Airworthiness directives: Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: November 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 219)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 61785-61786]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airpace Docket No. 99-ANM-08]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Glendive, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E En Route Domestic Airspace Area in the vicinity of Glendive, MT. The effect of this action is to provide controlled airspace for the development of an off-airway route between Bismarck, ND, and Glendive, MT.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 30, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal

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Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ANM-08, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On September 1, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing the Glendive, MT, Class E En Route Domestic Airspace Area (64 FR 47718). This establishment of the Class E area is in support of an air taxi operator for the purpose of conducting direct routing in Instrument Flight Conditions (IFR) between Bismarck, ND, and Glendive, MT. The FAA establishes Class E airspace in those areas where there is a requirement to provide IFR en route air traffic control services but the Federal airway segment is inadequate. This rule allows controlled airspace between the two cities, thereby allowing direct route flight and saving considerable time over present available non-direct routes. Interested parties were invited to participant in the rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments were received.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as en route domestic airspace areas are published in Paragraph 6006 of FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, 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 Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes an En Route Domestic Airspace Area in the vicinity of Glendive, MT. The intended effect of this rule is designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under IFR between Bismarck, ND, and Glendive, MT.

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--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.

   Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, is amended as follows:

   Paragraph 6006 Class E airspace designated as an en route domestic airspace area.

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   Glendive, MT [New]

   That airspace extending upward from 1200 feet AGL bounded on the east by the west edge of V-493, on the south by the north edge of V- 2, and on the northwest by the southeast edge of V-545. * * * * *

   Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 26, 1999. Daniel A. Boyle, Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

   [FR Doc. 99-29681Filed11-12-99; 8:45 am]

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