38466 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 137 / Friday, July 17, 1998 /Rules and Regulations

The FAA has determined that this

regulation is an emergency regulation

that must be issued immediately to

correct an unsafe condition in aircraft,

and that it is not a ‘‘significant

regulatory action’’ under Executive

Order 12866. It has been determined

further that this action involves an

emergency regulation under DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44

FR 11034, February 26, 1979). If it is

determined that this emergency

regulation otherwise would be

significant under DOT Regulatory

Policies and Procedures, a final

regulatory evaluation will be prepared

and placed in the Rules Docket. A copy

of it, if filed, may be obtained from the

Rules Docket at the location provided

under the caption ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends part 39 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 39) as follows:

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS

DIRECTIVES

1. The authority citation for part 39

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

§ 39.13 [Amended]

2. Section 39.13 is amended by

removing amendment 39–10512 (63 FR

24742, May 5, 1998), and by adding a

new airworthiness directive (AD),

amendment 39–10665, to read as

follows:

98–15–14 McDonnell Douglas: Amendment

39–10665. Docket 98–NM–209–AD.

Supersedes AD 98–10–01, amendment

39–10512.

Applicability: Model MD–11 series

airplanes, manufacturer’s fuselage numbers

0447 through 0552 inclusive, and 0554

through 0621 inclusive; certificated in any

category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

modified, altered, or repaired in the area

subject to the requirements of this AD. For

airplanes that have been modified, altered, or

repaired so that the performance of the

requirements of this AD is affected, the

owner/operator must request approval for an

alternative method of compliance in

accordance with paragraph (b) of this AD.

The request should include an assessment of

the effect of the modification, alteration, or

repair on the unsafe condition addressed by

this AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not

been eliminated, the request should include

specific proposed actions to address it.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless

accomplished previously.

To prevent loss of airspeed and altitude

indications on both primary flight displays in

the cockpit, and/or loss or degradation of the

autopilot functionality due to installation of

incorrect multiplexers, and consequent

failure of the data busses, accomplish the

following:

(a) Within 5 days after May 20, 1998 (the

effective date of AD 98–10–01, amendment

39–10512), revise Section 1, page 5–1, of the

Limitations Section of the FAA-approved

Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to include the

following statement. This may be

accomplished by inserting a copy of this AD

into the AFM.

‘‘Prior to dispatch of the airplane, both

Flight Management Computer 1 (FMC–1) and

FMC–2 must be installed and operational.’’

(b) 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, Los

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),

FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate.

Operators shall submit their requests through

an appropriate FAA Principal Operations

Inspector, who may add comments and then

send it to the Manager, Los Angeles ACO.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Los Angeles ACO.

(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.

(d) This amendment becomes effective on

August 3, 1998.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 10,

1998.

Darrell M. Pederson,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–19044 Filed 7–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–AWP–14]

Revision of Class D and Establishment

of Class E Airspace; Yuma MCAS–

Yuma International Airport, AZ;

Correction

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of

effective date and correction.

SUMMARY: This document confirms the

effective date of a direct final rule which

amends the Class D airspace area

operating times and establishes a Class

E airspace surface area at Yuma MCASYuma International Airport, AZ; and

corrects the Class E airspace legal

description, as published in the direct

final rule.

DATES: The direct final rule published in

63 FR 30125 is effective on 0901 UTC,

August 13, 1998. This correction is

effective on August 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debra Trindle, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, AWP–520.10, Federal

Aviation Administration, 15000

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,

California 90261; telephone: (310) 725–

6613.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 3,

1998, the FAA published in the Federal

Register a direct final rule; request for

comments which amended the

operating times of the Class D airspace

area and established a Class E airspace

surface area at Yuma MCAS-Yuma

International Airport, Yuma, AZ. (FR

Document 98–14757, 63 FR 30125,

Airspace Docket No. 98–AWP–14). An

error was subsequently discovered in

the legal description of the Class E

airspace surface area. The Class E

surface area description specifies an

altitude stratum from the surface up to

and including 2,700 feet MSL. Defined

altitudes are not a required or

appropriate definition for Class E

airspace surface areas in accordance

with FAA Order 7400.2D, Procedures

for Handling Airspace Matters and FAA

Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations

and Reporting Points. After careful

review of all available information

related to the subject present above, the

FAA has determined that air safety and

the public interest require adoption of

the rule. The FAA has determined that

this correction will not change the

meaning of the action nor add any

additional burden on the public beyond

that already published. This action

corrects the error and confirms the

effective date of the direct final rule.

