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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—[AMENDED]

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 7400.9D, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.

* * * * *

ASO FL D Orlando, FL [Revised]

Orlando Executive Airport, FL

(lat. 28°32′44′′ N, long. 81°19′58′′ W)

Orlando VORTAC

(lat. 28°32′34′′ N, long. 81°20′06′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to but not including 1,600 feet MSL

within a 4.2-mile radius of Orlando

Executive Airport and within 3.6 miles each

side of Orlando VORTAC 254° radial

extending from 4.2-mile radius to 8.1 miles

west of the VORTAC; excluding that portion

within the Orlando, FL, Class B airspace area.

This Class D airspace area is effective during

the days and times established in advance by

a Notice to Airmen. The effective days and

times will thereafter be continuously

published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Paragarph 6002 Class E airspace areas

designated as a surface area for an airport.

* * * * *

ASO FL E2 Orlando, FL [Revised]

Orlando Executive Airport, FL

(lat. 28°32′44′′ N, long. 81°19′58′′ W)

Orlando VORTAC

(lat. 28°32′34′′ N, long. 81°20′06′′ W)

Within a 4.2-mile radius of Orlando

Executive Airport and within 3.6 miles each

side of Orlando VORTAC 254° radial

extending from 4.2-mile radius to 8.1 miles

west of the VORTAC; excluding that portion

within the Orland, FL, Class B airspace area.

This Class E airspace area is effective during

the days and times established in advance by

a Notice to Airmen. The effective days and

times will thereafter be continuously

published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March

3, 1997.

Benny L. McGlamery,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 97–6048 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–ASO–38]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Columbia, SC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the

Class E airspace area at Columbia, SC.

A GPS RWY 31 Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been

developed for the Columbia Owens

Downtown Airport. Additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) is

needed to accommodate this SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Benny L. McGlamery, Operations

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box

20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;

telephone (404) 305–5570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On January 8, 1997, the FAA

proposed to amend Part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

Part 71) by modifying Class E airspace

at Columbia, SC (62 FR 1070). This

action would provide adequate Class E

airspace for IFR operations at the

Columbia Owens Downtown Airport.

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. Designations for Class E

airspace extending upward from 700

feet or more above the surface are

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA

Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996,

and effective September 16, 1996. The

Class E airspace 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) modifies Class E airspace at

Columbia, SC. A GPS RWY 31 SIAP has

been developed for Columbia Owens

Downtown Airport. Additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) is

needed to accommodate this SIAP.

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—[AMENDED]

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 7400.9D, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet above the

surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ASO SC E5 Columbia, SC [Revised]

Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC

(lat. 33°56′20′′ N, long. 81°07′10′′ W)

Corporate Airport

(lat. 33°47′41′′ N, long. 81°14′45′′ W)

Columbia Owens Downtown Airport

(lat. 33°58′14′′ N, long. 80°59′43′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 10-mile radius

of Columbia Metropolitan airport and within

a 6.4-mile radius of Corporate Airport and
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within a 6.5-mile radius of Columbia Owens

Downtown airport.

* * * * *

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March

3, 1997.

Benny L. McGlamery,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 97–6050 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. 97–ACE–2]

Amendment to Class E Airspace,

Fremont, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

E airspace area at Fremont Municipal

Airport, Fremont, NE. The Federal

Aviation Administration has developed

a Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global

Positioning System (GPS) which has

made this change necessary. The effect

of this rule is to provide additional

controlled airspace for aircraft arriving

or departing the Fremont Municipal

Airport.

DATES: Effective date. 0901 UTC July 17,

1997.

Comment date. Comments must be

received on or before April 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division,

ACE–530, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket Number 97–

ACE–2, 601 East 12th St., Kansas City,

MO 64106.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

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 Branch, ACE–530C, Federal

Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th

Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;

telephone: (816) 426–3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

has developed Standard Instrument

Approach Procedures (SIAP) utilizing

the Global Positioning System (GPS) at

Fremont Municipal Airport, Fremont,

NE. The amendment to Class E airspace

at Fremont, NE., will provide additional

controlled airspace to segregate aircraft

operating under Visual Flight Rules

(VFR) from aircraft operating under

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)

procedures while arriving or departing

the airport. The area will be depicted on

appropriate aeronautical charts thereby

enabling pilots to either circumnavigate

the area, continue to operate under VFR

to and from the airport, or otherwise

comply with IFR procedures. Class E

airspace areas extending from 700 feet

or more above the surface of the earth

are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA

Order 7400.9D, dated September 4,

1996, and effective September 16, 1996,

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 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 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. 97–ACE–2.’’ The postcard

will be date stamped and returned to the

commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein will

not have substantial direct effects 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, in

accordance with Executive Order 12612,

it is determined that this final rule does

not have sufficient federalism

implications to warrant the preparation

of a Federalism Assessment.

The FAA has 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. A copy of it may be

obtained by contacting the Rules Docket

at the location provided under the

caption ADDRESSES.