81 FR 85135 - Amendment of 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 227 (November 25, 2016)
Federal Aviation Administration
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| FR Document | 2016-28284 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 85135-85137] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-28284] [[Page 85135]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2016-8827; Airspace Docket No. 16-ASW-12] Amendment of 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: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace at Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX, and 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 (NDB), 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 the above airports. This action also updates the geographic coordinates for 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; Jasper County-Bell Field; and Alfred C. `Bubba' Thomas (formerly San Patricio County Airport), Sinton, TX, 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); Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport (formerly Rockwall Municipal Airport); and Alfred C. `Bubba' Thomas (formerly San Patricio County Airport) are being updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 2, 2017. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments. ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A, 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 7400.11A at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html. FAA Order 7400.11A, 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 modifies Class D airspace at Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX; and modifies 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. History On September 8, 2016, the FAA published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), (81 FR 62041) Docket No. FAA- 2016-8827, to modify Class D airspace at Georgetown Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX; and 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. Subsequent to publication, the FAA discovered that the geographic coordinates for and name of San Patricio County Airport, Sinton, TX, were updated to Alfred C. `Bubba' Thomas Airport, Sinton, TX. Also updated subsequent to publication were the geographic coordinates for Corpus Christi International Airport, Corpus Christi, TX. These have been updated in this action to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received. Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000, 6002, 6003, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference This document amends FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting points. The Rule This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 modifies: 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 [[Page 85136]] 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 geographic coordinates for the Corpus Christi VORTAC, and the geographic coordinates and name of Alfred C. `Bubba' Thomas (formerly San Patricio County Airport), listed for Sinton, TX, are also updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. 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 names 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 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 at these airports for the safety and management of the standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at the airports. 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 only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Environmental Review The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5.a. This airspace action is not expected to cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an environmental assessment. Lists 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 0 1. The authority citation for 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 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016, 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 4.1-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]46'20'' N., long. 97[deg]30'09'' 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]46'20'' N., long. 97[deg]30'09'' 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.) [[Page 85137]] 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 (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.) That 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] Alfred C. `Bubba' Thomas Airport, TX (Lat. 28[deg]02'19'' N., long. 97[deg]32'33'' 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 Alfred C. `Bubba' Thomas 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 November 16, 2016. Walter Tweedy, Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center. [FR Doc. 2016-28284 Filed 11-23-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION the annual revision of FAA Order (81 FR 62041) Docket No. FAA–2016–
7400.11 and publication of conforming 8827, to modify Class D airspace at
Federal Aviation Administration amendments. Georgetown Municipal Airport,
ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A, Georgetown, TX; and Class E airspace
14 CFR Part 71 Airspace Designations and Reporting extending upward from 700 feet above
[Docket No. FAA–2016–8827; Airspace Points, and subsequent amendments can the surface at Rockport Aransas County
Docket No. 16–ASW–12] be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ Airport, Corpus Christi, TX; Lancaster
air_traffic/publications/. For further Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX;
Amendment of Amendment of Class D information, you can contact the Gainesville Municipal Airport,
and E Airspace for the Following Texas Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Gainesville, TX; Georgetown Municipal
Towns; Georgetown, TX; Corpus Administration, 800 Independence Airport, Georgetown, TX; O.S. Wyatt
Christi, TX; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20591; Airport, Realitos, TX; Jasper County-Bell
Gainesville, TX; Graford, TX; telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is Field, Jasper, TX.
Hebbronville, TX; and Jasper, TX also available for inspection at the Subsequent to publication, the FAA
National Archives and Records discovered that the geographic
AGENCY: Federal Aviation coordinates for and name of San Patricio
Administration (FAA), DOT. Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of FAA County Airport, Sinton, TX, were
ACTION: Final rule. updated to Alfred C. ‘Bubba’ Thomas
Order 7400.11A at NARA, call 202–741–
SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D 6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ Airport, Sinton, TX. Also updated
airspace at Georgetown Municipal federal_register/code_of_federal- subsequent to publication were the
Airport, Georgetown, TX, and Class E regulations/ibr_locations.html. geographic coordinates for Corpus
airspace extending upward from 700 FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Christi International Airport, Corpus
feet above the surface at Rockport Designations and Reporting Points, is Christi, TX. These have been updated in
Aransas County Airport, Corpus Christi, published yearly and effective on this action to coincide with the FAA’s
TX; Lancaster Airport, Dallas/Fort September 15. aeronautical database.
