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One comment was received. The 

commenter suggested that the portion of 

the proposed Class E airspace 

overlaying Russian airspace should be 

excluded. The FAA has found merit in 

this and has adjusted the airspace area 

to exclude that area outside of U.S. 

airspace. The FAA also noted that the 

geographic coordinates for the Savoonga 

Airport cited in the NPRM were not 

rounded. This action corrects that error. 

The Class E airspace areas designated 

as 700/1,200 ft. transition areas are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, dated August 18, 

2010, and effective September 15, 2010, 

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 action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

revising Class E airspace to 

accommodate three amended SIAPs and 

one new SIAP at the Savoonga Airport, 

Savoonga, AK. This Class E airspace 

will provide adequate controlled 

airspace upward from 700 feet and 

1,200 feet above the surface for the 

safety and management of IFR 

operations at Savoonga Airport. The 

1,200 foot controlled airspace will 

extend into the Norton Sound Low 

Offshore Airspace Area and that 

airspace will be redefined in a future 

rulemaking action. With the exception 

of editorial changes, and the changes 

described above, this rule is the same as 

that proposed in the NPRM. 

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. Because 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 Savoonga 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; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 7400.9U, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 18, 2010, and 

effective September 15, 2010, 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 Savoonga, AK [Revised] 

Savoonga Airport, AK 

(Lat. 63°41′11′′ N., long. 170°29′36′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.0-mile 

radius of the Savoonga Airport, AK, and 

within 4 miles either side of the 060° bearing 

from the Savoonga Airport, extending from 

the 7.0-mile radius to 8.5 miles northeast of 

the Savoonga Airport; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 73-mile radius of the 

Savoonga Airport AK, excluding that portion 

extending west of a line from lat. 68°00′00′′ 

N., long. 168°58′23′′ W., to lat 65°00′00′′ N., 

long. 168°58′23′′ W., to lat. 62°35′00′′ N., 

long. 175°00′00′′ W. 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on February 4, 

2011. 

James M. Miller, 

Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services 

Information Area Group. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3247 Filed 2–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–1104; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–AAL–19] 

Revision of Class E Airspace; 

Shungnak, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action revises Class E 

airspace at Shungnak, AK, to 

accommodate amended Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

(SIAPs) at the Shungnak Airport. The 

FAA is taking this action to enhance 

safety and management of Instrument 

Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the 

Shungnak Airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 5, 2011. 

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: 

Martha Dunn, 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: 

Martha.ctr.Dunn@faa.gov. Internet 

address: http://www.faa.gov/about/ 

office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/ 

service_units/systemops/fs/alaskan/ 

rulemaking/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On Monday, December 13, 2010, the 

FAA published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking in the Federal Register to 

revise Class E airspace at Shungnak, AK 

(75 FR 77573). 

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 Class E airspace areas designated 

as 700/1,200 ft. transition areas are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 


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Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, signed August 18, 

2010, and effective September 15, 2010, 

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 action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

revising Class E airspace at the 

Shungnak Airport, AK, to accommodate 

amended SIAPs. This Class E airspace 

will provide adequate controlled 

airspace upward from 700 and 1,200 

feet above the surface for safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

Shungnak 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. 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. Because 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 Shungnak 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; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 7400.9U, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, signed August 18, 2010, and 

effective September 15, 2010, 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 Shungnak, AK [Revised] 

Shungnak Airport, AK 

(Lat. 66°53′17′′ N., long. 157°09′45′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile 

radius of the Shungnak Airport and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 72-mile radius of 

the Shungnak Airport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on February 4, 

2011. 

James M. Miller, 

Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services 

Information Area Group. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3249 Filed 2–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–1105; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–AAL–20] 

Revision of Class E Airspace; 

Platinum, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action revises Class E 

airspace at Platinum, AK, to 

accommodate the addition of a Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP), 

at the Platinum Airport. The FAA is 

taking this action to enhance safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at the Platinum Airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 5, 2011. 

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: 

Martha Dunn, 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: 

Martha.ctr.Dunn@faa.gov. Internet 

address: http://www.faa.gov/about/ 

office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/ 

service_units/systemops/fs/alaskan/ 

rulemaking/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On Monday, December 13, 2010, the 

FAA published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking in the Federal Register to 

revise Class E airspace at Platinum AK 

(75 FR 77572). 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking 

proceeding by submitting written 

comments on the proposal to the FAA. 

No comments were received. 

Subsequent to the publications, the 

FAA noted that the geographic 

coordinates for the Platinum Airport 

cited in the NPRM were not rounded. 

This action corrects that error. 

The Class E airspace areas designated 

as 700/1,200 ft. transition areas are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, signed August 18, 

2010, and effective September 15, 2010, 

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 action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

revising Class E airspace at the Platinum 

Airport, AK, to accommodate one new 

SIAP at the Platinum Airport. This Class 

E airspace will provide adequate 

controlled airspace upward from 700 

and 1,200 feet above the surface for 

safety and management of IFR 

operations at the Platinum Airport. The 

1,200 foot controlled airspace will 

extend into the Norton Sound Low 

Offshore Airspace Area and Control 

Area 1234L and those airspaces will be 

redefined in a future rulemaking action. 


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