[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 25, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 63798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26820]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AAL-6]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Wainwright, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Wainwright, AK. The 
revision of instrument approach procedures to runway (RWY) 4 and RWY 22 
at Wainwright Airport, Wainwright, AK, made this action necessary. This 
rule provides adequate controlled airspace for aircraft flying IFR 
procedures at Wainwright, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 25, 2001.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On July 5, 2000, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Wainwright, AK, was published in the Federal Register (65 FR 41387). 
The proposal was necessary due to revisions to the instrument 
approaches to runway (RWY) 04 and RWY 22 at Wainwright Airport, 
Wainwright, 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 extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 
6005 of FAA Order 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, 
dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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 
Wainwright, AK, through the revisions of instrument approaches to the 
Wainwright Airport, Wainwright, AK. The area will be depicted on 
aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The intended effect of this 
rule is to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at 
Wainwright Airport, Wainwright, 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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, 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  Wainwright, AK [Revised]

Wainwright Airport, AK
    (Lat. 70 deg. 38' 17" N., long. 159 deg. 59' 41" W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 8.5 mile radius of the Wainwright Airport; and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface from 
lat. 70 deg.54'00" N long. 159 deg.00'00" W, to lat. 70 deg.38'00" N 
long. 161 deg.00'00" W, to lat. 70 deg.20'00" N long. 161 deg.00'00" 
W, to lat. 70 deg.30'00" N long. 159 deg.30'00" W, to lat. 
70 deg.40'00" N long. 159 deg.00'00" W, to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 6, 2000.
Joseph F. Woodford,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 00-26820 Filed 10-24-00; 8:45 am]
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