[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 53847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26476]
[[Page 53847]]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-10]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Nuiqsut, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Nuiqsut Airport,
AK. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument
approach procedure to Runway (RWY) 4 and 22 at Nuiqsut Airport has made
this action necessary. The airport status will change from a visual
flight rules (VFR) to an instrument flight rules (IFR) airport. The
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled
airspace for IFR operations at Nuiqsut 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
Nuiqsut was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 34393). The
development of GPS instrument approach procedures to RWY 4 and 22 at
Nuiqsut 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:
Nuiqsut Airport (lat. 70 deg.12'38'' N, long. 151 deg.00'17'' W). 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 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 will 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 Nuiqsut, 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 extending upward from 700 feet or
more above the surface of the earth.
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AAL AK E5 Nuiqsut, AK [New]
Nuiqsut Airport, AK
(Lat. 70 deg.12'38'' N, long. 151 deg.00'17'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Nuiqsut Airport.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 8, 1996.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 96-26476 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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