[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51072-51073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19553]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-AAL-03]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Nuiqsut, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Nuiqsut, AK. Two new 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) have been established 
for the Nuiqsut Airport. The existing Class E airspace at Nuiqsut is 
insufficient to contain aircraft executing the new SIAPs. This rule 
results in additional Class E airspace at Nuiqsut, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 3, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derril 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 April 23, 2002, a proposal to revise part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to add to the Class E airspace at 
Nuiqsut, AK, was published in the Federal Register (67 FR 19710-19711). 
Due to the development of two new SIAPs; Area Navigation-Global 
Positioning System (RNAV GPS) Runway 04, and RNAV (GPS) Runway 22, 
additional Class E airspace is necessary to ensure that IFR operations 
remain within controlled airspace at the Nuiqsut, AK Airport. 
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 revised subsequently in the 
Order.

The Rule

    This revision to 14 CFR part 71 adds to the Class E airspace at 
Nuiqsut, Alaska. Additional Class E airspace is being created to 
contain aircraft executing the RNAV (GPS) Runway 04 and RNAV (GPS) 
Runway 22 SIAPs and will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference. The intended effect of this rule is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for IFR operations at Nuiqsut Airport, Nuiqsut, 
Alaska.
    The FAA has determined that this 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 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 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective

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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  Nuiqsut, AK [Revised]

Nuiqsut Airport, AK
    (Lat. 70 deg.12'36" N., long. 151 deg.00'20" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5 mile radius of the Nuiqsut Airport, and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface from 13 miles 
north and 8 miles south of the 249 deg. bearing from the airport to 
29 miles southwest, to 19 miles northwest of the airport on the 
314 deg. bearing clockwise to the 352 deg. bearing 13 miles north of 
the airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 24, 2002.
Trent S. Cummings,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 02-19553 Filed 8-6-02; 8:45 am]
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