Modification of Class E Airspace; Klawock Airport, Klawock, AK, 18778-18780 [2024-05512]
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the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII:
Aviation Programs, describes in more
detail the scope of the Agency’s
authority.
The FAA is issuing this rulemaking
under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section
44701: General requirements. Under
that section, Congress charges the FAA
with promoting safe flight of civil
aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and
procedures the Administrator finds
necessary for safety in air commerce.
This regulation is within the scope of
that authority because it addresses an
unsafe condition that is likely to exist or
develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.
(a) Effective Date
This airworthiness directive (AD) is
effective April 19, 2024.
Regulatory Findings
(d) Subject
Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC)
Code: 2500, Cabin Equipment/Furnishings.
This AD will not have federalism
implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on
the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
For the reasons discussed above, I
certify that this AD:
(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866,
(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation
in Alaska, and
(3) Will not have a significant
economic impact, positive or negative,
on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Incorporation by reference,
Safety.
The Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as
follows:
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
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2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new airworthiness
directive:
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Deutschland GmbH (AHD): Amendment
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(c) Applicability
This AD applies to all Airbus Helicopters
Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Model EC135P1,
EC135P2, EC135P2+, EC135P3, EC135T1,
EC135T2, EC135T2+, EC135T3, MBB–BK 117
C–2, MBB–BK 117 D–2, and MBB–BK 117 D–
3 helicopters, certificated in any category.
Note 1 to paragraph (c): Helicopters with
an EC135P3H designation are Model
EC135P3 helicopters, helicopters with an
EC135T3H designation are Model EC135T3
helicopters, and helicopters with an MBB–
BK117 C–2e designation are Model MBB–
BK117 C–2 helicopters.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD was prompted by the
determination that Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) screens obstruct the pilot’s views. The
FAA is issuing this AD to address the
obstructed views caused by the IFR screens.
The unsafe condition, if not addressed, could
result in reduced situational awareness of the
pilot and subsequent mid-air collision.
(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the
compliance times specified, unless already
done.
(g) Requirements
Except as specified in paragraphs (h) and
(i) of this AD: Comply with all required
actions and compliance times specified in,
and in accordance with, European Union
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2022–
0097, dated June 1, 2022 (EASA AD 2022–
0097).
(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2022–0097
(1) Where EASA AD 2022–0097 refers to its
effective date, this AD requires using the
effective date of this AD.
(2) This AD does not adopt the ‘‘Remarks’’
section of EASA AD 2022–0097.
(i) No Reporting Requirement
Although the service information
referenced in EASA AD 2022–0097 specifies
to submit certain information to the
manufacturer, this AD does not include that
requirement.
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
§ 39.13
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, International Validation
Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve
AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In
accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your
request to your principal inspector or local
Flight Standards District Office, as
appropriate. If sending information directly
to the manager of the International Validation
Branch, send it to the attention of the person
identified in paragraph (k) of this AD.
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Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR730-AMOC@faa.gov.
(2) Before using any approved AMOC,
notify your appropriate principal inspector,
or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/
certificate holding district office.
(k) Related Information
For more information about this AD,
contact Dan McCully, Aviation Safety
Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite
410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone (303)
342–1080; email william.mccully@faa.gov.
(l) Material Incorporated by Reference
(1) The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference of
the service information listed in this
paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR
part 51.
(2) You must use this service information
as applicable to do the actions required by
this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise.
(i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA) AD 2022–0097, dated June 1, 2022.
(ii) [Reserved]
(3) For EASA AD 2022–0097, contact
EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668
Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999
000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; website
easa.europa.eu. You may find the EASA
material on the EASA website
ad.easa.europa.eu.
(4) You may view this material at the FAA,
Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest
Region, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Room 6N–
321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For information
on the availability of this material at the
FAA, call (817) 222–5110.
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National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of this material at NARA,
visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov.
Issued on February 12, 2024.
