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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; 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; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005—Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AWP CA E5 Delano, CA [New]

Delano Municipal Airport, CA

(lat. 35°44′44′′N, long. 119°14′611′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile

radius of the Delano Municipal Airport,

excluding the Bakersfield, CA, Class E

airspace area.

* * * * *

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on April

2, 1998.

Sherry Avery,

Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic

Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 98–10302 Filed 4–17–98; 8:45 am]

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14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ACE–39]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Valentine, NE

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

published on February 19, 1998, which

revises Class E airspace at Valentine,

NE.

DATES: The direct final rule published at

63 FR 8345 is effective on 0901 UTC,

June 18, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520C, Federal

Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th

Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;

telephone: (816) 426–3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

published this direct final rule with a

request for comments in the Federal

Register on February 19, 1998 (63 FR

8345). The FAA uses the direct final

rulemaking procedure for a noncontroversial rule where the FAA

believes that there will be no adverse

public comment. This direct final rule

advised the public that no adverse

comments were anticipated, and that

unless a written adverse comment, or a

written notice of intent to submit such

an adverse comment, were received

within the comment period, the

regulation would become effective on

June 18, 1998. No adverse comments

were received, and thus this document

confirms that this direct final rule will

become effective on that date.

Issued in Kansas City, MO on March 25,

1998.

Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 98–10173 Filed 4–17–98; 8:45 am]

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14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ACE–38]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Chadron, NE

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

published on February 19, 1998, which

revises Class E airspace at Chadron, NE.

DATES: The direct final rule published at

63 FR 8343 is effective on 0901 UTC,

June 18, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520C, Federal

Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th

Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;

telephone: (816) 426–3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

published this direct final rule with a

request for comments in the Federal

Register on February 19, 1998 (63 FR

8343). The FAA uses the direct final

rulemaking procedure for a noncontroversial rule where the FAA

believes that there will be no adverse

public comment. This direct final rule

advised the public that no adverse

comments were anticipated, and that

unless a written adverse comment, or a

written notice of intent to submit such

an adverse comment, were received

within the comment period, the

regulation would become effective on

June 18, 1998. No adverse comments

were received, and thus this document

confirms that this direct final rule will

become effective on that date.

Issued in Kansas City, MO on March 25,

1998.

Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 98–10174 Filed 4–17–98; 8:45 am]

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14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–ACE–1]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Topeka, Forbes Field, KS; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of

effective date and correction.

SUMMARY: This document confirms the

effective date of a direct final rule

published on February 19, 1998, which

revises Class E airspace at Topeka,

Forbes Field, KS, and corrects two

errors in the airspace designation as

published in the direct final rule.

DATES: The direct final rule published at

63 FR 8342 is effective on 0901 UTC,

June 18, 1998.
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This correction is effective on June 18,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Randolph, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520C, Federal

Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th

Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;

telephone: (816) 426–3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 19, 1998, the FAA published

in the Federal Register a direct final

rule; request for comments, which

modified Class E airspace at Topeka,

Forbes Field, KS (FR Document 98–

3968, 63 FR 8342, Airspace Docket No.

98–ACE–1). Two errors were

subsequently discovered in the Class E

airspace designation. After careful

review of all available information

related to the subject presented above,

the FAA has determined that air safety

and the public interest require adoption

of the rule. The FAA has determined

that these corrections will not change

the meaning of the action nor add any

additional burden on the public beyond

that already published. This action

corrects those errors and confirms the

effective date of the direct final rule.

The FAA uses the direct final

rulemaking procedure for a noncontroversial rule where the FAA

believes that there will be no adverse

public comment. This direct final rule

advised the public that no adverse

comments were anticipated, and that

unless a written adverse comment, or a

written notice of intent to submit such

an adverse comment, were received

within the comment period, the

regulation would become effective on

June 18, 1998. No adverse comments

were received, and thus this document

confirms that this direct final rule will

become effective on that date.

Correction

In rule FR Doc. 98–3968 published in

the Federal Register on February 19,

1998, 63 FR 8342, make the following

correction to the Topeka, Forbes Field,

KS, Class E airspace designation

incorporated by reference, in 14 CFR

71.1:

§ 71.1 [Corrected]

1. On page 8343 in the third column,

in the airspace designation, under ACE

KS E5 Topeka, Forbes Field, KS

[Revised], in the fourth line, the

geographic coordinates for Topeka,

Forbes Field, KS ‘‘(Lat. 38°57′01′′ N.,

long. 95°39′51′′ W.)’’ are corrected to

read ‘‘(Lat. 38°57′03′′ N., long. 95°39′49′′

W.) ’’.

2. On page 8343, in the third column,

in the airspace designation, under ACE

KS E5 Topeka, Forbes Field, KS

[Revised], after the sixth line, add

‘‘Topeka, Forbes Field ILS (Lat.

38°58′04′′ N., long. 95°40′50′′ W.)’’.

Issued in Kansas City, MO on March 25,

1998.

Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 98–10172 Filed 4–17–98; 8:45 am]

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14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ASO–16]

RIN 2120–AA66

Modification of the Atlantic High

Offshore Airspace Area

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies the

Atlantic High Offshore Airspace Area.

Specifically, this action extends the

southeast boundary of the Atlantic High

Offshore Airspace Area to coincide with

the San Juan Combined Center-Radar

Approach Control (CERAP) oceanic area

of control. The FAA is taking this action

to facilitate the use of domestic air

traffic control (ATC) procedures within

the extended Atlantic High Offshore

Airspace Area, thereby enhancing the

management of air traffic operations and

allowing for more efficient use of the

airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 18,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen E. Crum, 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:

History

On November 18, 1997, the FAA

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 (part

71) to modify the Atlantic High Offshore

Airspace Area (62 FR 61458). Interested

parties were invited to participate in

this rulemaking effort by submitting

written comments on the proposal. In

response to the notice, the FAA received

one comment from the Air Line Pilots

Association supporting this action.

Except for editorial changes this rule

is the same as that proposed in the

notice. Offshore airspace area

designations are published in paragraph

2003 of FAA Order 7400.9E dated

September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Offshore airspace area listed

in this document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 modifies

the Atlantic High Offshore Airspace

Area by extending the southeast

boundary of the Atlantic High Offshore

Airspace Area to coincide with the San

Juan CERAP oceanic area of control.

Currently, aircraft transitioning to/

from the Bahamas and Caribbean areas

encounter two different types of

airspace and two different sets of ATC

procedures. Aircraft departing the

Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center

(ARTCC) oceanic control area and

transitioning southeast to the Bahamas

and Caribbean areas encounter airspace

which is governed by separation

standards for International Civil

Aviation Organization (ICAO)

operations until reaching the boundary

of the San Juan CERAP oceanic control

area. The reverse situation applies for

aircraft departing San Juan CERAP’s

area of control en route to the boundary

for the Miami ARTCC area of control.

This modification allows the

application of domestic ATC

procedures, in the Atlantic High

Offshore Airspace Area in lieu of ICAO

oceanic ATC procedures, thereby

enhancing the flow of air traffic and

allowing for a more efficient use of the

airspace area.

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

number of small entities under the

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Because this amendment involves, in

part, the modification of navigable

airspace outside of the United States,

the Administrator has consulted with

the Secretary of State and the Secretary

of Defense in accordance with the

provisions of Executive Order 10854.