[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16464]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-4]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Kodiak, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Kodiak Airport, AK.
The creation of the CHINI fix on the front course of the localizer to
runway (RWY) 25 at Kodiak, AK, has made this action necessary. Holding
is established at CHINI from 1,600 feet MSL through 6,000 feet MSL. The
protected airspace needed for the CHINI holding pattern at these
altitudes will extend beyond the currently established Class E
airspace. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at
Kodiak Airport, AK.
EFFECTIVE DATES: 0901 UTC, September 11, 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. Internet: www.alaska.faa.gov/at
or www.mmac.jccbi.gov/aal/at.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On May 9, 1997, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at Kodiak
was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 25568). The creation of
the CHINI fix on the front course of the localizer to runway (RWY) 25
at Kodiak, AK, has made this action necessary. Holding is established
at CHINI from 1,600 feet MSL through 6,000 feet MSL. The protected
airspace needed for the CHINI holding pattern at these altitudes will
extend beyond the currently established Class E airspace.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No negative comments to the proposal 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, 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 designation 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) revises Class E airspace located at Kodiak, AK, to provide
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft
executing instrument holding procedures at Kodiak, AK.
The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that this
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 Kodiak, AK [Revised]
Kodiak Airport, AK
(Lat. 57 deg. 45' 00'' N, long. 152 deg. 29' 38'' W)
Kodiak VORTAC
(Lat. 57 deg. 46' 30'' N, long. 152 deg. 20' 23'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Kodiak Airport and within 5 miles
south and 9 miles north of the 070 deg. radial of the Kodiak VORTAC
extending to 17 miles northeast of the VORTAC and within 8 miles
north and 4 miles south of the Kodiak Localizer front course
extending from the airport to 20.3 miles east of the airport and
within 14 miles of the Kodiak VORTAC extending from the 358 deg.
radial clockwise to the 107 deg. radial; and that airspace extending
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 27 miles of the
Kodiak VORTAC extending clockwise from the 023 deg. radial to the
088 deg. radial and within 8 miles north and 5 miles south of the
Kodiak Localizer front course extending from the airport to 32 miles
east of the airport.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on June 13, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-16464 Filed 6-23-97; 8:45 am]
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