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Proposed Amendment of Class D and
E airspace; Kalispell, MT
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
modify Class D airspace at Glacier Park
International Airport. This action also
proposes to modify Class E airspace,
designated as a surface area.
Additionally, this action proposes to
modify Class E airspace, extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface.
Further, this action proposes to modify
Class E airspace, extending upward
from 1,200 feet above the surface. This
action also proposes to remove the
Smith Lake NDB from the Class E
airspace legal descriptions. Lastly, this
action proposes several administrative
corrections to the airspace legal
descriptions. This action would ensure
the safety and management of
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations
at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1–
800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You
must identify FAA Docket No. FAA–
2020–0825; Airspace Docket No. 20–
ANM–27, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments through the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
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FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
online at https://www.faa.gov/air_
traffic/publications/. For further
information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
also available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of FAA
Order 7400.11E at NARA, email
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 2200 S.
216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198;
telephone (206) 231–3695.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in
Title 49 of the United States Code.
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes 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 would
amend the Class D and Class E airspace
at Glacier Park International Airport,
Kalispell, MT, to support IFR operations
at the airport.
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 and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above.
Persons wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments
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on this notice must submit with those
comments a self-addressed, stamped
postcard on which the following
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
Docket No. FAA–2020–0825; Airspace
Docket No. 20–ANM–27’’. The postcard
will be date/time stamped and returned
to the commenter.
All communications received before
the specified closing date for comments
will be considered before taking action
on the proposed rule. The proposal
contained in this notice may be changed
in light of the comments received. 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 https://www.regulations.gov.
Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through
the FAA’s web page at https://
www.faa.gov/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 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 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, 2200 S.
216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order
7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
Part 71 by modifying the Class D
airspace at Glacier Park International
Airport, Kalispell, MT. To properly
contain IFR aircraft, this action proposes
to add an extension to the airspace
northeast of the airport. The airspace
area would be described as follows:
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That airspace extending upward from
the surface to and including 5,500 feet
MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the
airport, and within 1.2 miles each side
of the 032° bearing from the airport,
extending from the 4.3-mile radius to
5.6 miles northeast of Glacier Park
International Airport. This Class D
airspace area is effective during the
specific dates and times established, in
advance, by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Chart
Supplement.
This action also proposes to modify
Class E airspace, designated as a surface
area, to be coincident with the new
Class D dimensions. This airspace area
is also part-time and this action
proposes to add the appropriate
verbiage to the airspace legal
description. The airspace area would be
described as follows: That airspace
extending upward from the surface
within a 4.3-mile radius of the airport,
and within 1.2 miles each side of the
032° bearing from the airport, extending
from the 4.3-mile radius to 5.6 miles
northeast of Glacier Park International
Airport. This Class E airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and
times established, in advance, by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Chart Supplement.
Additionally, this action proposes to
modify Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface.
The action proposes to properly size the
airspace to contain IFR departures to
1,200 feet above the surface and IFR
arrivals descending below 1,500 feet
above the surface. The airspace area
would be described as follows: That
airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 7.5-mile
radius of the airport, and within 2.3
miles each side of the 138° bearing from
the airport, extending from the 7.5-mile
radius to 13.4 miles southeast of the
airport, and with 2 miles each side of
the 215° bearing from the airport,
extending from the 7.5-mile radius to
19.5 miles southwest of Glacier Park
International Airport.
This action also proposes to modify
Class E airspace extending upward from
1,200 feet above the surface. This area
is designed to contain IFR aircraft
transitioning to/from the terminal and
en route environments. The airspace
area would be described as follows:
That airspace extending upward from
1,200 feet above the surface within a 25mile radius of the airport beginning at
the 270° bearing from the airport,
clockwise to the 090° bearing from the
airport, thence along the 090° bearing to
45 miles east of the airport, thence
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within a 45-mile radius of the airport
clockwise to the 270° bearing from the
airport, thence along the 270° bearing to
the point of beginning, 25 miles west of
Glacier Park International Airport.
The action proposes to remove the
Smith Lake NDB and all references to
the NDB from the Class E2 and Class E5
text headers and the airspace legal
descriptions. The navigational aid is not
needed to define the airspace. Removal
of the navigational aid allows the
airspace to be defined from a single
reference point which simplifies how
the airspace is described.
Lastly, this action proposes several
administrative corrections to the
airspaces’ legal descriptions. In the
Class D legal description, the last
sentence contains the term ‘‘Airport/
Facilities Directory’’ this action
proposes to update the term to ‘‘Chart
Supplement’’. This action proposes to
remove the city name from the second
line of Class D, Class E2, and Class E5
the text header. The airport’s geographic
coordinates do not match the FAA
database; this action proposes to update
the geographic coordinates in all of the
airspace areas to ‘‘lat. 48°18′38″ N, long.
