Amendment of Class E Airspace; Killeen, TX, 16329-16330 [2010-6796]

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• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16329-16330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6796]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2009-0928; Airspace Docket No. 09-ASW-28]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Killeen, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace for Killeen, TX, adding 
additional controlled airspace to accommodate Area Navigation (RNAV) 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at the renamed Skylark 
Field Airport, Killeen, TX. The FAA is taking this action to enhance 
the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations at 
the airport.

DATES: Effective Date 0901 UTC, June 3, 2010. 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., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone (817) 321-
7716.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 25, 2010, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to amend Class E airspace for Killeen, 
TX, reconfiguring controlled airspace at Skylark Field Airport (75 FR 
3877) Docket No. FAA-2009-0928. 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 7400.9T 
signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 2009, 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 
the Order.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
Part 71 by amending Class E airspace for the Killeen, TX area, adding 
additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface to accommodate SIAPs at Skylark Field Airport, and changing the 
airport[min]s name from Killeen Municipal Airport. Adjustments to the 
geographic coordinates and reclassification of the Iresh Nondirectional 
Radio Beacon (NDB) to the Iresh Locator Outer Marker (LOM) also will be 
made in accordance with the FAA's National Aeronautical Charting 
Office. With the exception of these changes, this action is the same as 
that published in the NPRM. This action is necessary for the safety and 
management of IFR operations at the airport.
    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 amends controlled airspace at Skylark Field Airport, Killeen, TX.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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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

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 
2009 is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface.

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ASW TX E5 Killeen, TX [Amended]

Robert Gray Army Airfield (AAF), TX
    (Lat. 31[deg]04[min]02[sec] N., long. 97[deg]49[min]44[sec] W.)
Hood Army Airfield (AAF), TX
    (Lat. 31[deg]08[min]19[sec] N., long. 97[deg]42[min]52[sec] W.)
Gray VOR/DME
    (Lat. 31[deg]01[min]58[sec] N., long. 97[deg]48[min]50[sec] W.)
Skylark Field Airport, TX
    (Lat. 31[deg]05[min]09[sec] N., long. 97[deg]41[min]11[sec] W.)
Iresh LOM
    (Lat. 31[deg]01[min]27[sec] N., long. 97[deg]42[min]29[sec] W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.6-mile radius of Robert Gray AAF and within a 6.3-mile 
radius of Hood AAF and within 1.8 miles each side of the 037[deg] 
radial of the Gray VOR/DME extending from the 7.6-mile radius to 
14.6 miles northeast of the airfield, and within 1.8 miles each side 
of the 217[deg] radial of the Gray VOR/DME extending from the 7.6-
mile radius to 14.6 miles southwest of the airfield, and within 1.7 
miles each side of the 064[deg] radial of the Gray VOR/DME extending 
from the 7.6-mile radius to 13.9 miles northeast of the airfield, 
and within 1.7 miles each side of the 244[deg] radial of the Gray 
VOR/DME extending from the 7.6-mile radius to 13.9 miles southwest 
of the airfield, and within 2 miles each side of the 150[deg] 
bearing from Robert Gray AAF extending from the 7.6-mile radius to 
11.6 miles southeast of the airfield, and within 2 miles each side 
of the 339[deg] bearing from Robert Gray AAF extending from the 7.6-
mile radius to 10.3 miles north of the airfield, and within a 6.5-
mile radius of Skylark Field Airport and within 4 miles each side of 
the 197[deg] bearing from the Skylark Field Airport extending from 
the 6.5-mile radius to 9.6 miles south of the airport and within 2.1 
miles each side of the 197[deg] bearing from the Iresh LOM extending 
from the 6.5-mile radius to 10.1 miles south of the airport.


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    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 16, 2010.
Anthony D. Roetzel,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2010-6796 Filed 3-31-10; 8:45 am]
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