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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 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ASW LA E5 Lake Charles, LA [Revised]

Lake Charles Regional Airport, LA

(lat. 30°07′34′′N., long. 93°13′24′′W.)

Lake Charles, Chennault International

Airport

(lat. 30°12′45′′N., long. 93°08′37′′W.)

Lake Charles VORTAC

(lat. 30°08′29′′N., long. 93°06′20′′W.)

Sulphur, Southland Field, LA

(lat. 30°07′53′′N., long. 93°22′34′′W.)

Sulphy NDB

(lat. 30°11′55′′N., long. 93°25′14′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7.5-mile

radius of Lake Charles Regional Airport and

within a 7-mile radius of Chennault

International Airport and within 1.6 miles

each side of the 155° radial of the Lake

Charles VORTAC extending from the 7-mile

radius to 11.2 miles southeast of the airport

and within a 6.5-mile radius of Southland

Field and within 2.5 miles each side of the

326° bearing from the Sulphy NDB extending

from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.5 miles

northwest of the airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 14, 1998.

Albert L. Viselli,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 98–20030 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–ACE–24]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Newton, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

E airspace area at Newton Municipal

Airport, Newton, IA. The FAA has

developed Global Positioning System

(GPS) Runway (RWY) 14 and RWY 32

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures (SIAPs) to serve Newton

Municipal Airport, IA. Additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet Above Ground Level

(AGL) is needed to accommodate these

SIAPs and for Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR) operations at this airport. The

enlarged area will contain the new GPS

RWY 14 and GPS RWY 31 SIAPs in

controlled airspace. The intended effect

of this rule is to provide controlled

Class E airspace for aircraft executing

the GPS RWY 14 and GPS RWY 32

SIAPs and to segregate aircraft using

instrument approach procedures in

instrument conditions from aircraft

operating in visual conditions.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective

on 0901 UTC, December 3, 1998.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

September 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

ACE–520, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket Number 98–

ACE–24, 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 14 and GPS

RWY 32 SIAPs to serve the Newton

Municipal Airport, Newton, IA. The

amendment to Class E airspace at

Newton, IA. The amendment to Class E

airspace at Newton, IA, 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. The area will

be depicted on appropriate aeronautical

charts. 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 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

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
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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–24.’’ 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

The authority citation for part 71

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 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 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ACE IA E5 Newton, IA [Revised]

Newton Municipal Airport, IA

(lat. 41°40′28′′N., long. 93°01′18′′W.)

Newton VOR/DME

(lat. 41°47′02′′N., long. 93°06′32′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile

radius of Newton Municipal Airport and

within 2.6 miles each side of the 149° radial

of the Newton VOR/DME extending from the

6.7-mile radius to the VOR/DME excluding

that airspace within the Grinnell, IA, Class E

airspace area.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on July 10,

1998.

Christopher R. Blum,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central

Region.

[FR Doc. 98–20117 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–ANE–93]

Establishment of Class E Airspace;

Fitchburg, MA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class

E5 airspace area at Fitchburg, MA, to

provide for adequate controlled airspace

for those aircraft using the new GPS

RWY 32 Instrument Approach

Procedure to Fitchburg Municipal

Airport, Fitchburg, MA (KFIT).

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, October 8,

1998.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

August 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal to: Manager, Airspace Branch,

ANE–520, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket No. 98–ANE–

93, 12 New England Executive Park,

Burlington, MA 01803–5299; telephone

(781) 238–7520; fax (781) 238–7596.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically to the following Internet

address: ‘‘9-ne-airspacecomments@faa.dot.gov’’. Comments sent

electronically must indicate Docket No.

98–ANE–93 in the subject line.

The official docket file may be

examined in the Office of the Regional

Counsel, New England Region, ANE–7,

Room 401, 12 New England Executive

Park, Burlington, MA 01803–5299;

telephone (781) 238–7050; fax (781)

238–7055.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Air Traffic Division, Room 408,

by contacting the Manager, Operations

Branch, at the first address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David T. Bayley, Airspace Branch,

ANE–520.3, 12 New England Executive

Park, Burlington, MA 01803–5299;

telephone (781) 238–7523; fax (781)

238–7596.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A new

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to Fitchburg

Municipal Airport, Fitchburg, MA, the

GPS RWY 32 approach, requires the

establishment of Class E5 airspace

extending upward from 700 feet above

the surface in the vicinity of Fitchburg,

MA. This action will provide adequate

controlled airspace for those aircraft

using the new GPS RWY 13 instrument

approach. Class E airspace designations

for airspace areas extending upward

from 700 feet above the surface of the

earth are published in paragraph 6500 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 this Order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

The FAA anticipates that this

regulation will not result in adverse or

negative comment, and, therefore, issues

it as a direct final rule. The FAA has

determined that this regulation only

involves an established body of

technical regulations for which frequent

and routine amendments are necessary