[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53849-53850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26473]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-9]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Cold Bay, Nome, and Tanana, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Cold Bay, Nome, and 
Tanana, AK. The development of Global Positioning System (GPS) 
instrument approach procedures to Runway (RWY) 9 and RWY 2 at Nome 
Airport, and GPS-B and GPS RWY 6 at Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, 
Tanana, AK, have made this action necessary. This revision of the Cold 
Bay Class E airspace corrects discrepancies found in the legal 
description and aeronautical charts during an airspace review. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for IFR operations at the Nome Airport, Ralph M. Calhoun 
Memorial Airport, Tanana, AK, and correct the Cold Bay, AK, airspace 
description and depiction.

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 17, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Cold Bay, Nome, and Tanana, AK, was published in the Federal Register 
(61 FR 37231). The development of GPS instrument approach procedures to 
RWY 9 and 2 at Nome Airport, and GPS-B and GPS RWY 6 at Ralph M. 
Calhoun Memorial Airport, Tanana, AK, have made this action necessary. 
This revision of the Cold Bay Class E airspace corrects discrepancies 
found in the legal description and aeronautical charts during an 
airspace review.
    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. Thus, 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 Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1995, and effective 
September 6, 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 Class E airspace located at Cold Bay, Nome, and 
Tanana, AK, to provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet AGL for aircraft executing instrument landing and departing 
procedures.
    The Federal Aviation Administration 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

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

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.
* * * * *

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.
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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 October 4, 1996.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-26473 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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