[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63676-63677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30121]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-12]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Point Lay, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Point Lay, AK. The 
establishment of a Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) instrument 
approach to runway (RWY) 5 and Global Positioning System (GPS) 
instrument approach procedures to RWY 5 and RWY 23 at Point Lay Airport 
made this action necessary. This rule provides adequate controlled 
airspace for aircraft flying IFR procedures at Point Lay, AK.


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EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 30, 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.

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 Point Lay, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 41358). 
The proposal was necessary due to the establishment of NDB and GPS 
instrument approaches at Point Lay, 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, had errors in the 
airport position and the first two coordinates listed. The airport 
position should read ``lat. 69 deg.43' 58'' N., long. 163 deg. 00'19'' 
W.'' The verbiage ``bounded by lat. 69 deg.50'30'' N long. 
161 deg.41'30'' W, to lat. 69 deg.28'45'' N long. 163 deg.32'30'' W'' 
has been changed to read ``bounded by lat. 69 deg.47'45'' N long. 
161 deg.37'18'' W to lat. 69 deg.25'00'' N long. 163 deg.30'42'' W''. 
Additionally, the statement ``excluding that airspace within V-506'' 
has been added to eliminate chart clutter around the GPS waypoint 
located on the airway. 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 changes 
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 
7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 
1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71. 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 
Point Lay, AK, through the establishment of NDB and 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 Point Lay, 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) 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 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, is amended as follows:
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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  Point Lay, AK  [Revised]

Point Lay Airport,
    (Lat. 69 deg.43'58''N., long. 163 deg.00'19'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8-mile radius of the Point Lay Airport; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within an area 
bounded by lat. 69 deg.47'45'' N long. 161 deg.37'18'' W, to lat. 
69 deg.25'00'' N long. 163 deg.30'42'' W, to lat. 69 deg.42'35'' N 
long. 163 deg.57'30'' W, to lat. 70 deg.05'20'' N long. 
162 deg.04'35'' W, to the beginning point; and that airspace within 
6 miles radius of lat. 68 deg.51'00'' N long 166 deg.00'00'' W; and 
that airspace 6 miles either side of a line from of lat. 
68 deg.51'00'' N long 166 deg.00'00'' W, to lat 69 deg.36'45'' N 
long. 163 deg.30' 00'' W; and that airspace 4 miles either side of a 
line from lat. 69 deg.47'37'' N long. 162 deg.33'03'' W, to lat. 
69 deg.05'17'' N long. 159 deg.59'43'' W; excluding that airspace 
within V-506.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on November 5, 1999.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 99-30121 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am]
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