[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53845-53846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26461]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-AAL-4]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Ketchikan, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Ketchikan, AK. The
FAA has developed a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach
procedure to RWY 31 and established a Special Visual Flight Rules (VFR)
seaplane holding area at Ward Cove at Ketchikan, AK. This action is
intended to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain instrument
flight rule (IFR)
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operations for aircraft executing instrument approach procedures and
provide Special VFR seaplane holding at Ketchikan, AK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 30, 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 July 2, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at
Ketchikan was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 34391). Revision
of the Class E airspace is required for the IFR approach and departure
procedures using GPS at Ketchikan, AK, and required for Special VFR
seaplane holding at Ward Cove, Ketchikan, AK. This action will provide
adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations and Special VFR
seaplane holding at Ketchikan, AK.
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 coordinates for Clam Cove NDB, which has been
added: lat. 55 deg.20'44'' N, long. 131 deg.41'47'' W. The FAA has
determined that this change is 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 proposed.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as airport surface
areas are listed in paragraph 6002 and airspace designated as 700/1200
foot transition areas are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order
7400.9D, dated September 4, 1995, and effective September 16, 1996,
which are incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July
6, 1993). 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) revises the Class E airspace located at Ketchikan, AK, to
provide controlled airspace extending upward from the surface area for
aircraft executing instrument landing and departing procedures and
Special VFR operations at Ward Cove.
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 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, 1995, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6002 The Class E airspace areas listed below are
designated as a surface area for an airport.
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AAL AK E2 Ketchikan, AK [Revised]
Ketchikan International Airport, AK
(Lat. 55 deg.21'20'' N, long. 131 deg.42'49'' W)
Ketchikan Localizer
(Lat. 55 deg.20'51'' N, long. 131 deg.42'00'' W)
Within a 3-mile radius of the Ketchikan International Airport
and within 1 mile each side of the Ketchikan localizer northwest/
southeast courses extending from the 3-mile radius to 4.6 miles
northwest and 4.1 miles southeast of the airport excluding that
airspace beyond 2.5-miles of the Ketchikan International Airport
beginning 1 mile east of the Ketchikan localizer northwest course
clockwise to the 350 deg. bearing from the Ketchikan International
Airport. This Class E 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 Supplement Alaska (Airport/Facility Directory).
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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AAL AK E5 Ketchikan, AK [Revised]
Ketchikan International Airport, AK
(Lat. 55 deg.21'20'' N, long. 131 deg.42'49'' W)
Annette Island VORTAC
(Lat. 55 deg.03'38'' N, long. 131 deg.34'42'' W)
Ketchikan Localizer
(Lat. 55 deg.20'51'' N, long. 131 deg.42'00'' W)
Clam Cove NDB
(Lat. 55 deg.20'44'' N, long. 131 deg.41'47'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within 2.0 miles each side of the Ketchikan Localizer east course
extending from the Ketchikan Localizer to 9.0 miles southeast of the
Ketchikan International Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of
the 353 deg. radial of the Annette Island VORTAC extending from 11
miles north of the VORTAC to the Ketchikan Localizer east course and
within 1.9 miles either side of the Ketchikan Localizer west course
extending from the localizer to 6.7 miles west of the airport; and
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface
within a 12-mile radius of the Annette Island VORTAC and within 10
miles east of the 169 deg. bearing from the Clam Cove NDB extending
from the NDB to 10 miles southeast of the airport; and that airspace
extending upward from 4,700 feet MSL within 13.2 miles east and 10.5
miles west of the 165 deg. radial of the Annette Island VORTAC
extending from the VORTAC to the U.S.-Canada border; and that
airspace extending upward from 5,200 feet MSL within 10 miles either
side of the 349 deg. bearing from the Clam Cove NDB extending to 50
miles north of the airport; and that airspace extending upward from
5,700 feet MSL within 15.6 miles south of the 311 deg. radial of the
Annette Island VORTAC extending from 15.8 miles west of the VORTAC
to 56.8 miles west of the VORTAC and within 9 miles north and 14
miles south of the Ketchikan Localizer west course extending from
4.3 miles west of the airport to 42.7 miles west of the airport.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 4, 1996.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 96-26461 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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