97-1771. Establishment of Class E Airspace; Klawock, AK  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 3605-3606]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-1771]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-24]
    
    
    Establishment of Class E Airspace; Klawock, AK
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Klawock Airport, 
    AK. The development of non-directional beacon (NDB) and Global 
    Positioning System (GPS) instrument approaches to runway (RWY) 1 at 
    Klawock, AK, have made this action necessary. The intended effect of 
    this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument 
    Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Klawock 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 
    Klawock was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 53887). The 
    development of NDB and GPS instrument approach procedures to RWY 1 at 
    Klawock Airport, AK, have 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 Klawock, 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 these 
    proposed regulations only involve 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
    
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    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 Klawock, AK [New]
    
    Klawock Airport, AK
        (Lat. 55 deg.34'45'' N, long. 133 deg.04'36'' W)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within a 6.5-mile radius of the Klawock Airport; and that airspace 
    extending upward from the 1,200 feet above the surface within 6.5 
    miles northwest and 8 miles southeast of the 039 deg. bearing from 
    the airport extending from the airport to 6.5 miles northeast of the 
    airport and within 6.5 miles northwest and 8 miles southeast of the 
    219 deg. bearing from the airport extending from the airport to 25 
    miles southwest of the airport.
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        Issued in Anchorage, AK, on January 15, 1997.
    Willis C. Nelson,
    Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
    [FR Doc. 97-1771 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
01/24/1997
Department:
Transportation Department
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
97-1771
Dates:
0901 UTC, March 27, 1997.
Pages:
3605-3606 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-24
PDF File:
97-1771.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1