Modification to the Norton Sound Low, Woody Island Low, Control 1234L and Control 1487L Offshore Airspace Areas; Alaska, 31714-31716 [E7-11061]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On May 23, 2007, the FAA published
the final rule, ‘‘Passenger Facility
Charge Program, Debt Service, Air
Carrier Bankruptcy, and Miscellaneous
Changes.’’ (72 FR 28837) In it, we
revised section 158.53 to incorporate
procedures that were established for the
FAA to periodically review and set the
air carrier collection compensation
level. Upon review of the regulatory text
on page 28851, first line, of this final
rule, we discovered an incorrect
paragraph reference in Section 158.53.
This correction removes the incorrect
paragraph reference and inserts the
correct paragraph reference.
Correction
PART 158—[AMENDED]
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23730, published on May 23, 2007 (72
FR 28837), make the following
correction:
§ 158.53
[Corrected]
On page 28851, in the first column,
line one, remove the phrase ‘‘paragraph
(b)(2) of this section will’’ and add in its
place paragraph (c)(2) of this section
will’’.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2007.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking Aviation
Safety.
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14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2006–25852; Airspace
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Modification to the Norton Sound Low,
Woody Island Low, Control 1234L and
Control 1487L Offshore Airspace
Areas; Alaska
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This action amends the
following four Offshore Airspace Areas
in Alaska: Norton Sound Low, Woody
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Island Low, Control 1234L and Control
1487L. This action describes the
airspace west of 160° W. longitude as it
is currently depicted on aeronautical
charts. Some of the existing controlled
airspace is described as domestic Class
E5 airspace around Kodiak, AK. This
airspace instead will be listed within
the Woody Island Low Offshore
Airspace Area. The FAA is taking this
action to provide additional controlled
airspace for aircraft instrument flight
rules (IFR) operations, and to correctly
describe the existing offshore airspace
areas in FAA Order 7400.9P, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated September 1, 2006, and effective
September 15, 2006.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 30,
2007. The Director of Federal Register
approves this incorporation by reference
action under 1 CFR part 51, subject to
the annual revision of FAA Order
7400.9 and publication of conforming
amendments.
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:
History
On Tuesday, March 13, 2007, the FAA
published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking to
modify four Alaskan Offshore Airspace
Areas: Norton Sound Low, Woody
Island Low, Control 1234L and Control
1487L (72 FR 11305). Interested parties
were invited to participate in this
rulemaking effort by submitting written
comments on the proposal. No
comments were received.
These airspace areas are published in
paragraph 6007 of FAA Order 7400.9P,
dated September 1, 2006, and effective
September 15, 2006, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The Offshore Airspace Areas 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 to
modify the Norton Sound Low, Woody
Island Low, and Control 1487L Offshore
Airspace Areas, AK, by lowering the
floor to 1,200 feet mean sea level (MSL)
within a 45-mile radius of Hooper Bay
Airport, within an 81.2-mile radius of
Perryville Airport, within a 73-mile
radius of Homer Airport, and within a
73-mile radius of St. Michael Airport.
This action also modifies Control 1234L
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Offshore Airspace Area, AK, by
lowering the floor to 1,200 feet above
the surface within an 81.2-mile radius of
Perryville Airport, AK. Additionally,
this action establishes controlled
airspace to support IFR operations at the
Hooper Bay, Perryville, Homer and St.
Michael Airports, AK. Additionally,
controlled airspace extending upward
from the surface, from 700 feet above
the surface, and from 1,200 feet above
the surface, is established in Control
1234L Offshore Airspace Area. The
following will correct an error in the
Control 1234L Offshore Airspace
description in FAAO 7400.9N. The
Offshore Airspace Area Control 1234L
begins at and extends west of 160°00′00″
W. longitude. This airspace covers all
the land west of this longitude
including the Aleutian Island chain and
the Pribilof Islands. Control 1234L
Offshore Airspace around or near the
Alaskan airports of Adak, Atka, Cold
Bay, Dutch Harbor (Unalaska), Nelson
Lagoon, Sand Point, Eareckson Air
Station, St. George, Port Heiden, Homer,
and Chignik, is being lowered from the
current 2,000 feet AGL floor to
incorporate Class E domestic airspace.
