Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 211 / Friday, October 31, 1997 / Proposed Rules 58929

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AGL–55]

Proposed Modification of Class E

Airspace; Akron, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

modify Class E airspace at Akron, OH.

A Global Positioning System (GPS)

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to Runway 19 has

been developed for Kent State

University Airport. Controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet

above ground level (AGL) is needed to

contain aircraft executing the approach.

This action proposes to increase the

radius of the existing controlled

airspace for the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 7, 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–55, 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–55.’’ 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 14 CFR part 71 to modify

Class E airspace at Akron, OH, to

accommodate aircraft executing the GPS

Runway 19 SIAP at Kent State

University Airport by increasing the

radius of the existing controlled

airspace for the airport. Controlled

airspace extending upward from 700 to

1200 feet AGL is needed to contain

aircraft executing the approach. 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 7400.9E 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 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 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 7400.9E, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 The Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AGL OH E5 Akron, OH [Revised]

Akron-Canton Regional Airport, OH

(lat. 40°54′59′′ N, long. 81°26′32′′ W)

Akron-Canton Regional ILS Localizer

(lat. 40°55′58′′ N, long. 81°26′24′′ W)

Akron-Fulton International Airport, OH

(lat. 41°02′14′′ N, long. 81°28′02′′ W)

Ravenna, Portage County Airport, OH

(lat. 41°12′37′′ N, long. 81°15′06′′ W)

Kent State University Airport, OH

(lat. 41°09′07′′ N, long. 81°24′59′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile
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radius of the Akron-Canton Regional Airport

and within 4.4 miles each side of the AkronCanton Regional Airport south localizer

course extending south from the airport, 6.7-

mile radius to 13.7 miles south of the airport,

and within a 7-mile radius area of the Akron

Fulton International Airport, within a 6.3-

mile radius of the Portage County Airport

and within a 6.4-mile radius of the Kent State

University Airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on October

1, 1997.

David B. Johnson,

Assistand Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–28943 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ASO–23]

Proposed Establishment of Class E

Airspace; St. Elmo, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

establish Class E airspace at St. Elmo,

AL. A Global Positioning System (GPS)

Runway (RWY) 6 Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been

developed for St. Elmo Airport. As a

result, controlled airspace extending

upward from 700 feet Above Ground

Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate

the SIAP and for Instrument Flight

Rules (IFR) operations at St. Elmo

Airport. The operation status of the

airport will change from Visual Flight

Rules (VFR) to include IFR operations

concurrent with the publication of the

SIAP.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

97–ASO–23, Manager, Airspace Branch,

ASO–520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta,

Georgia 30320.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550,

1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park,

Georgia 30337; telephone (404) 305–

5586.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, P.O. Box 20636,

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404)

305–5491.

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–

ASO–23.’’ The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications

received 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 the

comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern

Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia

Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337,

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 Federal

Aviation Administration, Manager,

Airspace Branch, ASO–520, Air Traffic

Division, P.O. 20636, Atlanta, Georgia

30320. 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 14 CFR part 71 to

establish Class E airspace at St. Elmo,

AL. A GPS RWY 6 SIAP has been

developed for St. Elmo Airport.

Controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet AGL is needed to

accommodate the SIAP and for IFR

operations at St. Elmo Airport. The

operating status of the airport will

change from VFR to include IFR

operations concurrent with the

publication of the SIAP. 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. 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).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposes to amend 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: