[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26434-26435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13256]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR part 73

[Docket No. 27400; Amendment No. 73-8]


Special Use Airspace

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This action replaces the title of the Director, Office of Air 
Traffic System Management, with Program Director for Air Traffic 
Operations. This change is necessary to make the regulation consistent 
with the current Air Traffic organizational structure.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 28, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph C. White, Air Traffic 
Rules, ATA-431, Airspace and Rules Division, 800 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 1, 1996, the Air Traffic Services of the FAA underwent a 
reorganization that affected the Washington headquarters and regional 
offices. One result of the reorganization was a realignment of 
functions with corresponding changes in office names. Section 73.19, 
Reports by Using Agency, of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 
CFR) requires agencies using special use airspace to report their 
annual use of assigned restricted areas to the Director, Office of Air 
Traffic System Management. The office with current responsibility for 
managing those reports now is the Program Director for Air Traffic 
Operations. This technical amendment updates the rule to reflect the 
change in office name.
    Because this action is merely a technical amendment reflecting the 
change in the name of an office, the FAA finds that notice and public 
procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. For the same reason, 
the FAA finds that good cause exists under 5 U.S.C. 5553(d) for making 
this amendment effective upon publication.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation; (1) is not 
``significant'' 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 minimal. Since this 
is a routine matter that will affect only air traffic procedures, 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 73

    Air safety, Air traffic control, Air transportartion, Airmen, 
Airports, Aviation safety.

The Amendment

    In consideration of the above, the FAA amends 14 CFR Part 73 as 
follows:

PART 73--SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE

    1. The authority citation for 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.

    2. In Section 73.19, paragraphs (a) and (c) are revised as follows:

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Sec. 73.19  Reports by using agency.

    (a) Each using agency shall prepare a report on the use of each 
restricted area assigned thereto during any part of the preceding 12-
month period ended September 30, and transmit it by the following 
January 31 of each year to the Manager, Air Traffic Division in the 
regional office of the Federal Aviation Administration having 
jurisdiction over the area in which the restricted area is located, 
with a copy to the Program Director for Air Traffic Operations, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Washington, DC 20591.
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    (c) If it is determined that the information submitted under 
paragraph (b) of this section is not sufficient to evaluate the nature 
and extent of the use of a restricted area, the FAA may request the 
using agency to submit supplementary reports. Within 60 days after 
receiving a request for additional information, the using agency shall 
submit such information as the Program Director for Air Traffic 
Operations considers appropriate. Supplementary reports must be sent to 
the FAA officials designated in paragraph (a) of this section.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 17, 1996.
Harold W. Becker,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 96-13256 Filed 5-24-96; 8:45 am]
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