[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 146 (Monday, July 29, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39317-39318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19225]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-ANM-22]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Colstrip, Montana
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Colstrip, Montana, Class E 
airspace to accommodate a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the Colstrip Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James C. Frala, Operations Branch, ANM-532.4, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Docket No. 95-ANM-22, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 
Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (206) 227-2535.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
    On May 22, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Colstrip, Montana, to accommodate a new GPS SIAP to the Colstrip 
Airport (61 FR 25600). Interested parties were invited to participate 
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 extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 
6005 of FAA Order 7400.9C dated August 17, 1995, and effective 
September 16, 1995, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class E airspace listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace at Colstrip, Montana. 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 FAA amends 14 CFR part 71 as 
follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

[[Page 39318]]

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, 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 Colstrip, MT [New]

Colstrip Airport, Colstrip, MT
    (Lat. 45 deg.51'10'' N., long. 106 deg.42'34'' W.)
Billings Logan International Airport, MT
    (Lat. 45 deg.48'30'' N., long. 108 deg.32'38'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 13.5-mile radius of Colstrip Airport; that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the 
north by the south edge of V-2, on the east by the west edge of V-
254, on the south along lat. 45 deg.30'00'' N., and on the west by 
the 60-mile arc centered on Billings Logan International Airport; 
excluding the Forsyth and Miles City, MT Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 11, 1996.
Helen Fabian Parke,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 96-19225 Filed 7-26-96; 8:45 am]
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