[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 30026-30028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13936]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-AAL-1]
Proposed Establishment and Alteration of Class E Airspace; Fort
Yukon, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish a Class E2 airspace area and
amend the Class E5 airspace area at Fort Yukon, Alaska. The intended
effect of this proposal is to provide controlled airspace for aircraft
executing the Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at the Fort
Yukon Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 10, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
System Management Branch, AAL-530, Federal Aviation Administration,
Docket No. 95-AAL-1, 222 West 7th Avenue, #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 at the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert C. Durand, AAL-531, 222 West 7th Avenue #14, Anchorage, AK
99513-7587; telephone: (907) 271-5898.
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 Docket No. 95-AAL-1.''
The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
All communications received on or before the 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 Rules Docket 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 Federal Aviation Administration,
Manager, System Management Branch, AAL-530, 222 West 7th Avenue, #14,
Anchorage, AK 99513-7587 or by calling (907) 271-5898. Communications
must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in
being placed on mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a
copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application
procedures.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish new Class E airspace
and revise the existing Class E airspace to provide additional
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedures at the
Fort Yukon Airport. The FAA has recomputed the terminal airspace
requirements for all the SIAP's and installed an Automated Weather
Observation Station (AWOS) at the Fort Yukon Airport. The additional
airspace would provide required controlled airspace for IFR procedures
at the Fort Yukon Airport. The area would be depicted on appropriate
aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area
or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. Class E airspace designations
for airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport are
published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B, dated July 18, 1994,
and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in
14 CFR 71.1, and Class E airspace designations for airspace areas
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth
are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9B, dated July 18,
1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in
this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed regulation--(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 proposed rule would 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
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,
1994, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area
for an Airport.
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AAL AK E2 Fort Yukon, AK [New]
Fort Yukon Airport, AK
(Lat. 66 deg.34'18'' N, long. 145 deg.15'01'' W)
Yukon River, NDB
(Lat. 66 deg.34'48'' N, long. 145 deg.12'46'' W)
Fort Yukon VORTAC
(Lat. 66 deg.34'28'' N, long. 145 deg.16'36'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile
radius of the Fort Yukon Airport and within 2.5 miles each side of
the Yukon River NDB 059 deg. bearing extending from the 4-mile
radius to 8.2 miles northeast of the airport and within 3.3 miles
each side of the Fort Yukon VORTAC 075 deg. radial extending from
the 4-mile radius to [[Page 30028]] 11.6 miles east of the airport
and within 3.3 miles each side of the Fort Yukon VORTAC 213 deg.
radial extending from the 4-mile radius to 12.4 miles southwest of
the airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the
specific dates and times established in advance by Notice to Airmen.
The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Supplement Alaska (Airport/Facility Directory).
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending From 700 Feet or
More Above the Surface of the Earth.
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AAL AK E5 Fort Yukon, AK [Revised]
Fort Yukon Airport, AK
(Lat. 66 deg.34'18'' N, long. 145 deg.15'01'' W)
Yukon River, NDB
(Lat. 66 deg.34'48'' N, long. 145 deg.12'46'' W)
Fort Yukon VORTAC
(Lat. 66 deg.34'28'' N, long. 145 deg.16'36'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Fort Yukon Airport and within 4
miles each side of the 213 deg. radial of the Fort Yukon VORTAC
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 15.4 miles southwest of the
airport and within 4 miles each side of the 075 deg. radial or the
Fort Yukon VORTAC extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 14.6 miles
east of the airport and within 3 miles each side of the Yukon River
NDB 059 deg. bearing extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 11.3
miles northeast of the airport.
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Issued in Anchorage, Alaska on May 12, 1995.
Trent S. Cummings,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 95-13936 Filed 6-6-95; 8:45 am]
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