This action is concurrent with Airspace
Docket No. 06–AAL–34, revoking the
domestic airspace descriptions for these
airports. Additionally, the airspace
description in FAA Order 7400.9P for
Control 1234L referring to altitudes the
airspace associated with Chignik
Airport, AK, is amended to describe it
from 1200 feet ‘‘above the surface.’’
Additionally, some of the current Class
E5 controlled airspace around Kodiak
Airport, AK, will be listed within
Woody Island Offshore Airspace in
order to be correctly described.
Offshore Airspace Areas are
published in paragraph 6007 of FAA
Order 7400.9P, dated September 1,
2006, and effective September 15, 2006,
which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Offshore Airspace Areas
listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this
regulation only involves an established
body of technical regulations for which
frequent and routine amendments are
necessary to keep them operationally
current. Therefore, this 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
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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.
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ICAO Considerations
As part of this action 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 has consulted
with the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense in accordance with
the provisions of Executive Order
10854.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this
action qualifies for categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental
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Policy Act in accordance with FAA
Order 1050.1E, paragraph 311(a), and
paragraph 311(p), ‘‘Policies and
Procedures for Considering
Environmental Impacts.’’ This airspace
action is not expected to cause any
potentially significant environmental
impacts, and no extraordinary
circumstances exist that warrant
preparation of an environmental
assessment.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
amends 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:
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that airspace extending upward from 1,200
feet MSL within 13 miles west and 4 miles
east of the Port Heiden NDB, AK, 339°
bearing extending from the Port Heiden NDB,
AK, to 25 miles northwest of the Port Heiden
NDB, AK, and within 9 miles north of the
Port Heiden NDB, AK, 248° bearing
extending from the Port Heiden NDB, AK, to
24 miles west of the Port Heiden NDB, AK,
and north of the Alaska Peninsula and east
of 160° W. longitude within an 81.2-mile
radius of Perryville Airport, AK, and north of
the Alaska Peninsula and east of 160° W.
longitude within a 72.8-mile radius of
Chignik Airport, AK, and within a 35-mile
radius of lat. 60°21′17″ N., long. 165°04′01″
W., and within a 45-mile radius of Hooper
Bay Airport, AK, and within a 73-mile radius
of St. Michael Airport, AK, and within a
77.4-mile radius of the Nome VORTAC, AK,
and within a 30-mile radius of lat. 66°09′58″
N., long. 166°30′03″ W., and within a 30-mile
radius of lat. 66°19′55″ N., long. 165°40′32″
W., and within a 45-mile radius of Deering
Airport, AK; and that airspace extending
upward from 700 feet MSL within 8 miles
west and 4 miles east of the 339° bearing
from the Port Heiden NDB, AK, extending
from the Port Heiden NDB, AK, to 20 miles
northwest of the Port Heiden NDB, AK, and
within a 25-mile radius of Nome Airport, AK.
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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Woody Island Low, AK [Amended]
[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 amended as
follows:
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Paragraph 6007 Offshore Airspace Areas.
The Class E airspace areas listed below
extend upward from a specified altitude to,
but not including 18,000 feet MSL and are
designated as offshore airspace areas. These
areas typically provide controlled airspace
beyond 12 miles from the coast of the United
States in those areas where there is a
requirement to provide IFR en route ATC
services and within which the United States
is applying domestic ATC procedures. In
Alaska, Control 1234L also covers the land
masses of the Aleutian Island chain, west of
160° W. longitude, and the Pribilof Islands.
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Norton Sound Low, AK [Amended]
That airspace extending upward from
14,500 feet MSL within an area bounded by
a line beginning at lat. 56°42′59″ N., long.
160°00′00″ W., thence east and north by a
line 12 miles from and parallel to the
shoreline to the intersection with a point 12
miles from the U.S. coastline and lat.
68°00′00″ N., to lat. 68°00′00″ N., long.
