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work hour. Required parts will cost

approximately $4807 per helicopter.

Based on these figures, the total cost

impact of the AD on U.S. operators is

estimated to be $79,277 the first year

assuming all strap fittings will be

replaced.

Comments Invited

Although this action is in the form of

a final rule that involves requirements

affecting flight safety and, thus, was not

preceded by notice and an opportunity

for public comment, comments are

invited on this rule. Interested persons

are invited to comment on this rule by

submitting such written data, views, or

arguments as they may desire.

Communications should identify the

Rules Docket number and be submitted

in triplicate to the address specified

under the caption ‘‘ADDRESSES.’’ All

communications received on or before

the closing date for comments will be

considered, and this rule may be

amended in light of the comments

received. Factual information that

supports the commenter’s ideas and

suggestions is extremely helpful in

evaluating the effectiveness of the AD

action and determining whether

additional rulemaking action would be

needed.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy aspects of

the rule that might suggest a need to

modify the rule. All comments

submitted will be available in the Rules

Docket for examination by interested

persons. A report that summarizes each

FAA-public contact concerned with the

substance of this AD will be filed in the

Rules Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their mailed

comments submitted in response to this

rule must submit a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Docket No. 2000–SW–

56–AD.’’ The postcard will be date

stamped and returned to the

commenter.

The regulations adopted herein will

not have a substantial direct effect on

the States, on the relationship between

the national Government and the States,

or on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various

levels of government. Therefore, it is

determined that this final rule does not

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 13132.

The FAA has determined that this

regulation is an emergency regulation

that must be issued immediately to

correct an unsafe condition in aircraft,

and that it is not a ‘‘significant

regulatory action’’ under Executive

Order 12866. It has been determined

further that this action involves an

emergency regulation under DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44

FR 11034, February 26, 1979). If it is

determined that this emergency

regulation otherwise would be

significant under DOT Regulatory

Policies and Procedures, a final

regulatory evaluation will be prepared

and placed in the Rules Docket. A copy

of it, if filed, may be obtained from the

Rules Docket at the location provided

under the caption ‘‘ADDRESSES.’’

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation

safety, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends part 39 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 39) as follows:

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS

DIRECTIVES

1. The authority citation for part 39

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

§ 39.13 [Amended]

2. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding a new airworthiness directive to

read as follows:

2001–03–03 Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.:

Amendment 39–12104. Docket No.

2000–SW–56–AD.

Applicability: Model 214B and 214B–1

helicopters, with a main rotor outboard strap

fitting assembly (strap fitting), part number

(P/N) 214–010–185–107, installed,

certificated in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each helicopter

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

otherwise modified, altered, or repaired in

the area subject to the requirements of this

AD. For helicopters that have been modified,

altered, or repaired so that the performance

of the requirements of this AD is affected, the

owner/operator must request approval for an

alternative method of compliance in

accordance with paragraph (d) of this AD.

The request should include an assessment of

the effect of the modification, alteration, or

repair on the unsafe condition addressed by

this AD; and if the unsafe condition has not

been eliminated, the request should include

specific proposed actions to address it.

Compliance: Within 10 hours time-inservice (TIS), unless accomplished

previously.

To prevent failure of a strap fitting,

separation of a main rotor blade, and

subsequent loss of control of the helicopter,

accomplish the following:

Note 2: Bell Helicopter Textron Alert

Service Bulletin 214–00–62 dated June 2,

2000, pertains to the subject of this AD.

(a) By referring to the helicopter

maintenance records, create a component

history card or equivalent record for each

strap fitting, and record the hours TIS and

serial number.

(1) If the hours TIS cannot be determined,

replace the strap fitting with an airworthy

strap fitting before further flight.

(2) If the strap fitting has accumulated

2,500 or more hours TIS, replace it with an

airworthy strap fitting before further flight.

(b) After accomplishing paragraph (a) of

this AD, continue to record the subsequent

hours TIS.

(c) This AD revises the Airworthiness

Limitations section of the maintenance

manual by establishing a life limit of 2,500

hours TIS for the strap fitting,

P/N 214–010–185–107.

(d) 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, Rotorcraft

Certification Office, Rotorcraft Directorate,

FAA. Operators shall submit their requests

through an FAA Principal Maintenance

Inspector, who may concur or comment and

then send it to the Manager, Rotorcraft

Certification Office.

