67254 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 218 / Thursday, November 9, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class

E airspace at Oak Grove, NC. The United

States Marine Corps operates a part time

control tower at the Marine Corps

Outlying Landing Facility (MCOLF)

Airport. As a result, controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL) is required when

the control tower is open to contain

instrument approaches at the airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 25,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box

20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;

telephone (404) 305–5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On August 31, 2000, the FAA

proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) by establishing Class E airspace

at Oak Grove, NC, (65 FR 52960) to

contain instrument approaches at the

MCOLF Airport. Class E airspace

designations are published in Paragraph

6005 of FAA Order 7400.9H, dated

September 1, 2000, and effective

September 16, 2000, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1, dated September 1, 2000. The

Class E airspace designations listed in

this document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments objecting to the proposal

were received.

The Rule

This amendment to Part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) establishes Class E airspace at

Oak Grove, NC.

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. 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 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).

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 14 CFR

Part 71 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113,

40120; EO 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of 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 6005 Class E Airspace Areas

Extending Upward from 700 feet or More

Above the Surface of the Earth.

* * * * *

ASO NC E5 Oak Grove, NC [New]

Marine Corps Outlying Landing Facility

Airport, NC

(Lat. 35°02′01′′ N., long. 77°14′59′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile

radius of Marine Corps Outlying Landing

Facility Airport.

* * * * *

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October

24, 2000.

Richard Biscomb,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 00–28849 Filed 11–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–ACE–33]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Albia, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

E airspace area at Albia, IA. The FAA

has developed Area Navigation (RNAV)

Runway (RWY) 31 ORIGINAL, a

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to serve Albia

Municipal Airport. Additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet Above Ground Level

(AGL) is needed to accommodate this

SIAP and for other Instrument Flight

Rules (IFR) operations at this airport.

The intended effect of this rule is to

provide controlled Class E airspace for

aircraft executing the SIAP and to

segregate aircraft using instrument

approach procedures in instrument

conditions from aircraft operating in

visual conditions.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective

on 0901 UTC, March 22, 2001.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

December 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations and Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, ACE–530, DOT

Regional Headquarters Building, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket

Number 00–ACE–33, 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,

Operations & Airspace Branch, ACE–

520C, DOT Regional Headquarters

Building, Federal Aviation

Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas

City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

2525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

has developed RNAV RWY 31

ORIGINAL, SIAP to serve the Albia

Municipal Airport, Albia, IA. The

amendment to Class E airspace at Albia,

IA, will provide additional controlled

airspace at and above 700 feet AGL in

order to contain the new SIAP within

controlled airspace, and thereby

facilitate separation of aircraft operating

under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).

The amendment at Albia Municipal

Airport, IA, will provide additional

controlled airspace for aircraft operating

under IFR procedures. 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

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 218 / Thursday, November 9, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 67255

paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9H,

dated September 1, 2000, and effective

September 16, 2000, 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 all

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 charts. 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 contact

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–33.’’ 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 had determined that this

regulation is noncontroversial and

unlikely to result in adverse or negative

comments. For the reasons discussed in

the preamble, I certify that this

regulation (1) is not a ‘‘significant

regulatory action’’ under Executive

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant

rule’’ under Department of

Transportation (DOT) Regulatory

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034,

February 26, 1979); and (3) if

promulgated, will not have a significant

economic impact, positive or negative,

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).

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, 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 7400.9H Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 1, 2000, and effective

September 16, 2000, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Albia, IA [Revised]

Albia Municipal Airport, IA

(Lat 40°59′40′′ N., long. 92°45′47′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile

radius of Albia Municipal Airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on October 31,

2000.

H.J. Lyons, Jr.

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 00–28846 Filed 11–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–ACE–24]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Washington, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of

effective date.

SUMMARY: This document confirms the

effective date of a direct final rule which

revises the Class E airspace at

Washington, MO as published in the

Federal Register August 11, 2000 (65 FR

49192) Airspace Docket No. 00–ACE–

24, and corrected in the Federal

Register (65 FR 52811) Airspace Docket

No. 00–ACE–24.

DATES: The direct final rule published at

65 FR 49192 and corrected in 65 FR

52811 is effective on 0901 UTC,

November 30, 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) 329–2525.