168°58′23″ W., to lat. 65°00′00″ N., long.
168°58′23″ W., to lat. 62°35′00″ N., long.
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 lat. 58°06′57″ N., long.
160°00′00″ W., to the point of beginning; and
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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., then clockwise via the 149.5mile radius from the Anchorage, VOR/DME,
AK, to the intersection with a point 12 miles
from and parallel to the U.S. coastline, then
southwest by a line 12 miles from and
parallel to the U.S. coastline to the
intersection with long. 160°00′00″ W., to the
point of beginning; and that airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface within 5 miles south and 9 miles
north of the 070° radial of the Kodiak
VORTAC, AK, extending to 17 miles
northeast of the Kodiak VORTAC, AK, and
within 8 miles north and 4 miles south of the
Kodiak, AK, localizer front course extending
to 20.3 miles east of Kodiak Airport, AK; and
that airspace extending upward from 1,200
feet MSL, within 27 miles of the Kodiak
VORTAC, AK, extending from the 023° radial
clockwise to the 088° radial and within 8
miles north and 5 miles south of the Kodiak
localizer front course extending to 32 miles
east of Kodiak Airport, AK, and that airspace
extending south and east of the Alaska
Peninsula within a 72.8-mile radius of
Chignik Airport, AK, and outside (south) of
the 149.5-mile radius of the Anchorage VOR/
DME, AK, within a 73-mile radius of Homer
Airport, AK, and south and east of the Alaska
Peninsula within an 81.2-mile radius of
Perryville Airport, AK.
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Control 1234L [Amended]
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., then south along
long. 160°00′00″ W. until it intersects the
Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center
(ARTCC) boundary; then southwest,
northwest, north, and northeast along the
Anchorage ARTCC boundary to lat. 62°35′00″
N., long. 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; and that airspace extending
upward from the surface within a 4.6-mile
radius of Cold Bay Airport, AK, and within
1.7 miles each side of the 150° bearing from
Cold Bay Airport, AK, extending from the
4.6-mile radius to 7.7 miles southeast of Cold
Bay Airport, AK, and within 3 miles west
and 4 miles east of the 335° bearing from
Cold Bay Airport, AK, extending from the
4.6-mile radius to 12.2 miles northwest of
Cold Bay Airport, AK and that airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface within a 6.9-mile radius of Eareckson
Air Station, AK, and within a 7-mile radius
of Adak Airport, AK, and within 5.2 miles
northwest and 4.2 miles southeast of the 061°
bearing from the Mount Moffett NDB, AK,
extending from the 7-mile radius of Adak
Airport, AK, to 11.5 miles northeast of Adak
Airport, AK and within a 6.5-mile radius of
King Cove Airport, and that airspace
extending 1.2 miles either side of the 103°
bearing from King Cove Airport from the 6.5mile radius out to 8.8 miles; and within a 6.4mile radius of the Atka Airport, AK, and
within a 6.9-mile radius of Eareckson Air
Station, AK, and within a 6.3-mile radius of
Nelson Lagoon Airport, AK and within a 6.4mile radius of Sand Point Airport, AK, and
within 3 miles each side of the 172° bearing
from the Borland NDB/DME, AK, extending
from the 6.4-mile radius of Sand Point
Airport, AK, to 13.9 miles south of Sand
Point Airport, AK, and within 5 miles either
side of the 318° bearing from the Borland
NDB/DME, AK, extending from the 6.4-mile
radius of Sand Point Airport, AK, to 17 miles
northwest of Sand Point Airport, AK, and
within 5 miles either side of the 324° bearing
from the Borland NDB/DME, AK, and within
a 6.6-mile radius of St. George Airport, AK,
and within an 8-mile radius of St. Paul Island
Airport, AK, and 8 miles west and 6 miles
east of the 360° bearing from St. Paul Island
Airport, AK, to 14 miles north of St. Paul
Island Airport, AK, and within 6 miles west
and 8 miles east of the 172° bearing from St.
