX (Lat. 28[deg]05'10'' N., long. 97[deg]02'37'' W.) That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.1- mile radius of Aransas County Airport. * * * * * Paragraph 6003 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension. * * * * * ASW TX E3 Corpus Christi, TX [Amended] Corpus Christi International Airport, TX (Lat. 27[deg]46'16'' N., long. 97[deg]30'04'' W.) Corpus Christi VORTAC (Lat. 27[deg]54'14'' N., long. 97[deg]26'42'' W.) That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.3 miles each side of the 200[deg] radial of the Corpus Christi VORTAC extending from a 5-mile radius of Corpus Christi International Airport to 6.4 miles north of the airport. * * * * * Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * ASW TX E5 Corpus Christi, TX [Amended] Corpus Christi International Airport, TX (Lat. 27[deg]46'16'' N., long. 97[deg]30'04'' W.) Corpus Christi NAS/Truax Field, TX (Lat. 27[deg]41'34'' N., long. 97[deg]17'25'' W.) Port Aransas, Mustang Beach Airport, TX (Lat. 27[deg]48'43'' N., long. 97[deg]05'20'' W.) Rockport, San Jose Island Airport, TX (Lat. 27[deg]56'40'' N., long. 96[deg]59'06'' W.) Rockport, Aransas County Airport, TX (Lat. 28[deg]05'10'' N., long. 97[deg]02'37'' W.) Ingleside, McCampbell-Porter Airport, TX (Lat. 27[deg]54'47'' N., long. 97[deg]12'41'' W.) Robstown, Nueces County Airport, TX (Lat. 27[deg]46'41'' N., long. 97[deg]41'24'' W.) Corpus Christi VORTAC, TX (Lat. 27[deg]54'14'' N., long. 97[deg]26'42'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7.5-mile radius of Corpus Christi International Airport and within 1.4 miles each side of the 200[deg] radial of the Corpus Christi VORTAC extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 8.5 miles north of the airport, and within 1.5 miles each side of the 316[deg] bearing from Corpus Christi International Airport extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 10.1 miles northwest of the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 179[deg] bearing from Corpus Christi International Airport extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 14 miles south of the airport, and within an 8.8-mile radius of Corpus Christi NAS/Truax Field, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Mustang Beach Airport, and within a 6.4-mile radius of McCampbell-Porter Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Nueces County Airport, and within a 6.6-mile radius of Aransas County Airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 010[deg] bearing from the Aransas County Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles north of the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 145[deg] bearing from the Aransas County Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles southeast of the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 190[deg] bearing from the Aransas County Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles south of the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 325[deg] bearing from the Aransas County Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles northwest of the airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of San Jose Island Airport, and within 8 miles west and 4 miles east of the 327[deg] bearing from the San Jose Island Airport extending from the airport to 20 miles northwest of the airport, and within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of the 147[deg] bearing from San Jose Island Airport extending from the airport to 16 miles southeast of the airport, excluding that portion more than 12 miles from and parallel to the shoreline. * * * * * ASW TX E5 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX [Amended] Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (Lat. 32[deg]53'50'' N., long. 97[deg]02'16'' W.) McKinney, McKinney National Airport, TX [[Page 62044]] (Lat. 33[deg]10'37'' N., long. 96[deg]35'20'' W.) Rockwall, Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport, TX (Lat. 32[deg]55'50'' N., long. 96[deg]26'08'' W.) Mesquite, Mesquite Metro Airport, TX (Lat. 32[deg]44'49'' N., long. 96[deg]31'50'' W.) Mesquite NDB (Lat. 32[deg]48'34'' N., long. 96[deg]31'45'' W.) Mesquite Metro ILS Localizer (Lat. 32[deg]44'03'' N., long. 96[deg]31'50'' W.) Lancaster, Lancaster Airport, TX (Lat. 32[deg]34'39'' N., long. 96[deg]43'03'' W.) Point of Origin (Lat. 32[deg]51'57'' N., long. 97[deg]01'41'' W.) Fort Worth, Fort Worth Spinks Airport, TX (Lat. 32[deg]33'55'' N., long. 97[deg]18'29'' W.) Cleburne, Cleburne Regional Airport, TX (Lat. 32[deg]21'14'' N., long. 97[deg]26'02'' W.) Fort Worth, Bourland Field Airport, TX (Lat. 32[deg]34'55'' N., long. 97[deg]35'27'' W.) Granbury, Granbury Regional Airport, TX (Lat. 32[deg]26'40'' N., long. 97[deg]49'01'' W.) Weatherford, Parker County Airport, TX (Lat. 32[deg]44'47'' N., long. 97[deg]40'57'' W.) Bridgeport, Bridgeport Municipal Airport, TX (Lat. 33[deg]10'31'' N., long. 97[deg]49'42'' W.) Decatur, Decatur Municipal Airport, TX (Lat. 33[deg]15'15'' N., long. 97[deg]34'50'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 30-mile radius of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, and within a 6.6-mile radius of McKinney National Airport, and within 1.8 miles each side of the 002[deg] bearing from McKinney National Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.2 miles north of the airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Ralph M. Hall/ Rockwall Municipal Airport, and within 1.6 miles each side of the 010[deg] bearing from Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.8 miles north of the airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of Mesquite Metro Airport, and within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of the 001[deg] bearing from Mesquite NDB extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 19.7 miles north of the airport, and within 1.7 miles each side of the Mesquite Metro ILS Localizer south course extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 11.1 miles south of the airport, and within a 6.6-mile radius of Lancaster Airport, and within 1.9 miles each side of the 140[deg] bearing from Lancaster Airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.2 miles southeast of the airport, and within 8 miles northeast and 4 miles southwest of the 144[deg] bearing from the Point of Origin extending from the 30-mile radius of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to 35 miles southeast of the Point of Origin, and within a 6.5-mile radius of Fort Worth Spinks Airport, and within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of the 178[deg] bearing from Fort Worth Spinks Airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 21 miles south of the airport, and within a 6.9-mile radius of Cleburne Regional Airport, and within 3.6 miles each side of the 292[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 12.2 miles northwest of Cleburne Regional Airport, and within a 6.5-mile radius of Fort Worth's Bourland Field Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Granbury Regional Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Weatherford's Parker County Airport, and within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of the 177[deg] bearing from Parker County Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 21.4 miles south of the airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Bridgeport Municipal Airport, and within 1.6 miles each side of the 040[deg] bearing from Bridgeport Municipal Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.6 miles northeast of the airport, and within 4 miles each side of the 001[deg] bearing from Bridgeport Municipal Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.7 miles north of the airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Decatur Municipal Airport, and within 1.5 miles each side of the 263[deg] bearing from Decatur Municipal Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 9.2 miles west of the airport. * * * * * ASW TX E5 Gainesville, TX [Amended] Gainesville Municipal Airport, TX (Lat. 33[deg]39'08'' N., long. 97[deg]11'50'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile radius of Gainesville Municipal Airport. * * * * * ASW TX E5 Georgetown, TX [Amended] Georgetown Municipal Airport, TX (Lat. 30[deg]40'44'' N., long. 97[deg]40'46'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile radius of Georgetown Municipal Airport, and within 2.0 miles each side of the 301[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.8 miles northwest of the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the 004[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 10.4 miles north of the airport. * * * * * ASW TX E5 Hebbronville, TX [Amended] Hebbronville, Jim Hogg County Airport, TX (Lat. 27[deg]20'58'' N., long. 98[deg]44'13'' W.) Realitos, O.S. Wyatt Airport, TX (Lat. 27[deg]25'18'' N., long. 98[deg]36'16'' W.) Hebbronville NDB (Lat. 27[deg]21'14'' N., long. 98[deg]44'39'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of Jim Hogg County Airport and within 2.5 miles each side of the 325[deg] bearing from the Hebbronville NDB extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.5 miles northwest of the airport and within a 6.5-mile radius of O.S. Wyatt Airport. * * * * * ASW TX E5 Jasper, TX [Amended] Jasper, Jasper County-Bell Field, TX (Lat. 30[deg]53'09'' N., long. 94[deg]02'06'' W.) The airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile radius of Jasper County-Bell Field and within 1.6 miles each side of the 001[deg] bearing from the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 6.7 miles north of the airport. * * * * * ASW TX E5 Sinton, TX [Amended] Sinton, San Patricio County Airport, TX (Lat. 28[deg]02'19'' N., long. 97[deg]32'32'' W.) Corpus Christi VORTAC (Lat. 27[deg]54'14'' N., long. 97[deg]26'42'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile radius of San Patricio County Airport and within 1.3 miles each side of the 328[deg] radial of the Corpus Christi VORTAC extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.6 miles southeast of the airport. Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 24, 2016. Walter Tweedy, Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center. [FR Doc. 2016-21028 Filed 9-7-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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Availability and Summary of under the criteria of the Regulatory DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Documents Proposed for Incorporation Flexibility Act.