114°15′22″ W’’
Class D, E2, and E5 airspace
designations are published in
paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6005,
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11E,
dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The Class E airspace designations
listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
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, is non-controversial, and
unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. 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, when
promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
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under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an
environmental analysis in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F,
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
regulatory action.
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 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(f), 106(g), 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, is
amended as follows:
■
Paragraph 5000
Class D Airspace.
*
*
*
*
*
ANM MT D Kalispell, MT [Amended]
Glacier Park International Airport, MT
(Lat. 48°18′38″ N, long. 114°15′22″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 5,500 feet MSL
within a 4.3-mile radius of the airport, and
within 1.2 miles each side of the 032° bearing
from the airport, extending from the 4.3-mile
radius to 5.6 miles northeast of Glacier Park
International Airport. This Class D airspace
area is effective during the specific dates and
times established, in advance, by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will
thereafter be continuously published in the
Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace
Designated as a Surface Area.
*
*
*
*
*
ANM MT E2 Kalispell, MT [Amended]
Glacier Park International Airport, MT
(Lat. 48°18′38″ N, long. 114°15′22″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface within a 4.3-mile radius of the
airport, and within 1.2 miles each side of the
032° bearing from the airport, extending from
the 4.3-mile radius to 5.6 miles northeast of
Glacier Park International Airport. This Class
E airspace area is effective during the specific
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dates and times established, in advance, by
a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
*
*
*
*
*
ANM MT E5 Kalispell, MT [Amended]
Glacier Park International Airport, MT
(Lat. 48°18′38″ N, long. 114°15′22″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 7.5-mile
radius of the airport, and within 2.3 miles
each side of the 138° bearing from the airport,
extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 13.4
miles southeast of the airport, and with 2
miles each side of the 215° bearing from the
airport, extending from the 7.5-mile radius to
19.5 miles southwest of the airport; and that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet
above the surface within a 25-mile radius of
the airport beginning at the 270° bearing from
the airport, clockwise to the 090° bearing
from the airport, thence along the 090°
bearing to 45 miles east of the airport, thence
within a 45-mile radius of the airport
clockwise to the 270° bearing from the
airport, thence along the 270° bearing to the
point of beginning, 25 miles west of Glacier
Park International Airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on
September 18, 2020.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support
Group, Western Service Center.
Dated: August 21, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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AGENCY:
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Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
ACTION:
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SUMMARY:
Notification of public meeting;
request for comments.
[Docket No. RM20–20–000]
Petition for Rulemaking of Bloom
Energy Corporation; Correction
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Petition for rulemaking;
correcting amendment.
AGENCY:
This document contains a
correction to the Petition for rulemaking
(RM18–20–000) which published in the
Federal Register on Friday, September
18, 2020 (85 FR 58300). The docket
number was incorrect. This document
corrects the docket number in this
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Petition for rulemaking informing that
Bloom Energy Corporation submitted a
petition for rulemaking requesting that
the Commission clarify that the thermal
energy output produced by a toppingcycle facility’s solid oxide fuel cell
system when used to reform methane
and produce hydrogen for fuel for
electricity generation by that facility is
useful thermal energy output that would
enable the facility powered by such fuel
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meetings entitled ‘‘Requirements for
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‘‘Requirements for Additional
Traceability Records for Certain Foods,’’
which was issued under the FDA Food
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These public meetings are intended to
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0825; Airspace Docket No. 20-ANM-27]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of Class D and E airspace; Kalispell, MT
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D airspace at Glacier
Park International Airport. This action also proposes to modify Class E
airspace, designated as a surface area. Additionally, this action
proposes to modify Class E airspace, extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface. Further, this action proposes to modify Class E
airspace, extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface. This
action also proposes to remove the Smith Lake NDB from the Class E
airspace legal descriptions. Lastly, this action proposes several
administrative corrections to the airspace legal descriptions. This
action would ensure the safety and management of instrument flight
rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
1-800-647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2020-0825; Airspace Docket No. 20-ANM-27, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of FAA Order 7400.11E at NARA, email [email protected]
or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Van Der Wal, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S. 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-3695.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes 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 would amend the Class D and Class E airspace at Glacier Park
International Airport, Kalispell, MT, to support IFR operations at the
airport.
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 and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Persons wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2020-0825;
Airspace Docket No. 20-ANM-27''. The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the
comments received. 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 https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://www.faa.gov/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 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 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, 2200 S. 216th Street, Des Moines, WA
98198.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order 7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations Part 71 by modifying the Class D airspace at Glacier Park
International Airport, Kalispell, MT. To properly contain IFR aircraft,
this action proposes to add an extension to the airspace northeast of
the airport. The airspace area would be described as follows:
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That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 5,500
feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the airport, and within 1.2 miles
each side of the 032[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the
4.3-mile radius to 5.6 miles northeast of Glacier Park International
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established, in advance, by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Chart Supplement.
