[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6374]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AAL-19]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Ketchikan, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E (surface area) airspace at 
Ketchikan, AK. The need to redefine the Ward Cove surface area 
exclusion in the Class E (surface area) airspace at Ketchikan, AK, made 
this action necessary. This rule provides an accurate description of 
the Ward Cove exclusion in the Class E (surface area) airspace for 
seaplane base aircraft flying Special Visual Flight Rules (SVFR) 
procedures at Ketchikan Airport, Ketchikan, 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 January 10, 2001, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E (surface 
area) airspace at Ketchikan, AK, was published in the Federal Register 
(66 FR 1921). The proposal was necessary to correct the Ward Cove Class 
E (surface area) exclusion description at Ketchikan, 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 Danger Island contained an error. The Danger Island 
coordinates have been corrected to read ``lat. 55 deg.24' 08" N, long. 
131 deg. 45'47" 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 surface 
areas are published in paragraph 6002 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 (surface area) 
airspace at Ketchikan, AK, by correcting the description of the Ward 
Cove exclusion area at Ketchikan, AK. The area will be depicted on 
aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The intended effect of this 
proposal is to provide an accurate Class E (surface area) airspace 
exclusion for Ward Cove Seaplane Base operations during SVFR operations 
at Ketchikan Airport, Ketchikan, 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 6002  Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

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AAL AK E2  Ketchikan, AK [Revised]

Ketchikan International Airport, AK
    (Lat. 55 deg.21'20" N., long. 131 deg.42'49" W.)
    Ketchikan Localizer
    (Lat. 55 deg.20'51"N., long. 131 deg.42'00" W.)
Danger Island
    (Lat. 55 deg.24'08" N., long. 131 deg.45'47" W.)
East Island
    (Lat. 55 deg.23'46" N., long. 131 deg.44'46" W.)
Wrong Benchmark
    (Lat. 55 deg.23'35" N., long. 131 deg.44'10" W.)
Decoy Benchmark
    (Lat. 55 deg.23'55" N., long. 131 deg.44'33" W.)

    Within a 3-mile radius of the Ketchikan International Airport 
and within 1 mile each side of the Ketchikan localizer northwest/
southeast courses extending from the 3-mile radius to 4.6 miles 
northwest and 4.1 miles southeast of the airport excluding that 
airspace from Danger Island to East Island to the Wrong Benchmark 
thence along the Ward Cove shore line to the Decoy Benchmark thence 
north along the Refuge Cove shore line to a point abeam Refuge Cove 
State Recreation Site picnic area (lat. 55 deg.24'31" N., long. 
131 deg. 45' 36" W.) thence to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 6, 2001.
Stephen P. Creamer,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 01-6374 Filed 3-14-01; 8:45 am]
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