Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: August 11, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 154)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 47448]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-14854; Airspace Docket No. 03-AAL-05]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Nelson Lagoon, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Nelson Lagoon, AK to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing two new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) and one Departure Procedure (DP). This rule results in new Class E airspace upward from 700 ft. above the ground at Nelson Lagoon, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 30, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derril Bergt, AAL-531, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587; telephone number (907) 271-2796; fax: (907) 271-2850; email: Derril.Bergt@faa.gov. Internet address: http:// www.alaska.faa.gov/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On Monday, May 5, 2003, the FAA proposed to revise part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to create new Class E airspace upward from 700 ft. above the surface at Nelson Lagoon, AK (68 FR 23626). The action was proposed in order to add Class E airspace sufficient in size to contain aircraft while executing two new SIAPs and one new DP for the Nelson Lagoon Airport. The new approaches are (1) Area Navigation-Global Positioning System (RNAV GPS) Runway 08 original, and (2) RNAV (GPS) Runway 26 original and the new DP is the Binal One RNAV Departure. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No public comments have been received, thus, the rule is adopted as proposed.

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 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be revoked and revised subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This revision to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace at Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This additional Class E airspace is being created to accomodate aircraft executing new SIAPs and 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 Nelson Lagoon Airport, Nelson Lagoon, Alaska.

The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves 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 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

0 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]

0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 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 Nelson Lagoon, AK [New]

Nelson Lagoon Airport, AK

(lat. 56[deg]00'27'' N., long. 161[deg]09'37'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile radius of the Nelson Lagoon Airport. * * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 29, 2003. Judith G. Heckl, Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.

[FR Doc. 03-20403 Filed 8-8-03; 8:45 am]

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