Worth, TX; Gainesville Municipal Interested parties were invited to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Airport, Gainesville, TX; Georgetown participate in this rulemaking effort by
Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation submitting written comments on the
Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX; Administration, Operations Support
(Hebbronville, TX) O.S. Wyatt Airport, proposal to the FAA. No comments
Group, Central Service Center, 10101 were received.
Realitos, TX; and Jasper County-Bell Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX,
Field, Jasper, TX. Decommissioning of Class D and E airspace designations
76177; telephone (817) 222–5711. are published in paragraph 5000, 6002,
non-directional radio beacons (NDB), SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
cancellation of NDB approaches, and 6003, and 6005, respectively, of FAA
implementation of area navigation Authority for This Rulemaking Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016,
(RNAV) procedures have made this and effective September 15, 2016, which
The FAA’s authority to issue rules is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
action necessary for the safety and regarding aviation safety is found in
management of Instrument Flight Rules 71.1. The Class D and E airspace
Title 49 of the United States Code. designations listed in this document
(IFR) operations at the above airports. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
This action also updates the geographic will be published subsequently in the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Order.
coordinates for Corpus Christi Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
International Airport; the Corpus Christi describes in more detail the scope of the Availability and Summary of
VORTAC; Aransas County Airport, agency’s authority. This rulemaking is Documents for Incorporation by
Rockport, TX; Nueces County Airport, promulgated under the authority Reference
Robstown, TX; Dallas/Fort Worth described in Subtitle VII, Part A, This document amends FAA Order
International Airport, Dallas/Fort Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and
Worth, TX; McKinney National Airport, section, the FAA is charged with Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016,
McKinney, TX; Lancaster Airport; prescribing regulations to assign the use
Bourland Field Airport, Fort Worth, TX; and effective September 15, 2016. FAA
of airspace necessary to ensure the Order 7400.11A is publicly available as
Jasper County-Bell Field; and Alfred C. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
‘Bubba’ Thomas (formerly San Patricio listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
airspace. This regulation is within the document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists
County Airport), Sinton, TX, to coincide scope of that authority as it modifies
with the FAA’s aeronautical database. Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
Class D airspace at Georgetown air traffic service routes, and reporting
Also, the names of McCampbell-Porter Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX;
Airport (formerly T.P. McCampbell points.
and modifies Class E airspace extending
Airport); McKinney National Airport upward from 700 feet above the surface The Rule
(formerly Collin County Regional at Rockport Aransas County Airport, This amendment to Title 14, Code of
Airport); Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Corpus Christi, TX; Lancaster Airport, Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71
Municipal Airport (formerly Rockwall Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Gainesville modifies:
Municipal Airport); and Alfred C. Municipal Airport, Gainesville, TX; Class D airspace within a 4.1-mile
‘Bubba’ Thomas (formerly San Patricio Georgetown Municipal Airport, radius (reduced from a 5-mile radius)
County Airport) are being updated to Georgetown, TX; O.S. Wyatt Airport, of Georgetown Municipal Airport,
coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical Realitos, TX; Jasper County-Bell Field, Georgetown, TX;
ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES
database. Jasper, TX. Class E airspace extending upward from
DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 2, 700 feet above the surface at Corpus
2017. The Director of the Federal History
Christi, TX;
Register approves this incorporation by On September 8, 2016, the FAA Within a 6.6-mile radius (reduced from
reference action under Title 1, Code of published in the Federal Register a a 7.6-mile radius) of Aransas County
Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), Airport, Rockport, TX, with
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extensions to the north of the airport coordinates of the airport to coincide § 71.1 [Amended]
from the 6.6-mile radius to 10 miles, with the FAA’s aeronautical database. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
to the southeast of the airport from the Airspace reconfiguration is necessary 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A,
6.6-mile radius to 10 miles, to the due to the decommissioning of NDBs, Airspace Designations and Reporting
south of the airport from the 6.6-mile cancellation of NDB approaches, and Points, dated August 3, 2016, and
radius to 10 miles, and to the implementation of RNAV procedures at effective September 15, 2016, is
northwest of the airport from the 6.6- these airports for the safety and amended as follows:
mile radius to 10 miles, and updating management of the standard instrument
the geographic coordinates of Corpus Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace
approach procedures for IFR operations
Christi International Airport (also at the airports. * * * * *
located in Class E extension airspace), ASW TX D Georgetown, TX [Amended]
Nueces County Airport, Robstown, Regulatory Notices and Analyses
Georgetown Municipal Airport, Texas
TX, and the name of McCampbell- The FAA has determined that this (Lat. 30°40′44″ N., long. 97°40′46″ W.)