Victor Wicklund,
Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2023–1801; Airspace
Docket No. 23–AAL–33]
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Modification of Class E Airspace;
Klawock Airport, Klawock, AK
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This action modifies the Class
E airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface and removes the
SUMMARY:
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Class E airspace extending upward from
1,200 feet above the surface at Klawock
Airport, Klawock, AK. Additionally,
this action updates the administrative
portion of the airport’s existing Class E
airspace legal description. These
modifications support the safety and
management of instrument flight rules
(IFR) operations at the airport.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, May 16,
2024. The Director of the Federal
Register approves this incorporation by
reference action under 1 CFR part 51,
subject to the annual revision of FAA
Order JO 7400.11 and publication of
conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), all
comments received, this final rule, and
all background material may be viewed
online at www.regulations.gov using the
FAA Docket number. Electronic
retrieval help and guidelines are
available on the website. It is available
24 hours each day, 365 days each year.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
publications/. You may also contact the
Rules and Regulations Group, Office of
Policy, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Adams, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 2200 S
216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198;
telephone (206) 231–2428.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in
Title 49 of the United States Code.
Subtitle I, 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 I, Section 40103. Under that
section, the FAA is charged with
prescribing regulations to assign the use
of the airspace necessary to ensure the
safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
airspace. This regulation is within the
scope of that authority as it modifies
Class E airspace to support IFR
operations at Klawock Airport,
Klawock, AK.
History
The FAA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking for Docket No.
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FAA–2023–1801 in the Federal Register
(88 FR 67124; September 29, 2023) for
the modification of Class E airspace at
Klawock Airport, Klawock AK.
Additionally the FAA published a
supplemental notice of proposed
rulemaking for Docket No. FAA–2023–
1801 in the Federal Register (88 FR
87375; December 18, 2023), to correct
the description of a proposed northeast
extension of the Class E airspace at
Klawock Airport, Klawock, AK.
Interested parties were invited to
participate in this rulemaking effort by
submitting written comments on the
proposal to the FAA. One comment was
received in support of the action.
Incorporation by Reference
Class E5 airspace areas are published
in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order JO
7400.11, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, which is incorporated
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an
annual basis. This document amends
the current version of that order, FAA
Order JO 7400.11H, dated August 11,
2023, and effective September 15, 2023.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H is publicly
available as listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this document. These
amendments will be published in the
next update to FAA Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic
service routes, and reporting points.
The Rule
This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by
modifying the Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface and removing the Class E
airspace extending upward from 1,200
feet above the surface at Klawock
Airport, Klawock AK.
The Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface
at the airport within a 6.7-mile radius is
reduced to a semicircle from the
airport’s 249° bearing clockwise to the
025° bearing, as operations are not
authorized to the southeast of the
airport and containment is not needed
in that area.
In addition, an extension to the Class
E airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface is added to the
northeast to be within 3 miles northwest
and 3.3 miles southeast of the airport’s
043° bearing extending to 9 miles
northeast of the airport to more
appropriately contain departing IFR
operations until reaching 1,200 feet
above the surface and arriving IFR
operations below 1,500 feet above the
surface when executing the CAALM
TWO Area Navigation (RNAV)
Departure Procedure or the RNAV
Global Positioning System (GPS)
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Runway (RWY) 20 and RNAV (GPS) M
RWY 20 approaches.
Moreover, the southwest procedure
turn area is removed, as it is no longer
needed. In its place, a southwest
extension to the Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface is added to be within 3.3
miles southeast and 3 miles northwest
of the airport’s 223° bearing extending
to 14.6 miles southwest of the airport.
This extension better contains departing
IFR operations between the surface and
1,200 feet while executing the TURTY
FOUR RNAV departure and arriving IFR
operations below 1,500 feet above the
surface while executing the RNAV
(GPS) A, RNAV (GPS) M RWY 02,
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 2, or the RNAV
(GPS) Z RWY 2 approaches.
Furthermore, the Klawock Class E
airspace beginning at 1,200 feet above
the surface is removed as it is
redundant.
Finally, the FAA is modifying the
airport’s legal description. The Klawock
nondirectional beacon/distance
measuring equipment navigational aid
was decommissioned in 2017, and
reference to it is removed.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
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. 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 only affects air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when
promulgated, does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this
action qualifies for categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental
Policy Act in accordance with FAA
Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental
Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’
paragraph 5–6.5.a. 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.
