Proposed Modification of the Norton Sound Low, Woody Island Low and 1234L Offshore Airspace Areas; AK, 76730-76732 [E5-7987]
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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on
December 7, 2005.
˜
Raul C. Trevino,
Area Director, Western En Route and Oceanic
Operations.
[FR Doc. 05–24535 Filed 12–27–05; 8:45 am]
Accordingly, pursuant to the
authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to
amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
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PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;
AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING
POINTS
Federal Aviation Administration
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2005–22024; Airspace
Docket No. 05–AAL–38]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows:
RIN–2120–AA66
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,
40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–
1963 Comp., p. 389.
Proposed Modification of the Norton
Sound Low, Woody Island Low and
1234L Offshore Airspace Areas; AK
§ 71.1
AGENCY:
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR part 71.1 of the Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9N,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated September 1, 2005, and
effective September 15, 2005 is
amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas
extending upward from 700 feet or more
above the surface of the earth.
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Jackson, WY [Revised]
Jackson Hole Airport, WY
(Lat. 43°36′23″ N., long. 110°44′17″ W.)
Jackson VOR/DME
(Lat. 43°36′30″ N., long. 110°44′05″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 4.3 mile
radius of Jackson Hole Airport, and within
4.4 miles west and 8.3 miles east of the
Jackson VOR/DME 200° radial extending
from the VOR/DME to 24.5 miles south of the
VOR/DME, and within 4.4 miles each side of
the 20° radial from the Jackson VOR/DME
extending to 17.8 miles; that airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the
surface within 15.2 miles west and 18.7 miles
east of the Jackson VOR/DME 20° radial
extending from the VOR/DME to 44.6 miles
north of the VOR/DME, and that airspace
west of the Jackson VOR/DME bounded on
the northwest by the southeast edge of V–520
extending to 15.2 miles in an arc
counterclockwise to the northwest edge of V–
465, and that airspace to the south of the
Jackson VOR/DME bounded on the northwest
by the southeast edge of V–465, on the east
by the southwest edge of V–328, on the south
by the north edge of V–4 and on the west by
long. 112°00′00″ W., and that airspace east of
the Jackson VOR/DME between the 52° radial
and 156° radial extending to 33.1 miles;
excluding that airspace within federal
airways; Big Piney, WY; Rock Springs, WY;
and Driggs, ID, Class E airspace areas.
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Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
SUMMARY: This action proposes to
amend the Norton Sound Low, Woody
Island Low and 1234L Offshore
Airspace Areas in Alaska. Specifically,
this action proposes to modify the
Norton Sound Low Offshore Airspace
Area in the vicinity of the Toksook Bay
Airport, Toksook Bay, AK, by lowering
the Offshore airspace floor to 1,200 feet
mean sea level (MSL) within a 35-mile
radius from a defined point just south
of the airport. This action also proposes
to modify the Woody Island Low and
1234L Offshore Airspace Areas in the
vicinity of the Chignik Airport, Chignik,
AK, by lowering the Offshore airspace
floors to 1,200 feet MSL within a 72.8mile radius from the Chignik Airport.
Additional controlled airspace is
necessary for the safety of instrument
flight rules (IFR) operations at the
Toksook Bay and Chignik Airports.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 13, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
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 FAA
Docket No. FAA–2005–22024 and
Airspace Docket No. 05–AAL–38, at the
beginning of your comments. You may
also submit comments through the
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken
McElroy, Airspace and Rules, Office of
System Operations Airspace and AIM,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue, SW.,
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Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202)
267–8783.
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 (FAA Docket No. FAA–
2005–22024 and Airspace Docket No.
05–AAL–38) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management
System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may
also submit comments through the
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those
comments a self-addressed, stamped
postcard on which the following
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA–2005–22024 and
Airspace Docket No. 05–AAL–38.’’ 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 action 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 NPRM’s
An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded through the
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov. Recently
published rulemaking documents can
also be accessed through the FAA’s Web
page at https://www.faa.gov, or the
Federal Register’s Web page at https://
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/.
