Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, 57617-57618 [E9-26967]

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• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 215 (Monday, November 9, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57617-57618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26967]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2009-0926; Airspace Docket No. 09-ASW-26]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace in the Dallas-
Fort Worth, TX area. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to 
accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at 
Bridgeport Municipal Airport, Bridgeport, TX. The FAA is taking this 
action to enhance the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR) operations for SIAPs at Bridgeport Municipal Airport.

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be received on or before December 24, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. You 
must identify the docket number FAA-2009-0926/Airspace Docket No. 09-
ASW-26, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments 
through the Internet at https://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 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Office 
(telephone 1-800-647-5527), is on the ground floor of the building at 
the above address.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2009-0926/
Airspace Docket No. 09-ASW-26.'' 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 https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at: https://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by 
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 
Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. 
Communications must identify both docket numbers for this notice. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's 
should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking (202) 267-9677, to 
request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

The Proposal

    This action proposes to amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 
(14 CFR), Part 71 by adding additional Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface for SIAPs operations in the 
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX area at Bridgeport Municipal Airport, Bridgeport, 
TX. Adjustments to the geographic coordinates would be made in 
accordance with the FAAs National Aeronautical Charting Office, as well 
as

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a name change for McKinney Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace is 
needed for the safety and management of IFR operations at the airport.
    Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9T, dated August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 2009, which 
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 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 for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
It, therefore, (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); 
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation as the 
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that 
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 describes 
the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation 
Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority. 
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in 
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the 
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it would add additional controlled airspace in the Dallas--Fort 
Worth, TX airspace area.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

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

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

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

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


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 
7400.9T, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 27, 
2009, and effective September 15, 2009, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet 
or more above the surface of the earth.
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ASW TX E5 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX [Amended]

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]53'49'' N., long. 97[deg]02'17'' W.)
McKinney, Collin County Regional Airport, TX
    (Lat. 33[deg]10'41'' N., long. 96[deg]35'26'' W.)
Rockwall, 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]34'45'' N., long. 96[deg]43'09'' W.)
Lancaster NDB
    (Lat. 32[deg]34'40'' N., long. 96[deg]43'18'' 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 Municipal Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]21'14'' N., long. 97[deg]26'02'' W.)
Ft. Worth, Bourland Field Airport, TX
    (Lat. 32[deg]34'54'' 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 Collin County Regional Airport at 
McKinney, and within 1.8 miles each side of the 002[deg] bearing 
from the Collin County Regional Airport at McKinney extending from 
the 6.6-mile radius to 9.2 miles north of the airport, and within a 
6.3-mile radius of Rockwall Municipal Airport, and within 1.6 miles 
each side of the 010[deg] bearing from the 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 the 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 6.5-
mile radius of the Lancaster Airport, and within 8 miles west and 4 
miles east of the 129[deg] bearing from the Lancaster NDB extending 
from the 6.5-mile radius to 16 miles southeast of the NDB, 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 Municipal 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 Municipal 
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 the 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.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on October 14, 2009.
Roger M. Trevino,
Manager, Operations Support Group,
    ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. E9-26967 Filed 11-6-09; 8:45 am]
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