15884 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 59 / Tuesday, March 28, 1995 / Proposed Rules

(RE&D) initiative for Fiscal Year (FY)

1998 by defining and documenting

specific, potential RE&D program

proposals. The call for proposals will

focus on Aircraft Certification RE&D

programs that support activity related to

FAR Parts 27, 29, and associated

operations Parts. Other FAA

requirements such as flight standards,

air traffic, or airway facilities will not be

addressed. The FAA is soliciting the

public sector to ensure that proposed

Rotorcraft RE&D requirements will have

relevant, practical applications and will

be cost effective.

DATES: The call for proposals will be

open until close of business May 15,

1995.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in

triplicate to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Mike Mathias,

Rotorcraft Standards Staff, Fort Worth,

Texas 76193–0111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Mathias, Aerospace Engineer,

Rotorcraft Standards Staff, FAA,

Rotorcraft Directorate, Fort Worth,

Texas 76193–0111; telephone (817)

222–5123.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each FY

the FAA prepares an RE&D program

plan that includes new (and amended)

RE&D proposals. The Aircraft

Certification Service’s Rotorcraft

Directorate is responsible for preparing

its part of the overall FAA submittal.

The philosophy of the RE&D process

is to create an atmosphere that will

promote the identification of

requirements by any person or

organization in the government or

private sector. This makes the RE&D

process more responsive to public sector

needs. Within the Aircraft Certification

Service, the RE&D process places

increased emphasis on FAA Aircraft

Certification Directorate and Division

level participation in identifying new

requirements and in sponsoring and

monitoring the resulting RE&D projects.

Therefore, as part of the overall FAA

and Aircraft Certification initiative, the

FAA’s Rotorcraft Directorate is

undertaking a directly-related initiative

specifically for the rotorcraft

community. It has the same basic

mission, goals, and procedures as the

agency-wide initiative.

The Rotorcraft Directorate will

implement its segment of the FY-98

submittal by identifying, describing,

evaluating, and cataloging potential

RE&D requirements (i.e., proposals) for

potential sponsorship and incorporation

into the overall FAA FY-98 RE&D

submittal. This will result in a

coordinated FY-98 rotorcraft

requirements package that will be

assigned to the appropriate FAA RE&D

provider organizations when approved

and when funds are allocated by the

budget process.

It should be stressed that the

proposals that are evaluated as a result

of this notice, if accepted, will not be

funded until the overall FAA FY 98

RE&D submittal is funded, (i.e., at least

two (2) years after their original

submittal on 10/15/95) and that

reprogramming of limited RE&D

resources before then is highly unlikely.

Also, the accepted proposals will have

to compete for resources with other

requirements identified for RE&D by

other FAA activities. Nonetheless, the

need clearly exists to identify Rotorcraft

Certification RE&D needs to compete for

the agency’s RE&D resources.

As a matter of information, there are

four primary FAA RE&D supplier

organizations: (1) The Technical Center

(ACD) in Atlantic City, New Jersey; (2)

the Research and Development Service

(ARD) in Washington, D.C.; (3) the

Office of Environment and Energy (AEE)

in Washington, D.C.; and (4) the Office

of Aviation Medicine’s Civil

Aeromedical Institute (AAM/CAMI) in

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. These

organizations perform the RE&D on

programs that are approved and funded

through the process.

Although not mandatory, the format

of Figure 1 for RE&D proposals is

preferred:

Figure 1—FY-98 Rotorcraft Directorate

RE&D Program Description Form

Originator

(Insert Name, Address, Phone Number,

and Fax Number)

Proposed RE&D Program Descriptions &

Objectives

(Insert Brief Description of the proposal

program and its major goals and

objectives)

Note: A more detailed description may be

attached in addition to this summary but is

not mandatory at this time.

How Would You Accomplish this

Program?

(Insert Brief Description of your

recommended method of accomplishing

the proposed RE&D program)

Justification/History

(If appropriate, furnish data such as a

concise accident/incident history and

any other relevant statistics or

information that would show that the

proposed research is needed, costeffective, and applicable to developing a

solution to the proposed RE&D project.

