Document ID: FAA-2010-0588-0002
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Revision of Class E Airspaces: Tanana, AK
Posted Date: 2010-10-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register: October 12, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 196)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 62458-62459]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0588 Airspace Docket No. 10-AAL-16]

 
Revision of Class E Airspace; Tanana, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Tanana, AK. The 
amendment of Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Ralph 
M. Calhoun Memorial Airport has made this action necessary to enhance 
safety by ensuring that sufficient airspace exists for air traffic 
management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, November 18, 2010. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual 
revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Dunn, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587; 
telephone number (907) 271-5898; fax: (907) 271-2850; e-mail: 
martha.ctr.dunn@faa.gov. Internet address: http://www.faa.gov/about/
office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/systemops/fs/
alaskan/rulemaking/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On Tuesday, July 6, 2010, the FAA published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking in the Federal Register to revise Class E airspace at the 
Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, Tanana, AK (75 FR 38753).
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments were received.
    The Class E airspace areas designated as 700/1,200 ft. transition 
areas are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9U, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective 
September 15, 2010, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 by revising Class E airspace at Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial 
Airport, in Tanana, AK, to accommodate amended SIAPs at Ralph M. 
Calhoun Memorial Airport. This Class E airspace provides adequate 
controlled airspace upward from 700 feet and 1,200 feet above the 
surface for the safety of IFR operations at Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial 
Airport by ensuring that Class E airspace is sufficient for management 
of air traffic.
    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. Because this is a routine matter that 
will

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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 revises Class E airspace at Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, 
Tanana, AK, 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration 
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING 
POINTS

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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.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, is 
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Extending Upward From 700 Feet or 
More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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AAL AK E5 Tanana, AK [Revised]

Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, AK
    (Lat. 65[deg]10'28'' N., long. 152[deg]06'34'' W.)
Tanana VOR/DME
    (Lat. 65[deg]10'38'' N., long. 152[deg]10'39'' W.)
Bear Creek NDB
    (Lat. 65[deg]10'26'' N., long. 152[deg]12'22'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, 
AK, and within 4 miles north and 8 miles south of the 250[deg] 
bearing from the Bear Creek NDB extending from the Bear Creek NDB to 
16 miles west of the Bear Creek NDB, and within 1.4 miles north of 
the Tanana VOR/DME 276[deg] radial extending from the 6.4-mile 
radius to 8.8 miles west of the airport; and that airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 73-mile radius of 
the Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport, AK.

    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on September 30. 2010.
Michael A. Tarr,
Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group.
[FR Doc. 2010-25480 Filed 10-8-10; 8:45 am]
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