[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 8, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1143-1144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00109]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 420

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0105; Amdt. No. 420-6A]
RIN 2120-AJ73


Explosive Siting Requirements; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a final rule published on September 7, 
2012 (77 FR 55108). In that rule, the FAA amended its regulations to 
the requirements for siting explosives under a license to operate a 
launch site. The rule increases flexibility for launch site operators 
in site planning for the storage and handling of energetic liquids and 
explosives. The FAA inadvertently did not correctly identify the 
Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board. This document corrects 
the error.

DATES: Effective January 8, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning 
this final rule, contact Yvonne Tran, Commercial Space Transportation, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-7908; facsimile (202) 267-
5463, email [email protected]. For legal questions concerning this 
final rule, contact Laura Montgomery, AGC 200,

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Senior Attorney for Commercial Space Transportation, Office of the 
Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-3150; facsimile (202) 
267-7971, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 7, 2012, the FAA published a final rule entitled, 
``Explosive Siting Requirements'' (77 FR 55108).
    In that final rule, the FAA revised the requirements for siting 
explosives under a license to operate a launch site. The rule increased 
flexibility for launch site operators in site planning for the storage 
and handling of energetic liquids and explosives. In the discussion of 
the Overview of the Final Rule, the FAA explained that it was 
dispensing with the hazard groups of tables E-3 through E-6 of appendix 
E of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations part 420 as a means of 
classification to be consistent with the Department of Defense (DOD) 
Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) and National Fire Protection 
Association (NFPA) practices. In the full title of DDESB, the FAA 
inadvertently used the word ``siting'' instead of ``safety.'' The FAA 
is now correcting the error to properly identify DDESB.

Correction to Preamble

    1. On page 55109, in the first column, in the first paragraph under 
Section I., correct ``Department of Defense (DOD) Explosives Siting 
Board's (DDESB)'' to read ``Department of Defense (DOD) Explosives 
Safety Board (DDESB)''.

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 2, 2013.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2013-00109 Filed 1-7-13; 8:45 am]
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