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to accomplish the visual inspection of

the fuel nozzle screen, and that the

average labor rate is $60 per work hour.

Required parts would cost

approximately $150 per engine. If the

fuel nozzle screen is contaminated, it

must be replaced and the entire fuel

system must be inspected. The FAA

estimates these actions to take 8 work

hours, with a parts cost of $2,600 per

engine. Based on these figures, the total

cost impact of the proposed AD on US

operators is estimated to be $1,814,400.

Regulatory Impact

This proposal does not have

federalism implications, as defined in

Executive Order No. 13132, because it

would not have a substantial direct

effect on the States, on the relationship

between the national government and

the States, or on the distribution of

power and responsibilities among the

various levels of government.

Accordingly, the FAA has not consulted

with state authorities prior to

publication of this proposal.

For the reasons discussed above, I

certify that this proposed regulation (1)

is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’

under Executive Order No. 12866; (2) is

not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44

FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and (3) if

promulgated, will not have a significant

economic impact, positive or negative,

on a substantial number of small entities

under the criteria of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act. A copy of the draft

regulatory evaluation prepared for this

action is contained in the Rules Docket.

A copy of it may be obtained by

contacting the Rules Docket at the

location provided under the caption

ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes to amend part

39 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

(14 CFR part 39) as follows:

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS

DIRECTIVES

1. The authority citation for part 39

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

§ 39.13 [Amended]

2. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding the following new airworthiness

directive:

Allison Engine Company: Docket No. 99–

NE–47–AD.

Applicability: Allison Engine Company

250-C18 series and 250-C20 series turboshaft

engines, installed on, but not limited to the

following rotorcraft: AGUSTA Models A109,

A109A, A109AII, A109C; Bell Helicopter

Textron Models 47, 206, 206A, 206B, 206L,

206L–1, 206L–4; Enstrom Helicopter Models

TH–28, 480; Eurocopter Canada Limited

Model BO 105 LS A–3; Eurocopter France

Models AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1,

AS355F2; Eurocopter Deutschland Models

BO–105A, BO–105C, BO–105S, BO–105LS

A–1; Hiller Aviation Model FH–1100;

McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company

Models 369D, 369E, 369F, 369H, 369HM,

369HS, 369HE, 369FF, 500N; Rogerson Hiller

Corp. Model UH–12E; Schweizer Aircraft

Corporation Model 269D.

Note 1: This airworthiness directive (AD)

applies to each engine identified in the

preceding applicability provision, regardless

of whether it has been modified, altered, or

repaired in the area subject to the

requirements of this AD. For engines that

have been modified, altered, or repaired so

that the performance of the requirements of

this AD is affected, the owner/operator must

request approval for an alternative method of

compliance in accordance with paragraph (f)

of this AD. The request should include an

assessment of the effect of the modification,

alteration, or repair on the unsafe condition

addressed by this AD; and, if the unsafe

condition has not been eliminated, the

request should include specific proposed

actions to address it.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless

accomplished previously.

To prevent in-flight engine shutdown due

to blockage of the fuel nozzle screen, which

can result in autorotation and forced landing,

accomplish the following:

One-Time Inspection

(a) At the next scheduled 300-hour

inspection, or 300 hours time-in-service (TIS)

after the effective date of this AD, whichever

occurs first, visually inspect the fuel nozzle

screen for contamination.

Fuel Nozzle Screen Replacement

(b) If the fuel nozzle screen is

contaminated, prior to further flight replace

the fuel nozzle screen with a serviceable

screen.

Fuel System Inspection and Repair

(c) If the fuel nozzle screen is

contaminated, prior to further flight visually

inspect and clean the following engine

components:

(1) Fuel pump filter.

(2) Gas Producer fuel control inlet filter.

(3) Fuel control unit.

(4) Governor Filter.

(5) High pressure fuel filter, if applicable.

(d) If the fuel nozzle screen is

contaminated, prior to further flight visually

inspect and clean the aircraft fuel system.

Reporting Requirement

(e) Within 5 calendar days of the

inspection performed in accordance with

paragraph (a) of this AD, report the results of

the inspection to John Tallarovic, Aerospace

Engineer, Chicago Aircraft Certification

Office, at 2300 E. Devon Ave., Des Plaines,

IL 60018; telephone 847–294–8180, fax 847–

294–7834, Internet john.m.tallarovic@faa.gov.

