[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 19258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9775]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-20]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Gambell, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule modifies Class E airspace at Gambell, AK. The 
establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approaches 
to runway (RWY) 16 and RWY 34 at Gambell, AK, made this action 
necessary. Adoption of this proposal will provide adequate controlled 
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Gambell, 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; 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 February 1, 1999, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Gambell, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 4799). The 
proposal was necessary due to the establishment of GPS instrument 
approaches to RWY 16 and RWY 34.
    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 
Gambell, AK, due to the establishment of GPS instrument approaches to 
RWY 16 and RWY 34. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Gambell, AK.
    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 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  Gambell, AK [Revised]

Gambell Airport, AK
    (Lat. 63 deg.46'00'' N., long. 171 deg.43'58'' W.)
Gambell NDB/DME
    (Lat. 63 deg.46'55'' N., long. 171 deg.44'12'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Gambell Airport and within 4 miles 
each side of the 174 deg. bearing of the Gambell NDB/DME extending 
from the NDB/DME to 23 miles south of the NDB/DME and within 4 miles 
each side of the Gambell NDB/DME 354 deg. bearing extending from the 
6.4-mile radius to 10.6 miles north of the airport; and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 8 
miles west and 4 miles east of the 354 deg. bearing of the Gambell 
NDB/DME extending from the NDB/DME to 16 miles north of the NDB/DME 
and within 25 miles of the NDB/DME clockwise between the 006 deg. 
and 227 deg. bearings of the NDB/DME.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on April 9, 1999.
Willis C. Nelson
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 99-9775 Filed 4-19-99; 8:45 am]
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