60778 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 219 / Thursday, November 13, 1997 / Rules and Regulations

Docket at the location provided under

the caption ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends 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:

97–23–14 Maryland Air Industries:

Amendment 39–10203. Docket 97–NM–

34–AD.

Applicability: All Fairchild Model FH–227

series airplanes, certificated in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

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 loss of airplane controllability,

or engine overspeed and consequent loss of

engine power caused by the power levers

being positioned below the flight idle stop

while the airplane is in flight, accomplish the

following:

(a) Within 30 days after the effective date

of this AD, revise the Limitations Section of

the FAA-approved Airplane Flight Manual

(AFM) to include the following statements.

This action may be accomplished by

inserting a copy of this AD into the AFM.

‘‘Positioning of power levers below the

flight idle stop (i.e., including ground fine

pitch) while the airplane is in flight is

prohibited. Such positioning may lead to loss

of airplane control or may result in an

overspeed condition and consequent loss of

engine power.’’

(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, New York

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA,

Engine and Propeller Directorate.

Operators shall submit their requests

through an appropriate FAA Maintenance

Operations Inspector, who may add

comments and then send it to the Manager,

New York ACO.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the New York ACO.

(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.

(d) This amendment becomes effective on

December 18, 1997.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on

November 6, 1997.

Darrell M. Pederson,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 97–29825 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. 97–ACE–17]

Amendment to Class E Airspace,

Jefferson City, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

E airspace area at Jefferson City

Municipal Airport, Jefferson City, MO.

The FAA has developed a

Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB)

Runway (RWY) 30 Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) to serve the

Jefferson City Municipal Airport.

Additional controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL) is needed to

accommodate this SIAP and for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations

at this airport. A review of the airspace

required for instrument approaches at

Jefferson City Memorial Airport

indicates that the surface airspace area

extension to the southeast can be

removed. The enlarged area will contain

the new NDB RWY 30 SIAP in

controlled airspace.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC April

23, 1998.

Comment date: Comments must be

received on or before January 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

ACE–520, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket Number 97–

ACE–17, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas

City, MO 64106.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel for

the Central Region at the same address

between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Air Traffic Division at the same

address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520C, Federal

Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th

Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;

telephone: (816) 426–3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

has developed a RWY 30 SIAP utilizing

the NDB at Jefferson City, MO. The

amendment to Class E airspace at

Jefferson City, MO, will provide

additional controlled airspace at and

above 700 feet AGL to contain the SIAP

within controlled airspace. A review of

the airspace required for instrument

approaches at Jefferson City Memorial

Airport indicates that the Class E

surface area extension to the southeast

can be removed. The areas will be

depicted on appropriate aeronautical

charts. Class E surface area extensions

are published in paragraph 6004, and

areas extending 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 will

be published subsequently in the order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

The FAA anticipates that this

regulation will not result in adverse or

negative comment and, therefore, is

issuing it as a direct final rule. Previous

actions of this nature have not been

controversial and have not resulted in

adverse comments or objections. The

amendment will enhance safety for all

flight operations by designating an area

where VFR pilots may anticipate the

presence of IFR aircraft at lower

altitudes, especially during inclement

weather conditions. A greater degree of

safety is achieved by depicting the area

on aeronautical charts. Unless a written

adverse or negative comment, or a

written notice of intent to submit an

adverse or negative comment is received

within the comment period, the

regulation will become effective on the
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date specified above. After the close of

the comment period, the FAA will

publish a document in the Federal

Register indicating that no adverse or

negative comments were received and

confirming the date on which the final

rule will become effective. If the FAA

does receive, within the comment

period, an adverse or negative comment,

or written notice of intent to submit

such a comment, a document

withdrawing the direct final rule will be

published in the Federal Register, and

a notice of proposed rulemaking may be

published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

Although this action is in the form of

a final rule and was not preceded by a

notice of proposed rulemaking,

comments are invited on this rule.

Interested persons are invited to

comment on this rule by submitting

such written data, views, or arguments

as they may desire. Communications

should identify the Rules Docket

number and be submitted in triplicate to

the address specified under the caption

ADDRESSES. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments will be considered, and

this rule may be amended or withdrawn

in light of the comments received.

Factual information that supports the

commenter’s ideas and suggestions is

extremely helpful in evaluating the

effectiveness of this action and

determining whether additional

rulemaking action would be needed.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the rule that might suggest a

need to modify the rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before

and after the closing date for comments,

in the Rules Docket for examination by

interested persons. A report that

summarizes each FAA-public contact

concerned with the substance of this

action will be filed in the Rules Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this rule must

submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket No. 97–ACE–17.’’ The postcard

will be date stamped and returned to the

commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein will

not have substantial direct effects on the

States, on the relationship between the

national government and the States, or

on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various

levels of government. Therefore, in

accordance with Executive Order 12612,

it is determined that this final rule does

not have sufficient federalism

implications to warrant the preparation

of a Federalism Assessment.

The FAA has determined that this

regulation is noncontroversial and

unlikely to result in adverse or negative

comments. For the reasons discussed in

the preamble, I certify that this

regulation (1) is not a ‘‘significant

regulatory action’’ under Executive

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant

rule’’ under Department of

Transportation (DOT) Regulatory

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034,

February 26, 1979); and (3) if

promulgated, will not have significant

economic impact, positive or negative,

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).

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends 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 6004 Class E airspace areas

designated as an extension to a Class D or

Class E surface area.

* * * * *

ACE MO E4 Jefferson City, MO [Revised]

Jefferson City Memorial Airport, MO

(Lat. 38°35′28′′ N., long. 92°09′22′′ W.)

NOAH NDB

(Lat. 38°38′14′′ N., long. 92°14′41′′ W.)

ALGOA LOM

(Lat. 38°32′53′′ N., long. 92°04′19′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface within 2.6 miles each side of the

Jefferson City Memorial Airport localizer

back course extending from the 4.1-mile

radius of Jefferson City Memorial Airport to

5 miles northwest of the airport. This Class

E airspace area 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 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.

* * * * *

ACE MO E5 Jefferson City, MO [Revised]

Jefferson City Memorial Airport, MO

(Lat. 38°35′28′′ N., long. 92°09′22′′ W.)

NOAH NDB

(Lat. 38°38′14′′ N., long. 92°14′41′′ W.)

ALGOA LOM

(Lat. 38°32′53′′ N., long. 92°04′19′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile

radius of Jefferson City Memorial Airport and

within 3.1 miles each side of the NOAH NDB

303° bearing extending from the 6.6-mile

radius to 14.3 miles northwest of the airport,

and within 4 miles each side of the Jefferson

City ILS localizer course extending from the

6.6-mile radius to 11.8 miles southeast of the

airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on November

4, 1997.

Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 97–29834 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. 97–ACE–19]

Amendment to Class E Airspace, Eagle

Grove, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

E airspace area at Eagle Grove

Municipal Airport, Eagle Grove, IA. The

FAA has developed a Global Positioning

System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 31

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to serve the Eagle

Grove Municipal Airport, Eagle Grove,

IA. Additional controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL) is needed to

accommodate this SIAP and for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations

at this airport. The enlarged area will

contain the new GPS RWY 31 SIAP in

controlled airspace.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC April

23, 1998.