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document will be removed subsequently

from 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—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:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth

* * * * *

ACE KS E5 Minneapolis, KS [Removed]

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on October 7,

1997.

Christopher R. Blum,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central

Region.

[FR Doc. 97–31705 Filed 12–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AAL–11]

Proposed Revocation of Class E

Airspace; Wrangell, AK, and

Petersburg, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to

revoke the Class E surface area airspace

at Wrangell, AK, and Petersburg, AK.

Plans to develop Required Navigation

Performance (RNP) instrument approach

procedures at these airports have been

cancelled or delayed indefinitely.

Consequently, the surface areas at

Wrangell Airport and Petersburg James

A Johnson Airport are no longer

necessary for air traffic operations.

Adoption of this proposal would result

in the affected airspace reverting to

Class G.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations Branch, AAL–530, Docket

No. 97–AAL–11, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel for the Alaskan Region at the

same address.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Office of the Manager, Operations

Branch, Air Traffic Division, at the

address shown above and on the

Internet at Alaskan Region’s homepage

at http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at

address http://162.58.28.41/at.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert van Haastert, Operations Branch,

AAL–538, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587;

telephone number: (907) 271–5863;

email: Robert.van.Haastert@faa.dot.gov;

Internet: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or

at http://162.58.28.41/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In May 1996, rulemaking actions were

initiated to create surface area airspace

at the Wrangell Airport and the

Petersburg James A Johnson Airport to

support new RNP instrument approach

procedures. Alaska Airlines planned to

develop RNP approaches to runways 27

and 9 at Wrangell Airport, and for

runways 4 and 22 at Petersburg James A

Johnson Airport. These new RNP

approaches were to be designed with

minimums below 700 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL). The establishment

of surface areas at both airports was

requested and the Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (NPRM) was published

June 24, 1996 (61 FR 32372). No

comments to the NPRM were received

and the Final Rule was published

October 16, 1996 (61 FR 53844),

establishing new surface areas for

Wrangell Airport and Petersburg James

A Johnson Airport. After the Juneau

Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 37th

edition, was published on April 24,

1997, the FAA received one

Congressional Inquiry and additional

letters of concern and objections to the

surface areas at both airports. Letters

have been received from Sunrise

Aviation INC., Nordic Air, Temsco

Helicopters INC., Pacific Wing INC.,

Taquan Air, and Hawkair Aviation

Services LTD objecting to the

establishment of these surface areas

without an apparent purpose and usage.

Alaska Airlines has indicated to the

FAA their RNP instrument approach

development for Wrangell Airport and

Petersburg James A Johnson Airport has

been delayed and development of new

RNP approaches is not scheduled in the

immediate future.

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–

AAL–11.’’ 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
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of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Operations Branch,

Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK, 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

Operations Branch, AAL–530, Federal

Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th

Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–

7587. 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 remove

the Class E airspace at Wrangell, AK,

and Petersburg, AK. The coordinates for

this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. The Class E

airspace areas designated as surface

areas for an airport are published in

paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9E,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, 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

removed subsequently from 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 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.

§ 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 to be amended

as follows:

Paragraph 6002 The Class E airspace areas

listed below are designated as a surface area

for an airport

* * * * *

AAL AK E2 Petersburg, AK [Removed]

* * * * *

AAL AK E2 Wrangell, AK [Removed]

* * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on November 5,

1997.

Willis C. Nelson,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 97–31697 Filed 12–2–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 80

[FRL–5931–4]

Petition by the Commonwealth of the

Northern Mariana Islands for

Exemption From Anti-Dumping and

Detergent Additization Requirements

for Conventional Gasoline

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Proposed notice of decision.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (‘‘EPA’’ or ‘‘the Agency’’) is

proposing to grant a petition by the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands (‘‘CNMI’’) for exemption from

the anti-dumping requirements for

gasoline sold in the United States after

January 1, 1995. This action is being

taken because of CNMI’s unique

geographic location and economic

factors. If the gasoline anti-dumping

exemption were not granted, CNMI

would be required to import gasoline

from a supplier meeting the antidumping requirements adding a

considerable expense to gasoline

purchased by the CNMI consumer.

CNMI is in full attainment with the

national ambient air quality standard for

ozone. This action is not expected to

cause harmful environmental effects to

the citizens of CNMI. EPA is not

granting CNMI’s petition for exemption

from the fuel detergent additization

requirements that all gasoline sold in

the United States after January 1, 1995

contain fuel detergents. CNMI did not

show that these requirements were

unreasonable or infeasible due to any

unique local factors. The fuel detergent

additization requirements are designed

to prevent the build-up of deposits in

gasoline engines and fuel supply

systems. By controlling such desposits

in CNMI’s vehicles, harmful engine

exhaust emissions will be reduced.

DATES: Comments on this proposed final

decision must be received in writing by

January 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Materials relevant to this

petition are available for inspection in

public docket A–96–11 at the Air

Docket Office of the EPA, room M–1500,

401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C.

20460, (202) 260–7548, between the

hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday. A duplicate public

docket, A–NM–96, has been established

at U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne

Street (Mail Code: A–2–1), 17th Floor,

San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 744–

1225, and is available between the hours

of 8:30 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 5

p.m., Monday through Friday. As

provided in 40 CFR part 2, a reasonable

fee may be charged for copying services.

Comments should be submitted (in

duplicate if possible) to the two dockets

listed above, with a copy forwarded to

Marilyn Winstead McCall, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Fuels

and Energy Division, 401 M Street, SW

(Mail Code: 6406J), Washington, D.C.

20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilyn Winstead McCall at (202) 233–

9029.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For more

detailed information on this proposal,

please see EPA’s Notice of Direct Final

Decision published in the Final Rules

section of this Federal Register which