[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35967-35968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15118]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0249; Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-6]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Bozeman, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Bozeman, Gallatin 
Field Airport, Bozeman, MT, to accommodate aircraft using Instrument 
Landing System (ILS) Localizer (LOC) standard instrument approach 
procedures at the airport. This improves the safety and management of 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action 
also adjusts the airport's geographic coordinates for the Class D and E 
airspace areas, and updates the airport name.

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, August 25, 2011. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 
publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On April 7, 2011, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to amend controlled airspace at Bozeman, 
MT (76 FR 19281). Interested parties were invited to participate in 
this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal 
to the FAA. No comments were received.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 
5000, 6002, 6004 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9U dated 
August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E 
airspace

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designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
that Order. With the exception of editorial changes, this rule is the 
same as that proposed in the NPRM.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 by modifying Class E surface airspace designated as an 
extension to Class D surface area at Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport, 
Bozeman, MT. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft 
using the ILS LOC standard instrument approach procedures at the 
airport. This action is necessary for the safety and management of IFR 
operations. The geographic coordinates of the airport for Class D 
airspace, Class E surface area airspace, and Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface, are being adjusted in 
accordance with the FAA's aeronautical database. This action also 
updates the airport name to Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport, MT, from 
Bozeman, Gallatin Field, MT.
    The FAA has determined this regulation only involves an established 
body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments 
are necessary to keep them operationally current. Therefore, this 
regulation: (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 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. The FAA's authority to 
issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the U.S. 
Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 discusses the authority of the FAA 
Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more 
detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is 
promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with 
prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to 
ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This 
regulation is within the scope of that authority as it modifies 
controlled airspace at Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport, Bozeman, MT.

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, B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 
2010 is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.

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ANM MT D Bozeman, MT [Amended]

Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport, MT
    (Lat. 45[deg]46'39'' N., long. 111[deg]09'07'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
7,000 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of Bozeman, Gallatin Field 
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.

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

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ANM MT E2 Bozeman, MT [Amended]

Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport, MT
    (Lat. 45[deg]46'39'' N., long. 111[deg]09'07'' W.)

    Within a 4.4-mile radius of Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport. 
This Class E 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.

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace designated as an extension to a 
Class D surface area.

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ANM MT E4 Bozeman, MT [Modified]

Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport, MT
    (Lat. 45[deg]46'39'' N., long. 111[deg]09'07'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3 miles 
each side of the 316[deg] bearing of Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport 
extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the airport to 15.5 miles 
northwest of the airport, and that airspace 2.4 miles each side of 
the 212[deg] bearing of the Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport 
extending from the 4.4-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles 
southwest of the airport.

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 Bozeman, MT [Amended]

Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport, MT
    (Lat. 45[deg]46'39'' N., long. 111[deg]09'07'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 13.5-mile radius of Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport, and 
within 4.8 miles northeast and 13 miles southwest of the 316[deg] 
bearing of the airport extending from the 13.5-mile radius to 24.4 
miles northwest of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 10, 2011.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2011-15118 Filed 6-20-11; 8:45 am]
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