[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15027-15028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6373]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AAL-21]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Egegik, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Egegik, AK. The 
establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) instrument approaches at the 
Egegik Airport made this action necessary. The Egegik Airport status

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will change from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR). This rule provides adequate controlled airspace for aircraft 
flying IFR procedures at Egegik, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 17, 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 or at address http://162.58.28.41/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On December 28, 2000, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E airspace 
at Egegik, AK, was published in the Federal Register (65 FR 82300). The 
proposal was necessary due to establishment of new RNAV instrument 
approaches to runway (RWY) 12 and RWY 30 at Egegik, 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; however, the 
coordinates for the Egegik Airport contained errors. The airport 
coordinates have been corrected to read ``lat. 58 deg.11'18" N, long. 
157 deg.22'52" W.'' The Federal Aviation Administration has determined 
that this change is editorial in nature and will not increase the scope 
of this rule. Except for the non-substantive change 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 
7400.9H, 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 establishes the Class E airspace 
at Egegik, AK, through the establishment of RNAV instrument approaches 
to RWY 12 and RWY 30 at Egegik, AK. The Egegik Airport status will 
change from VFR to IFR. 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 Egegik 
Airport, Egegik, 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:
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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  Egegik, AK [Revised]

Egegik Airport, AK
    (Lat. 58 deg.11'18" N., long. 157 deg.22'52" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3 mile radius of the Egegik Airport.

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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 6, 2001.
Stephen P. Creamer,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 01-6373 Filed 3-14-01; 8:45 am]
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