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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 will not have

significant economic impact 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

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR

part 71 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,

40120; EO 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 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AEA VA E5 Farmville, VA [Revised]

Farmville Municipal Airport, VA

(Lat. 37°21′27′′N., long. 78°26′16′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 10-mile radius

of Farmville Municipal Airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Jamaica, New York on June 15,

1998.

Franklin D. Hatfield,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 98–17361 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–AEA–02]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E

airspace extending upward from 700

feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at

Philadelphia, PA. The amendment of a

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) based on the

Instrument Landing System (ILS) at

Philadelphia International Airport has

made this action necessary. This action

is intended to provide adequate Class E

airspace to contain instrument flight

rules (IFR) operations for aircraft

executing the ILS Runway (RWY) 9R

SIAP to Philadelphia International

Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 8,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Francis Jordan, Airspace Specialist,

Airspace Branch, AEA–520, Air Traffic

Division, Eastern Region, Federal

Aviation Administration, Federal

Building #111, John F. Kennedy

International Airport, Jamaica, New

York 11430; telephone: (718) 553–4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On May 6, 1998, a proposal to amend

Part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend

the Class E airspace at Philadelphia, PA,

was published in the Federal Register

(63 FR 24995). The amendment of the

ILS RWY 94 SIAP for Philadelphia

International Airport requires the

amendment of the Class E airspace at

Philadelphia, PA. The proposal was to

amend controlled airspace extending

upward from 700 feet AGL to contain

IFR operations in controlled airspace

during portions of the terminal

operation and while transitioning

between the enroute and terminal

environments.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in the rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments to the proposal were

received. The rule is adopted as

proposed.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. Class E airspace areas

designations for airspace extending from

700 feet AGL 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 Rule

This amendment to Part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

Part 71) amends Class E airspace at

Philadelphia, PA, to provide controlled

airspace extending upward from 700

feet AGL for aircraft executing the ILS

RWY 9R SIAP to Philadelphia

International Airport.

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

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 rule will not have

significant economic impact 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

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR

part 71 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,

40120; EO 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 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AEA PA E5 Philadelphia, PA [Revised]

Philadelphia International Airport, PA

(Lat. 39°52′13′′N., long. 75°14′42′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 10-mile radius

of Philadelphia International Airport

extending clockwise from the 095° bearing

from the airport to the 225° bearing from the

airport and within a 15-mile radius of

Philadelphia International Airport extending

from the 225° bearing from the airport

clockwise to the 095° bearing from the

airport, excluding the portions that coincide

with the Berlin, NJ, Cross Keys, NJ,

Wrightstown, NJ, Toughkenamon, PA, North
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Philadelphia, PA, and Wilmington, DE, Class

E airspace areas.

* * * * *

Issued in Jamaica, New York on June 15,

1998.

Franklin D. Hatfield,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 98–17362 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

15 CFR Part 280

[Docket Number: 980623159–8159–01]

RIN 0693–AB47

Implementation of the Fastener Quality

Act

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, United States

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule and extension of

implementation date.

SUMMARY: The Director of the National

Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST), United States Department of

Commerce, under authority delegated

by the Secretary of Commerce, and

pursuant to Section 15 of the Fastener

Quality Act (Act), has determined that

by July 26, 1998, the current

implementation date of the Act, there

will not be a sufficient number of

laboratories accredited to perform the

volume of inspection and testing

required by the Act. Accordingly, the

Director is extending the

implementation date of the Act until

October 25, 1998 and amending the

existing regulations to reflect the new

implementation date.

DATES: Effective June 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Subhas G. Malghan, FQA Program

Manager, Technology Services, National

Institute of Standards and Technology,

Building 820, Room 306, Gaithersburg,

MD 20899, telephone number (301)

975–5120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Fastener Quality Act (Act), (Pub.L. 101–

592 as amended by Pub.L. 104–113),

requires that certain fasteners sold in

commerce conform to the standards and

specifications to which they are

represented to be manufactured and

have been inspected, tested, and

certified. Inspection and testing mean

that the manufacturer of a lot of

fasteners shall cause to be inspected and

tested a representative sample of the

fasteners in such a lot to determine

whether the lot of fasteners conforms to

the standards and specifications to

which the manufacturer represents it

has been manufactured. Such inspection

and testing shall be performed by a

laboratory accredited in accordance

with the procedures and conditions

specified by the Secretary under Section

6 of the Act.

In accordance with Section 15, the

requirements of the Act shall be

applicable only to fasteners fabricated

one hundred eighty (180) days or more

after the effective date of final

regulations implementing the Act. The

Secretary may extend the

implementation date upon a

determination that an insufficient

number of laboratories have been

accredited to perform the volume of

inspection and testing required.

The final rule implementing the

Fastener Quality Act became effective

on November 25, 1996, and was to

apply to fasteners manufactured on or

after May 27, 1997, the ‘‘implementation

date’’. On April 18, 1997, as permitted

by Section 15 of the Act, NIST

announced a one year extension of the

implementation date of the Act to May

26, 1998, because there was an

insufficient number of laboratories

accredited to perform the volume of

inspection and testing required by the

Act and regulations (62 FR 19041

(1997)). During the one extension, NIST

published for public comment proposed

amendments to the rule implementing

the Act (62 FR 47240 (1997)). On April

14, 1998, based on the public comments

received, NIST published the

amendments to the 1996 final rule and

once again extended the

implementation date of the Act (63 FR

18260 (1998)). At that time, the National

Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation

Program (NVLAP) and the NISTrecognized private accreditation bodies

reported that although an insufficient

number of laboratories was expected to

be accredited by May 26, 1998, only a

sixty (60) day extension appeared

necessary. Based on this information,

NIST extended the implementation date

of the Act to July 26, 1998.

Currently, NVLAP and the private

accreditation bodies have received

applications from approximately 580

testing laboratories, a sufficient number

for implementation of the Act. Of these,

approximately 250 testing laboratories

have been accredited and are listed on

the NIST Accredited Laboratory List.

The extension of the implementation

date to October 25, 1998, will allow the

remainder of the laboratories who have

applies to complete the accreditation

process. In addition, NIST is publishing

technical amendments to section 280,12

(a), (b), and (c) to reflect the extension.

The extension of the implementation

date does not affect the provisions of

section 280.12(d) and (e). Fasteners

manufactured after May 14, 1998 and

meeting the requirements of either of

these paragraphs still may be sold as

FQA compliant.

In addition, the extension of the

implementation date affects the

Facilities self-certification provisions

contained in section 280.810(c)(3). A

Facility’s determination whether to selfcertify must now be based on whether

that Facility believes its registration will

be completed by October 25, 1998, the

new implementation date. Such

determination is within each Facility’s

discretion and should be based on

arrangements between the Facility and

its Registrar as to when the Facility’s

registration will be complete. However,

Facilities wishing to self-certify still

must submit the required items by

September 30, 1998; NIST cannot

legally accept self-certification

paperwork after September 30, 1998.

NIST cannot provide relief for Facilities

whose registrations are not complete by

October 25, 1998, but who failed to

submit self-certification by September

30, 1998. Any self-certifications

received by September 30, 1998, and

acknowledged by NIST will only be

effective until May 25, 1999, as stated in

the existing regulations at

§ 280.810(c)(3)(ii).

Additional Information

Administrative Procedure Act

Pursuant to authority at 5 U.S.C.

553(b)(B), the Director of NIST has

determined that good cause exists to

waive the requirement to provide prior

notice and an opportunity for public

comment for this action as such

procedures are unnecessary. The

procedures are unnecessary because this

action merely makes technical

amendments to the existing regulations

to comport with the exercise of statutory

authority to extend the implementation

date. Since this action is not a

substantive change to the regulations,

this rule is not subject to a thirty day

delay in its effectiveness.

Executive Order 12866

This rule has been determined not to

be significant under section 3(f) of

Executive Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

Since this action is not subject to the

requirement to provide prior notice and

an opportunity for public comment

under 5 U.S.C. § 553, or any other law,