Proposed Amendment to and Establishment of Restricted Areas and Other Special Use Airspace; Razorback Range Airspace Complex, AR, 15632-15635 [2010-7075]

Download as PDF 15632 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 30, 2010 / Proposed Rules Actions Compliance (4) If the cracks identified in paragraph (f)(3) of this AD meet or exceed the limits specified in paragraph 3 of Cessna Citation Alert Service Letter ASL525A–78–01, Revision 1, dated October 27, 2009, replace the thrust attenuator paddle and attachment hardware, as applicable. (5) Replace both thrust attenuator paddles ....... (g) The replacement required in paragraph (f)(5) of this AD terminates the repetitive inspection requirement of this AD. This replacement may be done at anytime, but must be done no later than 300 hours TIS or within 1 one after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs first. (h) If, before the effective date of this AD, you have done all the actions in the original issue of Cessna Citation Service Bulletin SB525A–78–02, dated November 13, 2009, then no further action is required by this AD. This is considered ‘‘unless already done’’ credit for this AD action. Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs) WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with PROPOSALS Related Information (k) To get copies of the service information referenced in this AD, contact Cessna Aircraft Company, Product Support, P.O. Box 7706, Wichita, KS 67277; telephone: (316) 517– 6000; fax: (316) 517–8500; Internet: https:// www.cessna.com. To view the AD docket, go to U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M–30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, or on the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. 15:13 Mar 29, 2010 Jkt 220001 (i) If the conditions of paragraph 3.A.(1) of Follow Cessna Citation Alert Service Letter Cessna Citation Alert Service Letter ASL525A–78–01, Revision 1, dated OctoASL525A-78–01, Revision 1, dated October ber 27, 2009. 27, 2009, are met, replace before further flight after the inspection required in paragraph (f)(3) of this AD. After the replacement, continue with the repetitive inspections specified in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD. (ii) If the conditions of paragraph 3.A.(2) of Cessna Citation Alert Service Letter ASL525A-78–01, Revision 1, dated October 27, 2009, are met, replace within the next 150 hours TIS after the inspection required in paragraph (f)(3) of this AD. After the replacement, continue with the repetitive inspections specified in paragraph (f)(1) of this AD. Within the next 300 hours TIS after the effec- Follow Cessna Citation Service Bulletin tive date of this AD or within 1 year after SB525A–78–02, Revision 1, dated February the effective date of this AD, whichever oc5, 2010. curs first. Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 23, 2010. Steven W. Thompson, Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2010–7024 Filed 3–29–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 73 [Docket No. FAA–2009–1050; Airspace Docket No. 09–ASW–3] (i) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send information to ATTN: TN Baktha, Aerospace Engineer, ACE–118W, Wichita Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), 1801 Airport Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; telephone: (316) 946–4155; fax: (316) 946–4107. 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. (j) AMOCs approved for AD 2009–24–13 are approved for this AD. VerDate Nov<24>2008 Procedures RIN 2120–AA66 Proposed Amendment to and Establishment of Restricted Areas and Other Special Use Airspace; Razorback Range Airspace Complex, AR AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). SUMMARY: This action proposes to restructure the restricted areas and other special use airspace (SUA) located in the vicinity of Fort Chaffee, AR. The Air National Guard (ANG) requested these modifications to the Razorback Range Airspace Complex, by establishing two new restricted areas, renaming an existing restricted area, and amending the boundaries section of the legal description of the Hog High North military operation area (MOA) that is contained in the airspace complex. Unlike restricted areas which are designated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 73, PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 MOAs are not rulemaking airspace actions. However, since the proposed R– 2402B infringes on the Hog High North MOA, the FAA is including a discussion of the Hog High North MOA change in this NPRM. The ANG requested these airspace changes to permit more realistic aircrew training in modern tactics to be conducted in the Razorback Range Airspace Complex and to enable more efficient use of the National Airspace System (NAS). DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 14, 2010. 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–2009–1050 and Airspace Docket No. 09–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: Colby Abbott, 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 E:\FR\FM\30MRP1.SGM 30MRP1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 30, 2010 / Proposed Rules 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– 2009–1050 and Airspace Docket No. 09– ASW–3) and be submitted in triplicate to the Federal Docket Management System (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–2009–1050 and Airspace Docket No. 09–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. WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with PROPOSALS Availability of NPRMs 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/airports_airtraffic/ air_traffic/publications/ airspace_amendments/. