[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19259-19260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9772]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-22]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Soldotna, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Soldotna, AK. The
establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approaches
to runway (RWY) 07 and RWY 25 at Soldotna, AK, have made this action
necessary. Adoption of this proposal will provide adequate controlled
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Soldotna, AK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 15, 1999.
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;
email: Robert.van.Haastert@faa.gov; Internet: http://
www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at http://162.58.28.41/at.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On December 16, 1998, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at
Soldotna, AK, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 69231). The
proposal was necessary due to the establishment of GPS instrument
approaches to RWY 07 and RWY 25. The effect of this proposal is to
provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Soldotna,
AK.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No public comments to the proposal were received, thus the rule is
adopted as written.
The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot
reference. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas designated as a 700/1200
foot transition area, are published in paragraph 6005 in FAA Order
7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September
10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (63 FR 50139; September 21, 1998). The Class E
airspace listed in this document will be revised and published in the
Order.
The FAA has determined that this action 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
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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 amends 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AAL AK E5 Soldotna, AK
Soldotna Airport, AK
(Lat. 60 deg.28'34'' N., long. 151 deg.01'57'' W.)
Kenai VOR/DME
(Lat. 60 deg.36'53'' N., long. 151 deg.11'43'' W.)
Soldotna NDB
(Lat. 60 deg.28'30'' N., long. 150 deg.52'44'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Soldotna Airport and within 4 miles
each side of the 150 deg. and 330 deg. radial of the Kenai VOR/DME
extending from the 6.4-mile radius airport to 10 miles west of the
airport and within 4 miles either side of the 270 deg. bearing from
the Soldotna NDB extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 21 miles west
of the airport and within 4.6 miles north and 4 miles south of the
090 deg. bearing from the Soldotna NDB extending from the 6.4-mile
radius to 14.3 miles east of the airport.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on April 9, 1999.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 99-9772 Filed 4-19-99; 8:45 am]
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