[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2044-2045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-365]



-----------------------------------------------------------------------



DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AAL-10]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Cordova, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the Class E airspace area at 
Cordova, AK, to accommodate Visual Rules (VFR) traffic in the Cordova 
area, landing and departing from the Cordova Muni (CKU) airport located 
about 10 miles west of Merle K. ``Mudhole'' Smith (CDV) airport. Due to 
terrain limitations, VFR traffic must pass through the northern portion 
of the Cordova Class E surface area. When the Class E surface area is 
below basic VFR and Special Visual Flight Rule (SVFR) operations are 
being conducted, numerous delays are experienced. The area will be 
depicted on aeronautical charts to provide a reference for pilots 
operating under VFR.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace & System Management Branch, AAL-530, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Docket No. 94-AAL-10, 222 West 7th Avenue, #14, 
Anchorage, AK, 99513-7587.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for the Alaskan Region at the same address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert C. Durand, AAL-531, 222 West 7th Avenue #14, Anchorage, AK, 
99513-7587; telephone: (907) 271-5898.

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 Docket No. 94-AAL-10.'' 
The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. 
All communications received on or before the closing date for comments 
will be considered before asking 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 Rules 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 NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Manager, System Management Branch, AAL-530, 222 West 7th Avenue, 
<greek-i>14, Anchorage, AK, 99513-7587 or by calling (907) 271-5898. 
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 procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to provide required controlled 
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedures at the Merle K. 
``Mudhole'' Smith Airport and allow Visual Flight Rules (VFR) aircraft 
to proceed through the northern portion of the current Cordova Class E 
surface area. The reduction in Class E surface area will segregate 
aircraft operating under VFR conditions from aircraft operating under 
IFR procedures. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical 
charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area or otherwise 
comply with IFR procedures. Class E airspace designations for surface 
areas of an airport are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 
7400.9B, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
[[Page 2045]] 1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class E airspace designation listed in this document would be 
published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involved 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation--(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 proposed 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:

PART 71--[Amended]

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002--Class E Airspace Areas Designated As a Surface Area 
For An Airport.

* * * * *

AAL AK E2 Cordova, AK [Revised]

Cordova, Merle K. (MUDHOLE) Smith Airport, AK
    (Lat. 60 deg.29'31'' N, long. 145 deg.28'39'' W)
Glacier River NDB
    (Lat. 60 deg.29'56'' N, long. 145 deg.28'28'' W)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Merle K. (MUDHOLE) Smith Airport 
and within 2.1 miles each side of the 222 deg. bearing from the 
Glacier River NDB extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 10 miles 
southwest of the airport within 2.2 miles each side of the 142 deg. 
bearing from the NDB extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 10.4 
miles southeast of the airport; excluding that airspace north of a 
line from lat. 60 deg.32'48''N, long. 145 deg.34'06''W; to lat. 
60 deg.31'00''N, long. 145 deg.20'00''W.
* * * *
    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on December 20, 1994.
Willis C. Nelson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 95-365 Filed 1-5-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-M