[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 36568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17170]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-5]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Palmer, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Palmer, AK. The
establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach
at the Palmer Municipal Airport made this action necessary. The Palmer
Municipal Airport status changes from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). Adoption of this proposal will provide
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations at Palmer, AK.
EFFECTIVE DATES: 0901 UTC, September 9, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Durand, Operations Branch, AAL-
531, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14,
Anchorage, AK 99513-7587; telephone number (907) 271-5898; fax: (907)
271-2850; email: Bob.Durand@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 establish Class E airspace at
Palmer, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 19316). The
proposal was necessary due to the establishment of a GPS instrument
approach at Palmer, AK.
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 700/1200
foot transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 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 listed in this document will be published in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace at
Palmer, AK, through the establishment of a GPS instrument approach. The
Palmer Municipal Airport status will change from VFR to IFR. The area
will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The
intended effect of this rule is to provide adequate controlled airspace
for IFR operations at Palmer, AK.
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) 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).
The Proposed 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:
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 Palmer, AK [New]
Palmer Municipal Airport, AK
(Lat. 61 deg.35'41'' N., long. 149 deg.05'20'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of Palmer Municipal Airport.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on June 28, 1999.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 99-17170 Filed 7-6-99; 8:45 am]
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