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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]

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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
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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