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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.

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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
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approves CNMI’s petition for exemption

from the gasoline anti-dumping

regulations, but does not approve

CNMI’s petition for exemption from the

fuel detergent additization regulations.

The Agency views this final decision as

a noncontroversial action for the reasons

discussed in the Notice of Direct Final

Decision published in today’s Federal

Register, and because it believes the

effects of this decision are limited to the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands. If no adverse or critical

comments are received in response to

this proposed decision, no further

action is contemplated in relation to this

decision. If EPA receives adverse or

critical comments, EPA will withdraw

the Notice of Direct Final Decision by

publishing an appropriate document in

the Federal Register, and all public

comments received will be addressed in

a subsequent document. The EPA will

not institute a second comment period

on this document. Any parties

interested in commenting on this action

should do so at this time.

Dated: November 25, 1997.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

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