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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
Bureau of Industry and Security
The Amendment
15 CFR Parts 740, 742, and 744
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
[Docket No. 240202–0036]
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
Revisions To Export, Reexport, and
Transfer (In-Country) Controls for
Nicaragua Under the Export
Administration Regulations
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR part 71.1 of FAA Order JO
7400.11H, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 11,
2023, and effective September 15, 2023,
is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
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Klawock, AK [Amended]
Klawock Airport, AK
(Lat. 55°34′45.2″ N, long. 133°04′33.6″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile
radius of the airport from the 249° bearing
clockwise to the 025° bearing, within 3 miles
northwest and 3.3 miles southeast of the 043°
bearing extending from the airport to 9 miles
northeast, and within 3.3 miles southeast and
3 miles northwest of the 223° bearing
extending from the airport to 14.6 miles
southwest.
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Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on
February 11, 2024.
B.G. Chew,
Group Manager, Operations Support Group,
Western Service Center.
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Bureau of Industry and
Security (BIS), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows:
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§ 71.1
RIN 0694–AJ34
In this final rule, BIS amends
the Export Administration Regulations
(EAR) to apply more restrictive
treatment to exports and reexports to,
and transfers (in-country) within,
Nicaragua of items subject to the EAR.
This action is consistent with the State
Department’s addition of Nicaragua to
the list of countries that are subject to
a U.S. arms embargo under the
International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (ITAR). To reflect this
changed status under the ITAR, BIS
adds Nicaragua to Country Group D:5.
BIS’s amendments also address
concerns regarding the Nicaraguan
Government’s commission of human
rights abuses against citizens and civil
society groups, as well as the regime’s
ongoing military and security
cooperation with Russia. Specifically,
BIS is moving Nicaragua from Country
Group B to Country Group D, a more
restrictive country grouping, applying a
stringent licensing policy for items
controlled for national security reasons,
and making the country subject to
‘military end use’ and ‘military end
user’ restrictions. This rule advances the
U.S. Government’s efforts to restrict the
availability of items subject to the EAR
to Nicaragua’s military and security
services. Additionally, consistent with
BIS’s authorities under the Export
Control Reform Act of 2018, this rule
demonstrates a commitment to using
export controls to protect human rights
and promote democracy.
DATES: This rule is effective March 15,
2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony Christino III, Director, Foreign
Policy Division, Office of
Nonproliferation and Treaty
Compliance, Bureau of Industry and
Security, U.S. Department of Commerce,
by email at Foreign.Policy@bis.doc.gov,
or by phone at 202–482–4252.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Background
To address ongoing foreign policy and
national security concerns raised by the
actions of the Nicaraguan Government
under the leadership of President Daniel
Ortega, including by Nicaraguan
military and security services, BIS is
issuing this final rule that would subject
the country to more restrictive treatment
under the Export Administration
Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR parts 730
through 774.
In particular, this rule makes
regulatory changes that reflect the U.S.
Government’s opposition to the trade of
arms with Nicaragua and its government
consistent with the State Department’s
March 15, 2024, addition of Nicaragua
to § 126.1(p) of the International Traffic
in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR
parts 120 through 130, thereby imposing
restrictions (with limited exceptions) on
the export of defense articles and
defense services destined for or
originating in the country.
Additionally, BIS’s action addresses
the Nicaraguan Government’s ongoing
dismantling of democratic institutions
and attacks on civil society. Since 2018,
President Ortega’s regime has targeted
democratic movements supported by
students and middle-class professionals
and sought to curb religious expression,
including by the Roman Catholic
church. In many instances, the
government crackdowns have been
aided and abetted by the Nicaragua
National Police (NNP), the government’s
primary law enforcement entity, and the
Nicaraguan judiciary. The NNP has been
responsible for using live ammunition
against peaceful protesters and
participating in death squads, as well as
carrying out extrajudicial killings,
disappearances, and kidnappings. As
documented by Amnesty International,
during a period of several months
starting in July 2018, the NNP and other
pro-government forces conducted
‘‘Operation Clean Up,’’ an operation in
which they deployed lethal force against
protesters resulting in hundreds of
deaths and injuries. On March 5, 2020,
the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control
designated the NNP and three NNP
commissioners, Juan Antonio Valle
Valle, Luis Alberto Perez Olivas, and
Justo Pastor Urbina, as Specially
Designated Nationals. See https://
home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/
sm930. On March 28, 2023, BIS
amended the EAR by adding the NNP to
the Entity List (88 FR 18983; March 30,
2023).
