5762 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 25 / Monday, February 7, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

§ 39.13 [Amended]

2. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding the following new airworthiness

directive:

2000–03–02 General Electric Company:

Amendment 39–11559. Docket 98–ANE–

51–AD.

Applicability: General Electric Company

(GE) GE90–90B, –85B, and –76B series

turbofan engines, with fan mid shafts, part

numbers (P/Ns) 1767M71G01, 1767M71G02,

and 1767M75G02, installed. These engines

are installed on but not limited to Boeing 777

series aircraft.

Note 1: This airworthiness directive (AD)

applies to each engine identified in the

preceding applicability provision, regardless

of whether it has been modified, altered, or

repaired in the area subject to the

requirements of this AD. For engines 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 (c)

of this AD. The request should include an

assessment of the effect of the modification,

alteration, or repair on the unsafe condition

addressed by this AD; and, if the unsafe

condition has not been eliminated, the

request should include specific proposed

actions to address it.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless

accomplished previously.

To prevent fan mid shaft failure, which

could result in a total loss of thrust and

inflight engine shutdown, accomplish the

following:

Reduced Life Limits

(a) Remove from service fan mid shafts and

replace with serviceable parts prior to the

following new, lower cyclic life limits:

(1) For fan mid shafts, P/N 1767M71G01,

installed on GE90–85B and –90B series

engines, the new life limit is 4,200 cyclessince-new (CSN).

(2) For fan mid shafts, P/N 1767M71G02,

installed on GE90–85B and –90B series

engines, the new life limit is 4,200 CSN.

(3) For fan mid shafts, P/N 1767M75G02,

installed on GE90–76B, –85B, and –90B

series engines, the new life limit is 8,200

CSN.

(b) This AD establishes new life limits for

fan mid shafts, P/N 1767M71G01,

1767M71G02, and 1767M75G02. Except as

provided in paragraph (c) of this AD, no

alternate life limits for these affected parts

may be approved.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

(c) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an acceptable level of safety may be

used if approved by the Manager, Engine

Certification Office. Operators shall submit

their requests through an appropriate FAA

Principal Maintenance Inspector, who may

add comments and then send it to the

Manager, Engine Certification Office.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this airworthiness directive,

if any, may be obtained from the Engine

Certification Office.

(d) This amendment becomes

effective on April 7, 2000.

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on

February 1, 2000.

David A. Downey,

Assistant Manager, Engine and Propeller

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–2686 Filed 2–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–ACE–4]

Remove Class D and Class E Airspace;

Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur Airport,

MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action removes the Class

D and Class E airspace areas at Kansas

City, Richards-Gebaur Airport, MO. The

airport was closed January 9, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC April 20,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda Mumper, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520A, DOT

Regional Headquarters Building, Federal

Aviation Administration, 901 Locust,

Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone:

(816) 329–2524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On January 9, 2000, the Kansas City,

Richard-Gebaur Airport, MO was

closed. Based on the airport being

closed the Class D and Class E airspace

areas are no longer necessary.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the

Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 71)

removes the Class D and Class E

airspace areas at Kansas City, RichardsGebaur Airport, MO, extending upward

from the surface to 1200 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL). The closing of the

airport made this action necessary.

The FAA concludes that there is an

immediate need to remove the Class D

and Class E airspace in order to

incorporate this change into the next

Sectional Chart and avoid confusion on

the part of the pilots. Therefore, it is

found that notice and opportunity to

prior public comment herein are

impracticable, and that good cause

exists for making this amendment

effective in less than 30 days.

The FAA has determined that this

regulation only involves an established

body of technical regulations for which

frequent and routine amendments are

necessary to keep them operationally

current. Therefore, this 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 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

Aviation, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

amends 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 Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1999, and effective

September 16, 1999, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace area

designated for an airport that contains at

least one primary airport around which the

airspace is designated

* * * * *

ACE MO D Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur

Airport, MO [Removed]

* * * * *

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas

designated as an Extension to Class D

airspace area

ACE MO E4 Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur

Airport, MO [Removed]

* * * * *

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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the Earth

ACE MO E5 Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur

Airport, MO [Removed]

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO on January 24,

2000.

Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 00–2670 Filed 2–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–ACE1]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Creston, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E

airspace area at Creston Municipal

Airport, Creston, IA. A review of the

Class E airspace area for Creston

Municipal Airport indicates it does not

comply with the criteria for 700 feet

Above Ground Level (AGL) airspace

required for diverse departures as

specified in FAA Order 7400.2D. The

Class E airspace has been enlarged to

conform to the criteria of FAA Order

7400.2D.

The intended effect of this rule is to

provide additional controlled Class E

airspace for aircraft operating under

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and

comply with the criteria of FAA Order

7400.2D.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, June

15, 2000.

Comments for inclusion in the rules

Docket must be received on or before

March 17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

ACE–520, DOT Regional Headquarters

Building, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket number 00–

ACE–1, 901 Locust, Kansas City, MO

64106.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel for

the Central Region at the same address

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

in the Air Traffic Division at the same

address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520C, DOT

Regional Headquarters Building, Federal

Aviation Administration, 901 Locust,

Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone:

(816) 329–2525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

amendment to 14 CFR 71 revises the

Class E airspace at Creston, IA. A review

of the Class E airspace for Creston

Municipal Airport, IA, indicates it does

not meet the criteria for 700 feet AGL

airspace required for diverse departures

as specified in FAA Order 7400.2D. The

criteria in FAA Order 7400.2D for an

aircraft to reach 1200 feet AGL is based

on a standard climb gradient of 200 feet

per mile plus the distance from the

Airport Reference Point (ARP) to the

end of the outmost runway. Any

fractional part of a mile is converted to

the next higher tenth of a mile. The

amendment at Creston Municipal

Airport, IA, will provide additional

controlled airspace for aircraft operating

under IFR, and comply with the criteria

of FAA Order 7400.2D. The area will be

depicted on appropriate aeronautical

charts. 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 7400.9G,

dated September 10, 1999, and effective

September 16, 1999, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class E airspace designation

listed in this document will be

published subsequently in the Order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

The FAA anticipates that this

regulation will not result in adverse or

negative comment and, therefore, is

issuing it as a direct final rule. Previous

actions of this nature have not been

controversial and have not resulted in

adverse comments or objections. The

amendment will enhance safety for a

flight operations by designating an area

where VFR pilots may anticipate the

presence of IFR aircraft at lower

altitudes, especially during inclement

weather conditions. A greater degree of

safety is achieved by depicting the area

on aeronautical charges. Unless a

written adverse or negative comment, or

a written notice of intent to submit an

adverse or negative comment is received

within the comment period, the

regulation will become effective on the

date specified above. After the close of

the comment period, the FAA will

publish a document in the Federal

Register indicating that no adverse or

negative comments were received and

confirming the date on which the final

rule will become effective. If the FAA

does receive, within the comment

period, an adverse or negative comment,

or written notice of intent to submit

such a comment, a document

withdrawing the direct final rule will be

published in the Federal Register and a

notice of proposed rulemaking may be

published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

Although this action is in the form of

a final rule and was not preceded by a

notice of proposed rulemaking,

comments are invited on this rule.

Interested persons are invited to

comment on this rule by submitting

such written data, views, or arguments

as they may desire. Communications

should identify the Rules Docket

number and be submitted in triplicate to

the address specified under the caption

ADDRESSES. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments will be considered, and

this rule may be amended or withdrawn

in light of the comments received.

Factual information that supports the

commenter’s ideas and suggestions is

extremely helpful in evaluating the

effectiveness of this action and

determining whether additional

rulemaking action would be needed.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the rule that might suggest a

need to modify the rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before

and after the closing date for comments,

in the Rules Docket for examination by

interested persons. A report that

summarizes each FAA-public contract

concerned with the substance of this

action will be filed in the Rules Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this rule must

submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket No. 00–ACE–1.’’ The postcard

will be date stamped and returned to the

commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein will

not have a substantial direct effect on

the States, on the relationship between

the national Government and the States,

or on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various

levels of government. Therefore, it is

determined that this final rule does not

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 13132.

The FAA has determined that this

regulation is noncontroversial and