Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 117 / Monday, June 17, 1996 / Proposed Rules 30551

Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC,

weekdays, except Federal holidays,

between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the office of the Regional Air Traffic

Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia P. Crawford, Airspace and Rules

Division, ATA–400 Office of Air Traffic

Airspace Management, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone: (202) 267–8783.

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 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–22.’’ 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 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

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of Air

Traffic Airspace Management,

Attention: Airspace and Rules Division,

ATA–400, 800 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by

calling (202) 267–8783.

Communications must identify the

notice number of this NPRM. Persons

interested in being placed on a mailing

list for future NPRM’s should contact

the Federal Aviation Administration,

Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677,

to request a copy of Advisory Circular

No. 11–2A, which describes the

application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is proposing to amend 14

CFR part 71 by establishing two Federal

Airways, V–603 from Pulaski, VA, to

Columbia, SC, and V–605 from Holston

Mountain, TN, to Spartanburg, SC.

Presently, aircraft transitioning through

the terminal airspace at Charlotte/

Douglas International Airport operating

at or below 12,500 feet are being radar

vectored west of that airport to provide

for a safe and efficient operation.

Establishing V–603 and V–605 would

provide a published route through the

Charlotte terminal airspace, expedite the

flow of air traffic, and reduce the

workload for pilots and controllers.

Domestic Very High Frequency

Omnidirectional Range Federal airways

are published in paragraph 6010(a) 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 airways 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 6010(a)—Domestic VOR Federal

Airways

* * * * *

V–603 [New]

From Pulaski, VA; Barretts Mountain, NC;

INT Barretts Mountain 183°T(189°M)

and Columbia, SC, 350°T(352°M) radials;

to Columbia.

* * * * *

V–605 [New]

From Holston Mountain, TN; INT Holston

Mountain 171°(175°M) and Spartanburg,

SC, 358°T(360°M) radials to Spartanburg.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 5, 1996.

Harold W. Becker,

Acting Program Director for Air Traffic,

Airspace Management.

[FR Doc. 96–15213 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Parts 121 and 135

[Docket No. 28586; Notice No. 96–5]

RIN 2120–AE81

Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon

System and Mode S Transponder

Requirements in the National Airspace

System

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM); correction.

SUMMARY: This document contains a

correction to the NPRM published in the

Federal Register on May 23, 1996 (61

FR 26036). The NPRM proposes to

rescind the Mode S transponder

requirement for all aircraft operations

under part 135 and certain aircraft

operations under part 121 of Title 14,

Code of Federal Regulations.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 22, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Daniel V. Meier Jr., (202) 267–3749.

Correction of Publication: In the

NPRM document (FR Doc. 96–13030) on
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page 26036 in the issue of Thursday,

May 23, 1996, make the following

correction:

In the ADDRESSES section on page

26036, in the first column, last line, the

docket number was listed as 28537. This

number should be changed to read

28586.

Issued in Washington, DC on June 12,

1996.

Joseph A. Conte,

Acting Assistant Chief Counsel.

[FR Doc. 96–15334 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Parts 101 and 122

Customs Service Field Organization;

Establishment of Sanford Port of Entry

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

amend the Customs Regulations

pertaining to Customs field organization

by establishing a new port of entry at

Sanford, Florida. The new port of entry

would include Orlando-Sanford Airport,

located in the city of Sanford, Seminole

County, Florida, which is currently

operated as a user-fee airport known as

Sanford Regional Airport. This change

will assist the Customs Service in its

continuing efforts to achieve more

efficient use of its personnel, facilities,

and resources, and to provide better

service to carriers, importers, and the

general public.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 17, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

(preferably in triplicate) may be

addressed to the Regulations Branch,

Office of Regulations and Rulings, U.S.

Customs Service, 1301 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20229.