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Federal Docket Management System Office (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, Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:13 Mar 29, 2010 Jkt 220001 Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application procedure. Background The special use airspace of the Razorback Range Airspace Complex includes restricted areas and MOAs. Restricted areas are regulatory airspace areas that are designated under 14 CFR part 73 rulemaking procedures to contain activities that may present a hazard to nonparticipating aircraft including ground-based and airdelivered weapons employment. No person may operate an aircraft within a restricted area without the advance permission of the using or controlling agency. The Razorback Range Airspace Complex MOAs are used primarily as maneuvering areas for aircraft conducting air-to-ground and air-to-air training scenarios and may be used in conjunction with the existing restricted areas. MOAs are nonregulatory airspace areas that are established administratively and published in the NFDD. MOAs are established to segregate non-hazardous military flight activities from aircraft operating in accordance with instrument flight rules (IFR), and to advise pilots flying under visual flight rules (VFR) where these activities are conducted. IFR aircraft may be routed through an active MOA only when air traffic control can provide approved separation from the MOA activity. VFR pilots are not restricted from flying in an active MOA, but are advised to exercise caution while doing so. Normally, MOA proposals are not published in an NPRM but, instead, are advertised for public comment through a nonrule circular distributed by the FAA Service Center office to aviation interests in the affected area. When a nonrulemaking action is an integral part of a rulemaking action, FAA procedures allow for the nonrulemaking proposal to be included in the NPRM. Since the proposed restricted area R–2402B infringes on the Hog High North MOA, the FAA is including a description of the Hog High North MOA amendment in this NPRM. Comments on the proposed MOA change may also be submitted as indicated above in the ‘‘Comments Invited’’ section of this NPRM. The ANG requested modifications to the Razorback Range Airspace Complex to better support essential air-to-ground weapons delivery profiles and advanced tactical training requirements. Driving the request are the technological advances that have been made in aircraft targeting systems that allow accurate weapons delivery from higher altitudes and greater distances from the PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 15633 target. The dimensions of the Razorback Range restricted area (R–2402) have not changed in decades and cannot accommodate the requirements of the modern combat tactics and increased capabilities of today’s fighter aircraft. This airspace shortfall resulted in the request for additional restricted airspace at the Razorback Range. The proposed restricted areas, if approved, would accommodate the ANG’s training requirements to perform combat missions such as Close Air Support, Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses, Combat Search and Recovery, Time Sensitive Targeting, and Forward Air Controller—Airborne during day and night time conditions. While the Razorback Range supports training in low to medium altitudes, the lateral boundary of the range’s existing restricted area is inadequate for training at medium to high altitudes. The restricted areas R–2402B and R–2402C, as proposed, would expand the lateral boundaries of the Razorback Range restricted area airspace approximately five nautical miles north and east of R– 2402, and approximately three nautical miles south of R–2402 into the Hog High North MOA. If approved, the proposed airspace will provide the maneuvering airspace needed to permit air-to-ground training in various tactics that are being used in combat today. The vertical and lateral boundaries of the Hog High North MOA will not change as a result of this airspace action. However, since the proposed R–2402B restricted area penetrates the MOA, the legal description will be amended to exclude R–2402B when the restricted area is active. The Razorback Range Airspace Complex is, and will remain, designated as ‘‘joint-use’’ airspace. This means that, during periods when the airspace complex, or parts of the complex, are not needed by the using agency for its designated purposes, the airspace will be returned to the controlling agency for access by other NAS users. The Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) is the controlling agency for the Razorback Range Airspace Complex. The Proposed MOA Change The FAA is proposing an amendment to the Hog High North MOA boundaries section of the legal description to exclude the proposed restricted area R–2402B, which overlaps airspace with the MOA, when that restricted area is active. The altitude and time of use descriptions for Hog High North MOA will remain unchanged. This change would prevent airspace conflict with the overlapping proposed R–2402B. E:\FR\FM\30MRP1.SGM 30MRP1 15634 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 30, 2010 / Proposed Rules WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with PROPOSALS Hog High North MOA, AR [Amended] By removing the current boundaries description and substituting the following: Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 