[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 217 (Monday, November 10, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60455-60456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29575]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AAL-14]
RIN 2120-AA66


Modification of Colored Federal Airway Amber 15 (A-15); Alaska

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Colored Federal Airway Amber 15 (A-15) 
due to the decommissioning and subsequent removal of the Oliktok, AK, 
Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) from the National Airspace System (NAS).

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bil Nelson, Airspace and Rules 
Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On March 3, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 (part 
71) by redefining that portion of Colored Federal Airway A-15 beyond 
the Put River, AK, NDB (62 FR 9400). The FAA proposed this action in 
response to a July 10, 1996, United States Air Force (USAF) 
decommissioning and subsequent removal of the Oliktok, AK, NDB.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received. Except for 
editorial changes, this amendment is the same as that proposed in the 
notice.
    Colored Federal airways are published in paragraph 6009 of FAA 
Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Colored 
Federal airway listed in this document will be published subsequently 
in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 modifies Colored Federal Airway A-15 due 
to the decommissioning and subsequent removal of the Oliktok, AK, NDB 
from the NAS by the USAF. The FAA is taking this action to redefine the 
designation of A-15 by removing that portion of the route beyond the 
Put River, AK, NDB.
    The FAA 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. 
Therefore, this regulation--(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 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 the 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 6009(c)--Amber Federal Airways

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A-15 [Revised]

    From Ethelda, BC, Canada, NDB via Nichols, AK, NDB; Sumner 
Strait, AK, NDB; Coghlan Island, AK, RBN; Haines, AK, RBN; Burwash, 
YT, Canada, RBN; Nabesna, AK, NDB; to Delta Junction, AK, NDB. From 
Chena, AK, NDB; via Chandalar Lake, AK, NDB; Put River, AK, NDB. The 
airspace within Canada is excluded (joins Canadian Jet Route J-502).
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 27, 1997.
John S. Walker,
Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 97-29575 Filed 11-7-97; 8:45 am]
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