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[FR Doc No: 94-11849]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AAL-06]

 

Modification of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class D airspace area at Bryant Army 
Heliport (AHP), AK, by amending the areas' effective hours to coincide 
with the associated control tower's hours of operation. This action 
also modifies Class E airspace at Gulkana Airport, AK, by amending the 
areas' effective hours to coincide with the associated flight service 
station's hours of operation. The intended effect of this action is to 
clarify when two-way radio communication with the Bryant air traffic 
control tower (ATCT) is required and to clarify when Class E airspace 
exists for instrument approach procedures at Gulkana Airport.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 u.t.c. June 23, 1994.
    Comment date: Comments must be received on or before June 23, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, AAL-530, Docket No. 94-AAL-06, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Ave. Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-
7587.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for the Alaskan Region at the same address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the Office of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, at the address listed above.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments on the Rule

    Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by 
notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This 
rule will become effective on the date specified in the ``DATES'' 
section. However, after the review of any comments, and if the FAA 
finds that further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking 
proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or to amend the 
regulation.
    Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the 
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking 
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall 
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related 
aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) modifies the Class D airspace area at Bryant AHP, AK, by 
amending the areas' effective hours to coincide with the associated 
control tower's hours of operation. This action also amends Class E 
airspace effective hours at Gulkana, AK, to coincide with the 
associated flight service station's hours of operation. Prior to 
Airspace Reclassification, an airport traffic area (ATA) and a control 
zone (CZ) existed at Bryant AHP and a control zone (CZ) existed at 
Gulkana. However, Airspace Reclassification, effective September 16, 
1993, discontinued the use of the term ``airport traffic area'' and 
``control zone,'' replacing them with the designation of ``Class D 
airspace.'' The former CZ was continuous, while the former ATA was 
contingent upon the operation of the air traffic control tower. The 
consolidation of the ATA and CZ into a single Class D airspace 
designation at Bryant AHP makes it necessary to modify the effective 
hours of the Class D airspace to coincide with the control tower's 
hours of operation. The intended effect of this action is to clarify 
when two-way radio communication with the air traffic control tower 
Bryant AHP, AK, is required and to provide adequate Class E airspace 
for instrument approach procedures at Gulkana, AK.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D and E airspace designations are published in 
Paragraphs 5000 and 6002, respectively, 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 D and E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order. Under the circumstances presented, the FAA 
concludes that there is an immediate need to modify this Class D and 
Class E airspace area in order to promote the safe and efficient 
handling of air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I find that notice 
and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and 
contrary to the public interest.
    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 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 the 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 5000--General

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AAL AK D Anchorage, Bryant AHP, AK [Revised]

Anchorage, Bryant AHP, AK
    (lat. 61 deg.15'45'' N, long. 149 deg.39'17'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
1,500 feet MSL within a line beginning at lat. 61 deg.17'13'' N, 
long. 149 deg.37'35'' W; thence west along lat. 61 deg.17'13'' N to 
the long. 149 deg.43'08'' W line; thence south along long. 
149 deg.43'08'' W line to the Glenn Highway; thence north and east 
along the Glenn Highway to its intersection with a line one-half 
mile east of and parallel to Bryant AHP Runway 16/34 extended 
centerline; thence northeast along a line one-half mile east of and 
parallel to Bryant AHP Runway 26/34 extended centerline to the point 
of beginning. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6002--Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport
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AAL AK E2 Gulkana, AK [Revised]

Gulkana, AK
    (lat. 62 deg.09'17'' N, long. 145 deg.27'16'' W)
Gulkana VORTAC
    (lat. 62 deg.09'08'' N, long. 145 deg.27'01'' W)
Glennallen NDB
    (lat. 62 deg.11'43'' N, long. 145 deg.28'05'' W)

    Within a 3.9-mile radius of the Gulkana Airport and within 2.8 
miles of each side of the Glennallen NDB 351 deg. bearing extending 
from the 3.9-mile radius of the Gulkana Airport to 9.4 miles north 
of the Gulkana Airport and within 2.4 miles each side of the Gulkana 
VORTAC 180 deg. radial extending from the 3.9-mile radius of the 
Gulkana Airport to 7.1 miles south of the Gulkana Airport. This 
Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on May 2, 1994.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 94-11849 Filed 5-13-94; 8:45 am]
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