You may review the public docket
containing the proposal, any comments
received, and any final disposition in
person in the Dockets Office (see
ADDRESSES section for address and
phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
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An informal docket may also be
examined during normal business hours
at the office of the Regional Air Traffic
Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue
14, Anchorage, AK 99513.
Persons interested in being placed on
a mailing list for future NPRM’s should
contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking,
(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory
Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which
describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 71 to modify the Norton
Sound Low Offshore Airspace Area, AK
by lowering the floor to 1,200 feet MSL
within a 35-mile radius of a point just
south of Toksook Bay Airport, AK. The
floors of Woody Island Low and 1234L
Offshore Airspace Areas, AK will be
lowered to 1,200 feet MSL within a
72.8-mile radius of Chignik Airport. The
purpose of this proposal is to establish
controlled airspace to support
instrument flight rules operations at the
Toksook Bay and Chignik Airports, in
Alaska. The FAA Instrument Flight
Procedures Production and
Maintenance Branch has developed new
instrument approach procedures for the
Toksook Bay and Chignik Airports. New
controlled airspace extending upward
from 1,200 feet MSL above the surface
in international airspace would be
created by this action. The proposed
airspace is sufficient to support the
safety of IFR operations at the Toksook
Bay and Chignik Airport.
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.
Therefore, this proposed regulation: (1)
Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not
a ‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of
Transportation (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, when
promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
ICAO Considerations
As part of this proposal relates to
navigable airspace outside the United
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States, this notice is submitted in
accordance with the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Standards and
Recommended Practices.
The application of International
Standards and Recommended Practices
by the FAA, Office of System
Operations Airspace and AIM, Airspace
& Rules, in areas outside the United
States domestic airspace, is governed by
the Convention on International Civil
Aviation. Specifically, the FAA is
governed by Article 12 and Annex 11,
which pertain to the establishment of
necessary air navigational facilities and
services to promote the safe, orderly,
and expeditious flow of civil air traffic.
The purpose of Article 12 and Annex 11
is to ensure that civil aircraft operations
on international air routes are
performed under uniform conditions.
The International Standards and
Recommended Practices in Annex 11
apply to airspace under the jurisdiction
of a contracting state, derived from
ICAO. Annex 11 provisions apply when
air traffic services are provided and a
contracting state accepts the
responsibility of providing air traffic
services over high seas or in airspace of
undetermined sovereignty. A
contracting state accepting this
responsibility may apply the
International Standards and
Recommended Practices that are
consistent with standards and practices
utilized in its domestic jurisdiction.
In accordance with Article 3 of the
Convention, state-owned aircraft are
exempt from the Standards and
Recommended Practices of Annex 11.
The United States is a contracting state
to the Convention. Article 3(d) of the
Convention provides that participating
state aircraft will be operated in
international airspace with due regard
for the safety of civil aircraft. Since this
action involves, in part, the designation
of navigable airspace outside the United
States, the Administrator is consulting
with the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense in accordance with
the provisions of Executive Order
10854.
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:
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PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
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.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of the FAA Order 7400.9N,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated September 1, 2005, and
effective September 15, 2005, is
amended as follows:
Paragraph 6007
Offshore Airspace Areas.
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Norton Sound Low, AK [Amended]
That airspace extending upward from
1,200 MSL within a 45-mile radius of Deering
Airport, AK, and within a 35-mile radius of
lat. 60°21′17″ N., long. 165°04′01″ W., and
airspace extending upward from 14,500 feet
MSL within an area bounded by a line
beginning at lat. 59°59′57″ N., long.
168°00′08″ W.; to lat. 62°35′00″ N., long.
175°00″00″ W.; to lat. 65°00′00″ N., long.
168°58′23″ W.; to lat. 68°00′00″ N., long.
168°58′23″ W.; to a point 12 miles offshore
at lat. 68°00′00″ N.; thence by a line 12 miles
from and parallel to the shoreline to lat.
56°42′59″ N., long. 160°00′00″ W.; to lat.
58°06′57″ N., long. 160°00′00″ W.; to lat.
57°45′57″ N., long. 161°46′08″ W.; to the
point of beginning.
