[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 30026-30028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13936]



      
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AAL-1]


Proposed Establishment and Alteration of Class E Airspace; Fort 
Yukon, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish a Class E2 airspace area and 
amend the Class E5 airspace area at Fort Yukon, Alaska. The intended 
effect of this proposal is to provide controlled airspace for aircraft 
executing the Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at the Fort 
Yukon Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, AAL-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 95-AAL-1, 222 West 7th Avenue, #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 at the address listed above.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. 95-AAL-1.'' 
The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. 
All communications received on or before the closing date for comments 
will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The 
proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of comments 
received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in 
the Rules Docket both before and after the closing date for comments. A 
report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Manager, System Management Branch, AAL-530, 222 West 7th Avenue, #14, 
Anchorage, AK 99513-7587 or by calling (907) 271-5898. Communications 
must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in 
being placed on mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a 
copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application 
procedures.

The Proposal
    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish new Class E airspace 
and revise the existing Class E airspace to provide additional 
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedures at the 
Fort Yukon Airport. The FAA has recomputed the terminal airspace 
requirements for all the SIAP's and installed an Automated Weather 
Observation Station (AWOS) at the Fort Yukon Airport. The additional 
airspace would provide required controlled airspace for IFR procedures 
at the Fort Yukon Airport. The area would be depicted on appropriate 
aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area 
or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. Class E airspace designations 
for airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport are 
published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B, dated July 18, 1994, 
and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in 
14 CFR 71.1, and Class E airspace designations for airspace areas 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9B, dated July 18, 
1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in 
this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation--(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 proposed rule would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (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. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area 
for an Airport.

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AAL AK E2 Fort Yukon, AK [New]

Fort Yukon Airport, AK
    (Lat. 66 deg.34'18'' N, long. 145 deg.15'01'' W)
Yukon River, NDB
    (Lat. 66 deg.34'48'' N, long. 145 deg.12'46'' W)
Fort Yukon VORTAC
    (Lat. 66 deg.34'28'' N, long. 145 deg.16'36'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile 
radius of the Fort Yukon Airport and within 2.5 miles each side of 
the Yukon River NDB 059 deg. bearing extending from the 4-mile 
radius to 8.2 miles northeast of the airport and within 3.3 miles 
each side of the Fort Yukon VORTAC 075 deg. radial extending from 
the 4-mile radius to [[Page 30028]] 11.6 miles east of the airport 
and within 3.3 miles each side of the Fort Yukon VORTAC 213 deg. 
radial extending from the 4-mile radius to 12.4 miles southwest of 
the airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by Notice to Airmen. 
The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Supplement Alaska (Airport/Facility Directory).
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Paragraph 6005  Class E Airspace Areas Extending From 700 Feet or 
More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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AAL AK E5 Fort Yukon, AK [Revised]

Fort Yukon Airport, AK
    (Lat. 66 deg.34'18'' N, long. 145 deg.15'01'' W)
Yukon River, NDB
    (Lat. 66 deg.34'48'' N, long. 145 deg.12'46'' W)
Fort Yukon VORTAC
    (Lat. 66 deg.34'28'' N, long. 145 deg.16'36'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Fort Yukon Airport and within 4 
miles each side of the 213 deg. radial of the Fort Yukon VORTAC 
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 15.4 miles southwest of the 
airport and within 4 miles each side of the 075 deg. radial or the 
Fort Yukon VORTAC extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 14.6 miles 
east of the airport and within 3 miles each side of the Yukon River 
NDB 059 deg. bearing extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 11.3 
miles northeast of the airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, Alaska on May 12, 1995.
Trent S. Cummings,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 95-13936 Filed 6-6-95; 8:45 am]
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