[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 121 (Friday, June 24, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36493-36494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12563]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-20556; Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-09]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bob Baker Memorial Airport, 
Kiana, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Bob Baker Memorial 
Airport, Kiana, AK, to provide adequate controlled airspace to contain 
aircraft executing two new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures 
(SIAPs) and a departure procedure. This rule results in new Class E 
airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at 
Bob Baker Memorial Airport, Kiana, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 1, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Patterson, AAL-538G, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 
99513-7587; telephone number (907) 271-5898; fax: (907) 271-2850; e-
mail: [email protected]. Internet address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Monday, April 18, 2005, the FAA proposed to revise part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to create new Class E 
airspace upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface at Kiana, 
AK (70 FR 20091). The airport name used in the proposal was incorrectly 
listed as Kiana, AK Airport. The correct name is Bob Baker Memorial 
Airport, Kiana, AK. This error is corrected in the Final Rule. The 
action was proposed in order to add Class E airspace sufficient in size 
to contain aircraft while executing two new Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedures and a Departure Procedure for the Bob Baker 
Memorial Airport. The new approaches are Area Navigation (Global 
Positioning System) (RNAV (GPS)) Runway (RWY) 6, original; and (2) RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 24, original. The new departure procedure is the Selawik ONE 
Departure. New Class E controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet and 1,200 feet above the surface in the Bob Baker Memorial Airport 
area is established by this action. 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 proposed.
    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 
7400.9M, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 30, 
2004, and effective September 16, 2004, 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 revision to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace at Bob 
Baker Memorial Airport, Kiana, AK. This additional Class E airspace was 
created to accommodate aircraft executing two new SIAPs and a new 
departure procedure 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 Bob Baker Memorial 
Airport, Kiana, AK.

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    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 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.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in 
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart 1, Section 40103, Sovereignty and use of 
airspace. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing 
regulations to ensure the safe and efficient use of the navigable 
airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because 
it creates Class E airspace sufficient in size to contain aircraft 
executing instrument procedures for the Bob Baker Memorial Airport and 
represents the FAA's continuing effort to safely and efficiently use 
the navigable airspace.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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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

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9M, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16, 2004, 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 Kiana, AK [New]

Bob Baker Memorial Airport, Kiana, AK
    (Lat. 66[deg]58'33'' N., long. 160[deg]26'12'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.5-mile radius of the Bob Baker Memorial Airport, and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 
30-mile radius of 66[deg]56'28'' N 161[deg]02'38'' W and a 30-mile 
radius of 67[deg]00'41'' N 159[deg]46'18'' W excluding that airspace 
within Ambler, Selawik and Nome Class E airspace.

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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on June 16, 2005.
Michael A. Tarr,
Acting Director, Alaska Flight Services Area Office.
[FR Doc. 05-12563 Filed 6-23-05; 8:45 am]
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