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of the Kotzebue VOR/DME within 18 miles 

of the Kotzebue VOR/DME; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 74-mile radius of the 

Kotzebue VOR/DME. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on May 14, 2007. 

Michael A. Tarr, 

Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services 

Information Area Group. 

[FR Doc. E7–9759 Filed 5–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–28145; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–AAL–6] 

Proposed Revision of Class E 

Airspace; Fort Yukon, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise 

Class E airspace at Fort Yukon, AK. One 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedure (SIAP) is being amended and 

three new SIAPs are being developed for 

the Fort Yukon Airport. A Departure 

Procedure (DP) and a Direction Finding 

(DF) procedure (used by Flight Service 

Station personnel) is also being 

amended. Adoption of this proposal 

would result in revision of existing 

Class E airspace upward from the 

surface, from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. 

above the surface, at Fort Yukon 

Airport, Fort Yukon, AK. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 6, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

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–2007–18145/ 

Airspace Docket No. 07–AAL–06, 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. 

An informal docket may also be 

examined during normal business hours 

at the office of the Manager, Safety, 

Alaska Flight Service Operations, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 222 

West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, 

AK 99513–7587. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Rolf, 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: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed 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–2007–18145/Airspace 

Docket No. 07–AAL–06.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this notice may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking’s (NPRM’s) 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s web 

page at http://www.faa.gov or the 

Superintendent of Document’s web page 

at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Additionally, any person may obtain 

a copy of this notice by submitting a 

request to the Federal Aviation 

Administration, Office of Air Traffic 

Airspace Management, ATA–400, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591 or by calling 

(202) 267–8783. Communications must 

identify both docket numbers for this 

notice. Persons interested in being 

placed on a mailing list for future 

NPRM’s should contact the FAA’s 

Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677, 

to request a copy of Advisory Circular 

No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to the Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR Part 71), which 

would revise the Class E airspace at Fort 

Yukon Airport, AK. The intended effect 

of this proposal is to revise Class E 

airspace upward from the surface, from 

700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface, 

to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 

operations at Fort Yukon Airport, AK. 

The FAA Instrument Flight 

Procedures Production and 

Maintenance Branch has amended one 

SIAP and developed three new SIAPs. 

They have also amended a DP and a DF 

for the Fort Yukon Airport. The 

amended approach is the Very High 

Frequency Omni-directional Range 

(VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(DME) or Tactical Air Navigation 

(TACAN) Runway (RWY) 22, 

Amendment (Amdt) 2. The three new 

SIAPs are (1) the VOR/DME or TACAN 

A, Original, (2) the Area Navigation 

(Global Positioning System) (RNAV 

(GPS)) RWY 04, Original and (3) the 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Original. DP’s are 

unnamed and are published in the front 

of the U.S. Terminal Procedures for 

Alaska. DF’s are for use by Flight 

Service Station personal to aid lost 

pilots. Class E controlled airspace 

extending upward from the surface, 

from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the 

surface, in the Fort Yukon Airport area 

would be revised by this action. The 

proposed airspace is sufficient in size to 

contain aircraft executing the 

instrument procedures at the Fort 

Yukon Airport. 

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 

surface areas are published in paragraph 

6002 of FAA Order 7400.9P, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated September 1, 2006, and effective 

September 15, 2006, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace areas 


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designated as 700/1200 foot transition 

areas are published in paragraph 6005 

in FAA Order 7400.9P, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated September 1, 2006, and effective 

September 15, 2006, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document would be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed 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, 

when promulgated, 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 proposes to create Class E 

airspace sufficient in size to contain 

aircraft executing instrument 

procedures at Fort Yukon 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). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 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 7400.9P, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated September 1, 2006, and effective 

September 15, 2006, is to be amended 

as follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated 

as surface areas. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E2 Fort Yukon, AK [Revised] 

Fort Yukon Airport, AK 

(Lat. 66°34′17′′ N., long. 145°15′02′′ W.) 

Within a 4.7-mile radius of the Fort Yukon 

Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective 

during the specific dates and times 

established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective date and time will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Supplement Alaska Airport/Facility 

Directory. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet or more above the 

surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Fort Yukon, AK [Revised] 

Fort Yukon Airport, AK 

(Lat. 66°34′17′′ N., long. 145°15′02′′ W.) 

Fort Yukon VORTAC 

(Lat. 66°34′28′′ N., long. 145°16′36′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.2-mile 

radius of the Fort Yukon VORTAC, and 

within 4 miles either side of the 076°(T)/ 

045°(M) bearing from the Fort Yukon 

VORTAC, extending from the 7.2-mile radius 

of the Fort Yukon VORTAC, to 21 miles east 

of the Fort Yukon VORTAC; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 71-mile radius of 

the Fort Yukon VORTAC. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on May 14, 2007. 

Michael A. Tarr, 

Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services 

Information Area Group. 

[FR Doc. E7–9758 Filed 5–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–28147; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–AAL–8] 

Proposed Revision of Class E 

Airspace; Noatak, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise 

Class E airspace at Noatak, AK. One 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedure (SIAP) is being amended for 

the Noatak Airport at Noatak, AK. A 

Departure Procedure (DP) is also being 

amended. Adoption of this proposal 

would result in revision of existing 

Class E airspace upward, from 700 feet 

(ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface, at 

the Noatak Airport, Noatak, AK. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 6, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

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–2007–28147/ 

Airspace Docket No. 07–AAL–08, 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. 

An informal docket may also be 

examined during normal business hours 

at the office of the Manager, Safety, 

Alaska Flight Service Operations, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 222 

West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, 

AK 99513–7587. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Rolf, 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: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 


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