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(202) 267–8783. Communications must
identify both docket numbers for this
notice. Persons interested in being
placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM’s should contact the FAA’s
Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677,
to request a copy of Advisory Circular
No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which
describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an
amendment to the Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR Part 71), which
would create new Class E airspace at
Kokhanok Airport, AK. The intended
effect of this proposal is to create Class
E airspace upward from 700 ft. and
1,200 ft. above the surface to contain
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations
at Kokhanok Airport, AK.
The FAA Instrument Flight
Procedures Production and
Maintenance Branch has developed two
new SIAPs and a new DP for the
Kokhanok Airport. The new approaches
(1) Area Navigation (Global Positioning
System) (RNAV (GPS)) Runway (RWY)
06, Original; and (2) RNAV (GPS) RWY
24, Original. The DP is unnamed and
will be published in the front of the
Flight Information Publication: U.S.
Terminal Procedures Alaska. New Class
E controlled airspace extending upward
from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the
surface within the Kokhanok Airport
area would be established by this action.
The proposed airspace is sufficient in
size to contain aircraft executing the
new instrument procedures at the
Kokhanok Airport.
The area would be depicted on
aeronautical charts for pilot reference.
The coordinates for this airspace docket
are based on North American Datum 83.
The Class E airspace areas designated as
700/1200 foot transition areas are
published in paragraph 6005 in FAA
Order 7400.9N, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated September
1, 2005, and effective September 15,
2005, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designations listed in this
document would be published
subsequently in the Order.
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
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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.
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 proposes to create Class E
airspace sufficient in size to contain
aircraft executing instrument
procedures at Kokhanok Airport 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).
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,
CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;
AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING
POINTS
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.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9N,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated September 1, 2005, and
effective September 15, 2005, is to be
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 Village of Kokhanok, AK
[New]
Kokhanok Airport, AK
(Lat. 59°26′00″ N., long. 154°30′09″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.9-mile
radius of the Kokhanok Airport and that
airspace 1 mile north and 1 mile south of the
241°(M)/260°(T) bearing from the Kokhanok
Airport extending from the 6.9-mile radius to
8.8 miles; and that airspace extending
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface
within a 49-mile radius of the Kokhanok
Airport.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 5, 2006.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Director, Flight Service Information Office
(AK).
[FR Doc. E6–11155 Filed 7–14–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2006–25181; Airspace
Docket No. 06–AAL–20]
Proposed Revision of Class E
Airspace; Mountain Village, AK
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise
Class E airspace at Mountain Village,
AK. Two new Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are being
developed along with a Departure
Procedure (DP) for the Mountain Village
Airport. Adoption of this proposal
would result in revision of existing
Class E airspace upward from 700 feet
(ft.) above the surface at Mountain
Village Airport, Mountain Village, AK.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the
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 the
docket number FAA–2006–25181/
Airspace Docket No. 06–AAL–20, at the
beginning of your comments. You may
also submit comments on the Internet at
https://dms.dot.gov. You may review the
public docket containing the proposal,
any comments received, and any final
disposition in person in the Dockets
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 136 / Monday, July 17, 2006 / Proposed Rules
rmajette on PROD1PC67 with PROPOSALS1
Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The Docket Office (telephone
1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level
of the Department of Transportation
NASSIF Building at the above address.
An informal docket may also be
examined during normal business hours
at the office of the Manager, Safety,
Alaska Flight Service Operations,
Federal Aviation Administration, 222
West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage,
AK 99513–7587.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Rolf, Federal Aviation Administration,
222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14,
Anchorage, AK 99513–7587; telephone
number (907) 271–5898; fax: (907) 271–
2850; e-mail: gary.ctr.rolf@faa.gov.
Internet address: https://
www.alaska.faa.gov/at.