Reporting requirements have been approved

by the Office of Management and Budget and

assigned OMB Control Number 2120–0056.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

(f) 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 Manager, Chicago

Aircraft Certification Office. Operators shall

submit their request through an appropriate

FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, who

may add comments and then send it to the

Manager, Chicago Aircraft Certification

Office.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this airworthiness directive,

if any, may be obtained from the Chicago

Aircraft Certification Office.

Ferry Flights

(g) 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 rotorcraft

to a location where the requirements of this

AD can be accomplished.

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on

April 18, 2000.

Ronald L. Vavruska,

Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–10291 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–AWA–2]

RIN 2120–AA66

Proposed Revision to the Legal

Description of the Shaw Air Force

Base Class C Airspace Area; SC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to revise

the legal description of the Shaw Air

Force Base (AFB), SC, Class C airspace

area by changing the hours of area

operation to be consistent with current

operational requirements. In this

proposed revision, the Class C airspace

area would be designated effective

during the specific days and hours of

operation of the Shaw AFB Airport

Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) as

established in advance by a Notice to

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Airmen (NOTAM). The effective days

and times would thereafter be

continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory. This proposed action

would not change the actual

dimensions, configuration, or operating

requirements of the Shaw AFB Class C

airspace area.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 8, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Chief Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket,

AGC–200, Airspace Docket No. 00–

AWA–2, 800 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20591. Comments

may also be sent electronically to the

following Internet address:

nprmcmts@mail.hq.faa.gov. The official

docket may be examined in the Rules

Docket, Office of the Chief Counsel,

Room 916, weekdays, except Federal

holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00

p.m. An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the office of the Regional Air Traffic

Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Gallant, Airspace and Rules Division,

ATA–400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace

Management, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone: (202) 267–8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to

participate in this proposed rulemaking

by submitting such written data, views,

or arguments as they may desire.

Comments that provide the factual basis

supporting the views and suggestions

presented are particularly helpful in

developing reasoned regulatory

decisions on the proposal. Comments

are specifically invited on the overall

regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the

airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed above. Commenters wishing the

FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this action must submit

with those comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 00–

AWA–2.’’ The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications

received on or before the specified

closing date for comments will be

considered before taking action on the

proposed rule. The proposal contained

in this action may be changed in light

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Rules Docket both

before and after the closing date for

comments. A report summarizing each

substantive public contact with FAA

personnel concerned with this

rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM’s

An electronic copy of this document

may be downloaded from the FAA

regulations section of the Fedworld

electronic bulletin board service

(telephone: 703–321–3339) or the

Federal Register’s electronic bulletin

board service (telephone: 202–512–

1661), using a modem and suitable

communications software.

Internet users may reach the FAA’s

web page at http://www.faa.gov or the

Federal Register’s web page at http://

www.access.gpo.gov/nara for access to

recently published rulemaking

documents.

Any person may obtain a copy of this

NPRM by submitting a request to the

Federal Aviation Administration, Office

of Air Traffic Airspace Management,

Attention: Airspace and Rules Division,

ATA–400, 800 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by

calling (202) 267–3075.

Communications must identify the

docket number of this NPRM. Persons

interested in being placed on a mailing

list for future NPRM’s should contact

the Federal Aviation Administration,

Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677,

to request a copy of Advisory Circular

No. 11–2A, which describes the

application procedure.

Background

The Shaw AFB ATCT has reduced its

hours of operation. Therefore, there is a

need to revise the effective times

published for the Shaw AFB Class C

airspace area to coincide with those

times that Class C air traffic control

services are available. The Shaw AFB

Class C airspace area remains an

essential safety measure in support of

the ongoing airport operational

requirements.

The Proposal

The FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR

part 71 by revising the legal description

of the Shaw AFB Class C airspace area

located at Shaw AFB, SC. The FAA

proposes to revise the hours of

operation for the Class C airspace area

to align them with current airfield

operations. It is proposed that the Shaw

AFB Class C airspace area would be

designated effective during the specific

days and hours of operation of the Shaw

AFB ATCT as established in advance by

NOTAM. The proposed action is a

technical amendment to the legal

description and would not change the

actual dimensions, configuration, or

operating requirements of the Shaw

AFB Class C airspace area. During the

times that Shaw ATCT is not

operational, the airspace reverts to Class

E airspace since one of the requirements

for Class C airspace is an operational

ATCT. The radar approach control

operating hours remain unchanged.