by Reference Federal Aviation Administration
Environmental Review
This document proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71
FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace This proposal will be subject to an
Designations and Reporting Points, environmental analysis in accordance [Docket No. FAA–2016–8827; Airspace
with FAA Order 1050.1F, Docket No. 16–ASW–12]
dated August 6, 2015, and effective
September 15, 2015. FAA Order ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Proposed Amendment of Class D and
7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
E Airspace for the Following Texas
the ADDRESSES section of this document. regulatory action. Towns; Georgetown, TX; Corpus
FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, Christi, TX; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX;
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
D, and E airspace areas, air traffic Gainesville, TX; Graford, TX;
service routes, and reporting points. Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Hebbronville, TX; and Jasper, TX
The Proposal Navigation (air).
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
The FAA is proposing an amendment The Proposed Amendment Administration (FAA), DOT.
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
Accordingly, pursuant to the (NPRM).
(14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E authority delegated to me, the Federal
airspace extending upward from 700 SUMMARY: This action proposes to
Aviation Administration proposes to
feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile modify Class D airspace at Georgetown
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
radius (increased from the 6.3-mile Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX,
radius) of James G. Whiting Memorial PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, and modify Class E airspace extending
Field Airport, Mapleton, IA, with an B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR upward from 700 feet above the surface
extension southwest of the airport from at Rockport Aransas County Airport,
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
the 6.6-mile radius to 10.3 miles. The Corpus Christi, TX; Lancaster Airport,
REPORTING POINTS
segment extending 10 miles northeast of Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Gainesville
the airport would be removed. Airspace Municipal Airport, Gainesville, TX;
reconfiguration is necessary due to the ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows: Georgetown Municipal Airport,
decommissioning of the Mapleton NDB, Georgetown, TX; (Hebbronville, TX)
cancellation of NDB approaches, and Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, O.S. Wyatt Airport, Realitos, TX; and
implementation of RNAV procedures at 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Jasper County-Bell Field, Jasper, TX.
