[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7722-7723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3701]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-17]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Russian Mission, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Russian Mission, 
AK. The establishment of two Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument 
approach procedures at Russian Mission Airport made this action 
necessary. The Russian Mission 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 
Russian Mission, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 0901 UTC, April 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob 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: [email protected]. Internet address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On October 5, 1999, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E airspace 
at Russian Mission, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 
FR53956). The proposal was necessary due to the establishment of two 
GPS instrument approaches at Russian Mission, 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 
7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 
1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in 
this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes the Class E airspace 
at Russian Mission, AK, through the establishment of two GPS instrument 
approach procedures. The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts 
for pilot reference. The intended effect of this rule is to provide 
controlled airspace for IFR operations at Russian Mission, AK.
    The FAA has determined that this rule only involves 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

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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 7400.9G, 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 areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AAL AK E5 Russian Mission, AK [New]

Russian Mission Airport

(lat. 61 deg. 46' 47" N., long. 161 deg. 19' 10" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 6.2-mile radius of the Russian Mission Airport, and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 
an area bounded by lat. 62 deg. 10' 00" N. long. 162 deg. 45' 00" 
W., to lat. 62 deg. 34' 00" N. long. 160 deg. 30' 00" W., to lat. 
61 deg. 30' 00" N. long. 160 deg. 30' 00" W., along lat. 61 deg. 30' 
00" to lat 61 deg. 30' 00" N. long. 162 deg. 45' 00" W., to the 
point of beginning.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on February 9, 2000.
Willis C. Nelson
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 00-3701 Filed 2-15-00; 8:45 am]
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