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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
Kodiak Airport, AK. The intended effect
of this proposal is to revise Class E
airspace upward from the surface and
from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the
surface to contain Instrument Flight
Rules (IFR) operations at Kodiak
Airport, AK.
The FAA Instrument Flight
Procedures Production and
Maintenance Branch has amended four
SIAPs, two of which are Special
procedures. A SID and a DP are also
being amended for the Kodiak Airport.
The amended approaches are (1) the
Very High Frequency Omni-directional
Range (VOR) Z Runway (RWY) 25,
Amendment (Amdt) 1, Special (2)
Instrument Landing System (ILS) or
Localizer (LOC)/Distance Measuring
Equipment (DME) ZRWY 25, Amdt 1,
Special, (3) VOR Y RWY 25, Amdt 1 and
(4) ILS or LOC/DME Y RWY 25, Amdt
1. The SID is the Kodiak 5. DP’s are
unnamed and are published in the front
of the U.S. Terminal Procedures for
Alaska. Class E controlled airspace
extending upward from the surface and
from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the
surface within the Kodiak Airport area
would be revised by this action. The
proposed airspace is sufficient in size to
contain aircraft executing the
instrument procedures at the Kodiak
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
extensions to Class D surface areas are
published in paragraph 6004 of FAA
Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated September
1, 2006, and effective September 15,
2006, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace areas designated as 700/1200
foot transition areas are published in
paragraph 6005 in FAA Order 7400.9P,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated September 1, 2006, and
effective September 15, 2006, which is
incorporated by reference in 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
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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 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 Kodiak 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 7400.9P, Airspace
Designati8ons and Reporting Points,
dated September 1, 2006, and effective
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as follows:
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Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas
Designated as an Extension to a Class D
Surface Area.
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Kodiak Airport, AK
(Lat. 57°45′00″ N., long. 152°29′38″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface within 1.3 miles either side of the
072°(T)/049°(M) bearing from the Kodiak
Airport, AK, extending from the 3.1-mile
radius from the airport, to 4.8 miles east of
the airport, and within 1 mile either side of
the 091°(T)/068°(M) bearing from the Kodiak,
Airport, AK, extending from the 3.1-mile
radius from the airport, to 6.7 miles east of
the airport.
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 Kodiak, AK [Revised]
Kodiak Airport, AK
(Lat. 57°45′00″ N., long. 152°29′38″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within an 6.9-mile
radius of the Kodiak Airport, AK and within
3.1 miles either side of the 072°(T)/049°(M)
bearing from the Kodiak Airport, AK,
extending from the 6.9-mile radius from the
airport, to 12.2 miles east of the airport, and
within 1 mile either side of the 091°(T)/
068°(M) bearing from the Kodiak Airport,
AK, extending from the 6.9-mile radius from
the airport, to 8.2 miles east of the airport,
and that airspace extending upward from
1,200 feet above the surface within a 73-mile
radius of the Kodiak Airport, AK.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 6,
2007.
Michael A. Tarr,
Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services
Information Area Group.
[FR Doc. 07–1208 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2007–27222; Airspace
Docket No. 07–AAL–02]
Proposed Revision of Class E
Airspace; Port Heiden, AK
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise
Class E airspace at Port Heiden, AK.
Two new Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are being
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developed, and two procedures are
being amended for the Port Heiden
Airport. A Departure Procedure (DP) is
also being amended. Adoption of this
proposal would result in revision of
existing Class E airspace upward from
700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the
surface at Port Heiden Airport, Port
Heiden, AK.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 30, 2007.
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–2007–27222/
Airspace Docket No. 07–AAL–02, 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
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) 271–5895; 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
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comments a self-addressed, stamped
postcard on which the following
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
Docket No. FAA–2007–27222/Airspace
Docket No. 07–AAL–02.’’ 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–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 Port
Heiden Airport, AK. The intended effect
of this proposal is to revise Class E
airspace upward from 700 ft. and 1,200
ft. above the surface to contain
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations
at Port Heiden Airport, AK.
The FAA Instrument Flight
Procedures Production and
Maintenance Branch has drafted two
new SIAPs and amended two others. A
DP is also being amended for the Port
Heiden Airport. The new approaches
are (1) Area Navigation (Global
Positioning System) (RNAV (GPS))
Runway (RWY) 05, Original and (2)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Original. The
amended approaches are (1) the Non-
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directional Beacon (NDB)/Distance
Measuring Equipment (DME) RWY 05,
Amendment (Amdt) 3 and (2) NDB/
DME RWY 13, Amdt 3. DP’s are
unnamed and are published in the front
of the U.S. Terminal Procedures for
Alaska. Class E controlled airspace
extending upward from 700 ft. and
1,200 ft. above the surface within the
Port Heiden Airport area would be
revised by this action. The proposed
airspace is sufficient in size to contain
aircraft executing the instrument
procedures at the Port Heiden 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 7400.9P, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated September
1, 2006, and effective September 15,
2006, 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
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airspace sufficient in size to contain
aircraft executing instrument
procedures at Port Heiden Airport and
represents the FAA’s continuing effort
to safely and efficiently use the
navigable airspace.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Wisconsin; Cook Composites and
Polymers Company
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 7400.9P, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated September 1, 2006, and effective
September 15, 2006, 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 Port Heiden, AK [Revised]
Port Heiden Airport, AK
(Lat. 56°57′33″ N., long. 158°38′00″ W.)
