[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35917-35918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17242]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-ANM-08]


Proposed Amendment to Class E2 Airspace, Coppertown, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E2 airspace at 
Coppertown, MT and to change the designation of this airspace to Butte, 
MT. A recently installed weather reporting device qualifies the E2 
airspace to be effective continuously. Class E2 controlled airspace, 
above the surface of the earth is required to contain aircraft 
executing the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the Bert 
Mooney Airport, Butte, MT. The intended effect of this proposal is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Bert Mooney 
Airport, Butte, MT. Additionally, this action proposes to change the 
designation of this airspace by removing the designation of Coppertown, 
MT, and designating it as Butte, MT to adequately reflect the proper 
name of the airspace.

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-08, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056.
    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-08, 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 action must 
submit, with those comments, a self-addressed stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 01-
ANM-08.'' 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 action 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 docket 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 amending the Class E airspace 
at Coppertown, MT. The effective times for Class E2 airspace at Bert 
Mooney Airport, Butte, MT was restricted by NOTAM due to the 
availability of weather reporting. Newly installed weather reporting 
equipment at the Bert Mooney Airport now qualifies the Class E2 
airspace for continuous operations. This action would promote safe 
flight to Bert Mooney Airport by Class E2 controlled airspace above the 
surface of the earth is required to contain aircraft executing the 
instrument flight operations at Bert Mooney Airport. Class E2 airspace 
is required to contain aircraft executing the instrument flight 
operations at Bert Mooney Airport.
    The legal designation of Coppertown, MT, does not adequately 
reflect the airspace and airport this legal description supports. 
Confusion has occurred by airspace researchers analyzing the Butte, MT, 
Class E2 airspace as it is listed as Coppertown. Therefore, this 
amendment also proposes to change the designation of this Class E2 
airspace from Coppertown, MT, to Butte, MT. The intended effect of this 
proposal is designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the 
navigable airspace. This proposal would promote safe flight operations 
under IFR at the Bert Mooney 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 E airspace designated as surface area for an 
airport, are published in Paragraph 6002, 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 would be published subsequently in 
the Order.

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    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 11013; 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 6002  Class E airspace designated as surface area for an 
airport.

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ANM MT E2  Coppertown, MT [Remove]

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ANM MT E2  Butte, MT [New]

Bert Mooney Airport, MT
    (Lat. 45 deg.57'17" N., long. 112 deg.29'57" W.)
Coppertown VORTAC
    (Lat. 46 deg.01'58" N., long. 112 deg.44'50" W.)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of the Bert Mooney Airport; and within 
1.8 miles each side of the Coppertown VORTAC 115 deg. radial 
extending from the 4.3-mile radius to the VORTAC, and within 2.7 
miles each side of the 316 deg. bearing from the airport extending 
from the 4.3-mile radius to 11.4 miles northwest of the airport.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 29, 2001.
Lee Daniel,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 01-17242 Filed 7-9-01; 8:45 am]
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