[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 7, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5608-5609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1890]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2006-26314; Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-37]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Mekoryuk, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Mekoryuk, AK. Three
new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are being developed
for the Mekoryuk Airport. One Departure Procedure (DP) and two SIAPs
are being amended. This rule results in the revision of Class E
airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) above the surface at the Mekoryuk
Airport, Mekoryuk, AK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 10, 2007. 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: 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 Tuesday, November 28, 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. above the surface at Mekoryuk, AK (71 FR
68769). The action was proposed in order to create Class E airspace
sufficient in size to contain aircraft while executing three new SIAPs,
two amended SIAPs and one amended DP for the Mekoryuk Airport. The new
approaches are (1) The Area Navigation (Global Positioning System)
(RNAV (GPS)) Runway (RWY) 05, Original, (2) the RNAV (GPS) RWY 23,
Original and (3) the Non-directional Beacon (NDB) B, Original. The two
amended SIAPs are (1) the NDB/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) A,
Amendment (Amdt) 4 and (2) the Direction Finding (DF) RWY 23, Amdt 1.
The DF approach is not published and is used by Flight Service Station
staff to aid pilots in emergencies. DP's are unnamed and are published
in the front of the U.S. Terminal Procedures for Alaska. Class E
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 ft. above the surface in
the Mekoryuk Airport area is revised by this action.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No 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
7400.9P, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1,
2006, and effective September 15, 2006, 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
Mekoryuk Airport, Alaska. This Class E airspace is revised to
accommodate aircraft executing three new SIAPs, two amended SIAPs, and
one amended DP, 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 the
Mekoryuk Airport, Mekoryuk, 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 Mekoryuk 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 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 2006, 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 Mekoryuk, AK [Revised]
Mekoryuk Airport, AK
(Lat. 60[deg]22'17'' N., long. 166[deg]16'14'' W.)
Nanwak NDB, AK
(Lat. 60[deg]23'06'' N., long. 166[deg]12'53'' W.).
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.8-mile radius of the Nanwak NDB, AK, and within 8 miles
north and 4 miles south of the 063[deg] bearing of the Nanwak NDB,
AK, to 16 miles northeast of the Nanwak NDB, AK, and within 8 miles
north and 4 miles south of the 243[deg] bearing of the Nanwak NDB,
AK, extending from the Nanwak NDB, AK, to 21 miles southwest of the
Nanwak NDB, AK.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on January 30, 2007.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group.
[FR Doc. E7-1890 Filed 2-6-07; 8:45 am]
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