[Federal Register: January 31, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 20)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2005-22708; Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-32]
RIN 2120-AA66
Modification of Offshore Airspace Areas: Gulf of Alaska Low and
Control 1487L; AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends the Gulf of Alaska Low and Control 1487L
Offshore airspace areas in Alaska. Specifically, this action modifies
the Gulf of Alaska Low and Control 1487L airspace areas in the vicinity
of the Yakutat Airport, Yakutat, AK, by lowering the affected
controlled airspace floor to 700 feet mean sea level (MSL) for the Gulf
of Alaska Low, and 1,200 feet MSL for Control 1487L. The FAA is taking
this action to provide additional controlled airspace for the safety of
aircraft executing instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the
Yakutat Airport.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 13, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, Airspace and Rules,
Office of
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System Operations Airspace and AIM, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202)
267-8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On December 8, 2005, the FAA published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Gulf of Alaska Low and
Control 1487L Offshore Control Areas in Alaska (70 FR 72950).
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments were
received.
The Rule
This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 to modify the Gulf of Alaska Low airspace area, AK, by lowering
the floor to 700 feet MSL in the vicinity of Yakutat Airport, Yakutat,
AK. Additionally, the Control 1487L airspace area, AK, will be lowered
from 5,500 feet MSL to 1,200 feet MSL in the vicinity of Yakutat
Airport. These areas will provide controlled airspace beyond 12 miles
from the shoreline of the United States where there is a requirement to
provide IFR enroute Air Traffic Control services and within which the
United States is applying domestic air traffic control procedures. This
rule establishes controlled airspace sufficient in size to support the
Terminal Arrival Area associated with new IFR operations at Yakutat
Airport, AK. The FAA Instrument Flight Procedures Production and
Maintenance Branch has developed three new standard instrument approach
procedures (SIAP), revised seven SIAPs and revised one departure
procedure for the Yakutat Airport. Additional controlled airspace
extending upward from 700 feet and 1,200 feet above the surface in
international airspace is created by this action. The airspace is
sufficient to support IFR operations at the Yakutat Airport.
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.
Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule''
under Department of Transportation (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
proposed rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
ICAO Considerations
As part of this rule relates to navigable airspace outside the
United States, the notice of this action is submitted in accordance
with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International
Standards and Recommended Practices.
The application of International Standards and Recommended
Practices by the FAA, Office of System Operations Airspace and AIM,
Airspace & Rules, in areas outside United States domestic airspace, is
governed by the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
Specifically, the FAA is governed by Article 12 and Annex 11, which
pertain to the establishment of necessary air navigational facilities
and services to promote the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of
civil air traffic. The purpose of Article 12 and Annex 11 is to ensure
that civil aircraft operations on international air routes are
performed under uniform conditions.
The International Standards and Recommended Practices in Annex 11
apply to airspace under the jurisdiction of a contracting state,
derived from ICAO. Annex 11 provisions apply when air traffic services
are provided and a contracting state accepts the responsibility of
providing air traffic services over high seas or in airspace of
undetermined sovereignty. A contracting state accepting this
responsibility may apply the International Standards and Recommended
Practices that are consistent with standards and practices utilized in
its domestic jurisdiction.
In accordance with Article 3 of the Convention, state-owned
aircraft are exempt from the Standards and Recommended Practices of
Annex 11. The United States is a contracting state to the Convention.
Article 3(d) of the Convention provides that participating state
aircraft will be operated in international airspace with due regard for
the safety of civil aircraft. Since this action involves, in part, the
designation of navigable airspace outside the United States, the
Administrator has consulted with the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense in accordance with the provisions of Executive
Order 10854.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
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, B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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1. The authority citation for 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 the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9N, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 15,
2005, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6007 Offshore Airspace Areas.
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Gulf of Alaska Low, AK [Amended]
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet MSL bounded by a
line beginning at a point where the 12-mile offshore limit
intersects long. 144[deg]30[min]00[sec] W.; thence eastward 12 miles
off shore and parallel to the shoreline to lat.
59[deg]10[min]36[sec] N., long. 139[deg]31[min]10[sec] W.; to lat.
59[deg]02[min]49[sec] N., long. 139[deg]47[min]45[sec] W.; to lat.
59[deg]27[min]12[sec] N., long. 140[deg]31[min]10[sec] W.; thence
westward along the south boundary of V-440 to long.
144[deg]30[min]00[sec] W.; thence northward along long.
144[deg]30[min]00[sec] W.; to the point of beginning.
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Control 1487L [Amended]
That airspace extending upward from 5,500 feet MSL within the
area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 58[deg]19[min]58[sec] N.,
long. 148[deg]55[min]07[sec] W.; to lat. 59[deg]08[min]34[sec] N.,
long. 147[deg]16[min]06[sec] W.; thence counterclockwise via the arc
of a 149.5-mile radius centered on the Anchorage VOR/DME to the
intersection of the 149.5-mile radius arc and a point 12 miles from
and parallel to the U.S. coastline; thence southeast 12 miles from
and parallel to the U.S. coastline to a point 12 miles offshore on
the Vancouver FIR boundary; to lat. 54[deg]32[min]57[sec] N., long.
133[deg]11[min]29[sec] W.; to lat. 54[deg]00[min]00[sec] N., long.
136[deg]00[min]00[sec] W.; to lat. 52[deg]43[min]00[sec] N., long.
135[deg]00[min]00[sec] W.; to lat. 56[deg]45[min]42[sec] N., long.
151[deg]45[min]00[sec] W.; to the point of beginning; and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet MSL within the area
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 59[deg]33[min]25[sec] N., long.
141[deg]03[min]22[sec] W.; thence southeast 12 miles from and
parallel to the U.S. coastline to lat. 58[deg]56[min]18[sec] N.,
long. 138[deg]45[min]19[sec] W.; to lat. 58[deg]40[min]00[sec] N.,
long. 139[deg]30[min]00[sec] W.; to lat. 59[deg]00[min]00[sec] N.,
long.
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141[deg]10[min]00[sec] W.; to the point of beginning. The portion
within Canada is excluded.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2006.
Kenneth McElroy,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules.
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