[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14796-14797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7919]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-27]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Nuiqsut, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final Rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Nuiqsut Airport, AK. 
The modifications to the Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument 
approaches to runway (RWY) 4 and RWY 22 at Nuiqsut, 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 Nuiqsut Airport, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22, 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; 
email: Robert.van.H[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 24, 1997, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Nuiqsut was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 3631). The 
modifications to the GPS instrument approach procedures to RWY 4 and 
RWY 22 at Nuiqsut 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 proposal 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, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, 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) revises Class E airspace located at Nuiqsut, 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.


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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 Nuiqsut, AK [Revised]

Nuiqsut Airport, AK
    (Lat. 70 deg.12'36'' N, long. 151 deg.00'20'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Nuiqsut Airport, and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 5 miles north and 
8 miles south of the 249 deg. bearing from the airport to 29 miles 
southwest.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 21, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-7919 Filed 3-27-97; 8:45 am]
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