[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14797-14798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7920]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-28]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Selawik, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Selawik Airport, AK.
The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument
approach to runway (RWY) 27 and recomputation of the Airport Reference
Point (ARP) at Selawik, AK, have made this action necessary. The
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Selawik
Airport, AK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert van Haastert, System Management
Branch, AAL-538, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,
Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587; telephone number: (907) 271-5863;
email: Robert.van.Haastert@faa.dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On January 24, 1997, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at
Selawik was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 3630). The
development of the GPS instrument approach procedure to RWY 27 and
recomputation of the Airport Reference Point (ARP) at Selawik Airport,
AK, have made this action necessary.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments to the proposal were received, thus the rule is adopted as
written.
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
7400.9D, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 4,
1996, and effective September 16, 1996. Paragraph 6005 is incorporated
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (61 FR 48403; September 13, 1996). The
Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) revises Class E airspace located at Selawik, AK, to
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for
aircraft executing instrument landing and departing procedures.
The Federal Aviation Administration 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 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--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR
9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
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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 Selawik, AK [Revised]
Selawik Airport, AK
(Lat. 66 deg.35'58'' N, long. 159 deg.59'49'' W)
Selawik VOR/DME, AK
(Lat. 66 deg.36'00'' N, long. 159 deg.59'30'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 8-mile radius of the Selawik Airport; and that airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 6 miles
north and 4 miles south of the 231 deg. radial of the Selawik VOR/
DME extending from the 8-mile radius to 16 miles southwest, and 6
miles north of the 058 deg. radial extending from the 8-mile radius
to 16 miles northeast, and 10 miles either side of the Selawik VOR/
DME 120 deg. radial to 50 miles southeast.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 21, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-7920 Filed 3-27-97; 8:45 am]
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