[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 78 (Friday, April 21, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 21305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10013]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AAL-20]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Kipnuk, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Kipnuk, AK. The 
establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument approach 
procedure at Kipnuk Airport made this action necessary. The Kipnuk 
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 Kipnuk, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 15, 2000.

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: [email protected]. Internet address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at address http://162.58.28.41/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On December 13, 1999, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E airspace 
at Kipnuk, AK, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 69430). The 
proposal was necessary due to the establishment of a GPS instrument 
approach procedure to Runway 15 at Kipnuk, 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 would 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 Kipnuk, AK, through the establishment of a GPS instrument approach 
to Runway 15. The airport status changes from VFR to IFR. 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 Kipnuk, AK.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation 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 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  Kipnuk, AK [New]

Kipnuk Airport, AK
    (Lat. 59 deg.55'59" N., long. 164 deg.01'50" W.)
Kipnuk VOR/DME
    (Lat. 59 deg.56'34" N., long. 164 deg.02'04" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 6.2-mile radius of the Kipnuk Airport and within 3 miles each 
side of the Kipnuk VOR/DME 168 deg. radial extending from the 6.2-
mile radius of the airport to 9.5 miles south of the airport and 
within 4 miles east and 8 miles west of the Kipnuk VOR/DME 348 deg. 
radial extending from the Kipnuk VOR/DME to 16 miles north of the 
VOR/DME; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above 
the surface within a 51-mile radius of the VOR/DME; excluding that 
airspace within the Norton Sound Low Offshore Airspace Area and the 
Bethel Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on April 14, 2000.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 00-10013 Filed 4-20-00; 8:45 am]
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