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1997. If any discrepancy is found, prior to

further flight, replace the control quadrant

with a new or serviceable control quadrant in

accordance with the service bulletin.

Note 2: Accomplishment, prior to the

effective date of this AD, of an operational

check, as specified in SAAB 340

Maintenance Review Board (MRB) task

761501, is an acceptable method of

compliance with the one-time inspection

requirements of paragraph (a) of this AD.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

(b) 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,

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA,

Transport Airplane Directorate. Operators

shall submit their requests through an

appropriate FAA Principal Maintenance

Inspector, who may add comments and then

send it to the Manager, International Branch,

ANM–116.

Note 3: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the International Branch,

ANM–116.

Special Flight Permits

(c) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to

a location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

Incorporation by Reference

(d) The actions shall be done in accordance

with Saab Service Bulletin 340–76–041,

dated May 29, 1997; or Saab Service Bulletin

340–76–041, Revision 01, dated July 2, 1997.

This incorporation by reference was

approved previously by the Director of the

Federal Register as of May 19, 1998 (63 FR

18118, April 14, 1998). Copies may be

obtained from Saab Aircraft AB, SAAB

Aircraft Product Support, S–581.88,

Linkping, Sweden. Copies may be inspected

at the FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate,

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,

Washington; or at the Office of the Federal

Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite

700, Washington, DC.

Note 4: The subject of this AD is addressed

in Swedish airworthiness directive 1–148,

dated November 18, 1999.

Effective Date

(e) This amendment becomes effective on

December 27, 2000.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on

November 15, 2000.

Donald L. Riggin,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–29800 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–AWA–2]

RIN 2120–AA66

Revision to the Legal Description of

the Shaw Air Force Base Class C

Airspace Area; SC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action revises the legal

description of the Shaw Air Force Base

(AFB), SC, Class C airspace area by

changing the hours of area operation to

be consistent with current operational

requirements. This action designates the

Class C airspace area to be effective

during the specific days and hours of

operation of the Shaw AFB Airport

Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) as

established in advance by a Notice to

Airmen (NOTAM). The effective days

and times will thereafter be

continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory. Additionally, the

coordinates for the Sumter Municipal

Airport, as published in the notice of

proposed rulemaking for this action,

were inadvertently listed in error. This

action corrects the coordinates for the

airport listed in the legal description for

the Shaw AFB, SC, Class C airspace

area. This action does not change the

actual dimensions, configuration, or

operating requirements of the Shaw

AFB Class C airspace area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 25, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terry Brown, Airspace and Rules

Division, ATA–400, Office of Air Traffic

Airspace Management, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone: (202) 267–8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On April 25, 2000, the FAA proposed

to revise the published effective times

for the Shaw AFB Class C airspace area

(65 FR 24136). Because the Shaw AFB

ATCT has reduced its hours of

operation, it is necessary to revise the

Class C airspace effective times to

coincide with the times that Class C air

traffic control services are available.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting comments on

the proposal to the FAA. No comments

objecting to the proposal were received.

However, an error was discovered in

coordinates for Sumter Municipal

Airport as published in the legal

description. Except for the correction to

those coordinates, this amendment is

the same as that proposed in the notice.

The Rule

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by

revising the legal description of the

Shaw AFB Class C airspace area located

at Shaw AFB, SC. This action revises

the hours of operation for the Class C

airspace area to align them with current

airfield operations. The Shaw AFB Class

C airspace area is designated effective

during the specific days and hours of

operation of the Shaw AFB ATCT as

established in advance by NOTAM. This

action is a technical amendment to the

legal description and does not change

the actual dimensions, configuration, or

operating requirements of the Shaw

AFB Class C airspace area. During the

times that Shaw ATCT is not

operational, the airspace reverts to Class

E airspace since one of the requirements

for Class C airspace is an operational

ATCT. The radar approach control

operating hours remain unchanged.

Jacksonville Center assumes the

airspace when Shaw radar approach

control closes. In addition, this

amendment corrects the coordinates, as

published in the notice of proposed

rulemaking for this action, for the

Sumter Municipal Airport, which were

inadvertently listed in error in the legal

description for the Shaw AFB, SC, Class

C airspace area.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. Class C airspace areas are

published in paragraph 4000 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 C airspace area

listed in this document will be

published subsequently in the Order.

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, when

promulgated, will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

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number of small entities under the

criteria of the Regulatory 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; 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 4000 Subpart C—Class C

Airspace

* * * * *

Shaw AFB, SC [Revised]

Shaw AFB, SC

(Lat. 33°58′23′′ N., long. 80°28′22′′ W.)

Sumter Municipal Airport

(Lat. 33°59′45′′ N., long. 80°21′41′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 4,200 feet MSL

within a 5-mile radius of the Shaw AFB,

excluding that airspace below 1,500 feet MSL

within a 2-mile radius of the Sumter

Municipal Airport; and that airspace

extending upward from 1,500 feet MSL to

and including 4,200 feet MSL within a 10-

mile radius of Shaw AFB; excluding that

airspace contained within Restricted Area R–

6002 when it is in use. This Class C 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 Washington, DC, on November

15, 2000.

Reginald C. Matthews,

Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.

[FR Doc. 00–29907 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–ASO–40]

Removal of Class E4 Airspace;

Meridian NAS—McCain Field, MS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action removes the Class

E4 Airspace at Meridian NAS—McCain

Field, MS, as there are no longer

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures (SIAP) for Meridian NAS—

McCain Field requiring an extension to

the Class D surface area airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 25,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wade T. Carpenter, Jr., Manager

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

Federal Aviation Administration, P.O.

Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;

telephone (404) 305–5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

A review of the controlled airspace for

Meridian NAS—McCain Field revealed

the existence of an extension to the

Class D surface area airspace, although

there are no longer SIAPs requiring such

an extension. Therefore, the Class E4

airspace area must be removed. This

rule will become effective on the date

specified in the DATES section. Since

this action eliminates the impact of

controlled airspace on users of the

airspace in the vicinity of the Meridian

NAS—McCain Field, notice and public

procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are

unnecessary. Class E4 airspace

designations for airspace areas

designated as an extension to a Class D

airspace area are published in 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 designation listed

in this document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to Part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

Part 71) removes Class E4 airspace at

Meridian NAS—McCain Field, MS.

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 6004 Class E4 Airspace Areas

Designated as an Extension to Class D

Airspace Area.

* * * * *

ASO MS E4 Meridian NAS—McCain Field,

MS [Remove]

* * * * *

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on

November 16, 2000.

Wade T. Carpenter,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 00–29909 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

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