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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 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.

* * * * *

ANM MT E5 Poplar, MT [New]

Poplar Airport, MT

(Lat. 48°07′00′′N, long. 105°11′15′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 9.1-mile

radius of the Poplar, MT, airport.

* * * * *

ANM MT E5 Wolf Point, MT [Revised]

Wolf Point, L M Clayton Airport, MT

(Lat. 48°05′67′′N, long. 105°34′50′′W)

Wolf Point NDB

(Lat. 48°06′27′′N, long. 105°36′12′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7.4-mile

radius of the Wolf Point NDB; that airspace

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the

surface bounded by a line beginning at lat.

47°48′00′′N, long. 104°58′00′′W; to lat.

47°48′00′′N, long. 106°00′02′′W; to lat.

48°20′00′′N, long. 106°00′02′′W; to lat.

48°20′00′′N, long. 104°58′00′′W; thence to the

point of beginning.

* * * * *

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on

November 13, 1997.

Glenn A. Adams III,

Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 97–31927 Filed 12–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ANM–14]

Proposed Amendment to Class E

Airspace; Big Piney, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would

amend the Big Piney, WY, Class E

airspace. If amended, the proposal

would provide additional airspace

necessary to fully encompass a new

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) at Big PineyMarbleton Airport, Big Piney, WY.

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–14, 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–14, 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–14.’’ 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

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (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

amend Class E airspace at Big Piney,

WY. This proposal is essential in order

to fully contain a new GPS SIAP within

controlled airspace located at the Big

Piney-Marbleton Airport. The existing

1200-foot Class E airspace requires

modification to fully encompass the

missed approach holding procedures for

the new SIAP. The revision to the

existing 1200-foot Class E airspace will

be an extension to the southeast from
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approximately 21.4 to 33 nautical miles,

thus fully encompassing the new SIAP.

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

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 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.

* * * * *

ANM WY E5 Big Piney, WY [Revised]

Big Piney-Marbleton Airport, WY

(Lat. 42°35′06′′N, long. 110°06′40′′W)

Big Piney VOR/DME

(Lat. 42°34′46′′N, long. 110°06′33′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within 4.8 miles

southwest and 8.3 miles northeast of the Big

Piney VOR/DME 134° and 314° radials

extending from 4 miles northwest to 16.6

miles southeast of the VOR/DME; that

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet

above the surface within 7.9 miles southwest

and 11.8 miles northeast of the Big Piney

134° and 314° radials extending from 10.1

miles northwest to 33 miles southeast of the

VOR/DME.

* * * * *

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on

November 13, 1997.

Glenn A. Adams III,

Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 97–31928 Filed 12–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

23 CFR Part 655

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–97–3032]

RIN 2125–AE25

Revision of the Manual on Uniform

Traffic Control Devices: General

Provisions and Traffic Control for

School Areas

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed amendments

to the Manual on Uniform Traffic

Control Devices (MUTCD); Request for

Comments.

SUMMARY: The MUTCD is incorporated

by reference in 23 CFR part 655, subpart

F, approved by the Federal Highway

Administrator, and recognized as the

national standard for traffic control on

all public roads. The FHWA announced

its intent to rewrite and reformat the

MUTCD on January 10, 1992, at 57 FR

1134. This document proposes new text

for the MUTCD in Part 1, General

Provisions, and Part 7, Traffic Control

for School Areas. The purpose of this

effort is to reformat the text for clarity

of intended meanings, to include metric

dimensions and values for the design

and installation of traffic control

devices, and to improve the overall

organization and discussion of the

contents in the MUTCD. The proposed

changes to the MUTCD are intended to

expedite traffic, promote uniformity,

improve safety, and incorporate

technology advances in traffic control

device application.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

September 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Signed, written comments

should refer to the docket number that

appears at the top of this document and

must be submitted to the Docket Clerk,

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590–0001. All comments received

will be available for examination at the

above address between 10 a.m. and 5

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays. Those desiring

notification of receipt of comments must

include a self-addressed, stamped

postcard.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information regarding the notice of

proposed amendments contact Ms.

Linda Brown, Office of Highway Safety,

Room 3414, (202) 366–2192, or Mr.

Raymond Cuprill, Office of Chief

Counsel, Room 4217, (202) 366–0834,

Department of Transportation, Federal

Highway Administration, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. The

proposed text for Parts 1 and 7 of the

MUTCD is available from the FHWA

Office of Highway Safety (HHS–10). It is

also available on the FHWA home page

at the following Internet address: http:/

/www.ohs.fhwa.dot.gov/devices/

mutcd.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 1988

MUTCD is available for inspection and

copying as prescribed in 49 CFR Part 7,

appendix D. It may be purchased for

$44.00 from the Superintendent of

Documents, U.S. Government Printing

Office, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA

15250–7954, Stock No. 650–001–00001–

0. This notice is being issued to provide

an opportunity for public comment on

the desirability of proposed

amendments to the MUTCD. Based on

the comments submitted and upon its

own experience, the FHWA will issue a

final rule concerning the proposed

changes included in this notice.

The National Committee on Uniform

Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD) has

taken the lead in this effort to rewrite

and reformat the MUTCD. The NCUTCD

is a national organization of individuals

from the American Association of State

Highway and Transportation Officials

(AASHTO), the Institute of

Transportation Engineers (ITE), the

National Association of County

Engineers (NACE), the American Public

Works Association (APWA), and other

organizations that have extensive