[Federal Register: May 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 92)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 25806-25807] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr13my99-5] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Airspace Docket No. 99-ANM-02] Amendment of Class E Airspace; Colstrip, MT AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action amends the Colstrip, MT, Class E airspace by providing additional controlled airspace to accommodate the development of a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) utilizing the Global Positioning System (GPS) at the Colstrip Airport. EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 15, 1999. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ANM-2, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone number: (425) 227-2527. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: History On Monday 11, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Colstrip, MT, Class E airspace area (64 FR 12126). This revision provides the additional airspace necessary to encompass the new GPS Runway 6 and the GPS Runway 24 SIAP's to the Colstrip Airport, Colstrip, MT. This amendment provides a lower Class E airspace area to the west in order to meet current criteria standards associated with SIAP holding patterns. Interested parties were invited to participate in the rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments were received. 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 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, 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 Rule This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at Colstrip, MT, by providing the additional airspace necessary to fully contain new flight procedures at Colstrip Airport. The intended effect of this rule is designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at the Colstrip Airport and between the terminal and en route transition stages. 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: 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth. * * * * * ANM MT E5 Colstrip, MT [Revised] Colstrip Airport, Colstrip, MT (Lat. 45 deg.51'10''N, long. 106 deg.42'34''W) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 13.5-mile radius of Colstrip Airport; that airspace [[Page 25807]] extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the north along V-2, on the east along V-254; on the south along lat. 45 deg.30'00''N., to long. 107 deg.40'00''W., on the west along long. 107 deg.40'00''W., to V-2; excluding that airspace within Federal airways, the Billings, the Forsyth and the Miles City, MT, Class E airspace areas. * * * * * Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 30, 1999. Daniel A. Boyle, Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region. [FR Doc. 99-12059 Filed 5-12-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M