82_FR_40905 82 FR 40740 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Twin Bridges, MT

82 FR 40740 - Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Twin Bridges, MT

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 165 (August 28, 2017)

Page Range40740-40741
FR Document2017-17988

This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 and 1,200 feet above the surface, at Twin Bridges Airport, Twin Bridges, MT, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) procedures at the airport. This action would ensure the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations within the National Airspace System.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 40740-40741]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17988]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0737; Airspace Docket No. 16-ANM-12]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Twin Bridges, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 and 1,200 feet above the surface, at Twin Bridges 
Airport, Twin Bridges, MT, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) 
procedures at the airport. This action would ensure the safety and 
management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations within the 
National Airspace System.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 12, 2017.

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-2017-0737; Airspace Docket No. 16-ANM-12, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order 7400.11A, 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 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 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Clark, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511.

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 establish Class E airspace to support

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new RNAV procedures at Twin Bridges Airport, Twin Bridges, 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. 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-2017-0737; 
Airspace Docket No. 16-ANM-12''. 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 http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://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, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 
98057.

Availability and Summary of Documents Proposed for Incorporation by 
Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective 
September 15, 2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A 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 establishing Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Twin Bridges Airport, Twin 
Bridges, MT, within a 4.1-mile radius of the airport and within 4.1 
miles each side of the 011[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 
12 miles north of the airport, and within 4.1 miles each side of the 
195[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 13.5 miles south of the 
airport.
    Additionally, this proposal would establish Class E airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 20-mile 
radius of Twin Bridges Airport This proposed airspace is necessary to 
support the new RNAV procedures for runways 17 and 35 for the safety 
and management of IFR operations at the airport.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 
2016, 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.

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 7400.11A, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and 
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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ANM MT E5 Twin Bridges, MT [New]

