[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 12, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62457-62458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25479]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0354 Airspace Docket No. 10-AAL-10]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Port Clarence, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Port Clarence 
Coast Guard Station (CGS), AK. The United States Coast Guard operates 
this airstrip and has developed a military-use instrument approach 
procedure. This instrument approach procedure at the Port Clarence CGS 
Airport has made this action necessary to enhance safety by 
establishing Class E airspace for air traffic management of Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, January 13, 2011. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual 
revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derril Bergt, 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.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/systemops/fs/alaskan/rulemaking/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On Thursday, June 17, 2010, the FAA published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking in the Federal Register to establish Class E airspace at 
Port Clarence, AK (75 FR 34393).
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments were received. The rule is adopted as proposed.
    The Class E airspace areas designated as 700/1,200 ft. transition 
areas are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9U, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective 
September 15, 2010, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.
    This final rule also updates the coordinate of longitude that was 
published in the notice of proposed rulemaking. The establishment of an 
instrument approach procedure necessitated a more accurate survey and 
the corrected coordinate is based on this more recent data. With the 
exception of editorial changes, and the changes described above, this 
rule is the same as that proposed in the NPRM.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 by establishing Class E airspace to accommodate a new military-
use special instrument approach procedure at Port Clarence CGS Airport, 
Port Clarence, AK. This Class E airspace will provide adequate 
controlled airspace upward from 700 feet and 1,200 feet above the 
surface for the safety and management of IFR operations at Port 
Clarence CGS Airport. The 1,200 foot controlled airspace will extend 
into the Norton Sound Low Offshore Airspace Area and

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that airspace will be redefined in a future Offshore Airspace action.
    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. Because 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 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 Port Clarence CGS 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; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, 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 Port Clarence, AK [New]

Port Clarence CGS Airport, AK
    (Lat. 65[deg]15'13'' N., long. 166[deg]51'28'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Port Clarence CGS Airport, AK, and 
within 1.5 miles either side of the 180[deg] bearing from the Port 
Clarence CGS Airport, extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 13.2 
miles south of the Port Clarence CGS Airport; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 73-mile 
radius of the Port Clarence CGS Airport, AK, excluding that portion 
extending outside the Anchorage Arctic CTA/FIR boundary.

    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on September 16, 2010.
Michael A. Tarr,
Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group.
[FR Doc. 2010-25479 Filed 10-8-10; 8:45 am]
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