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Regulatory Impact

The regulations proposed herein

would not have substantial direct effects

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,

in accordance with Executive Order

12612, it is determined that this

proposal would not have sufficient

federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

For the reasons discussed above, I

certify that this proposed regulation (1)

is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’

under Executive Order 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:

British Aerospace Regional Aircraft

[Formerly Jetstream Aircraft Limited,

ritish Aerospace (Commercial Aircraft)

Limited]: Docket 96–NM–189–AD.

Applicability: BAe Model ATP airplanes,

constructor numbers 2002 through 2063

inclusive; certificated in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

otherwise 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 (c) 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 failure of the torque tubes,

which could result in an asymmetric flap

condition and reduced controllability of the

airplane, accomplish the following:

(a) Within 90 days after the effective date

of this AD, conduct a detailed visual

inspection of the flap drive torque tubes in

the left and right wing root areas to detect

inadequate clearance between the torque

tubes and surrounding structure or scoring

damage to the tubes, in accordance with

Jetstream Service Bulletin ATP–27–80, dated

April 23, 1996.

(1) If adequate clearance exists between all

flap drive torque tubes and surrounding

structure at the sites specified in the service

bulletin, with no scoring damage to any of

the tubes, no further action is required by

this AD.

(2) If inadequate clearance exists between

any flap drive torque tube and surrounding

structure at the sites specified in the service

bulletin, with no scoring damage to the tubes:

Accomplish the requirements of paragraphs

(a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(ii) of this AD.

(i) At intervals not to exceed 250 hours

time-in-service, repeat the detailed visual

inspections required by paragraph (a) of this

AD.

(ii) Within 2,000 hours time-in-service after

the initial inspection required by paragraph

(a) of this AD, modify the structure to gain

the required minimum clearance in

accordance with the service bulletin.

Accomplishment of the modification

constitutes terminating action for the

repetitive inspection requirement of

paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this AD.

(3) If any scoring damage to the torque

tubes is detected, accomplish the

requirements specified in paragraph (a)(3)(i),

(a)(3)(ii), or (a)(3)(iii) of this AD, as

applicable, in accordance with the service

bulletin, and at the time specified in the

applicable paragraph.

(i) If only one torque tube on one side or

both sides of the airplane is damaged, and

the scoring is within the maximum allowable

damage limits in the service bulletin: Within

250 hours time-in-service after any

inspection required by this AD in which the

damage was initially detected, modify the

surrounding structure to gain the required

minimum clearance and install a new torque

tube.

(ii) If both torque tubes on the same side

of the airplane are damaged, and the scoring

is within the maximum allowable damage

limits in the service bulletin: Prior to further

flight after any inspection required by this

AD in which damage was initially detected,

modify the surrounding structure to gain the

required minimum clearance and replace at

least one of the damaged torque tubes with

a new torque tube. Within 250 hours timein-service after any inspection in which

damage was initially detected, replace the

remaining damaged torque tube with a new

torque tube.

(iii) If any torque tube is damaged, and the

scoring is more than the allowable damage

limits described in the service bulletin: Prior

to further flight, modify the surrounding

structure to gain the required minimum

clearance and replace the damaged tube(s)

with a new torque tube(s).

(b) Accomplishment of the modification to

gain the required minimum clearance

between the torque tubes and surrounding

structure and the replacement of damaged

torque tube(s) with a new torque tube(s)

constitutes terminating action for the

requirements of this AD.

(c) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the initial compliance time

that provides an acceptable level of safety

may be used if approved by the Manager,

Standardization Branch, ANM–113, FAA,

Transport Airplane Directorate. Operators

shall submit their requests through an

appropriate FAA Principal Maintenance

Inspector, who may add comments and then

send it to the Manager, Standardization

Branch, ANM–113.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Standardization Branch,

ANM–113.

(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.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August

19, 1997.

S. R. Miller,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 97–22487 Filed 8–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AGL–34]

Proposed Modification of the Legal

Description of Class D Airspace; St.

Paul, MN, St. Paul Downtown Holman

Field

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

change the legal description of the Class

D airspace area at St. Paul Downtown

Holman Field (STP), St. Paul, NM. The

existing legal description of the airspace

area establishes the vertical limit of the

airspace at 3,200 feet Mean Sea Level

(MSL), excluding that airspace within
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the Minneapolis (MSP), MN, Class B

airspace area; however, all airspace from

3,000 MSL to 3,200 MSL inclusive

within the lateral boundaries of the STP

Class D airspace area is part of the MSP

Class B airspace area. Consequently, no

portion of the STP Class D airspace area

actually exists at or above 3,000 MSL.

