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(2) For the purposes of these mandatory

inspections, piece-part opportunity means:

(i) The part is considered completely

disassembled when accomplished in

accordance with the disassembly instructions

in the manufacturer’s engine manual; and

(ii) The part has accumulated more than

100 cycles in service since the last piece-part

opportunity inspection, provided that the

part was not damaged or related to the cause

for its removal from the engine.’’

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of

this AD, and notwithstanding contrary

provisions in section 43.16 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 43.16), these

mandatory inspections shall be performed

only in accordance with the Airworthiness

Limitations Section of the manufacturer’s

ICA.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

(c) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an acceptable level of safety may be

used if approved by the Engine Certification

Office (ECO). Operators shall submit their

requests through an appropriate FAA

Principal Maintenance Inspector (PMI), who

may add comments and then send it to the

ECO.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this airworthiness directive,

if any, may be obtained from the ECO.

Ferry Flights

(d) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to

a location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance

Program

(e) FAA-certificated air carriers that have

an approved continuous airworthiness

maintenance program in accordance with the

record keeping requirement of § 121.369(c) of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

121.369 (c)) must maintain records of the

mandatory inspections that result from

revising the Airworthiness Limitations

Section of the Instructions for Continuous

Airworthiness (ICA) and the air carrier’s

continuous airworthiness program.

Alternately, certificated air carriers may

establish an approved system of record

retention that provides a method for

preservation and retrieval of the maintenance

records that include the inspections resulting

from this AD, and include the policy and

procedures for implementing this alternate

method in the air carrier’s maintenance

manual required by § 121.369(c) of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

121.369(c)); however, the alternate system

must be accepted by the appropriate PMI and

require the maintenance records be

maintained either indefinitely or until the

work is repeated. Records of the piece-part

inspections are not required under

§ 121.380(a)(2)(vi) of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR 121.380(a)(2)(vi)). All

other Operators must maintain the records of

mandatory inspections required by the

applicable regulations governing their

operations.

Note 3: The requirements of this AD have

been met when the engine manual changes

are made and air carriers have modified their

continuous airworthiness maintenance plans

to reflect the requirements in the engine

manuals.

(f) This amendment becomes effective on

October 23, 2000.

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on

April 14, 2000.

Jay J. Pardee,

Manager, Engine and Propeller Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–10157 Filed 4–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99–AAL–18]

Revision of Class E Airspace;

Unalaska, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action revises Class E

airspace at Unalaska, AK. The

establishment of a Global Positioning

System (GPS) instrument approach

procedure at Unalaska Airport made

this action necessary. This rule provides

adequate controlled airspace for aircraft

flying IFR procedures at Unalaska, AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 15,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob

Durand, Operations Branch, Federal

Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th

Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–

7587; telephone number (907) 271–

5898; fax: (907) 271–2850; email:

Bob.Durand@faa.gov. Internet address:

http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at

address http://162.58.28.41/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On November 19, 1999, a proposal to

amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise

the Class E airspace at Unalaska, AK,

was published in the Federal Register

(64 FR 63261). The proposal was

necessary due to the establishment of a

GPS instrument approach procedure at

Unalaska, AK. Interested parties were

invited to participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No public comments to the proposal

were received; thus, the rule is adopted

as written.

The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The coordinates for this airspace docket

are based on North American Datum 83.

The Class E airspace areas designated as

700/1200 foot transition areas are

published in paragraph 6005 in FAA

Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations

and Reporting Points, dated September

1, 1999, and effective September 16,

1999, 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.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71

revises the Class E airspace at Unalaska,

AK, through the establishment of a GPS

instrument approach. The area will be

depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot

reference. The intended effect of this

rule is to provide controlled airspace for

IFR operations at Unalaska, AK.

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.

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§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9G,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, dated September 1, 1999, and

effective September 16, 1999, is

amended as follows:

* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending

upward from 700 feet or more above the

surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Unalaska, AK [Revised]

Unalaska Airport

(Lat. 53°53′57′′ N., long. 166°32′ 42′′ W.)

Dutch Harbor NDB

(Lat. 53°54′19′′ N., long. 166°32′57′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within 6.4-mile radius

of the Unalaska Airport and within 2.9 miles

each side of the Dutch Harbor NDB 360°

bearing extending from the 6.4-mile radius to

9.5 miles north of the airport; and that

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet

above the surface within 20-mile radius north

of the airport between the Dutch Harbor NDB

305° bearing extending clockwise to the 075°

bearing.

* * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on April 14,

2000.

