[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 235 (Thursday, December 5, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64495-64496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30996]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 73
[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-21]
Proposed Establishment of Temporary Restricted Area R-3203D;
Orchard, ID
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish a temporary Restricted Area
3203D (R-3203D) at Orchard, ID, for the period June 1-22, 1997. The
Idaho Army National Guard has requested that this temporary restricted
area be established to support its annual training requirements. This
temporary area would be established adjacent to the existing Restricted
Area R-3203A.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 21, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air
Traffic Division, ANM-500, Docket No. 96-ANM-21, Federal Aviation
Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, S.W., Renton, WA 98055-4056.
The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of
the Chief 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: Ken McElroy, Airspace and Rules
Division, (ATA-400), Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal
Aviation
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Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267-3075.
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-
ANM-21.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. Send comments on environmental and land-use aspects to: The
State of Idaho, Military Division, Headquarters Idaho Army National
Guard, Boise Air Terminal, 4040 W. Guard Street, Boise, ID 83705-8048.
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) 267-3075. 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 an amendment to part 73 of Title 14 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 73) to establish temporary
Restricted Area R-3203D, at Orchard, ID, adjacent to the existing
Restricted Area R-3203A, to assist the Idaho Army National Guard in
supporting its annual training requirements. The proposed restricted
area would be in effect for the period June 1-22, 1997. Expansion in
the number of gun batteries assigned to field artillery units, along
with requirements that each assigned battery accomplish several moves
per day to different surface firing points, has created the need to
temporarily expand the available restricted airspace to provide for
more effective training. All artillery firing would be directed into
existing impact areas located approximately in the center of R-3203A.
The temporary restricted area is needed to provide protected airspace
to contain the projectiles during flight between the surface firing
point and entry into the existing R-3203A. The proposed temporary
restricted area would be utilized for Idaho Army National Guard Field
Artillery firing and would be released to the FAA for public use during
periods it is not required for military training.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Section 73.32 of part 73 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations was republished in FAA Order 7400.8D dated July 11, 1996.
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.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subjected to environmental review prior to
any FAA final regulatory action.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 73
Airspace, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 73 as follows:
PART 73--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 73 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.
Sec. 73.32 [Amended]
2. Section 73.32 is amended as follows:
R-3203D Orchard Training Area, ID [New]
Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 43 deg.14'00''N., long.
116 deg.16'30''W.; to lat. 43 deg.17'51''N., long.
116 deg.16'25''W.; to lat. 43 deg.19'02''N., long.
116 deg.14'45''W.; to lat. 43 deg.19'02''N., long.
116 deg.06''36''W.; to lat. 43 deg.15'58''N., long.
116 deg.01'12''W.; to lat. 43 deg.15'00''N., long.
116 deg.01'00''W.; to lat. 43 deg.17'00''N., long.
116 deg.05'00''W.; to lat. 43 deg.17'00''N., long.
116 deg.12'00''W.; to the point of beginning.
Designated altitudes. Surface to and including 22,000 feet MSL.
Times of use. As scheduled by NOTAM 24 hours in advance for the
period June 1-22, 1997, only.
Controlling agency. FAA, Boise ATCT.
Using agency. Idaho Army National Guard.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 22, 1996.
Harold W. Becker,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 96-30996 Filed 12-4-96; 8:45 am]
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