Porter Airport (formerly T.P. regulation only involves an established That airspace extending upward from the
McCampbell Airport) to coincide with body of technical regulations for which surface to and including 3,300 feet MSL
the FAA’s aeronautical database. The frequent and routine amendments are within a 4.1-mile radius of Georgetown
geographic coordinates for the Corpus necessary to keep them operationally Municipal Airport. This Class D airspace is
Christi VORTAC, and the geographic current, is non-controversial and effective during the specific dates and times
coordinates and name of Alfred C. unlikely to result in adverse or negative established in advance by a Notice to
‘Bubba’ Thomas (formerly San comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a Airmen. The effective date and time will
Patricio County Airport), listed for ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under thereafter be continuously published in the
Sinton, TX, are also updated to Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a Airport/Facility Directory.
coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT * * * * *
database. Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace
Class E airspace extending upward from FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Designated as Surface Areas.
700 feet above the surface at Dallas/ does not warrant preparation of a * * * * *
Fort Worth, TX; Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated
Within a 6.6-mile radius (increased from impact is so minimal. Since this is a ASW TX E2 Rockport, TX [Amended]
a 6.5-mile radius) of the Lancaster routine matter that only affects air traffic Aransas County Airport, TX
Airport, Lancaster, TX, with an procedures and air navigation, it is (Lat. 28°05′10″ N., long. 97°02′37″ W.)
extension southeast of the airport certified that this rule, when That airspace extending upward from the
from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.2 miles promulgated, does not have a significant surface within a 4.1-mile radius of Aransas
and updating the geographic economic impact on a substantial County Airport.
coordinates of the airport; number of small entities under the * * * * *
By updating the geographic coordinates criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Paragraph 6003 Class E Airspace Areas
of Dallas/Fort Worth International Environmental Review Designated as an Extension.
Airport, McKinney National Airport, * * * * *
and Bourland Field Airport, and the The FAA has determined that this
names of McKinney National Airport action qualifies for categorical exclusion ASW TX E3 Corpus Christi, TX [Amended]
(formerly Collin County Regional under the National Environmental Corpus Christi International Airport, TX
Airport) and Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Policy Act in accordance with FAA (Lat. 27°46′20″ N., long. 97°30′09″ W.)
Municipal Airport (formerly Rockwall Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental Corpus Christi VORTAC
Municipal Airport) to coincide with Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ (Lat. 27°54′14″ N., long. 97°26′42″ W.)
the FAA’s aeronautical database; paragraph 5–6.5.a. This airspace action That airspace extending upward from the
is not expected to cause any potentially surface within 1.3 miles each side of the 200°
By removing the 10.4-mile segment
significant environmental impacts, and radial of the Corpus Christi VORTAC
extending from the 6.6-mile radius of extending from a 5-mile radius of Corpus
Gainesville Municipal Airport, no extraordinary circumstances exist
Christi International Airport to 6.4 miles
Gainesville, TX; that warrant preparation of an
north of the airport.
Within a 6.6-mile radius (increased from environmental assessment.
* * * * *
a 6.5-mile radius) of Georgetown Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Municipal Airport, Georgetown, TX, Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
with extensions to the northwest of
Navigation (air). Above the Surface of the Earth.
the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to
9.8 miles, and to the north of the Adoption of the Amendment * * * * *
airport from the 6.6-mile radius to In consideration of the foregoing, the ASW TX E5 Corpus Christi, TX [Amended]
10.4 miles. Federal Aviation Administration Corpus Christi International Airport, TX
Class E airspace extending upward from amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: (Lat. 27°46′20″ N., long. 97°30′09″ W.)
700 feet above the surface at Corpus Christi NAS/Truax Field, TX
Hebbronville, TX; Within a 6.5-mile PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, (Lat. 27°41′34″ N., long. 97°17′25″ W.)
radius (reduced from a 6.9-mile B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Port Aransas, Mustang Beach Airport, TX
radius) of O.S. Wyatt Airport, TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND (Lat. 27°48′43″ N., long. 97°05′20″ W.)
Realitos, TX; Rockport, San Jose Island Airport, TX
REPORTING POINTS
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And within a 6.6-mile radius (increased (Lat. 27°56′40″ N., long. 96°59′06″ W.)
Rockport, Aransas County Airport, TX
from a 6.5-mile radius) of Jasper ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71
(Lat. 28°05′10″ N., long. 97°02′37″ W.)
