Class E Airspace; Amendment: Corpus Christi, TX

Federal Register: February 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 31)

Rules and Regulations

Page 7557-7558

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

DOCID:fr18fe09-6

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71

Docket No. FAA-2008-0987; Airspace Docket No. 08-ASW-19

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Corpus Christi, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace at Corpus Christi, TX.

Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate Area Navigation (RNAV)

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at Mustang Beach

Airport, Port Aransas, TX; and T.P. McCampbell Airport, Ingleside, TX.

Also, Class E airspace around Aransas County Airport, Rockport, TX, and

San Jose Island Airport, Rockport, TX, will

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be incorporated into the Corpus Christi, TX, area Class E airspace. The

Rockport, TX, designation is being removed under a separate rulemaking.

The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety and management of

Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations in and around the Corpus

Christi, TX, airspace area.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, May 7, 2009. The Director of the

Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 1 CFR Part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Enander, Central Service Center,

Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Ft. Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone (817) 321-7716.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On November 26, 2008, the FAA published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend Class E airspace at Corpus

Christi, TX, adding controlled airspace at Mustang Beach Airport, Port

Aransas, TX; and T.P. McCampbell Airport, Ingleside, TX, and incorporating the Rockport, TX, airspace area into Corpus Christi Class

E airspace (73 FR 71965, Docket No. FAA-2008-0987). 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 E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA

Order 7400.9S signed October 3, 2008, and effective October 31, 2008, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in that Order.

The Rule

This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)

Part 71 by amending Class E airspace at Corpus Christi, TX, adding controlled airspace at Mustang Beach Airport, Port Aransas, TX; and

T.P. McCampbell Airport, Ingleside, TX, and incorporating the Class E airspace at Aransas County Airport, and San Jose Island Airport, both in Rockport, TX, into the Corpus Christi Class E airspace.

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.

Therefore, this regulation: (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 adds controlled airspace in the Corpus Christi, TX airspace area, at Mustang Beach Airport, Port Aransas, TX; T.P. McCampbell Airport,

Ingleside, TX; Aransas County Airport and San Jose Island Airport,

Rockport, TX.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment 0

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 14 CFR 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] 0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9S, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, signed October 3, 2008, and effective October 31, 2008, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700

Feet or More Above the Surface.

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ASW TX E5 Corpus Christi, TX [Amended]

Corpus Christi International Airport, TX

(Lat. 27[deg]46'13'' 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]05'12'' N., long. 97[deg]02'41'' W.)

Ingleside, T.P. McCampbell Airport, TX

(Lat. 27[deg]54'47'' N., long. 97[deg]12'41'' W.)

Robstown, Nueces County Airport, TX

(Lat. 27[deg]46'43'' N., long. 97[deg]41'26'' 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 the airport extending from the 7.5 mile radius to 10.1 miles northwest 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 T.P.

McCampbell Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Nueces County

Airport, and within a 7.6-mile radius of Aransas County 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 the 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.

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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 2, 2009.

Anthony D. Roetzel,

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.

FR Doc. E9-2994 Filed 2-17-09; 8:45 am

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