[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 2, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34391-34393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16731]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AAL-4]


Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Ketchikan, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Ketchikan, AK. The 
development of the Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach 
(GPS-B) to Ketchikan International Airport, AK, and the establishment 
of the Special Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Seaplane holding area at Ward 
Cove have made this action necessary. The areas would be depicted on 
aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The intended effect of this 
proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations and provide Special VFR seaplane holding 
at Ketchikan, AK.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 23, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, AAL-530, Docket No. 95-AAL-4, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, 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 shown above.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert van Haastert, System Management 
Branch, AAL-538, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, 
Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587; telephone number (907) 271-5863.

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 Airspace Docket No. 95-
AAL-4.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
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 System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, 
Anchorage, AK, 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 System Management Branch, AAL-
530, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, 
Anchorage, AK 99513-7587. 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 procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E airspace at 
Ketchikan, AK. This action is necessary to accommodate a new GPS 
instrument approach and incorporate Special VFR seaplane holding at 
Ketchikan, AK. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on 
North American Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas designated as 700/
1200 foot transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9C, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995, 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 would 
be published subsequently in the Order. The FAA has determined that 
these proposed regulations only involve 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, when 
promulgated, 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

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6002  The Class E airspace areas listed below are 
designated as a surface area for an airport.

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AAL AK E2 Ketchikan, AK [Revised]

Ketchikan International Airport, AK
    (lat. 55 deg.21'20''N, long. 131 deg.42'49''W)
Ketchikan Localizer
    (lat. 55 deg.20'51''N, long. 131 deg.42'00''W)

    Within a 3-mile radius of the Ketchikan International Airport 
and within 1 mile each side of the Ketchikan localizer northwest/
southeast courses extending from the 3-mile radius to 4.6 miles 
northwest and 4.1 miles southeast of the airport excluding that 
airspace beyond 2.5-miles beginning 1 mile east of the Ketchikan 
localizer northwest course clockwise to the 350 deg. bearing from 
the Ketchikan International 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 Supplement Alaska (Airport/Facility 
Directory).
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Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth.

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AAL AK E5 Ketchikan, AK [Revised]

Ketchikan International Airport, AK
    (lat. 55 deg.21'20''N, long. 131 deg.42'49''W)
Annette Island VORTAC
    (lat. 55 deg.03'38''N, long. 131 deg.34'42''W)
Ketchikan Localizer
    (lat. 55 deg.20'51''N, long. 131 deg.42'00''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 2.0 miles each side of the Ketchikan Localizer east course 
extending from the Ketchikan Localizer to 9.0 miles southeast of the 
Ketchikan International Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the 
353 deg. radial of the Annette Island VORTAC extending from 11 miles 
north of the VORTAC to the Ketchikan Iocalizer east course and within 
1.9 miles either side of the Ketchikan Localizer west course extending 
from the localizer to 6.7 miles west of the airport; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 12-mile 
radius of the Annette Island VORTAC and within 10 miles east of the 
169 deg. bearing from the Clam Cove NDB extending to 10 miles southeast 
of the airport; and that airspace extending upward from 4,700 feet MSL 
within 13.2 miles east and 10.5 miles west of the 165 deg. radial of 
the Annette Island VORTAC extending from the VORTAC to the U.S.-Canada 
border; and that airspace extending upward from 5,200 feet MSL within 
10 miles

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either side of the 349 deg. bearing from the Clam Cove NDB extending to 
50 miles north of the airport; and that airspace extending upward from 
5,700 feet MSL within 15.6 miles south of the 311 deg. radial of the 
Annette Island VORTAC extending from 15.8 miles west of the VORTAC to 
56.8 miles west of the VORTAC and within 9 miles north and 14 miles 
south of the Ketchikan Localizer west course extending from 4.3 miles 
west of the airport to 42.7 miles west of the airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on June 21, 1996.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 96-16731 Filed 7-1-96; 8:45 am]
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