65606 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 240 / Monday, December 15, 1997 / Rules and Regulations

Issued in Renton, Washington, on

December 5, 1997.

John J. Hickey,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 97–32432 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AGL–27 ]

Modification of Class E Airspace;

Mason, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This action corrects an

incomplete name in a final rule that was

published in the Federal Register on

October 29, 1997, Airspace Docket

Number 97–AGL–27. The Final Rule

modified Class E airspace at Mason, MI.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 1,

1998.

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:

History

Federal Register document 97–28605,

Airspace Docket Number 97–AGL–27,

published on October 29, 1997 (62 FR

56067), modified the description of the

Class E airspace area at Mason, MI. An

incomplete name was discovered in the

legal description for this airspace. This

action corrects that error.

Correction to Final Rule

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, the airspace

designation for the Class E airspace area

at Mason, MI, incorporated by reference

in 14 CFR 71.1 (FR Document 97–

28605), is corrected as follows:

§ 71.1 [Corrected]

On page 56067, column 3, line 25, in

the Class E airspace designation for

Mason, MI, correct ‘‘Eaton, MI’’ to read

‘‘Eaton Rapids, MI.’’

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November

12, 1997.

David B. Johnson,

Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–32669 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ASW–25]

Revision of Class E Airspace; Gallup,

NM

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comment.

SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the

Class E airspace at Gallup, NM. The

development of a Global Positioning

System (GPS) Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) to runway

(RWY) 6 at Gallup Municipal Airport,

Gallup, NM has made this rule

necessary. This action is intended to

provide adequate controlled airspace

extending from 700 feet or more above

the surface for Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR) operations at Gallup Municipal

Airport, Gallup, NM.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, April 23,

1998. Comments must be received on or

before January 29, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule

in triplicate to Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal

Aviation Administration Southwest

Region, Docket No. 97–ASW–25, Fort

Worth, TX 76193–0520.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel,

Southwest Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2601 Meacham

Boulevard, Room 663, Forth Worth, TX,

between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the Airspace Branch, Air Traffic

Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region,

Room 414, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, Southwest Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, Fort

Worth, TX 76193–0520, telephone 817–

222–5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revises

the Class E airspace at Gallup, NM. The

development of a GPS SIAP to RWY 6

at Gallup Municipal Airport, Gallup,

NM has made this action necessary. The

intended effect of this action is to

provide adequate controlled airspace

extending from 700 feet or more above

the surface for Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR) operations at Gallup Municipal

Airport, Gallup, NM.

Class E airspace designations 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. A

substantial number of previous

opportunities provided to the public to

comment on substantially identical

actions have resulted in negligible

adverse comments or objections. 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 date specified above. After the close

of this 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 is needed.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy aspects of

the rule that might suggest a need to

modify the rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before
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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–ASW–25.’’ 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 level

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.

Further, the FAA has determined that

this regulation is noncontroversial and

unlikely to result in adverse or negative

comments and only involves an

established body of technical

regulations that require frequent and

routine amendments to keep them

operationally current. Therefore, I

certify that this 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) 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. Since this rule involves

routine matters that will only affect air

traffic procedures and air navigation, it

does not warrant preparation of a

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis because

the anticipated impact is so minimal.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, 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 [AMENDED]

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; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 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 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ASW NM E5 Gallup, NM [Revised]

Gallup Municipal Airport, NM

(Lat. 35°30′40′′ N., long 108°47′22′′ W.)

Gallup VORTAC

(Lat. 35°28′34′′ N., long. 108°52′21′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile

radius of Gallup Municipal Airport and

within 3.8 miles each side of the 250° bearing

from the Gallup Municipal Airport extending

from the 6.7-mile radius to 12.6 miles

southwest of the airport and within 2 miles

each side of the 074° bearing from the airport

extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 9.1

miles east of the airport and that airspace

extending upward from 1200 feet above the

surface within an area bounded by a line

beginning at lat. 35°47′30′′ N., long.

108°34′02′′ W.; to lat. 35°26′50′′ N., long.

108°34′02′′ W.; to lat. 35°13′15′′ N., long

109°06′02′′ W.; to lat. 35°20′25′′ N., long.

109°10′42′′ W.; to lat. 35°52′00′′ N., long.

108°47′02′′ W.; to point of beginning

excluding that airspace within the New

Mexico, NM, Class E airspace area.

* * * * *

Albert L. Viselli,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 97–32667 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY

CORPORATION

29 CFR Parts 4011 and 4022

Disclosure to Participants; Benefits

Payable in Terminated SingleEmployer Plans

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty

Corporation.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule amends the

appendix to the Pension Benefit

Guaranty Corporation’s regulation on

Benefits Payable in Terminated SingleEmployer Plans by adding the

maximum guaranteeable pension benefit

that may be paid by the PBGC with

respect to a plan participant in a singleemployer pension plan that terminates

in 1998. This rule also amends

Appendix B to the PBGC’s regulation on

Disclosure to Participants by adding

information on 1998 maximum

guaranteed benefit amounts. The

amendment is necessary because the

maximum guarantee amount changes

each year, based on changes in the

contribution and benefit base under

section 230 of the Social Security Act.

The effect of the amendment is to advise

plan participants and beneficiaries of

the increased maximum guarantee

amount for 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harold J. Ashner, Assistant General

Counsel, Office of the General Counsel,

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,

1200 K Street, NW., Washington, DC

20005–4026, 202–326–4024 (202–326–

4179 for TTY and TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

4022(b) of the Employee Retirement

Income Security Act of 1974 provides

for certain limitations on benefits

guaranteed by the PBGC in terminating

single-employer pension plans covered

under Title IV of ERISA. One of the

limitations, set forth in section

4022(b)(3)(B), is a dollar ceiling on the

amount of the monthly benefit that may

be paid to a plan participant (in the

form of a life annuity beginning at age

65) by the PBGC. The ceiling is equal to

‘‘$750 multiplied by a fraction, the

numerator of which is the contribution

and benefit base (determined under

section 230 of the Social Security Act)

in effect at the time the plan terminates

and the denominator of which is such

contribution and benefit base in effect in

calendar year 1974 [$13,200]’’. This

formula is also set forth in § 4022.22(b)

of the PBGC’s regulation on Benefits

Payable in Terminated Single-Employer

Plans (29 CFR Part 4022). The appendix

to Part 4022 lists, for each year

beginning with 1974, the maximum

guaranteeable benefit payable by the

PBGC to participants in single-employer

plans that have terminated in that year.

Section 230(d) of the Social Security

Act (42 U.S.C. 430(d)) provides special

rules for determining the contribution

and benefit base for purposes of ERISA

section 4022(b)(3)(B). Each year the

Social Security Administration

determines, and notifies the PBGC of,