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directed to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd., Customer

Liaison Manager, CH–6371 Stans,

Switzerland; telephone: +41 41 619 6509;

facsimile: +41 41 610 3351. This service

information may be examined at the FAA,

Central Region, Office of the Regional

Counsel, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street,

Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

Note 3: The subject of this AD is addressed

in Swiss AD HB 97–440, dated November 20,

1997.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on January

12, 1998.

Michael Gallagher,

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft

Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–1203 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ASW–27]

Proposed Revision of Class E

Airspace; Alice, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise

the Class E airspace at Alice, TX. The

development of a Global Positioning

System (GPS) Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) to runway

(RWY) 16 and 34 at Old Hoppe Place

Airport, Agua Dulce, TX, has made this

rule necessary. This action is intended

to provide adequate controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface for Instrument Flight

Rules (IFR) operations at Old Hoppe

Place Airport, Agua Dulce, TX.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Docket No. 97–

ASW–27, Fort Worth, TX 76193–0520.

The official docket may be examined in

the Office of the Regional Counsel,

Southwest Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2601 Meachum

Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, 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

at the Airspace Branch, Air Traffic

Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, 2601

Meachum Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, Fort

Worth, TX, 76193–0520; telephone (817)

222–5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to

participate in this proposed rulemaking

by submitting such written data, views,

or arguments as they may desire.

Comments that provide the factual basis

supporting the views and suggestions

presented are particularly helpful in

developing reasoned regulatory

decisions on the proposal. Comments

are specifically invited on the overall

regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the

airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed under the caption ADDRESSES.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

on this notice must submit, with those

comments, a self-addressed, stamped,

postcard containing the following

statement: ‘‘Comments to Airspace

Docket No. 97–AWS–27.’’ The postcard

will be date and time stamped and

returned to the commenter. All

communications received on or before

the specified closing date for comments

will be considered before taking action

on the proposed rule. The proposal

contained in this notice may be changed

in the light of comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination in the Office of the

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, 2601

Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX,

both before and after the closing date for

comments. A repot summarizing each

substantive public contact with FAA

personnel concerned with this

rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM’s

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the

Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division,

Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Fort Worth, TX

76193–0520. Communications must

identify the notice number of this

NPRM. Persons interested in being

placed on a mailing list for future

NPRM’s should also request a copy of

Advisory Circular No. 11–2A that

describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to revise

the Class E airspace at Alice, TX. The

development of a GPS SIAP to RWY 16

and 34 at Old Hoppe Place Airport,

Agua Dulce, TX, has made this rule

necessary. This action is intended to

provide adequate controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface for IFR operations at

Old Hoppe Place Airport, Agua Dulce,

TX.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. Designated Class E airspace

areas 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 would be published

subsequently in the order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed regulation only involves an

established body of technical

regulations that need frequent and

routine amendments 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, when

promulgated, will not have a significant

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).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposes to amend 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 7400.9E, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 19, 1997, and effective
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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.

* * * * *

ASW TX E5 Alice, TX (Revised)

Alice International Airport, TX

(Lat. 27°44′27′′ N., long. 98°01′38′′ W.)

Orange Grove NALF, TX

(Lat. 27°54′04′′ N., long. 98°03′06′′ W.)

Navy Orange Grove TACAN

(Lat. 27°53′43′′ N., long. 98°02′33′′ W.)

Kingsville, Kleberg County Airport, TX

(Lat. 27°33′03′′ N., long. 98°01′51′′ W.)

Agua Dulce, Old Hoppe Place Airport, TX

(Lat. 27°48′01′′ N., long. 97°51′04′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7.5-mile

radius of Alice International Airport and

within 2 miles each side of the 135° bearing

from the airport extending from the 7.5-mile

radius to 9.8 miles southeast of the airport

and within a 7.2-mile radius of Orange Grove

NALF and within 1.6 miles each side of the

129° radial of the Navy Orange Grove

TACAN extending from the 7.2-mile radius

to 11.7 miles southeast of the airport and

within 1.5 miles each side of the 320° radial

of the Navy Orange Grove TACAN extending

from the 7.2-mile radius to 9.7 miles

northwest of the airport and within a 6.5-

mile radius of Kleberg County Airport and

within a 6.3-mile radius of Old Hoppe Place

Airport excluding that airspace within the

Corpus Christi, TX, Class E airspace area.

