[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30580-30581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8284]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2006-23710; Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-03]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Atqasuk, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Atqasuk, AK to provide 
adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing four amended 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). This rule results in 
revised Class E airspace established upward from 700 feet (ft.) and 
1,200 ft. above the surface at Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial 
Airport, AK.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, August 3, 2006.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Monday, March 13, 2006, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class E 
airspace upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface at 
Atqasuk, AK (71 FR 12647). The action was proposed in order to create 
Class E airspace sufficient in size to contain aircraft while executing 
four amended SIAPs for the Atqasuk Airport. The amended approaches are 
(1) Non Directional Beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 06, Amendment (Amdt) 1; 
(2) NDB RWY 24, Amdt 1; (3) Area Navigation (Global Positioning System) 
(RNAV (GPS)) RWY 06, Amdt 1; and (4) RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Amdt 1. Class E 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above 
the surface in the Atqasuk area is revised by this action. For 
clarification, the 700 ft. airspace remains unchanged and the 1,200 ft. 
airspace is new, due to a Terminal Arrival Area being inserted into the 
RNAV approaches. For the purposes of this rule, the action is defined 
as an airspace revision. Further, the title of the rule is to be taken 
from the town or community's name ``Atqasuk''. However, the airport's 
name is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial. 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 airspace designation listed in 
this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revises Class E airspace at the 
Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport, Alaska. This Class E 
airspace is revised to accommodate aircraft executing four revised 
SIAPs, 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 Atqasuk Edward 
Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport, 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 Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. 
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 7400.9N, 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 Atqasuk, AK [Revised]

Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport, AK
    (Lat. 70[deg]28'02'' N., long. 157[deg]26'09'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of the Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial

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Airport, and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above 
the surface within a 73-mile radius of the Atqasuk Edward Burnell 
Sr. Memorial Airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on May 19, 2006.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Area Director, Flight Service Information Office (AK).
[FR Doc. E6-8284 Filed 5-26-06; 8:45 am]
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