[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53843-53844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26463]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-3]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Sand Point, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Sand Point, AK. 
The FAA has developed a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument 
approach procedure to RWY 31 and a Non-directional beacon (NDB) 
instrument approach procedure to RWY 13 at Sand Point, AK. This action 
is intended to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain instrument 
flight rule (IFR) operations for aircraft executing instrument approach 
procedures at Sand Point, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 30, 1997.

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:

History

    On July 2, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Sand Point was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 34397). 
Revision of the Class E airspace is required for the IFR approach and 
departure procedures using GPS and NDB instrument approach procedures 
at Sand Point, Alaska. This action will provide adequate Class E 
airspace for IFR operations at Sand Point, AK.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments to the proposals were received. However the proposal was 
published with incorrect coordinates for Sand Point Airport which have 
been corrected to read: lat. 55 deg.18'54'' N, long. 160 deg.31'04'' W. 
The FAA has determined that these changes are editorial in nature and 
will not increase the scope of this rule. Except for the non-
substantive changes just discussed, the rule is adopted as proposed.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as 700/1200 foot 
transition areas are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D, 
dated September 4, 1995, and effective September 16, 1996, which are 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). 
The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) revises the Class E airspace located at Sand Point, AK, to 
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing instrument landing and departing procedures.
    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 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 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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:
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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 Sand Point, AK [Revised]

Sand Point Airport, AK
    (Lat. 55 deg.18'54'' N, long. 160 deg.31'04'' W)
Borland NDB/DME
    (Lat. 55 deg.18'56'' N, long. 160 deg.31'06'' W)
Sand Point MLS

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    (Lat. 55 deg.18'47'' N, long. 160 deg.31'10'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Sand Point Airport and within 3 
miles each side of the 175 deg. bearing of the Borland NDB/DME 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 13.9 miles south of the 
airport and within 5.8 miles either side of the 326 azimuth from the 
Sand Point MLS extending from the 6.4 mile radius to 17 miles 
northwest of the airport; and that airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above the surface within 4 miles west and 14 miles east 
of the 175 deg. bearing from the Borland NDB/DME extending from the 
NDB/DME to 22 miles south of the NDB/DME and within 9 miles west and 
7 miles east of the 330 deg. bearing from the Borland NDB/DME 
extending from the NDB/DME to 23 miles north of the NDB/DME.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 4, 1996.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 96-26463 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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