[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7274]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AWP-12]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Molokai, HI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Molokai, HI. 
The development of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System 
(GPS)-B Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Kaunakakai/
Molokai Airport has made action necessary. Additional controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is needed to 
contain aircraft executing the RNAV (GPS)-B SIAP to Kaunakakai/Molokai 
Airport. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IRF) operations at 
Kaunakakai/Molokai Airport, Molokai, HI.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC May 17, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Carson, Airspace Specialist, 
Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, 
California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6611.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 17, 2001, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
modifying the Class E airspace area at Kaunakakai/Molokai HI (66 FR 
3887). Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the RNAV 
(GPS)-B SIAP at Kaunakakai/Molokai Airport, Molokai, HI. This action 
will provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the 
RNAV (GPS)-B SIAP to Kaunakakai/Molokai Airport, Molokai, HI.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments to the proposal were received. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace extending from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 off FAA Order 
7400.9H dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies the Class E airspace area 
at Molokai, HI. The development of an RNAV (GPS)-B SIAP has made this 
action necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate 
airspace for aircraft executing the RNAV (GPS)-B SIAP at Kaunakakai/
Molokai Airport, Molokai, HI.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involved an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this regulation--(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; 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; 40120; E. O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the 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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AWP HI E5  Molokai, HI [Revised]

Kaunakakai/Molokai Airport, HI
    (Lat. 21 deg.09'11"N, long. 157 deg.05'47"W)
Molokai VORTAC
    (Lat. 21 deg.08'17"N., long. 157 deg.10'03"W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Kaunakakai/Molokai Airport and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the Molokai VORTAC 268 deg. radial, 
extending from the 6.8-mile radius of the Kaunakakai/Molokai Airport 
to 4.3 miles west of the Molokai VORTAC.
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    Dated: Issued in Los Angeles, California, on March 6, 2001.
Dawna J. Vicars,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 01-7274 Filed 3-22-01; 8:45 am]
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