[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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