Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 150 /Wednesday, August 5, 1998 / Proposed Rules 41749

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–AAL–17]

Proposed Revision of Class E

Airspace; Yakutat, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise

Class E airspace at Yakutat, AK. The

establishment of the Global Positioning

System (GPS) instrument approaches to

runway (RWY) 02, RWY 11, and RWY

29 at Yakutat, AK, has made this action

necessary. Adoption of this proposal

would result in the provision of

adequate controlled airspace for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations

at Yakutat, AK.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations Branch, AAL–530, Docket

No. 98–AAL–17, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel for

the Alaskan Region at the same address.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Office of the Manager, Operations

Branch, Air Traffic Division, at the

address shown above and on the

Internet at Alaskan Region’s homepage

at http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at

address http://162.58.28.41/at.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert van Haastert, Operations Branch,

AAL–538, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587;

telephone number (907) 271–5863; fax:

(907) 271–2850; email:

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

Internet address: http://

www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at address

http://162.58.28.41/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 the

airspace docket number 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 Airspace Docket No. 98–

AAL–17.’’ 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 Operations Branch,

Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK, 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 NPRM’s

An electronic copy of this document

may be downloaded, using a modem

and suitable communications software,

from the FAA regulations section of the

Fedworld electronic bulletin board

service (telephone: 703–321–3339) or

the Federal Register’s electronic

bulletin board service (telephone: 202–

512–1661).

Internet users may reach the Federal

Register’s web page for access to

recently published rulemaking

documents at http://

www.access.gpo.gov/suldocs/aces/

aces140.html.

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the

Operations Branch, AAL–530, Federal

Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th

Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–

7587. Communications must identify

the notice number of this NPRM.

Persons interested in being placed on a

mailing list for future NPRM’s should

also request a copy of Advisory Circular

No. 11–2A, which describes the

application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR

part 71 by revising the Class E airspace

at Yakutat, AK, through the

establishment of GPS instrument

approaches to RWY 02, RWY 11, and

RWY 29. The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The intended effect of this proposal is

to provide adequate controlled airspace

for IFR operations at Yakutat, AK.

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

700/1200 foot transition areas are

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA

Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations

and Reporting Points, dated September

10, 1997, and effective September 16,

1997, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (62 FR 52491;

October 8, 1997). The Class E airspace

designations listed in this document

would be revised and published

subsequently in the Order.

The FAA 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,

when promulgated, 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).

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 7400.9E, Airspace
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Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, is to be 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 Yakutat, AK

Yakutat Airport, AK

(lat. 59°30′12′′ N., long. 139°9′38′′ W.)

Yakutat VORTAC

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

Ocean Cape NDB

(lat. 59°32′37′′ N., long. 139°43′41′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from

700 feet above the surface within a 7-

mile radius of the Yakutat Airport and

within 4 miles northeast and 8 miles

southwest of the 314° bearing from the

Ocean Cape NDB extending from the

NDB to 16 miles west of NDB and

within 4 miles northeast and 8 miles

southwest of the Yakutat VORTAC 148°

radial extending from the VORTAC to

16 miles southeast of the VORTAC and

within 8 miles south of the Yakutat

VORTAC 299° radial extending from the

VORTAC to 16 miles west of the

VORTAC and within 4 miles east and 8

miles west of the Yakutat VORTAC 230°

radial extending from 6 miles southwest

of the VORTAC to 21 miles southwest

of the VORTAC and within 3.4 miles

north of the Yakutat Localizer back

course extending from the 7-mile radius

to 13.2 miles southeast of the airport;

and that airspace extending upward

from 1,200 feet above the surface within

12.6 miles southwest and 8 miles

northeast of the Yakutat VORTAC 138°

and 318° radials extending from the

VORTAC to 23.5 miles northwest and

southeast of the VORTAC and within 5

miles each side of the 119° radial of the

Yakutat VORTAC to 65 miles east of the

VORTAC; and within 41 miles of the

Yakutat VORTAC between the 118°

radial clockwise to the 298° radial;

excluding Control 1487L and the Gulf of

Alaska Low Class E airspace areas.

* * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 28, 1998.

Trent S. Cummings,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 98–20938 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–AAL–18]

Proposed Establishment of Class E

Airspace; Atka, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to

establish Class E airspace at Atka, AK.

The establishment of a Global

Positioning System (GPS) instrument

approach at Atka, AK, has made this

action necessary. The Atka Airport

status will change from Visual Flight

Rules (VFR) to Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR). Adoption of this proposal would

result in the provision of adequate

controlled airspace for IFR operations at

Atka, AK.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations Branch, AAL–530, Docket

No. 98–AAL–18, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel for

the Alaskan Region at the same address.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Office of the Manager, Operations

Branch, Air Traffic Division, at the

address shown above and on the

Internet at Alaskan Region’s homepage

at http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at

address http://162.58.28.41/at.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert van Haastert, Operations Branch,

AAL–538, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587;

telephone number (907) 271–5863; fax:

(907) 271–2850; email:

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

Internet address: http://

www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at address

http://162.58.28.41/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 the

airspace docket number 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 Airspace Docket No. 98–

AAL–18.’’ 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 Operations Branch,

Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK, 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 NPRM’s

An electronic copy of this document

may be downloaded, using a modem

and suitable communications software,

from the FAA regulations section of the

Fedworld electronic bulletin board

service (telephone: 703–321–3339) or

the Federal Register’s electronic bulletin

board service (telephone: 202–512–

1661).

Internet users may reach the Federal

Register’s web page for access to

recently published rulemaking

documents at http://

www.access.gpo.gov/suldocs/aces/

aces140.html.

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the

Operations Branch, AAL–530, Federal

Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th

Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–

7587. Communications must identify

the notice number of this NPRM.

Persons interested in being placed on a

mailing list for future NPRM’s should

also request a copy of Advisory Circular

No. 11–2A, which describes the

application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR

part 71 by establishing Class E airspace

at Atka, AK, through the establishment

of a GPS instrument approach to Atka,