[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53893-53894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25846]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-14]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Kalskag, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Kalskag, AK. The 
establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach 
procedures at Kalskag Airport made this action necessary. The Kalskag 
Airport status changes from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR). This rule provides adequate controlled airspace for 
aircraft flying IFR procedures at Kalskag, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 4, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Durand, Operations Branch, 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 July 30, 1999, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E airspace 
at Kalskag, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 41357). 
The proposal was necessary due to the establishment of GPS instrument 
approaches at Kalskag, 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. The airspace description, however, should read 
``excluding that airspace within the Aniak, AK, Class E area'' not the 
St. Mary's Class E area.'' The Federal Aviation Administration has 
determined that this change is 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 establishes the Class E airspace 
at Kalskag, AK, through the establishment of GPS instrument approaches. 
The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. 
The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for IFR operations at Kalskag, 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

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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  Kalskag, AK [ New ]

Kalskag Airport
    (Lat. 61 deg.32'11'' N., long. 160 deg.20'29'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 6.8-mile radius of the Kalskag Airport, excluding that 
airspace within Aniak, AK, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on September 28, 1999.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 99-25846 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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