The FAA uses the direct final

rulemaking procedure for a

noncontroversial rule where the FAA

believes that there will be no adverse

public comment. This direct final rule

advised the public that no adverse

comments were anticipated, and that

unless a written adverse comment, or a

written notice of intent to submit such

an adverse comment, were received

within the comment period, the

regulation would become effective on

August 13, 1998. No adverse comments

were received, and thus this document

confirms that this direct final rule will

become effective on that date.
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 137 / Friday, July 17, 1998 /Rules and Regulations 38467

Correction

In rule FR Doc. 98–14757 published

in the Federal Register on June 3, 1998,

63 FR 30125, make the following

correction to the Yuma MCAS-Yuma

International Airport, Yuma, AZ, Class

E airspace designation incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1:

§ 71.1 [Corrected]

AWP AZ E2 Yuma MCAS-Yuma

International Airport, AZ [Corrected]

On page 30126, in the third column,

under Yuma MCAS-Yuma International

Airport, AZ correct ‘‘That airspace

extending upward from the surface to

and including 2,700 feet MSL within a

5.2-mile radius of Yuma MCAS/Yuma

International Airport’’ to read ‘‘That

airspace within a 5.2-mile radius of

Yuma MCAS/Yuma International

Airport.’’

Issued in Los Angeles, California on July 7,

1998.

Sherry Avery,

Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic

Division, Western Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 98–19097 Filed 7–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29280; Amdt. No. 1878]

RIN 2120–AA65

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures; Miscellaneous

Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment establishes,

amends, suspends, or revokes Standard

Instrument Approach Procedures

(SIAPs) for operations at certain

airports. These regulatory actions are

needed because of the adoption of new

or revised criteria, or because of changes

occurring in the National Airspace

System, such as the commissioning of

new navigational facilities, addition of

new obstacles, or changes in air traffic

requirements. These changes are

designed to provide safe and efficient

use of the navigable airspace and to

promote safe flight operations under

instrument flight rules at the affected

airports.

DATES: An effective date for each SIAP

is specified in the amendatory

provisions.

Incorporation by reference-approved

by the Director of the Federal Register

on December 31, 1980, and reapproved

as of January 1, 1982.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters

incorporated by reference in the

amendment is as follows:

For Examination—1. FAA Rules

Docket, FAA Headquarters Building,

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591;

2. The FAA Regional Office of the

region in which the affected airport is

located; or

3. The Flight Inspection Area Office

which originated the SIAP.

For Purchase—Individual SIAP

copies may be obtained from:

1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA–

200), FAA Headquarters Building, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; or

2. The FAA Regional Office of the

region in which the affected airport is

located.

By Subscription—Copies of all SIAPs,

mailed once every 2 weeks, are for sale

by the Superintendent of Documents,

U.S. Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure

Standards Branch (AMCAFS–420),

Flight Technologies and Programs

Division, Flight Standards Service,

Federal Aviation Administration, Mike

Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500

South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City,

OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box

25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125)

telephone: (405) 954–4164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

amendment to part 97 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 97)

establishes, amends, suspends, or

revokes Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures (SIAPs). The complete

regulatory description of each SIAP is

contained in official FAA form

documents which are incorporated by

reference in this amendment under 5

U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and § 97.20

of the Federal Aviation Regulations

(FAR). The applicable FAA Forms are

identified as FAA 8260–3, 8260–4, and

8260–5. Materials incorporated by

reference are available for examination

or purchase as stated above.

The large number of SIAPs, their

complex nature, and the need for a

special format make their verbatim

publication in the Federal Register

expensive and impractical. Further,

airmen do not use the regulatory text of

the SIAPs, but refer to their graphic

depiction on charts printed by

publishers of aeronautical materials.

Thus, the advantages of incorporation

by reference are realized and

publication of the complete description

of each SIAP contained in FAA form

documents is unnecessary. The

provisions of this amendment state the

affected CFR (and FAR) sections, with

the types and effective dates of the

SIAPs. This amendment also identifies

the airport, its location, the procedure

identification and the amendment

number.

The Rule

This amendment to part 97 is effective

upon publication of each separate SIAP

as contained in the transmittal. Some

SIAP amendments may have been

previously issued by the FAA in a

National Flight Data Center (NFDC)

Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an

emergency action of immediate flight

safety relating directly to published

aeronautical charts. The circumstances

which created the need for some SIAP

amendments may require making them

effective in less than 30 days. For the

remaining SIAPs, an effective date at

least 30 days after publication is

provided.

Further, the SIAPs contained in this

amendment are based on the criteria

contained in the U.S. Standard for

Terminal Instrument Approach

Procedures (TERPS). In developing

these SIAPs, the TERPS criteria were

applied to the conditions existing or

anticipated at the affected airports.

Because of the close and immediate

relationship between these SIAPs and

safety in air commerce, I find that notice

and public procedure before adopting

these SIAPs are impracticable and

contrary to the public interest and,

where applicable, that good cause exists

for making some SIAPs effective in less

than 30 days.

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. 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 25, 1979); and (3)

does not warrant preparation of a

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated

impact is so minimal. For the same

reason, the FAA certifies that this

amendment will not have a 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 97

Air traffic control, Airports,

Navigation (air).