19152 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 1996 / Rules and Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–AAL–1]

Temporary Establishment of Class D

Airspace; Anchorage International

Airport, Alaska (AK)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action establishes a

temporary Class D airspace area east of

the Anchorage International Airport,

AK, while Runway 14/32 is closed for

construction. During this closure, heavy

or large commercial aircraft will be

departing to the east from Runway 06L/

06R or arriving from the east to land on

Runway 24L/24R. The intended effect of

this action is to enhance safety by

reducing the possibility of small general

aviation aircraft encountering wake

turbulence from, or conflicting with,

heavy or large aircraft departing or

arriving Anchorage International

Airport.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, May 1,

1996. Expiration Date: 0901 UTC, July

16, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert C. Durand, System Management

Branch, AAL–530, Air Traffic Division,

Federal Aviation Administration, 222

West 7th Avenue #14, Anchorage, AK

99513–7587; telephone number: (907)

271–5898.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Normally, heavy or large aircraft

depart on Runway 32 to the north and

arrive on Runway 06 from the west at

Anchorage International Airport. The

Anchorage International Airport

Manager has informed the Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA) that

starting in May 1996, Runway 14/32

will be closed for construction through

the middle of July 1996. This closure

will necessitate that heavy or large

aircraft operating to or from Anchorage

International Airport arrive from or

depart to the east. Part of this airspace

is a transition area used by small general

aviation aircraft operating under visual

flight rules (VFR) to or from Lake Hood,

Merrill Field, and Anchorage

International airports. The FAA has

received letters from the National

Transportation Safety Board, Air

Transport Association of America,

Federal Express, and Northwest

Airlines, expressing concerns,

specifically, about heavy jet departures

off Runway 06 conflicting with VFR

traffic east of Anchorage International

Airport.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations establishes

a Temporary Class D airspace area from

the surface to 4,100 feet mean sea level

(MSL) east of Anchorage International

Airport, AK (see appendix). Pilots

operating in this airspace will be

required to be in radio contact with

Anchorage Radar Approach Control air

traffic controllers. These aircraft will be

provided safety alerts and wake

turbulence advisories. Additionally,

controllers will provide separation

services between special VFR operations

and aircraft executing instrument

approach procedures to the Anchorage

International Airport. This action is

intended to enhance safety by reducing

the possibility of small general aviation

aircraft encountering wake turbulence

from, or conflicting with, heavy or large

aircraft departing or arriving Anchorage

International Airport.

Because the circumstances described

in this final rule warrant immediate

action by the FAA to maintain the safety

of flight, the FAA concludes that notice

and public procedure under 5 U.S.C.

section 553(b) are impracticable and

good cause, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section

553(d), exists for making this

amendment effective in less than 30

days.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. Class D airspace area

designations are published in paragraph

5000 of FAA Order 7400.9C dated

August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. This Class D airspace area listed in

this document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this

regulation only involves an established

body of technical regulations for which

frequent and routine amendments are

necessary to keep them operationally

current. Therefore, this 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 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 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; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 5000—Class D Airspace

* * * * *

AAL AK D Temporary Anchorage, AK [New]

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 4,100 feet MSL

within a line beginning at the intersection of

the New Seward Highway and O’Malley

Road, at lat. 61°07′23′′ N; long. 149°51′23′′ W;

thence east to the intersection of O’Malley

Road and Lake Otis Park Way at lat.

61°07′23′′ N; long 149°50′03′′ W; thence

north to the intersection of Lake Otis Park

Way and Abbott Road at lat. 61°08′14′′ N;

long. 149°50′03′′ W; thence east to the

intersection of Abbott Road and Abbott Loop

Road at lat. 61°08′14′′ N; long. 149°48′16′′ W;

thence due north to Tudor Road at lat.

61′10′51′′ N; long. 149°48′16′′ W; thence west

to the intersection of Tudor Road and New

Seward Highway at lat. 61°10′51′′ N; long.

149°51′38′′ W; thence south along the New

Seward Highway to the point of beginning.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, D.C. April 24, 1996.

Harold W. Becker,

Acting Program Director for Air Traffic

Airspace Management.

Note: This appendix will not appear in the

Code of Federal Regulations.

Appendix—Temporary Establishment

of Class D Airspace; Anchorage

International Airport, Alaska (AK)

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