This history/justification input data will

be used to aid in assessing the relative

value of the proposed RD&D project.)

Anticipated Benefits/Products and

Beneficiaries

(Insert Brief Description of anticipated

benefits/products, who would benefit,

and how)

If an RE&D proposal has been

submitted previously, then (unless a

major change or update has been made)

it is on file and need not be resubmitted.

Copies of this notice are being mailed

to all known interested parties. Any

interested party who desires but has not

received a copy of this notice by May 8,

1995, should request a copy from Mary

June Bruner, FAA Rotorcraft Standards

Staff, Fort Worth, TX 76137–0111,

telephone (817) 222–5110.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 16,

1995.

Eric Bries,

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 95–7618 Filed 3–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95–ASO–7]

Proposed Establishment of Class D

Airspace; Jackson, TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to

establish Class D airspace at Jackson,

TN. A non-federal control tower is being

commissioned at the Jackson/McKellarSipes Regional Airport. Class D airspace

is required when the control tower is in

operation to accommodate current

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures (SIAPs) and for instrument

flight rules (IFR) operations at the

airport. This action would also modify

the Class E airspace to classify the

airspace as part-time when the tower is

closed.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before May 5, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

95–ASO–7, Manager, System

Management Branch, ASO–530, P.O.

Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550,

1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park,

Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305–

5586.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael J. Powderly, System

Management Branch, Air Traffic

Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, P.O. Box 20636,

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404)

305–5570.

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 and be submitted in

triplicate to the address listed above.

Commenters 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: ‘‘Comments to

Airspace Docket No. 95–ASO–7.’’ The

postcard will be date/time stamped and

returned to the commenter. All

communications received 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 the comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination in the Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern

Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia

Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337,

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 NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Manager,

System Management Branch, ASO–530,

Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 20636,

Atlanta, Georgia 30320.

Communications must identify the

notice number of this NPRM. Persons

interested in being placed on a mailing

list for future NPRMs 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 D airspace at Jackson,

TN. A non-federal control tower is being

commissioned at the Jackson/McKellarSipes Regional Airport. Class D airspace

is required when the control tower is in

operation to accommodate current

SIAPs and for IFR operations at the

airport. This action would also modify

the Class E2 airspace designation to

classify the airspace as part-time when

the tower is closed. Class D airspace

designations and Class E airspace areas

designated as a surface area for an

airport are published in Paragraphs

5000 and 6002 respectively of FAA

Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and

effective September 16, 1994, which is

incorporated by reference in CFR 71.1.

The Class D and E airspace designations

listed in this document would be

published subsequently in the 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. 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,

when promulgated, 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

proposes to amend 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. 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 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 Class D airspace.

* * * * *

ASO TN D Jackson, TN [New]

Jackson/McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, TN

(lat. 35°35′59′′ N, long. 88°54′56′′ W)

McKellar VOR/DME

(lat. 35°36′13′′ N, long. 88°54′38′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 2900 feet MSL

within a 4.2-mile radius of the Jackson/

McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport and within

3.1 miles each side of the McKellar VOR/

DME 206° radial, extending from the 4.2-mile

radius to 7 miles southwest of the VOR/DME.

This Class D airspace area is effective during

the specific days and times established in

advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective

days and times will thereafter be

continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas

designated as a surface area for an

airport.

* * * * *

ASO TN E2 Jackson, TN [Revised]

Jackson/McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, TN

(lat. 35°35′59′′ N, long. 88°54′56′′ W)

McKellar VOR/DME

(lat. 35°36′13′′ N, long. 88°54′38′′ W)

Within a 4.2-mile radius of the Jackson/

McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport and within

3.1 miles each side of the McKellar VOR/

DME 206° radial, extending from the 4.2-mile

radius to 7 miles southwest of the VOR/DME.

This Class D airspace area is effective during

the specific days and times established in

advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective

days and times will thereafter be

continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March

14, 1995.

Michael J. Powderly,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 95–7621 Filed 3–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95–ANE–07]

Proposed Amendment of Class E

Airspace; Claremont, NH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.