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 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. FAA–2006–25181/Airspace
Docket No. 06–AAL–20.’’ 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
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 Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking’s (NPRM’s)
An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded through the
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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
Superintendent of Document’s Web
page at https://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
Additionally, any person may obtain
a copy of this notice by submitting a
request to the Federal Aviation
Administration, Office of Air Traffic
Airspace Management, ATA–400, 800
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591 or by calling
(202) 267–8783. Communications must
identify both docket numbers for this
notice. Persons interested in being
placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM’s should contact the FAA’s
Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677,
to request a copy of Advisory Circular
No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which
describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an
amendment to the Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR part 71), which
would revise the Class E airspace at
Mountain Village Airport, AK. The
intended effect of this proposal is to
revise Class E airspace upward from 700
ft. above the surface to contain
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations
at Mountain Village Airport, AK.
The FAA Instrument Flight
Procedures Production and
Maintenance Branch has developed two
new SIAPs and one new DP for the
Mountain Village Airport. The new
approaches are (1) the Area Navigation
(Global Positioning System) (RNAV
(GPS)) Runway (RWY) 02, Original and
(2) RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Original. The
DP is unnamed and will be published in
the front of the U.S. Terminal
Procedures for Alaska. Class E
controlled airspace extending upward
from 700 ft above the surface within the
Mountain Village Airport area would be
revised by this action. The proposed
airspace is sufficient in size to contain
aircraft executing the instrument
procedures at the Mountain Village
Airport.
The area would be depicted on
aeronautical charts for pilot reference.
The coordinates for this airspace docket
are based on North American Datum 83.
The Class E airspace areas designated as
700/1200 foot transition areas are
published in paragraph 6005 in FAA
Order 7400.9N, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated September
1, 2005, and effective September 15,
2005, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designations listed in this
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document would be published
subsequently in the Order.
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.
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.
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 proposes to create Class E
airspace sufficient in size to contain
aircraft executing instrument
procedures at Mountain Village Airport
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).
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,
CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;
AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING
POINTS
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.
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§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9N,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated September 1, 2005, and
effective September 15, 2005, is to be
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 Mountain Village, AK
[Revised]
Mountain Village Airport, AK
(Lat. 62°05′41″ N., long. 163°40′58″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile
radius of the Mountain Village Airport.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 5, 2006.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Director, Flight Service Information Office
(AK).
[FR Doc. E6–11157 Filed 7–14–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2006–25184; Airspace
Docket No. 06-AAL–22]
Proposed Revision of Class E
Airspace; Saint (St.) Mary’s, AK
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise
Class E airspace at St. Mary’s, AK. Three
Standard Instrument Approach
Procedures (SIAPs) are being amended
and one SIAP is being developed for the
St. Mary’s Airport. Adoption of this
proposal would result in revision of
existing Class E airspace upward from
the surface and 700 feet (ft.) above the
surface at St. Mary’s Airport, St. Mary’s,
AK.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the
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 the
docket number FAA–2006–25184/
Airspace Docket No. 06–AAL–22, at the
beginning of your comments. You may
also submit comments on the Internet at
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15:43 Jul 14, 2006
Jkt 208001
https://dms.dot.gov. You may review the
public docket containing the proposal,
any comments received, and any final
disposition in person in the Dockets
Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The Docket Office (telephone
1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level
of the Department of Transportation
NASSIF Building at the above address.
An informal docket may also be
examined during normal business hours
at the office of the Manager, Safety,
Alaska Flight Service Operations,
Federal Aviation Administration, 222
West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage,
AK 99513–7587.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Rolf, Federal Aviation Administration,
222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14,
Anchorage, AK 99513–7587; telephone
number (907) 271–5898; fax: (907) 271–
2850; e-mail: gary.ctr.rolf@faa.gov.
Internet address: https://
www.alaska.faa.gov/at.
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 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. FAA–2006–25184/Airspace
Docket No. 06–AAL–22.’’ 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
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.
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Availability of Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking’s (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
Superintendent of Document’s Web
page at https://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
Additionally, any person may obtain
a copy of this notice by submitting a
request to the Federal Aviation
Administration, Office of Air Traffic
Airspace Management, ATA–400, 800
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591 or by calling
(202) 267–8783. Communications must
identify both docket numbers for this
notice. Persons interested in being
placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM’s should contact the FAA’s
Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677,
to request a copy of Advisory Circular
No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which
describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an
amendment to the Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR Part 71), which
would revise the Class E airspace at St.
