[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 36568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17170]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-5]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Palmer, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Palmer, AK. The 
establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach 
at the Palmer Municipal Airport made this action necessary. The Palmer 
Municipal Airport status changes from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). Adoption of this proposal will provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Palmer, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 0901 UTC, September 9, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Durand, Operations Branch, AAL-
531, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, 
Anchorage, AK 99513-7587; telephone number (907) 271-5898; fax: (907) 
271-2850; email: Bob.D[email protected]. Internet address: http://
www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at address http://162.58.28.41/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On April 20, 1999, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Palmer, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 19316). The 
proposal was necessary due to the establishment of a GPS instrument 
approach at Palmer, 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 700/1200 
foot transition areas 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 published in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace at 
Palmer, AK, through the establishment of a GPS instrument approach. The 
Palmer Municipal Airport status will change from VFR to IFR. The area 
will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The 
intended effect of this rule is to provide adequate controlled airspace 
for IFR operations at Palmer, AK.
    The FAA has determined that these 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) 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 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 extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth.

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AAL AK E5 Palmer, AK  [New]

Palmer Municipal Airport, AK
    (Lat. 61 deg.35'41'' N., long. 149 deg.05'20'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Palmer Municipal Airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on June 28, 1999.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 99-17170 Filed 7-6-99; 8:45 am]
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