[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59701-59702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29633]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-11]


Revision of Class E Airspace; King Salmon, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule modifies Class E airspace at King Salmon, AK. The 
establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approaches 
to runway (RWY) 11 and RWY 29 at King Salmon, AK, made this action 
necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at 
King Salmon, 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 June 12, 1998, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
King Salmon, AK, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 32156). 
The proposal was necessary due to the establishment of GPS instrument 
approaches to 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 
King Salmon, AK, due to the establishment of GPS instrument approaches 
to RWY 11 and RWY 29. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at King Salmon, 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).

[[Page 59702]]

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  King Salmon, AK [Revised]

King Salmon Airport, AK
    (Lat. 58 deg.40'36'' N., long. 156 deg.38'57'' W.)
King Salmon VORTAC
    (Lat. 58 deg.43'29'' N., long. 156 deg.45'08'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of the King Salmon Airport and within 4 
miles northeast and 8 miles southwest of the King Salmon VORTAC 
312 deg. radial extending from the VORTAC to 21 miles northwest of 
the VORTAC and within 14 miles of the VORTAC 259 deg. radial 
clockwise to the 004 deg. radial and that airspace within 3.3 miles 
either side of the 132 deg. radial of the VORTAC extending from the 
VORTAC to 17 miles southeast of the VORTAC; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 39-mile 
radius of the King Salmon 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. 98-29633 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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