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inspection requirements of paragraph

(d)(2)(ii)(A) of this AD.

Note 8: Notwithstanding the provisions of

paragraphs 5.1.17 and 5.1.18 of the General

Instructions of Revision D, which would

permit deletions of modified, altered, or

repaired structure from the SSIP, the

inspection of SSI’s that are modified, altered,

or repaired shall be done in accordance with

a method approved by the Manager, Seattle

ACO.

(e) For airplanes on which the structure

identified in Revision D has been repaired or

physically altered by any design change other

than an STC identified in paragraph (d), prior

to the effective date of this AD: At the time

of the first inspection of each SSI after the

effective date of this AD in accordance with

Revision D, identify each repair or design

change to that SSI. Within 12 months after

such identification, assess the damage

tolerance characteristics of each SSI created

or affected by each repair or design change

to determine the effectiveness of the

applicable SSID inspection for each SSI and,

if not effective, revise the FAA-approved

maintenance or inspection program to

include an inspection method and

compliance times for each new or affected

SSI. The new inspection method and the

compliance times shall be approved by the

Manager, Seattle ACO.

Note 9: For the purposes of this AD, a

design change is defined as any modification,

alteration, or change to operating limitations.

(f) Except as provided in paragraph

(d)(2)(ii)(B) of this AD, cracked structure

found during any inspection required by this

AD shall be repaired, prior to further flight,

in accordance with an FAA-approved

method.

(g) For airplanes on which the structure

identified in Revision D is affected by any

design change (including STC’s) or repair

that is accomplished after the effective date

of this AD: Within 12 months after that

modification, alteration, or repair, revise the

FAA-approved maintenance or inspection

program to include an inspection method

and compliance times for each new or

affected SSI, and to include the compliance

times for initial and repetitive

accomplishment of each inspection. The new

inspection method and the compliance times

shall be approved by the Manager, Seattle

ACO.

Note 10: Notwithstanding the provisions of

paragraphs 5.1.17 and 5.1.18 of the General

Instructions of Revision D, which would

permit deletions of modified, altered, or

repaired structure from the SIP, the

inspection of SSI’s that are modified, altered,

or repaired shall be done in accordance with

a method approved by the Manager, Seattle

ACO.

(h) Before any airplane that is subject to

this AD and that has exceeded the applicable

compliance times specified in paragraph (c)

of this AD can be added to an air carrier’s

operations specifications, a program for the

accomplishment of the inspections required

by this AD must be established in accordance

with paragraph (h)(1) or (h)(2) of this AD, as

applicable.

(1) For airplanes that have been inspected

in accordance with this AD, the inspection of

each SSI must be accomplished by the new

operator in accordance with the previous

operator’s schedule and inspection method,

or the new operator’s schedule and

inspection method, whichever would result

in the earlier accomplishment date for that

SSI inspection. The compliance time for

accomplishment of this inspection must be

measured from the last inspection

accomplished by the previous operator. After

each inspection has been performed once,

each subsequent inspection must be

performed in accordance with the new

operator’s schedule and inspection method.

(2) For airplanes that have not been

inspected in accordance with this AD, the

inspection of each SSI required by this AD

must be accomplished either prior to adding

the airplane to the air carrier’s operations

specification, or in accordance with a

schedule and an inspection method approved

by the Manager, Seattle ACO. After each

inspection has been performed once, each

subsequent inspection must be performed in

accordance with the new operator’s schedule.

(i)(1) 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, Seattle

ACO. Operators shall submit their requests

through an appropriate FAA Principal

Maintenance Inspector, who may add

comments and then send it to the Manager,

Seattle ACO.

Note 11: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Seattle ACO.

(i)(2) Alternative methods of compliance,

approved previously in accordance with AD

91–14–20, amendment 39–7061, are not

considered to be approved as alternative

methods of compliance with this AD.

(j) 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.

(k) The actions specified in paragraphs (b)

and (c) shall be done in accordance with

Boeing Document No. D6–37089,

‘‘Supplemental Structural Inspection

Document’’ (SSID), Revision D, dated June

1995, which contains the following list of

effective pages:

Page number shown on page

Revision

level

shown on

page

List of Effective Pages Pages 1

thru 10.

D.

Note: The issue date of Revision D is

indicated only on the title page; no other

page of the document is dated.) 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 Boeing

Commercial Airplane Group, P.O. Box 3707,

Seattle, Washington 98124–2207. Copies may

be inspected at the FAA, Transport Airplane

Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,

Washington; or at the Office of the Federal

Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite

700, Washington, DC.

(l) This amendment becomes effective on

June 23, 1998.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 12,

1998.

