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a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of 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 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 7400.9E, 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.

* * * * *

AGL OH E5 Athens, OH [Revised]

Athens-Albany, Ohio University Airport, OH

(Lat. 39°12′39′′ N., long. 82°13′53′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile

radius of Ohio University Airport and within

4.6 miles either side of the 061° bearing from

the Ohio University Airport, extending from

the 6.4-mile radius to 12.3 miles northeast of

the airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 10,

1998.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 98–10802 Filed 4–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–AGL–2]

Modification of Class E Airspace;

Lawrenceville, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E

airspace at Lawrenceville, IL. A

Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) or Global

Positioning System (GPS) Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)

to Runway (Rwy) 4, Amendment 5, has

been developed for Mount Carmel

Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet

above ground level (AGL) is needed to

contain aircraft executing the approach.

This action increases the radius of, and

adds a southwest extension to, the

existing controlled airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 18,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michelle M. Behm, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, AGL–520, Federal

Aviation Administration, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018, telephone (847) 294–7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On Friday, February 13, 1998, the

FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71

to modify Class E airspace at

Lawrenceville, IL (63 FR 7328). The

proposal was to add controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet

AGL to contain Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR) operations in controlled airspace

during portions of the terminal

operation and while transiting between

the enroute and terminal environments.

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. Class E airspace

designations for airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface are published in

paragraph 6005 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 Class E airspace designation

listed in this document will be

published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71

modifies Class E airspace at

Lawrenceville, IL, to accommodate

aircraft executing the NDB or GPS Rwy

4 SIAP, Amendment 5, and IFR

operations at Mount Carmel Municipal

Airport by increasing the radius of the

existing controlled airspace. The area

will be depicted on appropriate

aeronautical charts.

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

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 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 7400.9E, 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.

* * * * *

AGL IL E5 Lawrenceville, IL [Revised]

Lawrenceville-Vincennes International

Airport, IL

(Lat. 38°45′51′′ N., long. 87°36′20′′ W.)

Mount Carmel Municipal Airport, IL

(Lat. 38°36′24′′ N., long. 87°43′36′′ W.)

Lawrenceville VOR/DME

(Lat. 38°46′12′′ N., long. 87°36′14′′ W.)

Mount Carmel NDB

(Lat. 38°36′43′′ N., long. 87°43′34′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7.0-mile

radius of the Lawrenceville-Vincennes

International Airport, and within 4.8 miles

either side of the Lawrenceville VOR/DME

018° radial, extending from the 7.0-mile

radius to 7.0 miles northeast of the VOR/

DME; and within a 6.5-mile radius of Mount

Carmel Municipal Airport, and within 2.7
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(Jul. 26, 1996), III FERC Stats. & Regs. Regulations

miles either side of the 196° bearing from the

Mount Carmel Municipal Airport, extending

from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.4 miles south

of the airport, and within 6.4 miles either

side of the 208° bearing from the Mount

Carmel NDB, extending from the 6.5-mile

radius to 7.0 miles southwest of the NDB.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 10,

1998.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 98–10801 Filed 4–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

18 CFR Part 284

[Docket No. RM96–1–007; Order No.

587–G]

Standards for Business Practices of

Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines

April 16, 1998.

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission) is

amending § 284.10 of its regulations

governing standards for conducting

business practices and electronic

communication with interstate natural

gas pipelines. The Commission is

incorporating by reference, in

§ 284.10(b), the most recent version

(Version 1.2) of standards promulgated

by the Gas Industry Standards Board

(GISB). The Commission also is

adopting, in new § 284.10(c),

regulations, not developed by GISB,

governing intra-day nominations,

operational balancing agreements

(OBAs), netting and trading of

imbalances, standardization of

communications over the public

Internet, and notices of operational flow

orders. These business practices and

communication standards supplement

standards adopted by the Commission

in Order Nos. 587, 587–B, and 587–C.

61 FR 39053 (Jul. 26, 1996) 62 FR 5521

(Feb. 6, 1997), 62 FR 10684 (Mar. 10,

1997).

