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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 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AGL IL E5 Bloomington, IL [Revised]

Bloomington/Normal Airport, IL

(Lat. 40°28′44′′ N, long. 88°55′08′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7.3–mile

radius of the Bloomington/Normal Airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 29,

1997.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–22496 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–32]

Removal of Class E Airspace;

Minocqua-Woodruff, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

remove Class E airspace at MinocquaWoodruff, WI. This airspace is being

removed because the weather

observation requirements for a

controlled airspace surface area are no

longer being met for the Lakeland/Noble

F. Lee Memorial Field. The intended

effect of this proposal is to provide an

accurate description of controlled

airspace for Minocqua-Woodruff, WI.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 26, 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–32, 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–32.’’ 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, S.W., 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

remove Class E airspace at MinocquaWoodruff, WI. This airspace is removed

because the weather observation

requirements for a controlled airspace

surface area are no longer being met for

the Lakeland/Noble F. Lee Memorial

Field. The intended effect of this action

is to provide an accurate description of

controlled airspace for MinocquaWoodruff, WI. The area would be

depicted on appropriate aeronautical

charts. Class E airspace designations for

airspace areas designated as a surface

area for an airport are published in

paragraph 6002 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
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listed in this document would be

removed subsequently from 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 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 6002 The Class E airspace areas

designated as a surface area for an airport.

* * * * *

AGL WI E2 Minocqua-Woodruff, WI

[Removed]

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on July 29,

1997.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–22498 Filed 8–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 946

[VA–110–FOR]

Virginia Regulatory Program

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM),

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; public comment

period and opportunity for public

hearing.

SUMMARY: OSM is announcing receipt of

a proposed amendment to the Virginia

regulatory program (hereinafter referred

to as the Virginia program) under the

Surface Mining Control Reclamation Act

of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed

amendment changes the Virginia Coal

Surface Mining Control and

Reclamation Act to add ‘‘letter of credit’’

as an acceptable form of collateral bond

to satisfy the performance bonding

requirements of the Virginia Act. The

amendment is intended to revise the

State program to be consistent with the

Federal regulations.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by 4:00 p.m., on September 24,

1997. If requested, a public hearing on

the proposed amendment will be held

on September 19, 1997. Requests to

speak at the hearing must be received by

4:00 p.m., on September 9, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests to speak at the hearing should

be mailed or hand delivered to Mr.

Robert A. Penn, Director, Big Stone Gap

Field Office at the first address listed

below.

Copies of the Virginia program, the

proposed amendment, a listing of any

scheduled public hearings, and all

written comments received in response

to this document will be available for

public review at the addresses listed

below during normal business hours,

Monday through Friday, excluding

holidays. Each requestor may receive

one free copy of the proposed

amendment by contacting OSM’s Big

Stone Gap Field Office.

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement, Big Stone Gap Field

Office, 1941 Neeley Road, Suite 201,

Compartment 116, Big Stone Gap,

Virginia 24219, Telephone: (703) 523–

4303, or

Virginia Division of Mined Land

Reclamation, P.O. Drawer 900, Big

Stone Gap, Virginia 24219,

Telephone: (703) 523–8100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Robert A. Penn, Director, Big Stone Gap

Field Office, Telephone: (703) 523–

4303.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on the Virginia Program

On December 15, 1981, the Secretary

of the Interior conditionally approved

the Virginia program. Background

information on the Virginia program,

including the Secretary’s findings, the

disposition of comments, and the

conditions of approval can be found in

the December 15, 1981, Federal Register

(46 FR 61085–61115). Subsequent

actions concerning the conditions of

approval and program amendments can

be found at 30 CFR 946.12, 946.13,

946.15, and 946.16.

II. Discussion of the Proposed

Amendment

By letter dated July 31, 1997

(Administrative Record No. VA–921),

the Virginia Department of Mines,

Minerals and Energy (DMME) stated

that the Virginia legislature has

amended, effective July 1, 1997, the

Virginia Coal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Act at Section 45.1–

241(c). The amendment adds ‘‘letter of

credit’’ as an acceptable form of

collateral bond that the DMME may

accept to satisfy the performance

bonding requirements of the Virginia

Act.

The amended statute specifies

qualifying criteria that are intended to

be effectively consistent with the letter

of credit criteria contained in the

Federal regulations at 30 CFR 800.21(b).

The amendment also imposes

conditions upon a letter of credit that

are intended to be consistent with the

Federal regulations at 30 CFR 800.16.

The proposed amendments are as

follows:

Section 45.1–241(c) is amended by

adding the following language to the

existing language:

The Director may also accept a letter of

credit on certain designated funds issued by

a financial institution authorized to do

business in the United States. Each letter of

credit can only be issued up to the amount

which can be insured by the FDIC. Any letter

of credit issued by a non-Virginia lending

institution shall be confirmed by an

approved Virginia lending institution. The

letters of credit shall be irrevocable,

unconditional, shall be payable to the

Department upon demand, and shall afford to

the Department protection equivalent to a

corporate surety’s bond. The issuer of the

letter of credit shall give prompt notice to the

permittee and the Department of any notice

received or action filed alleging the

insolvency or bankruptcy of the issuer, or

alleging any violations of regulatory

requirements which could result in

suspension or revocation of the issuer’s