County-Bell Field, Jasper, TX, with an continues to read as follows: Ingleside, McCampbell-Porter Airport, TX
extension to the north of the airport Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, (Lat. 27°54′47″ N., long. 97°12′41″ W.)
from the 6.6-mile radius to 6.7 miles, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, Robstown, Nueces County Airport, TX
and updating the geographic 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. (Lat. 27°46′41″ N., long. 97°41′24″ W.)
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Corpus Christi VORTAC, TX Fort Worth, Bourland Field Airport, TX ASW TX E5 Gainesville, TX [Amended]
(Lat. 27°54′14″ N., long. 97°26′42″ W.) (Lat. 32°34′55″ N., long. 97°35′27″ W.) Gainesville Municipal Airport, TX
That airspace extending upward from 700 Granbury, Granbury Regional Airport, TX (Lat. 33°39′08″ N., long. 97°11′50″ W.)
feet above the surface within a 7.5-mile (Lat. 32°26′40″ N., long. 97°49′01″ W.)
Weatherford, Parker County Airport, TX That airspace extending upward from 700
radius of Corpus Christi International Airport feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile
and within 1.4 miles each side of the 200° (Lat. 32°44′47″ N., long. 97°40′57″ W.)
Bridgeport, Bridgeport Municipal Airport, TX radius of Gainesville Municipal Airport.
radial of the Corpus Christi VORTAC
extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 8.5 (Lat. 33°10′31″ N., long. 97°49′42″ W.) * * * * *
miles north of the airport, and within 1.5 Decatur, Decatur Municipal Airport, TX
(Lat. 33°15′15″ N., long. 97°34′50″ W.) ASW TX E5 Georgetown, TX [Amended]
miles each side of the 316° bearing from
Corpus Christi International Airport That airspace extending upward from 700 Georgetown Municipal Airport, TX
extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 10.1 feet above the surface within a 30-mile radius (Lat. 30°40′44″ N., long. 97°40′46″ W.)
miles northwest of the airport, and within 2 of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, That airspace extending upward from 700
miles each side of the 179° bearing from and within a 6.6-mile radius of McKinney feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile
Corpus Christi International Airport National Airport, and within 1.8 miles each radius of Georgetown Municipal Airport, and
extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 14 side of the 002° bearing from McKinney within 2.0 miles each side of the 301° bearing
miles south of the airport, and within an 8.8- National Airport extending from the 6.6-mile from the airport extending from the 6.6-mile
mile radius of Corpus Christi NAS/Truax radius to 9.2 miles north of the airport, and radius to 9.8 miles northwest of the airport,
Field, and within a 6.3-mile radius of within a 6.3-mile radius of Ralph M. Hall/ and within 2 miles each side of the 004°
Mustang Beach Airport, and within a 6.4- Rockwall Municipal Airport, and within 1.6 bearing from the airport extending from the
mile radius of McCampbell-Porter Airport, miles each side of the 010° bearing from 6.6-mile radius to 10.4 miles north of the
and within a 6.3-mile radius of Nueces Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport airport.
County Airport, and within a 6.6-mile radius extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.8
of Aransas County Airport, and within 2 miles north of the airport, and within a 6.5-
* * * * *
miles each side of the 010° bearing from the mile radius of Mesquite Metro Airport, and ASW TX E5 Hebbronville, TX [Amended]
Aransas County Airport extending from the within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of the
Hebbronville, Jim Hogg County Airport, TX
6.6-mile radius to 10 miles north of the 001° bearing from Mesquite NDB extending
(Lat. 27°20′58″ N., long. 98°44′13″ W.)
airport, and within 2 miles each side of the from the 6.5-mile radius to 19.7 miles north
Realitos, O.S. Wyatt Airport, TX
145° bearing from the Aransas County of the airport, and within 1.7 miles each side
(Lat. 27°25′18″ N., long. 98°36′16″ W.)
Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to of the Mesquite Metro ILS Localizer south
course extending from the 6.5-mile radius to Hebbronville NDB
10 miles southeast of the airport, and within
11.1 miles south of the airport, and within a (Lat. 27°21′14″ N., long. 98°44′39″ W.)
