[Federal Register: April 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 71)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA 2003-16214; Airspace Docket 02-ANM-11]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Kalispell, MT
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule will revise Class E airspace at Kalispell, MT.
An increase in Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Position System (GPS)
Standard Instrument Approach procedures (SIAP) operations at Glacier
Park International Airport, Kalispell, MT, makes it necessary to
increase the area controlled airspace. This additional controlled
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface of the
earth is necessary for the containment and safety of Instrument Flight
Rules (IFR) aircraft transitioning to/from the en route environment and
executing these SIAP procedures.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 5, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, Federal Aviation
Administration, Air Traffic Division, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA
98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-2527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On October 21, 2003, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 Code of
Federal Regulations part 71 (CFR part 71) to modify Class E airspace at
Kalispell, MT (68 FR 60049). An increase in RNAV GPS SIAP operations at
Glacier Park International Airport, Kalispell, MT, makes it necessary
to increase the area controlled airspace. This additional controlled
airspace is necessary for the containment and safety of IFR aircraft
transitioning to/from the en route environment and executing these SIAP
procedures.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding 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 7400.9L dated September 02, 2003, and
effective September 16, 2003, 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 amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revises Class E airspace at
Kalispell, MT. An increase in RNAV GPS SIAP operations at Glacier Park
International Airport, Kalispell, MT, makes it necessary to increase
the area controlled airspace. This additional controlled airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface of the earth is for
the containment and safety of IFR aircraft transitioning to/from the en
route environment and executing these SIAP procedures.
The FAA has determined that this reguation 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''
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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, 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).
Adoption of the Amendment
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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; 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 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 02, 2003, and effective September 16,
2003, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace area extending upward from 700 feet
or more above the surface of the earth.
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ANM MT E5 Kalispell, MT [Revised]
Kalispell/Glacier Park International Airport, MT
(Lat. 48[deg]18'41''N., long. 114[deg]15'18''W.);
Smith Lake Non Directional Beacon (NDB)
(Lat. 48[deg]06'30''N., long. 114[deg]27'40''W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of
the earth within a 7 mile radius of Kalispell/Glacier Park
International Airport, and within 4.8 miles each side of the
035[deg] and 215[deg] bearings from the Smith Lake NDB extending
from the 7 mile radius to 10.5 miles southwest of the NDB; that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface of the
earth bounded by a line from lat. 47[deg]30'00''N., long.
112[deg]37'30''W.; to lat. 47[deg]43'30''N., long.
112[deg]37'30''W.; to lat. 48[deg]07'30''N., long.
113[deg]30'00''W., to lat 48[deg]30'00''N., long. 113[deg]30'00''W.,
to lat 48[deg]30'00''N., long. 116[deg]03'35''W.; to lat
47[deg]30'00''N., long. 114[deg]54'23''W.; thence to point of
origin; excluding Kalispell/Glacier Park International Airport Class
D airspace, Class E2 airspace, and that airspace within Federal
Airways.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 2, 2004.
Carla J. Mawhorter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 04-8361 Filed 4-12-04; 8:45 am]
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