[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12710-12711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6633]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-3]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Modification of Colored Federal Airways Offshore 
Airspace Area; AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify three colored Federal airways, 
Green 10 (G-10), Green 12 (G-12), and Red 99 (R-99), located in 
Offshore Airspace Area 1234L, Alaska. The FAA is proposing this action 
to raise the floors of the airways to be consistent with the 2,000-foot 
above ground level (AGL) floor of Offshore Control Area 1234L.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, AAL-500, Docket No. 98-AAL-3, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, #14, Anchorage, AK 99533.
    The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of 
the Chief Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington 
DC, weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire.

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    Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned 
regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited 
on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and 
energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify 
the airspace docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the 
address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt 
of their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a 
self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is 
made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-3.'' The postcard will 
be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications 
received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be 
considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal 
contained in this notice may be changed in light of comments received. 
All comments submitted will be available for examination in the Rules 
Docket both before and after the closing date for comments. A report 
summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded, using a 
modem and suitable communications software, from the FAA regulations 
section of the Fedworld electronic bulletin board service (telephone: 
703-321-3339) or the Federal Register's electronic bulletin board 
service (telephone: 202-512-1661).
    Internet users may reach the Federal Register's web page at http://
www.access.gpo.gov/su__docs for access to recently published rulemaking 
documents.
    Any person may also obtain a copy of this NPRM by submitting a 
request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Air Traffic 
Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must identify 
the notice number of the NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a 
mailing list for future NPRM's should request a copy of Advisory 
Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, 
which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 (part 71) to 
modify three colored Federal airways in Offshore Airspace Area 1234L, 
AK, by raising the floor of G-10, G-12, and R-99 from 1,200 feet AGL to 
2,000 feet AGL. This action is being taken to raise the floors of the 
airways to be consistent with the 2,000-foot AGL floor of Offshore 
Control Area 1234L.
    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 airways listed in this document would be published subsequently 
in the Order.
    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 proposed 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, when promulgated, 
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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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(a)--Green Federal Airways

* * * * *

G-10

    From Cape Newenham, AK, NDB; 20 AGL St. Paul Island, AK, NDB; 20 
AGL Elfee, AK, NDB; 20 AGL INT Elfee NDB 041 deg. and Port Heiden, 
AK, NDB 248 deg. bearings; 20 AGL Port Heiden NDB; 67 miles 12 AGL, 
77 miles 85 MSL, 67 miles 12 AGL, Woody Island, AK, NDB; to 
Kachemak, NDB.
* * * * *

G-12

    From Saldo, AK, NDB; 20 AGL Port Heiden, AK, NDB; 20 AGL 
Borland, AK, NDB; 20 AGL to Elfee, AK, NDB.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6009(b)--Red Federal Airways

* * * * *

R-99

    From St. Paul Island, AK, NDB; 20 AGL Dutch Harbor, AK, NDB; 20 
AGL Saldo, AK, NDB; 20 AGL Iliamna, AK, NDB; INT Iliamna NDB 
124 deg. and Kachemak, AK, NDB 269 deg. bearings to Kachemak.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 6, 1998.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 98-6633 Filed 3-13-98; 8:45 am]
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