[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7066-7067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3789]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ANM-15]


Establishment of Class E Airspace, Scobey, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Scobey, MT. A 
newly developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) at the Scobey 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). The effect of this action is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Scobey 
Airport, Scobey, MT.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 18, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Durham, ANM-520.7, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 00-ANM-15, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056: telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On July 23, 2001, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E 
airspace at Scobey, MT, in order to provide a safer IFR environment at 
Scobey Airport, Scobey, MT (66 FR 38223). This amendment established 
Class E5 700-feet and 1,200-feet controlled airspace at Scobey, MT, to 
contain IFR aircraft operating in the Scobey terminal area. A newly 
developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) at the Scobey Airport have made this action necessary. 
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) establishes Class E 700-feet and 1,200-feet airspace at 
Scobey, MT, in order to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Scobey Airport. A newly 
developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) at the Scobey Airport have made this action necessary. This 
amendment provides Class E5 airspace at Scobey, MT, to enhance safety 
and efficiency of IFR flight operations in the Scobey terminal area. 
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 Scobey 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 7400.9J dated August 31, 2001, and effective 
September 16, 2001, 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:

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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 7400.0J, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 
2001, 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  Scobey, MT [New]

    Scobey Airport MT
    (Lat 48 deg.48'28" N., long. 105 deg.26'22" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within the 5.5-mile radius of the Scobey Airport; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line 
beginning at lat. 49 deg. 00'00'N., long. 105 deg.36'30'W.; to lat. 
49 deg.00'00'N., long. 105 deg.00'00'W.; to lat. 48 deg.40'27'N., 
long. 105 deg.00'00'W.; to lat. 48 deg.25'00'N., long. 
104 deg.00'00'W.; to lat. 48 deg.14'18'N., long. 104 deg.00'00'W.; 
to lat. 48 deg.36'40'N., long. 105 deg.30'00'W.; to lat. 
48 deg.30'00'N., long. 105 deg.41'00'W.; to lat. 48 deg.30'00'N., 
long. 106 deg.00'00'W.; to lat. 48 deg.36'30'N., long. 
106 deg.11'55'W.; to the point of origin; excluding that airspace 
within the Glasgow, MT, and Williston, ND, Class E airspace and 
Federal Airways areas.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 27, 2001.
Daniel A. Boyle,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 02-3789 Filed 2-14-02; 8:45 am]
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