Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 112 / Friday, June 11, 2010 / Rules and Regulations 33165 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0299; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–AAL–9] 

Revision of Class E Airspace; Galena, 

AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final Rule. 

SUMMARY: This action revises Class E 

airspace at Galena, AK, to accommodate 

three amended Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and the 

development of one Obstacle Departure 

Procedure (ODP) at the Edward G. Pitka 

Sr. Airport. The FAA is taking this 

action to enhance safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at Edward G. Pitka Sr. 

Airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 

23, 2010. 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.faa.gov/about/office_org/ 

headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/ 

systemops/fs/alaskan/rulemaking/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On Thursday April 8, 2010, the FAA 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking in the Federal Register to 

revise Class E airspace at Galena, AK (75 

FR 17892). 

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 Class E2 surface areas are 

published in paragraph 6002 in FAA 

Order 7400.9T, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, signed August 27, 

2009, and effective September 15, 2009, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace areas 

designated as 700/1,200 ft. transition 

areas are published in paragraph 6005 of 

FAA Order 7400.9T, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed August 27, 2009, and effective 

September 15, 2009, 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 Edward G. 

Pitka Sr. Airport, AK, to accommodate 

three amended SIAPs and one new ODP 

at Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport. This 

Class E airspace will provide adequate 

controlled airspace upward from the 

surface, and from 700 and 1,200 feet 

above the surface, for safety and 

management of IFR operations at 

Edward G. Pitka Sr. 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 

Edward G. Pitka Sr. 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 7400.9T, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed August 27, 2009, and effective 

September 15, 2009, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E2 Galena, AK [Revised] 

Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport, AK 

(Lat. 64°44′10′′ N., long. 156°56′15′′ W.) 

Within a 4.2 mile radius of the Edward 

G. Pitka Sr. Airport, AK. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Extending 

Upward from 700 Feet or More Above the 

Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Galena, AK [Revised] 

Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport, AK 

(Lat. 64°44′10′′ N., long. 156°56′15′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.2-mile 

radius of the Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport, 

AK, and within 3.8 miles either side of the 

239 bearing from the Edward G. Pitka Sr. 

Airport, extending from the 7.2-mile radius 

to 12.9 miles west of the Edward G. Pitka Sr. 

Airport, and within 2.9 miles either side of 

the 110 bearing from the Edward G. Pitka Sr. 

Airport, extending from the 7.2-mile radius 

to 14.5 miles east of the Edward G. Pitka Sr. 

Airport; and that airspace extending upward 

from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 73- 

mile radius of the Edward G. Pitka Sr. 

Airport, AK. 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on May 28, 2010. 

Michael A. Tarr, 

Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services 

Information Area Group. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13985 Filed 6–10–10; 8:45 am] 

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