[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61785-61786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29681]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airpace Docket No. 99-ANM-08]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Glendive, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E En Route Domestic Airspace 
Area in the vicinity of Glendive, MT. The effect of this action is to 
provide controlled airspace for the development of an off-airway route 
between Bismarck, ND, and Glendive, MT.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 30, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal

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Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ANM-08, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., 
Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On September 1, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing the 
Glendive, MT, Class E En Route Domestic Airspace Area (64 FR 47718). 
This establishment of the Class E area is in support of an air taxi 
operator for the purpose of conducting direct routing in Instrument 
Flight Conditions (IFR) between Bismarck, ND, and Glendive, MT. The FAA 
establishes Class E airspace in those areas where there is a 
requirement to provide IFR en route air traffic control services but 
the Federal airway segment is inadequate. This rule allows controlled 
airspace between the two cities, thereby allowing direct route flight 
and saving considerable time over present available non-direct routes. 
Interested parties were invited to participant 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 designated as en route 
domestic airspace areas are published in Paragraph 6006 of FAA Order 
7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, 
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 establishes an En Route Domestic 
Airspace Area in the vicinity of Glendive, MT. 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 IFR 
between Bismarck, ND, and Glendive, MT.
    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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6006  Class E airspace designated as an en route domestic 
airspace area.

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Glendive, MT [New]

    That airspace extending upward from 1200 feet AGL bounded on the 
east by the west edge of V-493, on the south by the north edge of V-
2, and on the northwest by the southeast edge of V-545.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 26, 1999.
Daniel A. Boyle,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 99-29681 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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