[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35914-35915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17241]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-ANM-12]


Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; Kalispell, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This proposal would establish the Kalispell, MT, Class D 
surface area airspace to accommodate the procedures associated with the 
operation of a new Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) at Glacier Park 
International Airport, Kalispell, MT.

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DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
01-ANM-12, 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: Brian Durham, ANM-520.7, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 01-ANM-12, 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. 01-
ANM-12.'' 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 
procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class D airspace 
at Kalispell, MT. This amendment would provide Class D airspace to be 
used with the establishment of a new operational ATCT at Glacier Park 
International Airport. This amendment would allow the proper type of 
airspace to be established to promote safety of flight while the ATCT 
is operational. The FAA establishes Class D airspace where necessary to 
protect aircraft transitioning between the terminal and en route 
environments, and to provide local Visual Flight Rules (VFR) sequencing 
by ATCT personnel. 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 VFR at 
Glacier Park International Airport 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 areas are published in 
Paragraph 5000, 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 D airspace designation 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 Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration 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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  General.

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ANM MT D  Kalispell, MT [New]

Glacier Park International Airport, Kalispell, MT
    (Lat. 48 deg.18'41" N, long. 114 deg.15'17" W)

    That airspace extending upwards from the surface to and 
including 5,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Glacier 
Park International Airport. 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 Directory.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 29, 2001.
Lee Daniel,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 01-17241 Filed 7-9-01; 8:45 am]
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