[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14798-14799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7921]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-29]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Atqasuk, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Atqasuk Airport,
AK. The development of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument
approaches to runway (RWY) 6 and RWY 24 at Atqasuk, AK, have made this
action necessary. The airport status will change from Visual Flight
Rules (VFR) to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). The intended effect of
this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Atqasuk 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 establish Class E airspace at
Atqasuk was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 3629). The
development of GPS instrument approach procedures to RWY 6 and RWY 24
at Atqasuk 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 proposals 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,
[[Page 14799]]
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) establishes Class E airspace located at Atqasuk, AK, to
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for
aircraft executing instrument landing and departing procedures. The
status of Atqasuk Airport will change from VFR to IFR.
The Federal Aviation Administration 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. 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 Atqasuk, AK [New]
Atqasuk Airport, AK
(Lat. 70 deg.28'02'' N, long. 157 deg.26' 08'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Atqasuk Airport.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 21, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-7921 Filed 3-27-97; 8:45 am]
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