BIS is also taking this regulatory
action to address national security and
foreign policy concerns arising out of
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2023-1801; Airspace Docket No. 23-AAL-33]
RIN 2120-AA66
Modification of Class E Airspace; Klawock Airport, Klawock, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface and removes the
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Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface at
Klawock Airport, Klawock, AK. Additionally, this action updates the
administrative portion of the airport's existing Class E airspace legal
description. These modifications support the safety and management of
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, May 16, 2024. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11
and publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), all
comments received, this final rule, and all background material may be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov using the FAA Docket number.
Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are available on the website.
It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. You may also contact the Rules and
Regulations Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Adams, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-2428.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, 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 I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it modifies Class E airspace to support IFR operations at
Klawock Airport, Klawock, AK.
History
The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking for Docket No.
FAA-2023-1801 in the Federal Register (88 FR 67124; September 29, 2023)
for the modification of Class E airspace at Klawock Airport, Klawock
AK. Additionally the FAA published a supplemental notice of proposed
rulemaking for Docket No. FAA-2023-1801 in the Federal Register (88 FR
87375; December 18, 2023), to correct the description of a proposed
northeast extension of the Class E airspace at Klawock Airport,
Klawock, AK. Interested parties were invited to participate in this
rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal to the
FAA. One comment was received in support of the action.
Incorporation by Reference
Class E5 airspace areas are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA
Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This
document amends the current version of that order, FAA Order JO
7400.11H, dated August 11, 2023, and effective September 15, 2023. FAA
Order JO 7400.11H is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this document. These amendments will be published in the
next update to FAA Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting points.
The Rule
This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by modifying the Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface and removing the Class
E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface at
Klawock Airport, Klawock AK.
The Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface at the airport within a 6.7-mile radius is reduced to a
semicircle from the airport's 249[deg] bearing clockwise to the
025[deg] bearing, as operations are not authorized to the southeast of
the airport and containment is not needed in that area.
In addition, an extension to the Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface is added to the northeast to be within
3 miles northwest and 3.3 miles southeast of the airport's 043[deg]
bearing extending to 9 miles northeast of the airport to more
appropriately contain departing IFR operations until reaching 1,200
feet above the surface and arriving IFR operations below 1,500 feet
above the surface when executing the CAALM TWO Area Navigation (RNAV)
Departure Procedure or the RNAV Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway
(RWY) 20 and RNAV (GPS) M RWY 20 approaches.
Moreover, the southwest procedure turn area is removed, as it is no
longer needed. In its place, a southwest extension to the Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is added to
be within 3.3 miles southeast and 3 miles northwest of the airport's
223[deg] bearing extending to 14.6 miles southwest of the airport. This
extension better contains departing IFR operations between the surface
and 1,200 feet while executing the TURTY FOUR RNAV departure and
arriving IFR operations below 1,500 feet above the surface while
executing the RNAV (GPS) A, RNAV (GPS) M RWY 02, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 2, or
the RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 2 approaches.
Furthermore, the Klawock Class E airspace beginning at 1,200 feet
above the surface is removed as it is redundant.
Finally, the FAA is modifying the airport's legal description. The
Klawock nondirectional beacon/distance measuring equipment navigational
aid was decommissioned in 2017, and reference to it is removed.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
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.
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
only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified
that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5.a. 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.
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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Amendment
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 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 part 71.1 of FAA Order JO
7400.11H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 11,
2023, and effective September 15, 2023, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
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AAL AK E5 Klawock, AK [Amended]
Klawock Airport, AK
(Lat. 55[deg]34'45.2'' N, long. 133[deg]04'33.6'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.7-mile radius of the airport from the 249[deg] bearing
clockwise to the 025[deg] bearing, within 3 miles northwest and 3.3
miles southeast of the 043[deg] bearing extending from the airport
to 9 miles northeast, and within 3.3 miles southeast and 3 miles
northwest of the 223[deg] bearing extending from the airport to 14.6
miles southwest.
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Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on February 11, 2024.
B.G. Chew,
Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2024-05512 Filed 3-14-24; 8:45 am]
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