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Woody Island Low, AK [Amended]
The airspace extending upward from 1,200
MSL within a 72.8-mile radius of Chignik
Airport, AK, and that airspace extending
upward from 14,500 feet MSL within the area
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 53°30′00″
N., long. 160°00′00″ W.; to lat. 56°00′00″ N.,
long. 153°00′00″ W.; to lat. 56°45′42″ N.,
long. 151°45′00″ W.; to lat. 58°19′58″ N.,
long. 148°55′07″ W.; to lat. 59°08′34″ N.,
long. 147°16′06″ W.; thence clockwise via the
arc of a 149.5-mile radius circle centered on
the Anchorage, AK, VOR/DME to a point 12
miles offshore; thence southwest by a line 12
miles from and parallel to the shoreline to a
point 12 miles offshore at long. 160°00′00″
W.; to the point of beginning.
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1234L [Amended]
The airspace extending upward from 1,200
MSL within a 72.8-mile radius of Chignik
Airport, AK, and that airspace extending
upward from 2,000 feet above the surface
within an area bounded by a line beginning
at lat. 58°06′57″ N., long. 160°00′00″ W.,
south along long. 160°00′00″ W. until it
intersects the Anchorage Air Route Traffic
Control Center boundary; thence southwest,
northwest, north, and northeast along the
Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center
boundary to lat. 62°35′00″ N., long.
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175°00′00″ W.; to lat. 59°59′57″ N., long.
168°00′08″ W.; to lat. 57°45′57″ N., long.
161°46′08″ W.; to the point of beginning.
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2). Interested persons were originally
given until December 12, 2005, to
comment.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on December
21, 2005.
Edith V. Parish,
Manager, Airspace and Rules.
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21 CFR Parts 20, 510, 514, and 516
[Docket No. 2005N–0329]
RIN 0910–AF60
Designation of New Animal Drugs for
Minor Uses or Minor Species;
Reopening of the Comment Period
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Proposed rule; reopening of the
comment period.
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is reopening until
January 27, 2006, the comment period
for the proposed rule published in the
Federal Register of September 27, 2005
(70 FR 56394), proposing implementing
regulations for designation of new
animal drugs for minor uses and minor
species under section 573 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act).
FDA is reopening the comment period
to update comments and to receive any
new information.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments by January 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to the Division of Dockets Management
(HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit
electronic comments to https://
www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Beaulieu, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV–50), Food and Drug
Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855, 240–276–9090, email: Andrew.Beaulieu@fda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of September
27, 2005 (70 FR 56394), FDA proposed
implementing regulations for
designation of new animal drugs for
minor uses and minor species under
section 573 of the act (21 U.S.C. 360ccc–
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II. Request for Comments
Following publication of the
September 27, 2005, proposed rule, FDA
received requests to allow interested
persons additional time to comment.
The requesters asserted that the time
period of 75 days was insufficient to
respond fully to FDA’s specific requests
for comments and to allow potential
respondents to thoroughly evaluate and
address pertinent issues.
III. How to Submit Comments
Interested persons may submit to the
Division of Dockets Management (see
ADDRESSES) written or electronic
comments regarding this document.
Submit a single copy of electronic
comments to https://www.fda.gov/
dockets/ecomments or two paper copies
of any mailed comments, except that
individuals may submit one paper copy.
Comments are to be identified with the
docket number found in brackets in the
heading of this document. Received
comments may be seen in the Division
of Dockets Management between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Dated: December 21, 2005.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Part 1
[REG–143244–05]
RIN 1545–BE93
Guidance Under Section 7874 for
Determining Ownership by Former
Shareholders or Partners of Domestic
Entities
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
by cross-reference to temporary
regulations and notice of public hearing.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In the Rules and Regulations
section of this issue of the Federal
Register, the IRS is issuing temporary
regulations relating to the disregard of
affiliate-owned stock in determining the
percentage of stock of a foreign
corporation held by former shareholders
or partners of a domestic entity, in order
to determine whether the foreign
corporation is a surrogate foreign
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corporation under section 7874 of the
Internal Revenue Code (Code). The text
of those regulations also serves as the
text of these proposed regulations. This
document also provides notice of a
public hearing on these proposed
regulations.
DATES: Written or electronic comments
must be received by March 28, 2006.
