[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37969-37970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18268]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AAL-3]


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Nome and Unalakleet, 
AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 4, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, AAL-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 95-AAL-3, 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-3.'' 
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 a 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 revise the existing Class E 
airspace to provide additional controlled airspace for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) procedures at the Nome and Unalakleet 

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Airports. The FAA has recomputed the terminal airspace requirements 
which will now include airspace for newly developed Microwave Landing 
System (MLS) approaches at Nome and Unalakleet; and Global Positioning 
System (GPS) approach at Unalakleet. The additional airspace would 
provide required controlled airspace for IFR procedures at the Nome and 
Unalakleet Airports. The areas 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 the proposed 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).

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 Administrative 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 Nome, AK [Revised]

Nome Airport, AK
    (Lat. 64 deg.30'44'' N, long. 165 deg.26'43'' W)
Nome VORTAC
    (Lat. 64 deg.29'06'' N, long. 165 deg.15'11'' W)
Nome MLS Azimuth
    (Lat. 64 deg.30'28'' N, long. 165 deg.25'35'' W)

    Within a 3.9-mile radius of the Nome Airport and within 3.4 
miles each side of the Nome VORTAC 106 deg. radial, extending from 
the 3.9-mile radius to 12.1 miles east of the airport and within 2.3 
miles each side of the OME MLS Azimuth west course (110 deg.T), 
extending from the 3.9-mile radius to 9.1 miles west of the airport.
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AAL AK E2 Unalakleet, AK [Revised]

Unalakleet Airport, AK
    (Lat. 63 deg.53'17'' N, long. 160 deg.47'55'' W)
North River NDB
    (Lat. 63 deg.54'27'' N, long. 160 deg.48'43'' W)
Unalakleet VORTAC
    (Lat. 63 deg.53'31'' N, long. 160 deg.41'04'' W)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of Unalakleet Airport and within 3.5 
miles each side of the North River NDB 314 deg. bearing extending 
from the 4.2-mile radius of Unalakleet Airport to 8.4 miles west of 
the North River NDB and within 1.6 miles each side of the 289 deg. 
radial of the Unalakleet VORTAC extending from the 4.2 mile radius 
to 11 miles west of the Unalakleet VORTAC. 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 Nome, AK [Revised]

Nome Airport, AK
    (Lat. 64 deg.30'44'' N, long. 165 deg.26'43'' W)
Nome VORTAC
    (Lat. 64 deg.29'06'' N, long. 165 deg.15'11'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Nome Airport and within 14 miles of 
the Nome VORTAC extending clockwise from the 002 deg. radial to the 
185 deg. radial of the VORTAC and within 20 miles of the Nome VORTAC 
extending clockwise from the 185 deg. radial to the 305 deg. radial 
of the VORTAC and within 4 miles north and 8 miles south of the 
106 deg. radial of the Nome VORTAC extending from the VORTAC to 16 
miles east and within 4 miles north and 8 miles south of the Nome 
VORTAC 271 deg. radial extending from the 6.6-miles radius to 27 
miles west of the VORTAC; and that airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above the surface within a 39-mile radius of the Nome 
VORTAC and within 39 miles each side of the Nome VORTAC 092 deg. 
radial extending from the 39-mile radius to 77.4 miles east of the 
VORTAC; excluding that airspace more than 12 miles from the 
shoreline.
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AAL AK E5 Unalakleet, AK [Revised]

Unalakleet Airport, AK
    (Lat. 63 deg.53'17'' N, long. 160 deg.47'55'' W)
Unalakleet VORTAC
    (Lat. 63 deg.53'31'' N, long. 160 deg.41'04'' W)
Unalakleet Localizer
    (Lat. 63 deg.52'52'' N, long. 160 deg.47'42'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of the Unalakleet Airport and within 2 
miles each side of the 289 deg. radial of the Unalakleet VORTAC 
extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 14.1 miles west of the VORTAC 
and within 3 miles east and 3 miles west of the Unalakleet Localizer 
front course extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 12.9 miles north 
of the airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 
above the surface within a 20-mile radius of the Unalakleet VORTAC 
extending clockwise from the 165 deg. radial to the 322 deg. radial 
and within 4 miles east and 8 miles west of the Unalakleet Localizer 
front course extending from the Localizer to 21.7 miles north of the 
airport and within 4 miles north and 8 miles south of the Unalakleet 
VORTAC 289 deg. radial extending from 11 miles west of the VORTAC to 
27 miles west of the VORTAC; excluding that airspace more than 12 
miles from the shoreline.
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    Issued in Anchorage, Alaska on July 14, 1995.
Kleve M. Record,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 95-18268 Filed 7-24-95; 8:45 am]
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