Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 17, 1995 / Proposed Rules 26385

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl

D. Anderson, System Management

Branch, ANE–530, Federal Aviation

Administration, 12 New England

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803–

5299; telephone (617) 238–7533; fax

(617) 238–7596.

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.

Commentators 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: ‘‘Comment to

Airspace Docket No. 95–ANE–23.’’ The

postcard will be date/time stamped and

returned to the commeter. 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 System

Management Branch, Air Traffic

Division, at 12 New England Executive

Park, Burlington, MA 02108–5299, 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

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, System

Management Branch, Air Traffic

Division, 12 New England Executive

Park, Burlington, MA 02108–5299.

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 is considering an

amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to

establish Class E airspace at Portland

International Jetport, Portland, Maine.

The current Portland, ME Class C

airspace area is predicated on

continuous operation and availability of

the Portland air traffic control tower

(ATCT) and the associated radar control

approach facility (TRACON). Since this

facility does not operate continuously,

Class E airspace is needed to provide

sufficient controlled airspace for those

aircraft operating under instrument

flight rules (IFR) during the hours when

the Portland ATCT and TRACON are

not in operation. This proposal would

not change the designated boundaries or

altitudes of the Portland Class C

airspace. Class E surface airspace areas

are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA

Order 7400.9B, dated July 18, 1994, and

effective September 16, 1994, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Calss E airspace designation

listed in this document would be

published subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed regulation involves only an

established body of technical

regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary to

keep these regulations 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

economic cost will be so minimal. Since

this is a routine matter that will only

affect air traffic procedures and air

navigation, the FAA certifies 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).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 as

follows:

PART 71—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 71

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a),

1510; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963, Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated July 18, 1994, and effective

September 16, 1994, is amended as

follows:

* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas

Designated as a Surface Area for an

Airport

* * * * *

ANE ME E2 Portland International Jetport,

ME [New]

Portland International Jetport, ME

(Lat. 43°38′46′′ N, long. 70°18′31′′ W)

Within a 5-mile radius of the Portland

International Jetport. This Class E airspace

area is effective during the specific dates and

times established in advance by a Notice to

Airman. The effective dates and times will

thereafter be continuously published in the

Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, On

May 8, 1995

John J. Boyce,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, New

England Region.

[FR Doc. 95–12157 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

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14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95–ANE–24]

Proposed Revocation of Class D and

Class E Airspace; Limestone, ME

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would

revoke the Class D and Class E airspace

areas established at the former Loring

Air Force Base (AFB), Limestone,

Maine, and amend the Class E airspace

at the Northern Maine Regional Airport

at Presque Isle, Maine, to delete that

portion of that airspace in the vicinity

of Loring AFB. This action is necessary

since Loring Air Force Base is no longer

in operation, all standard instrument

approach procedures to Loring AFB

have been cancelled, and the air traffic

control tower at Loring AFB is closed.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 16, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

System Management Branch, ANE–530,

Federal Aviation Administration, 12

New England Executive Park,
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Burlington, MA 01803–5299; telephone

(617) 238–7530; fax (617) 238–7596.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel for New England Region, ANE–

7, 12 New England Executive Park,

Burlington, MA 01803–5299; telephone

(617) 238–7050; fax (617) 238–7055.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Office of the Manager, System

Management Branch, Air Traffic

Division, ANE–530, at the first address

shown above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karl D. Anderson, System Management

Branch, ANE–530, Federal Aviation

Administration, 12 New England

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803–

5299; telephone (617) 238–7533; fax

(617) 238–7596.

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. Commentators 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: ‘‘Comment

to Airspace Docket No. 95–ANE–24.’’

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 System

Management Branch, Air Traffic

Division, at 12 New England Executive

Park, Burlington, MA 02108–5299, 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

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, System

Management Branch, Air Traffic

Division, 12 New England Executive

Park, Burlington, MA 02108–5299.

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 is considering an

amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to

revoke the Class D and Class E airspace

areas established at the former Loring

Air Force Base (AFB), Limestone,

Maine, and to amend the Class E

airspace at the Northern Maine Regional

Airport at Presque, Isle, Maine, to delete

the portion of that airspace in the

vicinity of Loring AFB. As of October 1,

1994, Loring AFB ceased operations,

and since that time all standard

instrument approach procedures to

Loring AFB have been cancelled. The

air traffic control tower at Loring is

closed, and weather observation reports

are no longer available from that facility.

Therefore, this action is necessary to

revoke the Limestone Class D and Class

E airspace areas, and to amend the

Presque Isle Class E airspace area to

delete the controlled airspace in the

vicinity of the former Loring AFB. Class

D and Class E airspace areas are

published in FAA Order 7400.9B, dated

July 18, 1994, and effective September

16, 1994, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. Class D

airspace areas appear in paragraph 5000

of FAA Order 7400.9B, Class E areas

designated as extensions to a Class D

areas appear in paragraph 6004, and

Class E areas extending upward from

700 feet or more about the surface of the

earth appear in paragraph 6005. The

Class D and Class E airspace

designations listed in this document

would be published subsequently in the

Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed regulation involves only an

established body of technical

regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary to

keep these regulations 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

economic cost will be so minimal. Since

this is a routine matter that will only

affect air traffic procedures and air

navigation, the FAA certifies 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).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 as

follows:

PART 71—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 71

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a),

1510; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963, Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated July 18, 1994, and effective

September 16, 1994, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 5000 General

* * * * *

ANE ME D Limestone, ME [Removed]

* * * * *

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas

Designated as an Extension to a Class D

Surface Area

* * * * *

ANE ME E4 Limestone, ME [Removed]

* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or

More Above the Surface of the Earth

* * * * *

ANE ME E5 Presque Isle, ME [Amended]

Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque

Isle, ME

(Lat. 46°41′20′′ N, long. 68°02′41′′ W)

Presque Isle VORTAC

(Lat. 46°46′27′′ N, long. 68°05′40′′ W)

EXCAL LOM

(Lat. 46°36′37′′ N, long. 68°01′08′′ W)

Caribou Municipal Airport, ME

(Lat. 46°52′17′′ N, long. 68°01′04′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within an 11-mile

radius of Northern Maine Regional Airport at

Presque Isle, and within 3 miles each side of

the EXCAL LOM 165° bearing extending from

the 11-mile radius to 9.2 miles south of the
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EXCAL LOM, and within 4 miles east and 8

miles west of the Presque Isle 340° radial

extending from the 11-mile radius to 16 miles

northwest of the VORTAC, and within an

8.5-mile radius of Caribou Municipal Airport;

excluding that airspace outside of the United

States.

