Revision of Class E Airspace; Juneau and Dillingham, AK

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AAL-03]

Revision of Class E Airspace; Juneau and Dillingham, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises Class E airspace at Juneau and Dillingham,

AK. The FAA is preparing to develop and test Differential Global

Positioning System (DGPS) instrument approach and departure procedures

at the Juneau Airport. Additional controlled airspace starting at 700

feet above the surface (AGL) is needed for instrument flight rules

(IFR) departure and arrival operations at the airport. Controlled

airspace starting at 1200 feet AGL at Dillingham is being revised so

that recently developed instrument flight rule (IFR) holding patterns

are in controlled airspace. The areas will be depicted on aeronautical

charts to provide a reference for pilots operating in the area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., August 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert C. Durand, System Management Branch, AAL-531, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 W. 7th Ave. #14, Anchorage, AK, 99513-7587;

telephone number: (907) 271-5898.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On February 23, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class E

airspace at Juneau and Dillingham, AK. (59 FR 12876.) The FAA is

preparing to develop DGPS instrument approach/departure procedures for

the Juneau Airport at Juneau, AK. The proposal was to revise the

controlled airspace extending from 700 feet AGL in the Juneau area for

IFR operations. Controlled airspace starting at 1200 feet AGL at

Dillingham was proposed to be revised so that recently developed IFR

holding patterns are contained in controlled airspace.

Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No objections to the proposal were received.

Airspace Reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has

discontinued the use of the term ``transition area,'' and controlled

airspace extending upward from 700 or 1200 feet above ground level is

now Class E airspace. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more above ground level are published

in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and

effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993).

The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be

published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

These amendments to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

revise Class E airspace at Juneau, AK, to provide controlled airspace

from 700 feet AGL for IFR DGPS arrival and departure procedures, and

revise Class E airspace at Dillingham, AK, to provide controlled

airspace from 1200 feet AGL for recently developed IFR holding

patterns.

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

will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is

certified that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act.

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:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated June 17,1993, and effective September 16, 1993,

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 Juneau, AK [Revised]

Juneau International Airport, AK

(Lat. 58 deg.21'18'' N, long. 134 deg.34'34'' W)

Coghilan Island NDB

(Lat. 58 deg.21'34'' N, long. 134 deg.41'58'' W)

Sisters Island VORTAC

(Lat. 58 deg.10'40'' N, long. 135 deg.15'32'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within an area beginning at lat. 57 deg.50'00'' N, long.

134 deg.00'00'' W; to lat. 58 deg.20'00'' N, long. 134 deg.00'00''

W; to lat. 58 deg.39'00'' N, long. 134 deg.47'00'' W; to lat.

58 deg.33'00'' N, long. 136 deg.36'00'' W; to lat. 57 deg.50'00'' N,

long. 135 deg.40'00'' W; to the point of beginning; and that

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a

51-mile radius of Sisters Island VORTAC extending clockwise from the

272 deg. radial to the 145 deg. radial of the VORTAC and within a

23-mile radius of the VORTAC extending clockwise from the 145 deg.

radial to the 272 deg. radial; and that airspace extending upward

from 12,500 feet MSL within 4 miles each side of the Sisters Island

VORTAC 302 deg. radial extending from the 51-mile radius to 51.3

miles northwest of the VORTAC thence widening to 5.2 miles each side

of the Sisters Island VORTAC 302 deg. radial to 60 miles northwest

of the VORTAC; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet

above the surface within 4.4 miles of the Coghilan Island NDB

151 deg. bearing extending from the Sisters Island VORTAC 51-mile

radius to 74 miles southeast of the NDB.

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AAL AK E5 Dillingham, AK [Revised]

Dillingham Airport, AK

(Lat. 59 deg.02'40'' N, long. 158 deg.30'20'' W)

Dillingham VOR/DME

(Lat. 58 deg.59'39'' N, long. 158 deg.33'08'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.6-mile radius of Dillingham Airport and within 3 miles

each side of the 205 deg. radial of the Dillingham VOR/DME extending

from the 6.6-mile radius to 13.1 miles southwest of the airport; and

that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface

within a 22-mile radius of the VOR/DME extending clockwise from the

308 deg. radial to the 059 deg. radial of the VOR/DME.

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Issued in Anchorage, AK, on May 11, 1994.

Gene Cowgill,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.

[FR Doc. 94-12776 Filed 5-24-94; 8:45 am]

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