80 FR 78986 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Butte, MT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 243 (December 18, 2015)
Federal Aviation Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 2015)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 78986-78987] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-31646] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2015-3772; Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-21] Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Butte, MT AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E surface area airspace and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Bert Mooney Airport, Butte, MT. After a review, the FAA found it necessary to amend the standard instrument approach procedures for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 1, 2016. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2015- 3772; Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-21, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800- 647-5527), is on the ground floor of the building at the above address. FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the Airspace Policy and ATC Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 29591; 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 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202- 741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html. FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is published yearly and effective on September 15. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Haga, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4563. 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 Class E airspace at Bert Mooney Airport, Butte, MT. 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. Commenters wishing the FAA to [[Page 78987]] 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-2015-3772; Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-21.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. 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 9:00 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, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. 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 procedure. Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by Reference This document would amend FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015. FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z 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 (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E surface area airspace, Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Bert Mooney Airport, Butte, MT. After a review of the airspace, the FAA found modification necessary for the safety and management of standard instrument approach procedures for IFR operations at the airport. Class E surface area airspace would be increased upward from the surface within a 4.3-mile radius of Bert Mooney Airport, with a segment extending to 11.5 miles to the northwest of the airport. Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface would be modified to within a 5.2-mile radius of Bert Mooney Airport, with a segment extending from the 5.2-mile radius to 6 miles to the southeast, 20.7 miles to the north, and 27.5 miles to the northwest of the airport. Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z, dated August 6, 2015 and effective September 15, 2015, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. 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 0 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] 0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas. * * * * * ANM MT E2 Butte, MT [Modified] Bert Mooney Airport, MT (Lat. 45[deg]57'17'' N., long. 112[deg]29'51'' W.) That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3- mile radius of the Bert Mooney Airport, and within 4.3 miles south of and parallel to the 309[deg] bearing of the airport extending from the 4.3-mile radius to the 11.5 miles northwest, thence clockwise along the 11.5-mile radius to 2.5 miles east of and parallel to the 347[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 11.5 miles north of the airport. Paragraph 6005: Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700 feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * ANM MT E5 Butte, MT [Modified] Bert Mooney Airport, MT (Lat. 45[deg]57'17'' N., long. 112[deg]29'51'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 46[deg]17'24'' N, long. 112[deg]44'15'' W; to lat. 46[deg]18'25'' N, long. 112[deg]30'26'' W; to lat. 45[deg]55'41'' N, long. 112[deg]20'52'' W; to lat. 45[deg]50'32'' N, long. 112[deg]26'02'' W; to lat. 45[deg]57'11'' N, long. 112[deg]47'54'' W; to lat. 46[deg]11'45'' N, long. 113[deg]04'28'' W; thence to point of beginning; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 45[deg]35'00'' N, long. 113[deg]05'00'' W; to lat. 46[deg]37'00'' N, long. 113[deg]05'00'' W; to lat. 46[deg]37'00'' N, long. 112[deg]26'00'' W; to lat. 46[deg]16'00'' N, long. 112[deg]00'00'' W; to lat. 45[deg]35'00'' N, long. 112[deg]00'00'' W; thence to point of beginning. Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 7, 2015. Tracey Johnson, Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center. [FR Doc. 2015-31646 Filed 12-17-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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3. Recognizing that SBA has limited The SBA welcomes comments on the subsequent amendments can be viewed
resources, should SBA create a new above questions and any other online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
certification program specific to WOSBs certification aspect of the WOSB publications/. For further information,
and EDWOSBs? If so, how should SBA Program. The SBA also welcomes any you can contact the Airspace Policy and
structure such a certification program so available data to help substantiate ATC Regulations Group, Federal
that the limited resources do not cause recommendations made in response to Aviation Administration, 800
the time period for certification to be the foregoing questions, or other Independence Avenue SW.,
overly lengthy? How should SBA potential policy options. SBA reminds Washington, DC 29591; telephone: 202–
handle the likelihood of a large number commenters that all submissions by 267–8783. The Order is also available
of firms seeking certification once the commenters are available to the public for inspection at the National Archives
certification process is operational? upon request. and Records Administration (NARA).
