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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–21.’’ 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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends 14 CFR part 71

as follows:

PART 71—DESIGNATIONS 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 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 5000 Class D airspace

* * * * *

ACE KS D Manhattan, KS [Revised]

Manhattan Municipal Airport, KS

(Lat. 30°08′27′′N, long. 96°40′15′′W)

Manhattan VOR/DME

(Lat. 39°08′44′′N, long. 96°40′07′′W)

McDowell Creek NDB

(Lat. 39°07′03′′N, long. 96°37′46′′W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 3,600 feet MSL

within a 4.2-mile radius of Manhattan

Municipal Airport, excluding that airspace

within the Fort Riley, Marshall Army

Airfield, KS, Class E airspace area and

excluding that airspace within Restricted

Area R–3602B. This Class D airspace area is

effective during the specific dates and times

established in advance by a Notice to

Airmen. The effective date and time will

thereafter be continuously published in the

Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas

designated as a surface area for an airport

* * * * *

ACE KS E2 Manhattan, KS [New]

Manhattan Municipal Airport, KS

(Lat. 39°08′27′′N, long. 96°40′15′′W)

Within a 4.2-mile radius of Manhattan

Municipal Airport, excluding that airspace

within the Fort Riley, Marshall Army

Airfield, Class E airspace area and excluding

that airspace within Restricted Area R–

3602B.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas

designated as an extension to a Class D or

Class E surface area

* * * * *

ACE KS E4 Manhattan, KS [Revised]

Manhattan Municipal Airport, KS

(Lat. 39°08′27′′N, long. 96°40′15′′W)

Manhattan VOR/DME

(Lat. 39°08′44′′N, long. 96°40′07′′W)

McDowell Creek NDB

(Lat. 39°07′03′′N, long. 96°37′46′′W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface within 1.8 miles each side of the

Manhattan VOR/DME 147° radial extending

from the 4.2-mile radius of the Manhattan

Municipal Airport to 9.5 miles SE of the

VOR/DME and within 1.8 miles northeast

and 2.6 miles southwest of the 127° bearing

from the McDowell Creek NDB extending

from the NDB to 8.7 miles southeast of the

NDB.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth

* * * * *

ACE KS E5 Manhattan, KS [Revised]

Manhattan Municipal Airport, KS

(Lat. 39°08′27′′N, long. 96°40′15′′W)

Manhattan VOR/DME

(Lat. 39°08′44′′N, long. 96°40′07′′W)

McDowell Creek NDB

(Lat. 39°07′03′′N, long. 96°37′46′′W)

HATAN OM

(Lat. 39°03′30′′N, long. 96°45′35′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile

radius of the Manhattan Municipal Airport

and within 3.5 miles each side of the 046°

radial of the Manhattan VOR/DME extending

from the 6.7 mile radius to 9.5 miles

northeast of the VOR/DME and within 1.8

miles northeast and 2.6 miles southwest of

the 126° bearing from McDowell Creek NDB

extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 9.5

miles southeast of the NDB and within 3.5

miles each side of the 147° radial of the

Manhattan VOR/DME extending from the

6.7-mile radius to 9.6 miles southeast of the

VOR/DME and within 6 miles each side of

the Manhattan ILS localizer course extending

from the 6.7-mile radius to 8 miles southwest

of the HATAN OM and within 2.6 miles each

side of the Manhattan localizer course

extending from the HATAN OM to 14 miles

southwest of the HATAN OM; excluding that

airspace within the boundaries of Restricted

Areas R–3602A and R–3602B.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on November

6, 1997.

Christopher R. Blum,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central

Region.

[FR Doc. 98–1229 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ACE–20]

Amendment of Class E Airspace;

Marshall Army Airfield, Fort Riley, KS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The control tower at Marshall

Army Airfield, Ft. Riley, KS, has been

closed and will not be operational in the

foreseeable future. With the closure of

the control tower, the Class D surface

area has been removed. This action

removes the Class E surface area

extension and establishes a new Class E

surface area at Marshall Army Airfield,

Ft. Riley, KS. The new Class E surface

area provides controlled airspace to

accommodate Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR) operations. The intended effect of

this action is to contain IFR operations

within controlled airspace and to

facilitate separation of aircraft operating

under instrument flight rules.
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DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, April