Outlines of topics to be discussed at the
public hearing scheduled for April 27,
2006, at 10 a.m., must be received by
April 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send submissions to:
CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–143244–05), room
5203, Internal Revenue Service, P.O.
Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station,
Washington, DC 20044. Submissions
may be hand-delivered Monday through
Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and
4 p.m. to: CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–143244–
05), Courier’s Desk, Internal Revenue
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC, or sent
electronically, via the IRS Internet site
at: www.irs.gov/regs or via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov (IRS–REG–
143244–05).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Concerning the proposed regulations,
Jefferson VanderWolk at (202) 622–
3810; concerning submission and
delivery of comments and the public
hearing, Robin Jones at (202) 622–7180
(not toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Explanation of
Provisions
Temporary regulations in the Rules
and Regulations section of this issue of
the Federal Register amend the Income
Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 1) relating
to section 7874. The temporary
regulations set forth rules on
disregarding affiliate-owned stock in
determining the percentage of stock of a
foreign corporation held by former
shareholders or partners of a domestic
entity by reason of holding stock or a
partnership interest in the domestic
entity, for purposes of determining
whether the foreign corporation is a
surrogate foreign corporation under
section 7874(a)(2)(B). The text of those
regulations also serves as the text of
these proposed regulations. The
preamble to the temporary regulations
explains the amendments.
Special Analyses
It has been determined that this notice
of proposed rulemaking is not a
significant regulatory action as defined
in Executive Order 12866. Therefore, a
regulatory assessment is not required. It
has also been determined that section
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2005-22024; Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-38]
RIN-2120-AA66
Proposed Modification of the Norton Sound Low, Woody Island Low
and 1234L Offshore Airspace Areas; AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Norton Sound Low, Woody
Island Low and 1234L Offshore Airspace Areas in Alaska. Specifically,
this action proposes to modify the Norton Sound Low Offshore Airspace
Area in the vicinity of the Toksook Bay Airport, Toksook Bay, AK, by
lowering the Offshore airspace floor to 1,200 feet mean sea level (MSL)
within a 35-mile radius from a defined point just south of the airport.
This action also proposes to modify the Woody Island Low and 1234L
Offshore Airspace Areas in the vicinity of the Chignik Airport,
Chignik, AK, by lowering the Offshore airspace floors to 1,200 feet MSL
within a 72.8-mile radius from the Chignik Airport. Additional
controlled airspace is necessary for the safety of instrument flight
rules (IFR) operations at the Toksook Bay and Chignik Airports.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 13, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 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 FAA Docket
No. FAA-2005-22024 and Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-38, at the beginning
of your comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at
https://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, Airspace and Rules,
Office of System Operations Airspace and AIM, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267-8783.
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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2005-22024 and Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-38) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2005-22024 and Airspace Docket No. 05-AAL-38.''
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 action 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 NPRM's
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at https://www.faa.gov,
or the Federal Register's Web page at https://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
index.html.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue 14, Anchorage, AK 99513.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to modify the Norton Sound Low Offshore
Airspace Area, AK by lowering the floor to 1,200 feet MSL within a 35-
mile radius of a point just south of Toksook Bay Airport, AK. The
floors of Woody Island Low and 1234L Offshore Airspace Areas, AK will
be lowered to 1,200 feet MSL within a 72.8-mile radius of Chignik
Airport. The purpose of this proposal is to establish controlled
airspace to support instrument flight rules operations at the Toksook
Bay and Chignik Airports, in Alaska. The FAA Instrument Flight
Procedures Production and Maintenance Branch has developed new
instrument approach procedures for the Toksook Bay and Chignik
Airports. New controlled airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet MSL
above the surface in international airspace would be created by this
action. The proposed airspace is sufficient to support the safety of
IFR operations at the Toksook Bay and Chignik Airport.
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.
Therefore, this proposed regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (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, when promulgated, will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
ICAO Considerations
As part of this proposal relates to navigable airspace outside the
United States, this notice is submitted in accordance with the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International
Standards and Recommended Practices.