Should SBA consider or attempt to For information on the availability of
Maria Contreras-Sweet,
establish an online WOSB/EDWOSB FAA Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–
Administrator.
certification program, with dynamic 741–6030, or go to http://
feedback during the certification [FR Doc. 2015–31806 Filed 12–17–15; 8:45 am] www.archives.gov/federal_register/
process? BILLING CODE 8025–01–P code_of_federal-regulations/
4. What, if any, documents should ibr_locations.html.
SBA collect when certifying a firm as a FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace
WOSB or EDWOSB? Are the current DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Designations and Reporting Points, is
repository document requirements published yearly and effective on
unnecessary or significantly Federal Aviation Administration September 15.
burdensome and if so, why? FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
5. Should SBA and third-party 14 CFR Part 71
Steve Haga, Federal Aviation
certifiers utilize the same processes for [Docket No. FAA–2015–3772; Airspace Administration, Operations Support
certifying concerns as EDWOSBs and Docket No. 15–ANM–21] Group, Western Service Center, 1601
WOSBs? Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057;
6. How long should the ED/WOSB Proposed Amendment of Class E telephone (425) 203–4563.
certification process take? How would Airspace; Butte, MT
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
this compare with the current amount of AGENCY: Federal Aviation
time required for self-certification? Administration (FAA), DOT. Authority for This Rulemaking
7. Should firms that SBA finds ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking The FAA’s authority to issue rules
ineligible during the application process (NPRM). regarding aviation safety is found in
have the right to a request for Title 49 of the United States Code.
reconsideration or an appeal of that SUMMARY: This action proposes to Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
decision? If an appeal, should it be to modify Class E surface area airspace and authority of the FAA Administrator.
SBA’s Office of Hearings and Appeals Class E airspace extending upward from Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
(OHA)? Currently, firms denied 700 feet above the surface at Bert describes in more detail the scope of the
certification for the 8(a) BD program Mooney Airport, Butte, MT. After a agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
may appeal to OHA. review, the FAA found it necessary to promulgated under the authority
8. How long should a certification be amend the standard instrument described in Subtitle VII, Part, A,
valid? Currently the System for Award approach procedures for the safety and Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
Management (SAM) requires users to management of Instrument Flight Rules section, the FAA is charged with
update and verify their information (IFR) operations at the airport. prescribing regulations to assign the use
annually. Should firms certified by SBA DATES: Comments must be received on of airspace necessary to ensure the
as EDWOSBs or WOSBs be required to or before February 1, 2016. safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
update their certifications manually? ADDRESSES: Send comments on this airspace. This regulation is within the
9. Should firms need to be recertified proposal to the U.S. Department of scope of that authority as it would
annually? If not annually, how long Transportation, Docket Operations, M– amend Class E airspace at Bert Mooney
should WOSB or EDWOSB certification 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room Airport, Butte, MT.
last? How should a firm be re-certified W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
as a WOSB or EDWOSB once the time Comments Invited
Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)
period for certification expires: should it 366–9826. You must identify FAA Interested parties are invited to
have to re-apply anew, or should it be Docket No. FAA–2015–3772; Airspace participate in this proposed rulemaking
able to submit only those items to SBA Docket No. 15–ANM–21, at the by submitting such written data, views,
for review that have changed since its beginning of your comments. You may or arguments, as they may desire.
initial certification? Should there be an also submit comments through the Comments that provide the factual basis
online process that facilitates Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. supporting the views and suggestions
application or re-certification? If no You may review the public docket presented are particularly helpful in
changes have occurred, should the firm containing the proposal, any comments developing reasoned regulatory
be able to submit an affidavit or received, and any final disposition in decisions on the proposal. Comments
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declaration to that effect and be person in the Dockets Office between are specifically invited on the overall
automatically re-certified? 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
10. If a firm was previously certified through Friday, except Federal holidays. environmental, and energy-related
by a third-party certifier, should it be The Docket Office (telephone 1–800– aspects of the proposal.
able to apply to SBA for certification (or 647–5527), is on the ground floor of the Communications should identify both
re-certification), or should it be building at the above address. docket numbers and be submitted in
permitted to apply only to the entity FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace triplicate to the address listed above.
that originally certified it? Designations and Reporting Points, and Commenters wishing the FAA to
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acknowledge receipt of their comments at the airport. Class E surface area PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
on this notice must submit with those airspace would be increased upward B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
comments a self-addressed, stamped from the surface within a 4.3-mile TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
postcard on which the following radius of Bert Mooney Airport, with a REPORTING POINTS
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to segment extending to 11.5 miles to the
Docket No. FAA–2015–3772; Airspace northwest of the airport. Class E ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
Docket No. 15–ANM–21.’’ The postcard airspace extending upward from 700 part 71 continues to read as follows:
will be date/time stamped and returned feet above the surface would be
to the commenter. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
modified to within a 5.2-mile radius of
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
Availability of NPRMs Bert Mooney Airport, with a segment
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
extending from the 5.2-mile radius to 6
An electronic copy of this document miles to the southeast, 20.7 miles to the § 71.1 [Amended]
may be downloaded through the north, and 27.5 miles to the northwest
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. of the airport. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
Recently published rulemaking 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z,
Class E airspace designations are
documents can also be accessed through Airspace Designations and Reporting
published in paragraph 6002 and 6005,
the FAA’s Web page at http:// Points, dated August 6, 2015, and
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z,
www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/ effective September 15, 2015, is
dated August 6, 2015 and effective
air_traffic/publications/ amended as follows:
September 15, 2015, which is
airspace_amendments/. incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
You may review the public docket Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace
71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace Designated as Surface Areas.
