[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 150 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40316-40317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19674]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-013]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Libby, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Libby, Montana, Class E airspace 
to accommodate a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the Libby 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. 96-ANM-013, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 
Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (206) 227-2535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On June 12, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Libby, Montana, to accommodate a new GPS SIAP to the Libby Airport (61 
FR 29700). 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 Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace at Libby, 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:

    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 Libby, MT [New]

Libby Airport, MT
    (lat. 48 deg.17'02''N, long. 115 deg.29'25''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of the Libby Airport and within 4 miles each 
side of the 345 deg. bearing from the Libby Airport extending from 
the 7-mile radius to 10 miles northwest of the airport; that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 
an area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 48 deg.19'00''N, long. 
115 deg.50'00''W; to lat. 48 deg.19'00''N, long. 115 deg.16'00''W; 
to lat. 48 deg.45'00''N, long.

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115 deg.22'00''W; to lat. 48 deg.45'00''N, long. 115 deg.50'00''W, 
to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 23, 1996.
Richard E. Prang,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain 
Region.
[FR Doc. 96-19674 Filed 8-1-96; 8:45 am]
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