97-1774. Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Nuiqsut, AK  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 3631-3632]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-1774]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-27]
    
    
    Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Nuiqsut, AK
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
    
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    SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Nuiqsut, AK. The 
    modification of the Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach 
    to runway (RWY) 4 and RWY 22 has made this action necessary. The area 
    would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The 
    intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled 
    airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Nuiqsut, AK.
    
    DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 14, 1997.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
    System Management Branch, AAL-530, Docket No. 96-AAL-27,Federal 
    Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 
    99513-7587.
        The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
    Chief Counsel for the Alaskan Region at the same address.
        An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
    hours in the Office of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air 
    Traffic Division, at the address shown above.
    
    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:
    
    Comments Invited
    
        Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
    rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
    may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
    views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
    reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
    specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
    environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
    Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
    submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
    the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
    submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
    the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96-
    AAL-27.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
    commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
    closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
    the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
    in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
    for examination in the System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 
    Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, 
    Anchorage, AK, both before and after the closing date for comments. A 
    report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
    concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
    
    Availability of NPRM's
    
        Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
    (NPRM) by submitting a request to the System Management Branch, AAL-
    530, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, 
    Anchorage, AK 99513-7587. Communications must identify the notice 
    number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a
    
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    mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory 
    Circular No. 11-2A which describes the application procedure.
    
    The Proposal
    
        The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
    Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class E airspace at 
    Nuiqsut, AK, due to the modification of the GPS approaches to RWY 4 and 
    RWY 22. 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, 
    which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (61 FR 48403; 
    September 13, 1996). The Class E airspace designation listed in this 
    document would be published subsequently in the Order. The FAA 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 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.
    
    List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
    
        Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
    
    The Proposed Amendment
    
        In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
    Administration proposes to amend 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 Nuiqsut, AK [Revised]
    
    Nuiqsut Airport, AK
        (Lat. 70 deg.12'36'' N, long. 151 deg.00'20'' W)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within a 6.5-mile radius of the Nuiqsut Airport, and that airspace 
    extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 5 miles north and 
    8 miles south of the 249 deg. bearing from the airport to 29 miles 
    southwest.
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        Issued in Anchorage, AK, on January 15, 1997.
    Willis C. Nelson,
    Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
    [FR Doc. 97-1774 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
01/24/1997
Department:
Transportation Department
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Document Number:
97-1774
Dates:
Comments must be received on or before March 14, 1997.
Pages:
3631-3632 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-27
PDF File:
97-1774.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1