[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53891-53892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25848]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-9]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Mountain Village, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Mountain Village, 
AK. The establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument 
approach procedures at Mountain Village Airport made this action 
necessary. The Mountain Village 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 
Mountain Village, 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 Mountain Village, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 
41362). The proposal was necessary due to the establishment of GPS 
instrument approaches at Mountain Village, 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 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 Mountain Village, 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 Mountain Village, 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

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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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Mountain Village Airport [New]

(Lat. 62 deg.05'43'' N., long. 163 deg.40'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 6.3-mile radius of the Mountain Village Airport and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 
35 miles southeast of the airport extending clockwise from the 
139 deg. radial to the 310 deg. radial, excluding that airspace 
within the St. Marys, 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. 99-25848 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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