[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36567-36568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17169]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-9]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Adak, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Adak, AK. The
upcoming decommission of the military Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) and
commission of the new NDB/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), along
with the establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) and NDB/DME
instrument approaches at Adak, AK, have made this action necessary.
Additionally, the Class E airspace descriptions at Adak, AK, have been
consolidated into one description. The intended effect of this action
is to update the airspace descriptions and provide adequate controlled
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Adak, AK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 9, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert van Haastert, Operations
Branch, AAL-538, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,
Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587; telephone number (907) 271-5863; fax:
(907) 271-2850; email: Robert.ctr.van-Haastert@faa.gov. Internet
address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at address http://
162.58.28.41/at.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On April 20, 1999 a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at
Adak, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 19314). The
proposal was necessary due to the following: (1) the Naval Air Facility
(NAF) Adak ceased active military airfield operations on March 31,
1997; (2) the military tower closed and the airfield converted to an
uncontrolled airport; (3) the airspace around Adak, AK, has been
modified to reflect remaining navigational aids and new requirements;
(4) the Adak military NDB and military Tactical Air Navigational Aid
(TACAN) will be decommissioned; (5) a new FAA NDB/DME (Mount Moffett
NDB/DME) will be commissioned; and (6) two new instrument approach
procedures, NDB/DME and GPS, have been developed for runway (RWY) 23.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No public comments to the proposal were received, thus the rule is
adopted as written.
The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot
reference. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas designated as a surface
area for an airport are published in paragraph 6002 in FAA Order
7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September
10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (63 FR 50139; September 21, 1998). The Class E
airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E
surface area are published in FAA Order 7400.9F, paragraph 6004, and
paragraph 6005 lists the Class E airspace areas designated as an 700/
1200 foot transition area. The Class E airspace listed in this document
as a surface area or extension to a surface area will be revoked and
removed in the Order. The Class E airspace designations listed in this
document as 700/1200 foot transition areas will be revised and
published in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revises the Class E airspace at
Adak, AK, due to the following: (1) the NAF Adak ceased active military
airfield operations; (2) the military tower closed and the airfield
converted to an uncontrolled airport; (3) the airspace around Adak, AK,
has been modified to reflect remaining navigational aids and new
requirements; (4) the Adak military NDB and military TACAN will be
decommissioned; (5) a new FAA NDB/DME (Mount Moffett NDB/DME) will be
commissioned; and (6) two new instrument approach procedures, NDB/DME
and GPS, have been developed for RWY 23.
The FAA has determined that these 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 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-- DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas
for an airport
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AAL AK E2 Adak, AK [Revoked]
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Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension
to a Class D or Class E surface area.
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AAL AK E4 Adak, AK [Revoked]
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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 Adak, AK [Revised]
Adak Airport, AK
(Lat. 51 deg. 52' 41'' N., long. 176 deg. 38' 45'' W.)
Mount Moffett NDB
(Lat. 51 deg. 52' 19'' N., long. 176 deg. 40' 34'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of Adak Airport and within 5.2 miles
northwest and 4.2 miles southeast of the 061 deg. bearing of the
Mount Moffett NDB extending from the 7-mile radius to 11.5 miles
northeast of the Adak Airport; and that airspace extending upward
from 1,200 feet above the surface within 11-mile radius of the Adak
Airport, and within 16 miles of the Adak Airport extending clockwise
from the 033 deg. bearing to the 081 deg. bearing of the Mount
Moffett NDB.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on June 28, 1999.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 99-17169 Filed 7-6-99; 8:45 am]
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