[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9412-9413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4767]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-04]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Poplar, MT; and Revision of 
Class E Airspace; Wolf Point, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Poplar, MT, Class E airspace and 
revises the Wolf Point, MT, Class E airspace. The airspace is necessary 
in order to fully encompass the procedures for a new Global Positioning 
System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at the 
Poplar Airport, Poplar, MT.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-ANM-04, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On December 5, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E 
airspace area at Poplar, MT, and revising Class E airspace at Wolf 
Point, MT (62 FR 64322). This action would provide the airspace to 
fully encompass a SIAP at Poplar Airport. 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 
Poplar Airport, the Wolf Point, L M Clayton Airport, and the Wolf Point 
NDB. 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.

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The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace at 
Poplar, MT, and revises adjacent airspace at Wolf Point, MT. This 
airspace is necessary to fully encompass the GPS Runway 9 approach and 
associated holding pattern for the Poplar Airport, Poplar, MT. This 
rule establishes a 700-foot Class E area within a 9.1-mile radius 
around the Poplar Airport and amends the adjacent 1200-foot Class E 
airspace at Wolf Point, MT, that fully encompasses the holding 
procedure associated with the SIAP. The FAA establishes Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL where necessary to contain 
aircraft transitioning between the terminal and en route environments. 
The intended effect of this proposal would be to provide safe and 
efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight 
operations under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at the Poplar Airport 
and between the terminal and en route transition stages.
    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 MT E5  Poplar, MT [New]

Poplar Airport, MT
    (Lat. 48 deg.07'00''N, long. 105 deg.11'17''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 9.1-mile radius of the Poplar, MT, airport.
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ANM MT E5  Wolf Point, MT [Revised]

Wolf Point, L M Clayton Airport, MT
    (Lat. 48 deg.05'40''N, long. 105 deg.34'30''W)
Wolf Point NDB
    (Lat. 48 deg.06'16''N, long. 105 deg.36'07''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.4-mile radius of the Wolf Point NDB; that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line 
beginning at lat. 47 deg.48'00''N, long. 104 deg.58'00''W; to lat. 
47 deg.48'00''N, long. 106 deg.00'02''W; to lat. 48 deg.20'00''N, 
long. 106 deg.00'02''W; to lat. 48 deg.20'00''N, long. 
104 deg.58'00''W; thence to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 9, 1998.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 98-4767 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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