[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14798-14799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7921]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-29]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Atqasuk, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Atqasuk Airport, 
AK. The development of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument 
approaches to runway (RWY) 6 and RWY 24 at Atqasuk, AK, have made this 
action necessary. The airport status will change from Visual Flight 
Rules (VFR) to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). The intended effect of 
this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Atqasuk 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 establish Class E airspace at 
Atqasuk was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 3629). The 
development of GPS instrument approach procedures to RWY 6 and RWY 24 
at Atqasuk 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, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,

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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 Atqasuk, AK, to 
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing instrument landing and departing procedures. The 
status of Atqasuk Airport will change from VFR to IFR.
    The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that this 
proposed regulation only involves 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 Atqasuk, AK [New]

Atqasuk Airport, AK
    (Lat. 70 deg.28'02'' N, long. 157 deg.26' 08'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Atqasuk Airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 21, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-7921 Filed 3-27-97; 8:45 am]
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