60462 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 217 / Monday, November 10, 1997 / Proposed Rules

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 part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (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 MN E2 St. Paul, MN [New]

St. Paul, Downtown Holman Field, MN

[Lat. 44°56′04′′ N, long. 93°03′36′′ W)

South St. Paul Municipal Richard E. Fleming

Field, MN

(Lat. 44°51′26′′ N, long. 93°01′59′′ W)

Within a 4.1-mile radius of the St. Paul,

Downtown Holman Field, excluding that

airspace within a 1-mile radius of South St.

Paul Municipal, Richard E. Fleming Field.

This Class E airspace area is effective during

the specific dates and times established in

advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective

dates and times will thereafter be

continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on October

21, 1997.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–29570 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AGL–58]

Proposed Modification of Class E

Airspace; Escanaba, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

modify Class E airspace at Escanaba, MI.

A VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to Runway 36 has

been developed for Delta County

Airport. Controlled airspace extending

upward from the surface is needed to

contain aircraft executing the approach.

This proposal would enlarge the radius

and add a southern extension to the

surface area, and enlarge the radius and

add a southern extension to the 700 feet

controlled airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 22, 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–58, 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–58.’’ 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, SW., 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 Escanaba, MI, to

accommodate aircraft executing the

VOR Runway 36 SIAP at Delta County

Airport, by enlarging the radius and

adding a southern extension of the

existing surface area and 700 feet

controlled airspace. Controlled airspace

extending upward from the surface is

needed to contain aircraft executing the

approach. The area would be depicted

on appropriate aeronautical charts.

Class E airspace designations for surface

areas for an airport are published in

paragraph 6002, and Class E airspace

designations for airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more
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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: