[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29103-29104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14169]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-20]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Livingston, MT, and Butte, MT, and
Removal of Class E Airspace; Coppertown, MT
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action combines the Coppertown, MT, Class E airspace area
with the existing Butte, MT, Class E airspace area. This combined
airspace is now designated the Butte, MT, Class E airspace area. This
action also amends the adjacent Class E airspace at Livingston, MT, by
providing additional controlled airspace to accommodate the development
of new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) utilizing the
Global Positioning System (GPS) at the Livingston Airport.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 13, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal
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Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-ANM-20, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W.,
Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone number: (425) 227-2527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
History
On February 25, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of
Federal Regulation, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by removing the
Coppertown, MT, airspace area and revising the Livingston, MT, and
Butte, MT, Class E airspace areas (63 FR 9462). This revision provides
the additional airspace necessary to encompass a GPS SIAP for the
Mission Field Airport, Livingston, MT. This action also corrects two
errors discovered in the proposal. A spelling error and an incorrect
airport name listed in the legal description are corrected herein.
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 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective
September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1.
The Class airspace designation listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at
Livingston, MT, and Butte, MT, while also removing Class E airspace at
Coppertown, MT. This action combines the Coppertown, MT, Class E
airspace area with the existing Butte, MT, Class E airspace area. This
combined airspace is now designated the Butte, MT, Class E airspace
area. The incorrectly named Coppertown, MT, airspace does not serve an
airport, has no associated town, and is solely a navigational aid
located close to Butte, MT. This amendment also provides the additional
airspace necessary to fully encompass the GPS-A SIAP to the Mission
Field Airport, Livingston, MT. Additionally, this rule revises the
common airspace boundaries where Livingston, MT, and Butte, MT,
airspace areas meet in order to better distribute the airspace serving
the respective airports and to provide for easier cartography. The
intended effect of this rule is designed to provide safe and efficient
use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations
under Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) at the Mission Field Airport and
between the terminal and en route transition stages.
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 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 Coppertown, MT [Removed]
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ANM MT E5 Butte, MT [Revised]
Bert Mooney Airport, Butte, MT
(Lat. 45 deg.57'17'' N, long. 112 deg.29'51'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
bounded by a line beginning at lat 46 deg.20'30''N, long
112 deg.48'33''W; to lat 46 deg.10'30''N, long. 113 deg.07'03''W; to
lat 45 deg.57'05''N, long. 112 deg.47'43''W; to lat.
45 deg.51'20''N, long. 112 deg.27'33''W; to lat. 46 deg.03'20''N,
long. 112 deg.20'03''W; to lat. 46 deg.18'30''N, long.
112 deg.30'33''W; thence to point of beginning; that airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line
beginning at lat. 45 deg.35'00''N, long 113 deg.05'00''W; to lat.
46 deg.37'00''N, long. 113 deg.05'00''W; to lat 46 deg.37'00''N,
long. 112 deg.26'00''W; to lat. 46 deg.16'00''N, long.
112 deg.00'00''W; to lat. 45 deg.35'00''N, long. 112 deg.00'00''W;
thence to point of beginning; excluding that airspace within Federal
airways, and the Helena, MT, the Dillon, MT, and the Missoula, MT,
Class E airspace areas.
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ANM MT E5 Livingston, MT [Revised]
Mission Field, Livingston, MT
(Lat. 45 deg.41'58''N, long 110 deg.26'54''W
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 4.2-mile radius of the Mission Field Airport, and that
airspace bounded by a line beginning at Lat. 45 deg.40'30''N, long
110 deg.15'20''W; to lat. 45 deg.47'30''N, long. 110 deg.15'30''W;
to lat 45 deg.47'30''N, long. 110 deg.23'00''W; to lat.
46 deg.02'20''N, long. 110 deg.31'00''W; to lat. 45 deg.58'00''N,
long. 110 deg.47'15''W; to lat. 45 deg.38'45''N, long.
110 deg.37'00''W; thence to point of beginning and that airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within an area
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 46 deg.16'00''N, long
112 deg.00'00''W; to lat. 46 deg.37'00''N, long. 111 deg.30'00''W;
to lat 46 deg.37'00''N, long. 110 deg.43'00''W; to lat.
46 deg.00'00''N, long. 112 deg.29'00''W; to lat. 46 deg.00'00''N,
long. 109 deg.30'00''W; to lat. 45 deg.30'00''N, long.
109 deg.30'00''W; to lat. 45 deg.30'00''N, long. 112 deg.00'00''W;
thence to point of beginning; excluding that airspace within Federal
airways, the Helena, MT, and the Billings, MT, Class E airspace
areas.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 5, 1998.
Joe E. Gingles,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain
Region.
[FR Doc. 98-14169 Filed 5-27-98; 8:45 am]
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