[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17743-17744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9510]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-5]
Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Kotzebue, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Kotzebue, AK. The
establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approaches
to runway (RWY) 8 and RWY 26 at Kotzebue, 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 Kotzebue, AK.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 26, 1998
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Operations Branch, AAL-530, Docket No. 98-AAL-5, 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-5.'' 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 Kotzebue, AK, due to the establishment of GPS instrument
approaches to RWY 8 and RWY 26. 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 Kotzebue, AK.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American
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Datum 83. 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
designation 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 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 6005 Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or
more above the surface of the earth.
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AAL AK E5 Kotzebue, AK
Kotzebue, Ralph Wien Memorial Airport, AK
(Lat. 66 deg.53'05'' N, long. 162 deg.35'55'' W)
Kotzebue VOR/DME
(Lat. 66 deg.53'08'' N, long. 162 deg.32'24'' W)
Hotham NDB
(Lat. 66 deg.54'05'' N, long. 162 deg.33'52'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8 mile radius of the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport and
within 14 miles of the Kotzebue VOR/DME extending clockwise from the
206 deg. radial to the 130 deg. radial and within 4 miles southeast
and 8 miles northwest of the Hotham NDB 039 deg. bearing extending
from the NDB to 16 miles northeast of the NDB and within 4 miles
north and 8 miles south of the Kotzebue VOR/DME 278 deg. radial
extending from the VOR/DME to 20 miles west of the VOR/DME; and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within
18 miles of the Kotzebue VOR/DME clockwise from the 020 deg. radial
to the 130 deg. radial and within 38 miles of the Kotzebue VOR/DME
clockwise from the 130 deg. radial to the 314 deg. radial and within
4.3 miles each side of the Kotzebue VOR/DME 103 deg. radial
extending from the VOR/DME to 34 miles east of the VOR/DME; and that
airspace extending upward from 5,500 feet MSL within 4.3 miles each
side of the Kotzebue VOR/DME 103 deg. radial extending from 34 miles
east of the VOR/DME to 51.3 miles east of the VOR/DME; and that
airspace extending upward from 7,500 feet MSL within 4.3 miles each
side of the Kotzebue VOR/DME 103 deg. radial at 51.3 miles east of
the Kotzebue VOR/DME widening to 7.4 miles each side of the 103 deg.
radial at 96 miles east of the Kotzebue VOR/DME.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on April 3, 1998.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 98-9510 Filed 4-9-98; 8:45 am]
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