30120 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 5, 2001 / Proposed Rules

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 the 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 5000 Class D Airspace

* * * * *

AWP AZ D Phoenix, Deer Valley Municipal

Airport, AZ [REVISED]

Phoenix, Deer Valley Municipal Airport, AZ

(Lat. 33°41′18′′N, long. 112°04′57′′W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to, but not including, 4,000 feet MSL

within a 4.4-mile radius of Phoenix-Deer

Valley Municipal Airport. This Class D

airspace area is effective during the specific

dates and times established in advance by a

Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time

will thereafter be continuously published in

the Airport/Facility Directory.

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on May

21, 2001.

John Clancy,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific

Region.

[FR Doc. 01–14105 Filed 6–4–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01–AWP–3]

Proposed Modification to Chandler

Municipal Airport Class D Surface

Area; Chandler, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to

modify the ceiling of the Class D Surface

Area at Chandler Municipal airport in

Chandler, Arizona. A review of airspace

classification and air traffic procedures

has made this action necessary. The

proposed action would lower the ceiling

of the Chandler Municipal Airport Class

D Surface Area so that it would extend

upward from the surface to, but not

including, 3,000 feet above Mean Sea

Level (MSL).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 20, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Attn:

Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP–520,

Docket No. 01–AWP–3, Air Traffic

Division, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles,

California 90009. The official docket

may be examined in the Office of the

Regional Counsel, Western-Pacific

Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, Room 6007, 15000

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,

California 90261.An informal docket

may also be examined during normal

business hours at the Office of the

Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic

Division at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri

Carson, Airspace Specialist, Airspace

Branch, AWP–520.11, Air Traffic

Division, Western-Pacific Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, 15000

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,

California 90261, telephone number

(310) 725–6611.

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 action must submit

with the comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 01–

AWP–3.’’ 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 action may be changed in light

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, at 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,

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

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Airspace

Branch, 15000 Aviation Boulevard,

Lawndale, California 90261.

Communications must identify the

docket 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

procedures.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to 14 CFR part 71 that

would modify the Chandler Municipal

Airport Class D Surface Area at

Chandler, AZ. A review of airspace

classification and air traffic procedures

has made this action necessary. This

action proposes to lower the ceiling of

the Class D Surface Area so that it

would extend from the surface up to,

but not including, 3,000 feet MSL. This

action would enhance safety of air

traffic operations by allowing the

airspace to be charted in a manner more

consistent with the nature of the

operations conducted at Chandler

Municipal Airport. Class D airspace

areas are published in Paragraph 5000 of

FAA Order 7400.9H, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 1, 2000, and effective

September 16, 2000, through September

15, 2001, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D

airspace designation listed in this

document would be published

subsequently in this Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed regulation only involves an

established body of technical

regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary to

keep them operationally current.

Therefore, this proposed regulation—(1)

is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT

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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

proposed rule would 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 the 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 5000 Class D Airspace

* * * * *

AWP AZ D Chandler Municipal Airport,

AZ [REVISED]

Chandler Municipal Airport, AZ

(Lat. 33°16′09′′ N, long. 111°48′40′′ W)

Williams Gateway Airport, AZ

(Lat. 33°18′28′′ N, long. 111°39′19′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to, but not including, 3,000 feet MSL

within a 4-mile radius of Chandler Municipal

Airport, excluding the portion within the

Williams Gateway Airport, AZ, Class D

airspace area. This Class D airspace area is

effective during the specific dates and times

established in advance by a Notice to

Airmen. The effective date and time will

thereafter be continuously published in the

Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on May

21, 2001.

John Clancy,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific

Region.

[FR Doc. 01–14106 Filed 6–4–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Parts 206, 210, 216, and 218

RIN 1010–AC86

Solid Minerals Reporting

Requirements

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: MMS is proposing to revise

its solid minerals reporting regulations.

The new reporting requirements would

replace several existing information

collections and decrease the reporting

burden for solid mineral reporters. The

new requirements would also improve

MMS’s ability to verify that revenues

due the government have been paid

correctly under applicable laws,

regulations and lease terms.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments must be

submitted on or before July 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Address your comments,

suggestions, or objections regarding this

proposed rule to:

By regular U.S. mail. Minerals

Management Service, Minerals Revenue

Management, Regulations and FOIA

Team, P.O. Box 25165, MS 320B2,

Denver, Colorado 80225–0165; or

By overnight mail or courier. Minerals

Management Service, Minerals Revenue

Management, Building 85, Room F421,

Denver Federal Center, Denver,

Colorado 80225; or

By e-mail. MRM.comments@mms.gov.

Please submit Internet comments as an

ASCII file and avoid the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Also, please include ‘‘Attn: RIN 1010–

AC86’’ and your name and return

address in your Internet message. If you

do not receive a confirmation that we

have received your Internet message,

call the contact person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

A. Knueven, Chief, Regulations and

FOIA Team, Minerals Revenue

Management, MMS, telephone (303)

231–3316, fax (303) 231–3385, or e-mail

MRM.comments@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS is

limiting the comment period for this

proposed rulemaking to 30 days in order

to receive comments from the public,

make adjustments, and issue a final rule

as quickly as possible. Solid mineral

reporters need to know our final

reporting requirements as much in

advance of the October 1, 2001, effective

date as possible in order to train

employees and modify existing

reporting procedures. The date for

implementing the reporting changes in

this proposed rulemaking cannot be

delayed because MMS will be installing

its new computer system as of October

1, 2001.

The principal authors of this rule are

Glenn W. Kepler, Sr., Cynthia Stuckey,

and Herb Wincentsen, of Solid Minerals

and Geothermal Compliance and Asset

Management, Minerals Revenue

Management, MMS, and Geoffrey Heath

of the Office of the Solicitor,

Department of the Interior.

I. Background

In April 1996, MMS initiated a

reengineering effort to examine our

compliance strategy and determine the

best approach for the future. In April

1997, we decided to move beyond

compliance and reengineer all of our

core business processes including our

reporting and financial processes. In

November 1998, we initiated an

operational model for solid minerals to

test proposed reengineered business

processes and new reporting formats.

Our two major goals were as follows:

1. Reduce our compliance time frame

from 5 or 6 years to 3 years or less; and

2. Develop and implement more

efficient, less burdensome reporting

requirements.

We included State and tribal partners

from four States and two Indian tribes

as full participating members in the

operational model. We sought input on

our reengineering efforts from MMS’s

Royalty Policy Committee (RPC), Coal

Subcommittee, which is comprised of

representatives from industry, States,

tribes, and the public. We provided

periodic updates to the Coal

Subcommittee throughout our

reengineering efforts. Each of the solid

mineral model respondents was a

member of the RPC Coal Subcommittee.

We began the solid minerals

operational model with 6 large coal

companies that initially reported on 17

mines. These mines included 72 Federal

and Indian coal leases and over 40

percent of Federal and Indian coal

production. We requested that the

original 6 coal companies participate in

our reengineering efforts because of the

different compliance scenarios their

mines presented for testing. For

example, these mines included coal

washing operations, arm’s-length and