Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 27 / Monday, February 10, 1997 / Proposed Rules 5939

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 part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (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; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AGL WI E5 Phillips, WI [Revised]

Price County Airport, WI

(Lat. 45°42′32′′N, long. 90°24′09′′W)

Phillips NDB

(Lat. 45°42′12′′N, long. 90°24′42′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.6-mile

radius of the Price County Airport, and

within 1.9 miles each side of the 227° bearing

from the Phillips NDB extending from the

6.6-mile radius to 7 miles southwest of the

airport, and within 1.9 miles each side of the

060° bearing from the Phillips NDB

extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 7 miles

northeast of the airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January

17, 1997.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–3233 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AGL–5]

Modification of Class E Airspace;

Detroit, MI, Romeo Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

modify Class E airspace at Detroit, MI.

A Global Positioning System (GPS)

standard instrument approach

procedure (SIAP) to Runway 36 has

been developed for Romeo Airport.

Controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 to 1200 feet above ground

level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft

executing the approach. The intended

effect of this proposal is to provide

segregation of aircraft using instrument

approach procedures in instrument

conditions from other aircraft operating

in visual weather conditions.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL–7, Rules

Docket No. 97–AGL–5, 2300 East Devon

Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2300 East Devon

Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois. An

informal docket may also be examined

during normal business hours at the Air

Traffic Division, Operations Branch,

Federal Aviation Administration, 2300

East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,

Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

A. Clayborn, Air Traffic Division,

Operations Branch, AGL–530, Federal

Aviation Administration, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018, telephone (847) 294–7568.

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, 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–

AGL–5.’’ 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

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Rules Docket, FAA,

Great Lakes Region, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois,

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 the

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of

Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry

Center, APA–230, 800 Independence

Avenue, S.W., 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 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 part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to

modify Class E airspace at Detroit, MI;

this proposal would provide adequate

Class E airspace for operators executing

the GPS Runway 36 SIAP at Romeo

Airport. Controlled airspace extending

upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL is

needed to contain aircraft executing the

approach. The intended affect of this

action is to provide segregation of

aircraft using instrument approach

procedures in instrument conditions

from other aircraft operating in visual

weather conditions. The area would be

depicted on appropriate aeronautical

charts thereby enabling pilots to

circumnavigate the area or otherwise

comply with IFR procedures. 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 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996,

and effective September 16, 1996, 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)
5940 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 27 / Monday, February 10, 1997 / Proposed Rules

1Order No. 141, 12 FR 8596 (December 19, 1947).

The part 153 regulations originally became effective

on July 11, 1938, in FPC Order Nos. 52 (section 3

authorizations) and 66 (Presidential Permits).

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 part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (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; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AGL MI E5 Detroit, MI [Revised]

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface bounded by a line

beginning at lat. 43°00′00′′N, long.

82°25′00′′W; on the Canadian boundary to

lat. 43°04′00′′N, long. 82°30′00′′W; to lat.

42°56′00′′N, long. 83°00′00′′W; to lat.

42°45′00′′N, long. 83°50′00′′W; to lat.

42°30′00′′N, long. 83°50′00′′W; to lat.

42°10′00′′N, long 84°00′00′′W; to lat.

42°00′00′′N, long. 83°30′00′′W; thence east

along the 42nd parallel to the Canadian

boundary, thence along the Canadian

boundary to point of beginning.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on January

17, 1997.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–3232 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

18 CFR Part 153

[Docket No. RM97–1–000]

Applications for Authorization To

Construct, Operate, or Modify Facilities

Used for the Export or Import of

Natural Gas

February 3, 1997.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission is issuing a

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)

to amend the regulations codifying the

Commission’s responsibilities under the

Natural Gas Act and Executive Order

10485, as amended. The Commission

proposes to update its regulations

governing the filing of applications for

the siting, construction, and operation

of facilities for the import or export of

natural gas under section 3 of the

Natural Gas Act and the issuance and

modification of Presidential Permits for

the construction and operation of border

facilities. The proposal is necessary to

conform the Commission’s regulations

to the Commission’s current

responsibilities, as delegated by the

Secretary of Energy.

DATES: Comments are due no later than

April 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: An original and 14 copies of

written comments must be filed. All

filings must refer to Docket No. RM97–

1–000 and be addressed to the Office of

the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, DC 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Albert J. Francese, Office of the General

Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–

0736.

Richard W. Foley, Office of Pipeline

Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–

2245.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

addition to publishing the full text of

this document in the Federal Register,

the Commission also provides all

interested persons an opportunity to

inspect or copy the contents of this

document during normal business hours

in the Public Reference Room, Room

2A, 888 First Street, NE, Washington,

DC 20426.

The Commission Issuance Posting

System (CIPS), an electronic bulletin

board service, also provides access to

the texts of formal documents issued by

the Commission. CIPS is available at no

charge to the user and may be accessed

using a personal computer with a

modem by dialing 202–208–1397 if

dialing locally or 1–800–856–3920 if

dialing long distance. To access CIPS,

set your communications software to

19200, 14400, 12000, 9600, 7200, 4800,

2400, or 1200 bps, full duplex, no

parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. The

full text of this document will be

available on CIPS in ASCII and Word

Perfect 5.1 format. CIPS user assistance

is available at 202–208–2474.

CIPS also is available on the Internet

through the Fed World system. Telnet

software is required. To access CIPS via

the Internet, point your browser to the

URL address: http://www.fedworld.gov

and select the ‘‘Go to the FedWorld

Telnet Site’’ button. When your Telnet

software connects you, log-on to the

FedWorld system, scroll down and

select FedWorld by typing: 1 and at the

command line type:/go FERC. FedWorld

also may be accessed by Telnet at the

address fedworld.gov.

Finally, the complete text on diskette

in Word Perfect format may be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, La Dorn Systems

Corporation. La Dorn Systems

Corporation is also located in the Public

Reference Room at 888 First Street, NE,

Washington, DC, 20426.

I. Introduction

The Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) proposes to

amend part 153 of its regulations

governing the siting, construction, and

operation of facilities for the import and

export of natural gas between the United

States and a foreign country. Part 153

has not been significantly revised since

the Commission’s predecessor, the

Federal Power Commission (FPC),

recodified its regulations in 1947.1

The Commission intends to conform

its filing requirements in part 153 to the

Commission’s current responsibilities as

changed by intervening legislation and

Department of Energy (DOE) delegation

orders. The DOE delegation orders

divide jurisdiction and authority over

natural gas import and export issues

between the Commission and DOE.

Thus, the proposed revisions to part 153

implement the Commission’s currently

delegated responsibilities under section