Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; St. Mary's, AK, 9063-9065 [E8-2977]

Download as PDF rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 19, 2008 / Proposed Rules Maintenance Branch has developed two SIAPs and an ODP for the Allakaket Airport. The new approaches are (1) the Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 05, Original (Orig) and (2) the RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, 0rig. Textual ODP’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 in the Allakaket Airport area would be revised by this action. The proposed airspace is sufficient in size to contain aircraft executing the instrument procedures at the Allakaket Airport, Allakaket, AK. 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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:36 Feb 15, 2008 Jkt 214001 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 the Allakaket Airport, AK, and represents the FAA’s continuing effort to safely and efficiently use the navigable airspace. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). 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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, is to be amended as follows: * * * * * Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Extending Upward from 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * AAL AK E5 * * Allakaket, AK [Revised] Allakaket, Allakaket Airport, AK (Lat. 66°30′07″ N., long. 152°37′20″ W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7.1-mile radius of the Allakaket Airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface extending clockwise from the 045°(T)/066°(M) bearing to the 175°(T)/ 196°(M) bearing within 72 miles of the Allakaket Airport. * * * * * Issued in Anchorage, AK, on February 8, 2008. Derril D. Bergt, Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group. [FR Doc. E8–2967 Filed 2–15–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 9063 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA–2008–0134; Airspace Docket No. 08–AAL–3] Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; St. Mary’s, AK Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise Class E airspace at St. Mary’s, AK. Two Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are being developed for the St. Mary’s Airport at St. Mary’s, AK. Additionally, four SIAPs are being amended. Adoption of this proposal would result in revision of Class E airspace upward from the surface, and from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at the St. Mary’s Airport, St. Mary’s, AK. DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 4, 2008. ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must identify the docket number FAA–2008–0134/ Airspace Docket No. 08–AAL–3, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at https://www.regulations.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: E:\FR\FM\19FEP1.SGM 19FEP1 9064 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 19, 2008 / Proposed Rules 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–2008–0134/Airspace Docket No. 08–AAL–3.’’ 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. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with PROPOSALS Availability of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking’s (NPRM’s) An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the Internet at https://www.regulations.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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:24 Feb 15, 2008 Jkt 214001 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 Class E airspace at the St. Mary’s Airport, in St. Mary’s, 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 the St. Mary’s Airport, St. Mary’s, AK. The FAA Instrument Flight Procedures Production and Maintenance Branch has developed two new SIAPs and amended four SIAPs for the St. Mary’s Airport. The new approaches are (1) the Area Navigation (RNAV) Z Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 17, Original (Orig) and (2) the RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 35, Orig. The amended approaches are (1) the RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17, Amendment (Amdt) 2, (2) the RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35, Amdt 1, (3) the Localizer (LOC)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) RWY 17, Amdt 4, and (4) the Nondirectional Beacon (NDB)/ DME RWY 35, Amdt 1. Class E controlled airspace extending upward from the surface, and from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface in the St. Mary’s Airport area would be established by this action. The proposed airspace is sufficient in size to contain aircraft executing the instrument procedures at the St. Mary’s Airport, St. Mary’s, AK. 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 surface areas are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 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, PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 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 the St. Mary’s Airport, AK, and represents the FAA’s continuing effort to safely and efficiently use the navigable airspace. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). 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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective E:\FR\FM\19FEP1.SGM 19FEP1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 19, 2008 / Proposed Rules September 15, 2007, is to be amended as follows: * * * * * Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas. * * * * * AAL AK E2 St. Mary’s, AK [Revised] St. Mary’s, St. Mary’s Airport, AK (Lat. 62°03 38 N., long. 163°18 07 W.) Within a 6.7-mile radius of the St. Mary’s Airport, and within 4 miles either side of the 202° (T)/217°(M) bearing from the St. Mary’s Airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 10 miles south of the St. Mary’s Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory. * * * * * Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Extending Upward from 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * AAL AK E5 St. Mary’s, AK [Revised] St. Mary’s, St. Mary’s Airport, AK (Lat. 62°03 38 N., long. 163°18 07 W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 8.7-mile radius of the St. Mary’s Airport, and within 4 miles east and 8 miles west of the 202°(T), 217°(M) bearing from the St. Mary’s Airport, extending from the 8.7-mile radius to 16 miles south of the St. Mary’s Airport. * * * * * Issued in Anchorage, AK, on February 8, 2008. Derril D. Bergt, Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group. [FR Doc. 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The Commission also proposes to update terminology which outlines how EEOC enforces section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act with respect to its own programs or activities. Finally, the Commission proposes to update or eliminate certain sections of this regulation that are no longer relevant. DATES: Written comments on this proposed rulemaking must be submitted on or before April 21, 2008. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to Stephen Llewellyn, Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 10th Floor, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507. As a convenience to commentators, the Executive Secretariat will accept comments transmitted by facsimile (‘‘FAX’’) machine. The telephone number of the FAX receiver is (202) 663–4114. (This is not a toll-free number.) Only comments of six or fewer pages will be accepted via FAX transmittal to ensure access to the equipment. Receipt of FAX transmittals will not be acknowledged, except that the sender may request confirmation of receipt by calling the Executive Secretariat staff at (202) 663–4070 (voice) or (202) 663–4074 (TTD). (These are not toll-free telephone numbers.) You may also submit comments and attachments electronically at https:// www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting comments. Copies of comments submitted by the public will be available to review at the Commission’s library, Room 6502, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. or can be reviewed at https://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol R. Miaskoff or Kerry Leibig, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at (202) 663–4638. (This is not a tollfree-telephone number.) 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Accordingly, the Commission proposes to replace the term ‘‘handicap’’ with the term ‘‘disability’’ throughout part 1615. The Commission similarly proposes, again throughout part 1615, to replace the phrase ‘‘individual with handicaps’’ with ‘‘individual with a disability’’ and the phrase ‘‘individuals with handicaps’’ with ‘‘individuals with disabilities.’’ Finally, the Commission proposes to replace the term ‘‘nonhandicapped persons’’ in 1615.130(c) with the term ‘‘individuals without disabilities.’’ Throughout this part, the Commission proposes to replace the term ‘‘Chairman’’ with the term ‘‘Chair’’ and the terms ‘‘EEO Director’’ and ‘‘Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Staff’’ with the term ‘‘Director of OEO.’’ The Commission proposes to revise the definition at 1615.103 of ‘‘qualified individual with handicaps,’’ as it relates to employment. The revised definition will cross-reference 29 CFR 1630.2(m), which defines ‘‘qualified individual with a disability’’ under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and will delete the previous reference. It is necessary to refer to 29 CFR 1630.2(m) in the regulations implementing section 504 because the Rehabilitation Act was amended in 1992 to apply the nondiscrimination standards of Titles I and V of the ADA, as amended, to section 504 complaints alleging nonaffirmative action employment discrimination. See 29 U.S.C. 794(d). The appropriate definition of ‘‘qualified individual with a disability’’ with respect to employment is therefore now found at 29 CFR 1630.2(m). The Commission proposes to eliminate the entire text of 1615.110. Section 1615.110 requires that the EEOC complete, by June 26, 1990, a selfevaluation of policies and practices, and the effects thereof, that do not or may not meet the requirements of the regulation. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9063-9065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2977]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0134; Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL-3]


Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; St. Mary's, 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 St. Mary's, 
AK. Two Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are being 
developed for the St. Mary's Airport at St. Mary's, AK. Additionally, 
four SIAPs are being amended. Adoption of this proposal would result in 
revision of Class E airspace upward from the surface, and from 700 feet 
(ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at the St. Mary's Airport, St. 
Mary's, AK.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 4, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management 
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. You must identify the docket number FAA-2008-0134/Airspace Docket 
No. 08-AAL-3, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit 
comments on the Internet at https://www.regulations.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: 

[[Page 9064]]

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-2008-0134/
Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL-3.'' 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://www.regulations.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 Class E airspace at 
the St. Mary's Airport, in St. Mary's, 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 the St. Mary's Airport, St. Mary's, 
AK.
    The FAA Instrument Flight Procedures Production and Maintenance 
Branch has developed two new SIAPs and amended four SIAPs for the St. 
Mary's Airport. The new approaches are (1) the Area Navigation (RNAV) Z 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 17, Original (Orig) and 
(2) the RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 35, Orig. The amended approaches are (1) the 
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17, Amendment (Amdt) 2, (2) the RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35, 
Amdt 1, (3) the Localizer (LOC)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) RWY 
17, Amdt 4, and (4) the Nondirectional Beacon (NDB)/DME RWY 35, Amdt 1. 
Class E controlled airspace extending upward from the surface, and from 
700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface in the St. Mary's Airport area 
would be established by this action. The proposed airspace is 
sufficient in size to contain aircraft executing the instrument 
procedures at the St. Mary's Airport, St. Mary's, AK.
    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 surface 
areas are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9R, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and 
effective September 15, 2007, 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 7400.9R, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and 
effective September 15, 2007, 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 the St. Mary's Airport, AK, 
and represents the FAA's continuing effort to safely and efficiently 
use the navigable airspace.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective

[[Page 9065]]

September 15, 2007, is to be amended as follows:
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

AAL AK E2 St. Mary's, AK [Revised]

St. Mary's, St. Mary's Airport, AK
    (Lat. 62[deg]03 38 N., long. 163[deg]18 07 W.)

    Within a 6.7-mile radius of the St. Mary's Airport, and within 4 
miles either side of the 202[deg] (T)/217[deg](M) bearing from the 
St. Mary's Airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 10 miles 
south of the St. Mary's Airport. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Extending Upward from 700 Feet or 
More Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 St. Mary's, AK [Revised]

St. Mary's, St. Mary's Airport, AK
    (Lat. 62[deg]03 38 N., long. 163[deg]18 07 W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 8.7-mile radius of the St. Mary's Airport, and within 4 
miles east and 8 miles west of the 202[deg](T), 217[deg](M) bearing 
from the St. Mary's Airport, extending from the 8.7-mile radius to 
16 miles south of the St. Mary's Airport.
* * * * *

    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on February 8, 2008.
Derril D. Bergt,
Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group.
 [FR Doc. E8-2977 Filed 2-15-08; 8:45 am]
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