the airport and for the safety and 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Decommissioning of non-directional
management of the standard instrument radio beacons (NDBs), cancellation of
approach procedures for IFR operations § 71.1 [Amended]
NDB approaches, and implementation
at the airport. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in of area navigation (RNAV) procedures
Class E airspace designations are 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, have made this action necessary for the
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Airspace Designations and Reporting safety and management of Instrument
Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, Points, dated August 6, 2015, and Flight Rules (IFR) operations at these
and effective September 15, 2015, which effective September 15, 2015, is airports. Additionally, the geographic
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR amended as follows: coordinates at Corpus Christi
71.1. The Class E airspace designations International Airport; the Corpus Christi
listed in this document will be Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas VORTAC; Aransas County Airport,
published subsequently in the Order. Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Rockport, TX; Nueces County Airport,
Above the Surface of the Earth. Robstown, TX; Dallas/Fort Worth
Regulatory Notices and Analyses International Airport, Dallas/Fort
* * * * *
The FAA has determined that this Worth, TX; McKinney National Airport,
ACE IA E5 Mapleton, IA [Amended] McKinney, TX; Lancaster Airport;
regulation only involves an established
body of technical regulations for which Mapleton, James G. Whiting Memorial Field Bourland Field Airport, Fort Worth, TX;
frequent and routine amendments are Airport, IA and Jasper County-Bell Field would be
necessary to keep them operationally (Lat. 42°10′42″ N., long. 95°47′37″ W.) adjusted to coincide with the FAA’s
current, is non-controversial and That airspace extending upward from 700 aeronautical database. Also, the names
unlikely to result in adverse or negative feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile of McCampbell-Porter Airport (formerly
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a radius of James G. Whiting Memorial Field T.P. McCampbell Airport); McKinney
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Airport, and within 4 miles each side of the National Airport (formerly Collin
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 204° bearing from the airport extending from County Regional Airport); and Ralph M.
‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT the 6.6-mile radius to 10.3 miles southwest Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 of the airport. (formerly Rockwall Municipal Airport)
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 24,
would be updated to coincide with the
does not warrant preparation of a FAA’s aeronautical database.
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS
2016.
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated DATES: Comments must be received on
Walter Tweedy,
impact is so minimal. Since this is a or before October 24, 2016.
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
routine matter that will only affect air ADDRESS: Send comments on this
ATO Central Service Center.
traffic procedures and air navigation, it proposal to the U.S. Department of
[FR Doc. 2016–21027 Filed 9–7–16; 8:45 am]
is certified that this rule, when Transportation, Docket Operations,
promulgated, would not have a BILLING CODE 4910–13–P West Building Ground Floor, Room
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Hebbronville, TX; Within a 6.5-mile The Proposed Amendment Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
radius (reduced from a 6.9-mile radius) Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
of O.S. Wyatt Airport, Realitos, TX; Accordingly, pursuant to the Above the Surface of the Earth.
authority delegated to me, the Federal * * * * *
And within a 6.6-mile radius Aviation Administration proposes to
(increased from a 6.5-mile radius) of ASW TX E5 Corpus Christi, TX [Amended]
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
Jasper County-Bell Field, Jasper, TX, Corpus Christi International Airport, TX
with an extension to the north of the PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, (Lat. 27°46′16″ N., long. 97°30′04″ W.)
airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 6.7 B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Corpus Christi NAS/Truax Field, TX
miles, and updating the geographic (Lat. 27°41′34″ N., long. 97°17′25″ W.)
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Port Aransas, Mustang Beach Airport, TX
coordinates of the airport to coincide REPORTING POINTS (Lat. 27°48′43″ N., long. 97°05′20″ W.)
with the FAA’s aeronautical database. Rockport, San Jose Island Airport, TX
Airspace reconfiguration is necessary ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR (Lat. 27°56′40″ N., long. 96°59′06″ W.)
due to the decommissioning of NDBs, part 71 continues to read as follows: Rockport, Aransas County Airport, TX
cancellation of NDB approaches, and (Lat. 28°05′10″ N., long. 97°02′37″ W.)
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, Ingleside, McCampbell-Porter Airport, TX
implementation of RNAV procedures, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, (Lat. 27°54′47″ N., long. 97°12′41″ W.)
and would enhance the safety and 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Robstown, Nueces County Airport, TX
management of the standard instrument (Lat. 27°46′41″ N., long. 97°41′24″ W.)
approach procedures for IFR operations § 71.1 [Amended] Corpus Christi VORTAC, TX
at these airports. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in (Lat. 27°54′14″ N., long. 97°26′42″ W.)