Comments submitted may be inspected

at the Regulations Branch, Office of

Regulations and Rulings, Franklin

Court, 1099 14th St., NW, Suite 4000,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harry Denning, Office of Field

Operations, Resource Management

Division (202) 927–0196.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

To achieve more efficient use of its

personnel, facilities, and resources, and

in order to provide better services to

carriers, importers, and the public in

Central Florida, Customs proposes to

amend § 101.3(b)(1), Customs

Regulations (19 CFR 101.3(b)(1)), by

establishing a new port of entry at

Sanford, Florida. The new port of entry,

located in Seminole County, Florida,

would include the Orlando-Sanford

Airport, which currently operates as

Sanford Regional Airport, and is listed

in § 122.15(b) of the Customs

Regulations as a user-fee airport.

Port of Entry Criteria

No formal application procedures

have been adopted for purposes of

requesting new or expanded Customs

services. The procedure most commonly

followed has been for a recognized civic

or government organization (such as a

chamber of commerce, seaport or airport

authority, or city government) to submit

a written request to the director of the

Customs port nearest where the facility

is or would be located, setting forth the

reason for the new or expanded service.

However, there is no prohibition which

prevents Customs from initiating the

establishment of a port of entry where

Customs has reason to believe or made

a determination that the necessity for a

new facility is justified. Favorable

consideration of requests normally

hinges on whether there is a sufficient

volume of import business (actual or

potential) to justify the expense of

maintaining a new office or expanding

service at an existing location.

The criteria considered by Customs in

determining whether to establish a port

of entry are found in T.D. 82–37 (47 FR

10137), as revised by T.D. 86–14 (51 FR

4559) and T.D. 87–65 (52 FR 16328).

Under these criteria, which are not

absolute, a community requesting a port

of entry designation must:

(1) Demonstrate that the benefits to be

derived justify the Federal Government

expense involved;

(2) Be serviced by at least two major

modes of transportation (rail, air, water,

or highway); and

(3) Have a minimum population of

300,000 within the immediate service

area (approximately a 70-mile radius).

In addition, if the facility applies for

designation as a port of entry based

solely upon the consumption entries

criterion (see below), it must make a

commitment to make optimal use of

electronic data transfer capabilities to

permit integration with Customs

Automated Commercial System (ACS),

which provides a means for the

electronic processing of entries of

imported merchandise. Further, the

actual or potential Customs workload

(minimum number of transactions per

year) at the proposed port of entry must

meet one of several alternative

minimum requirements:

(1) 15,000 international air

passengers; or

(2) 2,500 formal (over § 1,250 in

Customs value) or informal (not over

§ 1,250 in Customs value) consumption

entries; or

(3) In the case of land border ports,

150,000 vehicles; or

(4) 2,000 scheduled international

aircraft arrivals (passenger and/or

cargo); or

(5) 350 cargo vessel arrivals; or

(6) Any appropriate combination of

the above.

Lastly, facilities at the proposed port

of entry must include cargo and

passenger facilities, warehousing space

for the secure storage of imported cargo

pending final Customs inspection and

release, and administrative office space,

inspection areas, storage areas and other

space necessary for regular Customs

operations.

The proposal set forth in this

document is based on Customs analysis

of a report prepared for the Central

Florida Regional Airport Board which

manages the airport at Sanford and

shows projected workload figures for

the airport for the next decade. That

report provides that although Sanford

Regional Airport only became a user fee

airport in 1991, since 1980 it has

become the fastest growing airport for

international passenger clearance

services in Florida. In response to this

growth, the Airport Board has elected to

make substantial and long term

investment in new international arrival

facilities to serve this growing Central

Florida market. Current flight schedules

for the airport beginning in mid-April

1996 through October of this year

project some 413 charter airline flights

carrying approximately 118,732

international passengers.

With regard to the above criteria,

Customs believes that the Federal

Government would benefit from the port

of entry designation because OrlandoSanford Airport (currently operating as

Sanford Regional Airport) would be

available to share the workload

presently handled at ports of entry such

as Miami International Airport. The

report further provides that State Roads

46 and 417 provide highway access to

the airport, and that the population of

the Seminole county-area was 287,529

in 1990 and forecast to reach 392,500 by

the year 2000, which is well above the

minimum 300,000 required. Further, the

report provides that the Central Florida

Region—comprising the surrounding

counties of Lake, Volusia, Orange,

Brevard, and Osceola—offered a

combined additional population of