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[Federal Register: March 21, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-7]

 

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kalispell, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Kalispell, Montana, Class E 
Airspace. This action is necessary to accommodate arrival/departure 
aircraft transitioning between the en route and terminal areas in 
western Montana. Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 
16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term ``transition area,'' 
replacing it with the designation ``Class E airspace.'' The area would 
be depicted on aeronautical charts.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 10, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 94-ANM-7, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-
4056.
    The official docket may be examined at the same address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Brown, ANM-535, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Docket No. 94-ANM-7, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 
Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (206) 227-2535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such wirtten 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. 94-
ANM-7'' 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 NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
System Management Branch, ANM-530, 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 procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Avaiation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace at 
Kalispell, Montana to accommodate arrival/departure aircraft 
transitioning between the en route and terminal areas in western 
Montana. Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, 
has discontinued the use of the term ``transition area,'' and airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
is now Class E airspace. 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 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, 
and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 
14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). 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--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ANM MT E5 Kalispell, MT [Revised]

Kalispell, Glacier Park International Airport, MT
    (Lat. 48 deg.16'43'' N., long. 114 deg.15'18'' W.)
Smith Lake NDB
    (Lat. 48 deg.06'30'' N., Long, 114 deg.27'40'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of the Glacier Park International Airport, 
and within 4.8 miles each side of the 035 deg. and 215 deg. bearing 
from the Smith Lake NDB extending from the 7-mile radius to 10.5 
miles southwest of the NDB; that airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet AGL bounded by a line beginning at lat. 47 deg.30'00'' 
N., long. 113 deg.30'03'' W.; to lat. 48 deg.30'00'' N., long. 
113 deg.30'03'' W.; west along lat. 48 deg.30'00'' N., to the 
Montana/Idaho state boundary, south along the Montana/Idaho state 
boundary until intersecting long. 47 deg.30'03'' N., then to the 
point of beginning; excluding Federal airways.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 10, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-6523 Filed 3-18-94; 8:45 am]
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