[Federal Register: October 25, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 207)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 00-AAL-6]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Wainwright, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Wainwright, AK. The
revision of instrument approach procedures to runway (RWY) 4 and RWY 22
at Wainwright Airport, Wainwright, AK, made this action necessary. This
rule provides adequate controlled airspace for aircraft flying IFR
procedures at Wainwright, AK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 25, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Durand, Operations Branch, Federal
Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK
99513-7587; telephone number (907) 271-5898; fax: (907) 271-2850;
email: Bob.Durand@faa.gov. Internet address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/
at.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On July 5, 2000, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at
Wainwright, AK, was published in the Federal Register (65 FR 41387).
The proposal was necessary due to revisions to the instrument
approaches to runway (RWY) 04 and RWY 22 at Wainwright Airport,
Wainwright, 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 extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph
6005 of 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 revised and published
subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revises the Class E airspace at
Wainwright, AK, through the revisions of instrument approaches to the
Wainwright Airport, Wainwright, AK. The area will be depicted on
aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The intended effect of this
rule is to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at
Wainwright Airport, Wainwright, AK.
The FAA has determined that these regulations only involve 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).
Adoption of the 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:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth
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AAL AK E5 Wainwright, AK [Revised]
Wainwright Airport, AK
(Lat. 70 deg. 38' 17" N., long. 159 deg. 59' 41" W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 8.5 mile radius of the Wainwright Airport; and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface from
lat. 70 deg.54'00" N long. 159 deg.00'00" W, to lat. 70 deg.38'00" N
long. 161 deg.00'00" W, to lat. 70 deg.20'00" N long. 161 deg.00'00"
W, to lat. 70 deg.30'00" N long. 159 deg.30'00" W, to lat.
70 deg.40'00" N long. 159 deg.00'00" W, to the point of beginning.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 6, 2000.
Joseph F. Woodford,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 00-26820 Filed 10-24-00; 8:45 am]
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