[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53847-53848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26475]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-8]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Cordova, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Cordova, AK. The 
FAA has developed a Required Navigation Performance (RNP) instrument 
approach procedure to Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport, Cordova, 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 Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport, 
Cordova, 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 
Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith 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 RNP instrument approach 
procedures at Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport, Cordova, Alaska. This 
action will provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at 
Cordova, AK.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.

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No comments to the proposals were received. However the proposal was 
published with incorrect coordinates which have been corrected to read: 
Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport (lat. 60 deg.29'31'' N, long. 
145 deg.28'40'' W) and Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Localizer (lat 
60 deg.29'51'' N, long. 145 deg.30'00'' 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 written.
    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 Merle K. (Mudhole) 
Smith Airport, Cordova, AK, to provide controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing RNP instrument 
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 USC 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 
CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 USC 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 Cordova, AK [Revised]

Cordova, Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport, AK
    (Lat. 60 deg.29'31'' N, long. 145 deg.28'40'' W)
Glacier River NDB
    (Lat. 60 deg.29'56'' N, long. 145 deg.28'28'' W)
Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Localizer
    (Lat. 60 deg.29'51'' N, long. 145 deg.30'00'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport and 
within 4 miles each side of the 222 deg. bearing of the Glacier 
River NDB extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 20 miles southwest 
of the airport and within 4 miles each side of the 142 deg. bearing 
from the NDB extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 15.6 miles 
southeast of the airport; and that airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above the surface within 6 miles each side of the Merle 
K. (Mudhole) Smith Localizer east course extending from the 
localizer to 40.6 miles east of the airport and within 4 miles each 
side of the 268 deg. bearing from the NDB extending from the Glacier 
River NDB to 33.6 miles west of the airport and that airspace within 
4 miles west and 8 miles east of the 222 deg. bearing from the NDB 
extending from 10.3 miles southwest of the NDB to 26.3 miles 
southwest of the NDB and within 10 miles south and 5 miles north of 
the 299 deg. bearing from the Glacier River NDB extending from the 
6.6-mile radius to 25 miles northwest of the airport; excluding the 
airspace more than 12 miles beyond the shoreline.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 4, 1996.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 96-26475 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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