[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53889-53890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25850]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-10]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Michael, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at St. Michael, AK. 
The establishment of Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument 
approach procedures at St. Michael Airport made this action necessary. 
The St. Michael 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 St. Michael, 
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 St. Michael, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 
41360). The proposal was

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necessary due to the establishment of GPS instrument approaches at St. 
Michael, 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 St. Michael, 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 St. Michael, 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 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  St. Michael, AK [New]

St. Michael Airport
    (Lat. 62 deg.29'24'' N., long. 162 deg.06'37'' W.)
Fort Davis NDB
    (Lat. 64 deg.29'41'' N., long. 165 deg.18'50'' W.)
North River NDB
    (Lat. 63 deg.54'28'' N., long. 160 deg.48'43'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 5.8-mile readius of the St. Michael Airport; and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 
an area bounded by lat. 63 deg.54'30'' N long. 161 deg.44'20'' W, to 
lat. 63 deg.41'00'' N long. 161 deg.04'30'' W, to lat. 
63 deg.02'00'' N long. 162 deg.23'05'' W, to lat. 62 deg.50'00'' N 
long. 164 deg.00'00'' W, to lat. 63 deg.05'00'' N long. 
164 deg.00'00'' W, to the beginning point; and that airspace 4 miles 
northwest of a line from North River NDB to lat. 63 deg.35'44'' N 
long. 161 deg.44'03'' W; and that airspace 4 miles either side of a 
line from Fort Davis NDB to lat 63 deg.22'14'' N long. 
162 deg.33'13'' W; and that airspace 4 miles either side of a line 
from Fort Davis NDB to lat. 63 deg.41'11'' N long. 162 deg.02'50'' 
W; excluding that airspace within the Nome, 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. 99-25850 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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