[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43-44]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-33128]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2002-14076; Airspace Docket No. 02-AAL-6]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Point Hope, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above the surface at Point Hope, AK. The FAA has developed 
two new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) for the Point 
Hope Airport. Class E airspace upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
is necessary to ensure that Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 
remain within controlled airspace when executing the new SIAPs. The 
current Class E airspace is not sufficient to contain the two new 
SIAPs. The intended effect of this rule is to create additional 
controlled Class E airspace necessary to contain the new SIAPs.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 20, 2003.

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; 
email: [email protected]. Internet address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at address http://162.58.28.41/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On September 27, 2002, a proposal to revise part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class E airspace at 
Point Hope, AK, was published in the Federal Register (67 FR 61046-
61047). The proposal was necessary because two new SIAPs have been 
developed to the Point Hope Airport and current Class E airspace is not 
sufficient to contain the new SIAPs. The new SIAPs are the Area 
Navigation (Global Positioning System) (RNAV/GPS) Runway 1 and the RNAV 
(GPS) Runway 19 approaches. This action will extend Class E airspace, 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface, to contain the new SIAPs. 
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 designated as 700/1200 
foot transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9K, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 30, 
2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 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 additional Class E airspace 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface at Point Hope, Alaska. 
Additional Class E airspace is being created to contain aircraft 
executing two new 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 Point Hope Airport, 
Point Hope, 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.

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Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, is to 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 Point Hope, AK [Revised]

Point Hope Airport, AK
    (Lat. 68[deg] 20' 56'' N, long. 166[deg] 47' 58'' W)
Point Hope NDB
    (Lat. 68 20' 41'' N, long. 166 47' 51'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Point Hope Airport and within 3 
miles each side of the 207 bearing of the Point Hope NDB extending 
from the 6.4-mile radius to 10.3 miles southwest of the airport and 
within 3 miles either side of the Point Hope NDB 017 bearing 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.9 miles northeast of the 
airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above 
the surface within lat. 68[deg]45'00'' N, long. 166[deg]00'00'' W; 
to lat. 68[deg]15'00'' N, long. 165[deg]53'00'' W; to lat. 
67[deg]55'00'' N, long. 166deg;03'00'' W; to lat. 68 deg;01'30'' N, 
long. 167 deg;65'00'' W; to lat. 68[deg]45'00'' N, long. 
166[deg]52'30'' W to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on December 20, 2002.
Trent S. Cummings,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 02-33128 Filed 12-31-02; 8:45 am]
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