Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 217 / Monday, November 10, 1997 / Proposed Rules 60463

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 6002 Class E airspace areas

designated as a surface area for an airport.

* * * * *

AGL MI E2 Escanaba, MI [Revised]

Escanaba, Delta County Airport, MI

(lat. 45°43′22′′ N, long. 87°05′37′′ W)

Escanaba VORTAC

(lat. 45°43′22′′ N, long. 87°05′23′′ W)

Within a 4.3-mile radius of the Escanaba

VORTAC; and within 2.6 miles each side of

the Escanaba VORTAC 007° radial, extending

from the 4.3-mile radius to 7.4 miles north

of the VORTAC; and within 2.6 miles each

side of the Escanaba VORTAC 101° radial,

extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 7.4

miles east of the VORTAC; and within 2.6

miles each side of the Escanaba VORTAC

266° radial, extending from the 4.3-mile

radius to 7.0 miles west of the VORTAC; and

within 3.2-miles each side of the Escanaba

VORTAC 171° radial, extending from the 4.3-

mile radius to 7.0 miles south of the

VORTAC. This Class E airspace 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 be published in

the Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Escanaba, MI [Revised]

Escanaba, Delta County Airport, MI

(lat. 45°43′22′′ N, long. 87°05′37′′ W)

Escanaba VORTAC

(lat. 45°43′22′′ N, long. 87°05′23′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile

radius of the Esacanaba VORTAC; and within

2.6 miles each side of the Escanaba VORTAC

007° radial, extending from the 6.8-mile

radius to 7.4 miles north of the VORTAC; and

within 2.6 miles each side of the Escanaba

VORTAC 101° radial, extending from the 6.8-

mile radius to 7.8 miles east of the VORTAC;

and within 2.6 miles north and 3.5 miles

south of the Escanaba VORTAC 270° radial,

extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 11.7

miles west of the VORTAC; and within 3.2

miles each side of the Escanaba VORTAC

171° radial, extending from the 6.8-mile

radius to 7.0 miles south of the VORTAC.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on October

21, 1997.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–29571 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 73

[Airspace Docket No. 96–ASW–40]

RIN 2120–AA66

Proposed Amendments to Restricted

Areas 5601D and 5601E; Fort Sill, OK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to raise

the upper limit of Restricted Area 5601D

(R–5601D) from the current 16,500 feet

mean sea level (MSL) to flight level (FL)

400. Additionally, this notice proposes

to amend the times of designation for

R–5601D and R–5601E by expanding

the time frame during which these areas

may be activated without a prior

issuance of a Notice to Airmen

(NOTAM). The FAA is proposing these

changes to accomodate high altitude/

high angle bomb delivery training and

to support weekday and night flying

requirements.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 26, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air

Traffic Division, ASW–500, Docket No.

96–ASW–40, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2601 Meacham

Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76193–0500.

The official docket may be examined

in the Rules Docket, Office of the Chief

Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC,

weekdays, except Federal holidays,

between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the Office of the Regional Air Traffic

Division, 2601 Meacham Boulevard,

Fort Worth, TX 76193–0500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Brown, Airspace and Rules

Division, ATA–400, Office of Air Traffic

Airspace Management, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone: (202) 267–8783.

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. 96–

ASW–40.’’ The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter. Send comments on

environmental and land use aspects to:

Commander, USAFACFS, ATTN:
60464 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 217 / Monday, November 10, 1997 / Proposed Rules

ATZR–B (Mr. Barnett), Fort Sill, OK

73503–5100, Telephone (405) 442–2715.

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 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–200; 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or

by calling (202) 267–3485.

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 proposing an amendment

to 14 CFR part 73 to raise the upper

limit of R–5601D from the current

16,500 feet MSL to FL 400. The

horizontal boundaries of the restricted

area would not be changed by this

proposal. The United States Air Force

(USAF) requested this change to R–

5601D in order to contain high-altitude

jet aircraft bombing patterns into the

Falcon Range target area located in R–

5601C.

Although R–5601C airspace extends

to FL 400, there is not enough

maneuvering airspace to allow jet

aircraft to climb to the required delivery

altitudes before final approach into the

target area. Raising the upper limit of R–

5601D to FL 400 would alleviate this

airspace problem and allow for quality

high altitude/high angle bomb delivery

training, a USAF pilot requirement for

‘‘mission ready’’ status.

Additionally, this notice proposes to

expand the times of designation for R–

5601D and R–5601E from the current

‘‘Sunrise to sunset, Tuesday through

Saturday; other times by NOTAM’’ to

‘‘Sunrise to 2200, Monday–Friday; other

times by NOTAM.’’ This proposed

expansion in the times of designation is

necessary to accommodate a change in

flying requirements by both the 301st

Fighter Wing, Carswell Field, TX, and

the 88th Training Wing at Sheppard

AFB, TX. Although there will still be

occasional weekend flying, most activity

will occur during weekdays. The

extension of flying times beyond sunset

is necessary due to a new USAF training

requirement to fly sorties at night.

The FAA 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, when

promulgated, will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities under the

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

This proposal will be subjected to an

environmental analysis by the

proponent and the FAA prior to any

FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 73

Airspace, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 73 as

follows:

PART 73—SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE

1. The authority citation for part 73

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.

§ 73.56 [Amended]

2. § 73.56 is amended as follows:

* * * * *

R–5601D Fort Sill, OK [Amended]

By removing the current ‘‘Designated

altitudes. 500 feet AGL to 16,500 feet

MSL’’ and substituting ‘‘Designated

altitudes. 500 feet AGL to FL 400’’ and

also by removing ‘‘Time of designation.

Sunrise to sunset, Tuesday through

Saturday; other times by NOTAM’’ and

substituting ‘‘Time of designation.

Sunrise to 2200, Monday through

Friday; other times by NOTAM.’’

R–5601E Fort Sill, OK [Amended]

By removing the current ‘‘Time of

designation. Sunrise to sunset, Tuesday

through Saturday; other times by

NOTAM’’ and substituting ‘‘Time of

designation. Sunrise to 2200, Monday

through Friday; other times by

NOTAM.’’

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29,

1997.

Reginald C. Matthews,

Acting Program Director for Air Traffic

Airspace Management.

[FR Doc. 97–29579 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 21

RIN 2900–AI85

Veterans’ Training: Time Limit for

Submitting Certifications Under the

Service Members Occupational

Conversion and Training Act

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

amend the training assistance and

training benefit regulations of the

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). It

proposes to place deadlines for

submitting the certifications needed for

both periodic payments and lump-sum

deferred-incentive payments under the

Service Members Occupational

Conversion and Training Act

(SMOCTA). Since the Act has a sunset

provision, all work for which payments

are due has been completed. This

proposal would allow VA to close the

administration of SMOCTA.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver written

comments to: Director, Office of

Regulations Management (02D),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Ave., NW, Room 1154,

Washington, DC 20420. Comments

should indicate that they are submitted

in response to ‘‘RIN 2900–AI85’’. All

written comments received will be

available for public inspection at the

above address in the Office of

Regulations Management, Room 1158,

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday (except

holidays).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June

C. Schaeffer, Assistant Director for

Policy and Program Administration,