[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 207 (Thursday, October 24, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55090-55091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27185]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-12]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Selawik, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Selawik Airport, 
AK. The development of a Very High Frequency (VHF) omni-directional 
radio range (VOR) and VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) instrument 
approaches to RWY 3 and RWY 21 at Selawik, AK, have 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 Selawik 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 
Selawik was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 34396). The 
development of VOR and VOR/DME instrument approach procedures to RWY 3 
and 21 at Selawik 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 Selawik, 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

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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 Selawik, AK [New]

Selawik Airport, AK
    (Lat. 66 deg.36'00'' N, long. 159 deg.59'10'' W)
Selawik VOR/DME, AK
    (Lat. 66 deg.36'00'' N, long. 159 deg.59'30'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 8-mile radius of the Selawik Airport; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 6 miles 
north and 4 miles south of the 231 deg. radial of the Selawik VOR/
DME extending from the 8-mile radius to 16 miles southwest of the 
airport, and 6 miles north of the 058 deg. radial extending from the 
8-mile radius to 16 miles northeast 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. 96-27185 Filed 10-23-96; 8:45 am]
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