* * * * *

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on

May 8, 1995.

John J. Boyce,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, New

England Region.

[FR Doc. 95–12156 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

20 CFR Part 416

[Regulations No. 16]

RIN 0960–AD87

Supplemental Security Income for the

Aged, Blind, and Disabled; Extension

of Time Period for Not Counting as

Resources, Funds Received for Repair

or Replacement of Damaged or

Destroyed Excluded Resources in the

Supplemental Security Income

Program

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: In the past several years,

portions of the United States have

experienced natural disasters that have

had unprecedented effects on

supplemental security income (SSI)

recipients. To provide us with the

flexibility to deal with these and future

occurrences, we propose to modify our

current regulations regarding the period

of time that cash and in-kind items

received for the repair or replacement of

certain destroyed or damaged excluded

resources would not count toward the

resource limit.

DATES: To be sure that your comments

are considered, we must receive them

no later than July 17, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

submitted in writing to the

Commissioner of Social Security, P.O.

Box 1585, Baltimore, MD 21235, sent by

telefax to (410) 966–2830, sent by E-mail

to ‘‘regulations@ssa.gov’’ or delivered to

3–B–1 Operations Building, 6401

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21235, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

on regular business days.

The electronic file of this document is

available on the Federal Bulletin Board

(FBB) at 9 a.m. on the date of

publication in the Federal Register. To

download the file, modem dial (202)

512–1387. The FBB instructions will

explain how to download the file and

the fee. This file is in WordPerfect and

will remain on the FBB during the

comment period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Henry D. Lerner, Legal Assistant,

Division of Regulations and Rulings,

Social Security Administration, 6401

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD

21235, (410) 965–1762.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

regulations at § 416.1205(c) provide that

SSI recipients can have no more than

$2,000 in countable resources and SSI

couples can have no more than $3,000.

The regulations at § 416.1237 provide

that assistance received under the

Disaster Relief and Emergency

Assistance Act or other assistance

provided under a Federal statute

because of a catastrophe which is

declared to be a major disaster by the

President of the United States or

comparable assistance received from a

State or local government, or from a

disaster assistance organization, is

excluded permanently under the SSI

program in determining countable

resources.

The regulations at § 416.1232

complement the disaster assistance

exclusion by providing that cash or inkind items for the repair or replacement

of lost, stolen, or damaged excluded

resources are not treated as resources for

9 months. The regulations also provide

for one extension for a reasonable

period up to an additional 9 months for

good cause if circumstances do not

permit repair or replacement within the

initial 9-month period and the

individual intends to use the funds for

repair or replacement.

Excluded resources generally include

the individual’s home, household goods

and personal effects, and the

automobile, as are described in

§§ 416.1212, 416.1216 and 416.1218

respectively.

Private insurance payments do not

qualify as disaster assistance and,

therefore, cannot be permanently

excluded from resources. For some SSI

recipients affected by natural disasters,

the maximum period of 18 months

during which monies received to repair

or replace excluded resources are not

treated as resources will not be

sufficient and some of these individuals

will consequently lose SSI and

Medicaid eligibility.

In the past several years, portions of

the United States have experienced

natural disasters that have had

unprecedented effects on SSI recipients.

In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew

devastated south Florida causing

damage estimated in excess of $18

billion. Because of the extent of the

devastation, SSI recipients in the area

were unable to use insurance payments

to repair or replace their damaged

property within the maximum 18-month

period provided by regulations during

which those payments would not be

treated as resources. With the expiration

of this period, the payments would have

counted as resources for SSI purposes.

On March 17, 1994 (59 FR 12544), we

published interim final regulations with

a request for comments which provided

victims of Hurricane Andrew with an

additional 12-month time period in

which to repair or replace their

property.

History has shown that current

regulations generally provide a

sufficient time period for individuals to

repair or replace their excluded

resources destroyed or damaged by

natural disasters. However, in the event

disasters of the magnitude of Hurricane

Andrew occur, we wish to have the

flexibility in regulations to extend the

period that payments or in-kind

assistance for the repair or replacement

of affected excluded resources will not

count as resources.

We are proposing regulations which

provide us with the flexibility to

provide individuals with additional

time to repair or replace destroyed or

damaged excluded resources when such

disasters occur and certain other criteria

are met. These proposed regulations

will extend the maximum 18-month

period during which cash or in-kind

replacement received from any source

for purposes of repairing or replacing an

excluded resource is not counted as a

resource for up to an additional 12

months. This additional time period

only applies in the case of presidentially

declared major disasters as long as the

individual intends to repair or replace

the property and good cause still exists.

Regulatory Procedures

Executive Order 12866

We have consulted with the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) and

determined that this rule does not meet

the criteria for a significant regulatory

action under Executive Order 12866.

Thus, it was not subject to OMB review.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

These proposed regulations impose

no new reporting or recordkeeping

requirements requiring OMB clearance.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

We certify that these proposed

regulations will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities because they