[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53741-53742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27378]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-8]
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 designated as the
surface area for Ketchikan, AK. The Ketchikan International Airport's
surface area is currently effective 24 hours a day and has a mandatory
communication requirement. The wording in the last two sentences in the
current description applies to surface areas with less than 24 hours
operations. These last two sentences are deleted. The effect of this
action is to modify the Ketchikan, AK, surface area description to
indicate a continuous, 24 hour operation.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), November 17,
1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert van Haastert, Operations Branch, AAL-538, Federal Aviation
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587;
telephone number: (907) 271-5863; email:
Robert.van.Haastert@faa.dot.gov. Internet: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at
or at http://162.58.28.41/at.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On June 11, 1997, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at
Ketchikan, AK, was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 31769). The
Ketchikan International Airport's surface area is currently effective
24 hours a day and has a mandatory communication requirement. The
wording in the last two sentences in the current description applies to
surface areas with less than 24 hours operations. These last two
sentences are deleted to indicate the continuous operation.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No negative comments to the proposal were received. However, part of
the airspace description was inadvertently left out from the notice of
proposed rulemaking. This missing part of the airspace description has
been added to this rule: ``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.'' 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 a surface
area for an airport are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order
7400.9E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September
10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (62 FR 52491 October 8, 1997). The
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Class E airspace designation 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
indicate the continuous, 24 hour operation at the Ketchikan
International Airport. These two sentences will be removed: ``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).''
The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that this
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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, is amended as follows:
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.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on September 10, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-27378 Filed 10-15-97; 8:45 am]
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