Airworthiness directives: Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: November 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 224)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 63676-63677]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr22no99-17]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-12]

Revision of Class E Airspace; Point Lay, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Point Lay, AK. The establishment of a Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) instrument approach to runway (RWY) 5 and Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach procedures to RWY 5 and RWY 23 at Point Lay Airport made this action necessary. This rule provides adequate controlled airspace for aircraft flying IFR procedures at Point Lay, AK.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 30, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Durand, Operations Branch, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On July 30, 1999, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E airspace at Point Lay, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 41358). The proposal was necessary due to the establishment of NDB and GPS instrument approaches at Point Lay, 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. The airspace description, however, had errors in the airport position and the first two coordinates listed. The airport position should read ``lat. 69 deg.43' 58'' N., long. 163 deg. 00'19'' W.'' The verbiage ``bounded by lat. 69 deg.50'30'' N long. 161 deg.41'30'' W, to lat. 69 deg.28'45'' N long. 163 deg.32'30'' W'' has been changed to read ``bounded by lat. 69 deg.47'45'' N long. 161 deg.37'18'' W to lat. 69 deg.25'00'' N long. 163 deg.30'42'' W''. Additionally, the statement ``excluding that airspace within V-506'' has been added to eliminate chart clutter around the GPS waypoint located on the airway. The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that these changes are editorial in nature and will not increase the scope of this rule. Except for the non-substantive changes just discussed, 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 of FAA Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71. The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be revised and published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revises the Class E airspace at Point Lay, AK, through the establishment of NDB and GPS instrument approaches. The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Point Lay, 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) 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, is amended as follows: * * * * *

   Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth.

   * * * * *

   AAL AK E5 Point Lay, AK [Revised]

   Point Lay Airport,

   (Lat. 69 deg.43'58''N., long. 163 deg.00'19'' W.)

   That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius of the Point Lay Airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within an area bounded by lat. 69 deg.47'45'' N long. 161 deg.37'18'' W, to lat. 69 deg.25'00'' N long. 163 deg.30'42'' W, to lat. 69 deg.42'35'' N long. 163 deg.57'30'' W, to lat. 70 deg.05'20'' N long. 162 deg.04'35'' W, to the beginning point; and that airspace within 6 miles radius of lat. 68 deg.51'00'' N long 166 deg.00'00'' W; and that airspace 6 miles either side of a line from of lat. 68 deg.51'00'' N long 166 deg.00'00'' W, to lat 69 deg.36'45'' N long. 163 deg.30' 00'' W; and that airspace 4 miles either side of a line from lat. 69 deg.47'37'' N long. 162 deg.33'03'' W, to lat. 69 deg.05'17'' N long. 159 deg.59'43'' W; excluding that airspace within V-506. * * * * *

   Issued in Anchorage, AK, on November 5, 1999. Willis C. Nelson, Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.

   [FR Doc. 99-30121Filed11-19-99; 8:45 am]

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