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proposal necessary. Additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet Above Ground Level

(AGL) is needed to accommodate the

SIAPs and for Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, AEA–520, Docket No.

97–AEA–40, F.A.A. Eastern Region,

Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy

Int’l Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel, AEA–7, F.A.A. Eastern Region,

Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy

International Airport, Jamaica, New

York 11430.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Airspace Branch, AEA–520,

F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building

#111, John F. Kennedy International

Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace

Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA–520,

F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building

#111, John F. Kennedy International

Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430;

telephone: (718) 553–4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to

participate in this proposed rulemaking

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,

economic, environmental, and energyrelated 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–

AEA–40.’’ The post card will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications

received on or before the 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 both before and after the

closing date for comments. A report

summarizing each substantive public

contact with the FAA personnel

concerned with this rulemaking will be

filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Office of

the Assistant Chief Counsel, AEA–7,

F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building

#111, John F. Kennedy International

Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.

Communications must identify the

notice number of this NPRM. Persons

interested in being placed on a mailing

list for future NPRMs 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

amend the Class E airspace area at

Lewisburg, WV. A VOR runway (RWY)

4 SIAP and a VOR RWY 22 SIAP have

been developed for the Greenbrier

Valley Airport. Additional controlled

airspace extending upward from 700

feet AGL is needed to accommodate the

SIAPs and for IFR operations at the

airport. Class E airspace designations for

airspace areas extending upward from

700 feet or more above the surface 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

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 would only affect air

traffic procedures and air navigation, it

is certified that this proposed rule

would not have 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

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposes to amend 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,

10120; 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.

* * * * *

AEA WV E5 Lewisburg, WV [Revised]

Greenbrier Valley Airport, Lewisburg, WV

(Lat. 37°51′40′′ N., long. 80°23′58′′ W.)

BUSHI NDB (LOM)

(Lat. 37°46′56′′ N., long. 80°28′06′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 12-mile radius

of Greenbrier Valley Airport and within 4.4

miles each side of the 217° bearing from the

BUSHI NDB (LOM) extending from the 12-

mile radius to 10 miles southwest of the NDB

(LOM).

* * * * *

Issued in Jamaica, New York, on

September 5, 1997.

Franklin D. Hatfield,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 97–27367 Filed 10–16–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AWP–29]

Proposed Amendment of Class E

Airspace; Yuma, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The proposed rule would

amend the Class E airspace area at

Yuma, AZ. The establishment of a

Global Positioning System (GPS)
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Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 17

and a GPS SIAP to RWY 21 R at Yuma

Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS)-Yuma

International Airport has made this

proposal necessary. Additional

controlled airspace areas extending

upward from the surface, and from 700

feet above ground level (AGL) are

needed to contain aircraft executing the

approach. The intended effect of this

proposal would be to provide adequate

controlled airspace for Instrument Flight

Rules (IFR) operations at Yuma MCASYuma International Airport, Yuma, AZ.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Attn:

Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP–520,

Docket No. 97–AWP–29, Air Traffic

Division, 15000 Aviation Boulevard,

Lawndale, California 90261. The official

docket may be examined in the Office

of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Western

Pacific Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, Room 6007, 15000

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,

California 90261.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the Office of the Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division at the above

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Tonish, Airspace Specialist,

Airspace Branch, AWP–520, Air Traffic

Division, Western-Pacific Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, 15000

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,

California 90261, telephone (210) 725–

6531.

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 the comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97–

AWP–29.’’ 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 Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,

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

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Airspace

Branch, 15000 Aviation Boulevard,

Lawndale, California 90261.

Communications must identify the

notice number of this NPRM. Persons

interested in being placed on mailing

list for future NPRM’s should also

request a copy of Advisory Circular No.

11–2A, which describes the application

procedures.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to

amend the Class E airspace area at

Yuma, AZ. The establishment of a GPS

RWY 17 SIAP and GPS RWY 21R SIAP

at Yuma MCAS-Yuma International

Airport has made this proposal

necessary. Additional controlled

airspace areas extending upward from

the surface, and from 700 feet AGL are

needed to contain aircraft executing the

approach. The intended effect of this

proposal would be to provide adequate

controlled airspace for aircraft executing

the GPS RWY 17 SIAP and GPS RWY

21R SIAP at Yuma MCAS-Yuma

International Airport, Yuma, AZ. Class

E airspace designations for airspace

areas designated as an extension to a

Class D or Class E surface area and for

airspace areas extending upward from

700 feet or move above the surface of

the earth are published in Paragraphs

6004 and 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 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. There,

this proposed regulation—(1) is not a

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not

‘‘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

would 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

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as

follows:

PART 71—[AMENDED]

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 the 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 6004 Class E airspace areas

designated as an extension to a Class D or

Class E surface area

* * * * *

AWP AZ E4 Yuma, AZ [Revised]

Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport, AZ

(lat. 32°39′23′′ N, long. 114°36′22′′ W)

Bard VORTAC

(lat. 32°46′05′′ N, long. 114°63′10′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface within 1.8 miles either side of the

Bard VORTAC 181° radial extending from the

Bard VORTAC to the 5.2-mile radius of the

Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport and

within that airspace bounded by a line

beginning at lat. 32°44′30′′ N, long.

