Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 78 / Friday, April 21, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 21305

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 Holy Cross, AK [New]

Holy Cross Airport

(Lat. 62°11′18′′ N., long. 159°46′ 30′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from

700 feet above the surface within 6.3-

mile radius of the Holy Cross Airport

and that airspace extending upward

from 1,200 feet above the surface within

a 24-mile radius of the Holy Cross

Airport; excluding that airspace within

the Anvik Class E airspace area.

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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on April 14,

2000.

Anthony M. Wylie,

Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Alaskan Region.

[FR Doc. 00–10014 Filed 4–20–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99–AAL–20]

Establishment of Class E Airspace;

Kipnuk, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class

E airspace at Kipnuk, AK. The

establishment of a Global Positioning

System (GPS) instrument approach

procedure at Kipnuk Airport made this

action necessary. The Kipnuk Airport

status changes from Visual Flight Rules

(VFR) to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).

This rule provides adequate controlled

airspace for aircraft flying IFR

procedures at Kipnuk, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 15,

2000.

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 or at

address http://162.58.28.41/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On December 13, 1999, a proposal to

amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish

the Class E airspace at Kipnuk, AK, was

published in the Federal Register (64

FR 69430). The proposal was necessary

due to the establishment of a GPS

instrument approach procedure to

Runway 15 at Kipnuk, 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 would 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

700/1200 foot transition areas are

published in paragraph 6005 in FAA

Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations

and Reporting Points, dated September

1, 1999, and effective September 16,

1999, 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

establishes the Class E airspace at

Kipnuk, AK, through the establishment

of a GPS instrument approach to

Runway 15. The airport status changes

from VFR to IFR. The area will be

depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot

reference. The intended effect of this

rule is to provide controlled airspace for

IFR operations at Kipnuk, AK.

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.

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.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9G,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, dated September 1, 1999, and

effective September 16, 1999, 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 Kipnuk, AK [New]

Kipnuk Airport, AK

(Lat. 59°55′59′′ N., long. 164°01′50′′ W.)

Kipnuk VOR/DME

(Lat. 59°56′34′′ N., long. 164°02′04′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within 6.2-mile radius

of the Kipnuk Airport and within 3 miles

each side of the Kipnuk VOR/DME 168°

radial extending from the 6.2-mile radius of

the airport to 9.5 miles south of the airport

and within 4 miles east and 8 miles west of

the Kipnuk VOR/DME 348° radial extending

from the Kipnuk VOR/DME to 16 miles north

of the VOR/DME; and that airspace extending

upward from 1,200 feet above the surface

within a 51-mile radius of the VOR/DME;

excluding that airspace within the Norton

Sound Low Offshore Airspace Area and the

Bethel Class E airspace area.

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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on April 14,

2000.

Anthony M. Wylie,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 00–10013 Filed 4–20–00; 8:45 am]

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