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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2008-0456; Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL-15]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Prospect Creek, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Prospect Creek, AK, to
provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing
Special Instrument Approach Procedures (IAPs) and Special Obstacle
Departure Procedures (ODPs). Three Special IAPs are being developed for
the Prospect Creek Airport. Addtionally, two Special IAPs and a Special
ODP are being amended. This action revises existing Class E airspace
upward from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at Prospect
Creek Airport, Prospect Creek, AK.
DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, September 25, 2008. 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:
gary.ctr.rolf@faa.gov. Internet address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On Thursday, May 29, 2008, 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 and from 1,200 ft. above
the surface at Prospect Creek, AK (73 FR 30824). The action was
proposed in order to create Class E airspace sufficient in size to
contain aircraft while executing instrument procedures for the Prospect
Creek Airport. Class E controlled airspace extending upward from 700
ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface in the Prospect Creek 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 comments were received. 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
7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 15,
2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 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 Class E airspace at the
Prospect Creek Airport, Alaska. This Class E airspace is revised to
accommodate aircraft executing new and amended instrument procedures,
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 Rules (IFR) operations at the Prospect Creek
Airport, Prospect Creek, 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 instrument procedures for the Prospect Creek 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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, is
amended as follows:
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 Prospect Creek, AK [Revised]
Prospect Creek, Prospect Creek Airport, AK
(Lat. 66[deg]48'50'' N., long. 150[deg]38'37'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 11-mile radius of the Prospect Creek Airport, AK, and
extending 2 miles either side of a line from 66[deg]55'50'' N.
150[deg]32'43'' W. to 67[deg]02'47'' N. 150[deg]34'16'' W. extending
beyond the 11-mile radius, and 4.5 miles east and 4 miles west of
the 214[deg] bearing from the Prospect Creek Airport, AK, extending
from the 11-mile radius to 13 miles southwest of the Prospect Creek
Airport, AK; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet
above the surface within a 72-mile radius of the Prospect Creek
Airport, AK.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 17, 2008.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group.
[FR Doc. E8-16961 Filed 7-24-08; 8:45 am]
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