Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 37 /Wednesday, February 25, 1998 / Proposed Rules 9461

[FR Doc. 98–4483 Filed 2–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–C

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ANM–17]

Proposed Establishment of Class E

Airspace; Stevensville, MT

AGENCY: Federeal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This proposal would establish

Class E Airspace at Stevensville, MT.

The establishment of Class E airspace is

necessary for the development of a new

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) utilizing the Global

Positioning System (GPS) at the

Stevensville Airport, Stevensville, MT.

Controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet above ground level (AGL)

is needed to accommodate this SIAP

and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)

operations to the airport. The area

would be depicted on aeronautical

charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, ANM–520, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

97–ANM–17, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056.

The official docket may be examined

in the office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel for the Northwest mountain

Region at the same address.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the office of the Manager, Air Traffic

Division, Airspace Branch, at the

address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis Ripley, ANM–520.6, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

97–ANM–17, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056;

telephone number: (425) 227–2527.

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 the

airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed above. Commenters wishing the

FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this notice must submit

with those comments a self-addressed

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97–

ANM–17.’’ 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 taking action on the

proposed rule. The proposal contained

in this notice may be changed in the

light of comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination at the address listed

above 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 NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this

NPRM by submitting a request to the

Federal Aviation Administration,

Airspace Branch, ANM–520, 1601 Lind

Avenue SW, Renton, Washington

98055–4056. Communications must

identify the notice number of this

NPRM. Persons interested in being

placed on a mailing list for future

MPRMs should also request a copy of

Advisory Circular No. 11–2A, which

describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal

Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR 71) to

establish Class E airspace at

Stevensville, MT. This amendment

would provide airspace necessary to

fully encompass the GPS–A SIAP to the

Stevensville Airport, Stevensville, MT.

This amendment proposes to make a

700-foot Class E area around the

Stevensville Airport, with an extension

to the northwest and an extension to the

southeast, to meet necessary airspace

criteria for aircraft transitioning between

the terminal an en route environments.

The FAA establishes Class E airspace

extending upward from 700 feet AGL,

where necessary, to contain aircraft

transitioning between the terminal and

en route environments. The intended

effect of this proposal is designed to

provide safe and efficient use of the

navigable airspace, to promote safe

flight operations under IFR at the

Stevensville Airport, and between the

terminal and en route transition stages.

The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The coordinates for this airspace docket

are based on North American Datum 83.

Class E airspace areas extending upward

from 700 feet or more above the surface

of the earth are published in Paragraph

6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E dated

September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class E airspace designation

listed in this document would 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 rule,

when promulgated, 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).

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,

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;

AIRWAYS; 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 7400.9E, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1997, and effective
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September 16, 1997, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ANM MT E5 Stevensville, MT [New]

Stevensville Airport, MT

(Lat. 46°31′30′′ N, long. 114°03′04′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within an area

bounded by a line beginning at lat. 46°46′00′′

N, long. 114°07′00′′ W; to lat. 46°46′00′′ N,

long. 113°58′00′′ W; to lat. 46°40′00′′ N, long.

113°50′00′′ W; to lat. 46°30′00′′ N, long.

113°50° 00′′ W; to lat. 46°24′00′′ N, long

113°58′00′′ W; to lat. 46°24′00′′ N, long.

114°10′00′′ W; to lat. 46°40′00′′ N, long.

114°10′00′′ W; thence to point of beginning,

excluding that portion within the Missoula,

MT Class E airspace area.

* * * * *

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February

2, 1998.

Glenn A. Adams III,

Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 98– 4769 Filed 2–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ANM–20 ]

Proposed Revision of Class E

Airspace, Livingston, MT, and Butte,

MT, and Removal of Class E Airspace,

Coppertown, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would

combine the Coppertown, MT, Class E

airspace area with the existing Butte,

MT, Class E airspace area. This

combined airspace area would be

designated the Butte, MT, Class E

airspace area. This proposal would also

amend the adjacent Class E Airspace at

Livingston, MT, by providing additional

controlled airspace to accommodate the

development of new Standard

Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP)

utilizing the Global Positioning System

(GPS) at the Livingston Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, ANM–520, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

97–ANM–20, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056.

The official docket may be examined

in the office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel for the Northwest Mountain

Region at the same address.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the office of the Manager, Air Traffic

Division, Airspace Branch, at the

address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis Ripley, ANM–520.6, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

97–ANM–20, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056;

telephone number: (425) 227–2577.

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 the

airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed above. Commenters wishing the

FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this notice must submit

with those comments a self-addressed

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97–

ANM–20.’’ 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 taking action on the

proposed rule. The proposal contained

in this notice may be changed in the

light of comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination at the address listed

above 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 NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this

NPRM by submitting a request to the

Federal Aviation Administration,

Airspace Branch, ANM–520, 1601 Lind

Avenue SW, Renton, Washington

98055–4056. Communications must

identify the notice number of this

NPRM. Persons interested in being

placed on a mailing list for future

NPRMs should also request a copy of

Advisory Circular No. 11–2A, which

describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal

Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR 71) to

remove Coppertown, MT, Class E

airspace while revising Class E airspace

at Livingston, MT, and Butte, MT. The

proposal enlarges Butte, MT, airspace by

combining it with Coppertown, MT,

airspace. The incorrectly named

Coppertown, MT, airspace does not

serve an airport, has no associated town,

and is solely a navigational aid located

close to Butte, MT. This amendment

would also provide the additional

airspace necessary to fully encompass

the GPS–A SIAP to the Livingston

Airport, Livingston, MT. Additionally,

this amendment proposes to revise the

common airspace boundaries where

Livingston, MT, and Butte, MT, airspace

areas meet in order to better distribute

the airspace serving the respective

airports and to provide for easier

cartography. The intended effect of this

proposal would be to provide safe and

efficient use of the navigable airspace

and to promote safe Instrument Flight

Rules operations between the terminal

and en route transition stages.

The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The coordinates for this airspace docket

are based on North American Datum 83.

Class E airspace areas extending upward

from 700 feet or more above the surface

of the earth are published in Paragraph

6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E dated

September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class E airspace designation

listed in this document would 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); (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,

when promulgated, will not have a