[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 202 (Thursday, October 20, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61026-61027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21002]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-21529; Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-19]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Yakutat, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Yakutat, AK to provide 
adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing three new 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), seven existing SIAPs 
and one revised Departure Procedure. This rule results in new Class E 
airspace upward from 1,200 feet (ft.) above the surface at Yakutat, AK. 
The existing airspace upward from 700 ft. above the surface is not 
changed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 22, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Rolf, 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 Friday, June 24, 2005, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend the Class E 
airspace upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface at 
Yakutat, AK (70 FR 36542). The action was proposed in order to create 
Class E airspace sufficient in size to contain aircraft while executing 
three new SIAPs, seven revised SIAPs and one revised departure 
procedure for the Yakutat Airport. The new approaches are (1) Area 
Navigation (Global Positioning System) (RNAV (GPS)) Runway (RWY) 02, 
original; (2) RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, orig.; and (3) RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, 
orig. The seven revised SIAPs are (1) Direction Finder (DF) RWY 11, 
amendment (AMDT) 3, (2) Instrument Landing System (ILS) or Localizer 
(LOC)-Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) RWY 11, orig., (3) LOC-DME-
Back Course RWY 29, AMDT 3, (4) Non-directional Radio Beacon RWY 11, 
AMDT 3, (5) Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR)-DME RWY 02, 
AMDT 2, (6) VOR-DME RWY 11, AMDT. 1, and (7) VOR-DME RWY 29, AMDT 1. 
The Departure Procedure is the FAKES-TWO, AMDT 1. Revised Class E 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 ft. above the surface in 
the Yakutat Airport area is revised 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 700/1,200 
ft. transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9N, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 
2005, and effective September 15, 2005, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E

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airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 
originally listed the airport position coordinates incorrectly. 
Additionally, the airspace description was incomplete. This action 
corrects these errors. The rule describes exclusions to airspace 
outside 12 miles from the shoreline. These exclusions will be addressed 
by another rulemaking action, which will provide the necessary 
controlled airspace for the SIAPs at Yakutat. Those changes will affect 
the Offshore Airspace Areas; Gulf of Alaska Low and Control 1487L.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revises Class E airspace at 
Yakutat, Alaska. This Class E airspace is revised to accommodate 
aircraft executing three new SIAPs, seven revised SIAPs, one revised 
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 Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) 
operations at Yakutat Airport, Yakutat, 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.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle 1, 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 Yakutat 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 7400.9N, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 15, 2005, 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 Yakutat, AK [Revised]

Yakutat Airport, AK
    (Lat. 59[deg]30'12'' N., long. 139[deg]39'37'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within the area bounded by lat. 59[deg]47'42'' N. long. 
139[deg]58'48'' W. to lat. 59[deg]37'33'' N. long. 139[deg]40'53'' 
W. then along the 7-mile radius of the Yakutat VORTAC clockwise to 
lat. 59[deg]28'54'' N. long. 139[deg]25'35'' W. to lat. 
59[deg]20'16'' N. long. 139[deg]10'20'' W. to lat. 59[deg]02'49'' N. 
long. 139[deg]47'45'' W. to lat. 59[deg]30'15'' N. long. 
140[deg]36'43'' W. to the point of beginning excluding the area 
outside 12 miles from the shoreline; and that airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within the area bounded by 
lat. 59[deg]00'00'' N. long. 141[deg]10'00'' W. by lat. 
59[deg]50'00'' N. long. 141[deg]00'00'' W. by lat. 60[deg]05'00'' N. 
long. 140[deg]30'00'' W. by lat. 60[deg]10'00'' N. long. 
139[deg]30'00'' W. by lat. 59[deg]30'00'' N. long. 138[deg]15'00'' 
W. by lat. 59[deg]00'00'' N. long. 138[deg]35'00'' W. by lat. 
58[deg]40'00'' N. long. 139[deg]30'00'' W. to the point of 
beginning; and within 5.6 miles each side of the Yakutat VORTAC 
112[deg] radial to 65 miles southeast of the VORTAC excluding the 
area outside 12 miles from the shoreline.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 7, 2005.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Acting Area Director, Alaska Flight Service Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-21002 Filed 10-19-05; 8:45 am]
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