[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 3608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1768]
[[Page 3608]]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-21]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Koyuk, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Koyuk Airport, AK.
The development of non-directional beacon (NDB) instrument approach to
runway (RWY) 36 at Koyuk, AK, has made this action necessary. The
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Koyuk Airport,
AK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 27, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert van Haastert, System Management
Branch, AAL-538, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,
Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587; telephone number (907) 271-5863.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On October 16, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at
Koyuk was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 53882). The
development of a NDB instrument approach procedure to RWY 36 at Koyuk
Airport, AK, has made this action necessary.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments to the proposals were received, thus the rule is adopted as
written.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas designated as 700/1200
foot transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order
7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996.
Paragraph 6005 is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (61 FR
48403; September 13, 1996). The Class E airspace designations listed in
this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace located at Koyuk, AK, to
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for
aircraft executing instrument landing and departing procedures.
The Federal Aviation Administration 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 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
Airspace, 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. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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 Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or
more above the surface of the earth.
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AAL AK E5 Koyuk, AK [New]
Koyuk Airport, AK
(Lat. 64 deg. 56' 02'' N, long. 161 deg. 09' 29'' W)
Koyuk NDB, AK
(Lat. 64 deg. 55' 55'' N, long. 161 deg. 08' 52'' W)
Norton Bay NDB, AK
(Lat. 64 deg. 41' 46'' N, long. 162 deg. 03' 47'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 9-mile radius of the Koyuk Airport and 4 miles west and 8
miles east of the 210 deg. bearing from the Koyuk NDB extending from
the 9-mile radius to 17 miles southwest of the airport; and that
airspace extending upward from the 1,200 feet above the surface
within 5 miles eitherside of the Koyuk NDB 210 deg. bearing
extending from the NDB to 30 miles southwest of the NDB and 4.5
miles either side of the line between Norton Bay NDB and Koyuk NDB
and within 20 miles of the Koyuk Airport extending clockwise from
the 140 deg. bearing to the 210 deg. bearing of the NDB.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on January 15, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-1768 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
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