[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53842-53843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26468]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-15]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Bettles, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Bettles, AK. The 
FAA has developed a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach 
procedure to Runway (RWY) 1 at Bettles, 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 Bettles, 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 18, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Bettles was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 37408). Revision 
of the Class E airspace is required for the IFR approach and departure 
procedures using GPS instrument approach procedures at Bettles, Alaska. 
This action will provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations 
at Bettles, 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 mileage radius (4.1) which has been corrected 
to read `4.2'. The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that 
this change is 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 written.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as airport surface 
areas are published in Paragraph 6002 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 Bettles, AK, to 
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing GPS instrument landing and departing procedures to 
RWY 1.
    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).

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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 6002  The Class E airspace areas listed below are 
designated as a surface area for an airport.

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AAL AK E2 Bettles, AK

Bettles Airport, AK
    (Lat. 66 deg.54'55'' N, long. 151 deg.31'41'' W)
Bettles VORTAC
    (Lat. 66 deg.54'18'' N, long. 151 deg.32'10'' W)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of the Bettles Airport and within 4 
miles west of the Bettles VORTAC 227 deg. radial extending from the 
4.2-mile radius to 12 miles southwest of the airport and within 4 
miles each side of the Bettles VORTAC 212 deg. radial extending from 
the 4.2-mile radius to 12 miles southwest of the airport and within 
2.9 miles each side of the Bettles VORTAC 026 deg. radial extending 
from the 4.2-mile radius to 7.4 miles north of the 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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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 4, 1996.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 96-26468 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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