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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 73

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-28]

 

Proposed Establishment of Restricted Area R-6302E; Fort Hood, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish Restricted Area R-6302E, 
Fort Hood, TX, above the existing Restricted Areas R-6302A, B, C, and 
D, at Fort Hood, TX. The proposed Restricted Area R-6302E would provide 
special use airspace to accommodate the firing of heatseeker missiles 
at the Fort Hood Army Airfield (AAF) weapons complex.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 22, 1994

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, ASW-500, Docket No. 93-ASW-28, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 4400 Blue Mound Road, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0500.
    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 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: Steve Riley, Military Operations 
Program Office (ATM-420), Office of Air Traffic System Management, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-7130.

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, 
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. 93-ASW-28.'' The 
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. Send 
comments on environmental and land use aspects to: Director, 
Engineering and Housing, Environmental Management Office, Fort Hood, TX 
76544-5056. 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 Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-220, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3485. 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 73 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 73) to establish Restricted Area, R-
6302E, Fort Hood, TX, above the existing Restricted Areas R-6302A, B, 
C, and D, to accommodate the firing of heatseeker missiles at the Fort 
Hood AAF weapons complex. The maximum altitude of the existing Fort 
Hood restricted area is 30,000 feet mean sea level (MSL). The proposed 
Restricted Area R-6302E would coincide with the existing lateral 
boundaries of Restricted Areas R-6302A, B, C, and D, and would extend 
from 30,000 feet MSL to 45,000 feet MSL. This action is a result of a 
Special Use Airspace Review conducted at the Fort Hood AAF in May 1993. 
The proposed Restricted Area R-6302E would be a joint-use restricted 
area, activated by NOTAM 48 hours in advance, not to exceed 90 days per 
year, weather makeup days included. The airspace would be returned to 
the controlling agency when not required for military activities. The 
U.S. Army does not expect any increase in the total annual usage of the 
area as a result of this proposal.
    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 reviewed for environmental impact prior to 
any 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 part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510, 1522; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 
14 CFR 11.69.

    2. Section 73.63 is amended as follows:


Sec. 73.63  [Amended]

R-6302E Fort Hood, TX [New]

Boundaries: Beginning at lat. 31 deg.24'01''-N., long. 
97 deg.48'01''-W.;
    To lat. 31 deg.23'01'' N., long. 97 deg.43'01'' W.;
    To lat. 31 deg.22'08'' N., long. 97 deg.41'56'' W.;
    To lat. 31 deg.21'01'' N., long. 97 deg.41'01'' W.;
    To lat. 31 deg.20'01'' N., long. 97 deg.41'01'' W.;
    To lat. 31 deg.14'01'' N., long. 97 deg.33'01'' W.;
    To lat. 31 deg.06'01'' N., long. 97 deg.33'01'' W.;
    To lat. 31 deg.08'01'' N., long. 97 deg.39'01'' W.;
    To lat. 31 deg.10'01'' N., long. 97 deg.41'01'' W.;
    To lat. 31 deg.09'01'' N., long. 97 deg.43'31'' W.;
    To lat. 31 deg.09'01'' N., long. 97 deg.55'01'' W.;
    To lat. 31 deg.16'01'' N., long. 97 deg.54'01'' W.;
    To lat. 31 deg.19'01'' N., long. 97 deg.51'01'' W.;
    To the point of beginning.

    Designated altitudes: 30,000 feet MSL to 45,000 feet MSL.
    Times of designation: By NOTAM 48 hours in advance.
    Controlling agency: FAA, Houston ARTCC.
    Using agency: U.S. Army, Commanding Officer, Fort Hood, TX.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 26, 1994.
Harold W. Becker,
Manager, Airspace--Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.
[FR Doc. 94-10959 Filed 5-5-94, 8:45 am]
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