[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3605-3606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1771]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-24]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Klawock, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Klawock Airport, 
AK. The development of non-directional beacon (NDB) and Global 
Positioning System (GPS) instrument approaches to runway (RWY) 1 at 
Klawock, AK, have made this action necessary. The intended effect of 
this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Klawock Airport, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 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 establish Class E airspace at 
Klawock was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 53887). The 
development of NDB and GPS instrument approach procedures to RWY 1 at 
Klawock Airport, AK, have 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. The Class E airspace areas designated as 700/1200-
foot transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996. 
Paragraph 6005 is 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 Klawock, 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

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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 Klawock, AK [New]

Klawock Airport, AK
    (Lat. 55 deg.34'45'' N, long. 133 deg.04'36'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Klawock Airport; and that airspace 
extending upward from the 1,200 feet above the surface within 6.5 
miles northwest and 8 miles southeast of the 039 deg. bearing from 
the airport extending from the airport to 6.5 miles northeast of the 
airport and within 6.5 miles northwest and 8 miles southeast of the 
219 deg. bearing from the airport extending from the airport to 25 
miles southwest of the airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on January 15, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-1771 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
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