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580 bulkhead, in accordance with

Gulfstream Customer Bulletin No. 411,

dated January 28, 1994. If any corrosion

is found, prior to further flight, repair in

accordance with a method approved by

the Manager, Atlanta Aircraft

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, Small

Airplane Directorate.

(b) For Model G-III series airplanes:

Within 12 months after the effective

date of this AD, perform a one-time

detailed visual inspection, or perform

an inspection using a backscattered

radiation detection technique

(ComScan), to detect corrosion of the FS

580 bulkhead, in accordance with

Gulfstream Customer Bulletin No. 125,

dated January 28, 1994. If any corrosion

is found, prior to further flight, repair in

accordance with a method approved by

the Manager, Atlanta ACO.

(c) For all airplanes: Within 10 days

after accomplishing the inspection

required by paragraph (a) or (b) of this

AD, submit a report of the inspection

results (both positive and negative

findings) to the FAA, Manager, Atlanta

Aircraft Certification Office, Campus

Building, 1701 Columbia Avenue, Suite

2–160, College Park, Georgia 30338–

2748; fax (404) 305–7333. The report

must include the information specified

in paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3), and

(d)(4) of this AD. Information collection

requirements contained in this

regulation have been approved by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and have been

assigned OMB Control Number 2120–

0056.

(1) Airplane model, serial number,

date of manufacture, and total number

of hours time-in-service.

(2) Date of inspection, and method of

inspection.

(3) Summary of inspection results,

including extent and location of

corrosion.

(4) List of parts replaced, if

applicable.

(d) For all airplanes: Within 12

months after the effective date of this

AD, add pressure sealing drain holes in

the aft fuselage area; remove all the

aluminum-backed foam insulation from

the skins in the bays between Longerons

#24 left and #24 right from FS 539

through FS 580 inclusive; modify the

fuselage structure; modify the

intercostals; drill drain holes in the area

of Longeron #24L and Stringer #23L,

and Longeron #24R and Stringer #23R;

and treat the structural surfaces with

corrosion inhibitor; in accordance with

either paragraph (c)(1) or (c)(2) of this

AD, as applicable.

(1) For Model G-II and G-IIB series

airplanes: Perform the actions in accordance

with Gulfstream Aircraft Service Change No.

463, dated July 21, 1995.

(2) For Model G-III series airplanes:

Perform the actions in accordance with

Gulfstream Aircraft Service Change No. 267,

dated July 21, 1995.

(e) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an acceptable level of safety may be

used if approved by the Manager, Atlanta

ACO. Operators shall submit their requests

through an appropriate FAA Principal

Maintenance Inspector, who may add

comments and then send it to the Manager,

Atlanta ACO.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Atlanta ACO.

(f) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to

a location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 17,

1996.

Darrell M. Pederson,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 96–15955 Filed 6–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–AAL–4]

Proposed Revision of Class D and E

Airspace; Bethel, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This revision modifies the

Class D and Class E airspace at Bethel,

AK, to accommodate Visual Flight Rules

(VFR) traffic in the Bethel area, landing

and departing from Hanger Lake located

about 2.5 miles northeast of the Bethel

VORTAC. Several Bethel Airport user

groups, during public discussion on the

decommission of the Bethel Approach

Control, requested an exclusion area for

Hanger Lake to accommodate VFR

landings and takeoffs during Instrument

Flight Rules (IFR) weather conditions at

Bethel. The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The intended effect of this proposal is

to provide adequate exclusion from

Bethel, AK, Class D and Class E airspace

to accommodate Bethel user group

requirements at Hanger Lake.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

System Management Branch, AAL–530,

Docket No. 96–AAL–4, Federal Aviation

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel for the Alaskan Region at the

same address.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Office of the Manager, System

Management Branch, Air Traffic

Division, at the address shown above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert van Haastert, System

Management Branch, AAL–538, Federal

Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th

Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–

7587; telephone number (907) 271–

5902.

