[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37231-37232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18061]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-9]
Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Cold Bay, Nome, and
Tanana, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Cold Bay, Nome,
and Tanana, AK. The development of the Global Positioning System (GPS)
instrument procedures to Nome Airport, AK, and Ralph M. Calhoun
Memorial (Tanana), AK, have made this action necessary. Revisions to
the Cold Bay Class E airspace will correct discrepancies found during
an airspace review. The areas would be depicted on aeronautical charts
for pilot reference. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations at Cold Bay, Nome, and Tanana, AK.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 3, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
System Management Branch, AAL-530, Docket No. 96-AAL-9, 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.
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.
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 Airspace Docket No. 96-
AAL-9.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. All communications
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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 modify Class E airspace at
Cold Bay, Nome, and Tanana, AK. This action is necessary to correct the
airspace legal description for Cold Bay, AK, and accommodate new GPS
instrument approach procedures at Nome Airport, AK, and Ralph M.
Calhoun Airport (Tanana), AK. 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 7400.9C, dated August 17, 1995, and effective
September 16, 1995, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1
(58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). 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 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16,
1995, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6002 The Class E airspace areas listed below are
designated as a surface area for an airport.
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AAL AK E2 Cold Bay, AK [Revised]
Cold Bay Airport, AK
(lat. 55 deg.12'20'' N, long. 162 deg.43'27'' W)
Cold Bay VORTAC
(lat. 55 deg.16'03'' N, long. 162 deg.46'27'' W)
Elfee NDB
(lat. 55 deg.17'46'' N, long. 162 deg.47'21'' W)
Within a 4.7-mile radius of the Cold Bay Airport and within 2.6
miles each side of the 338 deg. bearing and the 158 deg. bearing
from the Elfee NDB, extending from the 4.7-mile radius to 13 miles
north of the airport and within 3 miles each side of the Cold Bay
VORTAC 150 deg. radial, extending from the 4.7-mile radius to 17.4
miles south of the airport.
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AAL AK E2 Nome, AK [Revised]
Nome Airport, AK
(lat. 64 deg.30'44'' N, long. 165 deg.26'43'' W)
Nome VORTAC
(lat. 64 deg.29'06'' N, long. 165 deg.15'11'' W)
Gold NDB/DME
(lat. 64 deg.30'46'' N, long. 165 deg.25'01'' W)
Within a 3.9-mile radius of the Nome Airport and within 3.4
miles each side of the Nome VORTAC 106 deg. radial, extending from
the 3.9-mile radius to 12.1 miles east of the airport, and within
3.4 miles each side of the Nome VORTAC 286 deg. radial extending
from the 3.9-mile radius to 6 miles west of the airport, and within
3.5 miles each side of the 195 deg. bearing from the Gold NDB/DME
extending from the 3.9-mile radius to 6 miles south of the airport.
AAL AK E2 Tanana, AK [Revised]
Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, AK
(lat. 65 deg.10'28'' N, long. 152 deg.06'34'' W)
Bear Creek NDB
(lat. 65 deg.10'26'' N, long. 152 deg.12'21'' W)
Tanana VOR/DME
(lat. 65 deg.10'38'' N, long. 152 deg.10'39'' W)
Within a 3.9-mile radius of the Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial
Airport and within 2.5 miles south and 3.5 miles north of the
250 deg. bearing from the Bear Creek NDB extending from the NDB to
9.5 miles west of the NDB, and 2.5 miles north of the Tanana VOR/DME
277 deg. radial extending from 3.9-mile radius to 7 miles west of
the VOR/DME. This Class E airspace area is effective during the
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Supplement Alaska (Airport/Facility Directory).
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 8, 1996.
Trent S. Cummings,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 96-18061 Filed 7-16-96; 8:45 am]
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