Paul Island Airport, AK to 15 miles south of
Paul Island Airport, AK, and within a 6.4mile radius of Unalaska Airport, AK, and
within 2.9 miles each side of the 360° bearing
from the Dutch Harbor NDB, AK, extending
from the 6.4-mile radius of Unalaska Airport,
AK, to 9.5 miles north of Unalaska Airport,
AK; and that airspace extending upward from
1,200 feet above the surface within a 26.2mile radius of Eareckson Air Station, AK,
within an 11-mile radius of Adak Airport,
AK, and within 16 miles of Adak Airport,
AK, extending clockwise from the 033°
bearing to the 081° bearing from the Mount
Moffett NDB, AK, and within a 10-mile
radius of Atka Airport, AK, and within a
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10.6-mile radius from Cold Bay Airport, AK,
and within 9 miles east and 4.3 miles west
of the 321° bearing from Cold Bay Airport,
AK, extending from the 10.6-mile radius to
20 miles northwest of Cold Bay Airport, AK,
and 4 miles each side of the 070° bearing
from Cold Bay Airport, AK, extending from
the 10.6-mile radius to 13.6 miles northeast
of Cold Bay Airport, AK, and within a 26.2mile radius of Eareckson Air Station, AK, and
west of 160° west longitude within an 81.2mile radius of Perryville Airport, AK, and
within a 10-mile radius of St. George Airport,
AK, and within a 73-mile radius of St. Paul
Island Airport, AK, and within a 20-mile
radius of Unalaska Airport, AK, extending
clockwise from the 305° bearing from the
Dutch Harbor NDB, AK, to the 075° bearing
from the Dutch Harbor NDB, AK, and west
of 160° longitude within a 25-mile radius of
the Borland NDB/DME, AK, and west of
160°W. longitude within a 72.8-mile radius
of Chignik Airport, AK.
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Control 1487L [Amended]
That airspace extending upward from
8,000 feet MSL within 149.5 miles of the
Anchorage VOR/DME clockwise from the
090° radial to the 185° radial of the
Anchorage VOR/DME, AK; and that airspace
extending upward from 5,500 feet MSL
within the area bounded by a line beginning
at lat. 58°19′58″ N., long. 148°55′07″ W.; to
lat. 59°08′35″ N., long. 147°16′04″ W.; thence
counterclockwise via the 149.5-mile radius of
the Anchorage VOR/DME, AK, to the
intersection with a point 12 miles from and
parallel to the U.S. coastline; thence
southeast 12 miles from and parallel to the
U.S. coastline to a point 12 miles offshore on
the Vancouver FIR boundary; to lat.
54°32′57″ N., long. 133°11′29″ W.; to lat.
54°00′00″ N., long. 136°00′00″ W.; to lat.
52°43′00″ N., long. 135°00′00″ W.; to lat.
56°45′42″ N., long. 151°45′00″ W.; to the
point of beginning; and that airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet MSL
within the area bounded by a line beginning
at lat. 59°33′25″ N., long. 141°03′22″ W.;
thence southeast 12 miles from and parallel
to the U.S. coastline to lat. 58°56′18″ N., long.
138°45′19″ W.; to lat. 58°40′00″ N., long.
139°30′00″ W.; to lat. 59°00′00″ N., long.
141°10′00″ W.; to the point of beginning, and
within an 85-mile radius of the Biorka Island
VORTAC, AK, and within a 42-mile radius of
the Middleton Island VOR/DME, AK, and
within a 30-mile radius of the Glacier River
NDB, AK; and within a 149.5-mile radius of
the Anchorage VOR/DME, AK, within the 73mile radius of Homer Airport, AK; and that
airspace extending upward from 700 feet
MSL within 14 miles of the Biorka Island
VORTAC, AK, and within 4 miles west and
8 miles east of the Biorka Island VORTAC
209° radial extending to 16 miles southwest
of the Biorka Island VORTAC, AK.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 29,
2007.
Paul Gallant,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
15 CFR Part 736
[Docket No. 070523152–7153–01]
RIN 0694–AD99
Amendment to General Order No. 3:
Expansion of the General Order and
Addition of Certain Persons
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and
Security is revising the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR) by
amending a general order published in
the Federal Register on June 5, 2006
and later amended on September 6,
2006 to add nine additional persons.