35°13′50″ N., long. 94°12′01″ W.; to lat. 35°11′33″ N., long. 94°12′01″ W.; thence east along Arkansas State Highway 10 to lat. 35°10′20″ N., long. 94°01′01″ W.; to lat. 35°15′00″ N., long. 94°01′01″ W.; to lat. 35°05′00″ N., long. 93°34′01″ W.; at lat. 34°51′00″ N., long. 93°25′01″ W.; to lat. 34°38′12″ N., long. 93°31′18″ W.; to lat. 34°41′30″ N., long. 93°45′53″ W.; to lat. 34°40′58″ N., long. 93°50′18″ W.; to lat. 34°47′19″ N., long. 94°26′52″ W.; to lat. 34°55′00″ N., long. 94°23′08″ W.; to lat. 35°05′31″ N., long. 94°17′57″ W.; to the point of beginning, excluding R–2402B when active. The MOA change described here will also be published in the National Flight Data Digest (NFDD). The Restricted Area Proposal The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 73 to expand the restricted area airspace at the Razorback Range Airspace Complex to permit training in real-world combat tactics. While the ceiling of R–2402, at 30,000 feet MSL, is considered adequate for medium to high altitude weapons employment tactics training scenarios today, the lateral distance from the target area does not support medium to high altitude weapons delivery. Thus, aircrew training that is essential for combat readiness today is limited. This proposal would add two new restricted areas, R–2402B and R–2402C, to provide the vertical and lateral maneuvering airspace needed to practice medium to high altitude standoff weapon delivery profiles. Restricted area R–2402B is proposed to extend approximately five nautical miles to the east and three nautical miles to the south (into Hog High North MOA) of R–2402, from 10,000 feet MSL to FL 220. Restricted area R–2402C is proposed to extend approximately five nautical miles to the east and north of R–2402, from 13,000 feet MSL to FL 220. The proposed restricted areas will be activated when maneuvering airspace is required and cannot be activated without R–2402 being active also. When the proposed R–2402B and R–2402C restricted areas are not required for training requirements, that airspace will be released to Memphis ARTCC for access by nonparticipating aircraft, as appropriate. Finally, to keep the naming convention of the R–2402 complex standardized, the FAA proposes to change the ‘‘R–2402 Fort Chaffee, AR’’ restricted area name to ‘‘R–2402A Fort VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:13 Mar 29, 2010 Jkt 220001 Chaffee, AR’’. To ensure the time of designation of all R–2402 restricted areas in the Razorback Range Airspace Complex are consistent and cannot be misinterpreted, the time of designation information for R–2402 (proposed to become R–2402A) would also change the ‘‘Monday through Sunday’’ currently listed in the legal description to ‘‘daily.’’ The remaining R–2402 legal description information will remain the same when re-published as R–2402A. Section 73.24 of Title 14 CFR part 73 was republished in FAA Order 7400.8R, effective February 16, 2009. 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 restructure the SUA at the Razorback Range Airspace Complex, Fort Chaffee, AR. 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: 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. § 73.24 [Amended] 2. § 73.24 is amended as follows: * * * * * R–2402 Fort Chaffee, AR [Removed] R–2402A Fort Chaffee, AR [New] Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 35°18′09″ N., long. 94°03′01″ W.; to lat. 35°17′00″ N., long. 94°03′01″ W.; to lat. 35°17′00″ N., long. 94°01′01″ W.; to lat. 35°10′20″ N., long. 94°01′01″ W.; thence west along Arkansas State Highway No. 10 to lat. 35°11′33″ N., long. 94°12′01″ W.; to lat. 35°13′50″ N., long. 94°12′01″ W.; to lat. 35°18′10″ N., long. 94°12′01″ W.; to lat. 35°18′12″ N., long. 94°09′52″ W.; thence east along Arkansas State Highway No. 22 to the point of beginning. Designated altitudes. Surface to and including 30,000 feet MSL. Time of designation. Sunrise to sunset, daily; other times by NOTAM. Controlling agency. FAA, Memphis ARTCC. Using agency. Commanding General, Fort Chaffee, AR. * * * * * Environmental Review R–2402B Fort Chaffee, AR [New] Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 35°18′26″ N., long. 93°55′41″ W.; thence clockwise along a 7–NM radius circle centered at lat. 35°15′26″ N., long. 94°03′24″ W.; to lat. 35°10′55″ N., long. 94°09′57″ W.; thence east along Arkansas State Highway 10 to lat. 35°10′20″ N., long. 94°01′01″ W.; to lat. 35°17′00″ N., long. 94°01′01″ W.; to lat. 35°17′00″ N., long. 94°03′01″ W.; to lat. 35°18′09″ N., long. 94°03′01″ W.; thence east along Arkansas State Highway 22 to the point of beginning. Designated altitudes. 10,000 feet MSL to, but not including, FL 220. Time of designation. Sunrise to sunset, daily; other times by NOTAM. Controlling agency. FAA, Memphis ARTCC. Using agency. Arkansas Air National Guard, 188th Fighter Wing, Ft. Smith, AR. This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ prior to any FAA final regulatory action. R–2402C Fort Chaffee, AR [New] Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 35°21′48″ N., long. 94°06′59″ W.; thence clockwise along a 7–NM radius circle centered at lat. 35°15′26″ N., long. 94°03′24″ W.; to lat. 35°18′26″ N., long. 93°55′41″ W.; thence west along Arkansas State Highway 22 to lat. 35°18′12″ PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\30MRP1.SGM 30MRP1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 30, 2010 / Proposed Rules N., long. 94°09′52″ W.; to the point of beginning. Designated altitudes. 