[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3606-3607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1770]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-23]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Savoonga, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Savoonga Airport, AK.
The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument
approach to runway (RWY) 5 at Savoonga, 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
Savoonga 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
Savoonga was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 53876). The
development of a GPS instrument approach procedure to RWY 5 at Savoonga
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. However, the proposal was
published without the exclusion of the Gambell Class E airspace. The
last portion of the airspace description has been corrected to read:
``and 10 miles north and 10 miles south of the 110 deg. bearing from
the Gambell NDB/DME extending from 12 miles southeast of the Gambell
NDB/DME to 33 miles southeast of the Gambell NDB/DME, excluding that
airspace within Gambell, AK, Class E airspace area.'' The Federal
Aviation Administration has determined that these changes are editorial
in nature and will not increase the scope of this rule. Except for the
non-substantive changes just discussed, 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 Savoonga, 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 Savoonga, AK [Revised]
Savoonga Airport, AK
(Lat. 63 deg.41'11'' N, long. 170 deg.29'33'' W)
Kukuliak VOR/DME
(Lat. 63 deg.41'32'' N, long. 170 deg.28'12'' W)
Gambell NDB/DME
(Lat. 63 deg.46'55'' N, long. 171 deg.44'12'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Savoonga Airport and within 3 miles
each side of the 059 deg. radial of the Kululiak VOR/DME extending
from the 6.4-mile radius to 14.3 miles from the airport; and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within
15 miles of the airport extending clockwise from the Kukuliak VOR/
DME 298 deg. radial to the 023 deg. radial of the VOR/DME, and
within 20 miles of the airport extending clockwise from the Kukuliak
VOR/DME 023 deg. radial to the 059 deg. radial of the VOR/DME, and 4
miles each side of the 110 deg. bearing from the Gambell NDB/DME
extending from the NDB/DME to 12 miles southeast of the Gambell NDB/
DME, and 10 miles north and 10 miles south of the 110 deg. bearing
from the Gambell NDB/DME extending from 12 miles southeast of the
Gambell NDB/DME to 33 miles southeast of the Gambell NDB/DME,
excluding that airspace within Gambell, AK, Class E airspace area.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on January 15, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-1770 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
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