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AK. The Atka Airport status will be

upgraded from VFR to IFR. The

intended effect of this proposal is to

provide adequate controlled airspace for

IFR operations at Atka, AK.

The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The coordinates for this airspace docket

are based on North American Datum 83.

The Class E airspace areas designated as

700/1200 foot transition areas are

published in paragraph 6005 in FAA

Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations

and Reporting Points, dated September

10, 1997, and effective September 16,

1997, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (62 FR 52491;

October 8, 1997). The Class E airspace

listed in this document would be

published in the Order.

The FAA has determined that these

proposed regulations only involve 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

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 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).

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 Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, is to be amended

as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Atka, AK

Atka Airport, AK

(lat. 52°13′15′′ N., long. 174°12′39′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile

radius of the Atka Airport; and that airspace

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the

surface within a 10-mile radius of the airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 28, 1998.

Trent S. Cummings,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 98–20936 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–AAL–16]

Proposed Establishment of Class E

Airspace; Anaktuvuk Pass, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to

establish Class E airspace at Anaktuvuk

Pass, AK. The establishment of Global

Positioning System (GPS) and NonDirectional Radio Beacon (NDB)

instrument approaches at Anaktuvuk

Pass, AK, have made this action

necessary. The Anaktuvuk Pass Airport

status will change from Visual Flight

Rules (VFR) to Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR). Adoption of this proposal would

result in the provision of adequate

controlled airspace for IFR operations at

Anaktuvuk Pass, AK.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations Branch, AAL–530, Docket

No. 98–AAL–16, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel for

the Alaskan Region at the same address.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Office of the Manager, Operations

Branch, Air Traffic Division, at the

address shown above and on the

Internet at Alaskan Region’s homepage

at http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at

address http://162.58.28.41/at.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert van Haastert, Operations Branch,

AAL 538, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587;

telephone number (907) 271–5863; fax:

(907) 271–2850; email:

Robert.van.Haastert@faa.dot.gov.

Internet address: http://

www.alaska.faa.gov/at or at address

http://162.58.28.41/at.

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 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–

AAL–16.’’ 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 Operations Branch,

Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK, 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

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
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bulletin board service (telephone: 202–

512–1661).

Internet users may reach the Federal

Register’s web page for access to

recently published rulemaking

documents at http://

www.access.gpo.gov/suldocs/aces/

aces140.html.

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the

Operations Branch, AAL–530, Federal

Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th

Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–

7587. 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, which describes the

application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR

part 71 by establishing Class E airspace

at Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, due to the

establishment of GPS and NDB

instrument approaches to Anaktuvuk

Pass, AK. The Anaktuvuk Pass Airport

status will be upgraded from VFR to

IFR. The intended effect of this proposal

is to provide adequate controlled

airspace for IFR operations at

Anaktuvuk Pass, AK.

The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The coordinates for this airspace docket

are based on North American Datum 83.

The Class E airspace areas designated as

700/1200 foot transition areas are

published in paragraph 6005 in FAA

Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations

and Reporting Points, dated September

10, 1997, and effective September 16,

1997, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (62 FR 52491;

October 8, 1997). The Class E airspace

listed in this document would be

published in the Order.

The FAA has determined that these

proposed regulations only involve 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

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 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).

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 Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, is to be amended

as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Anaktuvuk Pass, AK

Anaktuvuk Pass Airport, AK

(lat. 68° 08′04′′ N., long. 151°44′30′′ W.)

Anaktuvuk Pass VORTAC

(lat. 68°08′12′′ N., long. 151°44′39′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile

radius of the Anaktuvuk Pass Airport and

within 5 miles either side of the Anaktuvuk

Pass NDB 240° bearing extending from the

NDB to 7 miles southwest of the airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on July 28, 1998.

Trent S. Cummings,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 98–20935 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ASW–23]

Proposed Modification to the Gulf of

Mexico Low Offshore Airspace Area

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to

amend the Gulf of Mexico Low Offshore

Airspace Area. Specifically, this action

proposes to modify the Gulf of Mexico

Low Offshore Airspace Area by

extending the boundaries further south

and southwest of the current location to

the Houston Air Route Traffic Control

Center [ARTCC] Flight Information

Region/Control Area (FIR/CTA). This

proposal would provide additional

airspace in which domestic air traffic

control procedures would be used to

separate and manage aircraft operations.

This proposed change would enhance

the efficient utilization of that airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air

Traffic Division, ASW–500, Docket No.

97–ASW–23, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2601 Meacham

Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76193–0001.

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, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2601 Meacham

Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76193–0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Sheri Edgett Baron, 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 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,