Class D airspace,

[Federal Register: September 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 183)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 51273-51274]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-19]

Proposed Revision of Class D Airspace; NAS JRB (Carswell Field), Fort Worth, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise Class D airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 3,000 feet mean sea level (MSL), within a 4.5-mile radius of the Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Carswell Field, Fort Worth, TX. This action is prompted by the U.S. Navy request to enhance flight safety and reduce the mid-air collision potential for aircraft operating in the vicinity of NAS JRB Carswell Field, Fort Worth, TX. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft operating in the vicinity of NAS JRB Carswell Field, Fort Worth, TX.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 22, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Docket No. 99-ASW-19, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520; telephone: (817) 222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed under the caption ADDRESSES. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit, with those comments, a self- addressed, stamped, postcard containing the following statement: ``Comment to Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-19.'' The postcard will be date and time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in the light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in the Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, both before and after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filedin the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by submitting a request to the Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A that describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to revise Class D airspace, controlled airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 3,000 feet MSL, at NAS JRB Carswell Field. This action is prompted by the U.S. Navy request to enhance flight safety and reduce the

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mid-air collision potential for aircraft operating in the vicinity of NAS JRB Carswell Field, Fort Worth, TX. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft operating in the vicinity of NAS JRB Carswell Field, Fort Worth, TX.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Designated Class D airspace areas are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace designation listed in this document would be published subsequently in the order.

The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations that require frequent and routine amendments to keep them operationally current. It, therefore-- (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

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

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

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]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, is amended as follows: Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace areas. * * * * *

   ASW TX D Fort Worth NAS JRB (Carswell Field), TX [Revised]

   Fort Worth, NAS JRB Carswell Field, TX

   (Lat. 32 deg.46'09''N., long. 97 deg.26'30''W.) Carswell ILS Localizer North

   (Lat. 32 deg.47'19''N., long. 97 deg.26'28''W.) Carswell TACAN

   (Lat. 32 deg.46'18''N., long. 97 deg.26'22''W.) Carswell ILS Localizer South

   (Lat. 32 deg.45'08''N., long. 97 deg.26'27''W.)

   That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 3,000 feet MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of NAS JRB Carswell Field and within 1 mile each side of the Carswell ILS Localizer north course extending from the 4.5-mile radius to 6.5 miles north of the airport and within 1.3 miles each side of the 359 deg. radial of the Carswell TACAN extending from the 4.5-mile radius to 6.5 miles north of the airport and within 1 mile each side of the Carswell ILS Localizer south course extending from the 4.5-mile radius to 6.5 miles south of the airport and within 1.3 miles each side of the 182 deg. radial of the Carswell TACAN extending from the 4.5-mile radius to 6.5 miles south of the airport excluding that airspace east of long. 97 deg.24'00''W. * * * * *

   Issued in Forth Worth, TX on September 14, 1999. Robert N. Stevens, Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

   [FR Doc. 99-24655Filed9-21-99; 8:45 am]

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