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As an alternative method of compliance to

the actions required by paragraphs (a), (a)(1),

and (a)(2) of this AD, you may incorporate

Report No.: 01973–001, page 2–12, Revision

9: September 1, 1999, into Section 2,

Limitations, of the Pilatus PC12 AFM.

(f) Can the pilot accomplish the action?

Anyone who holds at least a private pilot

certificate, as authorized by section 43.7 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

43.7), may incorporate the AFM revisions

required by this AD. You must make an entry

into the aircraft records, showing compliance

with this AD, in accordance with section 43.9

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

43.9).

(g) Can I comply with this AD in any other

way? You may use an alternative method of

compliance or adjust the compliance time if:

(1) Your alternative method of compliance

provides an equivalent level of safety; and

(2) The Manager, Small Airplane

Directorate, approves your alternative.

Submit your request through an FAA

Principal Maintenance Inspector, who may

add comments and then send it to the

Manager.

Note: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in paragraph (a) of this AD,

regardless of whether it has been modified,

altered, or repaired in the area subject to the

requirements of this AD. For airplanes 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 (g)

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 you have not

eliminated the unsafe condition, specific

actions you propose to address it.

(h) Where can I get information about any

already-approved alternative methods of

compliance? Contact the Small Airplane

Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas

City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

4121; facsimile: (816) 329–4091.

(i) What if I need to fly the airplane to

another location to comply with this AD? The

FAA can issue a special flight permit under

sections 21.197 and 21.199 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 and

21.199) to operate your airplane to a location

where you can accomplish the requirements

of this AD.

(j) When does this amendment become

effective? This amendment becomes effective

on July 17, 2000.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May

24, 2000.

James E. Jackson,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–13874 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ASO–18]

RIN 2120–AA66

Realignment and Establishment of

VOR Federal Airways; KY and TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action realigns Federal

Airway V–517 in the vicinity of

Snowbird, TN, and establishes two

Federal airways, V–347 between

London, KY, and Hinch Mountain, TN,

and V–384 between Livingston, TN, and

Volunteer, TN. This action improves

navigational routings and enhances

service for users, and provides for more

efficient handling of air traffic between

the Indianapolis and the Atlanta Air

Route Traffic Control Centers’ (ARTCC)

airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 10,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terry Brown, 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:

History

On March 8, 1998, the FAA proposed

to amend 14 CFR part 71 (part 71) to

realign Federal Airway V–517 in the

vicinity of Snowbird, TN, and to

establish two Federal Airways, V–347

between London, KY, and Hinch

Mountain, TN, and V–384 between

Livingston, TN, and Volunteer, TN (64

FR 10962).

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting comments. No

comments to the proposal were

received. Except for editorial changes,

this rule is the same as that proposed in

the notice.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 realigns

V–517 in the vicinity of Snowbird, TN,

by changing the origination point of the

airway from the Volunteer, TN, Very

High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/

Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC)

station, to the Snowbird, TN, VORTAC.

Currently, V–517 extends from

Volunteer, through the Miami

Intersection, to London, KY, which is

not a direct route. However, a direct

route between Volunteer and London

does exist via V–97. On the other hand,

there is currently no published direct

route between Snowbird and London.

This amendment enhances the flow of

air traffic by realigning V–517 so as to

provide a direct route between

Snowbird and London. This change

better accommodates northwestsoutheast-bound traffic in that area.

This rule also establishes two Federal

airways in the Kentucky-Tennessee

area: V–347 between London, KY, and

Hinch Mountain, TN; and V–384

between Livingston, TN, and Volunteer,

TN. These new airways provide direct

routes between the affected navigation

facilities which match known traffic

flows, simplify flight plan filing, and

reduce air traffic control

communications requirements, thus

resulting in enhanced service for users.

These additional airways also provide

air traffic controllers with more

nonradar routes between Indianapolis

ARTCC and Atlanta ARTCC airspace,

thereby facilitating the efficient

handling of nonradar-routed traffic

between the two ARTCC’s.

Domestic VOR Federal airways are

published in paragraph 6010(a) 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 airways listed in this

document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

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 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 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.

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:

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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 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 6010(a)—Domestic VOR Federal

Airways

V–347 [New]

From London, KY; to Hinch Mountain, TN.

* * * * *

V–384 [New]

From Livingston, TN; INT Livingston 121°

and Volunteer, TN, 307° radials; to

Volunteer.

* * * * *

V–517 [Revised]

From Snowbird, TN; INT Snowbird 329°

and London, KY, 141° radials; London; INT

London 004° and Falmouth, KY, 164° radials;

Falmouth; Cincinnati, OH; INT Cincinnati

336° and Richmond, IN, 190° radials;

Richmond; to Dayton, OH.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 25,

2000.

Reginald C. Matthews,

Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.

[FR Doc. 00–13750 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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14 CFR Part 73

[Airspace Docket No. 00–ANM–06]

RIN 2120–AA66

Change Using Agency for Restricted

Area R–2602, Colorado Springs, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action changes the name

of the using agency for Restricted Area

R–2602 (R–2602), from ‘‘USAF, Air

Force Space Command, 2nd Space

Wing, Falcon Air Force Base, CO,’’ to

‘‘USAF Space Command, 2nd Space

Wing, Schriever Air Force Base, CO.’’

This is an administrative change that

was initiated by the U.S. Air Force

(USAF) to reflect the name change of

Falcon Air Force Base (AFB), CO, to

Schriever AFB, CO.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 10,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken

McElroy, 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: 

Background

As a result of an Air Force decision

to rename Falcon AFB, CO, to Schriever

AFB, CO, the using agency for R–2602

is being changed from ‘‘USAF, Air Force

Space Command, 2nd Space Wing,

Falcon Air Force Base, CO,’’ to ‘‘USAF

Space Command, 2nd Space Wing,

Schriever Air Force Base, CO. The

USAF requested this change to correct

the current description for R–2602.

The Rule

This action amends 14 CFR part 73 by

changing the name of the using agency

for R–2602 from ‘‘U.S. Air Force Space

Command, 2nd Space Wing, Falcon

AFB, CO,’’ to ‘‘USAF Space Command,

2nd Space Wing, Schriever AFB, CO.’’

This administrative change will not

alter the existing boundaries, altitudes,

times of designation, or the activities

conducted within the affected restricted

area.

Therefore, since this action simply

changes the using agency for the

existing restricted area and does not

involve a change in the dimensions or

operating requirements of that airspace,

notice and public procedure under 5

U.S.C 553(b) are unnecessary.

Section 73.26 of part 73 was

republished in FAA Order 7400.8G,

dated September 1, 1999.

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 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 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.

Environmental Review

This action is a minor administrative

change amending the name of the using

agency for an existing restricted area.

There are no changes to air traffic

control procedures or routes as a result

of this action. Therefore, this action is

not subject to environmental

assessments and procedures under FAA

Order 1050.1D, ‘‘Policies and

Procedures for Considering

Environmental Impacts,’’ and the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 73

Airspace, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

amends 14 CFR part 73, as follows:

PART 73—SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR

part 73 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.

§ 73.26 [Amended]

2. § 73.26 is amended as follows:

* * * * *

R–2602 Colorado Springs, CO

[Amended]

By removing the words ‘‘Using agency.

USAF, Air Force Space Command, 2nd Space

Wing, Falcon AFB, CO,’’ and substituting the

words ‘‘Using agency. USAF Space

Command, 2nd Space Wing, Schriever AFB,

CO.’’

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC on May 18,

2000.

Reginald C. Matthews,

Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.

[FR Doc. 00–13748 Filed 6–1–00; 8:45 am]

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