33250 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 23, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

List of Subjects in 13 CFR Part 124

Government procurement, Minority

businesses, Tribally owned concerns,

Hawaiian Natives, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, and

Technical assistance.

Accordingly, for the reasons set forth

above, SBA amends title 13, CFR as

follows:

PART 124—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 13 CFR

part 124 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b)(6), 636(j),

637(a), 637(d) and Pub. L. 99–661, Pub. L.

100–656, sec. 1207, Pub. L. 101–37, Pub. L.

101–574, and 42 U.S.C. 9815.

2. Section 124.1008 is amended by

redesignating paragraphs (f)(3) and (f)(4)

as paragraphs (f)(4) and (f)(5),

respectively, and adding a new

paragraph (f)(3) to read as follows:

§ 124.1008 How does a firm become

certified as an SDB?

* * * * *

(f) * * *

(3)(i) If the AA/SDBCE declines the

firm’s application for SDB certification,

the firm may request that the AA/

SDBCE reconsider his or her initial

decline by submitting a written request

to the AA/SDBCE within 45 days of the

date of the AA/SDBCE’s decision. The

applicant may provide any additional

information and documentation

pertinent to overcoming the reason(s)

for the initial decline.

(ii) The AA/SDBCE will issue a

written decision within 30 days of

receiving the applicant’s request for

reconsideration, if practicable. The AA/

SDBCE may either approve the

application, deny it on one or more of

the same grounds as the initial decision,

or deny it on other grounds. If the

application is denied, the AA/SDBCE

will explain why the applicant is not

eligible for SDB certification and give

specific reasons for the decline. If the

AA/SDBCE declines the application

solely on issues not raised in the initial

decline, the applicant may request

another reconsideration as if it were an

initial decline. If the AA/SDBCE

declines the application for one or more

of the same reasons as addressed in the

initial decline, the applicant is not

entitled to a second reconsideration.

* * * * *

Dated: May 12, 2000.

Aida Alvarez,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 00–12690 Filed 5–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–ACE–7]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Hampton, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

E airspace area at Hampton Municipal

Airport, Hampton, IA. The FAA has

developed Area Navigation (RNAV)

Runway (RWY) 17 and RNAV RWY 35

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures (SIAPs) to serve Hampton

Municipal Airport, IA. Additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet Above Ground Level

(AGL) is needed to accommodate these

SIAPs and for Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR) operations at this airport. The

enlarged area will contain the RNAV

RWY 17 and RNAV RWY 35 SIAPs in

controlled airspace.

In addition a minor revision to the

Airport Reference Point (ARP) is

included in this document.

The intended effect of this rule is to

provide controlled Class E airspace for

aircraft executing RNAV RWY 17 and

RNAV RWY 35 SIAPs, revise the ARP

and to segregate aircraft using

instrument approach procedures in

instrument conditions from aircraft

operating in visual conditions.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective

on 0901 UTC, October 5, 2000.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

July 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

ACE–520, DOT Regional Headquarters

Building, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket Number 00–

ACE–7, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO

64106.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel for

the Central Region at the same address

between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays. An informal docket may also

be examined during normal business

hours in the Air Traffic Division at the

same address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520C, DOT

Regional Headquarters Building, Federal

Aviation Administration, 901 Locust,

Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone:

(816) 329–2525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

has developed RNAV RWY 17 and

RNAV RWY 35 SIAPs to serve the

Hampton Municipal Airport, IA. The

amendment to Class E airspace at

Hampton, IA, will provide additional

controlled airspace at and above 700

feet AGL in order to contain the SIAPs

within controlled airspace and thereby

facilitate separation of aircraft operating

under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).

The amendment at Hampton Municipal

Airport, IA, will provide additional

controlled airspace for aircraft operating

under IFR and revise the ARP. The area

will 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 10,

1999, and effective September 16, 1999,

which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace

designation listed in this document will

be published subsequently in the Order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

The FAA anticipates that this

regulation will not result in adverse or

negative comment and, therefore, is

issuing it as a direct final rule. Previous

actions of this nature have not been

controversial and have not resulted in

adverse comments or objections. The

amendment will enhance safety for all

flight operations by designating an area

where VFR pilots may anticipate the

presence of IFR aircraft at lower

altitudes, especially during inclement

weather conditions. A greater degree of

safety is achieved by depicting the area

on aeronautical charts. Unless a written

adverse or negative comment, or a

written notice of intent to submit an

adverse or negative comment is received

within the comment period, the

regulation will become effective on the

date specified above. After the close of

the comment period, the FAA will

publish a document in the Federal

Register indicating that no adverse or

negative comments were received and

confirming the date on which the final

rule will become effective. If the FAA

does receive, within the comment

period, and adverse or negative

comment, or written notice of intent to

submit such a comment, a document

withdrawing the direct final rule will be

published in the Federal Register and a

notice of proposed rulemaking may be

published with a new comment period.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 23, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 33251

Comments Invited

Although this action is in the form of

a final rule and was not preceded by a

notice of proposed rulemaking,

comments are invited on this rule.

Interested persons are invited to

comment on this rule by submitting

such written data, views, or arguments

as they may desire. Communications

should identify the Rules Docket

number and be submitted in triplicate to

the address specified under the caption

ADDRESSES. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments will be considered, and

this rule may be amended or withdrawn

in light of the comments received.

Factual information that supports the

commenter’s ideas and suggestions is

extremely helpful in evaluating the

effectiveness of this action and

determining whether additional

rulemaking action would be needed.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the rule that might suggest a

need to modify the rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before

and after the closing date for comments,

in the Rules Docket for examination by

interested persons. A report that

summarizes each FAA-public contact

concerned with the substance of this

action will be filed in the Rules Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this rule must

submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket No. 00–ACE–7.’’ The postcard

will be date stamped and returned to the

commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein will

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. Therefore, it is

determined that this final rule does not

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 13132.

The FAA has determined that this

regulation is noncontroversial and

unlikely to result in adverse or negative

comments. For the reasons discussed in

the preamble, I certify that this

regulation (1) is not a ‘‘significant

regulatory rule’’ under Department of

Transportation (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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, 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 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.

§ 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 10, 1999, and effective

September 16, 1999, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

Hampton Municipal Airport, IA

(Lat. 42°43′26′′ N., long. 93°13′35′′ W.)

Hampton NDB

(Lat. 42°43′32′′ N., long. 93°13′30′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile

radius of Hampton Municipal Airport and

within 2.6 miles each side of the 343° bearing

from the Hampton NDB extending from the

6.4 mile radius to 7.4 miles northwest of the

airport and 2 miles each side of the 177°

bearing from the Hampton Municipal Airport

extending from the 6.4 mile radius to 7.7

miles south of the airport, excluding that

airspace within the Mason City, IA Class E

airspace.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on May 9, 2000.

Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 00–12821 Filed 5–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Part 12

[T.D. 00–36]

RIN 1515–AC62

Entry of Softwood Lumber Shipments

From Canada

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Interim regulations; solicitation

of comments.

SUMMARY: This document adopts on an

interim basis an amendment to the

provision within the Customs

Regulations that sets forth entry

requirements for shipments of softwood

lumber from Canada under the

agreement between the Governments of

the United States and Canada regarding

trade in softwood lumber. This interim

amendment implements an amendment

to the softwood lumber agreement

involving the addition of two export fee

payment status categories (permit type

codes) covering softwood lumber from

the Canadian province of British

Columbia.

DATES:

Effective Date: Interim rule effective

May 23, 2000.

Comments: Comments must be

submitted by July 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be

addressed to, and inspected at, the

Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs

Service, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dixie Staple, Office of Field Operations

(202–927–1131).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This document amends the Customs

Regulations on an interim basis to

reflect an amendment of the agreement

between the Governments of the United

States and Canada regarding trade in

softwood lumber. The amendment

involves the addition of two export fee

payment status categories (permit type

codes) covering softwood lumber from

the Canadian province of British

Columbia.

Adoption of the Softwood Lumber

Agreement

On May 29, 1996, the United States

entered into the Softwood Lumber

Agreement (the Agreement) with

Canada under the authority of section

301(c)(1)(D) of the Trade Act of 1974, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 2411(c)(1)(D)),

which authorizes the United States