99-30121. Revision of Class E Airspace; Point Lay, AK  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 1999)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 63676-63677]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-30121]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-12]
    
    
    Revision of Class E Airspace; Point Lay, AK
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Point Lay, AK. The 
    establishment of a Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) instrument 
    approach to runway (RWY) 5 and Global Positioning System (GPS) 
    instrument approach procedures to RWY 5 and RWY 23 at Point Lay Airport 
    made this action necessary. This rule provides adequate controlled 
    airspace for aircraft flying IFR procedures at Point Lay, AK.
    
    
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    EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 30, 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.
    
    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 Point Lay, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 41358). 
    The proposal was necessary due to the establishment of NDB and GPS 
    instrument approaches at Point Lay, 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. The airspace description, however, had errors in the 
    airport position and the first two coordinates listed. The airport 
    position should read ``lat. 69 deg.43' 58'' N., long. 163 deg. 00'19'' 
    W.'' The verbiage ``bounded by lat. 69 deg.50'30'' N long. 
    161 deg.41'30'' W, to lat. 69 deg.28'45'' N long. 163 deg.32'30'' W'' 
    has been changed to read ``bounded by lat. 69 deg.47'45'' N long. 
    161 deg.37'18'' W to lat. 69 deg.25'00'' N long. 163 deg.30'42'' W''. 
    Additionally, the statement ``excluding that airspace within V-506'' 
    has been added to eliminate chart clutter around the GPS waypoint 
    located on the airway. 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 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 
    7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 
    1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by 
    reference in 14 CFR 71. 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 revises the Class E airspace at 
    Point Lay, AK, through the establishment of NDB and 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 Point Lay, AK.
        The FAA has determined that these 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-- 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
    Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
    1999, 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  Point Lay, AK  [Revised]
    
    Point Lay Airport,
        (Lat. 69 deg.43'58''N., long. 163 deg.00'19'' W.)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within an 8-mile radius of the Point Lay Airport; and that airspace 
    extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within an area 
    bounded by lat. 69 deg.47'45'' N long. 161 deg.37'18'' W, to lat. 
    69 deg.25'00'' N long. 163 deg.30'42'' W, to lat. 69 deg.42'35'' N 
    long. 163 deg.57'30'' W, to lat. 70 deg.05'20'' N long. 
    162 deg.04'35'' W, to the beginning point; and that airspace within 
    6 miles radius of lat. 68 deg.51'00'' N long 166 deg.00'00'' W; and 
    that airspace 6 miles either side of a line from of lat. 
    68 deg.51'00'' N long 166 deg.00'00'' W, to lat 69 deg.36'45'' N 
    long. 163 deg.30' 00'' W; and that airspace 4 miles either side of a 
    line from lat. 69 deg.47'37'' N long. 162 deg.33'03'' W, to lat. 
    69 deg.05'17'' N long. 159 deg.59'43'' W; excluding that airspace 
    within V-506.
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        Issued in Anchorage, AK, on November 5, 1999.
    Willis C. Nelson,
    Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
    [FR Doc. 99-30121 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
11/22/1999
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
99-30121
Dates:
0901 UTC, December 30, 1999.
Pages:
63676-63677 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-12
PDF File:
99-30121.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1