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VORTAC to eliminate confusion in

describing the navigation aid and the

airport. This action will have no impact

on the users of the airspace. This rule

will become effective on the date

specified in the DATES section. Since

this action is technical in nature and

does not change the airspace design

and, therefore, has no impact on the

users of the airspace, notice and public

procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are

unnecessary.

Designations for Class E Airspace

Areas Designated as an Extension are

published in FAA Order 7400.9E dated

September 10, 1997, and effective

September 16, 1997, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

part 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) modifies the Class E airspace

description at Tallahassee, FL, to reflect

the name change of the Tallahassee

VORTAC to Seminole VORTAC.

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 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

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).

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; 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 6003 Class E Airspace Areas

Designated as an Extension.

* * * * *

ASO FL E3 Tallahassee, FL [Revised]

Tallahassee Regional Airport, FL

(Lat. 30°23′47′′N, long. 84°21′01′′W)

Seminole VORTAC

(Lat. 30°33′22′′N, long. 84°22′26′′W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface within 1.3 miles each side of the

Seminole VORTAC 175 radial extending

from a 5-mile radius of the Tallahassee

Regional Airport to 2 miles south of the

VORTAC.

* * * * *

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 15,

1998.

Nancy B. Shelton,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 98–20356 Filed 7–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–ASW–40]

RIN 2120–AA66

Realignment of VOR Federal Airway

369; TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action realigns Federal

Airway 369 (V–369) located in the

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, area. Due to the

decommissioning of the Dallas/Fort

Worth Very High Frequency

Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air

Navigation (VORTAC), V–369 will be

realigned to the newly commissioned

Maverick Very High Frequency

Omnidirectional Range/Distance

Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME),

which is located .66 miles west of the

former Dallas/Fort Worth VORTAC. The

FAA is taking this action to improve the

management of air traffic operations in

the vicinity of the Dallas/Fort Worth

area.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, October 8,

1998.

Comment date: Comments for

inclusion in the Rules Docket must be

received on or before August 31, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air

Traffic Division, ASW–500, Docket No.

98–ASW–40, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2601 Meacham

Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76193–0500.

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 76193–0500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bil

Nelson, 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:

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.

Due to the decommissioning of the

Dallas/Fort Worth VORTAC and the

commissioning of the Maverick VOR/

DME there is a need to realign V–369 to

the Maverick VOR/DME. Realigning V–

369 does not alter the airway track

significantly and will benefit users of

the airway. Since previous rulemaking

actions similar to this one have not been

controversial, the FAA does not

anticipate any adverse comments on

this regulatory effort. Therefore, 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
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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 specified

closing date for comments will be

considered, and this rule may be

amended or withdrawn in light of

comments received. Factual information

that supports the commenter’s ideas and

suggestions is extremely helpful in

evaluating the effectiveness of this

action and determining whether

additional rulemaking action would be

needed.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, aeronautical,

economic, environmental, and energyrelated aspects of the rule that might

suggest a need to modify the rule. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination in the Rules Docket

both before and after the closing date for

comments. 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

Airspace Docket No. 98–ASW–40.’’ The

postcard will be date stamped and

returned to the commenter.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71

realigns V–369 located in the Dallas/

Fort Worth area. Due to the

decommissioning of the Dallas/Fort

Worth VORTAC, V–369 is being

realigned to the newly commissioned

Maverick VOR/DME, which is located

.66 nautical miles west of the former

Dallas/Fort Worth VORTAC. Realigning

V–369 will ensure that air traffic

operations are not interrupted by virtue

of the decommissioning of the Dallas/

Fort Worth VORTAC and the

commissioning of the Maverick VOR/

DME. The effective date of this direct

final rule will coincide with the

effective date of the commissioning of

the Maverick VOR/DME. The FAA is

taking this action to improve the

management of air traffic operations in

the vicinity of Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Domestic VOR Federal Airways are

published in paragraph 6010(a) 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 airways listed in this

document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

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 not controversial 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 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, 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).

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 6010(a)—Domestic VOR Federal

Airways

* * * * *

V–369 [Revised]

From Navasota, TX; Groesbeck, TX; to

Maverick, TX.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 23,

1998.

Reginald C. Matthews,

Acting Program Director for Air Traffic

Airspace Management.

[FR Doc. 98–20346 Filed 7–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–ANM–15]

RIN 2120–AA66

Modification of VOR Federal Airway V–

465

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies Very

High Frequency Omnidirectional Range

(VOR) Federal Airway V–465 (V–465)

by lowering the floor of a portion of the

airway from 12,400 mean sea level

(MSL) to 1,200 feet above the surface.

This action also establishes a new

segment of V–465 between Billings,

Montana (MT), and Miles City, MT. The

FAA is taking this action to support an

instrument approach procedure into the

Jackson Hole Airport, Wyoming (WY),

and enhance the management of air

traffic operations in the Jackson Hole,

WY, area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC October 8,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph White, 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:

History

On December 15, 1997, the FAA

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 (part

71) to modify a portion of V–465 (62 FR

65631). Interested parties were invited