The general order imposed a license
requirement for exports and reexports of
all items subject to the EAR where the
transaction involved Mayrow General
Trading (‘‘Mayrow’’) or entities related,
as specified in that general order. The
order also prohibited the use of License
Exceptions for exports or reexports of
any items subject to the EAR involving
such entities.
This rule will expand the general
order and add sixteen additional
persons to it. Pursuant to the expansion,
the general order will cover: (i) Persons
regarding whom the U.S. Government
possesses information of affiliation or
relationship to Mayrow; and (ii) other
persons regarding whom the U.S.
Government possesses information
concerning the acquisition or attempted
acquisition of commodities capable of
being used to construct IEDs, as well as
persons who are related to or affiliated
with such persons. The order will apply
to persons specifically listed who fit
within either of these two groups. To
reflect this expansion, this rule will
update the heading of the general order
to use the term ‘‘persons’’.
In total, pursuant to this expansion,
this rule will add the following sixteen
persons to the general order, listed in
alphabetical order: Al-Faris; Ali Akbar
Yahya; Amir Mohammad Zahedi; EKT
Electronics; Encyclopedia Electronics
Center; Frank Lam; GBNTT; Majid Seif;
Mohammed Katranji; Neda Industrial
Group; Nedayeh Micron Electronics;
Sayed-Ali Hosseini; Speedy Electronics
Ltd.; United Sources Industrial
Enterprises; Vast Solution Sdn Bhd.;
and Y-Sing Components Limited.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective
June 8, 2007. Although there is no
formal comment period, public
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2006-25852; Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-29]
RIN 2120-AA66
Modification to the Norton Sound Low, Woody Island Low, Control
1234L and Control 1487L Offshore Airspace Areas; Alaska
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends the following four Offshore Airspace Areas
in Alaska: Norton Sound Low, Woody Island Low, Control 1234L and
Control 1487L. This action describes the airspace west of 160[deg] W.
longitude as it is currently depicted on aeronautical charts. Some of
the existing controlled airspace is described as domestic Class E5
airspace around Kodiak, AK. This airspace instead will be listed within
the Woody Island Low Offshore Airspace Area. The FAA is taking this
action to provide additional controlled airspace for aircraft
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations, and to correctly describe the
existing offshore airspace areas in FAA Order 7400.9P, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and
effective September 15, 2006.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 30, 2007. The Director of Federal
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 1 CFR
part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and
publication of conforming amendments.
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:
History
On Tuesday, March 13, 2007, the FAA published in the Federal
Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify four Alaskan
Offshore Airspace Areas: Norton Sound Low, Woody Island Low, Control
1234L and Control 1487L (72 FR 11305). Interested parties were invited
to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments
on the proposal. No comments were received.
These airspace areas are published in paragraph 6007 of FAA Order
7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 2006,
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Offshore
Airspace Areas 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 to modify the Norton Sound Low, Woody Island Low, and Control
1487L Offshore Airspace Areas, AK, by lowering the floor to 1,200 feet
mean sea level (MSL) within a 45-mile radius of Hooper Bay Airport,
within an 81.2-mile radius of Perryville Airport, within a 73-mile
radius of Homer Airport, and within a 73-mile radius of St. Michael
Airport. This action also modifies Control 1234L Offshore Airspace
Area, AK, by lowering the floor to 1,200 feet above the surface within
an 81.2-mile radius of Perryville Airport, AK. Additionally, this
action establishes controlled airspace to support IFR operations at the
Hooper Bay, Perryville, Homer and St. Michael Airports, AK.