Class D and E airspace designations 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, That airspace extending upward from 700
Airspace Designations and Reporting feet above the surface within a 7.5-mile
are published in paragraph 5000, 6002,
radius of Corpus Christi International Airport
6003, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Points, dated August 6, 2015, and
and within 1.4 miles each side of the 200°
Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015, effective September 15, 2015, is radial of the Corpus Christi VORTAC
and effective September 15, 2015, which amended as follows: extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 8.5
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. miles north of the airport, and within 1.5
71.1. The Class E airspace designations miles each side of the 316° bearing from
* * * * * Corpus Christi International Airport
listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order. ASW TX D Georgetown, TX [Amended] extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 10.1
miles northwest of the airport, and within 2
Georgetown Municipal Airport, Texas miles each side of the 179° bearing from
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
(Lat. 30°40′44″ N., long. 97°40′46″ W.) Corpus Christi International Airport
The FAA has determined that this That airspace extending upward from the extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 14
regulation only involves an established surface to and including 3,300 feet MSL miles south of the airport, and within an 8.8-
body of technical regulations for which within a 1-mile radius of Georgetown mile radius of Corpus Christi NAS/Truax
Municipal Airport. This Class D airspace is Field, and within a 6.3-mile radius of
frequent and routine amendments are Mustang Beach Airport, and within a 6.4-
effective during the specific dates and times
necessary to keep them operationally mile radius of McCampbell-Porter Airport,
established in advance by a Notice to
current, is non-controversial and Airmen. The effective date and time will and within a 6.3-mile radius of Nueces
unlikely to result in adverse or negative thereafter be continuously published in the County Airport, and within a 6.6-mile radius
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a Airport/Facility Directory. of Aransas County Airport, and within 2
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under miles each side of the 010° bearing from the
* * * * * Aransas County Airport extending from the
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles north of the
‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT
Designated as Surface Areas. airport, and within 2 miles each side of the
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 145° bearing from the Aransas County
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) * * * * * Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to
does not warrant preparation of a ASW TX E2 Rockport, TX [Amended] 10 miles southeast of the airport, and within
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 2 miles each side of the 190° bearing from the
impact is so minimal. Since this is a Aransas County Airport, TX Aransas County Airport extending from the
(Lat. 28°05′10″ N., long. 97°02′37″ W.) 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles south of the
routine matter that will only affect air
traffic procedures and air navigation, it That airspace extending upward from the airport, and within 2 miles each side of the
surface within a 4.1-mile radius of Aransas 325° bearing from the Aransas County
is certified that this rule, when
County Airport. Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to
promulgated, would not have a 10 miles northwest of the airport, and within
significant economic impact on a * * * * *
a 6.5-mile radius of San Jose Island Airport,
substantial number of small entities Paragraph 6003 Class E Airspace Areas and within 8 miles west and 4 miles east of
under the criteria of the Regulatory Designated as an Extension. the 327° bearing from the San Jose Island
Flexibility Act. * * * * * Airport extending from the airport to 20
miles northwest of the airport, and within 8
Environmental Review ASW TX E3 Corpus Christi, TX [Amended] miles east and 4 miles west of the 147°
Corpus Christi International Airport, TX bearing from San Jose Island Airport
This proposal will be subject to an extending from the airport to 16 miles
(Lat. 27°46′16″ N., long. 97°30′04″ W.)
environmental analysis in accordance Corpus Christi VORTAC southeast of the airport, excluding that
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS
with FAA Order 1050.1F, (Lat. 27°54′14″ N., long. 97°26′42″ W.)
portion more than 12 miles from and parallel
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and to the shoreline.
That airspace extending upward from the
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final surface within 1.3 miles each side of the 200° * * * * *
regulatory action. radial of the Corpus Christi VORTAC ASW TX E5 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 extending from a 5-mile radius of Corpus [Amended]
Christi International Airport to 6.4 miles Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, north of the airport. (Lat. 32°53′50″ N., long. 97°02′16″ W.)
