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valve must be compatible with LOX

temperatures and be readily accessible

(either directly if manual, or by remote

activation if automatic).

g. If multiple converters are used and

manifolded together, check valves shall

be installed so that a leak in one

converter will not allow leakage of

oxygen from any other converter.

h. Flexible hoses shall be used for the

airplane systems connections to shockmounted converters, where movement

relative to the airplane may occur.

i. Condensation from system

components or lines shall be collected

by drip pans, shields, or other suitable

collection means and drained overboard

through a drain fitting separate from the

liquid oxygen vent fitting, as specified

in Special Condition e. above.

j. Oxygen system components shall be

burst pressure tested to 3.0 times, and

proof pressure tested to 1.5 times, the

maximum normal operating pressure.

Compliance with the requirement for

burst testing may be shown by analysis,

or a combination of analysis and test.

k. Oxygen system components shall

be electrically bonded to the airplane

structure.

l. All gaseous or liquid oxygen

connections located in close proximity

to an ignition source shall be shrouded

and vented overboard using the system

specified in Special Condition e. above.

m. A means will be provided to

indicate the quantity of oxygen in the

converter and oxygen availability to the

flightcrew. A low LOX level amber

caution annunciation will be furnished

to the flightcrew prior to the LOX

converter oxygen level reaching the

quantity required to provide sufficient

oxygen for emergency descent

requirements.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October

1, 1997.

Darrell M. Pederson,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service,

ANM–100.

[FR Doc. 97–27503 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AAL–9]

Revocation of Class D Airspace;

Anchorage, Bryant AHP, AK, and Adak,

AK; Revision of Class E Airspace;

Adak, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action revokes the Class

D airspace at Bryant Army Heliport

(AHP), Anchorage, AK, and at Adak

Naval Air Station (NAS), AK. The

Department of the Army closed the

Bryant AHP tower on September 27,

1995, and transferred operational

control of Bryant AHP to the Alaska

National Guard. The Department of the

Navy closed the Adak tower on March

31, 1997, following the approval of the

1995 Base Realignment and Closure

Commission’s recommendation to close

Adak NAS, AK, by the Congress of the

United States. Additionally, the Class E

airspace description at Adak, AK, will

be revised to reflect part-time (less than

24-hours a day) operations. The

intended effect of this action is to revise

the effective times for the Class E

airspace at Adak, AK, and also to revoke

the Class D airspace at Bryant AHP, and

at Adak NAS, AK, since the purpose

and requirements for these surface areas

no longer exist.

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:

Background

The Department of the Army closed

the Bryant AHP tower on September 27,

1995, and transferred operational

control of Bryant AHP to the Alaska

National Guard. The Department of the

Navy closed the Adak NAS tower on

March 31, 1997, following the approval

of the 1995 Base Realignment and

Closure Commission’s recommendation

to close Adak NAS, AK, by the Congress

of the United States. The purpose and

requirements for these Class D surface

areas no longer exist. The Class E

effective times at Adak, AK, currently

reflect continuous, 24-hour a day

operations. This situation no longer

exists and the effective times will be

changed to indicate a part-time

operation.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. The Class D airspace areas

designated as surface areas are

published in paragraph 5000 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). FAA Order 7400.9E,

paragraph 6004, lists the Class E

airspace areas designated as an

extension to a Class D or Class E surface

area. The Class D airspace descriptions

listed in this document will be removed

from the Order. The Class E airspace

revision listed in this document will be

published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

The FAA is amending part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) to revoke the Class D airspace

at Bryant Army Heliport (AHP),

Anchorage, AK and at Adak NAS, AK.

Additionally, the Class E effective times

at Adak NAS, AK, will change from

continuous to part time. The Class D

airspace designation listed in this

document will be revoked and the Class

E airspace revision listed in this

document will be published with two

additional sentences to reflect the parttime effective times.

Accordingly, since the purpose and

requirements for the Class D surface

areas at Bryant AHP and Adak NAS no

longer exist, notice and public

procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) for

revoking this airspace are unnecessary.

Since the closure of the tower is merely

causing a reduction of the effective

hours of the Class E airspace at Adak

NAS, notice and public procedure

under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) is unnecessary.

The FAA has determined that these

regulations only involve 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, 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 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 5000 Class D Airspace

* * * * *

AAL AK D Anchorge, Bryant AHP, AK

[Removed]

* * * * *

AAL AK D Adak, AK [Removed]

* * * * *

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas

designated as an extension to a Class D or

Class E surface area.

* * * * *

AAL AK E4 Adak, AK [Revised]

Adak NAS Airport, AK

(Lat. 51°52′53′′ N. long. 176°38′50′′ W)

Adak NDB

(Lat. 51°55′01′′ N, long. 176°34′01′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface within 3.8 miles each side of the 053°

bearing from the Adak NDB extending from

the 4.5-mile radius of the Adak NAS to 6.4

miles northeast of the Adak NDB. 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).

* * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on September 10,

1997.

Willis C. Nelson,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 97–27376 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. 97–ACE–11]

Amendment to Class E Airspace, Lee’s

Summit, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

E airspace area at Lee’s Summit

Municipal Airport, Lee’s Summit, MO.

The FAA has developed Nondirectional

Radio Beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 18

and RWY 36 Standard Instrument

Approach Procedures (SIAP) to serve

the Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport.

The intended effect of this action is to

provide additional controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL) to accommodate

these SIAPs, and to provide segregation

of aircraft using instrument approach

procedures in instrument conditions

from aircraft operating in visual weather

conditions at the Lee’s Summit

Municipal Airport.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC,

February 26, 1998.

Comment date: Comments must be

received on or before November 15,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

ACE–520, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket Number 97–

ACE–11, 601 East 12th St., Kansas City,

MO 64106.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

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, Federal

Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th

Street, Kansas City, MO 64106;

telephone; (816) 426–3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

has developed NDB SIAPs to RWY 18

and RWY 36 to serve the Lee’s Summit

Municipal Airport, Lee’s Summit, MO.

The amendment to Class E airspace at

Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport, MO, is

necessary to provide additional

controlled airspace at and above 700

feet AGL in order to contain the new

SIAPs within controlled airspace, and

thereby facilitate separation of aircraft

operating under instrument flight rules

(IFR). The area will be depicted on

appropriate aeronautical charts. Class E

airspace areas extending from 700 feet

or more above the surface of the earth

are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA

Order 7400.9E, dated September 10,

1997, and effective September 16, 1997,

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 depiciting 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, an 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.

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