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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 System

Management 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 is considering an

amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to

modify Class D and Class E airspace at

Bethel, AK. Changes to the Bethel

airspace will incorporate an exclusion

below 1,100 feet MSL between the 061°

radial and the 081° radial from 2.9

nautical miles northeast to the Bethel

VORTAC. The changes are required to

create a Hanger Lake exclusion area as

requested by Bethel Airport user groups

for VFR operations when Bethel has IFR

weather conditions. The area would be

depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot

reference. 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 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The

Class E airspace areas designated as

700/1200 foot transition areas are

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA

Order 7400.9C, dated August 17, 1995,

and effective September 16, 1995, which

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The

Class D and Class E airspace

designations listed in this document

would be 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

routing 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—[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 7400.9C, Airspace

Designation and Reporting Points, dated

August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

* * * * *

AAL AK D Bethel, AK

Bethel Airport, AK

(Lat 60°46′47′′ N, long. 161°50′17′′ W)

Bethel VORTAC

(Lat. 60°47′05′′ N, long. 161°49′27′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including, 2,600 feet MSL

within a 4.1-mile radius of the Bethel

Airport, excluding that portion below 1,100

feet MSL between the 061° radial and the

081° radial from 2.9 miles northeast of the

Bethel VORTAC. This Class D airspace area

is effective during the specific dates and

times established in advance by a Notice to

Airmen. The effective date and time will

thereafter be continuously published in the

Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending

upward from 700 feet or more above the

surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AAL AK E4 Bethel, AK

Bethel Airport, AK

(Lat. 60°46′47′′ N, long. 161°50′17′′ W)

Bethel VORTAC

(Lat. 60°47′05′′ N, long. 161°49′27′ W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface within 3 miles each side of the 022°

radial from the Bethel VORTAC, extending

from the 4.1-mile radius of the Bethel Airport

to 8.2 miles northeast of the airport,

excluding that portion below 1,100 feet MSL

between the 061° radial and the 081° radial

from 2.9 miles northeast of the Bethel

VORTAC, within 3.4 miles each side of the

Bethel VORTAC 006° radial, extending from

the 4.1-mile radius of the Bethel Airport to

11 miles north of the Bethel VORTAC and

within 3.5 miles each side of the Bethel

VORTAC 213° radial extending from the 4.1-

mile radius of the Bethel Airport to 10 miles

southwest of the airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on June 12, 1996.

Willis C. Nelson,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 96–15986 Filed 6–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–AAL–2]

Proposed Revision of Class E

Airspace; Wrangell, St. Paul Island,

Petersburg, and Sitka, AK;

Establishment of Class E Airspace at

Noatak, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise

Class E airspace at Wrangell, St. Paul

Island, Petersburg, and Sitka, AK, and

establish Class E airspace at Noatak, AK.

The FAA has developed Global

Positioning System (GPS) instrument

approach procedures at Wrangell

Airport, James A. Johnson Airport

(Petersburg), and Sitka Airport; a

Microwave Landing System (MLS)

approach procedure at St. Paul Island

Airport; and Non-directional beacon

(NDB)/Distance Measuring Equipment

(DME) approach procedure at Noatak

Airport, Alaska. Changes to the

Wrangell airspace incorporated a new

Wrangell Localizer course, provided

new segment widths, and will declutter

the chart depiction. Changes to the

Petersburg airspace incorporated

protected airspace for transition to

approach, provided new segment

widths to Fredericks Point NDB 140°

bearing, corrected the misspelling of

Level Island, and changed the altitude

needed for the missed approaches.

Changes to the Sitka airspace

incorporated protected airspace for the

holding pattern. Changes to the St. Paul

Island airspace incorporated new

coordinates for the airport and nondirectional beacon. Noatak Class E

airspace will be established for NDB/

DME instrument approach procedures.

This action will change the Noatak

Airport status from Visual Flight Rules

(VFR) to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
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The areas would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The intended effect of this proposal is

to provide adequate Class E airspace to

contain IFR operations in controlled

airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

System Management Branch, AAL–530,

Docket No. 96–AAL–2, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 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

in the Office of the Manager, System

Management Branch, Air Traffic

Division, at the address shown above.

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–

5902.

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.96–

AAL–2.’’ 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 System Management

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

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the System

Management 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 is considering an

amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to

modify Class E airspace at Wrangell, St.