D.L. Riggin,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–13078 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–ACE–17]

Amendment to Class D and Class E

Airspace; Fort Leonard Wood, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

D and Class E airspace areas at Fort

Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield,

MO. The FAA has developed Global

Positioning System (GPS) Runway

(RWY) 14; GPS RWY 32; Localizer

(LOC) RWY 14; Nondirectional Radio

Beacon (NDB) RWY 14; NDB RWY 32;

VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)

RWY 14; and VOR RWY 32 Standard

Instrument Approach Procedures

(SIAPs) to serve Fort Leonard Wood,

Forney Army Airfield, MO. The

enlarged Class E surface area and Class

E airspace area 700 feet Above Ground

Level (AGL) will contain the new SIAPs

within controlled airspace. A minor

revision to the Airport Reference Point

(ARP) coordinates is included in this

document. The intended effect of this

rule is to revise the ARP coordinates

and to provide additional controlled

Class E airspace for aircraft operating

under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC,

October 8, 1998.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

July 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

ACE–520, Federal Aviation
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Administration, Docket Number 98–

ACE–17, 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: This

amendment to 14 CFR 71 revises the

Class D and Class E airspace at Fort

Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield,

MO. The amendment to Class E surface

area and Class E 700 feet AGL airspace

area at Forney Army Airfield will

provide additional controlled airspace

in order to contain the new SIAPs

within controlled airspace, and thereby

facilitate separation of aircraft operating

under IFR from aircraft operation under

VFR. The Class D area is amended to

indicate the new ARP coordinates. The

amendment at Forney Army Airfield

will revise the ARP coordinates, provide

additional controlled surface area,

provide controlled airspace at and above

700 feet AGL, and thereby facilitate

separation of aircraft operating under

Instrument Flight Rules. The areas will

be depicted on appropriate aeronautical

charts. Class D airspace areas designated

for an airport containing at least one

primary airport around which the

airspace is designated are published in

paragraph 5000; Class E airspace areas

extending upward from the surface and

designated as an extension to Class D or

Class E surface area are published in

paragraph 6004; and Class E airspace

areas extending upward 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 D and 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 objection. 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,

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. 98–ACE–17’’. 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 5000 Class D airspace

* * * * *
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ACE MO D Fort Leonard Wood, MO

[Revised]

Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield,

MO

(Lat. 37°44′30′′N., long. 92°08′27′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 3,700 feet MSL

within a 4-mile radius of the Forney Army

Airfield. 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 6004 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from the surface and

designated as an extension to Class D or

Class E surface area

* * * * *

ACE MO E4 Fort Leonard Wood, MO

[Revised]

Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield,

MO

(Lat. 37°44′30′′N., long. 92°08′27′′W.)

Forney VOR

(Lat. 37°44′33′′N., long. 92°08′20′′W.)

Buckhorn NDB

(Lat. 37°41′51′′N., long. 92°06′14′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface within 2.4 miles each side of the

Forney VOR 318° radial extending from the

4-mile radius of Forney Army Airfield to 7

miles northwest of the VOR and within 4

miles southwest and 8 miles northeast of the

147° bearing from the Buckhorn NDB

extending from the 4-mile radius of the

airport to 16 miles southeast of the Buckhorn

NDB. 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 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ACE MO E5 Fort Leonard Wood, MO

[Revised]

Fort Leonard Wood, Forney Army Airfield,

MO

(Lat. 37°44′30′′N., long. 92°08′27′′W.)

Forney VOR

(Lat. 37°44′33′′N., long. 92°08′20′′W.)

Buckhorn NDB

(Lat. 37°41′51′′N., long. 92°06′14′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile

radius of Forney Army Airfield; excluding

that airspace within the R–4501 Fort Leonard

Wood, MO, Restricted Areas during the

specific times they are effective.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on May 1, 1998.

Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 98–13272 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–ACE–9]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Gordon, NE

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the

Class E airspace area at Gordon

Municipal Airport, Gordon, NE. The

FAA has developed a Global Positioning

System (GSP) Runway (RWY) 22

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) and a Nondirectional

Radio Beacon (NDB) RWY 22 SIAP to

serve Gordon Municipal Airport,

Gordon, NE. In addition, a review of the

Class E airspace for Gordon Municipal

Airport indicates it does not comply

with the criteria for 700 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL) airspace required

for diverse departures as specified in

FAA Order 7400.2D. The area has been

enlarged to conform to the criteria of

FAA Order 7400.2D and amended to

include the changes required for the

GPS RWY 22 and NDB RWY 22 SIAPs.

The intended effect of this rule is to

provide controlled Class E airspace for

aircraft executing the GPS RWY 22 and

NDB RWY 22 SIAPs and comply with

the criteria of FAA Order 7400.2D.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, August

13, 1998.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

June 15, 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 98–ACE–9, 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 22 and NDB

RWY 22 SIAPs to serve the Gordon

Municipal Airport, Gordon, NE. A

review of the Class E airspace for

Gordon Municipal Airport indicates it

does not meet the criteria for 700 feet

AGL airspace required for diverse

departures as specified in FAA Order

7400.2D. The criteria in FAA Order

7400.2D for an aircraft to reach 1200 feet

AGL, is based on a standard climb

gradient of 200 feet per mile, plus the

distance from the Airport Reference

Point (ARP) to the end of the outermost

runway. Any fractional part of a mile is

converted to the next higher tenth of a

mile. The amendment to Class E

airspace at Gordon, NE, will provide

additional controlled airspace at and

above 700 feet AGL in order to contain

the new SIAPs within controlled

airspace, and thereby facilitate

separation of aircraft operating under

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). The area

will be depicted on appropriate

aeronautical charts. Class E airspace

areas 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 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