[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19258-19259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9773]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-21]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Barter Island, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Barter Island, AK.
The establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Nondirectional
Radion Beacon (NDB) instrument approaches to runway (RWY) 06 and RWY 24
at Barter Island, AK, have made this action necessary. Adoption of this
proposal will provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Barter Island, 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:
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History
On December 16, 1998, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at
Barter Island, AK, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 69230).
The proposal was necessary to due to the establishment of GPS
instrument approaches to RWY 06 and RWY 24. The effect of this proposal
is to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Barter
Island, 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 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 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 7400.9F, 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 Barter Island, AK [New ]
Barter Island Airport, AK
(Lat. 70 deg.08'02'' N., long. 143 deg.34'55'' W.)
Barter Island NDB
(Lat. 70 deg.07'50'' N., long. 143 deg.38'38'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 4.7 mile radius of the Barter Island Airport; and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within
the area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 70 deg.17'07'' N.,
long. 142 deg.47'30'' W. to lat. 69 deg.59'40'' N., long.
142 deg.55'45'' W. to lat. 69 deg.41'50'' N., long. 143 deg.39'55''
W. to lat. 69 deg.42'25'' N., long. 144 deg.03'50'' W. to lat.
70 deg.05'20'' N., long. 144 deg.30'00'' W. to lat. 70 deg.14'31''
N., long. 144 deg.35'00'' W., thence east 12 miles away and parallel
to the shoreline to the point of beginning.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on April 9, 1999.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 99-9773 Filed 4-19-99; 8:45 am]
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