This action also proposes to modify Class E airspace, designated as
a surface area, to be coincident with the new Class D dimensions. This
airspace area is also part-time and this action proposes to add the
appropriate verbiage to the airspace legal description. The airspace
area would be described as follows: That airspace extending upward from
the surface within a 4.3-mile radius of the airport, and within 1.2
miles each side of the 032[deg] bearing from the airport, extending
from the 4.3-mile radius to 5.6 miles northeast of Glacier Park
International Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during
the specific dates and times established, in advance, by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Chart Supplement.
Additionally, this action proposes to modify Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface. The action proposes
to properly size the airspace to contain IFR departures to 1,200 feet
above the surface and IFR arrivals descending below 1,500 feet above
the surface. The airspace area would be described as follows: That
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 7.5-
mile radius of the airport, and within 2.3 miles each side of the
138[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 7.5-mile radius
to 13.4 miles southeast of the airport, and with 2 miles each side of
the 215[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 7.5-mile
radius to 19.5 miles southwest of Glacier Park International Airport.
This action also proposes to modify Class E airspace extending
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface. This area is designed to
contain IFR aircraft transitioning to/from the terminal and en route
environments. The airspace area would be described as follows: That
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a
25-mile radius of the airport beginning at the 270[deg] bearing from
the airport, clockwise to the 090[deg] bearing from the airport, thence
along the 090[deg] bearing to 45 miles east of the airport, thence
within a 45-mile radius of the airport clockwise to the 270[deg]
bearing from the airport, thence along the 270[deg] bearing to the
point of beginning, 25 miles west of Glacier Park International
Airport.
The action proposes to remove the Smith Lake NDB and all references
to the NDB from the Class E2 and Class E5 text headers and the airspace
legal descriptions. The navigational aid is not needed to define the
airspace. Removal of the navigational aid allows the airspace to be
defined from a single reference point which simplifies how the airspace
is described.
Lastly, this action proposes several administrative corrections to
the airspaces' legal descriptions. In the Class D legal description,
the last sentence contains the term ``Airport/Facilities Directory''
this action proposes to update the term to ``Chart Supplement''. This
action proposes to remove the city name from the second line of Class
D, Class E2, and Class E5 the text header. The airport's geographic
coordinates do not match the FAA database; this action proposes to
update the geographic coordinates in all of the airspace areas to
``lat. 48[deg]18'38'' N, long. 114[deg]15'22'' W''
Class D, E2, and E5 airspace designations are published in
paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11E,
dated July 21, 2020, and effective September 15, 2020, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in
the Order.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
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, is
non-controversial, and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. 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, when promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.
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 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(f), 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 FAA Order 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
* * * * *
ANM MT D Kalispell, MT [Amended]
Glacier Park International Airport, MT
(Lat. 48[deg]18'38'' N, long. 114[deg]15'22'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
5,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the airport, and within
1.2 miles each side of the 032[deg] bearing from the airport,
extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 5.6 miles northeast of Glacier
Park International Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective
during the specific dates and times established, in advance, by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as a Surface Area.
* * * * *
ANM MT E2 Kalispell, MT [Amended]
Glacier Park International Airport, MT
(Lat. 48[deg]18'38'' N, long. 114[deg]15'22'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of the airport, and within 1.2 miles each side of the
032[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 4.3-mile
radius to 5.6 miles northeast of Glacier Park International Airport.
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific
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dates and times established, in advance, by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
* * * * *
ANM MT E5 Kalispell, MT [Amended]
Glacier Park International Airport, MT
(Lat. 48[deg]18'38'' N, long. 114[deg]15'22'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.5-mile radius of the airport, and within 2.3 miles each
side of the 138[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the
7.5-mile radius to 13.4 miles southeast of the airport, and with 2
miles each side of the 215[deg] bearing from the airport, extending
from the 7.5-mile radius to 19.5 miles southwest of the airport; and
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface
within a 25-mile radius of the airport beginning at the 270[deg]
bearing from the airport, clockwise to the 090[deg] bearing from the
airport, thence along the 090[deg] bearing to 45 miles east of the
airport, thence within a 45-mile radius of the airport clockwise to
the 270[deg] bearing from the airport, thence along the 270[deg]
bearing to the point of beginning, 25 miles west of Glacier Park
International Airport.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on September 18, 2020.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2020-21881 Filed 10-2-20; 8:45 am]
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