[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 82264-82265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33178]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AAL-17]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Iliamna, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Iliamna, AK. The 
establishment of four new Area Navigation (RNAV) instrument approaches 
to runway (RWY) 7, RWY 25, RWY 17 and RWY 35 at Iliamna Airport, 
Iliamna, AK, made this action necessary. This rule provides adequate 
controlled airspace for aircraft flying Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at at Iliamna, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 0901 UTC, March 22, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert van Haastert, Operations 
Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, 
Anchorage, AK 99513-7587; telephone number (907) 271-5863; fax: (907) 
271-2850; email: [email protected]. Internet address: 
http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On October 25, 2000, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Iliamna, AK, was published in the Federal Register (65 FR 63821). The 
proposal was necessary due to the establishment of four new RNAV 
instrument approaches to RWY 7, RWY 25, RWY 17, and RWY 35 at Iliamna, 
AK.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No public comments to the proposal were received, thus, the rule is 
adopted as written.
    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 surface 
areas are published in paragraph 6002 and the Class E airspace areas 
designated as 700/1200 foot transition areas are published in paragraph 
6005 in FAA Order 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, 
dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, 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.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revises the Class E airspace at 
Iliamna, AK, through the establishment of four new RNAV instrument 
approaches to RWY 7, RWY 25, RWY 17, and RWY 35 at Iliamna, AK. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for IFR operations at Iliamna, AK.
    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 will not have a significant economic impact on 
a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

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 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

    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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

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AAL AK E2  Iliamna, AK [Revised]

Iliamna Airport, AK
    (Lat. 59 deg. 45' 16" N, long. 154 deg. 54' 39" W)

Iliamna NDB
    (Lat. 59 deg. 44' 53" N, long. 154 deg. 54' 35" W)

    Within a 4-mile radius of the Iliamna Airport and within 2.5 
miles east of the 189 deg. bearing and 2.5 miles west of the 
200 deg. bearing from the Iliamna NDB extending from the 4-mile 
radius to 7.4 miles south of the airport. This Class E airspace area 
is effective during specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Supplement Alaska (Airport/Facility 
Directory).
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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  Iliamna, AK [Revised]

Iliamna Airport, AK
    (Lat. 59 deg. 45' 16" N, long. 154 deg. 54' 39" W)
Iliamna NDB
    (Lat. 59 deg. 44' 53" N, long. 154 deg. 54' 35" W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Iliamna Airport and within 4 miles 
west and 8 miles east of the 200 deg. bearing from the Iliamna NDB 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 16 miles south from the NDB; 
and that airspace extending from 1,200 feet above the surface within 
an area bounded by lat. 60 deg. 14' 00" N long. 154 deg. 54' 00" W, 
clockwise to lat. 59 deg. 46' 20" N long. 153 deg. 52' 00" W, to 
lat. 59 deg. 43' 00" N long. 153 deg. 00' 00" W, lat. 59 deg. 33' 
00" N long.

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153 deg. 00' 00" W, lat. 59 deg. 28' 00" N long. 154 deg. 13' 00" W, 
lat. 59 deg. 18' 00" N long. 154 deg. 04' 00" W, lat. 59 deg. 11' 
00" N long. 155 deg. 17' 00" W, lat. 59 deg. 32' 00" N long. 
155 deg. 31' 00" W, lat. 59 deg. 41' 00" N long. 156 deg. 35' 00" W, 
to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on December 19, 2000.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 00-33178 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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