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compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the International Branch,

ANM–116.

(c) 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 French airworthiness directive 97–264–

034(B), dated September 24, 1997.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on May 28,

1998.

John J. Hickey,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–14791 Filed 6–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–AWA–1]

RIN 2120–AA66

Proposed Revision of the Legal

Description of the Memphis Class B

Airspace Area; Tennessee

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise

the legal description of the Memphis

Class B airspace area by changing the

point of origin of the airspace area from

the Memphis Very High Frequency

Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air

Navigation (VORTAC) navigational aid

to a geographical point in space. The

FAA is taking this action due to the

relocation of the Memphis VORTAC.

This proposed action will not change

the actual dimensions, configuration, or

operating requirements of the Memphis

Class B airspace area. The effective date

of this rulemaking action would

coincide with the relocation of the

Memphis VORTAC.

DATE: Comments must be received on or

before July 6, 1998.

ADDRESS: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of Chief

Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket, AGC–

200, Airspace Docket No. 98–AWA–1,

800 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington DC 20591. Comments may

also be sent electronically to the

following Internet address:

nprmcmts@mail.hq.faa.gov. The official

docket may be examined in the Rules

Docket, Office of the Chief Counsel,

Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC, weekdays, except

Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and

5:00 p.m. An informal docket may also

be examined during normal business

hours at the office of the Regional Air

Traffic Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia P. Crawford, Airspace and Rules

Division, ATA–400, Office of Air Traffic

Airspace Management, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone: (202) 267–8783.

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 should be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed above. Commenters wishing the

FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this notice must submit

with those comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 98–

AWA–1,’’ The postcard will be date/

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 light

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Rules Docket both

before and after the closing date for

comments. A report summarizing each

substantive public contact with FAA

personnel concerned with this

rulemaking will also be filed in the

docket.

Availability of NPRM’s

An electronic copy of this document

may be downloaded using a modem and

suitable communications software from

the FAA regulations section of the

Fedworld electronic bulletin board

service (telephone: 703–321–3339) or

the Federal Register’s electronic

bulletin board service (telephone: 202–

512–1661).

Internet users may reach the FAA’s

web page at http://www.faa.gov or the

Federal Register’s webpage at http://

www.access.gpo.gov/su—docs for

access to recently published rulemaking

documents.

Any person may obtain a copy of this

NPRM by submitting a request to the

Federal Aviation Administration, Office

of Air Traffic Airspace Management,

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591, or by calling

(202) 267–8783. Communications must

identify the notice number of this

NPRM. Persons interested in being

placed on a mailing list for future

NPRM’s should call the FAA’s Office of

Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677 for a copy

of Advisory Circular No. 11–2A, Notice

of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution

System, that describes the application

procedure.

Background

Due to on-airport expansion, the

Memphis VORTAC will be relocated

approximately 2.85 miles south of its

current position. This relocation will

affect the current Memphis Class B

airspace area description. Due to this

relocation, the FAA is proposing to

redefine the legal description of the

Memphis Class B airspace area with

reference to a ‘‘point in space,’’ which

is the current geographic location of the

Memphis VORTAC, as the point of

origin.

The Proposal

The FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR

part 71 (part 71) by revising the legal

description of the Memphis Class B

airspace area. The current legal

description for the Memphis Class B

airspace area utilizes the Memphis

VORTAC as the point of origin. The

Memphis VORTAC will be relocated

2.85 nautical miles south of its current

location. Due to the relocation of this

navigational aid, the FAA proposes to

revise the legal description of the

Memphis Class B airspace area by

changing the point of origin from the

Memphis VORTAC to a point in space

geographical position. The geographical

point of origin that will be used as part

of the proposed legal description will be

the old location of the navigational aid.

This proposed action is a technical

amendment to the legal description and

would not change the actual

dimensions, configuration, and

operating requirements of the Memphis

Class B airspace area.

The FAA has determined that this

regulation only involves an established

body of technical regulations for which

frequent and routine amendments are

necessary to keep them operationally
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current. Therefore, this regulation: (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 proposed rule,

when promulgated, will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

under the criteria of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. Class B airspace areas are

published in paragraph 3000 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 B airspace area

listed in this document will be

published subsequently in the Order.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, 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 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 3000—Subpart B-Class B Airspace

* * * * *

ASO TN B Memphis, TN [Revised]

Memphis International Airport (Primary

Airport)

(lat. 35°02′51′′ N., long. 89°58′43′′ W.)

Point of Origin

(lat. 35°03°46′′ N., long. 89°58′54′′ W.)

Boundaries

Area A. That airspace extending upward

from the surface to and including 10,000 feet

MSL within a 7-mile arc of the Point of

Origin extending clockwise from the 075°

bearing from the Point of Origin to the 275°

bearing from the Point of Origin and within

a 5-mile arc of the Point of Origin extending

clockwise from the 275° bearing from the

Point of Origin to the 075° bearing from the

Point of Origin.

Area B. That airspace extending upward

from 1,800 feet MSL to and including 10,000

feet MSL within the area bounded by a line

beginning at the 037° bearing 13-mile

position from the Point of Origin; thence

southward to the 052° bearing 10-mile

position from the Point of Origin; then

clockwise on the 10-mile arc until

intercepting the 126° bearing from the Point

of Origin; then extending southward until

intercepting the 147° bearing 15-mile

position from the Point of Origin; thence

clockwise on the 15-mile arc until

intercepting the 211° bearing from the Point

of Origin; thence northward until

intercepting the 226° bearing 11-mile

position from the Point of Origin; thence

clockwise on the 11-mile arc until

intercepting the 312° bearing from the Point

of Origin; thence northbound until

intercepting the 321° bearing 13-mile arc

from the Point of Origin; thence clockwise on

the 13-mile arc to the point of beginning and

excluding that airspace within Area A.

Area C. That airspace extending upward

from 3,000 feet MSL to and including 10,000

feet MSL within a 20-mile radius of the Point

of Origin and excluding that airspace within

Areas A and B.

Area D. That airspace extending upward

from 5,000 feet MSL to and including 10,000

feet MSL within a 30-mile radius of the Point

of Origin, excluding that airspace northwest

of a line from the 295° bearing 30-mile

position from the Point of Origin to the 352°

bearing 30-mile position from the Point of

Origin, excluding that airspace southeast of

a line from the 114° bearing 30-mile position

from the Point of Origin to the 157° bearing

30-mile position from the Point of Origin and

excluding that airspace within Areas A, B,

and C.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 28,

1998.

John S. Walker,

Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace

Management.

[FR Doc. 98–14880 Filed 6–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–AEA–10]

Proposed Amendment to Class E

Airspace; Dunkirk, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

amend the Class E airspace area at

Dunkirk, NY. The development of a new

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global

Positioning System (GPS) at Angola

Airport, NY, has made this proposal

necessary. Additional controlled

airspace extending upward from 700

feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is

needed to accommodate the SIAP and

for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)

operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, AEA–520, Docket No.

98–AEA–10, F.A.A. Eastern Region,

Federal Building # 111, John F. Kennedy

Int’l Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel,

AEA–7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal

Building # 111, John F. Kennedy

International Airport, Jamaica, New

York 11430.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Airspace Branch, AEA–520,

F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building

# 111, John F. Kennedy International

Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace

Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA–520

F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building

# 111, John F. Kennedy International

Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430;

telephone (718) 553–4521.

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, 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 above. Commenters wishing the

FAA to acknowledge receipts of their

comments on this notice must submit

with those comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 98–

AEA–10.’’ The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications