60814 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 219 / Thursday, November 13, 1997 / Proposed Rules

For the reasons discussed above, I

certify that this proposed regulation (1)

is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44

FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and (3) if

promulgated, will not have a significant

economic impact, positive or negative,

on a substantial number of small entities

under the criteria of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act. A copy of the draft

regulatory evaluation prepared for this

action is contained in the Rules Docket.

A copy of it may be obtained by

contacting the Rules Docket at the

location provided under the caption

ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes to amend part

39 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

(14 CFR part 39) as follows:

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS

DIRECTIVES

1. The authority citation for part 39

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

§ 39.13 [Amended]

2. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding the following new airworthiness

directive:

DORNIER: Docket 97–NM–111–AD.

Applicability: Model 328–100 series

airplanes, serial numbers 3005 through 3065

inclusive, certificated in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

otherwise modified, altered, or repaired in

the area subject to the requirements of this

AD. For airplanes that have been modified,

altered, or repaired so that the performance

of the requirements of this AD is affected, the

owner/operator must request approval for an

alternative method of compliance in

accordance with paragraph (b) of this AD.

The request should include an assessment of

the effect of the modification, alteration, or

repair on the unsafe condition addressed by

this AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not

been eliminated, the request should include

specific proposed actions to address it.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless

accomplished previously.

To prevent possible electrical short

circuits, which could result in loss of certain

electrical indicating and recording systems,

and the possibility of a fire, accomplish the

following:

(a) Within 90 days after the effective date

of this AD, modify electrical panel 35VE and

relay support 36VE in accordance with

Dornier Service Bulletin SB–328–31–172,

dated June 18, 1996.

(b) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an acceptable level of safety may be

used if approved by the Manager,

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA,

Transport Airplane Directorate. Operators

shall submit their requests through an

appropriate FAA Principal Maintenance

Inspector, who may add comments and then

send it to the Manager, International Branch,

ANM–116.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the International Branch,

ANM–116.

(c) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to

a location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

Note 3: The subject of this AD is addressed

in German airworthiness directive 96–289,

dated October 10, 1996.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on

November 6, 1997.

Darrell M. Pederson,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 97–29826 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AEA–43]

Proposed Amendment to Class E

Airspace; Somerset, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

amend the Class E airspace area at

Somerset, PA. The development of a

new Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global

Positioning System (GPS) at Somerset

County Airport 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 at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, AEA–520, Docket No.

97–AEA–43, 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

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, 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–43.’’ The postcard 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
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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 14 CFR Part 71 to amend

the Class E airspace area at Somerset,

PA. A GPS RWY 6 SIAP has been

developed for the Somerset County

Airport. Additional controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet AGL is

needed to accommodate the SIAP 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,

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 Pants, 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 PA E5 Somerset, PA [Revised]

Somerset County Airport, PA

(lat. 40°02′20′′N., long. 79°00′47′′W.)

Stoystown NDB

(lat. 40°05′09′′N., long. 78°55′00′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile

radius of Somerset County Airport and

within 3.1 miles each side of the 058° bearing

from the Stoystown NDB extending from the

6.4-mile radius to 9.6 miles northeast of the

NDB and 4 miles each side of the 236°

bearing from the Somerset County Airport

extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 9.5

miles southwest of the airport, excluding that

portion that coincides with the Seven

Springs, PA, Class E airspace area.

* * * * *

Issued in Jamaica, New York, on October

7, 1997.

Franklin D. Hatfield,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 97–29835 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

36 CFR Part 7

RIN 1024–AC62

Delaware Water Gap National

Recreation Area; Designation of

Bicycle Routes; Deletion of Climbing

Registration Regulation

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) is proposing to amend its special

regulations to designate certain routes

within a nondeveloped area as open for

bicycle use and to regulate their use in

this area and to delete the regulation

concerning the mandatory registration

of technical rock climbing activities at

Delaware Water Gap National

Recreation Area. Bicycle use has been

determined by the Superintendent to be

a desirable recreational use within the

Blue Mountain Lakes area of the park

because such use is consistent with the

protection of the park’s natural, scenic

and aesthetic values, safety

considerations and management

objectives and will not disturb wildlife

or park resources. The requirement to

register for climbing activities was

originally intended to promote climbing

safety, provide information concerning

the location and difficulty of routes and

provide climbers with procedures to

follow in the event of an emergency.

However, the registration system has not

been effective and the NPS believes that

a better course of action will be to

promote self-responsibility within the

climbing community. Many NPS areas

with significant rock climbing activities

do not require technical climbing

registration. The deletion of this

regulation will also remove an

unnecessary administrative burden for

both the climbing community and the

NPS.

DATES: Written comments will be

accepted until January 12, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to: Superintendent, Delaware

Water Gap National Recreation Area,

Bushkill, Pennsylvania, 18324.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Valentine, Kittatinny Subdistrict

Ranger, Delaware Water Gap National

Recreation Area. Telephone 908–841–

9533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Bicycle Routes

This proposed rule will designate

certain trails and former roads for

bicycle use in the Blue Mountain Lakes

area of the park. This area was originally

intended for a housing development

associated with the proposed Tocks

Island Dam prior to the establishment of

Delaware Water Gap National

Recreation Area in 1965.

On April 2, 1987, the NPS published

revised regulations in the Federal

Register amending 36 CFR part 4 which,

among other regulations, states that

‘‘(T)he use of a bicycle is prohibited

except on park roads, in parking areas

and on routes designated for bicycle

use’’ (52 FR 10670). This regulation,

found at 36 CFR 4.30, requires that such

designation be made only after ‘‘a

written determination that such use is

consistent with the protection of a park

area’s natural, scenic and aesthetic

values, safety considerations and

management objectives and will not

disturb wildlife or park resources’’ (36

CFR 4.30(a)). This regulation further

requires that, ‘‘except for routes