[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4317-4319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-961]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-23275; Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-40]


Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Cold Bay, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise the Class E airspace at Cold 
Bay, AK. Two new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), and 
seven revised SIAPs are being published for the Cold Bay Airport. 
Adoption of this proposal would result in revised Class E airspace 
upward from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at Cold Bay, 
AK.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 13, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket 
number FAA-2005-23275/Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-40, at the beginning 
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the 
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in 
the Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone

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1-800-647-5527) is on the plaza level of the Department of 
Transportation NASSIF Building at the above address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Manager, Safety, Alaska Flight Service 
Operations, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 
14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Rolf, 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:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2005-23275/
Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-40.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified closing date 
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed 
rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date 
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with 
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of Notice of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRMs)

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Superintendent of Document's Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
    Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by 
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of 
Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591 or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must 
identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in 
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the 
FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of 
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution 
System, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to the Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR Part 71), which would revise the Class E airspace 
at Cold Bay, AK. The intended effect of this proposal is to modify 
Class E airspace upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface to 
contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Cold Bay, AK.
    The FAA Instrument Flight Procedures Production and Maintenance 
Branch has developed two new SIAPs, and modified seven SIAPs for the 
Cold Bay Airport. The new approaches are; (1) Area Navigation (Global 
Positioning System) (RNAV (GPS)) Runway (RWY) 14, original; (2) RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 32, original. The revised approaches are; (1) RNAV (GPS) RWY 
26 Amendment (Amdt) 1; (2) Instrument Landing System (ILS) or Localizer 
(LOC)--Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) RWY 14, Amdt 17; (3) LOC-DME-
Back Course RWY 32, Amdt 8; (4) Very High Frequency Omni-directional 
Range (VOR)--DME or Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)-A, Amdt 3; (5) VOR 
RWY 14, Amdt 14; (6) High (HI)--ILS or LOC-DME RWY 14, Amdt 2; (7) HI-
VOR-DME or TACAN RWY 14, Amdt 3. Class E controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface within the Cold Bay 
Airport area would be revised by this action. The proposed airspace is 
sufficient to contain aircraft executing the new and revised instrument 
procedures at the Cold Bay Airport.
    The area would 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 in 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 airspace designations listed in 
this document would be published 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.
    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 proposes to modify the Class E airspace sufficiently to contain 
aircraft executing instrument procedures at Cold Bay 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

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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 7400.9N, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 15, 
2005, is to be amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

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AAL AK E2 Cold Bay, AK [Revised]

Cold Bay Airport, AK
    (Lat. 55[deg]12'19'' N., long. 162[deg]43'28'' W)

    Within a 4.6-mile radius of the airport and within 1.7 miles 
each side of the 150[deg] bearing extending from the 4.6-mile radius 
to 7.7 miles southeast of the airport and within 3 miles west and 4 
miles east of the 335[deg] bearing extending from the 4.6-mile 
radius to 12.2 miles northwest of the airport.

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 Cold Bay, AK [Revised]

Cold Bay Airport, AK
    (Lat. 55[deg]12'19'' N., long. 162[deg]43'28'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.6-mile radius of the Cold Bay Airport and within 1.7 
miles each side of the 150[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 4.6-mile radius to 7.7 miles southeast of the airport and 
within 3 miles west and 4 miles east of the 335[deg] bearing from 
the airport extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 12.2 miles 
northwest of the airport; and that airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above the surface within a 10.6-mile radius of the 
airport and within 9 miles east and 4.3 miles west of the 321[deg] 
bearing from the airport extending from the 10.6-mile radius to 20 
miles northwest of the airport and 4 miles each side of the 070[deg] 
bearing from the airport extending from the 10.6-mile radius to 13.6 
miles northeast of the airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on January 13, 2006.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Manager, Safety, Area Flight Service Operations.
 [FR Doc. E6-961 Filed 1-25-06; 8:45 am]
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