Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kalispell, MT, 16250-16251 [06-3111]

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• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 62 (Friday, March 31, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16250-16251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3111]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket FAA 2005-23157; Airspace Docket 05-ANM-15]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kalispell, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proosed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise Class E surface airspace at 
Kalispell, MT. This action is necessary for the safety of Instrument 
Flight Rules (FR) aircraft executing Instrument Landing System (ILS) 
approach procedures to the newly extended runway at Kalispell/Glacier 
Park International Airport, Kalispell, MT.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 15, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify FAA Docket 
No. FAA-2005-23157 and Airspace Docket No. 05-ANM-15, at the beginning 
of your comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at 
https://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Western En Route and Oceanic Area Office, Airspace 
Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056; telephone (425) 
227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY 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 energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. 
2005-23157 and Airspace Docket No. 05-ANM-15) 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 https://dms.got.gov.
    Commenters wishing to FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
on this action must submit, with those comments, a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to FAA Docket No. 2005-23157 and Airspace Docket No. 05-ANM-15.'' 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 NPRM

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at https://www.faa.gov 
or the Federal Register's Web page at https://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
index.html.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see ADDRESSES section for 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 office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Western En Route and Oceanic Area Office, Airspace 
Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, 
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by revising the Class E surface airspace 
area at Kalispell, MT. The runway was recently extended at Kalispell/
Glacier International Airport. Since the runway threshold was 
relocated, this created a requirement for additional surface airspace 
to accommodate aircraft arriving via the redesigned ILS approach 
procedure. This action is necessary for the safety of IFR aircraft 
executing ILS approach procedures at Kalispell/Glacier International 
Airport, Kalispell, MT.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6000 of 
FAA Order 7400.9N, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated 
September 1, 2005, and effective September 15, 2005, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this document would be published subsequently in 
the order.
    The FAA has determined that 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 Department of Transportation (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 proposed 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.

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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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

    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 part 71.1 of the FAA 
Order 7400.9N, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated 
September 1, 2005, and effective September 15, 2005, is amended as 
follows:

Paragraph 6002--Class E Airspace

ANM MT E Kalispell, MT [Revised]

Kalispell/Glacier Park International Airport, MT
    (Lat. 48[deg]18'38'' N., long. 114[deg]15'22'' W.)
Smith Lake NDB
    (Lat. 48[deg]06'30'' N., long. 114[deg]27'40'' W.)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of the Kalispell/Glacier Park 
International Airport, and within 1.8 miles each side of the 
17[deg](M) 035[deg](T) bearing from the Smith Lake NDB extending 
southwest from the 4.3-mile radius to the Smith Lake NBD.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 9, 2006.
R.D. Engelke,
Acting Area Director, Western En Route and Oceanic Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-3111 Filed 3-30-06; 8:45 am]
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