Note 3: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Rotorcraft Certification

Office.

(e) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with 14 CFR 21.197 and 21.199

to operate the helicopter to a location where

the requirements of this AD can be

accomplished.

(f) This amendment becomes effective on

February 28, 2001.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on February

1, 2001.

Eric Bries,

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate,,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 01–3179 Filed 2–12–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 2001–ASW–03]

Establishment of Class E Airspace,

Sugar Land, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This amendment establishes

Class E airspace at Sugar Land, TX. This

action is prompted by a non-federal air

traffic control tower that currently

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operates only during specified hours at

this airport. The intended effect of this

rule is to provide adequate controlled

airspace for aircraft operating in the

vicinity of Sugar Land Municipal/Hull

Field, Sugar Land, TX. when the control

tower is not operating.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 17,

2001. Comments must be received on or

before March 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule

in triplicate to Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal

Aviation Administration, Southwest

Region, Docket No. 2001–AWS–03, Fort

Worth, TX 76193–0520. The official

docket may be examined in the Office

of the Regional Counsel, Southwest

Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2601 Meacham

Boulevard, Room 663, Fort Worth, TX,

between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the Airspace Branch, Air Traffic

Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region,

Room 414, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air

Traffic Division, Southwest Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, Fort

Worth, TX 76193–0520, telephone 817–

222–5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

amendment to 14 CFR part 71

establishes Class E airspace at Sugar

Land, TX. This action is prompted by a

non-federal air traffic control tower that

currently operates only during specified

hours at this airport. The intended effect

of this rule is to provide adequate

controlled airspace for aircraft operating

in the vicinity of Sugar Land Municipal/

Hull Field, Sugar Land, TX. when the

control tower is not operating. On

March 4, 1999, a proposal to amend 14

CFR part 71 to establish Class D and

Class E airspace at Sugar Land, TX, was

published in the Federal Register (64

FR 10410). The proposal was to

establish Class D and Class E airspace

extending upward from the surface to

and including 2,600 feet MSL, within a

4.2-mile radius of the Sugar Land

Municipal/Hull Airport, Sugar Land,

TX. The published notice proposed to

establish Class E airspace to protect

aircraft operations while the control

tower was not operating. However, the

necessary weather equipment was not

available, therefore, the Class D airspace

reverted to Class G airspace when the

control tower is not in operation. Since

weather equipment is necessary for

Class E surface airspace, a final rule

establishing only Class D airspace was

published (64 FR 51208, September 22,

1999. The weather equipment is now

available and operational.

Class E airspace designations are

published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA

Order 7600.9H, dated September 1,

2000, and effective September 16, 2000,

which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR § 71.1. The Class E airspace

designation listed in this document will

be published subsequently in the order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

The FAA anticipates that this

regulation will not result in adverse or

negative comment and therefore is

issuing it as a direct final rule. A

substantial number of previous

opportunities provided to the public to

comment on substantially identical

actions have resulted in negligible

adverse comments or objections. Unless

a written adverse or negative comment,

or a written notice of intent to submit

an adverse or negative comment is

received within the comment period,

the regulation will become effective on

the date specified above. After the close

of the comment period, the FAA will

publish a document in the Federal

Register indicating that no adverse or

negative comments were received and

confirming the date on which the final

rule will become effective. If the FAA

does receive, within the comment

period, an adverse or negative comment,

or written notice of intent to submit

such a comment, a document will be

published in the Federal Register. This

document may withdraw the direct final

rule in whole or in part. After

considering the adverse or negative

comment, we may publish another

direct final rule or publish a notice of

proposed rulemaking with a new

comment period.

Comments Invited

Although this action is in the form of

a final rule, comments are invited on

this rule. Interested persons are invited

to comment on this rule by submitting

such written data, views, or arguments

as they may desire. Communications

should identify the Rules Docket

number and be submitted in triplicate to

the address specified under the caption

ADDRESSES. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments will be considered, and

this rule may be amended or withdrawn

in light of the comments received.