The application of International Standards and Recommended
Practices by the FAA, Office of System Operations Airspace and AIM,
Airspace & Rules, in areas outside the United States domestic airspace,
is governed by the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
Specifically, the FAA is governed by Article 12 and Annex 11, which
pertain to the establishment of necessary air navigational facilities
and services to promote the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of
civil air traffic. The purpose of Article 12 and Annex 11 is to ensure
that civil aircraft operations on international air routes are
performed under uniform conditions.
The International Standards and Recommended Practices in Annex 11
apply to airspace under the jurisdiction of a contracting state,
derived from ICAO. Annex 11 provisions apply when air traffic services
are provided and a contracting state accepts the responsibility of
providing air traffic services over high seas or in airspace of
undetermined sovereignty. A contracting state accepting this
responsibility may apply the International Standards and Recommended
Practices that are consistent with standards and practices utilized in
its domestic jurisdiction.
In accordance with Article 3 of the Convention, state-owned
aircraft are exempt from the Standards and Recommended Practices of
Annex 11. The United States is a contracting state to the Convention.
Article 3(d) of the Convention provides that participating state
aircraft will be operated in international airspace with due regard for
the safety of civil aircraft. Since this action involves, in part, the
designation of navigable airspace outside the United States, the
Administrator is consulting with the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense in accordance with the provisions of Executive
Order 10854.
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, B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the FAA Order
7400.9N, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1,
2005, and effective September 15, 2005, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6007 Offshore Airspace Areas.
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Norton Sound Low, AK [Amended]
That airspace extending upward from 1,200 MSL within a 45-mile
radius of Deering Airport, AK, and within a 35-mile radius of lat.
60[deg]21'17'' N., long. 165[deg]04'01'' W., and airspace extending
upward from 14,500 feet MSL within an area bounded by a line
beginning at lat. 59[deg]59'57'' N., long. 168[deg]00'08'' W.; to
lat. 62[deg]35'00'' N., long. 175[deg]00''00'' W.; to lat.
65[deg]00'00'' N., long. 168[deg]58'23'' W.; to lat. 68[deg]00'00''
N., long. 168[deg]58'23'' W.; to a point 12 miles offshore at lat.
68[deg]00'00'' N.; thence by a line 12 miles from and parallel to
the shoreline to lat. 56[deg]42'59'' N., long. 160[deg]00'00'' W.;
to lat. 58[deg]06'57'' N., long. 160[deg]00'00'' W.; to lat.
57[deg]45'57'' N., long. 161[deg]46'08'' W.; to the point of
beginning.
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Woody Island Low, AK [Amended]
The airspace extending upward from 1,200 MSL within a 72.8-mile
radius of Chignik Airport, AK, and that airspace extending upward
from 14,500 feet MSL within the area bounded by a line beginning at
lat. 53[deg]30'00'' N., long. 160[deg]00'00'' W.; to lat.
56[deg]00'00'' N., long. 153[deg]00'00'' W.; to lat. 56[deg]45'42''
N., long. 151[deg]45'00'' W.; to lat. 58[deg]19'58'' N., long.
148[deg]55'07'' W.; to lat. 59[deg]08'34'' N., long. 147[deg]16'06''
W.; thence clockwise via the arc of a 149.5-mile radius circle
centered on the Anchorage, AK, VOR/DME to a point 12 miles offshore;
thence southwest by a line 12 miles from and parallel to the
shoreline to a point 12 miles offshore at long. 160[deg]00'00'' W.;
to the point of beginning.
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1234L [Amended]
The airspace extending upward from 1,200 MSL within a 72.8-mile
radius of Chignik Airport, AK, and that airspace extending upward
from 2,000 feet above the surface within an area bounded by a line
beginning at lat. 58[deg]06'57'' N., long. 160[deg]00'00'' W., south
along long. 160[deg]00'00'' W. until it intersects the Anchorage Air
Route Traffic Control Center boundary; thence southwest, northwest,
north, and northeast along the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control
Center boundary to lat. 62[deg]35'00'' N., long.
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175[deg]00'00'' W.; to lat. 59[deg]59'57'' N., long. 168[deg]00'08''
W.; to lat. 57[deg]45'57'' N., long. 161[deg]46'08'' W.; to the
point of beginning.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on December 21, 2005.
Edith V. Parish,
Manager, Airspace and Rules.
[FR Doc. E5-7987 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]
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