[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-5414]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-43]
Establishment of Class D Airspace: Fort Worth, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D airspace at Spinks Airport in
Fort Worth, TX. Airspace reclassification, effective September 26,
1993, discontinued the use of the term ``airport traffic area,''
replacing it with the designation ``Class D Airspace.'' While Spinks
Airport has an operating control tower, it did not have a control zone.
As a result of airspace reclassification, the requirement for two-way
radio communication with the control tower at Fort Worth Spinks Airport
lapsed. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate Class
D airspace to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations and
required two-way radio communications at Spinks Airport in Fort Worth,
TX.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 U.T.C., April 28, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alvin DeVane, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest
Region, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration,
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, telephone (817) 222-5595.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On December 7, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class D airspace at
Spinks Airport, Fort Worth, TX, was published in the Federal Register
(58 FR 64387).
Interested persons were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
Two comments were received. The first commenter objected to the
existence of the airport traffic control tower (ATCT) at Spinks
Airport. The ATCT at Spinks Airport is a non-federal facility operated
by private contract for the city of Fort Worth. The proposed action was
to establish Class D airspace at Spinks Airport. The question of
whether or not ATCT should be operated at Spinks Airport is beyond the
scope of this action. The second commenter objected to the imposition
of the additional operating requirements of Class D airspace on those
operators at Luck Field, Rafter J, Branson Farm, and Sycamore Strip
airports. The commenter stated that a large community of antique and
experimental aircraft without electrical systems operated in the south
Fort Worth area. The FAA concurs that, to the extent possible,
satellite airports should be excluded from the Class D surface area at
Spinks Airport. Therefore, in this final rule, the proposed Class D
airspace is revised to exclude Branson Farm, Sycamore and the Flying L
airports from the Spinks Class D surface area. It is not feasible to
exclude Luck and Rafter J airports from the Class D airspace surface
area due to their close proximity to the Spinks Airport. However,
operators at those airports may contact the Spinks Airport Traffic
Control Tower (ATCT) at 817-447-1837 to negotiate a letter of agreement
between the Spinks ATCT and the operator. This agreement would allow
the operators of aircraft without electrical systems to continue to
operate in the Class D airspace. Additionally, the coordinates for the
Spinks Airport were updated and some descriptive information in the
narrative portion of the rule for the Class D airspace at Fort Worth
Spinks Airport was added to indicate that the tower is operated part-
time. Except for these changes, this amendment is the same as that
proposed in the notice. The coordinates for this airspace docket are
based on North American Datum 83. Class D airspace designations are
published in paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993,
and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class D airspace
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in
the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations
establishes Class D airspace at Spinks Airport in Fort Worth, TX.
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations that need 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 will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Aviation safety, 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--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,
1993, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000: General
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ASW TX D Fort Worth Spinks, TX [New]
Forth Worth Spinks Airport, TX
(lat. 32 deg.33'55'' N., long. 97 deg.18'30'' W.)
Forth Worth, Sycamore Strip, TX
(lat. 32 deg.37'43'' N., long. 97 deg.21'13'' W.)
Branson Farm Airport
(lat. 32 deg.31'00'' N., long. 97 deg.22'01'' W.)
Flying L Airpark
(lat. 32 deg.32'15'' N., long. 97 deg.07'51'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not
including 2500 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Forth Worth
Spinks Airport excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of
Sycamore Strip; excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of
Branson Farm Airport; excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius
of the Flying L Airpark. This Class D airspace area 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.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 25, 1994.
Larry D. Gray,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-5414 Filed 3-8-94; 8:45 am]
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