Additionally, controlled airspace extending upward from the surface,
from 700 feet above the surface, and from 1,200 feet above the surface,
is established in Control 1234L Offshore Airspace Area. The following
will correct an error in the Control 1234L Offshore Airspace
description in FAAO 7400.9N. The Offshore Airspace Area Control 1234L
begins at and extends west of 160[deg]00'00'' W. longitude. This
airspace covers all the land west of this longitude including the
Aleutian Island chain and the Pribilof Islands. Control 1234L Offshore
Airspace around or near the Alaskan airports of Adak, Atka, Cold Bay,
Dutch Harbor (Unalaska), Nelson Lagoon, Sand Point, Eareckson Air
Station, St. George, Port Heiden, Homer, and Chignik, is being lowered
from the current 2,000 feet AGL floor to incorporate Class E domestic
airspace. This action is concurrent with Airspace Docket No. 06-AAL-34,
revoking the domestic airspace descriptions for these airports.
Additionally, the airspace description in FAA Order 7400.9P for Control
1234L referring to altitudes the airspace associated with Chignik
Airport, AK, is amended to describe it from 1200 feet ``above the
surface.'' Additionally, some of the current Class E5 controlled
airspace around Kodiak Airport, AK, will be listed within Woody Island
Offshore Airspace in order to be correctly described.
Offshore Airspace Areas are published in paragraph 6007 of FAA
Order 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15,
2006, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Offshore
Airspace Areas listed in this document will be published subsequently
in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this 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
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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.
ICAO Considerations
As part of this action 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 has consulted with the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense in accordance with the provisions of Executive
Order 10854.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1E, paragraph 311(a), and paragraph 311(p),
``Policies and Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts.'' This
airspace action is not expected to cause any potentially significant
environmental impacts, and no extraordinary circumstances exist that
warrant preparation of an environmental assessment.
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, B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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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]
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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
amended as follows:
Paragraph 6007 Offshore Airspace Areas.
The Class E airspace areas listed below extend upward from a
specified altitude to, but not including 18,000 feet MSL and are
designated as offshore airspace areas. These areas typically provide
controlled airspace beyond 12 miles from the coast of the United
States in those areas where there is a requirement to provide IFR en
route ATC services and within which the United States is applying
domestic ATC procedures. In Alaska, Control 1234L also covers the
land masses of the Aleutian Island chain, west of 160[deg] W.
longitude, and the Pribilof Islands.
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Norton Sound Low, AK [Amended]
That airspace extending upward from 14,500 feet MSL within an
area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 56[deg]42'59'' N., long.
160[deg]00'00'' W., thence east and north by a line 12 miles from
and parallel to the shoreline to the intersection with a point 12
miles from the U.S. coastline and lat. 68[deg]00'00'' N., to lat.
68[deg]00'00'' N., long. 168[deg]58'23'' W., to lat. 65[deg]00'00''
N., long. 168[deg]58'23'' W., to lat. 62[deg]35'00'' N., long.
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 lat.
58[deg]06'57'' N., long. 160[deg]00'00'' W., to the point of
beginning; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet MSL
within 13 miles west and 4 miles east of the Port Heiden NDB, AK,
339[deg] bearing extending from the Port Heiden NDB, AK, to 25 miles
northwest of the Port Heiden NDB, AK, and within 9 miles north of
the Port Heiden NDB, AK, 248[deg] bearing extending from the Port
Heiden NDB, AK, to 24 miles west of the Port Heiden NDB, AK, and
north of the Alaska Peninsula and east of 160[deg] W. longitude
within an 81.2-mile radius of Perryville Airport, AK, and north of
the Alaska Peninsula and east of 160[deg] W. longitude within a
72.8-mile radius of Chignik Airport, AK, and within a 35-mile radius
of lat. 60[deg]21'17'' N., long. 165[deg]04'01'' W., and within a
45-mile radius of Hooper Bay Airport, AK, and within a 73-mile
radius of St. Michael Airport, AK, and within a 77.4-mile radius of
the Nome VORTAC, AK, and within a 30-mile radius of lat.
66[deg]09'58'' N., long. 166[deg]30'03'' W., and within a 30-mile
radius of lat. 66[deg]19'55'' N., long. 165[deg]40'32'' W., and
within a 45-mile radius of Deering Airport, AK; and that airspace
extending upward from 700 feet MSL within 8 miles west and 4 miles
east of the 339[deg] bearing from the Port Heiden NDB, AK, extending
from the Port Heiden NDB, AK, to 20 miles northwest of the Port
Heiden NDB, AK, and within a 25-mile radius of Nome Airport, AK.
