[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 19257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9779]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-25]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Port Heiden, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule modifies Class E airspace at Port Heiden, AK. The 
establishment of a new Micowave Landing System (MLS) instrument 
approaches to runway (RWY) 05 at Port Heiden, AK, made this action 
necessary. Adoption of this proposal will provide adequate controlled 
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Port Heiden, 
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 
Port Heiden, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 4800). 
The proposal was necessary due to the establishment of MLS instrument 
approaches to RWY 05.
    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, however the 
coordinates for Port Heiden Airport were published with errors. The 
latitude coordinates are corrected to read: Lat. 56 deg.57'34'' and the 
longitude coordinates are corrected to read: long. 158 deg.37'55''. The 
Federal Aviation Administration has determined that these changes are 
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 
Port Heiden, AK, due to the establishment of MLS instrument approaches 
to RWY 05. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for IFR operations at Port Heiden, 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  Port Heiden, AK [Revised]

Port Heiden Airport, AK
    (Lat. 56 deg.57'34'' N., long. 158 deg.37'55'' W.)
Port Heiden NDB
    (Lat. 56 deg.57'15'' N., long. 158 deg.38'56'' W.)
Turnbull VOR/DME
    (Lat. 56 deg.57'04'' N., long. 158 deg.38'27'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of the Port Heiden Airport, and within 4 
miles north and 8 miles south of the Port Heiden NDB 248 deg. 
bearing extending from the NDB to 20 miles west, and within 8 miles 
west and 4 miles east of the Port Heiden NDB 339 deg. bearing 
extending from the NDB to 20 miles northwest; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface within 13 miles 
west and 4 miles east of the Port Heiden NDB 339 deg. bearing 
extending from the NDB to 25 miles north, and within 17 miles of the 
Turnbull VOR/DME extending clockwise from the 213 deg. radial to the 
074 deg. radial, and within 9 miles north of the Port Heiden NDB 
248 deg. bearing extending from the NDB to 24 miles west.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on April 9, 1999.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 99-9779 Filed 4-19-99; 8:45 am]
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