[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 59704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29630]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-18]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Atka, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes Class E airspace at Atka, AK. The 
establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach 
at Atka, AK, made this action necessary. The Atka 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 Atka, 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 
Atka, AK, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 41750). The 
proposal was necessary due to the establishment of a GPS instrument 
approach at Atka, AK.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
Two letters in support of the proposal from Peninsula Airways, Inc. 
(Penn Air) were received. No negative comments to the proposal were 
received, however, new coordinates for the Atka Airport have been 
derived via a recent GPS survey. The new coordinates are lat. 
52 deg.13'13'' N., long. 174 deg.12'23'' W. 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 
Atka, AK, due to the establishment of a GPS instrument approach at 
Atka, AK. The Atka Airport status is upgraded from VFR to IFR. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for IFR operations at Atka, 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  Atka, AK [New]

Atka Airport, AK
    (Lat. 52 deg.13'13'' N., long. 174 deg.12'23'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Atka Airport; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 10-mile 
radius 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. 98-29630 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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