13,000 feet MSL to, but not including, FL 220. Time of designation. Sunrise to sunset, daily; other times by NOTAM. Controlling agency. FAA, Memphis ARTCC. Using agency. Arkansas Air National Guard, 188th Fighter Wing, Ft. Smith, AR. Issued in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2010. Edith V. Parish, Manager, Airspace and Rules Group. [FR Doc. 2010–7075 Filed 3–29–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Reference should be made to ‘‘Delegations of Authority to Disclose Confidential Information.’’ Comments may also be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. All comments must be in English. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Heitman, Senior Special Counsel, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581. Telephone: (202) 418–5041. Email: dheitman@cftc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 17 CFR Parts 38 and 140 RIN 3038—AC68 Delegations of Authority To Disclose Confidential Information WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with PROPOSALS AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) is proposing to amend its regulations governing delegations of authority to disclose confidential information to permit CFTC staff to provide confidential information to ‘‘registered entities,’’ including exempt commercial markets offering significant price discovery contracts, and to require that registered entities update their lists of confidential data recipients on an annual basis. The Commission’s proposal would also clarify that confidential information provided by the Commission to registered entities may only be used for market surveillance, audit, investigative or rule enforcement purposes and would remove the requirement that disclosures of confidential information to foreign government agencies and foreign futures authorities require the concurrence of the Commission’s Division of Enforcement. Finally, the proposal would make certain other technical and conforming amendments to the Commission’s rules. DATES: Comments must be received by April 29, 2010. ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to David Stawick, Secretary, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581. Comments also may be sent by facsimile to (202) 418–5521, or by email to confidentialinforules@cftc.gov. VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:13 Mar 29, 2010 Jkt 220001 A. The Commodity Exchange Act’s Confidentiality Provisions Section 8(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’ or ‘‘Act’’) prohibits the Commission from disclosing information that would separately disclose the business transactions or market positions of any person or trade secrets or names of customers.1 Despite this general prohibition, the CEA recognizes the need to share confidential information with registered entities and certain other self-regulatory bodies under specified circumstances. Section 8a(6) of the Act therefore authorizes the Commission to communicate to the proper officials of ‘‘registered entities’’ 2 and other selfregulatory bodies 3 the full facts regarding a particular transaction or market operation, ‘‘which in the judgment of the Commission disrupts or tends to disrupt any market or is otherwise harmful or against the best interests of producers, consumers, or investors, or which is necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of [the] Act.’’ Disclosure under this provision is subject to the caveat that information furnished by the Commission may not be disclosed by the receiving registered entity, registered futures association or self17 U.S.C. 12(a). 1a(29) of the Act defines the term registered entity to mean: ‘‘(A) a board of trade designated as a contract market under section 5; (B) a derivatives transaction execution facility registered under section 5a; (C) a derivatives clearing organization registered under section 5b; (D) a board of trade designated as a contract market under section 5f; and (E) with respect to a contract that the Commission determines is a significant price discovery contract, any electronic trading facility on which the contract is executed or traded.’’ 3 In addition to ‘‘registered entities,’’ the Commission is authorized to share confidential information with registered futures associations (see section 17 of the Act, 7 U.S.C. 21) and selfregulatory organizations as defined in section 3(a)(26) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 7 U.S.C. 12a(6). 2 Section PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 15635 regulatory organization except in a selfregulatory action or proceeding. Commission regulation 140.72 implements these statutory provisions, delegates to specified senior staff the authority to make disclosures to ‘‘a contract market, registered futures association or self-regulatory organization,’’ and establishes the standards and protocols governing such disclosures. However, regulation 140.72 has never been amended to replace the reference to ‘‘contract market’’ with a reference to the more inclusive defined term, ‘‘registered entity,’’ which includes not only designated contract markets, but several other types of entities as well (see note 2 above). The term, ‘‘registered entity,’’ was added to the Act by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (‘‘CFMA’’).4 The registered entity definition was subsequently expanded by the CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008 (‘‘2008 Reauthorization Act’’),5 which incorporated electronic trading facilities trading significant price discovery contracts into the registered entity definition as section 1a(29)(E). The CEA also recognizes the need to share confidential information with other Federal or state regulatory