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Compliance with HIRF requirements

may be demonstrated by tests, analysis,

models, similarity with existing

systems, or any combination of these.

Service experience alone is not

acceptable since normal flight

operations may not include an exposure

to the HIRF environment. Reliance on a

system with similar design features for

redundancy as a means of protection

against the effects of external HIRF is

generally insufficient since all elements

of a redundant system are likely to be

exposed to the fields concurrently.

Conclusion

In view of the design features

discussed for the Fairchild Aircraft

Incorporated Model SA227–CC and

SA227–DC (C–26B) Airplanes, the

following special conditions are issued.

This action is not a rule of general

applicability and affects only those

applicants who apply to the FAA for

approval of these features on these

airplanes.

The substance of these special

conditions has been subject to the notice

and public comment procedure in

several prior rulemaking actions. For

example, the Dornier 228–200 (53 FR

14782, April 26, 1988), the Cessna

Model 525 (56 FR 49396, September 30,

1991), and the Beech models 200, A200,

and B200 airplanes (57 FR 1220, January

13, 1992). It is unlikely that additional

public comment would result in any

significant change from those special

conditions already issued and

commented on. For these reasons, and

because a delay would significantly

affect the applicant’s installation of the

system and certification of the airplane,

which is imminent, the FAA has

determined that prior public notice and

comment are unnecessary and

impracticable, and good cause exists for

adopting these special conditions

without notice. Therefore, these special

conditions are being made effective

upon publication in the Federal

Register. However, as previously

indicated, interested persons are invited

to comment on these special conditions

if they so desire.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 23

Aircraft, Aviation safety, Signs and

symbols

Citation

The authority citation for these

special conditions is as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40113, 44701,

44702, and 44704; 14 CFR 21.16 and 21.101;

and 14 CFR 11.28 and 11.49.

Adoption of Special Conditions

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the following special

conditions are issued as part of the type

certification basis for the modified

Fairchild Aircraft Incorporated Model

SA227–CC and SA227–DC (C–26B)

Airplanes:

1. Protection of Electrical and

Electronic Systems from High Intensity

Radiated Fields (HIRF). Each system

that performs critical functions must be

designed and installed to ensure that the

operations, and operational capabilities

of these systems to perform critical

functions, are not adversely affected

when the airplane is exposed to high

intensity radiated electromagnetic fields

external to the airplane.

2. For the purpose of these special

conditions, the following definition

applies: Critical Functions: Functions

whose failure would contribute to, or

cause, a failure condition that would

prevent the continued safe flight and

landing of the airplane.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on

December 21, 1995.

Henry A. Armstrong

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 95–31573 Filed 12–29–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95–AGL–11]

Establishment of Class E Airspace;

Shell Lake, WI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class

E airspace to accommodate a Very High

Frequency Omnidirectional Range

(VOR) and Distance Measuring

Equipment (DME) Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) for runway

32 at Shell Lake Municipal Airport;

Shell Lake, WI. Controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet

above ground level (AGL) is needed for

aircraft executing the approach. The

intended effect of this action is to

provide adequate controlled airspace for

aircraft executing the SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 29,

1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eleanor J. Williams, Air Traffic Division,

System Management Branch, AGL–530,

Federal Aviation Administration, 2300

East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018, telephone (708) 294–7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On August 4, 1995, the FAA proposed

to amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish

Class E airspace at Shell Lake Municipal

Airport, Shell Lake, WI (60 FR 39894).

The proposal was to add controlled

airspace extending upward from 700 to

1200 feet AGL for Instrument Flight

Rules (IFR) operations.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments objecting to the proposal

were received. Class E airspace

designations for airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth are

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA

Order 7400.9C dated August 17, 1995,

and effective September 16, 1995, 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.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) establishes Class E airspace at

Shell Lake Municipal Airport, Shell

Lake, WI. Controlled airspace extending

upward from 700 to 1200 feet AGL is

needed for aircraft executing the

approach. The area will be depicted on

appropriate aeronautical charts thereby

enabling pilots to circumnavigate the

area or otherwise comply with IFR

procedures.