Twin Bridges Airport, MT
(Lat. 45[deg]32'07'' N., long. 112[deg]18'08'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.1 mile radius of Twin Bridges Airport, and within 4.1 
miles each side of the 011[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
to 12 miles north of the airport, and within 4.1 miles each side of 
the 195[deg] bearing from the airport extending to 13.5 miles south 
of the airport; and that airspace upward from 1,200 feet above the 
surface within a 20-mile radius of Twin Bridges Airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 16, 2017.
David G. Parker,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2017-17988 Filed 8-25-17; 8:45 am]
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40740 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 165 / Monday, August 28, 2017 / Proposed Rules airspace would be established within 4 PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations miles northwest and 3.5 miles southeast B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR within the National Airspace System. of the 028° bearing from Madras TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND DATES: Comments must be received on Municipal Airport to 6.5 miles northeast REPORTING POINTS or before October 12, 2017. of the airport, and within 4 miles ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR ADDRESSES: Send comments on this northwest and 3.5 miles southeast of the part 71 continues to read as follows: proposal to the U.S. Department of 208° from the airport to 7.5 miles Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 southwest of the airport. Additionally, a Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building small segment 2.1 miles wide would 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Ground Floor, Room W12–140, extend from the 180° bearing from the Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– airport to 10.6 miles south of the airport. § 71.1 [Amended] 800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You This proposal is necessary for the safety ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– and management of IFR operations at 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, 2017–0737; Airspace Docket No. 16– the airport. Airspace Designations and Reporting ANM–12, at the beginning of your Class E airspace designations are Points, dated August 3, 2016, and comments. You may also submit published in paragraph 6005 of FAA effective September 15, 2016, is comments through the Internet at http:// Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, amended as follows: www.regulations.gov. and effective September 15, 2016, which Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More Designations and Reporting Points, and 71.1. The Class E airspace designations Above the Surface of the Earth. subsequent amendments can be viewed listed in this document will be * * * * * online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ published subsequently in the Order. publications/. For further information, ANM OR E5 Madras, OR [New] you can contact the Airspace Policy Regulatory Notices and Analyses Madras Municipal Airport, OR Group, Federal Aviation (Lat. 44°40′13″ N., long. 121°09′19″ W.) Administration, 800 Independence The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves an That airspace extending upward from 700 Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; feet above the surface within 4 miles telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is established body of technical northwest and 3.5 miles southeast of the 028° regulations for which frequent and also available for inspection at the bearing from Madras Municipal Airport National Archives and Records routine amendments are necessary to extending to 6.5 miles northeast of the keep them operationally current, is non- Administration (NARA). For airport, and within 4 miles northwest and 3.5 controversial and unlikely to result in miles southeast of the 208° bearing from the information on the availability of FAA adverse or negative comments. It, airport extending to 7.5 miles southwest of Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant the airport, and within 1.0 miles west and 1.1 741–6030, or go to http:// regulatory action’’ under Executive miles east of the 180° bearing from the airport www.archives.gov/federal_register/ extending to 10.6 miles south of the airport. code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_ Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August locations.html. rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 15, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant David G. Parker, Designations and Reporting Points, is preparation of a regulatory evaluation as Acting Group Manager, Operations Support published yearly and effective on the anticipated impact is so minimal. Group, Western Service Center. September 15. Since this is a routine matter that will [FR Doc. 2017–17878 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom only affect air traffic procedures and air BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, navigation, it is certified that this Operations Support Group, Western proposed rule, when promulgated, Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., would not have a significant economic DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) impact on a substantial number of small 203–4511. entities under the criteria of the Federal Aviation Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory Flexibility Act. 14 CFR Part 71 Authority for This Rulemaking Environmental Review [Docket No. FAA–2017–0737; Airspace The FAA’s authority to issue rules This proposal will be subject to an Docket No. 16–ANM–12] regarding aviation safety is found in environmental analysis in accordance Title 49 of the United States Code. Proposed Establishment of Class E Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the with FAA Order 1050.1F, Airspace; Twin Bridges, MT ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and authority of the FAA Administrator. Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final AGENCY: Federal Aviation Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, regulatory action. Administration (FAA), DOT. describes in more detail the scope of the ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking agency’s authority. This rulemaking is List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 promulgated under the authority asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with PROPOSALS (NPRM). described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Airspace, Incorporation by reference, SUMMARY: This action proposes to Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that Navigation (air). establish Class E airspace extending section, the FAA is charged with The Proposed Amendment upward from 700 and 1,200 feet above prescribing regulations to assign the use the surface, at Twin Bridges Airport, of airspace necessary to ensure the Accordingly, pursuant to the Twin Bridges, MT, to accommodate new safety of aircraft and the efficient use of authority delegated to me, the Federal area navigation (RNAV) procedures at airspace. This regulation is within the Aviation Administration proposes to the airport. This action would ensure scope of that authority as it would amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: the safety and management of establish Class E airspace to support VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Aug 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\28AUP1.SGM 28AUP1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 165 / Monday, August 28, 2017 / Proposed Rules 40741 new RNAV procedures at Twin Bridges Availability and Summary of significant economic impact on a Airport, Twin Bridges, MT. Documents Proposed for Incorporation substantial number of small entities by Reference under the criteria of the Regulatory Comments Invited Flexibility Act. This document proposes to amend Interested parties are invited to FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Environmental Review participate in this proposed rulemaking Designations and Reporting Points, by submitting such written data, views, dated August 3, 2016, and effective This proposal will be subject to an or arguments, as they may desire. September 15, 2016. FAA Order environmental analysis in accordance Comments that provide the factual basis 7400.11A is publicly available as listed with FAA Order 1050.1F, supporting the views and suggestions in the ADDRESSES section of this ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and presented are particularly helpful in document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final developing reasoned regulatory Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, regulatory action. decisions on the proposal. Comments air traffic service routes, and reporting List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 are specifically invited on the overall points. regulatory, aeronautical, economic, The Proposal Airspace, Incorporation by reference, environmental, and energy-related Navigation (air). The FAA is proposing an amendment aspects of the proposal. The Proposed Amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Communications should identify both (14 CFR) Part 71 by establishing Class E docket numbers and be submitted in Accordingly, pursuant to the airspace extending upward from 700 authority delegated to me, the Federal triplicate to the address listed above. feet above the surface at Twin Bridges Persons wishing the FAA to Aviation Administration proposes to Airport, Twin Bridges, MT, within a 4.1- amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: acknowledge receipt of their comments mile radius of the airport and within 4.1 on this notice must submit with those miles each side of the 011° bearing from PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, comments a self-addressed, stamped the airport extending to 12 miles north B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR postcard on which the following of the airport, and within 4.1 miles each TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND statement is made: ‘‘Comments to side of the 195° bearing from the airport REPORTING POINTS Docket No. FAA–2017–0737; Airspace extending to 13.5 miles south of the Docket No. 16–ANM–12’’. The postcard airport. ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR will be date/time stamped and returned Additionally, this proposal would part 71 continues to read as follows: to the commenter. establish Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, All communications received before 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, the specified closing date for comments surface within a 20-mile radius of Twin 1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. Bridges Airport This proposed airspace will be considered before taking action is necessary to support the new RNAV § 71.1 [Amended] on the proposed rule. The proposal procedures for runways 17 and 35 for contained in this notice may be changed ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in the safety and management of IFR in light of the comments received. A 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, operations at the airport. report summarizing each substantive Class E airspace designations are Airspace Designations and Reporting public contact with FAA personnel published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Points, dated August 3, 2016, and concerned with this rulemaking will be Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, effective September 15, 2016, is filed in the docket. and effective September 15, 2016, which amended as follows: Availability of NPRMs is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 71.1. The Class E airspace designations Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More An electronic copy of this document listed in this document will be Above the Surface of the Earth. may be downloaded through the published subsequently in the Order. * * * * * Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Regulatory Notices and Analyses ANM MT E5 Twin Bridges, MT [New] Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through The FAA has determined that this Twin Bridges Airport, MT the FAA’s Web page at http:// regulation only involves an established (Lat. 45°32′07″ N., long. 112°18′08″ W.) www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ body of technical regulations for which That airspace extending upward from 700 airspace_amendments/. frequent and routine amendments are feet above the surface within a 4.1 mile necessary to keep them operationally radius of Twin Bridges Airport, and within You may review the public docket current, is non-controversial and 4.1 miles each side of the 011° bearing from containing the proposal, any comments unlikely to result in adverse or negative the airport extending to 12 miles north of the received, and any final disposition in comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a airport, and within 4.1 miles each side of the person in the Dockets Office (see the ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 195° bearing from the airport extending to ADDRESSES section for the address and Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 13.5 miles south of the airport; and that phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT airspace upward from 1,200 feet above the asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with PROPOSALS 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, surface within a 20-mile radius of Twin Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 except federal holidays. An informal Bridges Airport. FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) docket may also be examined during does not warrant preparation of a Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August normal business hours at the Northwest regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 16, 2017. Mountain Regional Office of the Federal impact is so minimal. Since this is a David G. Parker, Aviation Administration, Air Traffic routine matter that will only affect air Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Organization, Western Service Center, traffic procedures and air navigation, it Group, Western Service Center. Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind is certified that this rule, when [FR Doc. 2017–17988 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. promulgated, would not have a BILLING CODE 4910–13–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Aug 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\28AUP1.SGM 28AUP1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before October 12, 2017.
ContactTom Clark, Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4511.
FR Citation82 FR 40740 
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)
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