[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 146 (Monday, July 29, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 39368-39369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19230]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-AAL-17]
Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Port Heiden, 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 Port Heiden, AK.
The development of the Very High Frequency (VHF) omni-directional radio
range (VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) instrument approach to
RWY 13 at Port Heiden Airport, AK, has made this action necessary. 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 Port Heiden,
AK.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 13, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
System Management Branch, AAL-530, Docket No. 95-AAL-17, 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
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Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587; telephone number (907) 271-
5863.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposal
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-17.'' 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 modify Class E airspace at
Port Heiden, AK. This action is necessary to accommodate a new VOR/DME
instrument approach to Runway 13 at Port Heiden, 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, Incorporated 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 6005 Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or
more above the surface of the earth.
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AAL AK E5 Port Heiden, AK [Revised]
Port Heiden Airport, AK
(lat. 56 deg.57'32'' N, long. 158 deg.37'57'' W)
Port Heiden NDB
(lat. 56 deg.57'15'' N, long. 158 deg.38'56'' W)
Turnbull VOR/DME
(lat. 56 deg.57'04'' N, long. 158 deg.38'27'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.9-mile radius of the Port Heiden Airport and within 4
miles north and 8 miles south of the 248 deg. bearing of the Port
Heiden NDB extending from the NDB to 20 miles west of the NDB and
within 8 miles west and 4 miles east of the Port Heiden NDB 339 deg.
bearing extending from the NDB to 20 miles northwest of the NDB; and
that airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface
within 13 miles west and 4 miles east of the Port Heiden NDB
339 deg. bearing extending from 10 miles north of the NDB to 25
miles north of the NDB and within 17 miles of the Turnbull VOR/DME
extending clockwise from the VOR/DME 213 deg. radial to the VOR/DME
074 deg. radial.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 22, 1996.
Trent S. Cummings,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 96-19230 Filed 7-26-96; 8:45 am]
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