[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53848-53849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26474]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-5]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Buckland, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Buckland Airport, 
AK. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument 
approach procedure to Runway (RWY) 10 at Buckland Airport has made this 
action necessary. The airport status will change from a visual flight 
rules (VFR) to an instrument flight rules (IFR) airport. This intended 
effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
IFR operations at Buckland Airport, 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 
Buckland was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 34398). The 
development of GPS instrument approach procedures at Buckland Airport, 
AK, has made this action necessary.
    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 which have been corrected to read: 
Buckland NDB (lat. 65 deg.58'47'' N, long. 161 deg.08'58'' W), Kotzebue 
VOR/DME (lat. 66 deg.53'08'' N, long. 162 deg.32'24'' W), and Selawik 
VOR/DME (lat. 66 deg.36'00'' N, long. 159 deg.59'30'' W). The bearings 
from Kotzebue and Selawik have been corrected from ``Magnetic'' to 
``True'' bearings, 154 deg. and 230 deg.. The Federal Aviation 
Administration 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 written.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American

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Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as 700/1200 foot transition 
areas are published in Paragraph 6005 of Federal Aviation 
Administration 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 would be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace located at Buckland, AK, to 
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing instrument landing and departing procedures. The 
airport VFR status will change to IFR.
    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 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 Buckland, AK [New]

Buckland Airport, AK
    (Lat. 65 deg.58'40'' N, long. 161 deg.07'44'' W)
Buckland NDB
    (Lat. 65 deg.58'47'' N, long. 161 deg.08'58'' W)
Kotzebue VOR/DME
    (Lat. 66 deg.53'08'' N, long. 162 deg.32'24'' W)
Selawik VOR/DME
    (Lat. 66 deg.36'00'' N, long 159 deg.59'30'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Buckland Airport; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 6 miles 
southwest and 4 miles northeast of the 303 deg. bearing of the 
Buckland NDB extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 21 miles 
northwest, and 4 miles either side of the Kotzebue VOR/DME 154 deg. 
radial from the VOR/DME to 10.5 miles northwest on the 303 deg. 
bearing from the Buckland NDB, and 4 miles either side of the 
Selawik VOR/DME 230 deg. radial from the VOR/DME to 10.5 miles 
northwest on the 303 deg. bearing from the Buckland NDB.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 4, 1996.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 96-26474 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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