[Federal Register: January 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 17)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2005-22855; Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-35]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Chignik, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action creates Class E airspace at Chignik, AK to provide
adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing a new
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at the airport. This rule
results in new Class E airspace upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above
the surface at the Chignik Airport, Chignik AK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 13, 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; e-mail:
gary.ctr.rolf@faa.gov. Internet address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On Thursday, November 17, 2005, the FAA proposed to amend part 71
of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class E
airspace upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface at
Chignik, AK (70 FR 69711). The action was proposed in order to create
Class E airspace sufficient in size to contain aircraft while executing
one new SIAP for the Chignik Airport. The new approach is the Area
Navigation (Global Positioning System) (RNAV (GPS)) Runway (RWY) 02,
original. Class E controlled airspace extending upward from 700 ft. and
1,200 ft. above the surface in the Chignik Airport area is created by
this action. The NPRM listed the runway designation incorrectly as
runway 01. The correct runway designation is runway 02. Airspace more
than 12 Nautical Miles (NM) from the shoreline will be excluded from
this action. That controlled airspace outside 12 NM from the shoreline
within 72.8 NM of the airport will be created in coordination with HQ
FAA ATA-400 by modifying existing Offshore Airspace Areas in accordance
with FAA Order 7400.2. That NPRM is currently published as Docket
FAA-2005-22024, 05-AL-38. 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 creates Class E airspace at
Chignik, Alaska. This Class E airspace is created to accommodate
aircraft executing one new SIAP 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 Chignik Airport, Chignik, 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 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 the instrument procedure for the Chignik 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 Chignik, AK [New]
Chignik Airport, AK
(Lat. 56[deg]18'41'' N., long. 158[deg]22'24'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.3-mile
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radius of the Chignik Airport and that airspace extending upward
from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 72.8-mile radius of the
Chignik Airport, excluding that airspace more than 12 nautical miles
from the shoreline.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on January 13, 2006.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Manager, Safety, Area Flight Service Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-729 Filed 1-25-06; 8:45 am]
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