2 miles each side of the 190° bearing from the
Aransas County Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius of Lancaster Airport, and That airspace extending upward from 700
6.6-mile radius to 10 miles south of the within 1.9 miles each side of the 140° bearing feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile
airport, and within 2 miles each side of the from Lancaster Airport from the 6.6-mile radius of Jim Hogg County Airport and
325° bearing from the Aransas County radius to 9.2 miles southeast of the airport, within 2.5 miles each side of the 325° bearing
Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to and within 8 miles northeast and 4 miles from the Hebbronville NDB extending from
10 miles northwest of the airport, and within southwest of the 144° bearing from the Point the 6.5-mile radius to 7.5 miles northwest of
a 6.5-mile radius of San Jose Island Airport, of Origin extending from the 30-mile radius the airport and within a 6.5-mile radius of
and within 8 miles west and 4 miles east of of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to O.S. Wyatt Airport.
the 327° bearing from the San Jose Island 35 miles southeast of the Point of Origin, and * * * * *
Airport extending from the airport to 20 within a 6.5-mile radius of Fort Worth Spinks
miles northwest of the airport, and within 8 Airport, and within 8 miles east and 4 miles ASW TX E5 Jasper, TX [Amended]
miles east and 4 miles west of the 147° west of the 178° bearing from Fort Worth Jasper, Jasper County-Bell Field, TX
bearing from San Jose Island Airport Spinks Airport extending from the 6.5-mile (Lat. 30°53′09″ N., long. 94°02′06″ W.)
extending from the airport to 16 miles radius to 21 miles south of the airport, and That airspace extending upward from 700
southeast of the airport, excluding that within a 6.9-mile radius of Cleburne Regional feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile
portion more than 12 miles from and parallel Airport, and within 3.6 miles each side of the
radius of Jasper County-Bell Field and within
to the shoreline. 292° bearing from the airport extending from
1.6 miles each side of the 001° bearing from
the 6.9-mile radius to 12.2 miles northwest
* * * * * the airport from the 6.6-mile radius to 6.7
of Cleburne Regional Airport, and within a
miles north of the airport.
ASW TX E5 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 6.5-mile radius of Fort Worth’s Bourland
[Amended] Field Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of * * * * *
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX Granbury Regional Airport, and within a 6.3- ASW TX E5 Sinton, TX [Amended]
(Lat. 32°53′50″ N., long. 97°02′16″ W.) mile radius of Weatherford’s Parker County
Airport, and within 8 miles east and 4 miles Alfred C. ‘Bubba’ Thomas Airport, TX
McKinney, McKinney National Airport, TX (Lat. 28°02′19″ N., long. 97°32′33″ W.)
(Lat. 33°10′37″ N., long. 96°35′20″ W.) west of the 177° bearing from Parker County
Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to Corpus Christi VORTAC
Rockwall, Ralph M. Hall/Rockwall Municipal (Lat. 27°54′14″ N., long. 97°26′42″ W.)
Airport, TX 21.4 miles south of the airport, and within a
(Lat. 32°55′50″ N., long. 96°26′08″ W.) 6.3-mile radius of Bridgeport Municipal That airspace extending upward from 700
Mesquite, Mesquite Metro Airport, TX Airport, and within 1.6 miles each side of the feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile
(Lat. 32°44′49″ N., long. 96°31′50″ W.) 040° bearing from Bridgeport Municipal radius of Alfred C. ‘Bubba’ Thomas Airport
Mesquite NDB Airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to and within 1.3 miles each side of the 328°
(Lat. 32°48′34″ N., long. 96°31′45″ W.) 10.6 miles northeast of the airport, and radial of the Corpus Christi VORTAC
Mesquite Metro ILS Localizer within 4 miles each side of the 001° bearing extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.6
(Lat. 32°44′03″ N., long. 96°31′50″ W.) from Bridgeport Municipal Airport extending miles southeast of the airport.
Lancaster, Lancaster Airport, TX from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.7 miles north
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November
of the airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius
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(Lat. 32°34′39″ N., long. 96°43′03″ W.) 16, 2016.
Point of Origin of Decatur Municipal Airport, and within 1.5
miles each side of the 263° bearing from Walter Tweedy,
(Lat. 32°51′57″ N., long. 97°01′41″ W.)
Fort Worth, Fort Worth Spinks Airport, TX Decatur Municipal Airport extending from Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
(Lat. 32°33′55″ N., long. 97°18′29″ W.) the 6.3-mile radius to 9.2 miles west of the ATO Central Service Center.
Cleburne, Cleburne Regional Airport, TX airport. [FR Doc. 2016–28284 Filed 11–23–16; 8:45 am]
(Lat. 32°21′14″ N., long. 97°26′02″ W.) * * * * * BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
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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 | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final rule. | |
| Dates | Effective 0901 UTC, March 2, 2017. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments. | |
| 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 85135 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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