[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37231-37232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18061]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-9]


Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Cold Bay, Nome, and 
Tanana, 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 Cold Bay, Nome, 
and Tanana, AK. The development of the Global Positioning System (GPS) 
instrument procedures to Nome Airport, AK, and Ralph M. Calhoun 
Memorial (Tanana), AK, have made this action necessary. Revisions to 
the Cold Bay Class E airspace will correct discrepancies found during 
an airspace review. 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 at Cold Bay, Nome, and Tanana, AK.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 3, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, AAL-530, Docket No. 96-AAL-9, 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.

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. 96-
AAL-9.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications

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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 
Cold Bay, Nome, and Tanana, AK. This action is necessary to correct the 
airspace legal description for Cold Bay, AK, and accommodate new GPS 
instrument approach procedures at Nome Airport, AK, and Ralph M. 
Calhoun Airport (Tanana), 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 Cold Bay, AK [Revised]

Cold Bay Airport, AK
    (lat. 55 deg.12'20'' N, long. 162 deg.43'27'' W)
Cold Bay VORTAC
    (lat. 55 deg.16'03'' N, long. 162 deg.46'27'' W)
Elfee NDB
    (lat. 55 deg.17'46'' N, long. 162 deg.47'21'' W)

    Within a 4.7-mile radius of the Cold Bay Airport and within 2.6 
miles each side of the 338 deg. bearing and the 158 deg. bearing 
from the Elfee NDB, extending from the 4.7-mile radius to 13 miles 
north of the airport and within 3 miles each side of the Cold Bay 
VORTAC 150 deg. radial, extending from the 4.7-mile radius to 17.4 
miles south of the 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)
Gold NDB/DME
    (lat. 64 deg.30'46'' N, long. 165 deg.25'01'' 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 
3.4 miles each side of the Nome VORTAC 286 deg. radial extending 
from the 3.9-mile radius to 6 miles west of the airport, and within 
3.5 miles each side of the 195 deg. bearing from the Gold NDB/DME 
extending from the 3.9-mile radius to 6 miles south of the airport.

AAL AK E2 Tanana, AK [Revised]

Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, AK
    (lat. 65 deg.10'28'' N, long. 152 deg.06'34'' W)
Bear Creek NDB
    (lat. 65 deg.10'26'' N, long. 152 deg.12'21'' W)
Tanana VOR/DME
    (lat. 65 deg.10'38'' N, long. 152 deg.10'39'' W)

    Within a 3.9-mile radius of the Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial 
Airport and within 2.5 miles south and 3.5 miles north of the 
250 deg. bearing from the Bear Creek NDB extending from the NDB to 
9.5 miles west of the NDB, and 2.5 miles north of the Tanana VOR/DME 
277 deg. radial extending from 3.9-mile radius to 7 miles west of 
the VOR/DME. 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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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 8, 1996.
Trent S. Cummings,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 96-18061 Filed 7-16-96; 8:45 am]
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