[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53742-53743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27379]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AAL-7]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Huslia, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Huslia, AK. The 
development of Very High Frequency (VHF) omni-directional radio range 
(VOR) and VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) instrument approaches 
to Runway (RWY) 3 and RWY 21 have made this action necessary. The 
airport status will change from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR). The area will be depicted on appropriate 
aeronautical charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area 
or otherwise comply with IFR procedures. The intended effect of this 
action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations, 
segregating aircraft operating in instrument conditions from other 
aircraft operating in visual weather conditions, at Huslia Airport, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 1, 1998.

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 establish Class E airspace at 
Huslia, AK, was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 31770). The 
development of VOR/DME instrument approaches to RWY 3 and RWY 21 have 
made this action necessary. The airport status will be upgraded from 
VFR to IFR.
    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 
transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 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 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) establishes the Class E airspace located at Huslia, AK. 
The development of VOR/DME instrument approaches to RWY 3 and RWY 21 
have made this action necessary. The airport status will change from 
VFR to IFR.
    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

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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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AAL AK E5 Huslia, AK  [New]

Huslia Airport, AK
(Lat. 65 deg.41'50''N, long. 156 deg.23'21''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Huslia Airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on September 10, 1997.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 97-27379 Filed 10-15-97; 8:45 am]
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