[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56259-56260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27988]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71


Proposed Revisions of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Airspace and 
Procedures, Anchorage Terminal Area, Anchorage, Alaska; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The FAA will hold a public meeting on ATC airspace and 
procedures affecting the Anchorage Terminal Area, Anchorage, AK. The 
objective of this meeting is to provide interested persons a final 
opportunity to review specific proposed procedures formulated in the 
Anchorage Terminal Area Airspace and Procedures Revision Project prior 
to their implementation. The goal of this project is to maximize 
efficiency and improve safety for aircraft routes and ATC procedures 
used in the airspace surrounding Anchorage, Alaska. The project relates 
to operations by aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
and Visual Flight Rules (VFR). This meeting will outline proposals 
affecting VFR operations within the Anchorage Terminal Area. 
Alternatives developed as a result of this and other meetings may 
involve changes to existing regulatory airspace.

DATES: The meeting will be on Friday, December 7, 2001, from 6:00 PM to 
9:00 PM.

ADDRESSES: Multi-Purpose Room at the Spenard Community Recreation 
Center, 2020 West 48th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Craft, Anchorage Airport Traffic 
Control Tower (ATCT), 5200 West International Airport Road, Anchorage, 
AK 99502; telephone: (907) 271-2702; fax: (907) 271-2960; email: 
[email protected]. The Spenard Community Recreation Center telephone 
number is (907) 343-4160.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History and Background

    Historical increases and projections for air traffic activity in 
the Anchorage Terminal Area indicate that revision to air traffic 
routes and air traffic control procedures used in the Anchorage area 
are necessary in order to continue to provide safe and efficient air 
traffic control service to airspace users. Aircraft operations in the 
Anchorage area have increased 21% for the period from January 1, 1996, 
to December 31, 2000, and are projected to increase at an approximate 
rate of 5% annually through the year 2020.
    An initial public workshop for this project was held on April 17, 
2001, at the Spenard Community Recreation Center. Proposed new 
procedures were displayed and comments on the proposals were solicited 
from the public. Changes based on public comments and suggestions have 
been made and these changes will be presented at this meeting. 
Electronic copies of the original proposals as well as the latest 
changes are available at the project web site, http://www.alaska.faa.gov/ame under the ``Route Graphics'' menu item. Paper 
copies may be obtained by contacting Curt Faulk at the Anchorage ATCT, 
telephone: 271-2701.

Meeting Procedures

    (a) The meeting will be informal in nature and will be conducted by 
representatives of the FAA Alaskan Region Terminal Focus Leadership 
Team (FLT).
    (b) The meeting will be open to all persons on a space-available 
basis. Every effort was made to provide a meeting site with sufficient 
capacity for expected participation. There will be no admission fee nor 
other charge to attend and participate.
    (c) Representatives of Anchorage ATCT, Merrill Field ATCT, and 
Anchorage Terminal Radar Approach Control will be presenting specific 
procedural changes concerning VFR operations in the Anchorage area. A 
FAA Air Traffic Division representative will be present to discuss 
environmental concerns.
    (d) Any person who wishes to present a position paper to FAA 
representatives pertinent to the revision of ATC airspace or procedures 
may do so. In order to be included in the administrative record for the 
project, all submissions must contain the name and address of the 
author.
    (e) Persons wishing to hand out pertinent position papers to 
attendees should present two copies to the presiding officer and have 
sufficient additional copies available for all attendees.
    (f) The meeting will not be formally recorded. However, informal 
tape recordings may be made of presentations to ensure that each 
respondent's comments are noted accurately.
    (g) An official verbatim transcript or minutes of the informal 
airspace meeting will not be made. However, a list of the attendees, 
written statements received from attendees during and after the meeting 
and a digest of discussions

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during the meeting will be included in the administrative record for 
the project.
    (h) Every reasonable effort will be made to hear all concerns of 
interested persons consistent with a reasonable closing time for the 
meeting. Written materials may also be submitted to the team for up to 
thirty (30) days after the close of the meeting.

Agenda

    (a) Opening remarks and discussion of meeting procedures
    (b) Presentation of changes to proposed procedures by ATC 
facility representatives
    (c) Question and answer period
    (d) Closing comments.

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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 30, 2001.
Stephen P. Creamer,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 01-27988 Filed 11-6-01; 8:45 am]
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