[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53891-53892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25848]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-9]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Mountain Village, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Mountain Village,
AK. The establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument
approach procedures at Mountain Village Airport made this action
necessary. The Mountain Village Airport status changes from Visual
Flight Rules (VFR) to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). This rule provides
adequate controlled airspace for aircraft flying IFR procedures at
Mountain Village, AK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 4, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Durand, Operations Branch, Federal
Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK
99513-7587; telephone number (907) 271-5898; fax: (907) 271-2850;
email: Bob.Durand@faa.gov. Internet address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/
at or at address http://162.58.28.41/at.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On July 30, 1999, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E airspace
at Mountain Village, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR
41362). The proposal was necessary due to the establishment of GPS
instrument approaches at Mountain Village, AK. Interested parties were
invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting
written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No public comments to the
proposal were received; thus, the rule is adopted as written.
The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot
reference. 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
7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September
10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (63 FR 50139; September 21, 1998). The Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will be revised and
published subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes the Class E airspace
at Mountain Village, AK, through the establishment of GPS instrument
approaches. The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot
reference. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate
controlled airspace for IFR operations at Mountain Village, AK.
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
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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).
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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth
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Mountain Village Airport [New]
(Lat. 62 deg.05'43'' N., long. 163 deg.40'55'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within 6.3-mile radius of the Mountain Village Airport and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within
35 miles southeast of the airport extending clockwise from the
139 deg. radial to the 310 deg. radial, excluding that airspace
within the St. Marys, AK, Class E airspace area.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on September 28, 1999.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 99-25848 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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