[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9455-9457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4835]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 73
[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-22]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Temporary Restricted Area; Orchard, ID
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to establish a temporary Restricted Area
3203D (R-3203D) over Orchard, ID, for the period June 5-26, 1999. 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 April 12, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air
Traffic Division, ANM-500, Docket No. 98-ANM-22, Federal Aviation
Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, 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
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informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at
the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, Renton, WA, 98055-4056.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, Airspace and Rules
Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.
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. 98-
ANM-22.'' 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 NPRM by submitting a request
to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Air Traffic Airspace
Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must identify the
notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a
mailing list for future NPRM's should call the FAA's Office of
Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the
application procedure.
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded, using a
modem and suitable software, from the FAA regulations section of the
Fedworld electronic bulletin board service (telephone: 703-321-3339) or
the Federal Register's electronic bulletin board service (telephone:
202-512-1661). Internet users may reach the Federal Register's web page
at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html for access to recently
published rulemaking documents.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 73 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations to establish temporary Restricted Area R-3203D,
over 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 effective June 5-
26, 1999. 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 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 restricted
area. 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 7400.8 dated October
27, 1998.
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.
Therefore, this proposed action (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, Incorporation by reference, 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--SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE
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.
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.; at lat. 43 deg.17'51'' N., long. 116 deg.16'25''
W.; at lat. 43 deg.19'02'' N., long. 116 deg.14'45'' W.; at lat.
43 deg.19'02'' N., long. 116 deg.06'36'' W.; at lat. 43 deg.15'58''
N., long. 116 deg.01'12'' W.; at lat. 43 deg.15'00'' N., long.
116 deg.01'00'' W.; at lat. 43 deg.17'00'' N., long. 116 deg.05'00''
W.; at lat. 43 deg.17'00'' N., long. 116 deg.12'00'' W.; to 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 5-26, 1999.
Controlling agency. FAA Boise ATCT.
Using agency. Commanding General Idaho Army National Guard.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 22, 1999.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 99-4835 Filed 2-25-99; 8:45 am]
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