Paul Island, Petersburg, and Sitka, AK,

and establishing Class E airspace at

Noatak, AK. The FAA has developed

IFR approach and departure procedures

using Global Positioning System (GPS)

at Wrangell Airport, James A. Johnson

Airport (Petersburg), and Sitka Airport;

a Microwave Landing System (MLS)

approach procedures at St. Paul Island

Airport; and NDB/DME approach

procedures at Noatak, Alaska. The

Wrangell airspace will incorporate a

new Wrangell Localizer course, provide

new segment widths, and the area chart

will have a cleaner, less cluttered

depiction. The Petersburg airspace will

incorporate protected airspace for the

transition to approach, provide new

segment widths along the Fredericks

Point NDB 140° bearing, corrected the

spelling of Level Island, and lowered

the altitude needed for missed

approaches from 5,500 to 3,300 feet. The

Sitka airspace will incorporate protected

airspace for the holding pattern to

runway 11. The St. Paul Island airspace

will incorporate the revised coordinates

for the NDB and airport. New Class E

airspace will be established for Noatak,

AK, to accommodate a new NDB/DME

instrument approach procedure. The

Noatak Airport status will change from

VFR to IFR. The areas would be

depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot

reference. The coordinates for this

airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class E airspace

areas designated as 700/1200 foot

transition areas are published in

Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9C,

dated August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The

Class E airspace designation listed in

this document would be 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—[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 7400.9C, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6002 The Class E airspace areas

listed below are designated as a surface area

for an airport.

* * * * *

AAL AK E2 Petersburg, AK [New]

Petersburg Airport, AK

(Lat. 56°48′06′′ N, long. 132°56′43′′ W)

Within a 4.1-mile radius of the James A.

Johnson Airport, Petersburg, Alaska. The

Class E airspace is effective during the

specific dates and times established in

advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective

date and time will thereafter be continuously
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published in the Supplement Alaska

(Airport/Facility Directory).

* * * * *

AAL AK E2 Wrangell, AK [New]

Wrangell Airport, AK

(Lat. 56°29′04′′ N, long. 132°22′11′′ W)

Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Wrangell

Airport, Alaska. The Class E airspace is

effective during the specific dates and times

established in advance by a Notice to

Airmen. The effective date and time will

thereafter be continuously published in the

Supplement Alaska (Airport/Facility

Directory).

* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending

upward from 700 feet or more above the

surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Wrangell, AK [Revised]

Wrangell Airport, AK

(Lat. 56°29′04′′ N, long. 132°22′11′′ W)

Wrangell Localizer

(Lat 56°29′03′′ N, long. 132°21′45′′ W)

Level Island VOR/DME

(Lat. 56°28′04′′ N, long. 133°04′59′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile

radius of the Wrangell Airport and within 2.5

miles south and 3.5 miles north of the

Wrangell Localizer front course extending

from the 6.5-mile radius to 17.5; miles

northwest of the airport; and that airspace

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the

surface within 6 miles either side of the

Wrangell Localizer front course extending

from 14.5 miles west of the airport to 25

miles west of the airport and within 4 miles

each side of the Level Island VOR/DME 086°

radial extending from the VOR/DME to the

Localizer; and within 5 miles west and 6

miles east of the 148° bearing from the

Wrangell NDB extending to 25 miles

southeast of the airport; and that airspace

extending upward from 5,700 feet MSL

within 32 miles of the Level Island VOR/

DME extending clockwise from the VOR/

DME 327° radial to the VOR/DME 035°

radial.

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Petersburg, AK [Revised]

Petersburg Airport, AK

(Lat. 56°48′06′′ N, long. 132°56′43′′ W)

Level Island VOR/DME

(Lat. 56°28′04′′ N, long. 133°04′59′′ W)

Petersburg Localizer

(Lat. 56°48′02′′ N, long. 132°55′34′′ W)

Fredericks Point NDB

(Lat. 56°47′32′′ N, long. 132°49′15′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.5 mile

radius of the Petersburg Airport; and that

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet

above the surface within 4 miles east and 7

miles west of the Petersburg Localizer front

course extending from the 6.5-mile radius to

51 miles north of the Level Island VOR/DME

and within 4 miles northeast and 5 miles

southwest of the Fredericks Point NDB 140°

bearing extending from the 6.5-mile radius to

10 miles southeast of the NDB; and that

airspace extending upward from 3,300 feet

MSL within 5 miles either side of the Level

Island VOR/DME 013° radial from the 6.5-

mile radius to the VOR/DME; and that

airspace extending upward from 4,200 feet

MSL within 28.6 miles of the Level Island

VOR/DME extending clockwise from the

VOR/DME 011° radial to the 148° radial; and

that airspace extending upward from 5,700

feet MSL within 51 miles of the VOR/DME

extending clockwise from the Level Island

VOR/DME 326° radial to the 011° radial;

excluding that airspace within the Sitka, AK,

Class E airspace area.

