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[FR Doc No: 94-12776]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AAL-03]

 

Revision of Class E Airspace; Juneau and Dillingham, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Juneau and Dillingham, 
AK. The FAA is preparing to develop and test Differential Global 
Positioning System (DGPS) instrument approach and departure procedures 
at the Juneau Airport. Additional controlled airspace starting at 700 
feet above the surface (AGL) is needed for instrument flight rules 
(IFR) departure and arrival operations at the airport. Controlled 
airspace starting at 1200 feet AGL at Dillingham is being revised so 
that recently developed instrument flight rule (IFR) holding patterns 
are in controlled airspace. The areas will be depicted on aeronautical 
charts to provide a reference for pilots operating in the area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., 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 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class E 
airspace at Juneau and Dillingham, AK. (59 FR 12876.) The FAA is 
preparing to develop DGPS instrument approach/departure procedures for 
the Juneau Airport at Juneau, AK. The proposal was to revise the 
controlled airspace extending from 700 feet AGL in the Juneau area for 
IFR operations. Controlled airspace starting at 1200 feet AGL at 
Dillingham was proposed to be revised so that recently developed IFR 
holding patterns are contained in controlled airspace.
    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 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

    These amendments to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
revise Class E airspace at Juneau, AK, to provide controlled airspace 
from 700 feet AGL for IFR DGPS arrival and departure procedures, and 
revise Class E airspace at Dillingham, AK, to provide controlled 
airspace from 1200 feet AGL for recently developed IFR holding 
patterns.
    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 E5 Juneau, AK [Revised]

Juneau International Airport, AK
    (Lat. 58 deg.21'18'' N, long. 134 deg.34'34'' W)
Coghilan Island NDB
    (Lat. 58 deg.21'34'' N, long. 134 deg.41'58'' W)
Sisters Island VORTAC
    (Lat. 58 deg.10'40'' N, long. 135 deg.15'32'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an area beginning at lat. 57 deg.50'00'' N, long. 
134 deg.00'00'' W; to lat. 58 deg.20'00'' N, long. 134 deg.00'00'' 
W; to lat. 58 deg.39'00'' N, long. 134 deg.47'00'' W; to lat. 
58 deg.33'00'' N, long. 136 deg.36'00'' W; to lat. 57 deg.50'00'' N, 
long. 135 deg.40'00'' W; to the point of beginning; and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 
51-mile radius of Sisters Island VORTAC extending clockwise from the 
272 deg. radial to the 145 deg. radial of the VORTAC and within a 
23-mile radius of the VORTAC extending clockwise from the 145 deg. 
radial to the 272 deg. radial; and that airspace extending upward 
from 12,500 feet MSL within 4 miles each side of the Sisters Island 
VORTAC 302 deg. radial extending from the 51-mile radius to 51.3 
miles northwest of the VORTAC thence widening to 5.2 miles each side 
of the Sisters Island VORTAC 302 deg. radial to 60 miles northwest 
of the VORTAC; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 
above the surface within 4.4 miles of the Coghilan Island NDB 
151 deg. bearing extending from the Sisters Island VORTAC 51-mile 
radius to 74 miles southeast of the NDB.
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AAL AK E5 Dillingham, AK [Revised]

Dillingham Airport, AK
    (Lat. 59 deg.02'40'' N, long. 158 deg.30'20'' W)
Dillingham VOR/DME
    (Lat. 58 deg.59'39'' N, long. 158 deg.33'08'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Dillingham Airport and within 3 miles 
each side of the 205 deg. radial of the Dillingham VOR/DME extending 
from the 6.6-mile radius to 13.1 miles southwest of the airport; and 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
within a 22-mile radius of the VOR/DME extending clockwise from the 
308 deg. radial to the 059 deg. radial of the VOR/DME.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on May 11, 1994.
Gene Cowgill,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 94-12776 Filed 5-24-94; 8:45 am]
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