[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36286-36287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15375]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0252; Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-5]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Newcastle, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace at Newcastle, WY, to 
accommodate aircraft using the Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 
Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures at 
Mondell Field Airport. This improves the safety and management of 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. The airport 
name also is being changed to Mondell Field Airport.

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 12, 2011, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to amend controlled airspace at 
Newcastle, WY (76 FR 20281). 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 E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 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 E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in that Order.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
Part 71 by amending Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface, at Mondell Field Airport, to accommodate IFR 
aircraft using the RNAV (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures 
at the airport. This action is necessary for the safety and management 
of IFR operations. The airport name is being changed from Mondell 
Field, to Mondell Field Airport, Newcastle, WY. With the exception of 
minor corrections made to the regulatory text at the request of the 
FAA's Aeronautical Products Office, this rule is the same as that 
proposed in the NPRM.
    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

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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 establishes 
additional controlled airspace at Mondell Field Airport, Newcastle, WY.

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 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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ANM WY E5 Newcastle, WY [Modified]

Mondell Field Airport, WY
    (Lat. 43[deg]53'08'' N., long. 104[deg]19'05'' W.)
Ellsworth AFB, SD
    (Lat. 44[deg]08'42'' N., long. 103[deg]06'13'' W.)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 4 miles northeast and 8.3 miles southwest of the Mondell 
Field Airport 154[deg] and 334[deg] bearings extending from 5.3 
miles northwest to 16.1 miles southeast of the airport; that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded 
on the north by the north edge of V-86, on the east by a 45.6-mile 
radius of Ellsworth AFB, on the south by the south edge of V-26, on 
the west by a line 4.3 miles west of and parallel to the Mondell 
Field Airport 360[deg] bearing and 180[deg] bearing; that airspace 
extending upward from 7,000 feet MSL bounded on the north by the 
north edge of V-26, on the east by a 45.6-mile radius of Ellsworth 
AFB, on the south by the south edge of V-26, on the west by a line 
4.3 miles west of and parallel to the Mondell Field Airport 360[deg] 
bearing and 180[deg] bearing.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington on June 13, 2011.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2011-15375 Filed 6-21-11; 8:45 am]
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