DATES: Effective May 26, 1998. On

August 1, 1998 pipelines must

implement § 284.10(b), which

incorporates by reference Version 1.2 of

the GISB standards, and the regulations,

in §§ 284.10(c)(3)(ii) through (v),

relating to the standards for information

posted on pipeline web sites, the

content of information provided

electronically, the use of numeric

designations, and retention of electronic

information.

The implementation date for the

regulations regarding intra-day

nominations, § 284.10(c)(1)(i),

operational balancing agreements,

§ 284.10(c)(2)(i), trading of imbalances,

§ 284.10(c)(2), and Internet notification

of critical notices, § 284.10(c)(3)(vi), will

be established when the Commission

adopts standards relating to these

activities.

ADDRESSES: Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington DC, 20426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Goldenberg, Office of the

General Counsel, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

(202) 208–2294

Marvin Rosenberg, Office of Economic

Policy, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–

1283

Kay Morice, Office of Pipeline

Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–

0507

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

addition to publishing the full text of

this document in the Federal Register,

the Commission provides all interested

persons an opportunity to inspect or

copy the contents of this document

during normal business hours in Room

2A, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington

D.C. 20426. The complete text on

diskette in WordPerfect format may be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, La Dorn Systems

Corporation. La Dorn Systems

Corporation is located in the Public

Reference Room at 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

The Commission Issuance Posting

System (CIPS), an electronic bulletin

board service, also provides access to

the texts of formal documents issued by

the Commission. CIPS is available at no

charge to the user. CIPS can be accessed

over the Internet by pointing your

browser to the URL address: http://

www.ferc.fed.us. Select the link to CIPS.

The full text of this document can be

obtained in ASCII or WordPerfect

format. CIPS also may be accessed using

a personal computer with a modem by

dialing 202–208–1397 if dialing locally

or 1–800–856–3920 if dialing long

distance. To access CIPS, set your

communications software to 19200,

14400, 12000, 9600, 7200, 4800, 2400,

or 1200 bps, full duplex, no parity, 8

data bits and 1 stop bit. The full text of

this order will be available on CIPS in

ASCII and WordPerfect 6.1 format. CIPS

user assistance is available at 202–208–

2474.

Standards for Business Practices of

Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Background

II. Discussion

A. Introduction

B. Regulations Adopted by this Rule

1. Version 1.2 of the Standards

2. Regulations Establishing Priority of

Intra-Day Nominations

3. Regulation Requiring Pipelines to Enter

into Operational Balancing Agreements

4. Regulation Requiring Pipelines to Net

Imbalances and Permit Imbalance

Trading

5. Electronic Communication Using the

Internet

C. Issues on which the Commission

Determined Not to Adopt Requested

Regulations

1. Title Transfer Tracking

2. Cross-Contract Ranking

3. Multi-Tiered Allocations

4. Paper Pooling

5. Reimbursement for Compressor Fuel

6. Penalty Determinations

D. Market-Based Rates for Pipeline

Services

E. Implementation Schedule and Schedule

for Submission of Additional Standards

III. Information Collection Statement

IV. Environmental Analysis

V. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

VI. Effective Date

Before Commissioners: James J. Hoecker,

Chairman; Vicky A. Bailey, William L.

Massey, Linda Breathitt, and Curt He ̇ert, Jr.

The Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) is amending

§ 284.10 of its regulations governing

standards for conducting business

practices and electronic communication

with interstate natural gas pipelines.

The Commission is incorporating by

reference, in § 284.10(b) of its

regulations, the most recent version

(Version 1.2) of standards promulgated

by the Gas Industry Standards Board

(GISB). The Commission also is

adopting regulations, in new § 284.10(c)

of its regulations, governing intra-day

nominations, operational balancing

agreements (OBAs), netting and trading

of imbalances, standardization of

communications over the public

Internet, and notices of operational flow

orders.

I. Background

In Order Nos. 587, 587–B, and 587–

C1 the Commission adopted regulations