This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 62, No. 234

Friday, December 5, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ASW–19]

Proposed Establishment of Class D

Airspace; Fayetteville (Springdale), AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

establish Class D airspace extending

upward from the surface to and

including 3,800 feet mean sea level

(MSL), within a 4.4-mile radius of the

Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport at

Fayetteville (Springdale), AR. An air

traffic control tower will provide air

traffic control services for pilots

operating at Northwest Arkansas

Regional Airport. The intended effect of

this proposal is to provide adequate

controlled airspace for aircraft operating

in the vicinity of Northwest Arkansas

Regional Airport, Fayetteville

(Springdale), AR.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before February 3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Docket No. 97–

ASW–19, 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, Forth Worth, TX, 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

at the Airspace Branch, Air Traffic

Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, 2601

Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, Fort

Worth, TX 76193–0520; telephone: (817)

222–5593.

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 under the caption ADDRESSES.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

on this notice must submit, with those

comments, a self-addressed, stamped,

postcard containing the following

statement: ‘‘Comments to Airspace

Docket No. 97–ASW–19.’’ The postcard

will be date and 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 the light of comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination in the Office of the

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region

Federal Aviation Administration, 2601

Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX

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, Air Traffic Division,

Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Fort Worth, TX

76193–0520. 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

establish Class D airspace, controlled

airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 3,800 feet MSL,

at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport,

Fayetteville (Springdale), AR. The

Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is

a new airport and provides service to

the Fayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers,

AR, area. An air traffic control tower at

the airport will provide air traffic

control services for aircraft operating at

the airport, and the FAA anticipates that

it will be commissioned on or about

August 13, 1998. The intended effect of

this proposal is to provide adequate

Class D airspace for aircraft operating in

the vicinity of Northwest Arkansas

Regional Airport, Fayetteville

(Springdale), AR.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. Designated Class D airspace

areas are published in Paragraph 5000 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 D

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 that need frequent and

routine amendments 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

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).
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The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposers to amend 14 CFR part 71 as

follows:

PART 71—[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.

§ 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 5000 Class D airspace areas.

* * * * *

ASW AR D Fayetteville (Springdale),

Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, AR

[New]

Fayetteville (Springdale), Northwest

Arkansas Regional Airport, AR

(Lat. 36°16′55′′N., long. 094°18′25′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 3,800 feet MSL

within a 4.4-mile radius of Northwest

Arkansas Regional Airport. This Class D

airspace 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.

* * * * *

Issued in Fort Worth, TX on November 5,

1997.

Albert L. Viselli,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 97–31929 Filed 12–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ANM–04]

Proposed Establishment of Class E

Airspace; Poplar, MT, and Revision of

Class E Airspace, Wolf Point, MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This proposal would establish

Class E Airspace at Poplar, MT and

revise Wolf Point, MT Class E 1,200-foot

airspace. The development of a new

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) at the Poplar Airport,

Poplar, MT, utilizing the Global

Positioning System (GPS) has made this

proposition necessary. Controlled

airspace extending upward from 700

feet above ground level (AGL) is needed

to accommodate this SIAP and for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations

to the airport. The area would be

depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot

reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, ANM–520, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

97–ANM–04, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056.

The official docket may be examined

in the office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel for the Northwest Mountain

Region at the same address.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the office of the Manager, Air Traffic

Division, Airspace Branch, at the

address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis Ripley, ANM–520.6, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

97–ANM–04, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056;

telephone number: (425) 227–2527.

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–

ANM–04.’’ 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 the

light of comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination at the address listed

above 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

NPRM by submitting a request to the

Federal Aviation Administration,

Airspace Branch, ANM–520, 1601 Lind

Avenue SW, Renton, Washington

98055–4056. 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 Title 14 Code of Federal

Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) to

establish Class E airspace at Poplar, MT

and revise Class E airspace at Wolf

Point, MT, in order to fully encircle the

GPS Runway 9 SIAP to the Poplar

Airport, Poplar, MT. This proposal

would make a 700-foot Class E area

within a 9.1 mile radius around the

Poplar Airport while also amending

adjacent 1200-foot Class E airspace at

Wolf Point that would fully encompass

the holding procedures associated with

the Poplar Airport SIAP. The FAA

establishes Class E airspace extending

upward from 700 feet AGL where

necessary to contain aircraft

transitioning between the terminal and

en route environments. The intended

effect of this proposal is designed to

provide safe, efficient use of the

navigable airspace while protecting for

safe flight operations under IFR at the

Poplar Airport and between the terminal

and en route transition stages.

The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The coordinates for this airspace docket

are based on North American Datum 83.

Class E 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 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

published subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed regulation only involves an

established body of technical