[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19259-19260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9772]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-22]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Soldotna, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Soldotna, AK. The 
establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approaches 
to runway (RWY) 07 and RWY 25 at Soldotna, AK, have made this action 
necessary. Adoption of this proposal will provide adequate controlled 
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Soldotna, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 15, 1999.
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; 
email: Robert.van.H[email protected]; Internet: http://
www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at http://162.58.28.41/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On December 16, 1998, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Soldotna, AK, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 69231). The 
proposal was necessary due to the establishment of GPS instrument 
approaches to RWY 07 and RWY 25. The effect of this proposal is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Soldotna, 
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, 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 a 700/1200 
foot transition area, are published in paragraph 6005 in 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 listed in this document will be revised and published in the 
Order.
    The FAA has determined that this action only involves 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

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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).

The Proposed 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  Soldotna, AK

Soldotna Airport, AK
    (Lat. 60 deg.28'34'' N., long. 151 deg.01'57'' W.)
Kenai VOR/DME
    (Lat. 60 deg.36'53'' N., long. 151 deg.11'43'' W.)
Soldotna NDB
    (Lat. 60 deg.28'30'' N., long. 150 deg.52'44'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Soldotna Airport and within 4 miles 
each side of the 150 deg. and 330 deg. radial of the Kenai VOR/DME 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius airport to 10 miles west of the 
airport and within 4 miles either side of the 270 deg. bearing from 
the Soldotna NDB extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 21 miles west 
of the airport and within 4.6 miles north and 4 miles south of the 
090 deg. bearing from the Soldotna NDB extending from the 6.4-mile 
radius to 14.3 miles east of the airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on April 9, 1999.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 99-9772 Filed 4-19-99; 8:45 am]
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