Port Heiden NDB
(Lat. 56°57′14″ N., long. 158°38′56″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile
radius of the Port Heiden Airport, AK and
within 4 miles north and 8 miles south of the
248°(T)/229°(M) bearing from the Port
Heiden NDB, AK, extending from the Port
Heiden NDB to 20 miles west of the NDB,
and within 4 miles east and 8 miles west of
the 339°(T)/320°(M) bearing from the Port
Heiden NDB, AK, extending from the Port
Heiden NDB to 20 miles north of the NDB,
and that airspace extending upward from
1,200 feet above the surface with a 73-miles
radius of the Port Heiden NDB, AK.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 6,
2007.
Michael A. Tarr,
Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services
Information Area Group.
[FR Doc. 07–1207 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am]
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[EPA–R05–OAR–2006–0542; FRL–8285–4]
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve
Wisconsin’s April 25, 2006, submittal of
a source specific revision to revise its
State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the
control of volatile organic compounds.
Wisconsin held a public hearing on the
submittal on February 1, 2005. The
revision consists of language contained
in an Administrative Decision, dated
February 24, 2005, approving an
equivalent control system to meet
reasonably available control technology
emission control requirements for Cook
Composites and Polymers Company
located in Saukville, Wisconsin, in
Ozaukee County.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–
OAR–2006–0542, by one of the
following methods:
1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
2. E-mail: mooney.john@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (312) 886–5824.
4. Mail: John M. Mooney, Chief,
Criteria Pollutant Section, Air Programs
Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
5. Hand Delivery: John M. Mooney,
Chief, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR–18J), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Regional Office
normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The
Regional Office official hours of
business are Monday through Friday,
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holidays.
Please see the direct final rule which
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instructions on how to submit
comments.
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Engineer, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR–18J),
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6031,
Hatten.Charles@epa.gov.
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SIP submittal as a direct final rule
without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial
submittal and anticipates no adverse
comments. A detailed rationale for the
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are not the subject of an adverse
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Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. E7–4772 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2007-27222; Airspace Docket No. 07-AAL-02]
Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Port Heiden, 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 Port
Heiden, AK. Two new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are
being
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developed, and two procedures are being amended for the Port Heiden
Airport. A Departure Procedure (DP) is also being amended. Adoption of
this proposal would result in revision of existing Class E airspace
upward from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at Port
Heiden Airport, Port Heiden, AK.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 30, 2007.
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-2007-27222/Airspace Docket No. 07-AAL-02, 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 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) 271-5895; 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-2007-27222/
Airspace Docket No. 07-AAL-02.'' 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-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 Port Heiden Airport, AK. The intended effect of this proposal is to
revise Class E airspace upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the
surface to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Port
Heiden Airport, AK.
The FAA Instrument Flight Procedures Production and Maintenance
Branch has drafted two new SIAPs and amended two others. A DP is also
being amended for the Port Heiden Airport. The new approaches are (1)
Area Navigation (Global Positioning System) (RNAV (GPS)) Runway (RWY)
05, Original and (2) RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Original. The amended
approaches are (1) the Non-directional Beacon (NDB)/Distance Measuring
Equipment (DME) RWY 05, Amendment (Amdt) 3 and (2) NDB/DME RWY 13, Amdt
3. DP's are unnamed and are published in the front of the U.S. Terminal
Procedures for Alaska. Class E controlled airspace extending upward
from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface within the Port Heiden
Airport area would be revised by this action. The proposed airspace is
sufficient in size to contain aircraft executing the instrument
procedures at the Port Heiden 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
7400.9P, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1,
2006, and effective September 15, 2006, 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
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airspace sufficient in size to contain aircraft executing instrument
procedures at Port Heiden 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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15,
2006, 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 Port Heiden, AK [Revised]
Port Heiden Airport, AK
(Lat. 56[deg]57[min]33[sec] N., long. 158[deg]38[min]00[sec] W.)
Port Heiden NDB
(Lat. 56[deg]57[min]14[sec] N., long. 158[deg]38[min]56[sec] W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of the Port Heiden Airport, AK and within 4
miles north and 8 miles south of the 248[deg](T)/229[deg](M) bearing
from the Port Heiden NDB, AK, extending from the Port Heiden NDB to
20 miles west of the NDB, and within 4 miles east and 8 miles west
of the 339[deg](T)/320[deg](M) bearing from the Port Heiden NDB, AK,
extending from the Port Heiden NDB to 20 miles north of the NDB, and
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface
with a 73-miles radius of the Port Heiden NDB, AK.
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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 6, 2007.
Michael A. Tarr,
Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group.
[FR Doc. 07-1207 Filed 3-15-07; 8:45 am]
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