* * * * *

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on January 7,

1998.

Albert L. Viselli,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 98–1225 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

20 CFR Part 209

RIN 3220–AB21

Railroad Employers’ Reports and

Responsibilities

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Railroad Retirement

Board proposes to amend its regulations

to expand the methods by which

compensation and service reports may

be filed with the Board and to require

that a social security account number be

furnished for each employee for whom

creditable railroad service and

compensation is reported to the Board.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Secretary to the Board,

Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North

Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas W. Sadler, Senior Attorney,

Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North

Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611,

(312) 751–4513, TDD (312) 751–4701.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Employer

reports are used to establish employee

compensation and service records.

These reports are based on payroll

records. Due to changes in technology,

employers now file their reports on

magnetic tape and diskettes and

transmit their reports by facsimile or

computer-to-computer transmission

(electronic filing). The punch card

referred to in §§ 209.6, 209.7, 209.11,

and 209.14 of the Board’s regulations is

an outdated medium of reporting. The

quarterly report required by § 209.8 has

been eliminated by the Employer Data

Maintenance System. The Board

proposes to amend part 209 of its

regulations in order to reflect these

changes. See proposed § 209.4.

The Board also proposes to amend

§ 209.2 to add a provision that requires

each employer to furnish a social

security number (SSN) for each

employee for whom creditable railroad

service and compensation is reported to

the Board. The proposed amendment

simply puts into regulation a current

reporting requirement. Although not

required, employers are encouraged to

validate the social security numbers of

their employees. In addition, the Board

proposes to modify the present § 209.11

to provide that the Board shall mail

annual certificates of service and

compensation to employees performing

service for covered employers. Under

present regulation these certificates may

be provided through the employer.

Finally, the Board has eliminated

references to offices and titles that were

eliminated as the result of a recent

reorganization.

Proposed § 209.12 contains

information collection requirements. As

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)), the RRB

has submitted a copy of this section to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for its review.

Collection of Information

Employee home address report. This

proposed rule would require all railroad

employers to furnish to the RRB home

addresses of their employees, except

that after the first year in which they

submitted home address information for

all their employees, they would be

required to submit home address

information only for new hires. The

purpose of this requirement is to enable

the RRB to annually mail to each active

railroad employee a statement of service

and compensation (Form BA–6).

Railroad employers may submit this

information either electronically

(magnetic tape, tape cartridge, or PC

diskette) or on a paper form prescribed

by the RRB (Form BA–6a).

The RRB estimates that the average

time for each railroad employer to

furnish home address information is 15

minutes for electronic submissions and

30 minutes for paper submissions. The

annual burden imposed as a result of

this proposed rule would be 209 hours

(94 responses × 1⁄4 hour per response for

electronic responses and 370 responses

× 1⁄2 hour per response for paper

responses.) The burden is based on

approximately 15,000 new hires a year,

of which approximately 80 percent

would be reported electronically by 94

railroad employers and 20 percent

would be reported on paper by 370

railroad employers.

Organizations and individuals

desiring to submit comments on the

information collection requirements

should direct them to Laura Oliven, the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, New Executive Office Building,

226 Jackson Place, NW., Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503 and to Ronald

J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board,

844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois,

60611–2092.

The RRB considers comments by the

public on this proposed collection of

information in——

(a) Evaluating whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the RRB, including whether

the information will have a practical

use;

(b) Evaluating the accuracy of the

RRB’s estimate of the burden on the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(c) Enhancing the quality, usefulness,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(d) Minimizing the burden of

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate electronic, mechanical, or

other automated collection techniques.

OMB is required to make a decision

concerning the collection of information

contained in these proposed regulations

between 30 and 60 days after

publication of this document in the

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment

to OMB is best assured of having its full

effect if OMB receives it within 15 days

of publication. This does not affect the