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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-16083; Airspace Docket No. 03-AAL-19]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Manokotak, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final Rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Manokotak, AK to
provide adequate controlled airspace to contain aircraft executing a
new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a Textual
Departure Procedure. This Rule results in new Class E airspace upward
from 700 feet (ft.) above the surface at Manokotak, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 19, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Patterson, AAL-538G, Federal
Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK
http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Monday, September 22, 2003, the FAA proposed to revise part 71
of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to create new
Class E airspace upward from 700ft. above the surface at Manokotak, AK
(68 FR 55012). The action was proposed in order to add Class E airspace
sufficient in size to contain aircraft while executing a new SIAP for
the Manokotak/New Airport. The new approach is Area Navigation-Global
Positioning System (RNAV GPS) A, original. New Class E controlled
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.2
mile radius of the Manokotak/New Airport is established by this action.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No public comments have been received, thus, the rule is adopted as
proposed.
    The area will 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 of FAA Order
7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 2,
2003, and effective September 16, 2003, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in
this document will be revoked and revised subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This revision to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace at
Manokotak, Alaska. This additional Class E airspace was created to
accommodate aircraft executing new SIAPs and will be depicted on
aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The intended effect of this
rule is to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at
Manokotak/New Airport, Manokotak, Alaska.
    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

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impact is so minimal. Since this 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

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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, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; 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(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 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or
more above the surface of the earth.

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AAL AK E5 Manokotak, AK [New]

Manokotak/New Airport, AK
    (Lat. 58[deg]59[min]25[sec] N., long. 159[deg]03[min]00[sec] W.)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.2-mile radius of the Manokotak/New Airport.
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    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on December 3, 2003.
Trent S. Cummings,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan Region.
[FR Doc. 03-30908 Filed 12-12-03; 8:45 am
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