Class D and Class E airspace,
[Federal Register: January 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 5)]
[Proposed Rules]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-19]
Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace and Modification of Class E Airspace; Bozeman, MT
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM).
SUMMARY: This proposal would establish the Bozeman, MT, Class D surface area airspace to accommodate the procedures associated with the operation of a proposed Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) at Gallatin Field, Bozeman, MT. This proposal would also change the Class E surface area from continuous status to part-time in conjunction with the establishment of the part-time Class D area.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 22, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 98-ANM-19, 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. 98-ANM-19, 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. 98- ANM-19.'' 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 filedin the docket.
Availability of NPRM's
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 NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application procedures.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class D airspace and modifying Class E airspace at Bozeman, MT. This amendment would provide Class D airspace to be used with the proposed establishment of an ATCT at Gallatin Field. The Class E surface area would have modified hours, to be effective when the ATCT is closed. The FAA establishes Class D and E airspace 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 and to promote safe flight operations under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and Visual Flight Rules (VFR) at Gallatin Field 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 D surface airspace and Class E surface airspace areas are published Paragraph 5000 and Paragraph 6002, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 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 Subject in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration
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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
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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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The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 General
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ANM MT D Bozeman, MT [New]
Bozeman, Gallatin Field, MT
(Lat. 45 deg.46'37'' N, long. 111 deg.09'11'' W) Bozeman ILS Localizer
(Lat. 45 deg.46'01'' N, long. 111 deg.08'13'' W)
Within a 44-mile radius of Gallatin Field, and within 3 miles each side of the Bozeman ILS northwest localizer course extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 14 miles northwest of Gallatin Field. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Director. * * * * *
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport
ANM MT E2 Bozeman, MT [Revised]
Bozeman, Gallatin Field, MT
(Lat. 45 deg.46'37'' N, long. 111 deg.09'11'' W) Bozeman ILS Localizer
(Lat. 45 deg.46'01'' N, long. 111 deg.08'13'' W)
Within a 4.4-mile radius of Gallatin Field, and within 3 miles each side of the Bozeman ILS northwest localizer course extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 14 miles northwest of Gallatin Field. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Director. * * * * *
Issued in Seattle, Wash, on December 15, 1998. Helen Fabian Parke, Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 99-385Filed1-7-99; 8:45 am]
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