52112 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2013 / Proposed Rules 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish 

Class E airspace at Aliceville, AL, 

providing the controlled airspace 

required to support the new RNAV 

(GPS) standard instrument approach 

procedures for George Downer Airport. 

Controlled airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface is 

required for IFR operations within a 7- 

mile radius of the airport. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

order 7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012, 

and effective September 15, 2012, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document will 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 

proposed rule, when promulgated, 

would 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 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 proposed 

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 airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This proposed regulation is 

within the scope of that authority as it 

would establish Class E airspace at 

George Downer Airport, Aliceville, AL. 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

Lists 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, 

B, C, D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE 

AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE 

ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 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 7400.9W, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 8, 2012, effective 

September 15, 2012, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO AL E5 Aliceville, AL [New] 

George Downer Airport, AL 

(Lat. 33°06′23′′ N., long. 88°11′52′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of George Downer Airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 

16, 2013. 

Kip B. Johns, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20509 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0664; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ANM–22] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Cut Bank, MT 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify Class E airspace at Cut Bank 

Municipal Airport, Cut Bank, MT. 

Controlled airspace is necessary to 

accommodate aircraft using new Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 

System (GPS) standard instrument 

approach procedures at the airport. The 

geographic coordinates of the airport 

would be adjusted in the respective 

Class E airspace areas. The FAA is 

proposing this action to enhance the 

safety and management of aircraft 

operations at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 7, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 

366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0664; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ANM–22, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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 (FAA Docket No. FAA 

2013–0664 and Airspace Docket No. 13– 

ANM–22) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0664 and 

Airspace Docket No. 13–ANM–22’’. 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 


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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2013 / Proposed Rules 52113 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action 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 NPRM’s 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http://www.faa.

gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/

publications/airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for the address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E 

surface area airspace and Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700/ 

1,200 feet above the surface at Cut Bank 

Municipal Airport, Cut Bank, MT. 

Controlled airspace is necessary to 

accommodate aircraft using the new 

RNAV (GPS) standard instrument 

approach procedures at the airport. The 

Class E surface area airspace extending 

from the 4.7-mile radius of the airport 

would extend from the airport bearing 

to 11 miles southeast of the airport; the 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface within the 

7.9-mile radius of the airport would 

have segments extending from the 

airport bearing south and southeast of 

the airport, and within a sector 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above 

the surface. Also, the geographic 

coordinates of the airport would be 

updated to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database for the respective 

Class E airspace areas. This action 

would enhance the safety and 

management of aircraft operations at the 

airport. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraphs 6002 and 6005, 

respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9W, 

dated August 8, 2012, and effective 

September 15, 2012, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in this Order. 

The FAA has determined this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. 

Therefore, this proposed regulation; (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 this proposed rule, when 

promulgated, would 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 U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 

Section 106, describes the authority for 

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 proposed regulation is 

within the scope of that authority as it 

would modify controlled airspace at Cut 

Bank Municipal Airport, Cut Bank, MT. 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the Federal 

Aviation Administration proposes to 

amend 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 

■ 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 the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9W, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 8, 2012, and 

effective September 15, 2012 is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated 

as surface areas. 

* * * * * 

ANM MT E2 Cut Bank, MT [Modified] 

Cut Bank Municipal Airport, MT 

(Lat. 48°36′30′′ N., long. 112°22′34′′ W.) 

Within a 4.7-mile radius of the Cut Bank 

Municipal Airport, and within 3.1 miles each 

side of the 150° bearing of the Cut Bank 

Municipal Airport extending from the 4.7- 

mile radius to 11 miles southeast of the 

airport. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM MT E5 Cut Bank, MT [Modified] 

Cut Bank Municipal Airport, MT 

(Lat. 48°36′30′′ N., long. 112°22′34′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.9-mile 

radius of the Cut Bank Municipal Airport, 

and within 8.3 miles northeast and 4 miles 

southwest of the 150° bearing of the Cut Bank 

Municipal Airport extending from the 7.9- 

mile radius to 18.4 miles southeast of the 

airport, and within 2.6 miles each side of the 

175° bearing of the Cut Bank Municipal 

Airport extending from the 7.9-mile radius to 

12.6-miles south of the airport; that airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 

47°53′00′′ N., long. 113°11′00′′ W.; to lat. 

48°52′00′′ N., long. 112°42′00′′ W.; to lat. 

48°57′00′′ N., long. 111°46′00′′ W.; to lat. 

48°27′00′′ N., long. 111°01′00′′ W.; to lat. 

48°08′00′′ N., long. 111°19′00′′ W.; to lat. 

47°46′00′′ N., long. 112°35′00′′ W., thence to 

the point of beginning 


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52114 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2013 / Proposed Rules 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 

15, 2013. 

Christopher Ramirez, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20502 Filed 8–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0552; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASO–14] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Macon, GA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E Airspace at Macon, GA, 

as the Bay Creek NDB has been 

decommissioned and airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary for the 

safety and airspace management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at Perry-Houston County Airport. This 

action also would amend controlled 

airspace and update the name and 

geographic coordinates of Macon 

Downtown Airport and amend 

controlled airspace for Middle Georgia 

Regional Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 7, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposed rule to: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: 202– 

493–2251. You must identify the Docket 

Number FAA–2013–0552; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASO–14, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this proposed rule 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 (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0552; Airspace Docket No. 13– 

ASO–14) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0552; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASO–14.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. All communications 

received 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 the 

comments received. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from and 

comments submitted through http://

www.regulations.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s Web 

page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_

airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined between 

8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal Holidays 

at the office of the Eastern Service 

Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, room 350, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

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 Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

modifying Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

to within a 7.8-mile radius of Middle 

Georgia Regional Airport, and within a 

9.8-mile radius of Perry-Houston County 

Airport, and within a 7-mile radius of 

Robins AFB, and within a 8.8-mile 

radius of Macon Downtown Airport, 

formerly called Herbert Smart 

Downtown Airport. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the Bay Creek NDB 

and cancellation of the NDB approach, 

and for continued safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airports. Also, the geographic 

coordinates of Macon Downtown 

Airport would be adjusted to coincide 

with the FAAs aeronautical database. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012, 

and effective September 15, 2012, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document will 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 

proposed rule, when promulgated, 

would 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 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 proposed 

rulemaking is promulgated under the 

authority described in Subtitle VII, Part, 

A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 


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