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AAL AK E5 Pilot Point, AK [Amended] 

Pilot Point Airport, AK 

(Lat. 57°34′49′′ N, long. 157°34′19′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of Pilot Point Airport; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within an area bounded by 

lat. 57°51′00′′ N, long. 158°03′00′′ W, to lat. 

57°51′00′′ N, long. 157°05′00′′ W, to lat. 

57°24′45′′ N, long. 157°05′00′′ W, to lat. 

57°24′45′′ N, long. 158°03′00′′ W, to the point 

of beginning, excluding that airspace that 

extends beyond 12 miles of the shoreline. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Point Lay, AK [Amended] 

Point Lay Airport, AK 

(Lat. 69°43′58′′ N, long. 163°00′19′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius 

of Point Lay Airport; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within a 46-mile radius of the Point 

Lay Airport, excluding that airspace that 

extends beyond 12 miles from the shoreline. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 25, 

2018. 

Shawn M. Kozica, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16480 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] 

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14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0350; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AAL–6] 

RIN–2120–AA66 

Proposed Modification of Class E 

Airspace for the Following Alaska 

Towns; Toksook Bay, AK; Unalakleet, 

AK; Wainwright, AK; and Yakutat, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify Class E airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface at Toksook Bay Airport, Toksook 

Bay, AK; Unalakleet Airport, 

Unalakleet, AK; Wainwright Airport, 

Wainwright, AK; and Yakutat Airport, 

Yakutat, AK. This proposal would add 

exclusionary language to the legal 

descriptions of these airports for Class E 

airspace extending beyond 12 miles 

from the shoreline, and would ensure 

the safety and management of aircraft 

within the National Airspace System. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– 

800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2017–0350; Airspace Docket No. 17– 

AAL–6, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy 

Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198–6547; 

telephone (206) 231–2245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, 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 I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it would 

amend Class E airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface at Toksook Bay Airport, AK; 

Unalakleet Airport, AK; Wainwright 

Airport, AK; and Yakutat Airport, AK, 

to support IFR operations in standard 

instrument approach and departure 

procedures at these airports and to limit 

Class E airspace to within 12 miles of 

the shoreline. 

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. 

Persons 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–2017–0350, Airspace 

Docket No. 17–AAL–6’’. The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received 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 the comments received. A 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerned with this rulemaking will be 

filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at http://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for the address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center, 2200 S 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198–6547. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2018 / Proposed Rules 37779 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 3, 2017, and effective 

September 15, 2017. FAA Order 

7400.11B is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class E 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface at Toksook Bay 

Airport, Toksook, AK; Unalakleet 

Airport, Unalakleet, AK; Wainwright 

Airport, Wainwright, AK; and Yakutat 

Airport, Yakutat, AK. This action would 

add language to the legal descriptions of 

these airports that reads ‘‘ excluding 

that airspace extending beyond 12 miles 

of the shoreline’’, and would support 

IFR operations in standard instrument 

approach and departure procedures at 

these airports. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, 

and effective September 15, 2017, 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. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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, and is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. 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, would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal would be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the Federal 

Aviation Administration proposes to 

amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND 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(f), 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 FAA Order 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Toksook Bay, AK [Amended] 

Toksook Bay Airport, AK 

(Lat. 60°32′29′′ N, long. 165°05′14′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of Toksook Bay Airport; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 73-mile radius of 

the Toksook Bay Airport, excluding that 

airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of the 

shoreline. 

AAL AK E5 Unalakleet, AK [Amended] 

Unalakleet Airport, AK 

(Lat. 63°53′19′′ N, long. 160°47′57′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of Unalakleet Airport beginning at the 360° 

bearing of the airport clockwise to the 260° 

bearing of the airport, and within a 13.5-mile 

radius of the airport beginning at the 260° 

bearing of the airport clockwise to the 360° 

bearing of the airport, and within 6 miles 

each side of the Unalakleet Airport 185° 

bearing of the airport extending from the 7- 

mile radius to 10 miles south of the airport; 

and that airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface within a 74-mile 

radius of Unalakleet Airport, excluding that 

airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of the 

shoreline. 

AAL AK E5 Wainwright, AK [Amended] 

Wainwright Airport, AK 

(Lat. 70°38′17′′ N, long. 159°59′41′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 8.5-mile 

radius of Wainwright Airport; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 73-mile radius of 

the Wainwright Airport, AK, excluding that 

portion extending outside the Anchorage 

Arctic CTA/FIR (PAZA) boundary, and 

excluding that airspace that extends beyond 

12 miles of the shoreline. 

AAL AK E5 Wales, AK [Amended] 

Wales Airport, AK 

(Lat. 65°37′21′′ N, long. 168°05′42′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.35-mile 

radius of Wales Airport; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within an area bounded by lat. 

65°24′00′′ N, long.168°30′00′′ W, to lat. 

65°53′00′′ N, long. 168°30′00′′ W, to lat. 

66°00′00′′ N, long. 167°50′00′′ W, to lat. 

65°24′00′′ N, 167°50′00′′ W, to point of 

beginning, excluding that airspace within the 

Tin City Class E airspace area, and excluding 

that airspace that extends beyond 12 miles of 

the shoreline. 

AAL AK E5 Yakutat, AK [Amended] 

Yakutat Airport, AK 

(Lat. 59°30′12′′ N, long. 139°39′37′′ W) 

Yakutat VOR/DME 

(Lat. 59°30′39′′ N, long. 139°38′53′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within the area 

bounded by lat. 59°47′42′′ N, 139°58′48′′ W, 

to lat. 59°37′33′′ N, long. 139°40′54′′ W, then 

along the 7 mile radius of the Yakutat VOR/ 

DME clockwise to lat. 59°28′54′′ N, long. 

139°25′36′′ W, to lat. 59°20′16′′ N, long. 

139°10′20′′ W, to lat. 59°02′49′′ N, long. 

139°47′45′′ W, to lat. 59°30′15′′ N, long. 

140°36′43′′ W, to the point of beginning, 

excluding that area beyond 12 miles from the 

shoreline within Gulf of Alaska Low Control 

Area; and that airspace extending upward 

from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 75- 

mile radius of the Yakutat VOR/DME, 

excluding that area extending over Canada, 

and that airspace that extends beyond 12 

miles of the shoreline within Control 1487L. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 25, 

2018. 

Shawn M. Kozica, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16503 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] 

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