Mary’s Airport, AK. The intended effect
of this proposal is to revise Class E
airspace upward from the surface and
700 ft. above the surface to contain
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations
at St. Mary’s Airport, AK.
The FAA Instrument Flight
Procedures Production and
Maintenance Branch has amended three
SIAPs and developed one new SIAP for
the St. Mary’s Airport. The amended
approaches are (1) the Area Navigation
(Global Positioning System) (RNAV
(GPS)) Runway (RWY) 17, Amendment
(Amdt) 1; (2) Localizer (LOC)/Distance
Measuring Equipment (DME) RWY 17,
Amdt 3 and (3) Direction Finding (DF)
RWY 06, Amdt 1. The DF is
unpublished but is used in emergency
situations by Flight Service Station
personnel to aid lost pilots. The new
approach is the RNAV (GPS) RWY 35,
Original. Class E controlled airspace
extending upward from the surface and
700 ft. above the surface within the St.
Mary’s Airport area would be revised by
this action. The proposed airspace is
sufficient in size to contain aircraft
executing the instrument procedures at
the St. Mary’s Airport.
The area would be depicted on
aeronautical charts for pilot reference.
The coordinates for this airspace docket
are based on North American Datum 83.
The Class E airspace areas designated as
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2006-25181; Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-20]
Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Mountain Village, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise Class E airspace at Mountain
Village, AK. Two new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs)
are being developed along with a Departure Procedure (DP) for the
Mountain Village Airport. Adoption of this proposal would result in
revision of existing Class E airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) above
the surface at Mountain Village Airport, Mountain Village, AK.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 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 the docket
number FAA-2006-25181/Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-20, at the beginning
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at
https://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in
the Dockets
[[Page 40446]]
Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on the plaza
level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above
address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Manager, Safety, Alaska Flight Service
Operations, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box
14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Rolf, Federal Aviation
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587;
telephone number (907) 271-5898; fax: (907) 271-2850; e-mail:
gary.ctr.rolf@faa.gov. Internet address: https://www.alaska.faa.gov/at.
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 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. FAA-2006-25181/
Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-20.'' 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 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 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking's (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 Superintendent of Document's Web page at https://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of
Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591 or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must
identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should contact the
FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution
System, which describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to the Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR part 71), which would revise the Class E airspace
at Mountain Village Airport, AK. The intended effect of this proposal
is to revise Class E airspace upward from 700 ft. above the surface to
contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Mountain Village
Airport, AK.
The FAA Instrument Flight Procedures Production and Maintenance
Branch has developed two new SIAPs and one new DP for the Mountain
Village Airport. The new approaches are (1) the Area Navigation (Global
Positioning System) (RNAV (GPS)) Runway (RWY) 02, Original and (2) RNAV
(GPS) RWY 20, Original. The DP is unnamed and will be published in the
front of the U.S. Terminal Procedures for Alaska. Class E controlled
airspace extending upward from 700 ft above the surface within the
Mountain Village Airport area would be revised by this action. The
proposed airspace is sufficient in size to contain aircraft executing
the instrument procedures at the Mountain Village Airport.
The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot
reference. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas designated as 700/1200
foot transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 in FAA Order
7400.9N, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1,
2005, and effective September 15, 2005, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in
this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
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. 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.
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 proposes to create Class E airspace sufficient in size to contain
aircraft executing instrument procedures at Mountain Village Airport
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).
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, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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.
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Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9N, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 15,
2005, is to be 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 Mountain Village, AK [Revised]
Mountain Village Airport, AK
(Lat. 62[deg]05'41'' N., long. 163[deg]40'58'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Mountain Village Airport.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 5, 2006.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Director, Flight Service Information Office (AK).
[FR Doc. E6-11157 Filed 7-14-06; 8:45 am]
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