[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 207 (Thursday, October 24, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55088-55089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27188]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-17]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Port Heiden, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Port Heiden Airport, 
AK. The development of a Very High Frequency (VHF) omni-directional 
radio range (VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) instrument 
approach to RWY 13 at Port Heiden, AK, has made this action necessary. 
The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for IFR operations at Port Heiden 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 29, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Port Heiden was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 39368). The 
development of a VOR/DME instrument approach procedure to RWY 13 at 
Port Heiden 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

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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 Port Heiden, 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 Port Heiden, AK [Revised]

Port Heiden Airport, AK
    (Lat. 56 deg.57'32'' N, long. 158 deg.37'57'' W)
Port Heiden NDB
    (Lat. 56 deg.57'15'' N, long. 158 deg.38'56'' W)

Turnbull VOR/DME

(Lat. 56 deg.57'04'' N, long. 158 deg.38'27'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of the Port Heiden Airport and within 4 
miles north and 8 miles south of the 248 deg. bearing of the Port 
Heiden NDB extending from the NDB to 20 miles west of the NDB and 
within 8 miles west and 4 miles east of the Port Heiden NDB 339 deg. 
bearing extending from the NDB to 20 miles northwest of the NDB; and 
that airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface 
within 13 miles west and 4 miles east of the Port Heiden NDB 
339 deg. bearing extending from 10 miles north of the NDB to 25 
miles north of the NDB and within 17 miles of the Turnbull VOR/DME 
extending clockwise from the VOR/DME 213 deg. radial to the VOR/DME 
074 deg. radial.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 15, 1996.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 96-27188 Filed 10-23-96; 8:45 am]
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