[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10834-10835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5114]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-AAL-1]


Revocation of Class E Airspace; Umiat, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revokes Class E airspace at Umiat, AK. This action 
is necessary because the Umiat airport no longer meets the requirements 
for Class E airspace to protect Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Umiat, AK. This rule results in the removal of controlled 
airspace at Umiat, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 13, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derril D. Bergt, AAL-538, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 
99513-7587; telephone number (907) 271-2796; fax: (907) 271-2850; e-
mail: [email protected]. Internet address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at address http://162.58.28.41/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 7, 2001, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revoke the Class E airspace at 
Umiat, AK, was published in the Federal Register (66 FR 56257). The 
Umiat airport does not have a standard instrument approach procedure, 
it is unattended, and does not meet the requirements to be used as

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an IFR alternate. The Colored Federal Airway Amber 4 (A-4) was 
realigned and Colored Federal Airway Amber 6 (A-6) was revoked on 
December 3, 1998 (63 FR 53279, 5 Oct 1998, Airspace Docket 98-AAL-6) in 
conjunction with the removal of the Umiat Nondirectional Radio Beacon 
(NDB). The Umiat NDB was decommissioned in October 1999 resulting in 
the loss of the instrument approach procedure. With the subsequent 
cancellation of the A-Paid weather observer contract, there are now no 
aviation weather sources at Umiat, AK. Futhermore, the Umiat airport is 
not included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Thus, 
the Umiat airport does not qualify for Class E airspace. This rule 
revokes the Class E controlled airspace intended for IFR operations at 
Umiat, AK.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No public comments have been 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 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, 
dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 2001, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this document will be revoked and revised 
subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
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, when promulgated, 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 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 
2001, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth.

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AAL AK E5 Umiat, AK  [REVOKED]

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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on February 21, 2002.
Stephen P. Creamer,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 02-5114 Filed 3-8-02; 8:45 am]
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