31384 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 110 /Tuesday, June 9, 1998 / Proposed Rules

of the MLG, in accordance with Dornier

Service Bulletin SB–328–53–184, Revision 1,

dated July 2, 1997. Accomplishment of this

installation constitutes terminating action for

the requirements of this AD.

(c) 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,

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA,

Transport Airplane Directorate. Operators

shall submit their requests through an

appropriate FAA Principal Maintenance

Inspector, who may add comments and then

send it to the Manager, International Branch,

ANM–116.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the International Branch,

ANM–116.

(d) 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.

Note 3: The subject of this AD is addressed

in German airworthiness directives 95–413,

dated November 2, 1995, and 97–073, dated

March 27, 1997.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 3,

1998.

Darrell M. Pederson,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–15247 Filed 6–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–ASW–31]

Proposed Revision of Class D

Airspace; Dallas NAS, Dallas, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise

the Class D airspace extending upward

from surface to and including 3,000 feet

mean sea level(MSL), within a 4.2-mile

radius of Grand Prairie Municipal

Airport, TX. The development of global

positioning system (GPS) and very high

frequency omnidirectional range/

distance measuring equipment (VOR/

DME) standard instrument approach

procedures (SIAPs) to runway 35 at

Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, Grand

Prairie, TX, has made this rule

necessary. The intended effect of this

proposal is to provide adequate

controlled airspace for aircraft operating

in the vicinity of Grand Prairie

Municipal Airport, Grand Prairie, TX.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

Federal Aviation Administration

Southwest Region, Docket No. 98–

ASW–31, Fort Worth, TX 76193–0520.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel,

Southwest Region Federal Aviation

Administration, 2601 Meacham

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

Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region,

Forth 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. 98–ASW–31.’’ 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 report 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

establish Class D airspace, controlled

airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 3,000 feet MSL,

at Grant Prairie Municipal Airport,

Grand Prairie, TX. The development of

GPS and VOR/DME SIAPs to runway 35

at Grand Prairie Municipal Airport,

Grand Prairie, TX, has made this rule

necessary. The intended effect of this

proposal is to provide adequate Class D

airspace for aircraft operating in the

vicinity of Grand Prairie Municipal

Airport, Grand Prairie, TX.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. Designated Class D airspace

areas are published in Paragraph 5000 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

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.
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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 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace areas.

* * * * *

ASW TX D Dallas NAS Dallas, TX [Revised]

Dallas NAS Hensley Field, TX

(lat. 32°44′04′′N., long. 96°58′03′′W.)

Dallas, Redbird Airport, TX

(lat. 32°40′51′′N., long. 96°52′06′′W.)

Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, TX

(lat. 32°41′54′′N., long. 97°02′48′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 2,000 feet MSL

within a 4.2-mile radius of Dallas NAS

Hensley Field and within a 4.2–mile radius

of the Redbird Airport excluding that

airspace east of a line from lat. 32°37′40′′N.,

long. 96°55′21′′W.; to lat. 32°39′35′′N., long.

96°54′16′′W.; to lat. 32°44′20′′N., long.

96°53′59′′W.; and that airspace upward from

the surface to but not including 3,000 feet

MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of the Grand

Prairie Municipal Airport; excluding that

airspace west of a line from lat. 32°45′52′′N.,

long. 97°04′30′′W.; to lat. 32°38′12′′N., long.

97°05′10′′W.; excluding that airspace within

the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Class B airspace

area. This Class D airspace 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.

* * * * *

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on May 26, 1998.

Albert L. Viselli,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 98–15310 Filed 6–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Parts 113 and 151

RIN 1515–AB60

Accreditation of Commercial Testing

Laboratories; Approval of Commercial

Gaugers

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

amend the Customs Regulations relating

to the commercial testing and gauging of

imported merchandise, pursuant to

Customs modernization provisions of

the North American Free Trade

Agreement Implementation Act. The

proposed regulations revise the general

procedures for the accreditation/

reaccreditation of commercial

laboratories, the approval/reapproval of

commercial gaugers, and the suspension

and revocation of such accreditations/

approvals. Further, the proposed

regulations establish a reimbursable fee

schedule that Customs will charge such

laboratories/gaugers to accredit/

approve and periodically reaccredit/

reapprove their commercial services,

and make provision for the imposition

of monetary penalties for failure to

adhere to any of the provisions

applicable to the examination,

sampling, and testing of imported

merchandise.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

(preferably in triplicate) may be

addressed to the Regulations Branch,

Office of Regulations and Rulings, U.S.

Customs Service, 1300 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229.

Comments submitted may be inspected

at the Regulations Branch, Office of

Regulations and Rulings, U.S. Customs

Service, Suite 3000, 1300 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ira

Reese, Laboratories & Scientific

Services, (202) 927–1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On December 8, 1993, the United

States enacted the North American Free

Trade Agreement Implementation Act

(the Act), Pub. L. 103–182, 107 Stat.

2057. Title VI of the Act contains

provisions pertaining to Customs

Modernization (107 Stat. 2170); section

613 of Subtitle A to Title VI amends

section 499 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

U.S.C. 1499), which provides Customs

with the authority to conduct

examinations and detain imported

merchandise.

The Commercial Laboratory/Gauger

Testing Provisions of Section 613

The provisions of section 613, among

other things, codify Customs regulations

and administrative guidelines

concerning the use of commercial

laboratories and gaugers by adding a

new paragraph (b) to section 499 (19

U.S.C. 1499(b)). Regarding the

accreditation/approval aspects of

commercial laboratories/gaugers, the

provisions of new paragraph (b)

authorize Customs to:

(1) Set procedures for the

accreditation of commercial laboratories

in the United States, which may be used

to perform tests relating to the

admissibility, quantity, composition, or

characteristics of imported

merchandise, and the approval of

commercial gaugers in the United

States, which may be used to perform

tests to establish the quantities of

imported merchandise;

(2) Impose reasonable charges for

such accreditations/approvals and

periodic reaccreditations/reapprovals;

and

(3) Establish the conditions regarding

the suspension and revocation of such

accreditations and approvals, which

may include the imposition of monetary

penalties not to exceed $100,000, in

addition to penalties for any loss of

revenue, in appropriate cases.

Regarding the testing/gauging aspects

of commercial laboratories/gaugers, new

paragraph (b) further provides that:

(1) In the absence of Customs testing,

Customs shall accept analysis and

quantity results from Customsaccredited laboratories and Customsapproved gaugers; however, this

circumstance does not limit or

otherwise preclude Customs or any

other Federal agency from

independently testing, analyzing, or

quantifying any sample or merchandise;

(2) Testing procedures and

methodologies will be made available

upon request to any person, except

when they are proprietary to the holder

of a copyright or patent or developed by

Customs for enforcement purposes;

information resulting from any Customs

testing will be made available to the

importer of record and any agents

thereof, except when the information

meets the above specified exclusions

from disclosure; and

(3) Laboratories/gaugers may seek

judicial review of any final Customs

decision that adversely affects their

accreditation/approval, i.e., denial,

suspension, or revocation, or that