[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16464]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-4]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Kodiak, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Kodiak Airport, AK. 
The creation of the CHINI fix on the front course of the localizer to 
runway (RWY) 25 at Kodiak, AK, has made this action necessary. Holding 
is established at CHINI from 1,600 feet MSL through 6,000 feet MSL. The 
protected airspace needed for the CHINI holding pattern at these 
altitudes will extend beyond the currently established Class E 
airspace. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at 
Kodiak Airport, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 0901 UTC, September 11, 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]. Internet: www.alaska.faa.gov/at 
or www.mmac.jccbi.gov/aal/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On May 9, 1997, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at Kodiak 
was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 25568). The creation of 
the CHINI fix on the front course of the localizer to runway (RWY) 25 
at Kodiak, AK, has made this action necessary. Holding is established 
at CHINI from 1,600 feet MSL through 6,000 feet MSL. The protected 
airspace needed for the CHINI holding pattern at these altitudes will 
extend beyond the currently established Class E airspace.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No negative 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 designation 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 Kodiak, AK, to provide 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft 
executing instrument holding procedures at Kodiak, AK.
    The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that this 
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  Kodiak, AK [Revised]

Kodiak Airport, AK
    (Lat. 57 deg. 45' 00'' N, long. 152 deg. 29' 38'' W)
Kodiak VORTAC
    (Lat. 57 deg. 46' 30'' N, long. 152 deg. 20' 23'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Kodiak Airport and within 5 miles 
south and 9 miles north of the 070 deg. radial of the Kodiak VORTAC 
extending to 17 miles northeast of the VORTAC and within 8 miles 
north and 4 miles south of the Kodiak Localizer front course 
extending from the airport to 20.3 miles east of the airport and 
within 14 miles of the Kodiak VORTAC extending from the 358 deg. 
radial clockwise to the 107 deg. radial; and that airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 27 miles of the 
Kodiak VORTAC extending clockwise from the 023 deg. radial to the 
088 deg. radial and within 8 miles north and 5 miles south of the 
Kodiak Localizer front course extending from the airport to 32 miles 
east of the airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on June 13, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-16464 Filed 6-23-97; 8:45 am]
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