[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59703-59704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29631]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-17]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Yakutat, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule modifies Class E airspace at Yakutat, AK. The 
establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approaches 
to runway (RWY) 02, RWY 11, and RWY 29 at Yakutat, AK, made this action 
necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at 
Yakutat, 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 
Yakutat, AK, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 41749). The 
proposal was necessary due to the establishment of GPS instrument 
approaches to RWY 02, RWY 11, and RWY 29.
    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, thus 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 
Yakutat, AK, due to the establishment of GPS instrument approaches to 
RWY 02, RWY 11, and RWY 29. The intended effect of this action is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Yakutat, 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  Yakutat, AK [Revised]

Yakutat Airport, AK
    (Lat. 59 deg.30'12'' N., long. 139 deg.39'38'' W.)
Yakutat VORTAC
    (Lat. 59 deg.30'39'' N., long. 139 deg.38'53'' W.)
Ocean Cape NDB
    (Lat. 59 deg.32'37'' N., long. 139 deg.43'41'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of the Yakutat Airport and within 4 miles 
northeast and 8 miles southwest of the 314 deg. bearing from the 
Ocean Cape NDB extending from the NDB to 16 miles west of NDB and 
within 4 miles northeast and 8 miles southwest of the Yakutat VORTAC 
148 deg. radial extending from the VORTAC to 16 miles southeast of 
the VORTAC and within 8 miles south of the Yakutat VORTAC 299 deg. 
radial extending from the VORTAC to 16 miles west of the VORTAC and 
within 4 miles east and 8 miles west of the Yakutat VORTAC 230 deg. 
radial extending from 6 miles southwest of the VORTAC to 21 miles 
southwest of the VORTAC and within 3.4 miles north of the Yakutat 
Localizer back course extending from the 7-mile radius to 13.2 miles 
southeast of the airport; and that airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above the surface within 12.6 miles southwest and 8 miles 
northeast of the Yakutat VORTAC 138 deg. and 318 deg. radials 
extending from the VORTAC to 23.5 miles northwest and southeast of 
the VORTAC and within 5 miles each side of the 119 deg. radial of 
the Yakutat VORTAC to 65 miles east of the VORTAC; and within 41 
miles of the

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Yakutat VORTAC between the 118 deg. radial clockwise to the 298 deg. 
radial; excluding Control 1487L and the Gulf of Alaska Low Class E 
airspace areas.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 28, 1998.
Trent S. Cummings,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 98-29631 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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