[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7741-7742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4206]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-1]
RIN: 2120-AA66
Proposed Modification and Renaming of En Route Domestic Airspace;
AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would modify the Browerville/Barter Island
En Route Domestic Airspace Area by removing that portion of the area
protected by controlled airspace known as Federal Airway 438 (V-438).
This action would redefine the remaining Browerville/Barter Island, AK,
En Route Domestic Airspace Area and rename Browerville/Barter Island,
AK, to Barter Island, AK.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 31, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air
Traffic Division, AAL-500, Docket No. 97-AAL-1, Federal Aviation
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, #14, Anchorage, AL 99533. The
official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of the
Chief Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC,
weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bil Nelson, Airspace and Rules
Division, ATA-400 Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97-
AAL-1.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available
for examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing
date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Attention: Airspace and
Rules Division, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must identify the
notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a
mailing list for future NPRM's should contact the FAA's, Office of
Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of Advisory Circular No.
11-2A, which describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing to amend Title 14 of the Code of Federal
Regulations part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Browerville/
Barter Island, AK, En Route Domestic Airspace Area. This action would
remove that portion of the area protected by controlled airspace known
as V-438. En Route domestic airspace areas are used for en route
navigation requiring en route air traffic control services outside of
controlled airspace. This action would redefine the remaining area and
rename Browerville/Barter Island, AK, to Barter Island, AK. En route
domestic airspace areas are published in paragraph 6006 of FAA Order
7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996,
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The en route
domestic airspace area listed in this document would be published
subsequently in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this regulation--(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).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
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; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace
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Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and
effective September 16, 1996, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6006--Domestic En Route Airspace Areas
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Barter Island, AK [Revised]
From the Put River, AK, NDB 12 AGL to Barter Island, AK, NDB.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 5 1997.
Jeff Griffith,
Program Director for Air Traffic, Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 97-4206 Filed 2-19-97; 8:45 am]
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