[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59704-59705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29629]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-12]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Nome, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule modifies Class E airspace at Nome, AK. The
establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approaches
to runway (RWY) 2, RWY 9, and RWY 27 at Nome, AK, made this action
necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at
Nome, AK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 3, 1998.
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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; fax:
(907) 271-2850; email: Robert.van.Haastert@faa.dot.gov. Internet
address: http://162.58.28.41/at or at address http://
www.alaska.faa.gov/at.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On June 12, 1998, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at
Nome, AK, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 32157). The
proposal was necessary due to the establishment of GPS instrument
approaches to RWY 2, RWY 9, and RWY 27.
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 revises the Class E airspace at
Nome, AK, due to the establishment of GPS instrument approaches to RWY
11 and RWY 29. The intended effect of this action is to provide
adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Nome, 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 Nome, AK [Revised]
Nome Airport, AK
(Lat. 64 deg.30'44'' N., long. 165 deg.26'43'' W.)
Nome VORTAC
(Lat. 64 deg.29'06'' N., long. 165 deg.15'11'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Nome Airport and within 14 miles of
the Nome VORTAC extending clockwise from the 002 deg. radial to the
175 deg. radial of the VORTAC and within 20 miles of the Nome VORTAC
extending clockwise from the 175 deg. radial to the 305 deg. radial
of the VORTAC and within 4 miles north and 8 miles south of the
106 deg. radial of the Nome VORTAC extending from the VORTAC to 16
miles east and within 4 miles north and 8 miles south of the Nome
VORTAC 271 deg. radial extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 27
miles west of the VORTAC; and that airspace extending upward from
1,200 feet above the surface within a 39-mile radius of the Nome
VORTAC and within 39 miles each side of the Nome VORTAC 092 deg.
radial extending from the 39-mile radius to 77.4 miles east of the
VORTAC.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 28, 1998.
Trent S. Cummings,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 98-29629 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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