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(4) The passenger parachutist is

provided with a manual main parachute

activation device and instructed on the

use of that device, if required by the

owner/operator.

(5) The main parachute is equipped

with a single-point release system.

(6) The reserve parachute meets

Technical Standard Order C23

specifications.

§ 105.47 Use of static lines.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph

(c) of this section, no person may

conduct a parachute operation using a

static line attached to the aircraft and

the main parachute unless an assist

device, described and attached as

follows, is used to aid the pilot chute in

performing its function, or, if no pilot

chute is used, to aid in the direct

deployment of the main parachute

canopy. The assist device must—

(1) Be long enough to allow the main

parachute container to open before a

load is placed on the device.

(2) Have a static load strength of—

(i) At least 28 pounds but not more

than 160 pounds if it is used to aid the

pilot chute in performing its function; or

(ii) At least 56 pounds but not more

than 320 pounds if it is used to aid in

the direct deployment of the main

parachute canopy; and

(3) Be attached as follows:

(i) At one end, to the static line above

the static-line pins or, if static-line pins

are not used, above the static-line ties to

the parachute cone.

(ii) At the other end, to the pilot chute

apex, bridle cord, or bridle loop, or, if

no pilot chute is used, to the main

parachute canopy.

(b) No person may attach an assist

device required by paragraph (a) of this

section to any main parachute unless

that person is a certificated parachute

rigger or that person makes the next

parachute jump with that parachute.

(c) An assist device is not required for

parachute operations using directdeployed, ram-air parachutes.

§ 105.49 Foreign parachutists and

equipment.

(a) No person may conduct a

parachute operation, and no pilot in

command of an aircraft may allow a

parachute operation to be conducted

from that aircraft with an unapproved

foreign parachute system unless—

(1) The parachute system is worn by

a foreign parachutist who is the owner

of that system.

(2) The parachute system is of a

single-harness dual parachute type.

(3) The parachute system meets the

civil aviation authority requirements of

the foreign parachutist’s country.

(4) All foreign non-approved

parachutes deployed by a foreign

parachutist during a parachute

operation conducted under this section

shall be packed as follows—

(i) The main parachute must be

packed by the foreign parachutist

making the next parachute jump with

that parachute, a certificated parachute

rigger, or any other person acceptable to

the Administrator.

(ii) The reserve parachute must be

packed in accordance with the foreign

parachutist’s civil aviation authority

requirements, by a certificated

parachute rigger, or any other person

acceptable to the Administrator.

PART 119—CERTIFICATION: AIR

CARRIERS AND COMMERCIAL

OPERATORS

7. The authority citation for part 119

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 1153, 40101,

40102, 40103, 44105, 44106, 44111, 44701–

44717, 44722, 44901, 44903, 44904, 44906,

44912, 44914, 44936, 44938, 46103, 46105.

8. Section 119.1 is amended by

revising paragraph (e)(6) to read as

follows:

§ 119.1 Applicability.

* * * * *

(e) * * *

(6) Nonstop flights conducted within

a 25-statute-mile radius of the airport of

takeoff carrying persons or objects for

the purpose of conducting intentional

parachute operations.

Issued in Washington, DC on May 4, 2001.

Jane F. Garvey,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–11726 Filed 5–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01–ACE–4]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Chillicothe, MO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

E airspace area at Chillicothe, MO. The

FAA has developed an Area Navigation

(RNAV) Global Positioning System

(GPS) Runway (RWY) 32 ORIGINAL

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to serve Chillicothe

Municipal Airport, Chillicothe, MO.

Additional controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL) is needed to

accommodate the SIAP and for other

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations

at this airport.

The intended effect of this rule is to

provide controlled Class E airspace for

aircraft executing the SIAP 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, September 6, 2001.

Comments for inclusion in the Rules

Docket must be received on or before

July 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding

the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations and Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, ACE–530, DOT

Regional Headquarters Building, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket

Number 01–ACE–4, 901 Locust, 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 a.m. and 3 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:

Brenda Mumper, Air Traffic Division,

Operations & Airspace Branch, ACE–

520A, DOT Regional Headquarters

Building, Federal Aviation

Administration, 901 Locust, Kansas

City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 329–

2524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

has developed RNAV (GPS) RWY 32

ORIGINAL SIAP to serve Chillicothe

Municipal Airport, Chillicothe, MO.

The amendment to Class E airspace at

Chillicothe, MO, will provide additional

controlled airspace at and above 700

feet AGL, in order to contain the new

SIAP within controlled airspace, and

thereby facilitate separation of aircraft

operating under Instrument Flight Rules

(IFR). 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 7400.9H, dated September 1,

2000, and effective September 16, 2000,

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.

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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

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. 01–ACE–4.’’ The postcard

will be date stamped and returned to the

commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein will

not have a substantial direct effect 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, it is

determined that this final rule does not

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 13132.

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

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 Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9H Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 1, 2000, and effective

September 16, 2000, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ACE MO E5 Chillicothe, MO

Chillicothe Municipal Airport, MO

(Lat. 39°46′56′′ N., long. 93°29′44′′ W.)

Chillicothe NDB

(Lat. 39°46′32′′ N., long. 93°29′40′′ W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile

radius of Chillicothe Municipal Airport and

within 2.6 miles each side of the 337° bearing

from the Chillicothe NDB extending from the

6.4-mile radius to 7.9 miles northwest of the

airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on April 20,

2001.

Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 01–11723 Filed 5–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01–ACE–3]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Cabool, MO.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class

E airspace area at Cabool, MO. The FAA

has developed an Area Navigation

(RNAV) Global Positioning System

(GPS) Runway (RWY) 21 ORIGINAL

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP) to serve Cabool

Memorial Airport, Cabool, MO.

Additional controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet Above

Ground Level (AGL) is needed to

accommodate the SIAP and for other

Instrument flight Rules (IFR) operations

at this airport.

The intended effect of this rule is to

provide controlled Class E airspace for

aircraft executing the SIAP 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, September 6, 2001.