[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 59704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29630]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-18]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Atka, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule establishes Class E airspace at Atka, AK. The
establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach
at Atka, AK, made this action necessary. The Atka Airport status is
upgraded from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR). The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate
controlled airspace for IFR operations at Atka, AK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 3, 1998.
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 August 5, 1998, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at
Atka, AK, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 41750). The
proposal was necessary due to the establishment of a GPS instrument
approach at Atka, AK.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
Two letters in support of the proposal from Peninsula Airways, Inc.
(Penn Air) were received. No negative comments to the proposal were
received, however, new coordinates for the Atka Airport have been
derived via a recent GPS survey. The new coordinates are lat.
52 deg.13'13'' N., long. 174 deg.12'23'' W. The FAA has determined that
this change is editorial in nature and will not increase the scope of
this rule. Except for the non-substantive change 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
7400.9F, 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
Atka, AK, due to the establishment of a GPS instrument approach at
Atka, AK. The Atka Airport status is upgraded from VFR to IFR. The
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled
airspace for IFR operations at Atka, 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 Atka, AK [New]
Atka Airport, AK
(Lat. 52 deg.13'13'' N., long. 174 deg.12'23'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Atka Airport; and that airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 10-mile
radius of the airport.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 28, 1998.
Trent S. Cummings,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 98-29630 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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