Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 221 / Thursday, November 17, 2005 / Proposed Rules 69713 

Administration Order 7400.9N, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated September 1, 2005, and 

effective September 15, 2005, 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 Chignik, AK [New] 

Chignik Airport, AK 

(Lat. 56°18′41′′ N., long. 158°22′24′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of the Chignik Airport and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 

above the surface within a 72.8-mile radius 

of the Chignik Airport, excluding that 

airspace more than 12 nautical miles from 

the shoreline. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on November 8, 

2005. 

Michael A. Tarr, 

Manager, Operations Support. 

[FR Doc. 05–22773 Filed 11–16–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22111; Airspace 

Docket No. 05–AAL–14] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Koyuk, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish new Class E airspace at Koyuk, 

AK. Two revised procedures and one 

new Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedure (SIAP) are being published 

for the Koyuk Airport. Additional Class 

E Airspace is needed to contain aircraft 

executing instrument approaches at 

Koyuk Airport. Additionally, one small 

section of Class G airspace surrounded 

by Class E airspace will be converted to 

Class E airspace by this action. 

Adoption of this proposal would result 

in creation of additional Class E 

airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) and 

1,200 ft. above the surface at Koyuk, AK. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 3, 2006. 

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–2005–22111/ 

Airspace Docket No. 05–AAL–14, 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; email: 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–2005–22111/Airspace 

Docket No. 05–AAL–14.’’ 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 existing Class E airspace at 

Koyuk, AK. The intended effect of this 

proposal is to create additional Class E 

airspace upward from 1,200 ft. above 

the surface to contain Instrument Flight 

Rules (IFR) operations at Koyuk, AK. 

The FAA Instrument Flight 

Procedures Production and 

Maintenance Branch has developed one 

new SIAP and revised two SIAPs for the 

Koyuk Airport. The new approach is (1) 

Area Navigation (Global Positioning 

System) (RNAV (GPS)) Runway (RWY) 

01, original. The two revised approaches 

are (1) Non Directional Beacon (NDB) 

Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) 

RWY 02, amendment (Amdt) 1, and (2) 

NDB RWY 01, Amdt 1. Additionally, 

one small area of Class G airspace 

surrounded by Class E airspace will be 

converted to Class E airspace. This 

action will simplify the airspace in this 

area. The Class E controlled airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 ft. above 

the surface within the Koyuk Airport 

area would be revised by this action. 

The proposed airspace is sufficient to 

contain aircraft executing the new and 

revised instrument procedures at the 

Koyuk Airport. 

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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 in FAA 

Order 7400.9N, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, dated September 

1, 2005, and effective September 15, 

2004, 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 establish Class E 

airspace sufficient in size to contain 

aircraft executing instrument 

procedures at Koyuk 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 7400.9N, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated September 1, 2005, and 

effective September 15, 2005, 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 Koyuk, AK [Revised] 

Koyuk Airport, AK 

(Lat. 64°56′22′′ N., long. 161°09′15′′ W.) 

Koyuk NDB, AK 

(Lat. 64°55′55′′ N., long. 161°08′52′′ W.) 

Norton Bay NDB, AK 

(Lat. 64°41′46′′ N., long. 162°03′47′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 9-mile radius 

of the Koyuk Airport and 4 miles west and 

8 miles east of the Koyuk NDB 210° bearing 

extending from the 9-mile radius to 17 miles 

southwest of the airport; and that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface within 5 miles west and 11 miles east 

of the Koyuk NDB 210° bearing extending 

from the NDB to 30 miles southwest of the 

NDB and 4.5 miles either side of the line 

between the Norton Bay NDB and the Koyuk 

NDB, and the area within 20 miles of the 

Koyuk Airport extending clockwise from the 

Koyuk NDB 140° bearing to the 187° bearing, 

and the area within 25 miles of the Koyuk 

Airport extending clockwise from the Koyuk 

NDB 220° bearing to the 230° bearing. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on November 8, 

2005. 

Michael A. Tarr, 

Manager, Operations Support. 

[FR Doc. 05–22772 Filed 11–16–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

43 CFR Part 5420 

[WO–270–1820–00–24 1A] 

RIN 1004–AD70 

Preparation for Sale 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to amend 

its regulations on preparation for timber 

sales to allow third party scaling on 

density management sales with an 

upper limit on the quadratic mean 

diameter at breast height (DBH) of the 

trees to be harvested of 20 inches. Third 

party scaling would be limited to the 

situations described in the amended 

provision, that is, if a timber disaster 

has occurred and a critical resource loss 

is imminent, and tree cruising and BLM 

scaling are inadequate to permit orderly 

disposal of the damaged timber, or if 

BLM is carrying out density 

management timber sales subject to the 

size limits stated above. Thus, third 

party scaling would generally not be 

used for sales of higher-value and/or 

larger diameter timber. BLM is 

amending the regulations in order to 

improve the efficiency of density 

management timber sales where the 

timber to be harvested may be 

designated by prescription (a written 

prescription included in the timber sale 

contract). The regulations will no longer 

require that BLM perform all scaling 

except in the event that a timber disaster 

is threatening imminent critical 

resource loss, and scaling by BLM 

would be inadequate to permit orderly 

disposal of the damaged timber. In the 

case of density management timber sales 

when the quadratic mean DBH of trees 

to be cut and removed is equal to or less 

than 20 inches, the regulations will only 

allow third party scaling by scalers or 

scaling bureaus under contract to BLM. 

DATES: Comments must be received, 

postmarked, or electronically dated on 

or before January 17, 2006. BLM will not 

necessarily consider any comments 

received, postmarked, or electronically 

dated after the above date in making its 

decision on the final rule. 

ADDRESSES: Mail: Director (630), Bureau 

of Land Management, Eastern States 

Office, 7450 Boston Boulevard, 

Springfield, Virginia 22153, Attention: 

RIN 1004–AD70. 

Personal or messenger delivery: 1620 

L Street NW., Suite 401, Washington,