23, 1998.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

February 19, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

ACE–520, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket Number 97–

ACE–20, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas

City, MO 64106.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional 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,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520C, Federal

Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th

Street, Kansas City, MO 64106;

telephone: (816) 426–3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

control tower at Marshall Army Airfield,

Ft. Riley, KS, has been closed and will

not be operational in the foreseeable

future. With the closure of the control

tower, the Class D surface area airspace

has been removed. This action removes

the Class E surface area extension and

establishes a new Class E surface area at

Marshall Army Airfield. The new Class

E surface area provides controlled

airspace to accommodate IFR

operations. The intended effect of this

action is to contain IFR operations

within controlled airspace and thereby

facilitate separation of aircraft operating

under instrument flight rules. The area

will be depicted on appropriate

aeronautical charts. Class E surface

areas designated as an extension to a

Class D or Class E surface area are

published in paragraph 6004, and Class

E airspace areas designated as a surface

area for an airport are published in

paragraph 6002 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 designations

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

fight 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 will be considered, and

this rule may be amended or withdrawn

in light of the 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,

aeronautical, environmental, and

energy-regulated 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–20.’’ 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 a 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 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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends 14 CFR part 71

as follows:

PART 71—DESIGNATIONS 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 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 6002—Class E airspace areas

designated as a surface area for an airport

* * * * *
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ACE KS E2 Fort Riley, KS [New]

Fort Riley, Marshall Army Airfield, KS

(lat. 39°03′19′′N., long. 96°45′52′′W.)

Junction City, Freeman Field, KS

(lat. 39°02′36′′N., long. 96°50′36′′W.)

Fort Riley VOR

(lat. 38°58′13′′N., long. 96°51′40′′W.)

Cavalry NDB

(lat. 39°01′34′′N., long. 96°47′40′′W.)

Within a 3.7-mile radius of Marshall Army

Airfield and within 1.8 miles each side of the

Fort Riley VOR 042° radial extending from

the 3.7-mile radius of Marshall Army Airfield

to the VOR and within 1.8 miles each side

of the 216° bearing from Cavalry NDB

extending from the 3.7-mile radius of

Marshall Army Airfield to 7 miles southwest

of the NDB; excluding that airspace within

R–3602B and excluding that airspace within

a 1-mile radius of the Junction City, Freeman

Field, KS. This Class E airspace area is

effective during the specific dates and times

established in advance by a Notice to

Airmen. The effective date and time will

thereafter be continuously published in the

Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6004—Class E airspace areas

designated as an extension to a Class D or

Class E surface area

* * * * *

ACE KS E4 Fort Riley, KS [Removed]

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on November

13, 1997.

Christopher R. Blum,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Central

Region.

[FR Doc. 98–1231 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ACE–32]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Columbus, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the

description of Class E airspace area at

Columbus, NE. The current description

indicates part-time operation for the

Class E airspace area for Columbus

Municipal Airport, Columbus, NE. The

actual hours of operation for the Class

E airspace area are continuous. The

Class E airspace area description at

Columbus, NE, is revised to indicate

that the area is in effect continuously.

The intended effect of this amendment

is to indicate that the Class E airspace

area is in effect continuously and to

facilitate separation of aircraft

operations under Instrument Flight

Rules (IFR). An editorial revision to

reflect a change in the Airport Reference

Point (ARP) is included.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, April

20, 1998.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

February 19, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

ACE–520, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket Number 97–

ACE–32, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas

City, MO 64106.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional 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,

Airspace Branch, ACE–520C, Federal

Aviation Administration, 601 East 12th

Street, Kansas City, MO 64106;

telephone: (816) 426–3408.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

is amending 14 CFR part 71 (part 71) to

revise the description of the Class E

airspace area at Columbus, NE, by

removing the statement which indicates

part-time status. The Class E airspace

area description does not reflect the

actual hours of operation, which are

continuous. This action will correct the

description for Class E airspace area at

Columbus, NE. The ARP coordinates

have been revised. The area is depicted

on appropriate aeronautical charts.

Class E airspace surface areas are

published in paragraph 6002 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 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 will be considered, and

this rule may be amended or withdrawn

in light of the 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,

aeronautical, environmental, and

energy-related 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–32.’’ The postcard

will be date stamped and returned to the

commenter.