* * * * *
Woody Island Low, AK [Amended]
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., then clockwise via the 149.5-mile
radius from the Anchorage, VOR/DME, AK, to the intersection with a
point 12 miles from and parallel to the U.S. coastline, then
southwest by a line 12 miles from and parallel to the U.S. coastline
to the intersection with long. 160[deg]00'00'' W., to the point of
beginning; and that airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface within 5 miles south and 9 miles north of the 070[deg]
radial of the Kodiak VORTAC, AK, extending to 17 miles northeast of
the Kodiak VORTAC, AK, and within 8 miles north and 4 miles south of
the Kodiak, AK, localizer front course extending to 20.3 miles east
of Kodiak Airport, AK; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200
feet MSL, within 27 miles of the Kodiak VORTAC, AK, extending from
the 023[deg] radial clockwise to the 088[deg] radial and within 8
miles north and 5 miles south of the Kodiak localizer front course
extending to 32 miles east of Kodiak Airport, AK, and that airspace
extending south and east of the Alaska Peninsula within a 72.8-mile
radius of Chignik Airport, AK, and outside (south) of the 149.5-mile
radius of the Anchorage VOR/DME, AK, within a 73-mile radius of
Homer Airport, AK, and south and east of the Alaska Peninsula within
an 81.2-mile radius of Perryville Airport, AK.
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Control 1234L [Amended]
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., then south along long. 160[deg]00'00''
W. until it intersects the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control
Center (ARTCC) boundary; then southwest, northwest, north, and
northeast along the Anchorage ARTCC boundary to lat. 62[deg]35'00''
N., long. 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; and that airspace extending upward
from the surface within a 4.6-mile radius of Cold Bay Airport, AK,
and within 1.7 miles each side of the 150[deg] bearing from Cold Bay
Airport, AK, extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 7.7 miles
southeast of Cold Bay Airport, AK, and within 3 miles west and 4
miles east of the 335[deg] bearing from Cold Bay Airport, AK,
extending from the 4.6-mile radius to 12.2 miles northwest of Cold
Bay Airport, AK and that airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface within a 6.9-mile radius of Eareckson Air Station,
AK, and within a 7-mile radius of Adak Airport, AK, and within 5.2
miles northwest and 4.2 miles southeast of the 061[deg] bearing from
the Mount Moffett NDB, AK, extending from the 7-mile radius of Adak
Airport, AK, to 11.5 miles northeast of Adak Airport, AK and within
a 6.5-mile radius of King Cove Airport, and that airspace extending
1.2 miles either side of the 103[deg] bearing from King Cove Airport
from the 6.5-mile radius out to 8.8 miles; and within a 6.4-mile
radius of the Atka Airport, AK, and within a 6.9-mile radius of
Eareckson Air Station, AK, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Nelson
Lagoon Airport, AK and within a 6.4-mile radius of Sand Point
Airport, AK, and within 3 miles each side of the 172[deg] bearing
from the Borland NDB/DME, AK, extending from the 6.4-mile radius of
Sand Point Airport, AK, to 13.9 miles south of Sand Point Airport,
AK, and within 5 miles either side of the 318[deg] bearing from the
Borland NDB/DME, AK, extending from the 6.4-mile radius of Sand
Point Airport, AK, to 17 miles northwest of Sand Point Airport, AK,
and within 5 miles either side of the 324[deg] bearing from the
Borland NDB/DME, AK, and within a 6.6-mile radius of St. George
Airport, AK, and within an 8-mile radius of St. Paul Island Airport,
AK, and 8 miles west and 6 miles east of the 360[deg] bearing from
St. Paul Island Airport, AK, to 14 miles north of St. Paul Island
Airport, AK, and within 6 miles west and 8 miles east of the
172[deg] bearing from St. Paul Island Airport, AK to 15 miles south
of Paul Island Airport, AK, and within a 6.4-mile radius of Unalaska
Airport, AK, and within 2.9 miles each side of the 360[deg] bearing
from the Dutch Harbor NDB, AK, extending from the 6.4-mile radius of
Unalaska Airport, AK, to 9.5 miles north of Unalaska Airport, AK;
and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface
within a 26.2-mile radius of Eareckson Air Station, AK, within an
11-mile radius of Adak Airport, AK, and within 16 miles of Adak
Airport, AK, extending clockwise from the 033[deg] bearing to the
081[deg] bearing from the Mount Moffett NDB, AK, and within a 10-
mile radius of Atka Airport, AK, and within a 10.6-mile radius from
Cold Bay Airport, AK, and within 9 miles east and 4.3 miles west of
the 321[deg] bearing from Cold Bay Airport, AK, extending from the
10.6-mile radius to 20 miles northwest of Cold Bay Airport, AK, and
4 miles each side of the 070[deg] bearing from Cold Bay Airport, AK,
extending from the 10.6-mile radius to 13.6 miles northeast of Cold
Bay Airport, AK, and within a 26.2-mile radius of Eareckson Air
Station, AK, and west of 160[deg] west longitude within an 81.2-mile
radius of Perryville Airport, AK, and within a 10-mile radius of St.
George Airport, AK, and within a 73-mile radius of St. Paul Island
Airport, AK, and within a 20-mile radius of Unalaska Airport, AK,
extending clockwise from the 305[deg] bearing from the Dutch Harbor
NDB, AK, to the 075[deg] bearing from the Dutch Harbor NDB, AK, and
west of 160[deg] longitude within a 25-mile radius of the Borland
NDB/DME, AK, and west of 160[deg]W. longitude within a 72.8-mile
radius of Chignik Airport, AK.
* * * * *
Control 1487L [Amended]
That airspace extending upward from 8,000 feet MSL within 149.5
miles of the Anchorage VOR/DME clockwise from the 090[deg] radial to
the 185[deg] radial of the Anchorage VOR/DME, AK; and that airspace
extending upward from 5,500 feet MSL within the area bounded by a
line beginning at lat. 58[deg]19'58'' N., long. 148[deg]55'07'' W.;
to lat. 59[deg]08'35'' N., long. 147[deg]16'04'' W.; thence
counterclockwise via the 149.5-mile radius of the Anchorage VOR/DME,
AK, to the intersection with a point 12 miles from and parallel to
the U.S. coastline; thence southeast 12 miles from and parallel to
the U.S. coastline to a point 12 miles offshore on the Vancouver FIR
boundary; to lat. 54[deg]32'57'' N., long. 133[deg]11'29'' W.; to
lat. 54[deg]00'00'' N., long. 136[deg]00'00'' W.; to lat.
52[deg]43'00'' N., long. 135[deg]00'00'' W.; to lat. 56[deg]45'42''
N., long. 151[deg]45'00'' W.; to the point of beginning; and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet MSL within the area
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 59[deg]33'25'' N., long.
141[deg]03'22'' W.; thence southeast 12 miles from and parallel to
the U.S. coastline to lat. 58[deg]56'18'' N., long. 138[deg]45'19''
W.; to lat. 58[deg]40'00'' N., long. 139[deg]30'00'' W.; to lat.
59[deg]00'00'' N., long. 141[deg]10'00'' W.; to the point of
beginning, and within an 85-mile radius of the Biorka Island VORTAC,
AK, and within a 42-mile radius of the Middleton Island VOR/DME, AK,
and within a 30-mile radius of the Glacier River NDB, AK; and within
a 149.5-mile radius of the Anchorage VOR/DME, AK, within the 73-mile
radius of Homer Airport, AK; and that airspace extending upward from
700 feet MSL within 14 miles of the Biorka Island VORTAC, AK, and
within 4 miles west and 8 miles east of the Biorka Island VORTAC
209[deg] radial extending to 16 miles southwest of the Biorka Island
VORTAC, AK.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2007.
Paul Gallant,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules Group.
[FR Doc. E7-11061 Filed 6-7-07; 8:45 am]
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