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(e) Can I comply with this AD in any

other way? You may use an alternative

method of compliance or adjust the

compliance time if:

(1) Your alternative method of

compliance provides an equivalent level

of safety; and

(2) The Manager, Small Airplane

Directorate approves your alternative.

Send your request through an FAA

Principal Maintenance Inspector, who

may add comments and then send it to

the Manager, Small Airplane

Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301,

Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

Note 1: This AD applies to each sailplane

identified in paragraph (a) of this AD,

regardless of whether it has been modified,

altered, or repaired in the area subject to the

requirements of this AD. For sailplanes that

have been modified, altered, or repaired so

that the performance of the requirements of

this AD is affected, the owner/operator must

request approval for an alternative method of

compliance in accordance with paragraph (e)

of this AD. You should include in the request

an assessment of the effect of the

modification, alteration, or repair on the

unsafe condition addressed by this AD; and,

if you have not eliminated the unsafe

condition, specific actions you propose to

address it.

(f) Where can I get information about

any already-approved alternative

methods of compliance? You can

contact Mike Kiesov, Aerospace

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane

Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301,

Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone:

(816) 329–4144; facsimile: (816) 329–

4090.

(g) What if I need to fly the sailplane

to another location to comply with this

AD? The FAA can issue a special flight

permit under sections 21.197 and

21.199 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199)

to operate your sailplane to a location

where you can accomplish the

requirements of this AD.

(h) How do I get copies of the

documents referenced in this AD? You

may obtain copies of the documents

referenced in this AD from S.N.

CENTRAIR, Aerodome—36300 Le

Blanc, France; telephone:

02.54.37.07.96; facsimile:

02.54.37.48.64. You may read these

documents at FAA, Central Region,

Office of the Regional Counsel, 901

Locust, Room 506, Kansas City,

Missouri 64106.

Note 2: The subject of this AD is addressed

in French AD 1999–055(A)R1, dated

February 5, 2000.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on

September 22, 2000.

Michael K. Dahl,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–24982 Filed 9–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–AWP–11]

Proposed Revision of Class D

Airspace; Laughlin/Bullhead

International Airport, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise

Class D airspace at Laughlin/Bullhead

International Airport, AZ, by including

that airspace within a 4.2-mile radius of

the Laughlin/Bullhead international

Airport west of a line 1.8-miles west of

and parallel to the north/south runway.

Additional Class D airspace is required

to contain circling instrument

approaches to the west of the airport. A

review of airspace classification and air

traffic procedures has made this action

necessary.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 13, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Attn:

Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP–520,

Docket No. 00–AWP–11, Air Traffic

Division, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway

Postal Center, Los Angeles, California

90009.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel, Western Pacific Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, Room

6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard,

Lawndale, California 92061.

An informational docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the Office of the Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division at the above

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard V. Coffin Jr., Airspace Specialist

Airspace Branch, AWP–520.9, Air

Traffic Division, Western-Pacific

Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,

telephone (310) 725–6533.

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 action must submit

with the comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 00–

AWP–11.’’ 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 action may be changed in light

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, at 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,

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

The FAA is considering a revision to

part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish

Class D airspace at Laughlin/Bullhead

International Airport, AZ. This action

establishes additional controlled

airspace required for circling instrument

approaches to the west of the Laughlin/

Bullhead International Airport, AZ. A

review of airspace classification and air

traffic procedures has made this action

necessary. Class D airspace is published

in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order

7400.9H, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated September 1,

2000, and effective September 16, 2000,

through September 15, 2001, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class D airspace designation

listed in this document would be

published subsequently in this 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.

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 93)

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

would 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 7400.9H,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, dated September 1, 2000, and

effective September 16, 2000, is

amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

* * * * *

AWP AZ D Bullhead City, AZ [Revised]

Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, AZ

(Lat. 35°09′ 27′′N, long. 114°33′ 34′′W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 2,500 feet AGL

within a 4.2-mile radius of the Laughlin/

Bullhead International Airport. This Class D

airspace area 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 Los Angeles, California, on

September 15, 2000.

Dawna Vicars,

Assistant Managers, Air Traffic Division,

Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 00–25074 Filed 9–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111

Refunds and Exchanges

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is

proposing to amend the Domestic Mail

Manual (DMM) to clarify the policy on

unused meter stamps. We are also

proposing to add policies for refunds for

postage and fees paid by informationbased indicia (IBI); refunds of valid,

unused IBI; and refunds of the

remaining balance on a postal security

device (PSD) that is surrendered and

withdrawn from service.

DATES: We must receive comments on or

before November 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written

comments to the Manager, Postage

Technology Management, USPS

Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW,

Room 8430, Washington DC 20260–

2444. You can view and make copies of

all written comments at this address for

inspection and photocopying between 9

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nicholas S. Stankosky, 202–268–5311.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have

submitted a proposal to add regulations

to the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)

regarding postage paid by informationbased indicia (IBI). This proposed rule

defines the regulations associated with

refund requests for such postage, and

clarifies regulations for refunds for

unused meter stamps.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

Administrative practice and

procedure, Postal Service.

Although exempt from the notice and

comment requirements of the

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.

553(b), (c)) regarding proposed rule

making by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the Postal

Service invites public comments on the

following proposed amendments to the

Domestic Mail Manual, incorporated by

reference in the Code of Federal

Regulations. See 39 CFR part 111.

PART 111—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 39 CFR

Part 111 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101,

401, 403, 404, 3001–3011, 3201–3219, 3403–

3406, 3621, 3626, 5001.

2. Amend the following sections of

the Domestic Mail Manual as set forth

below:

P POSTAGE AND PAYMENT

METHODS

P000 Basic Information

P010 General Standards

* * * * *

P014 Refunds and Exchanges

* * * * *

2.0 POSTAGE AND FEES REFUNDS

[Replace current 2.1 with new 2.1 to

correct references in 2.1.b and to add

2.1.c (subsequent sections are

renumbered) on refunds for postage

paid by information-based indicia (IBI)

to read as follows:]

2.1 Refund Standards

A refund for postage and fees may be

made under:

a. The standards below if postage and

special or retail service fees are paid and

no service is rendered, or if the amount

collected was more than the lawful rate.

b. 3.0 for refund requests made at a

time other than the time of mailing for

refunds for postage and fees paid by

meter impressions, refunds of unused

meter impressions, and unused units set

in meters.

c. 4.0 for refund requests made at a

time other than the time of mailing for

refunds for postage and fees paid by

information-based indicia (IBI), refunds

of valid, unused IBI, and refund of the

remaining balance on a postal security

device (PSD) that is surrendered and

withdrawn from service.

d. 5.0 for refund requests for postage

made at the time of mailing.

e. P021 for rejected personalized

envelopes.

* * * * *

[Revise 2.5 to clarify the refund policy

for meter stamps, to read as follows:]

2.5 Refunds for Meter Stamps

A refund for complete and legible

unused meter stamps is made when

they are submitted within 1 year from

the dates shown on the stamps. The

Postal Service charges a fee of 10

percent if the face value of the stamps

is $250 or less. If the face value is more

than $250, the service fee charged is $10

per hour for the actual hours needed to