containing the proposal, any comments designations listed in this document
received, and any final disposition in * * * * *
will be published subsequently in the
person in the Dockets Office (see the Order. ANM MT E2 Butte, MT [Modified]
ADDRESSES section for the address and
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and Regulatory Notices and Analyses Bert Mooney Airport, MT
(Lat. 45°57′17″ N., long. 112°29′51″ W.)
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
The FAA has determined that this That airspace extending upward from the
except federal holidays. An informal
regulation only involves an established surface within a 4.3-mile radius of the Bert
docket may also be examined during
body of technical regulations for which Mooney Airport, and within 4.3 miles south
normal business hours at the Northwest
frequent and routine amendments are of and parallel to the 309° bearing of the
Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
necessary to keep them operationally airport extending from the 4.3-mile radius to
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
current, is non-controversial and the 11.5 miles northwest, thence clockwise
Organization, Western Service Center, along the 11.5-mile radius to 2.5 miles east
unlikely to result in adverse or negative
Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind of and parallel to the 347° bearing from the
comments. It, therefore: (1) is not a
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. airport extending from the 4.3-mile radius to
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
Persons interested in being placed on 11.5 miles north of the airport.
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
a mailing list for future NPRMs should
‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Paragraph 6005: Class E Airspace Areas
contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking,
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Extending Upward from 700 feet or More
(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Above the Surface of the Earth.
Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed
does not warrant preparation of a * * * * *
Rulemaking Distribution System, which
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated
describes the application procedure. ANM MT E5 Butte, MT [Modified]
impact is so minimal. Since this is a
Availability and Summary of routine matter that will only affect air Bert Mooney Airport, MT
Documents Proposed for Incorporation traffic procedures and air navigation, it (Lat. 45°57′17″ N., long. 112°29′51″ W.)
by Reference is certified that this rule, when That airspace extending upward from 700
This document would amend FAA promulgated, would not have a feet above the surface bounded by a line
significant economic impact on a beginning at lat. 46°17′24″ N, long.
Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations
substantial number of small entities 112°44′15″ W; to lat. 46°18′25″ N, long.
and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 112°30′26″ W; to lat. 45°55′41″ N, long.
2015, and effective September 15, 2015. under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. 112°20′52″ W; to lat. 45°50′32″ N, long.
FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available 112°26′02″ W; to lat. 45°57′11″ N, long.
as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Environmental Review 112°47′54″ W; to lat. 46°11′45″ N, long.
document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists 113°04′28″ W; thence to point of beginning;
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, This proposal will be subject to an that airspace extending upward from 1,200
air traffic service routes, and reporting environmental analysis in accordance feet above the surface bounded by a line
points. with FAA Order 1050.1F, beginning at lat. 45°35′00″ N, long.
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 113°05′00″ W; to lat. 46°37′00″ N, long.
The Proposal Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 113°05′00″ W; to lat. 46°37′00″ N, long.
The FAA is proposing an amendment regulatory action. 112°26′00″ W; to lat. 46°16′00″ N, long.
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 112°00′00″ W; to lat. 45°35′00″ N, long.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 112°00′00″ W; thence to point of beginning.
(14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E
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surface area airspace, Class E airspace Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
extending upward from 700 feet above Navigation (air). Issued in Seattle, Washington, on
December 7, 2015.
the surface at Bert Mooney Airport,
The Proposed Amendment Tracey Johnson,
Butte, MT. After a review of the
airspace, the FAA found modification Accordingly, pursuant to the Manager, Operations Support Group, Western
necessary for the safety and authority delegated to me, the Federal Service Center.
management of standard instrument Aviation Administration proposes to [FR Doc. 2015–31646 Filed 12–17–15; 8:45 am]
approach procedures for IFR operations amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
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| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). | |
| Dates | Comments must be received on or before February 1, 2016. | |
| Contact | Steve Haga, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4563. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 78986 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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