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. Therefore, 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 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).
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Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71—[AMENDED]

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; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 The class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AGL WI E5 Shell Lake, WI [New]

Shell Lake Municipal Airport, WI

(Lat. 45°43′53′′ N, long. 91°55′14′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile

radius of the Shell Lake Municipal Airport

and within 2.7 miles either side of the 143-

degree bearing from the airport extending

from the 6.3-mile radius to 7.4 miles

southeast of the airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on December

6, 1995.

Jeffrey L. Griffith

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.

FR Doc. 95–31572 Filed 12–29–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 73

[Airspace Docket No. 93–ASO–8]

Expansion of Restricted Area R–2917,

De Funiak Springs, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action expands the

lateral and vertical dimensions of

Restricted Area R–2917, De Funiak

Springs, FL, to increase the size of the

special use airspace around an existing

Space Detection and Tracking Radar

(FPS–85) system located at that site. A

revision to U.S. Air Force safety

regulations increased the size of special

use airspace required around such

installations to lessen any potential

hazard to aircraft which are carrying

electroexplosive devices.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 29,

1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Gallant, Military Operations Program

Office, Office of Air Traffic System

Management, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone: (202) 267–9361.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On December 3, 1993, the FAA

proposed to increase the lateral and

vertical dimensions of R–2917 from a

circular area with a 1.25-statute-mile

radius, extending from the surface to

5,000 feet mean sea level, to a 2.5-

nautical-mile radius circle, extending to,

but not including Flight Level 230 (58

FR 63908).

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments objecting to the proposal

were received. Except for editorial

changes, this amendment is the same as

that proposed in the notice. The

coordinates for this airspace docket are

based on North American Datum 83.

Section 73.29 of part 73 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations was republished

in FAA Order 7400.8C dated June 29,

1995.

The Rule

This amendment to part 73 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 73) increases the lateral and vertical

dimensions of Restricted Area R–2917,

De Funiak Springs, FL, in order to

expand the special use airspace around

an FPS–85 radar facility. The

amendment increases the size of R–2917

to a 2.5-nautical-mile radius circle, and

raises the designated altitude to, but not

including, Flight Level 230. The Radio

Frequency (RF) energy transmitted by

the FPS–85 radar potentially could

ignite electroexplosive devices that may

be carried on board certain aircraft.

There has been no increase in the power

output or change to the emission pattern

of the radar. This expansion is necessary

because the U.S. Air Force has adopted

revised safety criteria which better

define the limits of the RF emission

pattern of the FPS–85 radar. The

expanded R–2917 remains totally

within the confines of another existing

restricted area, R–2914A, which extends

from the surface to unlimited altitude,

with a ‘‘continuous’’ time of

designation. Consequently, since the

affected area remains continuously

designated restricted airspace, there will

be no impact on nonparticipating

aircraft operations as a result of this

expansion. This amendment replaces a

temporary flight restriction which was

implemented as an interim safety

measure at the site. This amendment

also changes the title of the using

agency to ‘‘U.S. Air Force, Commander,

U.S. Space Command, Peterson AFB,

CO,’’ and adds a controlling agency for

R–2917, with the title ‘‘U.S. Air Force,

Eglin Approach Control.’’

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.

Environmental Review

The U.S. Air Force completed an

Environmental Impact Analysis of the

proposed expansion action in

accordance with Air Force Regulations,

and applicable Federal Laws,

regulations, and Executive Orders. The

Air Force has determined that the action

qualified for categorical exclusion 2R

under Air Force Regulations:

‘‘Continuation of actions, if there is not

substantial, adverse change from

previously existing conditions.’’

Because the expansion action is a

minor adjustment to the internal

boundaries of overlapping restricted

areas, which does not change the outer

limits of the restricted airspace as a

whole, and the changes in the title of

the using agency and addition of a

controlling agency do not have potential

environmental consequences, the FAA

has determined that this action qualifies

for categorical exclusion as a minor

adjustment to a special-use airspace

action under Paragraph 3(c) of

Appendix 3 of FAA Order 1050.1D,

‘‘Policies and Procedures for

Considering Environmental Impacts’’

and the regulations implementing the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969, 40 CFR part 1500. A documented

categorical exclusion has been prepared

by the FAA and placed in the Docket for

the Final Rule.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 73

Airspace, Navigation (air).