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Sitka, AK [Revised]

Sitka Airport, AK

(Lat. 57°02′50′′ N, long. 135°21′41′′ W)

Biorka Island VORTAC

(Lat. 56°51′34′′ N, long. 135°33′04′′ W)

Sitka Localizer

(Lat. 57°02′53′′ N, long. 135°21′54′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile

radius of the Sitka Airport and within 4 miles

each side of the 029° and 209° radials of the

Biorka Island VORTAC extending from the

6.6-mile radius to 1 mile south of the

VORTAC and within a 14-mile radius of the

Biorka Island VORTAC extending clockwise

from the 127° radial to the 323° radial and

within 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the

Biorka Island VORTAC 209° radial extending

from the 14-mile radius to 16 miles

southwest of the VORTAC and within 4

miles east and 6 miles west of the Sitka

Localizer front course extending from the

Sitka Localizer to 22 miles northwest of the

airport; and that airspace extending upward

from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 40-

mile radius of the Biorka Island VORTAC;

and that airspace extending upward from

5,500 feet MSL within an 85-mile radius of

the VORTAC; excluding that airspace within

Control 1487L; more than 12 miles from the

shoreline; and within the Juneau, AK, and

the Ketchikan, AK, Class E airspace areas.

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 St. Paul Island, AK [Revised]

St. Paul Island Airport, AK

(Lat. 57°10′10′02.30′′ N, long.

170°13′13.60′′ W)

St. Paul Localizer

(Lat. 57°10′44.56′′ N, long. 170°13′00.39′′

W)

St. Paul NDB/DME

(Lat. 57°09′28′′ N, long. 170°13′51′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile

radius of the St. Paul Island Airport and

within 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the

St. Paul Localizer front course extending

from 4 miles south of the St. Paul NDB/DME

to 20 miles south of the NDB/DME and

within 4 miles east and 8 miles west of the

St. Paul Localizer back course extending from

5 miles north on the NDB/DME to 21 miles

north of the NDB/DME and within 4 miles

east and 8 miles west of the 018° bearing

from the NDB/DME extending from 6 miles

north of the NDB/DME to 22 miles north of

the NDB/DME; and that airspace extending

upward from 1,200 feet above the surface

within 14 miles of the NDB/DME.

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Noatak, AK [New]

Noatak Airport, AK

(Lat. 67°33′58′′ N, long. 162°58′40′′ W)

Noatak NDB/DME

(Lat. 67°34′19′′ N, long. 162°58′26′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet MSL above the surface within a 6.5-mile

radius of the Noatak Airport and within 4

miles either side of the 197° bearing from the

Noatak NDB/DME from the 6.5-mile radius to

10 miles southwest of the NDB/DME; and

that airspace extending upward from 1,200

feet above the surface within 4 miles either

side of the 197° bearing from the Noatak

NDB/DME extending from the 6.5-mile

radius to 14 miles southwest and within 4

miles east and 5 miles west of the 017°

bearing from the NDB/DME extending from

the 6.5-mile radius to 11 miles northeast of

the NDB/DME.

* * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on June 12, 1996.

Willis C. Nelson,

Manager, Air Traffic Division Alaskan Region.

[FR Doc. 96–15985 Filed 6–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–ASO–12]

Proposed Amendment to Class E

Airspace; Tampa, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

modify Class E airspace at Tampa, FL.

A GPS RWY 18 Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been

developed for Vandenburg Airport.

Controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) is

needed to accommodate this SIAP and

for instrument flight rules (IFR)

operations at Vandenburg Airport. The

operating status of the airport will

change from VFR to include IFR

operations concurrent with publication

of this SIAP.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

96–ASO–12, Manager, Operations

Branch, ASO–530, P.O. Box 20636,

Atlanta, Georgia 30320.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550,

1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park,

Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305–

5586.