66840 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 245 / Monday, December 22, 1997 / Proposed Rules

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November

26, 1997.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–33282 Filed 12–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AGL–50]

Proposed Establishment of Class E

Airspace; Cooperstown, ND

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

establish Class E airspace at

Cooperstown, ND. A Global Positioning

System (GPS) Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway

13 and a GPS SIAP to Runway 31 have

been developed for Cooperstown

Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet

above ground level (AGL) and

controlled airspace extending upward

from 1,200 feet AGL is needed to

contain aircraft executing the

approaches. This proposal would create

controlled airspace both at Cooperstown

Municipal Airport and include

previously uncontrolled airspace nearby

the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments: Send comments

on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL–7, Rules

Docket No. 97–AGL–50, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018.

Docket: 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:

Michelle M. Behm, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, AGL–520, 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–50.’’ 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 this

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 14 CFR part 71 to

establish Class E airspace at

Cooperstown, ND, to accommodate

aircraft executing the GPS Runway 13

and GPS Runway 31 SIAPs at

Cooperstown Municipal Airport.

Controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 to 1200 feet AGL within a 6.3-

mile radius of Cooperstown Municipal

Airport, and controlled airspace

extending upward from 1,200 feet AGL

in three previously uncontrolled Class G

airspace areas is needed to contain

aircraft executing the instrument flight

rules arrival routing from the northwest

and southeast and the proposed

approaches. This proposal would create

Class E airspace at Cooperstown

Municipal Airport and in three Class G

airspace areas: the entire existing Class

G airspace area above Cooperstown, ND;

the entire existing Class G airspace area

approximately halfway between

Cooperstown, ND, and Devils Lake, ND,

and which overlies Johnson Lake

National Wildlife Refuge, ND; and that

portion of the existing Class G airspace

area between Cooperstown, ND, and

Valley City, ND, which lies west of

longitude 97°49′30′′W. The areas would

be depicted on appropriate aeronautical

charts. Class E airspace designations

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.

Therefore this, proposed regulation—(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 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
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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 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

* * * * *

AGL ND E5 Cooperstown, ND [New]

Cooperstown Municipal Airport, ND

(Lat. 47°25′22′′N, long. 98°06′21′′W)

Devils Lake VORTAC

(Lat. 48°06′48′′N, long. 98°54′29′′W)

Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND

(Lat. 47°57′40′′N, long. 97°24′04′′W)

Valley City Barnes County Municipal

Airport, ND

(Lat. 46°56′28′′N, long. 98°01′03′′W)

Jamestown VOR/DME

(Lat. 46°55′58′′N, long. 98°40′44′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile

radius of the Cooperstown Municipal Airport

and that airspace extending upward from

1,200 feet above the surface within an area

bounded on the east by longitude

97°49′30′′W, on the south by the 7.9-mile

radius of the Valley City Barnes County

Municipal Airport and by V2–520, on the

southwest by the 16.5-mile radius of the

Jamestown VOR/DME and on the west by

V561; that airspace bounded on the

northwest by the 34-mile arc of the Grand

Forks Air Force Base, on the east by V561,

on the southwest by the 16.5-mile radius of

the Jamestown VOR/DME and V170, and on

the west by V55; and that airspace bounded

on the north by V430, on the east by the 34-

mile arc of the Grand Forks Air Force Base,

on the south by V55, on the west by V170,

and on the northwest by the 22-mile radius

of the Devils Lake VORTAC.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on November

24, 1997.

David B. Johnson,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–33283 Filed 12–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 51 and 85

[AMS–FRL–5938–7]

RIN 2060–AH62

IM Program Requirement—On-Board

Diagnostic Checks; Amendment to the

Final Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

change a provision of the federal vehicle

inspection and maintenance (I/M) rules

relating to the implementation deadline

by which states are required to begin

On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) checks as a

routine part of basic and enhanced I/M

programs. The current rule requires

Ozone Transport Region (OTR) areas

with low enhanced programs to

implement OBD checks by January 1,

1999, and all other areas to implement

OBD checks by January 1, 1998. This

notice proposes to delay for a period of

up to three years the required

implementation deadline for OBD in

those areas. This proposed amendment

will set a new implementation date for

OBD checks as January 1, 2001 for all

areas with basic and enhanced I/M

programs. During this time extension

the Agency will generate, collect and

analyze the data necessary to accord

OBD checks the appropriate level of

emission reduction credits.

Additionally, certain clarifying

amendments are being proposed to

allow for updates to the Code of Federal

Regulations which are cross-referenced

in the OBD rule.

DATES: Written comments on this

proposal must be received no later than

January 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Materials relevant to this

proposed rulemaking are contained in

the Public Docket No. A–94–21. The

docket is located at the Air Docket,

Room M–1500 (6102), Waterside Mall

SW., Washington, DC 20460. The docket

may be inspected between 8:30 a.m. and

12 noon and between 1:30 p.m. until

5:30 p.m. on weekdays. A reasonable fee

may be charged for copying docket

material. The preamble, regulatory

language and regulatory support

document are also available

electronically from the EPA internet

Web site. This service is free of charge,

except for any cost one may already

incur for internet connectivity. The

official Federal Register version is made

available on the day of publication on

the primary Web site listed below. The

EPA Office of Mobile Sources also

publishes these notices on the

secondary Web site listed below.

http://www.epa.gov/EPA-AIR/ (either

select desired date or use Search

feature)

http://www.epa.gov/OMSWWW/ (look

in What’s New or under the specific

rulemaking topic)

Please note that due to differences

between the software used to develop

the document and the software into

which the document may be

downloaded, minor changes in format,

pagination, etc. may occur.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leila Cook, Office of Mobile Sources,

National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions

Laboratory, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann

Arbor, Michigan, 48105. Telephone

(313) 741–7820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulated Entities. Entities potentially

regulated by the minor amendment to

the I/M rule are those which adopt,

approve, or fund I/M programs.

Regulated categories and entities

include:

Category Examples of regulated entities

Local government ...... Local air quality

agencies.

State government ...... State air quality agencies responsible for

I/M programs.

Federal government .. DOT.

This table is not intended to be

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide

for readers regarding entities likely to be

regulated by this action. This table lists

the types of entities of which EPA is

now aware that could potentially be

regulated by this proposed I/M

amendment. Other types of entities not

listed in the table could also be

regulated. To determine whether your

organization is regulated by this action,

you should carefully examine the

applicability criteria of 40 CFR 51.350 of

the I/M rule. If you have any questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the person

listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section.

Summary of Rule

Under the Clean Air Act as amended

in 1990 (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 7401 et.

seq., the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) published in the Federal

Register on November 5, 1992 (40 CFR

part 51, subpart S) rules relating to

motor vehicle inspection and

maintenance (I/M) programs (hereafter

referred to as the I/M rule; see 57 FR