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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AAL-02]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Saint George Island, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Saint George 
Island, AK. A Non-Directional Beacon/Distance Measuring Equipment (NDB/
DME) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) has been developed 
for the new St. George Airport at Saint George Island Controlled 
airspace extending from 700 and 1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is 
needed for aircraft executing the approach and departure procedures. 
The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts to provide a reference 
for pilots operating in the area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Robert C. Durand, System Management 
Branch, AAL-531, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 W. 7th Ave. #14, 
Anchorage, AK, 99513-7587; telephone number: (907) 271-5898.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On February 23, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 10 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at Saint George Island, AK. (59 FR 12874.) A SIAP was being 
developed for the New St. George Airport at Saint George Island. The 
proposal was to add controlled airspace extending from 700 feet and 
1200 feet AGL for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations during 
portions of the terminal operation and while transiting between the 
enroute and terminal environments.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No objections to the proposal were received.
    Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has 
discontinued the use of the term ``transition area,'' and controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 or 1200 feet above ground level is 
now Class E airspace. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas 
extending upward from 700/1200 feet or more above ground level are 
published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, 
and effective September 16, 1993, 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 will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace at Saint George Island, AK, to provide 
controlled airspace from 700/1200 feet AGL for aircraft executing the 
NDB/DME SIAP and departure procedures into and out of the New St. 
George Airport at Saint George Island.
    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 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--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; 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 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth
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AAL AK ES Saint George Island, AK [New]
New St. George Airport, AK
    (lat. 56 deg.34'42''N, long. 169 deg.39'42''W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the New St. George Airport; and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 
10-mile radius of the New St. George Airport.
* * * * *
    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on April 26, 1994.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaska Region.
[FR Doc. 94-10956Filed 5-5-94; 8:45 am]
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