Federal Register: April 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 74)
DOCID: fr19ap10-14 FR Doc 2010-8854
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 71
Docket ID: [Docket No. FAA-2009-1220; Airspace Docket No. 09-ANM-30]
NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES
DOCID: fr19ap10-14
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Bozeman, MT
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 3, 2010.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Gallatin Field Airport, Bozeman, MT, to accommodate aircraft using a new VHF OmniDirectional Radio Range (VOR) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Gallatin Field Airport. This action would enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations at the airport.
SUMMARY:
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Bozeman, MT
SUPPLEMENTAL 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 energyrelated aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA 20091220 and Airspace Docket No. 09ANM30) and be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this action must submit with those comments a selfaddressed stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA Docket No. FAA20091220 and Airspace Docket No. 09ANM30.'' 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 light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in the public docket 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 NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http:// www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_ amendments/.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 2679677,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 112A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application procedure.
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The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class E airspace at Gallatin Field Airport, Bozeman, MT. Additional controlled airspace designated as an extension to a Class D surface area, and airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, is necessary to accommodate aircraft using the new VOR SIAP's at Gallatin Field Airport, Bozeman, MT. This action would enhance the safety and management of instrument flight rules operations at the airport.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6004 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9T, signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 2009, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in this Order.
The FAA has determined this proposed regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed rule, when promulgated, would 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, describes the authority for 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 the 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 would modify controlled airspace at Gallatin Field Airport, Bozeman, MT.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: PART 71DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE 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, 19591963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the FAA Order
7400.9T, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 27,
2009, and effective September 15, 2009 is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6004Class E airspace are as 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]46'37'' 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 Gallatin Field Airport,
extending from the 4.4mile radius of the airport to 14 miles
northwest of Gallatin Field Airport; and that airspace 2.4 miles
each side of the 212[deg] bearing of the Gallatin Field Airport,
extending from the 4.4mile radius of the airport to 7 miles northwest of Gallatin Field 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 [Modified]
Bozeman, Gallatin Field Airport, MT
(Lat. 45[deg]46'37'' N., long. 111[deg]09'07'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 13.5mile radius of Gallatin Field Airport, and within 4.8 miles northeast and 13 miles southwest of the 316[deg] bearing of the airport extending from the 13.5mile radius to 24.4 miles northwest of Gallatin Field Airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 7, 2010. Robert E. Henry,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center. [FR Doc. 20108854 Filed 41610; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 2034537.