14798 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 60 / Friday, March 28, 1997 / Rules and Regulations

SUMMARY: This action revises Class E

airspace at Selawik Airport, AK. The

development of a Global Positioning

System (GPS) instrument approach to

runway (RWY) 27 and recomputation of

the Airport Reference Point (ARP) at

Selawik, AK, have made this action

necessary. The intended effect of this

action is to provide adequate controlled

airspace for Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR) operations at Selawik Airport, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert van Haastert, System

Management Branch, AAL–538, Federal

Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th

Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–

7587; telephone number: (907) 271–

5863; email:

Robert.van.Haastert@faa.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On January 24, 1997, a proposal to

amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise

the Class E airspace at Selawik was

published in the Federal Register (62

FR 3630). The development of the GPS

instrument approach procedure to RWY

27 and recomputation of the Airport

Reference Point (ARP) at Selawik

Airport, AK, have made this action

necessary.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments to the proposal were

received, thus the rule is adopted as

written.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas

designated as 700/1200 foot transition

areas are published in paragraph 6005 of

FAA Order 7400.9D, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996. Paragraph 6005 is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1 (61 FR 48403; September 13, 1996).

The Class E airspace designations listed

in this document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) revises Class E airspace located

at Selawik, AK, to provide controlled

airspace extending upward from 700

feet AGL for aircraft executing

instrument landing and departing

procedures.

The Federal Aviation Administration

has determined that these proposed

regulations only involve 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 will not have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

under the criteria of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act.

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—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR

Part 71 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120;

E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–1963

Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, 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 Selawik, AK [Revised]

Selawik Airport, AK

(Lat. 66°35′58′′ N, long. 159°59′49′′ W)

Selawik VOR/DME, AK

(Lat. 66°36′00′′ N, long. 159°59′30′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 8-mile radius

of the Selawik Airport; and that airspace

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the

surface within 6 miles north and 4 miles

south of the 231° radial of the Selawik VOR/

DME extending from the 8-mile radius to 16

miles southwest, and 6 miles north of the

058° radial extending from the 8-mile radius

to 16 miles northeast, and 10 miles either

side of the Selawik VOR/DME 120° radial to

50 miles southeast.

* * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 21,

1997.

Willis C. Nelson,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 97–7920 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

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14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–AAL–29]

Establishment of Class E Airspace;

Atqasuk, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class

E airspace at Atqasuk Airport, AK. The

development of Global Positioning

System (GPS) instrument approaches to

runway (RWY) 6 and RWY 24 at

Atqasuk, AK, have made this action

necessary. The airport status will

change from Visual Flight Rules (VFR)

to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). The

intended effect of this action is to

provide adequate controlled airspace for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations

at Atqasuk Airport, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert van Haastert, System

Management Branch, AAL–538, Federal

Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th

Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–

7587; telephone number: (907) 271–

5863; email:

Robert.van.Haastert@faa.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On January 24, 1997, a proposal to

amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish

Class E airspace at Atqasuk was

published in the Federal Register (62

FR 3629). The development of GPS

instrument approach procedures to

RWY 6 and RWY 24 at Atqasuk Airport,

AK, have made this action necessary.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments to the proposals were

received, thus the rule is adopted as

written.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas

designated as 700/1200 foot transition

areas are published in paragraph 6005 of

FAA Order 7400.9D, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 60 / Friday, March 28, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 14799

dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996. Paragraph 6005 is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1 (61 FR 48403; September 13, 1996).

The Class E airspace designations listed

in this document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) establishes Class E airspace

located at Atqasuk, AK, to provide

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing

instrument landing and departing

procedures. The status of Atqasuk

Airport will change from VFR to IFR.

The Federal Aviation Administration

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 will not have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

under the criteria of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act.

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—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR

Part 71 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120;

E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–1963

Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9D,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, dated September 4, 1996, and

effective September 16, 1996, 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 Atqasuk, AK [New]

Atqasuk Airport, AK

(Lat. 70°28′02′′ N, long. 157°26′ 08′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile

radius of the Atqasuk Airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 21,

1997.

Willis C. Nelson,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 97–7921 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

15 CFR Part 922

[Docket Number: 950427120–7006–02]

RIN 0648–AH99

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale

National Marine Sanctuary

AGENCY: Office of Ocean and Coastal

Resource Management (OCRM),

National Ocean Service (NOS), National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), Department of

Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Final rule; final rule and

summary of final management plan

implementing the Sanctuary

designation.

SUMMARY: NOAA, as required by section

2306 of the Hawaiian Islands National

Marine Sanctuary Act (the HINMSA or

Act), has developed a comprehensive

final management plan and

implementing regulations for the

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale

National Marine Sanctuary (the

HIHWNMS or Sanctuary). The

Sanctuary was designated by Congress

in 1992. This document publishes the

final Designation Document and final

regulations for the Sanctuary, and

summarizes the final management plan.

The management plan details the goals

and objectives, management

responsibilities, research and long-term

monitoring activities, and interpretive,

educational, and resource protection

programs for the Sanctuary. The

regulations implement the final

management plan and govern the

conduct of activities consistent with the

HINMSA, the National Marine

Sanctuaries Act (NMSA), and the

Designation Document for the

Sanctuary.

The primary purposes of the

Designation Document, final regulations

and final management plan are to

protect humpback whales and their

Sanctuary habitat; to educate and

interpret for the public the relationship

of humpback whales to the Hawaiian

Islands marine environment; to manage

human uses of the Sanctuary consistent

with the HINMSA and the NMSA; and

to provide for the identification of

marine resources and ecosystems of

national significance for possible

inclusion in the Sanctuary.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Congress and the

Governor of the State of Hawaii have

forty-five days of continuous session of

Congress beginning on the day on which

this notice is published to review the

management plan and regulations before

they take effect. After forty-five days,

the management plan and regulations

automatically become final and take

effect, unless the Governor of the State

of Hawaii certifies within the forty-fiveday period to the Secretary of

Commerce that the management plan,

regulations, or term thereof is

unacceptable. In such case, the

management plan, regulation or term

cannot take effect in the area of the

Sanctuary lying within the seaward

boundary of the State of Hawaii. If the

Secretary considers that any

certification of unacceptability by the

Governor will affect the Sanctuary in

such a manner that the policy or

purposes of the HINMSA cannot be

fulfilled, the Secretary may terminate

the entire Sanctuary designation. At

least 30 days before that termination,

the Secretary must submit written

notice of the termination to the House

Committee on Resources and Senate

Committee on Commerce, Science, and

Transportation.

A document announcing the effective

date of these regulations will be

published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: The Final Environmental

Impact Statement/Management Plan

(FEIS/MP) prepared to implement the

Sanctuary designation was released on

February 18, 1997. Copies of the FEIS/

MP are available on request to the

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale

National Marine Sanctuary Office, 726

South Kihei Road, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii

96753; or the Sanctuaries and Reserves

Division (SRD), Office of Ocean and

Coastal Resource Management, National

Ocean Service, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, 1305 EastWest Highway, SSMC–4, 12th Floor,

Silver Spring, MD 20910.