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this rule may be amended or withdrawn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. 97–ACE–11.’’ The postcard

will be date stamped and returned to the

commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein will

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 final rule does

not have sufficient federalism

implications to warrant the preparation

of a Federalism Assessment.

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 action’’ under Executive

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant

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 Part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (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 7400.9E, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ACE MO E5 Lee’s Summit, MO [Revised]

Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport, MO.

(Lat. 38°37′35′′ N., long. 94°22′18′′ W.)

Lesumit NDB, MO

(Lat. 38°57′39′′ N., long. 94°22′16′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius

of Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on August 29,

1997.

Christopher R. Blum,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central

Region.

[FR Doc. 97–27366 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AAL–8]

Revision of Class E Airspace;

Ketchikan, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action revises the Class

E airspace designated as the surface area

for Ketchikan, AK. The Ketchikan

International Airport’s surface area is

currently effective 24 hours a day and

has a mandatory communication

requirement. The wording in the last

two sentences in the current description

applies to surface areas with less than

24 hours operations. These last two

sentences are deleted. The effect of this

action is to modify the Ketchikan, AK,

surface area description to indicate a

continuous, 24 hour operation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 Coordinated

Universal Time (UTC), November 17,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert van Haastert, Operations Branch,

AAL–538, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587;

telephone number: (907) 271–5863;

email: Robert.van.Haastert@faa.dot.gov.

Internet: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or

at http://162.58.28.41/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On June 11, 1997, a proposal to

amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise

the Class E airspace at Ketchikan, AK,

was published in the Federal Register

(62 FR 31769). The Ketchikan

International Airport’s surface area is

currently effective 24 hours a day and

has a mandatory communication

requirement. The wording in the last

two sentences in the current description

applies to surface areas with less than

24 hours operations. These last two

sentences are deleted to indicate the

continuous operation.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No negative comments to the proposal

were received. However, part of the

airspace description was inadvertently

left out from the notice of proposed

rulemaking. This missing part of the

airspace description has been added to

this rule: ‘‘excluding that airspace

beyond 2.5-miles of the Ketchikan

International Airport beginning 1 mile

east of the Ketchikan localizer

northwest course clockwise to the 350°

bearing from the Ketchikan

International Airport.’’ The Federal

Aviation Administration has

determined that these changes are

editorial in nature and will not increase

the scope of this rule. Except for the

non-substantive changes just discussed,

the rule is adopted as written.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas

designated as a surface area for an

airport are published in paragraph 6002

of FAA Order 7400.9E, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1 (62 FR 52491 October 8, 1997). The
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Class E airspace designation listed in

this document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) revises the Class E airspace

located at Ketchikan, AK, to indicate the

continuous, 24 hour operation at the

Ketchikan International Airport. These

two sentences will be removed: ‘‘This

Class E 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

Supplement Alaska (Airport/Facility

Directory).’’

The Federal Aviation Administration

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. It,

therefore—(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

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:

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 14 CFR

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 7400.9E, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6002 The Class E airspace areas

listed below are designated as a surface area

for an airport.

* * * * *

AAL AK E2 Ketchikan, AK [Revised]

Ketchikan International Airport, AK

(Lat. 55°21′20′′ N, long 131°42′49′′ W)

Ketchikan Localizer

(Lat. 55°20′ 51′′ N, long. 131°42′ 00′′ W)

Within a 3-mile radius of the Ketchikan

International Airport and within 1 mile each

side of the Ketchikan localizer northwest/

southeast courses extending from the 3-mile

radius to 4.6 miles northwest and 4.1 miles

southeast of the airport excluding that

airspace beyond 2.5-miles of the Ketchikan

International Airport beginning 1 mile east of

the Ketchikan localizer northwest course

clockwise to the 350° bearing from the

Ketchikan International Airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on September 10,

1997.

Willis C. Nelson,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 97–27378 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AAL–7]

Establishment of Class E Airspace;

Huslia, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class

E airspace at Huslia, AK. The

development of Very High Frequency

(VHF) omni-directional radio range

(VOR) and VOR/Distance Measuring

Equipment (DME) instrument

approaches to Runway (RWY) 3 and

RWY 21 have made this action

necessary. The airport status will

change from Visual Flight Rules (VFR)

to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). The

area will be depicted on appropriate

aeronautical charts thereby enabling

pilots to circumnavigate the area or

otherwise comply with IFR procedures.

The intended effect of this action is to

provide adequate controlled airspace for

IFR operations, segregating aircraft

operating in instrument conditions from

other aircraft operating in visual

weather conditions, at Huslia Airport,

AK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 1,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert van Haastert, Operations Branch,

AAL–538, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587;

telephone number: (907) 271–5863;

email: Robert.van.Haastert@faa.dot.gov.

Internet: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or

at http://162.58.28.41/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On June 11, 1997, a proposal to

amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish

Class E airspace at Huslia, AK, was

published in the Federal Register (62

FR 31770). The development of VOR/

DME instrument approaches to RWY 3

and RWY 21 have made this action

necessary. The airport status will be

upgraded from VFR to IFR.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments to the proposal were

received, thus the rule is adopted as

written.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas

designated as 700/1200 transition areas

are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA

Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations

and Reporting Points, dated September

10, 1997, and effective September 16,

1997, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (62 FR 52491;

October 8, 1997). The Class E airspace

designation listed in this document will

be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) establishes the Class E airspace

located at Huslia, AK. The development

of VOR/DME instrument approaches to

RWY 3 and RWY 21 have made this

action necessary. The airport status will

change from VFR to IFR.

The Federal Aviation Administration

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. It,

therefore—(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

will not have a significant economic