[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41717-41718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20937]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-7]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Barrow, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule modifies Class E airspace at Barrow, AK. The 
establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approaches 
to runway (RWY) 6 and RWY 24 at Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial 
Airport, Barrow, AK, made this action necessary. The intended effect of 
this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Barrow, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 8, 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; 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:

History

    On April 20, 1998, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class E airspace at 
Barrow, AK, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 19429). The 
proposal was necessary due to establishment of GPS instrument 
approaches to RWY 6 and RWY 24 at Barrow, AK.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No public comments to the proposal were received. However, the Point 
Barrow LRRS Airport was shut down and abandoned in December 1991. The 
airspace within 6.5-mile radius of the Point Barrow LRRS Airport 
therefore is no longer required. Elimination of this airspace will 
reduce the burden to the public. References to the Point Barrow LRRS 
Airport 6.5-mile radius have been removed from the Barrow, AK, legal 
description. The Barrow, AK, legal description was changed to reflect 
this removal by: (1) the intersection of the Barrow 345 deg. radial and 
the 6.5-mile radius of the Point Barrow LRRS Airport has been replaced 
with the latitude/longitude coordinates: 71 deg. 25' N, 156 deg. 55'W 
and (2) the 1,200 foot airspace boundary line will connect to the 
northeast corner of the existing 700 foot airspace boundary at 71 deg. 
21' 02'' N, 156 deg. 00' 41'' W. 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 change 
just discussed, the rule is adopted as written.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for 
pilot reference. The Class E airspace designated 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 will be revised and published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revises the Class E airspace at 
Barrow, AK. The establishment of the GPS instrument approaches to RWY 6 
and RWY 24 have made this action necessary. The intended effect of this 
proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations 
at Barrow, AK.
    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).

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 to be 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 Barrow, AK

Barrow/Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport, AK
    (Lat. 71 deg. 17' 08'' N, long. 156 deg. 45' 58'' W)
Barrow VORTAC
    (Lat. 71 deg. 16' 24'' N, long. 156 deg. 47' 18'' W)
Barrow Localizer

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    (Lat. 71 deg. 17' 08'' N, long. 156 deg. 44' 07'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Barrow/Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial 
Airport and within 4 miles each side of the Barrow Localizer back 
course extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 14.6 miles east of the 
airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above 
the surface within a 77-mile radius of the airport extending 
clockwise from the Barrow VORTAC 101 deg. radial to the 240 deg. 
radial and within the area bounded by a line beginning at the Barrow 
VORTAC 240 deg. radial 20 miles west to 71 deg. 13' N 158 deg. W to 
71 deg. 23' N 157 deg. 48' W to 71 deg. 25' N 156 deg. 55' W to 
71 deg. 21' 02'' N 156 deg. 00' 41'' W.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 28, 1998.
Trent S. Cummings,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 98-20937 Filed 8-4-98; 8:45 am]
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