[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1142-1143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-385]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-19]


Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace and Modification of 
Class E Airspace; Bozeman, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM).

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SUMMARY: This proposal would establish the Bozeman, MT, Class D surface 
area airspace to accommodate the procedures associated with the 
operation of a proposed Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) at 
Gallatin Field, Bozeman, MT. This proposal would also change the Class 
E surface area from continuous status to part-time in conjunction with 
the establishment of the part-time Class D area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 22, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ANM-19, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056.
    The official docket may be examined in the office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for the Northwest Mountain Region at the same address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the office of the Manager, Air Traffic Division, Airspace 
Branch, at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6. Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 98-ANM-19, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit, with those comments, a self-addressed stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 98-
ANM-19.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in the light of comments received. All comments submitted will be 
available for examination at the address listed above both before and 
after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each 
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this 
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this NPRM by submitting a request 
to the Federal Aviation Administration, Airspace Branch, ANM-520, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056. Communications must 
identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being 
placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a copy 
of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application 
procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment of Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class D airspace 
and modifying Class E airspace at Bozeman, MT. This amendment would 
provide Class D airspace to be used with the proposed establishment of 
an ATCT at Gallatin Field. The Class E surface area would have modified 
hours, to be effective when the ATCT is closed. The FAA establishes 
Class D and E airspace where necessary to contain aircraft 
transitioning between the terminal and en route environments. The 
intended effect of this proposal is designed to provide safe and 
efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight 
operations under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and Visual Flight Rules 
(VFR) at Gallatin Field and between the terminal and en route 
transition stages.
    The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D surface airspace and Class E surface 
airspace areas are published Paragraph 5000 and Paragraph 6002, 
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and 
effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations listed in this 
document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    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, when promulgated, will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subject in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration

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proposes to amend 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  General

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ANM MT D  Bozeman, MT [New]

Bozeman, Gallatin Field, MT
    (Lat. 45 deg.46'37'' N, long. 111 deg.09'11'' W)
Bozeman ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 45 deg.46'01'' N, long. 111 deg.08'13'' W)

    Within a 44-mile radius of Gallatin Field, and within 3 miles 
each side of the Bozeman ILS northwest localizer course extending 
from the 4.4-mile radius to 14 miles northwest of Gallatin Field. 
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Director.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport

ANM MT E2  Bozeman, MT [Revised]

Bozeman, Gallatin Field, MT
    (Lat. 45 deg.46'37'' N, long. 111 deg.09'11'' W)
Bozeman ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 45 deg.46'01'' N, long. 111 deg.08'13'' W)

    Within a 4.4-mile radius of Gallatin Field, and within 3 miles 
each side of the Bozeman ILS northwest localizer course extending 
from the 4.4-mile radius to 14 miles northwest of Gallatin Field. 
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Director.
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    Issued in Seattle, Wash, on December 15, 1998.
Helen Fabian Parke,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 99-385 Filed 1-7-99; 8:45 am]
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