This action only proposes to change the

legal description of the STP Class D

airspace area to reflect the actual

existing vertical limit of the airspace.

This action does not propose to change

the actual dimensions of operating

requirements of that airspace. The

intended effect of this action would be

to eliminate a potential source of

confusion.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before October 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel AGL–7, Rules

Docket No. 97–AGL–34, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

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, Operations Branch,

Federal Aviation Administration, 2300

East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,

Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michelle M Behm, 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 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 notice must submit

with those comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97–

AGL–34.’’ 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 notice may be changed in light

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Rules Docket, FAA,

Great Lakes Region, Office of the

Assistant Chief 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 with this

rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM’s

Any person may obtain a copy of the

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, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or

by calling (202) 267–3484.

Communications must identify the

notice 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 proposing an amendment

to part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise

the legal description of the STP Class D

airspace area at St. Paul, MN. The

existing legal description of the STP

Class D airspace area establishes the

vertical limit of the airspace at 3,200

MSL, but specifically excludes that

airspace which coincides with the MSP

Class B airspace area. However, at no

point within the lateral boundaries of

the STP Class D airspace area is the

floor of the MSP Class B airspace higher

than 3,000 MSL. Consequently, the

highest vertical limit of the STP Class D

airspace area is up to, but does not

include, 3,000 MSL. The published

3,200 MSL vertical limit, therefore, does

not reflect the true vertical limit of the

airspace, and may serve as a source of

confusion for pilots. This action

proposes to revise the legal description

of the STP Class D airspace area to

reflect the actual existing vertical limit

of the airspace. The intended effect of

this action would be to eliminate a

potential source of confusion. The area

would be depicted on appropriate

aeronautical charts. Class D airspace

designations for specified airspace

within which all aircraft operators are

subject to operating rules and

equipment requirements of Part 91 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14

CFR 91.129) are published in paragraph

5000 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated

September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class D airspace designation

listed in this document would be

published subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed 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 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.

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 part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:

PART 71—[AMENDED]

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 7400.9D, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace

* * * * *

AGL MN D St. Paul, MN [Revised]

St. Paul Downtown Holman Field, MN
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(Lat. 44°56′04′′ N, long. 93°03′36′′ W)

South St. Paul Municipal Richard E. Fleming

Field, MN

(Lat. 44°51′26′′ N, long. 93°01′59′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to, but not including, 3,000 feet MSL,

within a 4.1-mile radius of St. Paul

Downtown Holman Field, excluding that

airspace within the Minneapolis, MN, Class

B airspace area, and excluding the area

within a 1-mile radius of the South St. Paul

Municipal Richard E. Fleming Field. This

Class D airspace area is effective during the

specific dates and times established in

advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective

dates and times will thereafter be

continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on August 4,

1997.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–22502 Filed 8–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AGL–30]

Modification of Class E Airspace;

Rochester, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

modify Class E airspace at Rochester,

IN. A Global Positioning System (GPS)

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to Runway 29 has

been developed for Fulton County

Airport. Controlled airspace extending

upward from 700 to 1200 feet above

ground level (AGL) is needed to contain

aircraft executing the approach. This

proposal would increase the radius of

the existing Class E airspace. The

intended effect of this proposal is to

provide segregation of aircraft using

instrument approach procedures in

instrument conditions from other

aircraft operating in visual weather

conditions.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL–7, Rules

Docket No. 97–AGL–30, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

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,

Federal Aviation Administration, 2300

East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,

Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michelle M. Behm, 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 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 notice must submit

with those comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97–

AGL–30.’’ 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 notice may be changed in light

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Rules Docket, FAA,

Great Lakes Region, Office of the

Assistant Chief 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 with this

rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

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, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or

by calling (202) 267–3484.

Communications must identify the

notice 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 part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to

modify Class E airspace at Rochester,

IN. This proposal would provide

adequate Class E airspace for operators

executing the GPS Runway 29 SIAP at

Fulton County Airport by increasing the

radius of the existing Class E airspace.

Controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 to 1200 feet AGL is needed to

contain airspace executing the

approach. The intended effect of this

action is to provide segregation of

airspace using instrument approach

procedures in instrument conditions

from other aircraft operating in visual

weather conditions. The area would be

depicted on appropriate aeronautical

charts. Class E airspace designations for

airspace areas extending upward from

700 feet or more above the surface of the

earth are published in paragraph 6005 of

FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 4,

1996, and effective September 16, 1996,

which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace

designation listed in this document

would be published subsequently in the

Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed 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 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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).