[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53741-53742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27378]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-8]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Ketchikan, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace designated as the 
surface area for Ketchikan, AK. The Ketchikan International Airport's 
surface area is currently effective 24 hours a day and has a mandatory 
communication requirement. The wording in the last two sentences in the 
current description applies to surface areas with less than 24 hours 
operations. These last two sentences are deleted. The effect of this 
action is to modify the Ketchikan, AK, surface area description to 
indicate a continuous, 24 hour operation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), November 17, 
1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert van Haastert, Operations 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: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at 
or at http://162.58.28.41/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On June 11, 1997, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Ketchikan, AK, was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 31769). The 
Ketchikan International Airport's surface area is currently effective 
24 hours a day and has a mandatory communication requirement. The 
wording in the last two sentences in the current description applies to 
surface areas with less than 24 hours operations. These last two 
sentences are deleted to indicate the continuous operation.
    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. However, part of 
the airspace description was inadvertently left out from the notice of 
proposed rulemaking. This missing part of the airspace description has 
been added to this rule: ``excluding that airspace beyond 2.5-miles of 
the Ketchikan International Airport beginning 1 mile east of the 
Ketchikan localizer northwest course clockwise to the 350 deg. bearing 
from the Ketchikan International Airport.'' 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 a surface 
area for an airport are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 
7400.9E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 
10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (62 FR 52491 October 8, 1997). The

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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 the Class E airspace located at Ketchikan, AK, to 
indicate the continuous, 24 hour operation at the Ketchikan 
International Airport. These two sentences will be removed: ``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).''
    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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, is amended as follows:

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 Ketchikan, AK [Revised]

Ketchikan International Airport, AK
    (Lat. 55 deg.21'20'' N, long 131 deg.42'49'' W)
Ketchikan Localizer
    (Lat. 55 deg.20' 51'' N, long. 131 deg.42' 00'' W)

    Within a 3-mile radius of the Ketchikan International Airport 
and within 1 mile each side of the Ketchikan localizer northwest/
southeast courses extending from the 3-mile radius to 4.6 miles 
northwest and 4.1 miles southeast of the airport excluding that 
airspace beyond 2.5-miles of the Ketchikan International Airport 
beginning 1 mile east of the Ketchikan localizer northwest course 
clockwise to the 350 deg. bearing from the Ketchikan International 
Airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on September 10, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-27378 Filed 10-15-97; 8:45 am]
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