Jacksonville Center assumes the

airspace when Shaw radar approach

control closes.

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. Therefore, this proposed action:

(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 proposed rule,

when promulgated, will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

under the criteria of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. Class C airspace designations

are published in paragraph 4000 of FAA

Order 7400.9G, dated September 1,

1999, and effective September 16, 1999,

which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR 71.1. The Class C airspace

designation listed in this document

would be published subsequently in the

Order.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as

follows:

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;

AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING

POINTS

1. The authority citation for part 71

continues to read as follows:

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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 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 the 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 4000—Subpart C—Class C

Airspace

* * * * *

Shaw AFB, SC [Revised]

Shaw AFB, SC

(lat. 33°58′23′′ N., long. 80°28′22′′ W.)

Sumter Municipal Airport

(lat. 33°59′42′′ N., long. 80°21′40′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 4,200 feet MSL

within a 5-mile radius of the Shaw AFB,

excluding that airspace below 1,500 feet MSL

within a 2-mile radius of the Sumter

Municipal Airport; and that airspace

extending upward from 1,500 feet MSL to

and including 4,200 feet MSL within a 10-

mile radius of Shaw AFB; excluding that

airspace contained within Restricted Area R–

6002 when it is in use. This Class C 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

Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 17,

2000.

Reginald C. Matthews,

Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.

[FR Doc. 00–10214 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–AGL–11]

Proposed Modification of Class E

Airspace; Shelbyville, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to

modify Class E airspace at Shelbyville,

IN. An Area Navigation (RNAV)

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 01,

Amendment (Amdt) 1, and an RNAV

SIAP to Rwy 19, Amdt 1, have been

developed by Shelbyville Municipal

Airport. Controlled airspace extending

upward from 700 feet or more above the

surface of the earth is needed to contain

aircraft executing these approaches.

This action would realign the existing

Class E airspace to the northwest by 0.3

nautical miles (NM) for Shelbyville

Municipal Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 5, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Regional Counsel, AGL–7 Rules Docket

No. 00–AGL–11, 2300 East Devon

Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel,

Federal Aviation Administration, 2300

East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,

Illinois. An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the Air Traffic Division, Airspace

Branch, with this rulemaking will be

filed in the docket. Federal Aviation

Administration, 2300 East Devon

Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Denis C. Burke, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, AGL–520, Federal

Aviation Administration, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018, telephone (847) 294–7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to

participate in this proposed rulemaking

by submitting such written data, views,

or arguments as they may desire.

Comments that provide the factual basis

supporting the views and suggestions

presented are particularly helpful in

developing reasoned regulatory

decisions on the proposal. Comments

are specifically invited on the overall

regulatory, aeronautical, economic

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the proposals.

Communications should identify the

airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed above. Commenters wishing the

FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this action must submit

with those comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 00–

AGL–11.’’ The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications

received on or before the specified

closing date for comments will be

considered before taking action on the

proposed rule. The proposal contained

in this action may be changed in light

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Rule Docket, FAA,

Great Lakes Region, Office of the

Regional Counsel, 2300 East Devon

Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois, both

before and after the closing date for

comments. A report summarizing each

substantive public contact with FAA

personnel concerned

Availability of NPRM’s

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of

Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry

Center, APA–230, 800 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20591,

or by calling (202) 267–3484.

Communications must identify the

docket number of this NPRM. Persons

interested in being placed on a mailing

list for future NPRM’s should also

request a copy of Advisory Circular No.

11–2A, which describes the application

procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to modify

Class E airspace at Shelbyville, IN, by

realigning the existing Class E airspace

to the northwest by 0.3 NM for

Shelbyville Municipal Airport.

Controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet or more above the surface

of the earth is needed to contain aircraft

executing instrument approach

procedures. The area would be depicted

on appropriate aeronautical charts.

Class E airspace areas extending upward

from 700 feet or more above the surface

of the earth are published in paragraph

6005 of FAA Order 7400.9G dated

September 1, 1999, and effective

September 16, 1999, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class E designations listed in

this document would be published

subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed regulation only involves an

establishment body of technical

regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary to

keep them operationally current.

Therefore this, proposed regulation—(1)

is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)

does not warrant preparation of a

Regulatory Evaluation as the anticipated

impact is so minimal. Since this is a

routine matter that will only affect air

traffic procedures and air navigation, it

is certified that this proposed rule will

not have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small entities

under the criteria of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act.