99-30390. Establishment of Class E Airspace; Koliganek, AK  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 1999)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 63677-63678]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-30390]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-15]
    
    
    Establishment of Class E Airspace; Koliganek, AK
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Koliganek, AK. The 
    establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach 
    procedures at Koliganek Airport made this action necessary. The 
    Koliganek 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 Koliganek, AK.
    
    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 or at address http://162.58.28.41/at.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    History
    
        On September 2, 1999, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
    Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E airspace 
    at Koliganek, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 48123). 
    The proposal was
    
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    necessary due to the establishment of GPS instrument approaches at 
    Koliganek, 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 
    7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 
    1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by 
    reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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 Koliganek, 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 Koliganek, 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
    Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
    1999, 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 Koliganek, AK [New]
    
    Koliganek Airport
        (Lat. 61 deg.32'11'' N., long. 160 deg.20'29'' W.)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within 6.3-mile radius of the Koliganek Airport, and that airspace 
    extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within an area 
    bounded by lat. 59 deg. 08' 00'' N. long. 158 deg. 30' 00'' W., to 
    lat. 59 deg. 55' 00'' N. long. 158 deg. 30' 00'' W., to lat. 59 deg. 
    55' 00'' N. long. 155 deg. 00' 00'' W., to lat. 59 deg. 08' 00'' N. 
    long. 155 deg. 00' 00'' W., to the point of beginning.
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        Issued in Anchorage, AK, on November 16, 1999.
    Joseph F. Woodford,
    Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
    [FR Doc. 99-30390 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:
99-30390
Dates:
0901 UTC, December 30, 1999.
Pages:
63677-63678 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-15
PDF File:
99-30390.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1