[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58897-58898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28956]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-11]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Gillette, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Gillette, WY, Class E airspace. This 
amendment provides additional airspace to fully encompass the 
procedures for a revised Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
at Gillette-Campbell County Airport, Gillette, WY.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-ANM-11, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On July 25, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Class E 
airspace area at Gillette, WY (62 FR 39977). This action would provide 
additional airspace to fully encompass a revised SIAP at Gillette-
Campbell County Airport, WY.

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Interested parties were invited to participate in the rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments 
were received.
    This action is the same as the proposal except for a typographical 
error discovered (and corrected herein) in the coordinates for the 
Gillette-Campbell County Airport, WY. 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 7400.9E, dated September 
10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, 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 revises Class E airspace at 
Gillette, WY. This amendment provides approximately 6 nautical miles of 
additional airspace to the north, in order to fully encompass a 
slightly revised Localizer/Distance Measuring Equipment (LOC/DME) SIAP 
at Gillette-Campbell County Airport. Additional controlled airspace is 
necessary to accommodate the procedure turn portion of this revised 
SIAP and to provide for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the 
airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference.
    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 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 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, 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 WY E5 Gillette, WY [Revised]

Gillette-Campbell County Airport, WY
     (Lat. 44 deg.20'93'' N, long. 105 deg.32'36'' W)
Gillette VOR/DME
    (Lat. 44 deg.20'52'' N, long. 105 deg.32'37'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 6.1 miles east and 8.3 miles west of the Gillette VOR/DME 
176 deg. and 356 deg. radials extending from 15.3 miles south to 
16.1 miles north of the VOR/DME; that airspace extending upward from 
1200 feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
44 deg.47'00'' N, long. 106 deg.22'32'' W; to lat. 44 deg.23'00'' N, 
long. 106 deg.22'32'' W; to lat. 44 deg.16'00'' N, long. 
105 deg.58'02'' W; to lat. 44 deg.05'00'' N, long. 106 deg.00'02'' 
W; to lat. 43 deg.49'15'' N, long. 106 deg.09'32'' W; to lat. 
43 deg.39'00'' N, long. 106 deg.00'02'' W; to lat. 43 deg.39'00'' N. 
long. 105 deg.09'02'' W; to lat. 44 deg.08'00'' N, long. 
105 deg.09'02'' W; to lat. 44 deg.01'00'' N, long. 104 deg.51'02'' 
W; to lat. 44 deg.30'00'' N, long. 104 deg.41'02'' W; to lat. 
44 deg.42'19'' N, long. 105 deg.33'58'' W; to lat. 44 deg.40'11'' N, 
long. 105 deg.40'16'' W; thence to point of beginning.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 20, 1997.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-28956 Filed 10-30-97; 8:45 am]
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