[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 609-610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-176]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-16]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Dillingham, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final Rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Dillingham Airport, 
AK. The development of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Microwave 
Landing System (MLS) instrument approaches to RWY 1 and RWY 19 at 
Dillingham, AK, have made this action necessary. The intended effect of 
this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR 
operations at Dillingham Airport, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 27, 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 October 16, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Dillingham was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 53881). The 
development of GPS and MLS instrument approach procedures to RWY 1 and 
RWY 19 at Dillingham 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: 
Dillingham Airport (lat. 59 deg.02'43'' N, long. 158 deg.30'12'' 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. The Class E airspace areas designated as surface 
areas for an airport are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 
7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996; 700/
1200 foot transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996. 
Paragraphs 6002 and 6005 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) revises Class E airspace located at Dillingham, 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 6002  The Class E airspace areas listed below are 
designated as a surface area for an airport.

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AAL AK E2 Dillingham, AK [Revised]

Dillingham Airport, AK
    (lat. 59 deg.02'43'' N, long. 158 deg.30'12'' W)
Dillingham VOR/DME
    (lat. 58 deg.59'39'' N, long. 158 deg.33'08'' W)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Dillingham Airport and within 
3.1 miles each side of the Dillingham VOR/DME 207 deg. radial 
extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 10.4 miles southwest of the 
airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Supplement Alaska (Airport/Facility Directory).
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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 Dillingham, AK [Revised]

Dillingham Airport, AK
    (lat. 59 deg.02'43'' N, long. 158 deg.30'12'' W)
Dillingham VOR/DME
    (lat. 58 deg.59'39'' N, long. 158 deg.33'08'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Dillingham Airport and within 3.1 miles 
each side of the 207 deg. radial of the Dillingham VOR/DME extending 
from the 6.6-mile radius to 14.1 miles southwest of the airport; and 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
within a 22-mile radius of the VOR/DME.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on December 26, 1996.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-176 Filed 1-3-97; 8:45 am]
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