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fuel tank explosion and consequent loss
of the airplane.
The installation of the auxiliary
hydraulic pump wire harness on Model
DC–9–82 (MD–82) airplanes is similar to
that on the affected Model MD–90–30
airplanes. Therefore, all of these models
are subject to the same unsafe condition.
Relevant Service Information
We have reviewed Boeing Alert
Service Bulletin MD90–29A021, dated
May 15, 2007. The service bulletin
describes procedures for replacing the
wire harness of the auxiliary hydraulic
pump with a new wire harness, and
routing the new wire harness outside of
the tire burst area. Accomplishing the
actions specified in the service
information is intended to adequately
address the unsafe condition.
FAA’s Determination and Requirements
of the Proposed AD
We have evaluated all pertinent
information and identified an unsafe
condition that is likely to exist or
develop on other airplanes of this same
type design. For this reason, we are
proposing this AD, which would require
accomplishing the actions specified in
the service information described
previously.
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Costs of Compliance
There are about 110 airplanes of the
affected design in the worldwide fleet.
This proposed AD would affect about 16
airplanes of U.S. registry. The proposed
actions would take about 7 work hours
per airplane, at an average labor rate of
$80 per work hour. Required parts
would cost about $3,997 per airplane.
Based on these figures, the estimated
cost of the proposed AD for U.S.
operators is $72,912, or $4,557 per
airplane.
Authority for This Rulemaking
Title 49 of the United States Code
specifies the FAA’s authority to issue
rules on aviation safety. 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.
We are issuing this rulemaking under
the authority described in Subtitle VII,
Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701,
‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that
section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in
air commerce by prescribing regulations
for practices, methods, and procedures
the Administrator finds necessary for
safety in air commerce. This regulation
is within the scope of that authority
because it addresses an unsafe condition
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that is likely to exist or develop on
products identified in this rulemaking
action.
Regulatory Findings
We have determined that this
proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order
13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the
States, on the relationship between the
national Government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
For the reasons discussed above, I
certify that the proposed regulation:
1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866;
2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
3. Will not have a significant
economic impact, positive or negative,
on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
We prepared a regulatory evaluation
of the estimated costs to comply with
this proposed AD and placed it in the
AD docket. See the ADDRESSES section
for a location to examine the regulatory
evaluation.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part
39 as follows:
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
§ 39.13
[Amended]
2. The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13
by adding the following new
airworthiness directive (AD):
McDonnell Douglas: Docket No. FAA–2007–
0074; Directorate Identifier 2007–NM–
151–AD.
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Service Bulletin MD90–29A021, dated May
15, 2007.
Unsafe Condition
(d) This AD results from fuel system
reviews conducted by the manufacturer, as
well as reports of shorted wires in the right
wheel well and evidence of arcing on the
power cables of the auxiliary hydraulic
pump. We are issuing this AD to prevent
shorted wires or electrical arcing at the
auxiliary hydraulic pump, which could
result in a fire in the wheel well. We are also
issuing this AD to reduce the potential of an
ignition source adjacent to the fuel tanks,
which, in combination with flammable fuel
vapors, could result in a fuel tank explosion
and consequent loss of the airplane.
Compliance
(e) You are responsible for having the
actions required by this AD performed within
the compliance times specified, unless the
actions have already been done.
Replacement
(f) Within 18 months after the effective
date of this AD, replace the wire harness of
the auxiliary hydraulic pump with a new
wire harness and route the new wire harness
outside of the tire burst area, in accordance
with the Accomplishment Instructions of
Boeing Alert Service Bulletin MD90–29A021,
dated May 15, 2007.
Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(g)(1) The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft
Certification Office, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested in
accordance with the procedures found in 14
CFR 39.19.
(2) To request a different method of
compliance or a different compliance time
for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR
39.19. Before using any approved AMOC on
any airplane to which the AMOC applies,
notify your appropriate principal inspector
(PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District
Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local
FSDO.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on October
12, 2007.
Stephen P. Boyd,
Assistant Manager, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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Comments Due Date
(a) The FAA must receive comments on
this AD action by December 7, 2007.
14 CFR Part 73
Affected ADs
(b) None.
RIN 2120–AA66
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to McDonnell Douglas
Model MD–90–30 airplanes, certificated in
any category; as identified in Boeing Alert
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Proposed Modification of Restricted
Area 3404; Crane, IN
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
AGENCY:
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Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
ACTION:
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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 https://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 https://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
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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 https://www.regulations.gov.
Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through
the FAA’s Web page at https://
www.faa.gov or the Federal Register’s
Web page at https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
fr/.
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,
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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.
