[Federal Register: October 20, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 202)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2005-21529; Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-19]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Yakutat, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Yakutat, AK to provide
adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing three new
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), seven existing SIAPs
and one revised Departure Procedure. This rule results in new Class E
airspace upward from 1,200 feet (ft.) above the surface at Yakutat, AK.
The existing airspace upward from 700 ft. above the surface is not
changed.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 22, 2005.
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:
gary.ctr.rolf@faa.gov. Internet address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On Friday, June 24, 2005, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend the Class E
airspace upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface at
Yakutat, AK (70 FR 36542). The action was proposed in order to create
Class E airspace sufficient in size to contain aircraft while executing
three new SIAPs, seven revised SIAPs and one revised departure
procedure for the Yakutat Airport. The new approaches are (1) Area
Navigation (Global Positioning System) (RNAV (GPS)) Runway (RWY) 02,
original; (2) RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, orig.; and (3) RNAV (GPS) RWY 29,
orig. The seven revised SIAPs are (1) Direction Finder (DF) RWY 11,
amendment (AMDT) 3, (2) Instrument Landing System (ILS) or Localizer
(LOC)-Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) RWY 11, orig., (3) LOC-DME-
Back Course RWY 29, AMDT 3, (4) Non-directional Radio Beacon RWY 11,
AMDT 3, (5) Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR)-DME RWY 02,
AMDT 2, (6) VOR-DME RWY 11, AMDT. 1, and (7) VOR-DME RWY 29, AMDT 1.
The Departure Procedure is the FAKES-TWO, AMDT 1. Revised Class E
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 ft. above the surface in
the Yakutat Airport area is revised by this action. 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
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airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
originally listed the airport position coordinates incorrectly.
Additionally, the airspace description was incomplete. This action
corrects these errors. The rule describes exclusions to airspace
outside 12 miles from the shoreline. These exclusions will be addressed
by another rulemaking action, which will provide the necessary
controlled airspace for the SIAPs at Yakutat. Those changes will affect
the Offshore Airspace Areas; Gulf of Alaska Low and Control 1487L.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revises Class E airspace at
Yakutat, Alaska. This Class E airspace is revised to accommodate
aircraft executing three new SIAPs, seven revised SIAPs, one revised
departure procedure 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 Yakutat Airport, Yakutat, 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 Yakutat 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 Yakutat, AK [Revised]
Yakutat Airport, AK
(Lat. 59[deg]30'12'' N., long. 139[deg]39'37'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within the area bounded by lat. 59[deg]47'42'' N. long.
139[deg]58'48'' W. to lat. 59[deg]37'33'' N. long. 139[deg]40'53''
W. then along the 7-mile radius of the Yakutat VORTAC clockwise to
lat. 59[deg]28'54'' N. long. 139[deg]25'35'' W. to lat.
59[deg]20'16'' N. long. 139[deg]10'20'' W. to lat. 59[deg]02'49'' N.
long. 139[deg]47'45'' W. to lat. 59[deg]30'15'' N. long.
140[deg]36'43'' W. to the point of beginning excluding the area
outside 12 miles from the shoreline; and that airspace extending
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within the area bounded by
lat. 59[deg]00'00'' N. long. 141[deg]10'00'' W. by lat.
59[deg]50'00'' N. long. 141[deg]00'00'' W. by lat. 60[deg]05'00'' N.
long. 140[deg]30'00'' W. by lat. 60[deg]10'00'' N. long.
139[deg]30'00'' W. by lat. 59[deg]30'00'' N. long. 138[deg]15'00''
W. by lat. 59[deg]00'00'' N. long. 138[deg]35'00'' W. by lat.
58[deg]40'00'' N. long. 139[deg]30'00'' W. to the point of
beginning; and within 5.6 miles each side of the Yakutat VORTAC
112[deg] radial to 65 miles southeast of the VORTAC excluding the
area outside 12 miles from the shoreline.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 7, 2005.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Acting Area Director, Alaska Flight Service Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-21002 Filed 10-19-05; 8:45 am]
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