Navigation (air). * * * * * McKinney, McKinney National Airport, TX
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(Lat. 33°10′37″ N., long. 96°35′20″ W.) 21.4 miles south of the airport, and within a radius of San Patricio County Airport and
Rockwall, Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal 6.3-mile radius of Bridgeport Municipal within 1.3 miles each side of the 328° radial
Airport, TX Airport, and within 1.6 miles each side of the of the Corpus Christi VORTAC extending
(Lat. 32°55′50″ N., long. 96°26′08″ W.) 040° bearing from Bridgeport Municipal from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.6 miles
Mesquite, Mesquite Metro Airport, TX Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to southeast of the airport.
(Lat. 32°44′49″ N., long. 96°31′50″ W.) 10.6 miles northeast of the airport, and
within 4 miles each side of the 001° bearing Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 24,
Mesquite NDB
from Bridgeport Municipal Airport extending 2016.
(Lat. 32°48′34″ N., long. 96°31′45″ W.)
Mesquite Metro ILS Localizer from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.7 miles north Walter Tweedy,
(Lat. 32°44′03″ N., long. 96°31′50″ W.) of the airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
Lancaster, Lancaster Airport, TX of Decatur Municipal Airport, and within 1.5 ATO Central Service Center.
(Lat. 32°34′39″ N., long. 96°43′03″ W.) miles each side of the 263° bearing from [FR Doc. 2016–21028 Filed 9–7–16; 8:45 am]
Point of Origin Decatur Municipal Airport extending from
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
(Lat. 32°51′57″ N., long. 97°01′41″ W.) the 6.3-mile radius to 9.2 miles west of the
Fort Worth, Fort Worth Spinks Airport, TX airport.
(Lat. 32°33′55″ N., long. 97°18′29″ W.) * * * * *
Cleburne, Cleburne Regional Airport, TX DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(Lat. 32°21′14″ N., long. 97°26′02″ W.) ASW TX E5 Gainesville, TX [Amended]
Fort Worth, Bourland Field Airport, TX Gainesville Municipal Airport, TX Federal Aviation Administration
(Lat. 32°34′55″ N., long. 97°35′27″ W.) (Lat. 33°39′08″ N., long. 97°11′50″ W.)
Granbury, Granbury Regional Airport, TX That airspace extending upward from 700 14 CFR Part 71
(Lat. 32°26′40″ N., long. 97°49′01″ W.) feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile
Weatherford, Parker County Airport, TX radius of Gainesville Municipal Airport. [Docket No. FAA–2016–8830; Airspace
(Lat. 32°44′47″ N., long. 97°40′57″ W.)
Bridgeport, Bridgeport Municipal Airport, TX * * * * * Docket No. 16–AGL–18]
(Lat. 33°10′31″ N., long. 97°49′42″ W.) ASW TX E5 Georgetown, TX [Amended] Proposed Amendment of Class E
Decatur, Decatur Municipal Airport, TX Georgetown Municipal Airport, TX
(Lat. 33°15′15″ N., long. 97°34′50″ W.) Airspace for the Following Wisconsin
(Lat. 30°40′44″ N., long. 97°40′46″ W.) Towns; Land O’ Lakes, WI; Manitowish
That airspace extending upward from 700 That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 30-mile radius Waters, WI; Merrill, WI; Oconto, WI;
feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile Phillips, WI; Platteville, WI; Solon
of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, radius of Georgetown Municipal Airport, and
and within a 6.6-mile radius of McKinney Springs, WI; Superior, WI; and West
within 2.0 miles each side of the 301° bearing
National Airport, and within 1.8 miles each from the airport extending from the 6.6-mile Bend, WI
side of the 002° bearing from McKinney radius to 9.8 miles northwest of the airport,
National Airport extending from the 6.6-mile and within 2 miles each side of the 004°
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
radius to 9.2 miles north of the airport, and bearing from the airport extending from the Administration (FAA), DOT.
within a 6.3-mile radius of Ralph M. Hall/ 6.6-mile radius to 10.4 miles north of the ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
Rockwall Municipal Airport, and within 1.6 airport. (NPRM).
