[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 23, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 59971-59973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20795]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. FAA-2007-28632; Airspace Docket No. 07-ASW-3]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Modification of Restricted Area 3404; Crane, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Restricted Area 3404 (R-3404) 
at Crane, IN. The United States (U.S.) Navy requests that the FAA take 
action to modify R-3404 for the protection of nonparticipating aircraft 
from fragments generated during the disposal of a variety of types of 
ordnance.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 7, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 
telephone: (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2007-
28632 and Airspace Docket No. 07-ASW-3, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Rohring, Airspace and Rules 
Group, Office of System Operations Airspace and AIM, 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 both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2007-28632 and Airspace Docket No. 07-ASW-3) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2007-28632 and Airspace Docket No. 07-ASW-3.'' 
The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    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 action may be changed in light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the public 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

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov or the Federal Register's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received and any final disposition in person at the Docket 
Management Facility (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone 
number) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the office of the Central Service Center, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd; Fort Worth, TX 76193-0500.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should contact 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.

History

    On January 31, 2007, the U.S. Navy requested that the FAA take 
action to modify R-3404. The requested action is needed to provide 
additional airspace to protect nonparticipating aircraft from blast 
fragments generated during the disposal of a variety of types of 
ordnance at the Naval Support Activity Crane's (NSA Crane) Demolition 
Range.

The Proposal

    At the request of the U.S. Navy, the FAA is proposing an amendment 
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 73 to modify R-
3404. The modification would better center the restricted area over NSA 
Crane's blast area, enlarge the restricted area from a 1/2-nm radius to 
a 1-nm radius, increase the ceiling from 2,500 feet MSL to 4,100 feet 
MSL, and change the name of the using agency from ``Commanding Officer, 
Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane, IN'' to ``U.S. Navy, Crane Division, 
Naval Surface Warfare Center tenant of NSA Crane.''
    Section 73.34 of Title 14 CFR part 73 was republished in FAA Order 
7400.8N, effective February 16, 2007.
    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. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant 
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 
``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (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 proposed 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.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in 
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the 
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it would modify R-3404, Crane, IN., for the protection of 
nonparticipating aircraft during the disposal of a variety of types of 
ordnance.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subjected to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures,'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 73

    Airspace, Prohibited areas, Restricted areas.

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 73 as follows:

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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.


Sec.  73.34  [Amended]

    2. Sec.  73.34 is amended as follows:
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R-3404--Crane, IN [Revised]

    Boundaries. That airspace within a 1 NM radius of lat. 
38[deg]49'30'' N., long. 86[deg]50'08'' W.
    Designated altitudes. Surface to and including 4,100 feet MSL.
    Times of Designation. Sunrise to sunset, daily from May 1 
through and including November 1. Other times by NOTAM 24 hours in 
advance.
    Controlling Agency. FAA, Terre Haute ATCT.
    Using Agency. U.S. Navy, Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare 
Center tenant of NSA Crane

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    Issued in Washington, DC, October 16, 2007.
Paul Gallant,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules Group.
[FR Doc. E7-20795 Filed 10-22-07; 8:45 am]
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