[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13016-13017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6819]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-2]


Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Homer, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Homer, AK. The 
modification of the Localizer (LOC)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) 
instrument approach to RWY 21 Homer, AK, has made this action 
necessary. Adoption of this proposal would result in the provision of 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Homer, AK.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Operations Branch, AAL-530, Docket No. 98-AAL-2, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel for the Alaskan Region at the same address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the Office of the Manager, Operations Branch, Air Traffic 
Division, at the address shown above and on the Internet at Alaskan 
Region's homepage at http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at address http://
162.58.28.41/at.

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; fax: 
(907) 271-2850; email: Robert.van.H[email protected]. Internet 
address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at address http://
162.58.28.41/at.

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. 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-2.'' 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 Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK, 
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

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Operations Branch, AAL-530, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, 
Anchorage, AK 99513-7587. Communications must identify the notice 
number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing 
list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular 
No. 11-2A which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 by revising the Class E 
airspace at Homer, AK, due to the modification of the LOC/DME 
instrument approach to RWY 21. The area would be depicted on 
aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The intended effect of this 
proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations 
at Homer, AK.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas designated as surface 
areas for an airport are published in paragraph 6002 and the Class E 
airspace areas designated as 700/1200 foot 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 designations listed in 
this document would be revised and published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that these proposed regulations only involve 
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, 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

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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 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 to be 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  Homer, AK

Homer Airport, AK
    (Lat. 59 deg.38'42'' N, long. 151 deg.28'42'' W)
Kachemak NDB
    (Lat. 59 deg.38'29'' N, long. 151 deg.30'01'' W)
Homer Localizer
    (Lat. 59 deg.39'07'' N, long. 151 deg.27'31'' W)

    Within a 4.2 mile radius of the Homer Airport and within 1.9 
miles either side of the Homer localizer northeast backcourse 
extending from the localizer to 7.2 miles northeast of the Homer 
localizer, and within 2.4 miles north and 4.2 miles south of the 
Kachemak NDB 235 deg. radial extending from the Kachemak NDB to 8.3 
miles southwest the Kachemak NDB. 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).
* * * * *

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  Homer, AK

Homer Airport, AK
    (Lat. 59 deg.38'42'' N, long. 151 deg.28'42'' W)
Kachemak NDB
    (Lat. 59 deg.38'29'' N, long. 151 deg.30'01'' W)
Homer Localizer
    (Lat. 59 deg.39'07'' N, long. 151 deg.27'31'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7 mile radius of the Homer Airport and within 4 miles 
either side of the Homer localizer northeast backcourse extending 
from localizer to 12 miles northeast of the Homer localizer, and 
within 8 miles north and 4.2 miles south of the Kachemak NDB 
235 deg. radial extending from the Kachemak NDB to 16 miles 
southwest of the Kachemak NDB.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 9, 1998.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 98-6819 Filed 3-16-98; 8:45 am]
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