Factual information that supports the

commenter’s ideas and suggestions is

extremely helpful in evaluating the

effectiveness of this action and

determining whether additional

rulemaking action is needed.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy aspects of

the rule that might suggest a need to

modify the rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before

and after the closing date for comments,

in the Rules Docket for examination by

interested persons. A report that

summarizes each FAA-public contact

concerned with the substance of this

action will be filed in the Rules Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this rule must

submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket No. 2001–AWS–03.’’ The

postcard will be date stamped and

returned to the commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein will

not have substantial direct effects on the

States, on the relationship between the

national government and the States, or

on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various

levels of government. Therefore, it is

determined that this final rule will not

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 13132.

Further, the FAA has determined that

this regulation is noncontroversial and

unlikely to result in adverse or negative

comments and only involves an

established body of technical

regulations that require frequent and

routine amendments to keep them

operationally current. Therefore, I

certify that this 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) if

promulgated, will not have a significant

economic impact, positive or negative,

on a substantial number of small entities

under the criteria of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act. Since this rule involves

routine matters that will only affect air

traffic procedures and air navigation, it

does not warrant preparation of a

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis because

the anticipated impact is so minimal.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, the Federal

Aviation Administration amends 14

CFR part 71 as follows:

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PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;

AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING

POINTS

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.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9H,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, dated September 1, 2000, and

effective September 16, 2000, is

amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from the surface of the

earth.

* * * * *

ASW TX E2 Houston Sugar Land, TX [New]

Sugar Land, Sugar Land Municipal Airport/

Hull Field, TX

(Lat. 29°37′20′′N., long. 95°39′24′′W.)

Within a 4.2-mile radius of Sugar Land

Municipal/Hull Field. This Class E airspace

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.

* * * * *

Issued in Fort Worth, TX on January 25,

2001.

Robert N. Stevens,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 01–3645 Filed 2–12–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99–ANM–10]

Modification of Class E Airspace, St.

George, UT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies the St.

George, UT, Class E airspace to

accommodate airspace required for the

establishment of a new Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)

to the St. George Municipal Airport, St.

George, UT.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 22,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Durham, ANM–520.7, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

99–ANM–10, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056:

telephone number: (425) 227–2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On September 21, 2000, the FAA

proposed to amend Title 14 Code of

Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR

part 71) by modifying Class E airspace

at St. George, UT, in order to

accommodate a new Area Navigation

(RNAV) SIAP to Runway 34 at St.

George Municipal Airport, St. George,

UT (65 FR 184). This amendment

provides additional Class E5 airspace at

St. George, UT, to meet current criteria

standards associated with the SIAP.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in the rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal. No

comments were received.

The Rule

This amendment to Title 14 Code of

Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR

part 71) modifies Class E airspace at St.

George, UT, in order to accommodate a

new SIAP to the St. George Municipal

Airport, St. George, UT. This

amendment modifies Class E5 airspace

at St. George, UT, to meet current

criteria standards associated with the

SIAP. The FAA establishes Class E

airspace where necessary to contain

aircraft transitioning between the

terminal and enroute environments.

This rule is designed to provide for the

safe and efficient use of the navigable

airspace and to promote safe flight

operations under Instrument Flight

Rules (IFR) at the St. George Municipal

Airport and between the terminal and

enroute transition stages.

The area will 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 7400.9H dated

September 1, 2000, and effective

September 16, 2000, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class E airspace designation

listed in this document will be

published subsequently in the Order.

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. 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, 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).

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,

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;

AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING

POINTS

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.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9H,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, dated September 1, 2000, and

effective September 16, 2000, is

amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth

* * * * *

ANM UT E5 St. George, UT [Revised]

St. George Municipal Airport, UT

(Lat. 37°05′26′′N., long. 113°35′35′′W.)

St. George VOR/DME

(Lat. 37°05′17′′N., long. 113°35′31′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within 8.3 miles

northeast and 5.3 miles southwest of the St.

George VOR/DME 131° and 311° radials

extending from 6.1 miles northwest to 16.1

miles southeast, and within 5.9 miles each

side of the St. George VOR/DME 183° radial

extending from the VOR/DME to 18.2 miles

south; and that airspace extending upward

from 1,200 feet above the surface within the

30-mile radius of lat. 36°48′52′′N., long.

113°35′37′′W., extending clockwise from 256°

bearing to the 076° bearing, and within 30

miles radius of lat. 36°48′53′′N., long.

113°43′06′′W., extending clockwise from the

076° bearing to the 166° bearing of lat.

36°48′52′′N., long. 113°35′37′′W., and within