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restricted area 2202A, and excluding that 

portion at and below 700 feet above ground 

level from a point one-half mile south of the 

Delta Junction Airport (D66) extending via 

the 090° bearing to 1 mile east of the 

Richardson Highway and via the 270 bearing 

to 1 mile west of the Delta River; thence 

northwest parallel to the Richardson 

Highway and the Delta River, to the 

boundary of Class D airspace. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on January 13, 

2006. 

Anthony M. Wylie, 

Manager, Safety, Area Flight Service 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 06–728 Filed 1–25–06; 8:45 am] 

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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. 

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 

■ 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 7400.9N, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated September 1, 2005, and 

effective September 15, 2005, is 

amended as follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet or more above the 

surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Chignik, AK [New] 

Chignik Airport, AK 

(Lat. 56°18′41′′ N., long. 158°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. 

* * * * * 

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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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–23545; Airspace 

Docket No. 06–ACE–1] 

Modification of Class E Airspace; 

Gothenburg, Quinn Field, NE 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class 

E airspace at Gothenburg Quinn Field, 

NE. The FAA has developed Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 

System (GPS) Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures (SIAP) to 

Runways (RWY) 3 and 21 at 

Gothenburg, Quinn Field, NE. 

Additional controlled airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet Above 

Ground Level (AGL) is needed to 

accommodate the SIAPs. 

The intended effect of this rule is to 

provide controlled Class E airspace for 

aircraft executing the SIAPs and to 

segregate aircraft using instrument 

approach procedures in instrument 

conditions from aircraft operating in 

visual conditions. 

DATES: This direct final rule is effective 

on 0901 UTC, June 8, 2006. Comments 

for inclusion in the Rules Docket must 

be received on or before March 1, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the Docket Management 

System, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2006–23545/ 

Airspace Docket No. 06–ACE–1, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the 

public docket containing the proposal, 

any comments received, and any final 

disposition in person in the Dockets 

Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 

1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level 

of the Department of Transportation 

NASSIF Building at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Mumper, Air Traffic Division, 

Airspace Branch, ACE–520A, DOT 

Regional Headquarters Building, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: 

(816) 329–2524. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies 

the Class E airspace beginning at 700 

feet above the surface at Gothenburg, 

Quinn Field, NE to contain Instrument 

Flight Rule (IFR) operations in 

controlled airspace. The area will be 

depicted on appropriate aeronautical 

charts. Class E airspace areas are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9N, Airspace Designation 

and Reporting Points, dated September 

1, 2005, and effective September 16, 

2005, 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 Direct Final Rule Procedure 

The FAA anticipates that this 

regulation will not result in adverse or 

negative comment and, therefore, is 

issuing it as a direct final rule. Previous 

actions of this nature have not been 

controversial and have not resulted in 

adverse comments or objections. Unless 

a written adverse or negative comment, 

or a written notice of intent to submit 

an adverse or negative comment is 

received within the comment period, 

the regulation will become effective on 

the date specified above. After the close 

of the comment period, the FAA will 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register indicating that no adverse or 

negative comments were received and 

confirming the date on which the final 

rule will become effective. If the FAA 

does receive, within the comment 

period, an adverse or negative comment, 

or written notice of intent to submit 

such a comment, a document 

withdrawing the direct final rule will be 

published in the Federal Register, and 

a notice of proposed rulemaking may be 

published with a new comment period. 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting such written data, views, or 

arguments, as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2006–23545/Airspace 

Docket No. 06–ACE–1.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

Agency Findings 

The regulations adopted herein will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national Government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Therefore, it is 

determined that this final rule does not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. 

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 rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 2579); 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, when 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in subtitle 

VII, part A, subpart I, section 40103. 

Under that section, the FAA is charged 

with prescribing regulations to assign 

the use of the airspace necessary to 

ensure the safety of aircraft and the 

efficient use of airspace. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

since it contains aircraft executing 

instrument approach procedures to 

Gothenburg, Quinn Field, NE. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 


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