[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13016-13017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6819]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-2]
Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Homer, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Homer, AK. The
modification of the Localizer (LOC)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
instrument approach to RWY 21 Homer, AK, has made this action
necessary. Adoption of this proposal would result in the provision of
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations at Homer, AK.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 1, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Operations Branch, AAL-530, Docket No. 98-AAL-2, Federal Aviation
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
Counsel for the Alaskan Region at the same address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours in the Office of the Manager, Operations Branch, Air Traffic
Division, at the address shown above and on the Internet at Alaskan
Region's homepage at http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at address http://
162.58.28.41/at.
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://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at address http://
162.58.28.41/at.
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. 98-
AAL-2.'' 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 Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK,
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 Operations Branch, AAL-530,
Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14,
Anchorage, AK 99513-7587. Communications must identify the notice
number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing
list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular
No. 11-2A which describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 by revising the Class E
airspace at Homer, AK, due to the modification of the LOC/DME
instrument approach to RWY 21. The area would be depicted on
aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The intended effect of this
proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations
at Homer, AK.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas designated as surface
areas for an airport are published in paragraph 6002 and the Class E
airspace areas designated as 700/1200 foot transition areas are
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September
16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (62 FR
52491; October 8, 1997). The Class E airspace designations listed in
this document would be revised and published subsequently in the Order.
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).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration
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proposes to amend 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 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, is to be amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 The Class E airspace areas listed below are
designated as a surface area for an airport.
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AAL AK E2 Homer, AK
Homer Airport, AK
(Lat. 59 deg.38'42'' N, long. 151 deg.28'42'' W)
Kachemak NDB
(Lat. 59 deg.38'29'' N, long. 151 deg.30'01'' W)
Homer Localizer
(Lat. 59 deg.39'07'' N, long. 151 deg.27'31'' W)
Within a 4.2 mile radius of the Homer Airport and within 1.9
miles either side of the Homer localizer northeast backcourse
extending from the localizer to 7.2 miles northeast of the Homer
localizer, and within 2.4 miles north and 4.2 miles south of the
Kachemak NDB 235 deg. radial extending from the Kachemak NDB to 8.3
miles southwest the Kachemak NDB. This Class E airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter
be continuously published in the Supplement Alaska (Airport/Facility
Directory).
* * * * *
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 Homer, AK
Homer Airport, AK
(Lat. 59 deg.38'42'' N, long. 151 deg.28'42'' W)
Kachemak NDB
(Lat. 59 deg.38'29'' N, long. 151 deg.30'01'' W)
Homer Localizer
(Lat. 59 deg.39'07'' N, long. 151 deg.27'31'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.7 mile radius of the Homer Airport and within 4 miles
either side of the Homer localizer northeast backcourse extending
from localizer to 12 miles northeast of the Homer localizer, and
within 8 miles north and 4.2 miles south of the Kachemak NDB
235 deg. radial extending from the Kachemak NDB to 16 miles
southwest of the Kachemak NDB.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 9, 1998.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 98-6819 Filed 3-16-98; 8:45 am]
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