2888 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 20, 1998 / Rules and Regulations

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—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 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

* * * * *

ACE NE E2 Columbus, NE [Revised]

Columbus Municipal Airport, NE

(Lat 41°26′52′′N., long. 97°20′24′′W.)

Columbus VOR/DME

(Lat 41°27′00′′N., long. 97°20′27′′W.)

Within a 4-mile radius of Columbus

Municipal Airport and within 2.6 miles each

side of the 157° radial of the Columbus VOR/

DME extending from the 4-mile radius to 8.7

miles southeast of the VOR/DME and within

2.6 miles each side of the 317° radial of the

Columbus VOR/DME extending from the 4-

mile radius to 7.4 miles northwest of the

VOR/DME and within 3.5 miles each side of

the 360° bearing from the Columbus

Municipal Airport extending from the 4-mile

radius to 10.5 miles northwest of the airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on November

13, 1997.

Christopher R. Blum,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Central

Region.

[FR Doc. 98–1230 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–33]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Norfolk, 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

Norfolk, NE. The current description

indicates part-time operations for the

Class E airspace area for Norfolk, Karl

Stefan Memorial Airport, Norfolk, NE.

The actual hours of operation for the

Class E airspace area are continuous.

The Class E airspace area description at

Norfolk, 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).

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–33, 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

modify the description of the Class E

airspace area at Norfolk, 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

Norfolk, NE. 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.
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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–33.’’ 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—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 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.

* * * * *

ACE NE E2 Norfolk, NE. [Revised]

Norfolk, Karl Stefan Memorial Airport, NE

(Lat. 41°59′08′′ N., long. 97°26′06′′ W.)

Norfolk VOR/DME

(Lat. 41°59′17′′ N., long. 97°26′04′′ W.)

Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Karl Stefan

Memorial Airport and within 1.8 miles each

side of the Norfolk VOR/DME 020°, 148°,

195° and 314° radials extending from the 4.1-

mile radius to 7 miles southeast, south,

northwest and northeast of the Norfolk

VOR/DME.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on October 30,

1997.

Christopher R. Blum,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central

Region.

[FR Doc. 98–1228 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–28]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Poplar Bluff, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

E airspace area at Poplar Bluff

Municipal Airport, Poplar Bluff, MO.

The FAA has developed Global

Positioning System (GPS) Runway

(RWY) 18 and GPS RWY 36 Standard

Instrument Approach Procedures

(SIAPs) to serve the Poplar Bluff

Municipal Airport. Additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet Above Ground Level

(AGL) is needed to accommodate these

SIAPs and for Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR) operations at this airport. The

enlarged area will contain the new GPS

RWY 18 and GPS RWY 36 SIAPs in

controlled airspace. A minor correction

has been made to the Airport Reference

Point (ARP) geographic coordinates and

is reflected in this document.

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: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

ACE–520, Attention: Rules Docket

Number 97–ACE–28, 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

has developed GPS RWY 18 and GPS

RWY 36 SIAPs at Poplar Bluff

Municipal Airport, Poplar Bluff, MO.

The amendment to Class E airspace at