Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 4 / Friday, January 5, 2001 / Rules and Regulations 1033

Issued in Renton, Washington, on

December 22, 2000.

John J. Hickey,

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 01–28 Filed 1–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–ASO–35]

Amendment of Class D and Class E4

Airspace; Gainesville, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This action corrects an error

in the geographic position coordinates

of a final rule that was published in the

Federal Register on November 13, 2000,

(65 FR 67624), Airspace Docket No. 00–

ASO–35. The final rule amended Class

D and Class E4 airspace at Gainesville,

FL.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 5, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wade T. Carpenter, Jr., Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division,

Federal Aviation Administration, P.O.

Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;

telephone (404) 305–5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

Federal Register Document 00–28989,

Airspace Docket No. 00–ASO–35,

published on November 13, 2000, (65

FR 67624), amended Class D and Class

E4 airspace at Gainesville, FL. The

airspace description inadvertently

contained incorrect geographic position

coordinates for the GATORS VORTAC.

This action corrects the error.

Correction to Final Rule

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, the airspace

description for the Class E4 airspace

area Gainesville, FL, incorporated by

reference at Sec. 71–1 and published in

the Federal Register on November 13,

2000 (65 FR 67624), is corrected as

follows:

§ 71.71 [Corrected]

* * * * *

ASO FL E4 Gainesville, FL [Corrected]

On page 67625, column 2, line 2 of the

GATORS VORTAC geographic position

description, correct the geographic position

coordinates by substituting ‘‘(lat. 29°41′11′′N,

long. 82°16′28′′W)’’ for ‘‘(lat 29°34′20′′N, long.

82°21′45′′W)’’.

* * * * *

Dated: Issued in College Park, Georgia, on

December 7, 2000.

Wade T. Carpenter,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 01–348 Filed 1–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 CFR Part 41

[Public Notice 3532]

RIN 1400–AA48

Bureau of Consular Affairs; Visas:

Aliens Ineligible to Transit Without

Visas (TWOV)

AGENCY: Bureau of Consular Affairs,

Department of State.

ACTION: Interim rule with request for

comments.

SUMMARY: Section 212(d)(4)(A) of the

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

permits the Secretary of State, acting

jointly with the Attorney General, to

waive the visa and passport requirement

of INA 212(a)(7)(B) for certain aliens in

direct transit through the United States.

This waiver allows an alien to transit

the United States without a passport

and visa provided the alien is traveling

on a carrier signatory to an agreement

with the Immigration and Naturalization

Service (INS) in accordance with INA

233(c) and bears documentation

establishing identity and nationality

which permits the alien’s entry into

another country. This rule sets forth a

new list of countries that are ineligible

to transit without visa (TWOV).

DATES: Effective Date: This interim rule

is effective February 5, 2001.

Comment Date: Interested persons

should submit comments on or before

March 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, in

duplicate, to the Chief, Legislation and

Regulations Division, Visa Services,

Department of State, Washington, DC

20522–0113.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H.

Edward Odom, Chief, Legislation and

Regulations Division, Visa Office, Room

L603–C, SA–1, Department of State,

Washington, DC 20520–0106, (202) 663–

1204; or e-mail: odomhe@state.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

What Is the Authority for Allowing or

Prohibiting Transit Without Visa?

Section 212(d)(4)(C) of the

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

provides the authority for the Secretary

of State, acting jointly with the Attorney

General, to waive the passport and/or

visa requirement for a nonimmigrant

who is in immediate and continuous

transit through the United States and is

using a carrier that has entered into a

Transit Without Visa (TWOV)

Agreement as provided in INA 233(c)

Who Determines Which Countries Can

Transit Without a Visa?

Since TWOV does not involve the

issuance of a visa, the Department’s role

in the day-to-day administration of the

TWOV program is minimal. Therefore,

the Department’s regulation at 22 CFR

41.2(i), for the most part, is merely a

restatement of the INS regulation on the

same subject. The Department does

become involved, however, in the

designation of those countries whose

citizens are ineligible to utilize the

TWOV. The current regulation provides

a list of ineligible countries.

Interim Rule

How Will the Department of State

Amend its Regulations?

This rule, and the INS rule published

elsewhere in this issue, amends the list

of countries which the Department and

the INS have determined are not eligible

for this transit without visa (TWOV)

program.

The Department has also dropped

from the regulation the list of countries

whose citizens were eligible to TWOV

solely on the basis of reciprocity. A

separate list of such countries is no

longer deemed necessary and thus will

no longer be maintained. Rather a single

list of countries whose citizens have

been denied TWOV privileges will be

published.

The Department is also amending the

reference to ‘‘INA 238(d)’’ to read ‘‘INA

233’’.

Which Countries Will Benefit From This

Amendment?

Due to the breakup of the former

Soviet Union, citizens of Armenia,

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan,

Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan,

Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

are now eligible to TWOV. Because of

the democratization of the former

Warsaw Pact countries, citizens of

Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic,

Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,

Poland, Romania and Slovakia may also

TWOV. The TWOV privilege is also

extended to citizens of Croatia, the