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identify both docket numbers for this 

notice. Persons interested in being 

placed on a mailing list for future 

NPRMs 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 

This action proposes to amend Title 

14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

part 71 by revising Class E5 airspace at 

the Emmonak Airport in Emmonak, AK, 

to accommodate the revision of two 

standard instrument approach 

procedures at the Emmonak Airport. 

This Class E airspace would provide 

adequate controlled airspace upward 

from the 700 feet and 1,200 feet above 

the surface, for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

Emmonak Airport. A portion of the 

airspace lies further than 12 miles 

offshore and overlaps Norton Sound 

Low. That offshore airspace area will be 

amended in a future rule-making action. 

Class E5 airspace designated as 700 

and 1200 foot transition areas are 

published in paragraph 6005 in 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 airspaces listed in this 

document would be subsequently 

published in that 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. 

Because 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 revise Class E airspace at 

the Emmonak Airport, Emmonak, AK, 

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, 

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(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 to be 

amended as follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet or more above the 

surface of the earth. 

AAL AK E5 Emmonak, AK [Revised] 

Emmonak Airport, AK 

(Lat. 62°47′10′′ N., long. 164°29′27′′ W.) 

Emmonak VOR/DME 

(Lat. 62°47′05′′ N., long. 164°29′15′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of the Emmonak Airport, AK and 

within 4 miles east and 8 miles west of the 

Emmonak VOR/DME 353° radial extending 

from the VOR/DME to 16 miles north and 

within 4 miles east and 8 miles west of the 

Emmonak VOR/DME 182° radial extending 

from the VOR/DME to 16 miles south and 

that airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface within a 73-mile radius 

of the Emmonak Airport, AK, excluding that 

area outside 12 miles from the shoreline that 

overlies Norton Sound Low. 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on August 19, 

2011. 

Marshall G. Severson, 

Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services . 

[FR Doc. 2011–22227 Filed 8–30–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0866 Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AAL–15] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Kipnuk, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise 

Class E airspace at Kipnuk, AK. The 

amendment of two standard instrument 

approach procedures at the Kipnuk 

Airport has made this action necessary 

to enhance safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 

operations. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 17, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

proposal to the Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2011–0866/ 

Airspace Docket No. 11–AAL–15 at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.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: 

Martha Dunn, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, 

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587; 

telephone number (907) 271–5898; fax: 


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(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: 

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–2011–00866/Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AAL–15.’’ 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 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/airports_airtraffic/ 

air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

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 

NPRMs 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 

This action proposes to amend Title 

14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

part 71 by revising Class E5 airspace at 

the Kipnuk Airport in Kipnuk, AK, to 

accommodate the revision of two 

standard instrument approach 

procedures at the Kipnuk Airport. This 

Class E airspace would provide 

adequate controlled airspace upward 

from the 700 feet and 1,200 feet above 

the surface, for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

Kipnuk Airport. A portion of the 

airspace lies further than 12 miles 

offshore and overlaps Norton Sound 

Low and Control 1234L offshore 

airspace areas. Those offshore airspace 

areas will be amended in a future rulemaking action. 

Class E5 airspace designated as 700 

and 1200 foot transition areas are 

published in paragraph 6005 in 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 airspaces listed in this 

document would be subsequently 

published in that 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. 

Because 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 revise Class E airspace at 

the Kipnuk Airport, Kipnuk, AK, 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, 

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(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 to be 

amended as follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet or more above the 

surface of the earth. 

AAL AK E5 Kipnuk, AK [Revised] 

Kipnuk Airport, AK 

(Lat. 59°55′59′′ N., long. 164°01′50′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.9-mile 

radius of the Kipnuk Airport, AK and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 73-mile radius of 

the Kipnuk Airport, AK, excluding that area 

outside 12 miles from the shoreline within 

Norton Sound Low and Control 1234L. 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on August 19, 

2011. 

Marshall G. Severson, 

Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22230 Filed 8–30–11; 8:45 am] 

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