[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34807-34808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16604]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-ANM-03]


Establishment of Class E Airspace, Malta, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Malta, MT. Newly 
developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAP) to the Malta Airport has made this action necessary. 
Class E 700-feet and 1,200-feet controlled airspace, above the surface 
of the earth is required to contain aircraft executing procedures in 
the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).

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EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Durham, ANM-520.7, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 01-ANM-03, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056: telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On April 11, 2001, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising Class E 
airspace at Malta, MT, in order to accommodate new RNAV SIAP's at Malta 
Airport, Malta, MT (66 FR 18736). This amendment provides Class E5 
airspace at Malta, MT, to meet current criteria standards associated 
with the SIAP. Interested parties were invited to participate in the 
rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal. 
No comments were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 
CFR part 71) revises Class E airspace at Malta, MT, in order to 
accommodate new SIAP's to the Malta Airport, Malta, MT. This amendment 
revises Class E5 airspace at Malta, MT, to meet current criteria 
standards associated with the RNAV SIAP. The FAA establishes Class E 
airspace where necessary to contain aircraft transitioning between the 
terminal and en route environments. This rule is designed to provide 
for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote 
safe flight operations under IFR at the Malta Airport and between the 
terminal and en route transition stages.
    The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference. 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 7400.9H dated September 1, 2000, and effective 
September 16, 2000, 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 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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, 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 Malta, MT [New]

Malta Airport, MT
    (Lat. 48 deg.22'01" N., long. 107 deg.55'10" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within the 4.3-mile radius of the Malta Airport, and within 2.5 
miles each side of the 270 deg. bearing from the Malta Airport 
extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 6.5 miles west of the Airport, 
and within 2.5 miles each side of the 090 deg. bearing from the 
Malta Airport extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 5.4 miles east 
of the Airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1200 feet 
above the surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 48 deg.34'30" 
N., long. 108 deg.43'00" W.; to lat. 48 deg.34'30" N., long. 
107 deg.00'00" W.; to lat. 48 deg.05'12" N., long. 107 deg.00'00" 
W.; to lat. 48 deg.17'41" N., long. 108 deg.43'00" W., to the point 
of origin; excluding that airspace within Federal Airways.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 26, 2001.
Lee Daniel,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
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