Modification of Class E Airspace; Alaska, AK
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The FAA is withdrawing the NPRM published in the Federal Register on November 7, 2024, which proposed to modify Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a designated landmass and within 12 miles from a designated coastline associated with the state of Alaska. Additionally, this action proposed administrative amendments to update the airspace's existing Class E airspace legal description. These actions were to support lower altitude instrument flight rules (IFR) operations and enhance safety for aircraft utilizing IFR and visual flight rules (VFR) operations.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 92871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27377]
[[Page 92871]]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2024-2333; Airspace Docket No. 24-AAL-111]
RIN 2120-AA66
Modification of Class E Airspace; Alaska, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.
ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The FAA is withdrawing the NPRM published in the Federal
Register on November 7, 2024, which proposed to modify Class E airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a designated
landmass and within 12 miles from a designated coastline associated
with the state of Alaska. Additionally, this action proposed
administrative amendments to update the airspace's existing Class E
airspace legal description. These actions were to support lower
altitude instrument flight rules (IFR) operations and enhance safety
for aircraft utilizing IFR and visual flight rules (VFR) operations.
DATES: Effective as of 0901 UTC, November 25, 2024, the proposed rule
published November 7, 2024 (89 FR 88182, November 7, 2024), is
withdrawn.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith T. Adams, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-2428.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal
Register for Docket No. FAA-2024-2333 (89 FR 88182; November 7, 2024).
The NPRM proposed to modify Class E airspace extending upward from
1,200 feet above the surface within a designated landmass and within 12
miles from a designated coastline associated with the state of Alaska.
Additionally, this action proposed administrative amendments to update
the airspace's existing Class E airspace legal description. Interested
parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by
submitting written comments on the proposal. The FAA is withdrawing
this NPRM to further explain the FAA's proposal and to provide
additional information about the need for the change.
The Withdrawal
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In consideration of the foregoing, the NPRM for Docket No. FAA-2024-
2333 (89 FR 88182, November 7, 2024) FR Doc. 2024-25855 is hereby
withdrawn.
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.
Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on November 18, 2024.
B.G. Chew,
Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2024-27377 Filed 11-22-24; 8:45 am]
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