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. 96–

AAL–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 System Management

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal

Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th

Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK, both

before and after the closing date for

comments. A report summarizing each
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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 System

Management Branch, AAL–530, Federal

Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th

Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–

7587. 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

modify Class D and Class E airspace at

Bethel, AK. Changes to the Bethel

airspace will incorporate an exclusion

below 1,100 feet MSL between the 061°

radial and the 081° radial from 2.9

nautical miles northeast to the Bethel

VORTAC. The changes are required to

create a Hanger Lake exclusion area as

requested by Bethel Airport user groups

for VFR operations when Bethel has IFR

weather conditions. 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 D airspace

area designations are published in

paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9C,

dated August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The

Class E airspace areas designated as

700/1200 foot transition areas 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 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The

Class D and Class E airspace

designations listed in this document

would be published subsequently in the

Order. The FAA has determined that

these proposed regulations only involve

an established body of technical

regulations for which frequent and

routing 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. 40103, 40113, 40120;

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 7400.9C, Airspace

Designation and Reporting Points, dated

August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

* * * * *

AAL AK D Bethel, AK

Bethel Airport, AK

(Lat 60°46′47′′ N, long. 161°50′17′′ W)

Bethel VORTAC

(Lat. 60°47′05′′ N, long. 161°49′27′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including, 2,600 feet MSL

within a 4.1-mile radius of the Bethel

Airport, excluding that portion below 1,100

feet MSL between the 061° radial and the

081° radial from 2.9 miles northeast of the

Bethel VORTAC. 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.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending

upward from 700 feet or more above the

surface of the earth.

* * * * *

AAL AK E4 Bethel, AK

Bethel Airport, AK

(Lat. 60°46′47′′ N, long. 161°50′17′′ W)

Bethel VORTAC

(Lat. 60°47′05′′ N, long. 161°49′27′ W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface within 3 miles each side of the 022°

radial from the Bethel VORTAC, extending

from the 4.1-mile radius of the Bethel Airport

to 8.2 miles northeast of the airport,

excluding that portion below 1,100 feet MSL

between the 061° radial and the 081° radial

from 2.9 miles northeast of the Bethel

VORTAC, within 3.4 miles each side of the

Bethel VORTAC 006° radial, extending from

the 4.1-mile radius of the Bethel Airport to

11 miles north of the Bethel VORTAC and

within 3.5 miles each side of the Bethel

VORTAC 213° radial extending from the 4.1-

mile radius of the Bethel Airport to 10 miles

southwest of the airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on June 12, 1996.

Willis C. Nelson,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Alaskan

Region.

[FR Doc. 96–15986 Filed 6–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–AAL–2]

Proposed Revision of Class E

Airspace; Wrangell, St. Paul Island,

Petersburg, and Sitka, AK;

Establishment of Class E Airspace at

Noatak, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise

Class E airspace at Wrangell, St. Paul

Island, Petersburg, and Sitka, AK, and

establish Class E airspace at Noatak, AK.

The FAA has developed Global

Positioning System (GPS) instrument

approach procedures at Wrangell

Airport, James A. Johnson Airport

(Petersburg), and Sitka Airport; a

Microwave Landing System (MLS)

approach procedure at St. Paul Island

Airport; and Non-directional beacon

(NDB)/Distance Measuring Equipment

(DME) approach procedure at Noatak

Airport, Alaska. Changes to the

Wrangell airspace incorporated a new

Wrangell Localizer course, provided

new segment widths, and will declutter

the chart depiction. Changes to the

Petersburg airspace incorporated

protected airspace for transition to

approach, provided new segment

widths to Fredericks Point NDB 140°

bearing, corrected the misspelling of

Level Island, and changed the altitude

needed for the missed approaches.

Changes to the Sitka airspace

incorporated protected airspace for the

holding pattern. Changes to the St. Paul

Island airspace incorporated new

coordinates for the airport and nondirectional beacon. Noatak Class E

airspace will be established for NDB/

DME instrument approach procedures.

This action will change the Noatak

Airport status from Visual Flight Rules

(VFR) to Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).