Anthony M. Wylie,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 00–10015 Filed 4–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

21 CFR Part 1310

[DEA Number 199F]

RIN 1117–AA52

Placement of Gamma-Butyrolactone in

List I of the Controlled Substances Act

(21 U.S.C. 802(34))

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement

Administration, Justice.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: Public Law 106–172, signed

into law on February 18, 2000, and

known as the ‘‘Hillory J. Farias and

Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug

Prohibition Act of 1999,’’ amends

section 102(34) of the Controlled

Substances Act as amended (CSA) by

designating gamma-butyrolactone

(GBL), the precursor to gammahydroxybutyric acid (GHB), as a List I

chemical. Reflecting this change in

stature, the Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA) is amending its

regulation to reflect the status of GBL as

a List I chemical subject to the

requirements of the CSA and its

regulations. Establishment of a

threshold for GBL will be the subject of

a separate rulemaking. Therefore, unless

and until a threshold is established, any

distribution of GBL is a regulated

transaction as described by 21 CFR

1300.02(b)(28). All handlers of GBL

must comply with the CSA regulatory

requirements pertaining to List I

chemicals as described in the body of

this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank L. Sapienza, Chief, Drug and

Chemical Evaluation Section, Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration, Washington, DC 20537.

DATES: Effective: April 24, 2000.

Registration application deadline:

DEA must receive a properly completed

DEA–510 registration application with

fee from handlers of GBL on or before

July 24, 2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

What Is DEA Doing and Whom Does It

Effect?

GBL is gamma-butyrolactone, the

precursor used in the clandestine

production of gamma-hydroxybutyric

acid (GHB). This Final Rule deals solely

with amending 21 CFR 1310.02(a) to

reflect that GBL is a List I chemical as

established by Public Law 106–172.

Consequently any person who imports,

exports, or distributes GBL must register

with DEA and make required records

and reports.

What Authority Does DEA Have To Do

This?

On February 18, 2000, Public Law

106–172 was enacted. This law requires

the Attorney General (AG) to add

gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) to

Schedule I no later than April 18, 2000.

Effective on February 18, 2000, Congress

also specifically designated the GHB

precursor, gamma-butyrolactone (GBL)

as a List I chemical.

Why Is This Being Published as a Final

Rule?

This publication amends 21 CFR

1310.02(a) to reflect the fact that

Congress made GBL a List I chemical.

For regulatory purposes, this action

leaves DEA no discretion. Therefore,

DEA is publishing this action as a Final

Rule.

Why Was Control of GBL Necessary?

Law enforcement authorities have

identified GBL in many GHB

clandestine laboratories and

documented its use as a precursor in the

clandestine synthesis of GHB. There are

no chemical substitutes for GBL as a

precursor in the clandestine synthesis of

GHB. Congress recognized that control

of GBL as a List I chemical is necessary

to prevent diversion for use in the illicit

production of GHB and made it a List

I chemical. This Final Rule amends 21

CFR 1310.02(a) to reflect the fact that

GBL is a List I chemical subject to the

requirements of the CSA and its

regulations.

Is GBL Subject to Any Other Controls

Under the CSA?

In addition to GBL functioning as a

chemical precursor for the manufacture

of GHB, it also produces psychoactive

effects. If taken for human consumption,

GBL and other chemicals, including 1,4-

butanediol, are swiftly converted into

GHB by the body. Abuse of these and

other GHB-like substances is a

significant law enforcement and public

health problem. GBL and 1,4-butanediol

are structurally and pharmacologically

similar to GHB and are often substituted

for GHB. Under certain circumstances

they may satisfy the definition of a

controlled substance analogue (21

U.S.C. 802(32)). Congress expressly

contemplated this possibility by

amending 21 U.S.C. 802(32) to state that

the designation of GBL or any other

chemical as a Listed chemical does not

preclude a finding that the chemical is

a controlled substance analogue and

subject to the provisions of 21 U.S.C.

813.

Is There a Threshold for Transactions

in GBL?

Public Law 106–172 did not establish

a threshold for regulated transactions

involving GBL. Therefore, the DEA is

reviewing available data, including that

provided by commenters in response to

the Federal Register publication

‘‘Industrial Uses and Handling of

Gamma-butyrolactone; Solicitation of

Information’’ (63 FR 56941), regarding

an appropriate threshold. This will be

the subject of a separate rulemaking and

will provide an opportunity for public

comment. Until and unless a threshold

is established, all covered transactions

involving any amount of GBL are

subject to the CSA regulatory

requirements.

Each regulated person who engages in

a regulated transaction involving GBL

must keep a record of the transaction

and file reports under certain

circumstances (21 CFR 1300.02(b)(28)).

If a threshold is established for GBL, the

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements will only apply to

transactions, including cumulative