[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31770-31771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15308]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-7]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Huslia, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Huslia, AK. The
development of Very High Frequency (VHF) omni-directional radio range
(VOR) and VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) instrument approaches
to RWY 3 and RWY 21 have made this action necessary. This action will
change the airport status from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR). The area would be depicted on appropriate
aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area
or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. The intended effect of this
proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations,
segregating aircraft using instrument conditions from other aircraft
operating in visual weather conditions, at Huslia Airport, AK.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 28, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
System Management Branch, AAL-530, Docket No. 97-AAL-7, Federal
Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK
99513-7587.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief 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, System Management Branch, Air
Traffic Division, at the address shown above and on the Internet at the
Alaskan Region's homepage at http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at.
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:
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
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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. 97-AAL-7.'' 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 System
Management 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 System Management 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 is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace to
accommodate aircraft executing the VOR instrument approach procedures
at Huslia, AK. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200
feet above the ground (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the
approach. This action will change the airport status from Visual Flight
Rules (VFR) to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). 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, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (61 FR
48403; September 13, 1996). The intended effect of this proposal is to
provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations, segregating
aircraft using instrument conditions from other aircraft operating in
visual weather conditions, at Huslia Airport, AK. The Class E airspace
designation listed in this document would be 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--[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 Huslia, AK
Huslia Airport, AK
(Lat. 65 deg. 41' 50'' N, long. 156 deg. 23' 21'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Huslia Airport.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on June 3, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-15308 Filed 6-10-97; 8:45 am]
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