[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53889-53890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25850]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-10]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Michael, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at St. Michael, AK.
The establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument
approach procedures at St. Michael Airport made this action necessary.
The St. Michael 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 St. Michael,
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 St. Michael, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR
41360). The proposal was
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necessary due to the establishment of GPS instrument approaches at St.
Michael, 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 St. Michael, 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 St. Michael, 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 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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AAL AK E5 St. Michael, AK [New]
St. Michael Airport
(Lat. 62 deg.29'24'' N., long. 162 deg.06'37'' W.)
Fort Davis NDB
(Lat. 64 deg.29'41'' N., long. 165 deg.18'50'' W.)
North River NDB
(Lat. 63 deg.54'28'' N., long. 160 deg.48'43'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within 5.8-mile readius of the St. Michael Airport; and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within
an area bounded by lat. 63 deg.54'30'' N long. 161 deg.44'20'' W, to
lat. 63 deg.41'00'' N long. 161 deg.04'30'' W, to lat.
63 deg.02'00'' N long. 162 deg.23'05'' W, to lat. 62 deg.50'00'' N
long. 164 deg.00'00'' W, to lat. 63 deg.05'00'' N long.
164 deg.00'00'' W, to the beginning point; and that airspace 4 miles
northwest of a line from North River NDB to lat. 63 deg.35'44'' N
long. 161 deg.44'03'' W; and that airspace 4 miles either side of a
line from Fort Davis NDB to lat 63 deg.22'14'' N long.
162 deg.33'13'' W; and that airspace 4 miles either side of a line
from Fort Davis NDB to lat. 63 deg.41'11'' N long. 162 deg.02'50''
W; excluding that airspace within the Nome, 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. 99-25850 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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