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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 an emergency regulation

that must be issued immediately to

correct an unsafe condition in aircraft,

and that it is not a ‘‘significant

regulatory action’’ under Executive

Order 12866. It has been determined

further that this action involves an

emergency regulation under DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44

FR 11034, February 26, 1979). If it is

determined that this emergency

regulation otherwise would be

significant under DOT Regulatory

Policies and Procedures, a final

regulatory evaluation will be prepared

and placed in the Rules Docket. A copy

of it, if filed, may be obtained from the

Rules Docket at the location provided

under the caption ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Incorporation by reference,

Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends part 39 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 39) as follows:

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS

DIRECTIVES

1. The authority citation for part 39

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

§ 39.13 [Amended]

2. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding the following new airworthiness

directive:

98–09–01 Gulfstream Aerospace

Corporation: Amendment 39–10480.

Docket 98–NM–114–AD.

Applicability: Model GV series airplanes,

serial numbers 501 and 504 through 540

inclusive, certificated in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

modified, altered, or repaired in the area

subject to the requirements of this AD. For

airplanes that have been modified, altered, or

repaired so that the performance of the

requirements of this AD is affected, the

owner/operator must request approval for an

alternative method of compliance in

accordance with paragraph (d) of this AD.

The request should include an assessment of

the effect of the modification, alteration, or

repair on the unsafe condition addressed by

this AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not

been eliminated, the request should include

specific proposed actions to address it.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless

accomplished previously.

To prevent the incorrect operation of the

elevator Hardover Prevention System

(HOPS), which could result in loss of control

of the airplane, accomplish the following:

(a) Within 25 flight hours after the effective

date of this AD, accomplish the requirements

of paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this AD, in

accordance with Gulfstream Aerospace Alert

Customer Bulletin No. 3, dated February 25,

1998.

(1) Perform a visual inspection to verify

correct wire connections to the forward and

aft hydraulic deactivation valve, left- and

right-hand sides, of the elevator HOPS. If any

connector is connected improperly, prior to

further flight, re-connect the wiring in

accordance with the alert customer bulletin.

And

(2) Perform a functional test to ensure

correct operation of the elevator HOPS. If any

discrepancy is found, prior to further flight,

repair in accordance with a method approved

by the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft Certification

Office (ACO), FAA, Small Airplane

Directorate.

(b) Thereafter, repeat the actions required

by paragraph (a) of this AD immediately

following accomplishment of any

maintenance actions on the elevator HOPS,

until the actions required by paragraph (c) of

the AD have been accomplished.

(c) Within 150 flight hours after the

effective date of this AD, modify the

electrical harness of the hydraulic

deactivation valves of the left elevator HOPS,

and install additional identification decals,

in accordance with Gulfstream Aerospace GV

Customer Bulletin No. 4, dated March 31,

1998. Accomplishment of the requirements

of this paragraph constitutes terminating

action for this AD.

(d) 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, Atlanta

ACO. Operators shall submit their requests

through an appropriate FAA Principal

Maintenance Inspector, who may add

comments and then send it to the Manager,

Atlanta ACO.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Atlanta ACO.

(e) 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.

(f) The inspection and functional test shall

be done in accordance with Gulfstream

Aerospace Alert Customer Bulletin No. 3,

dated February 25, 1998. The modification

shall be done in accordance with Gulfstream

Aerospace GV Customer Bulletin No. 4, dated

March 31, 1998. This incorporation by

reference was approved by the Director of the

Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C.

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be

obtained from Gulfstream Aerospace

Corporation, P.O. Box 2206, M/S D–10,

Savannah, Georgia 31402–9980. Copies may

be inspected at the FAA, Transport Airplane

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,

Washington; or at the FAA, Small Airplane

Directorate, Atlanta Aircraft Certification

Office, One Crown Center, 1895 Phoenix

Boulevard, suite 450, Atlanta, Georgia; or at

the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington,

DC.

(g) This amendment becomes effective on

May 5, 1998.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 13,

1998.

Darrell M. Pederson,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–10276 Filed 4–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–AWP–2]

Modification of Class E Airspace;

Porterville, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class

E airspace area at Porterville, CA. The

establishment of a Global Positioning

System (GPS) Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway

(RWY) 12 and a GPS SIAP to RWY 30

at Porterville Municipal Airport has

made this action necessary. Additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet or more above the surface

of the earth is needed to contain aircraft

executing the GPS RWY 12 SIAP and

GPS RWY 30 SIAP to Porterville

Municipal Airport. The intended effect

of this action is to provide adequate

controlled airspace for Instrument Flight

Rules (IFR) operations Porterville

Municipal Airport, Porterville, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC August 13,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Tonish, Airspace Specialist,

Airspace Branch, AWP–520, Air Traffic

Division, Western-Pacific Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, 15000

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,

California 90261, telephone (310) 725–

6539.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On February 18, 1998, the FAA

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by

modifying the Class E airspace area at

Porterville, CA (63 FR 8153). Additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet above the surface is

needed to contain aircraft executing the

GPS RWY 12 SIAP and GPS RWY 30

SIAP at Porterville Municipal Airport.

This action will provide adequate

controlled airspace for IFR operations at

Porterville Municipal Airport,

Porterville, CA. Interested parties were

invited to participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments to the proposal were

received. Class E airspace designations

for airspace extending from 700 feet or

more above the surface of the earth 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 the Class E airspace area at

Porterville, CA. The development of a

GPS SIAP’s has made this action

necessary. The effect of this action will

provide adequate airspace for aircraft

executing the GPS RWY 12 SIAP and

GPS RWY 30 SIAP at Porterville

Municipal Airport, Porterville, CA. 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; 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 Porterville, CA [Revised]

Porterville Municipal Airport, CA

(lat. 36°01′48′′N, long. 119°03′46′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile

radius of the Porterville Municipal Airport

and within an area bounded by a line

beginning at lat. 35°57′54′′N, long.

118°47′20′′W; to lat. 35°48′30′′N, long.

118°51′00′′W; to lat. 35°47′30′′W, long.

119°01′00′′W; to lat. 35°55′26′′N, long.

119°01′59′′W, thence clockwise along the 6.5-

mile radius of the Porterville Municipal

Airport, to the point of beginning.

* * * * *

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on April

2, 1998.

Sherry Avery,

Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic

Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 98–10303 Filed 4–17–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–AWP–5]

Establishment of Class E Airspace;

Delano, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class

E airspace area at Delano, CA.

Additional controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth is needed

to contain aircraft executing instrument

operations at Delano Municipal Airport.

The intended effect of this action is to

provide adequate controlled airspace for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations

at Delano Municipal Airport, Delano,

CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC August 13,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Tonish, Airspace Specialist,

Airspace Branch, AWP–520, Air Traffic

Division, Western-Pacific Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, 15000

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,

California 90261, telephone (310) 725–

6539.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On February 18, 1998, the FAA

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by

establishing a Class E airspace area at

Delano, CA (63 FR 8151). Additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet above the surface is

needed to contain aircraft executing

instrument operations at Delano

Municipal Airport. This action will

provide adequate controlled airspace for

IFR operations at Delano Municipal

Airport, Delano, CA.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments to the proposal were

received. Class E airspace designations

for airspace extending from 700 feet or

more above the surface of the earth 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

establishes a Class E airspace area at

Delano, CA. Additional controlled

airspace was required for aircraft

executing instrument operations at

Delano Municipal Airport. The effect of

this action will provide adequate

airspace for aircraft executing IFR

operations at Delano Municipal Airport,

Delano, CA.

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