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alternative method of compliance in

accordance with paragraph (c) 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 within the next 200

hours time-in-service after the effective date

of this AD, unless already accomplished.

To prevent failure of the engine fire

detector system if high heat and/or fire

stopped an electrical signal between the

engine fire detectors and the engine fire

warning annunciator lights located in the

cockpit, which could result in passenger

injury in the event of an airplane fire,

accomplish the following:

(a) Replace the existing engine fire

protection system wiring with fire resistant

wiring by incorporating Engine Fire Detector

Harness Kit, part number 101–3208–1.

Accomplish this replacement in accordance

with the instructions included with the

above kit, as referenced in Raytheon

Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 2701, Issued:

May, 1997.

(b) 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.

(c) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an equivalent level of safety may be

approved by the Manager, Wichita Aircraft

Certification Office (ACO), 1801 Airport

Road, Room 100, Mid-Continent Airport,

Wichita, Kansas 67209. The request shall be

forwarded through an appropriate FAA

Maintenance Inspector, who may add

comments and then send it to the Manager,

Wichita ACO.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Wichita ACO.

(d) All persons affected by this directive

may obtain copies of the document referred

to herein upon request to the Raytheon

Aircraft Company, P.O. Box 85, Wichita,

Kansas 67201–0085; or may examine this

document at the FAA, Central Region, Office

of the Regional Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E.

12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on

November 26, 1997.

Michael Gallagher,

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft

Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 97–31681 Filed 12–2–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ACE–14]

Proposed Revocation of Class E

Airspace; Minneapolis, KS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to

remove the Class E airspace area at

Minneapolis City County Airport,

Minneapolis, KS. The VHF

Omnidirectional Range/Distance

Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME)

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 34

was canceled on August 14, 1997. This

was the only SIAP to Minneapolis City

County Airport and was canceled due to

lack of evidence as to the need by the

community and absence of utilization

by other users in the local area. In

addition, there is not an Airport Layout

Plan (ALP) or an engineer’s drawing

available. The Director, Division of

Aviation for Kansas, concurred with

canceling the SIAP. The intended effect

of this rule is to remove Class E airspace

extending upward from 700 feet above

the surface for Minneapolis City County

Airport, Minneapolis, KS.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520, Federal

Aviation Administration, Airspace

Docket No. 97–ACE–14, 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 3:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the office of the Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division, at the

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:

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–

ACE–14.’’ 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 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 (NRPM)

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 NPRMs should also

request a copy of Advisory Circular No.

11–2A, which describes the procedures.

The Proposal

The FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR

part 71 (part 71) to remove the Class E

airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface at the

Minneapolis City County Airport,

Minneapolis, KS. The area will be

removed from appropriate aeronautical

charts. Class E airspace designations for

airspace areas extending upward from

700 feet or more above the surface of the

earth are published in paragraph 6005 of

FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September

16, 1997, and effective September 17,

1997, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E

airspace designation listed in this
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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]

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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