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The modification of this regulation 

will allow SBA Express lenders to 

expedite the processing of these small 

guaranteed loans in order to provide 

immediate cash to assist the small 

business with rebuilding and continuing 

or restarting its operations while 

awaiting long-term disaster financing. 

Because an Express Bridge Pilot loan 

applicant must have had an existing 

banking relationship with the SBA 

Express lender, SBA expects this will 

help mitigate the risk associated with 

the modification of 13 CFR 120.150. 

SBA Express lenders are cautioned that 

the provisions of 13 CFR 120.140 

(‘‘What ethical requirements apply to 

participants?’’) continue to apply to the 

Express Bridge Pilot. 

SBA’s modification of 13 CFR 120.150 

is authorized by 13 CFR 120.3 of its 

regulations, which provides that the 

SBA Administrator may suspend, 

modify or waive rules for a limited 

period of time to test new programs or 

ideas. This modification applies only to 

those loans made under the Express 

Bridge Pilot and will last only for the 

duration of the pilot, which expires 

September 30, 2020. As part of the 

Express Bridge Pilot, this modification 

applies only to those small businesses 

that were located, as of the date of the 

applicable disaster, in counties that 

have been Presidentially-declared as 

disaster areas, plus any contiguous 

counties. A listing of Presidentiallydeclared disaster declarations, including 

primary and contiguous counties can be 

located at www.sba.gov/disaster. 

Not more than ten percent of the total 

number of 7(a) loans guaranteed by SBA 

in any fiscal year may be made under 

the Express Bridge Pilot. 15 U.S.C. 

636(a)(25). While SBA does not expect 

the number of Express Bridge Pilot 

loans to reach that limit, SBA will 

provide public notice of the need to 

suspend lending under the pilot for the 

remainder of the fiscal year if SBA 

determines that the number of pilot 

loans is approaching the limit. 

SBA will be using the following 

criteria to evaluate the Express Bridge 

Pilot to determine how well it is 

achieving its objectives and other 

aspects of performance: (1) The 

measurable objectives to be achieved 

through the Express Bridge Pilot, 

including the number of small business 

concerns served, the percentage of 

Express Bridge Pilot loans made that 

were paid off or paid down using lower 

fixed rate disaster loans versus those 

that are held to term, and the default 

rate on the Express Bridge Pilot loans 

compared to regular SBA Express loans 

of similar size in the 7(a) portfolio; and 

(2) the costs and standards of 

performance which, in order to be 

acceptable, must not impact the subsidy 

model for the 7(a) Loan Program. The 

following method for data collection 

will be used: All loans will be entered 

directly using E-Tran or SBA One, 

which track eligibility by the county in 

which the small business is located, and 

which will facilitate tracking of 

performance on these loans. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(25); 13 CFR 

120.3. 

Dated: October 6, 2017. 

Linda E. McMahon, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22385 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–0458; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ASW–8] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Canadian, TX; and Wheeler, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at Hemphill 

County Airport, Canadian, TX, and 

Wheeler Municipal Airport, Wheeler, 

TX. This action is due to the 

decommissioning of the Sayre colocated VHF omnidirectional range and 

tactical air navigation system (VORTAC) 

facility, which provided navigation 

guidance for the instrument procedures 

to these airports. The VORTAC is being 

decommissioned as part of the VHF 

omnidirectional range (VOR) Minimum 

Operational Network (MON) Program. 

Additionally, the geographic 

coordinates of the airports are being 

adjusted to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 1, 

2018. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under Title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ 

air_traffic/publications/. For further 

information, you can contact the 

Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Central Service Center, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5711. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it amends 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Hemphill 

County Airport, Canadian, TX, and 

Wheeler Municipal Airport, Wheeler, 

TX, to support IFR operations at these 

airports. 

History 

On June 20, 2017, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register (82 FR 28033) 

Docket No. FAA–2017–0458, a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface at Hemphill 

County Airport, Canadian, TX, and 

Wheeler Municipal Airport, Wheeler, 

TX, to enhance the safety and 

management of IFR operations at these 

airports. Interested parties were invited 

to participate in this rulemaking effort 

by submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017, 

and effective September 15, 2017, which 


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is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.11B, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, 

and effective September 15, 2017. FAA 

Order 7400.11B is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

modifies Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

to: 

Within a 6.5-mile radius (reduced 

from a 6.8-mile radius) of Hemphill 

County Airport with an extension 1 mile 

either side of the 224° bearing from the 

airport from the 6.5-mile radius to 6.6 

miles south of the airport, and updates 

the geographic coordinates of the airport 

to coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database; and 

Within a 6.3-mile radius (reduced 

from a 6.4-mile radius) of Wheeler 

Municipal Airport and updates the 

geographic coordinates of the airport to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. 

Airspace reconfiguration is necessary 

due to the decommissioning of the 

Sayre VORTAC as part of the VOR MON 

Program and to bring the airspace in 

compliance with FAA Order 7400.2L, 

Procedures for Handling Airspace 

Matters. Controlled airspace is 

necessary for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at these 

airports. 

Except for an editorial change 

removing ‘‘JO’’ where an FAA Order is 

cited throughout the document, this rule 

is the same as proposed in the NPRM. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. 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 only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5.a. This airspace action 

is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 

1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2017, and 

effective September 15, 2017, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW TX E5 Canadian, TX [Amended] 

Canadian, Hemphill County Airport, TX 

(Lat. 35°53′42′′ N., long. 100°24′14′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Hemphill County Airport, and 

within 1 mile either side of the 224° bearing 

from the airport extending from the 6.5-mile 

radius to 6.6 miles south of the airport. 

* * * * * 

ASW TX E5 Wheeler, TX [Amended] 

Wheeler Municipal Airport, TX 

(Lat. 35°27′04′′ N., long. 100°12′00′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of Wheeler Municipal Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 5, 

2017. 

Walter Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22232 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–9546; Airspace 

Docket No. 16–AGL–32] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Onida, SD 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E airspace at Onida, SD. Controlled 

airspace is necessary to accommodate 

new special instrument approach 

procedures developed at Onida 

Municipal Airport, for the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 7, 

2017. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11B, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed on line at http://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. 

For further information, you can contact 

the Airspace Policy Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 

267–8783. The Order is also available 

for inspection at the National Archives 

and Records Administration (NARA). 

For information on the availability of 

FAA Order 7400.11B at NARA, call 

(202) 741–6030, or go to http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Shelby, Federal Aviation 


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