114°33′30′′ W; to lat. 32°50′00′′ N, long.

114°31′00′′ W; to lat. 32°49′00′′ N, long.

114°27′00′′ W; to lat. 32°41′00′′ N, long.

114°30′00′′ W, thence counterclockwise via

the 5.2-miles radius of the Yuma MCAS-
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Yuma International Airport to the point of

beginning.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AWP AZ E5 Yuma, AZ [Revised]

Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport, AZ

(lat. 32°39′23′′ N, long. 114°36′22′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface beginning at lat.

32°41′00′′ N, long. 114°25′09′′ W, thence

clockwise via the 9.6-mile radius of Yuma

MCAS-Yuma International Airport to lat.

32°29′58′′ N, long. 114°34′09′′ W; to lat.

32°28′00′′ N, long. 114°34′33′′W; to lat.

32°28′00′′ N, long. 114°38′43′′ W; to lat.

32°29′58′′ N, long. 114°38′31′′ W, thence

clockwise via the 9.6-mile radius of the

Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport

excluding that portion outside of the United

States to lat. 32°47′44′′ N; long. 114°42′03′′

W; to lat. 33°08′00′′ N, long. 114°55′00′′W; to

lat. 33°08′00′′ N, long. 114°30′00′′ W; to lat.

32°57′30′′ N, long. 114°30′00′′ W; to lat.

32°57′30′′ N, long. 114°15′03′′ W; to lat.

32°41′00′′ N, long. 114°15′03′′ W, thence to

the point of beginning. That airspace

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the

surface bounded by an area starting at a point

lat. 33°02′00′′ N, long. 114°51′03′′ W; to lat.

33°05′30′′ N, long. 114°24′33′′ W; to lat.

32°23′00′′ N, long. 114°24′33′′ W; to lat.

32°29′30′′ N, long. 114°46′03′′ W, thence to

the point of beginning excluding that portion

outside the United States. That airspace

extending upward from 4,000 feet MSL,

bounded by an area at lat. 33°22′30′′ N, long

114°47′33′′ W; to lat. 33°08′00′′ N, long.

114°45′00′′ W; to lat. 33°08′00′′ N, long.

114°55′00′′ W; to lat. 33°00′00′′ N, long.

114°50′00′′ W; to lat. 32°49′33′′N, long.

114°49′08′′ W; to lat. 32°49′12′′ N, long.

115°15′16′′ W; to lat. 32°52′23′′ N, long.

115°15′24′′ W; to lat. 32°56′20′′ N, long.

115°15′03′′ W; to lat. 33°04′00′′ N, long.

114°56′03′′ W; to lat. 33°24′00′′ N, long.

114°53′03′′ W, thence to the point of

beginning. That airspace extending upward

from 9,000 feet MSL bounded on the west by

the eastern edge of V–135, on the south by

lat. 33°08′00′′ W, on the north by the arc of

the 15.8-mile radius south of the Blythe

Airport, and on the east by the eastern edge

of R–2306B and R–2306A, thence to the point

of beginning.

* * * * *

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on

August 14, 1997.

Kathleen Y. Brown,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 97–27375 Filed 10–16–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AEA–36]

Proposed Establishment of Class E

Airspace; Towanda, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would

establish Class E Airspace at Towanda,

PA. The development of a new Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)

at Bradford County Airport based on the

Global Positioning System (GPS) has

made this proposal necessary.

Additional controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL) is needed to

accommodate the SIAP and for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations

to the airport. The area would be

depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot

reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposed rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, AEA–520, Docket No.

97–AEA–36, F.A.A. Eastern Region,

Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy

Int’l Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430. The

official docket may be examined in the

Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel,

AEA–7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal

Building #111, John F. Kennedy

International Airport, Jamaica, New

York 11430.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Airspace Branch, AEA–520,

F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building

#111, John F. Kennedy International

Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace

Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA–520,

F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building

#111, John F. Kennedy International

Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430; telephone:

(718) 553–4521.

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–

AEA–36’’. 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

proposals contained in this notice may

be changed in the light of comments

received. All comments submitted will

be available for examination in the

Rules Docket 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 NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Office of

the Assistant Chief Counsel, AEA–7,

F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building

#111, John F. Kennedy International

Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.

Communications must identify the

notice number of this NPRM. Persons

interested in being placed on a mailing

list for future NPRMs 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

establish Class E airspace extending

upward from 700 feet AGL at Towanda,

PA. A GPS RWY 23 SIAP has been

developed for Bradford County Airport.

Additional controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet AGL is

needed to accommodate this SIAP and

for IFR operations at the airport. The

area would be depicted on appropriate

aeronautical charts. Class E airspace

designations for airspace extending

upward from 700 feet above the surface

are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA

Order 7400.9 E, dated September 10,

1997 and effective September 16, 1997,

which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace