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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

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ASO AL E5 St. Elm, AL [New]

St. Elmo Airport, AL

(lat. 30°30′07′′ N, long. 88°16′30′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile

radius of St. Elmo Airport

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on

September 17, 1997.

Nancy B. Shelton,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 97–28942 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ANM–12]

Proposed Amendment to Class E

Airspace; Powell, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would

amend the Powell, WY, Class E

airspace. If amended, the proposal

would provide airspace necessary to

fully encompass a new Global

Positioning System (GPS) Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)

at Yellowstone Regional Airport, Cody,

WY.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, ANM–520, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

97–ANM–12, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W.,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel for the Northwest Mountain

Region at the same address.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the office of the Manager, Air Traffic

Division, Airspace Branch at the address

listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis Ripley, ANM–520.6, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

97–ANM–12, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W.,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056;

telephone number; (425) 227–2527.

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–

ANM–12.’’ 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 at the address listed above

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, Airspace

Branch, ANM–520, 1601 Lind Avenue

S.W., Renton, Washington 98055–4056.

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 Title 14, Code of Federal

Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR 71) to

amend Class E airspace at Powell, WY.

This amendment is necessary in order to

fully contain a new GPS SIAP within

controlled airspace located at

Yellowstone Regional Airport. The

existing 1200-foot Class E airspace,

overlying the Yellowstone Regional

Airport, is part of the Powell, WY,

airspace description and requires

modification to fully encompass the

holding procedures for the new SIAP.

The revision to the existing 1200-foot

Class E airspace will be an extension to

the south from approximately 6 to 26

nautical miles, thus fully encompassing

the new SIAP.

The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The coordinates for this airspace docket

are based on North American Datum 83.

Class E 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. 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 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

Federation 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 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.
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§ 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 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

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ANM WY E5 Powell, WY [Revised]

Powell Municipal Airport, WY

(Lat. 44°52′12′′ N, long. 108°47′59′′ W)

Powell NDB

(Lat.44°52′01′′ N, long. 108°47′18′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius

of the Powell Municipal Airport, and within

2.7 miles each side of the Powell NDB 164°

bearing extending from the 7-mile radius to

7.9 miles southeast of the Powell NDB; that

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet

above the surface beginning at lat. 45°22′00′′

N, long. 108°55′03′′ W; to lat. 45°22′00′′ N,

long. 108°11′02′′ W; to lat. 44°15′15′′ N, long.

108°11′02′′ W, thence southwestward along

the edge of the Worland, WY, 1,200-foot

Class E airspace area to lat. 44°00′00′′ N, long.

108°24′43′′ W; west to lat. 44°00′00′′ N, long.

109°00′00′′ W; north to lat. 44°20′00′′ N, long.

109°00′00′′ W; thence west along lat.

44°20′00′′ N, to the east side of V–465, thence

northeast along the east side of V–465 to the

point of beginning.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October

20, 1997.

Glenn A. Adams III,

Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 97–28941 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

36 CFR Part 13

Glacier Bay National Park; Notice of

Public Workshop on Commercial

Fishing Proposed Rule and

Environmental Assessment

Alternatives

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Workshop on

Commercial Fishing Proposed Rule and

Environmental Assessment Alternatives

for Glacier Bay National Park.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

will conduct a public workshop on

Glacier Bay National Park commercial

fishing issues in Juneau, Alaska on

November 6, 1997. The workshop will

include public review and discussion of

the NPS Proposed Rule published on

April 16, 1997 (62 FR 18547) and other

alternatives under consideration in an

Environmental Assessment addressing

commercial fishing in the Park. The

workshop will be held in the Egan

Room at Centennial Hall from 9:00 am

to 5:00 pm, and may continue on

November 7 if there is sufficient public

interest. Additional public workshops

and hearings on the NPS Proposed Rule

and Environmental Assessment are

planned in Alaskan communities and

Seattle, Washington during the winter

and spring; notice of these public

workshops and hearings will be

published in the Federal Register.

DATES: The workshop will be held on

November 6, 1997 from 9:00 am to 5:00

pm, and may continue on November 7

if there is sufficient public interest.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held

in Juneau in the Egan Room at

Centennial Hall.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. M.

Brady, Superintendent, Glacier Bay

National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box

140, Gustavus, Alaska 99826,

Telephone: (907) 697–2230.

Dated: October 23, 1997.

Ralph Tingey,

Regional Director, Alaska Region.

[FR Doc. 97–28925 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 2 and 25

[ET Docket No. 97–214; FCC 97–363]

Allocation of 455–456 MHz and 459–

460 MHz Bands to MSS

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Notice of Proposed Rule

Making (‘‘NPRM’’) proposes to amend

the Commission’s Rules to allocate the

455–456 MHz and 459–460 MHz bands

to the Mobile Satellite Service (Earth-tospace) (‘‘MSS uplinks’’) on a primary

basis for non voice, non-geostationary

mobile satellite services (‘‘NVNG

MSS’’). When implemented, this

service, also referred to as the ‘‘Little

LEO’’ satellite service, will use

constellations of low-Earth orbiting

(‘‘LEO’’) satellites to provide

commercial radiolocation and two-way

data messaging services to potential

customers anywhere in the world. This

action proposes to implement

domestically the NVNG MSS allocations

adopted at the 1995 World

Radiocommunication Conference

(‘‘WRC–95’’).

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before December 1, 1997, and reply

comments must be filed on or before

December 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and reply

comments should be sent to the Office

of Secretary, Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554. If

participants want each Commissioner to

receive a personal copy of their

comments, an original plus nine copies

must be filed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom

Derenge, Office of Engineering and

Technology, (202) 418–2451.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, ET Docket 97–

214, FCC 97–363, adopted October 7,

1997, and released October 14, 1997.

The full text of this Commission

decision is available for inspection and

copying during normal business hours

in the FCC Reference Center (Room

239), 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C., and also may be purchased from

the Commission’s duplication

contractor, International Transcription

Service, (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th

Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036.

Summary of the Notice of Proposed

Rule Making

1. In the NPRM, the Commission

proposes to amend its Rules to allocate

the 455–456 MHz and 459–460 MHz

bands to the Mobile Satellite Service

(Earth-to-space) (‘‘MSS uplinks’’) on a

primary basis for non-voice, nongeostationary mobile satellite services

(‘‘NVNG MSS’’). When implemented,

this service, also referred to as the

‘‘Little LEO’’ satellite service, will use

constellations of low-Earth orbiting

(‘‘LEO’’) satellites to provide

commercial radiolocation and two-way

data messaging services to potential

customers anywhere in the world. This

action proposes to implement

domestically the NVNG MSS allocations

adopted at the 1995 World

Radiocommunication Conference

(‘‘WRC–95’’). This proposal would also

address the growing demand for NVNG

MSS and could provide satellite

operators with increased flexibility in

the design of their systems.

Additionally, we propose to update

Section 2.106 of our Rules to indicate

the international allocations and

international footnotes adopted at

WRC–95 in the domestically allocated

NVNG MSS frequency bands.

2. Little LEO satellite systems will

allow customers to use small,