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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 notice must submit

with those comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96–

AGL–4.’’ 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 Rules Docket, FAA,

Great Lakes Region, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois,

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 the

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic

Division, Operations Branch, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018, or by calling (847) 294–7568.

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 Score Field,

Menomonie, WI, to accommodate a Very

High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/

Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/

DME) Instrument Approach Procedure

for Runway 27. Controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet

AGL is needed for aircraft executing the

approach. The area would be depicted

on appropriate aeronautical charts.

Class E airspace designations for 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 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.

Therefore, this proposed 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 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

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, the Federal

Aviation Administration proposes to

amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (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. 206(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 Menomonie, WI [New]

Menomonie, Score Field, WI

(Lat. 44°53′29′′ N, long. 91°52′00′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.4 mile

radius of Score Field.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 17,

1996.

Maureen Woods,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 96–10967 Filed 5–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–ANM–008]

Proposed Amendment of Class E

Airspace; La Grande, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would

amend the La Grande, Oregon, Class E

airspace to accommodate a new Global

Positioning System (GPS) Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)

to the La Grande/Union County Airport.

The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 14, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations Branch, ANM–530, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

96–ANM–008, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056.

The official docket may be examined

at the same address.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James C. Frala, ANM–532.4, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

96–ANM–008, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056;

telephone number: (206) 227–2535.

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
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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. 96–

ANM–008.’’ 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 the

light of comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination at the address listed

above 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

NPRM by submitting a request to the

Federal Aviation Administration,

Operations Branch, ANM–530, 1601

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington

98055–4056. 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

amend Class E airspace at La Grande,

Oregon, to accommodate a new GPS

SIAP to the La Grande/Union County

Airport. The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The coordinates for this airspace docket

are based on North American Datum 83.

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 7400.9C 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 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. 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 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * * *

ANM OR E5 La Grande, OR

La Grande/Union County Airport, OR

(Lat 45°17′25′′ N, long. 118°00′26′′ W)

Walla Walla VOR/DME

(Lat 46°05′13′′ N, long. 118°17′33′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface bounded on the north

by a line beginning at lat. 45°38′59′′ N, long.

118°02′04′′ W, extending eastwardly to lat.

45°37′00′′ N, long. 117°44′34′′ W, on the east

by a line extending to lat. 45°15′29′′ N, long.

117°49′04′′ W, on the south by a line

extending to lat. 45°17′29′′ N, long.

118°07′04′′ W, on the west by a line

extending to the point of beginning, and

within a 4.3-mile radius of the La Grande/

Union County Airport, that airspace

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the

surface bounded by a line beginning at lat.

45°38′59′′ N, long. 118°02′04′′ W, extending

northwest along V–357 to the Walla Walla

VOR/DME 16.6-mile radius, thence north

along the Walla Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile

radius until intercepting lat. 46°00′00′′ N,

thence eastward along lat. 46°00′00′′ N, to

long. 117°02′00′′ W, thence south along long.

117°02′00′′ W until intercepting V–298,

thence westward along V–298 to lat.

45°23′30′′ N, long. 117°47′10′′ W, to lat.

45°37′00′′ N, long. 117°44′34′′ W, thence to

the point of beginning, and that airspace

bounded on the north by the southwest edge

of V–298, on the east by the Boise, ID Enroute

Domestic Airspace Area, on the south by the

north edge of V–121, on the west by the east

edge of V–182–397, excluding that airspace

within Federal airways and the Baker, OR,

Class E airspace area.

* * * * *

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 19,

1996.

Richard E. Prang,

Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic

Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 96–10968 Filed 5–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

15 CFR Part 946

[Docket No. 960418114–6114–01]

RIN 0648–AF72

Weather Service Modernization Criteria

AGENCY: National Weather Service,

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed amendment; request

for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Weather Service Modernization Act,

(the Act), the National Weather Service

(NWS) is publishing a proposed

amendment to its criteria for

modernization actions requiring

certification. This amendment adds

criteria unique to automating a field

office to ensure that automation actions

will not result in any degradation of

service. Automating a field office occurs

after automated surface observing

system (ASOS) equipment is installed

and commissioned at a field office and

the NWS employees that were

performing surface observations at that

office are removed or reassigned. At

sites where NWS will remain, such as

Weather Forecast Offices, NWS will

perform the necessary augmentation and

back-up, therefore no automation

certification is required.

DATES: Comments are requested by June

1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of

documents stated in the preamble as

being available upon request and

comments should be sent to Julie

Scanlon, NOAA/NWS, SSMC2, Room