§ 73.34
[Amended]
2. § 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°49′30″ N., long. 86°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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 15
[Docket No. 2005P–0450]
Salt and Sodium; Petition to Revise the
Regulatory Status of Salt and Establish
Food Labeling Requirements
Regarding Salt and Sodium; Public
Hearing; Request for Comments
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Notice of public hearing; notice
of availability of citizen petition; request
for comments.
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing a
public hearing concerning FDA’s
policies regarding salt (sodium chloride)
and sodium in food. FDA also is
announcing the availability for
comment of a citizen petition, submitted
by the Center for Science in the Public
Interest (CSPI), requesting that FDA
make changes to the regulatory status of
salt, require limits on salt in processed
foods, and require health messages
related to salt and sodium. The purpose
of the hearing is for FDA to share its
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current framework of policies regarding
salt and sodium and to solicit
information and comments from
interested persons on this current
framework and on potential future
approaches, including approaches
described in the citizen petition.
DATES: The public hearing will be held
on November 29, 2007, from 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Registration begins on October
22, 2007. See section V of this document
for other dates associated with
participation in the hearing. Submit
written or electronic comments (i.e.,
submissions other than notices of
participation and written material
associated with an oral presentation) by
March 28, 2008. The administrative
record of the hearing will remain open
until March 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Public hearing. The public
hearing will be held at the Harvey W.
Wiley Federal Building, Food and Drug
Administration, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint
Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD,
20740–3835 (Metro stop: College Park
on the Green Line).
Registration. Submit electronic
notices of participation for the hearing
to https://www.cfsan.fda.gov/
register.html. We encourage you to use
this method of registration, if possible.
Submit written notices of participation
by mail, fax, or e-mail to Isabelle Howes,
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Graduate School, 600 Maryland Ave.,
SW, suite 270, Washington, DC 20024–
2520, FAX: 202–479–6801, or e-mail:
Isabelle_Howes@grad.usda.gov. You
may also submit oral notices of
participation by phone to Isabelle
Howes, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Graduate School (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
Written material associated with an
oral presentation. Submit written
material associated with an oral
presentation by mail, fax or e-mail to
Isabelle Howes.
Comments. Submit written comments
to the Division of Dockets Management
(HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit
electronic comments to https://
www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments. For
additional information on submitting
comments, see section VI in this
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For questions about registration or
written material associated with an
oral presentation, or to register
orally: Isabelle Howes, 202–314–
4713.
For all other questions about the
hearing or if you need parking or
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special accommodations due to a
disability: Juanita Yates, Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,
Food and Drug Administration,
301–436–1731, e-mail:
Juanita.Yates@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. Salt
1. Salt in the Human Diet
Salt (sodium chloride) is an essential
part of the diet. Both the sodium and
chloride ions are required, for example,
to maintain extracellular volume and
serum osmolality (Ref. 1). Salt is found
naturally in foods such as milk and
shellfish (Ref. 1). Salt also is added
intentionally as a food ingredient for
multiple technical effects in foods, e.g.,
as a seasoning agent and flavor
enhancer, a preservative and curing
agent, a formulating and processing aid,
and a dough conditioner (47 FR 26590,
June 18, 1982 (the 1982 policy notice)).
The Dietary Guidelines for
Americans, 2005 (Dietary Guidelines)
(Ref. 2), a joint publication of the
Department of Health and Human
Services and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), forms the basis for
the Federal Government’s nutrition
programs and policies. Chapter 8 of the
Dietary Guidelines reports that, on
average, the natural salt content of food
accounts for only about 10 percent of
total intake, while discretionary salt use
(i.e., salt added at the table or while
cooking) provides another 5 to 10
percent of total intake. Chapter 8 of the
Dietary Guidelines also reports that
approximately 75 percent of total salt
intake is derived from salt added to
processed food by manufacturers.
2. Adverse Health Effects of Salt
Excessive sodium has been cited by
the scientific community as a
contributory factor in the development
of hypertension and cardiovascular
disease (47 FR 26580). In general, there
is a dose-dependent relationship
between sodium intake and blood
pressure that has been observed to occur
throughout the range of levels of sodium
intake (Ref. 1). Blood pressures among
individuals in certain populations (e.g.,
persons with hypertension, diabetes,
kidney disease, older persons, and
African Americans) are more responsive
to dietary sodium than blood pressures
among the general population (Ref. 1).
The Dietary Guidelines recommend that
the general population consume no
more than 2,300 milligrams/day (mg/d)
and that persons with hypertension,
blacks, and middle-aged and older
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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 https://
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 https://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 https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at https://
www.faa.gov or the Federal Register's Web page at https://
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/.
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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