[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59705-59706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29627]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-16]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Anaktuvuk Pass, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes Class E airspace at Anaktuvuk Pass, AK. 
The establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Non-
Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) instrument approaches at Anaktuvuk Pass, 
AK, made this action necessary. The Anaktuvuk Pass Airport status is 
upgraded from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR). The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for IFR operations at Anaktuvuk Pass, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 3, 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://162.58.28.41/at or at address http://
www.alaska.faa.gov/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On August 5, 1998, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 
41751). The proposal was necessary due to the establishment of GPS and 
NDB instrument approaches at Anaktuvuk Pass, 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 airspace 
description incorrectly listed the Anaktuvuk Pass NDB as the VORTAC

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which has been reworded to read NDB. The FAA has determined that this 
change is 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 area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas designated as 700/1200 
foot transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 
10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (63 FR 50139; September 21, 1998). 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 
Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, due to the establishment of a GPS instrument 
approach at Anaktuvuk Pass, AK. The Anaktuvuk Pass Airport status is 
upgraded from VFR to IFR. The intended effect of this action is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Anaktuvuk 
Pass, 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, 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  Anaktuvuk Pass, AK [New]

Anaktuvuk Pass Airport, AK
    (Lat. 52 deg.13'15'' N., long. 174 deg.12'39'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Anaktuvuk Pass Airport and within 5 
miles either side of the Anaktuvuk Pass NDB 240 deg. bearing 
extending from the NDB to 7 miles southwest of the airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 28, 1998.
Trent S. Cummings,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 98-29627 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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