miles each side of the 010° bearing from
Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport * * * * *
SUMMARY: This action proposes to
extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.8 ASW TX E5 Hebbronville, TX [Amended]
miles north of the airport, and within a 6.5- modify Class E airspace extending
Hebbronville, Jim Hogg County Airport, TX upward from 700 feet above the surface
mile radius of Mesquite Metro Airport, and
(Lat. 27°20′58″ N., long. 98°44′13″ W.) at Kings Land O’ Lakes Airport, Land O’
within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of the
Realitos, O.S. Wyatt Airport, TX Lakes, WI; Manitowish Waters Airport,
001° bearing from Mesquite NDB extending (Lat. 27°25′18″ N., long. 98°36′16″ W.)
from the 6.5-mile radius to 19.7 miles north Hebbronville NDB Manitowish Waters, WI; Merrill
of the airport, and within 1.7 miles each side (Lat. 27°21′14″ N., long. 98°44′39″ W.) Municipal Airport, Merrill, WI; Oconto-
of the Mesquite Metro ILS Localizer south J. Douglas Bake Municipal Airport,
course extending from the 6.5-mile radius to That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile Oconto, WI; Price County Airport,
11.1 miles south of the airport, and within a
radius of Jim Hogg County Airport and Phillips, WI; Platteville Municipal
6.6-mile radius of Lancaster Airport, and
within 1.9 miles each side of the 140° bearing
within 2.5 miles each side of the 325° bearing Airport, Platteville, WI; Solon Springs
from the Hebbronville NDB extending from Municipal Airport, Solon Springs, WI;
from Lancaster Airport from the 6.6-mile
the 6.5-mile radius to 7.5 miles northwest of Richard I. Bong Airport, Superior, WI;
radius to 9.2 miles southeast of the airport,
the airport and within a 6.5-mile radius of and West Bend Municipal Airport, West
and within 8 miles northeast and 4 miles O.S. Wyatt Airport.
southwest of the 144° bearing from the Point Bend, WI. Decommissioning of non-
of Origin extending from the 30-mile radius * * * * * directional radio beacons (NDBs),
of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to ASW TX E5 Jasper, TX [Amended] cancellation of NDB approaches, and
35 miles southeast of the Point of Origin, and implementation of area navigation
within a 6.5-mile radius of Fort Worth Spinks Jasper, Jasper County-Bell Field, TX
(Lat. 30°53′09″ N., long. 94°02′06″ W.) (RNAV) procedures have made this
Airport, and within 8 miles east and 4 miles
west of the 178° bearing from Fort Worth The airspace extending upward from 700 action necessary for the safety and
Spinks Airport extending from the 6.5-mile feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile management of Instrument Flight Rules
radius to 21 miles south of the airport, and radius of Jasper County-Bell Field and within (IFR) operations at these airports.
within a 6.9-mile radius of Cleburne Regional 1.6 miles each side of the 001° bearing from Additionally, the geographic
Airport, and within 3.6 miles each side of the the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 6.7 coordinates for Kings Land O’ Lakes
292° bearing from the airport extending from miles north of the airport.
Airport; Manitowish Waters Airport;
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS
the 6.9-mile radius to 12.2 miles northwest * * * * * Oconto-J. Douglas Bake Municipal
of Cleburne Regional Airport, and within a Airport; and Solon Springs Municipal
ASW TX E5 Sinton, TX [Amended]
6.5-mile radius of Fort Worth’s Bourland
Sinton, San Patricio County Airport, TX Airport would be adjusted to coincide
Field Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of
Granbury Regional Airport, and within a 6.3- (Lat. 28°02′19″ N., long. 97°32′32″ W.) with the FAA’s aeronautical database.
mile radius of Weatherford’s Parker County Corpus Christi VORTAC The name of Oconto-J. Douglas Bake
Airport, and within 8 miles east and 4 miles (Lat. 27°54′14″ N., long. 97°26′42″ W.) Municipal Airport (formerly Oconto
west of the 177° bearing from Parker County That airspace extending upward from 700 Municipal Airport) also would be
Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile updated.
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before October 24, 2016. | |
| Contact | Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222-5711. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 62041 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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