[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54933]
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[FR Doc No: 96-27189]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-19]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Aniak, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Aniak Airport, AK. The 
development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach to 
RWY 10 at Aniak, AK, has made this action necessary. The intended 
effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
IFR operations at Aniak 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 31, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Aniak was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 39919). The 
development of a GPS instrument approach procedure to RWY 10 at Aniak 
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, 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 700/1200 foot 
transition areas are published in Paragraph 6005 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and effective 
September 16, 1996, which are incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 
(61 FR 48403; September 13, 1996). 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 Aniak, 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 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, 1996, 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 Aniak, AK [Revised]

Aniak Airport, AK
    (Lat. 61 deg.34'53'' N, long. 159 deg.32'35'' W)
Aniak NDB
    (Lat. 61 deg.35'25'' N, long. 159 deg.35'52'' W)
Aniak Localizer
    (Lat. 61 deg.34'36'' N, long. 159 deg.31'32'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Aniak Airport and within 4 miles 
north and 8 miles south of the 265 deg. bearing of the Aniak NDB to 
16 miles west of the NDB and within 2.5 miles each side of the Aniak 
NDB 113 deg. bearing extending from the 6.5-mile radius of the 
airport to 14.7 miles east of the airport and 4 miles each side of 
the Aniak Localizer front course extending from the 6.5-mile radius 
of the airport to 14.8 miles northwest of the airport; and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 8 
miles north and 4 miles south of the Aniak Localizer front course 
extending from the airport to 27 miles west of the airport and 
within 4 miles north and 8 miles south of the Aniak NDB 113 deg. 
bearing extending from 5.6 miles east of the airport to 21.6 miles 
east of the airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 15, 1996.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 96-27189 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 pm]
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