authorities, acting within the scope of their jurisdiction, as well as foreign futures authorities, and in section 8(e) authorizes the Commission to make such disclosures on request, provided the Commission is satisfied that the information will not be disclosed except in connection with an action or proceeding brought under the laws governing the receiving authority, to which that receiving authority is a party. Commission regulation 140.73 implements the provisions of CEA section 8(e), delegates to specified senior staff the authority to make disclosures and establishes the standards and protocols governing disclosure to a requesting regulator. As discussed below, the principal amendments to regulation 140.72 are being proposed: (1) To conform the Commission’s rule to the CEA, as amended by the CFMA and the 2008 Reauthorization Act, by applying the regulation to ‘‘registered entities;’’ (2) to require that registered entities update their lists of confidential data recipients on an annual basis and notify the Commission within 10 business days of any changes to the list; and (3) to clarify that confidential information provided by the Commission to registered entities 4 Public Law 106–554, 114 Stat. 2763 (2000). as Title XIII of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110–246, 122 Stat. 1624 (June 18, 2008). 5 Incorporated E:\FR\FM\30MRP1.SGM 30MRP1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 30, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15632-15635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7075]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. FAA-2009-1050; Airspace Docket No. 09-ASW-3]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment to and Establishment of Restricted Areas and 
Other Special Use Airspace; Razorback Range Airspace Complex, AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to restructure the restricted areas and 
other special use airspace (SUA) located in the vicinity of Fort 
Chaffee, AR. The Air National Guard (ANG) requested these modifications 
to the Razorback Range Airspace Complex, by establishing two new 
restricted areas, renaming an existing restricted area, and amending 
the boundaries section of the legal description of the Hog High North 
military operation area (MOA) that is contained in the airspace 
complex. Unlike restricted areas which are designated under Title 14 
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 73, MOAs are not rulemaking 
airspace actions. However, since the proposed R-2402B infringes on the 
Hog High North MOA, the FAA is including a discussion of the Hog High 
North MOA change in this NPRM. The ANG requested these airspace changes 
to permit more realistic aircrew training in modern tactics to be 
conducted in the Razorback Range Airspace Complex and to enable more 
efficient use of the National Airspace System (NAS).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 14, 2010.

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-2009-
1050 and Airspace Docket No. 09-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: Colby Abbott, 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

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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-2009-1050 and Airspace Docket No. 09-ASW-3) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Federal Docket Management System (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-2009-1050 and Airspace Docket No. 09-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 NPRMs

    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/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Federal 
Docket Management System Office (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, Operations 
Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 
Fort Worth, TX 76137.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs 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.

Background

    The special use airspace of the Razorback Range Airspace Complex 
includes restricted areas and MOAs. Restricted areas are regulatory 
airspace areas that are designated under 14 CFR part 73 rulemaking 
procedures to contain activities that may present a hazard to 
nonparticipating aircraft including ground-based and air-delivered 
weapons employment. No person may operate an aircraft within a 
restricted area without the advance permission of the using or 
controlling agency.
    The Razorback Range Airspace Complex MOAs are used primarily as 
maneuvering areas for aircraft conducting air-to-ground and air-to-air 
training scenarios and may be used in conjunction with the existing 
restricted areas. MOAs are nonregulatory airspace areas that are 
established administratively and published in the NFDD. MOAs are 
established to segregate non-hazardous military flight activities from 
aircraft operating in accordance with instrument flight rules (IFR), 
and to advise pilots flying under visual flight rules (VFR) where these 
activities are conducted. IFR aircraft may be routed through an active 
MOA only when air traffic control can provide approved separation from 
the MOA activity. VFR pilots are not restricted from flying in an 
active MOA, but are advised to exercise caution while doing so. 
Normally, MOA proposals are not published in an NPRM but, instead, are 
advertised for public comment through a nonrule circular distributed by 
the FAA Service Center office to aviation interests in the affected 
area. When a nonrulemaking action is an integral part of a rulemaking 
action, FAA procedures allow for the nonrulemaking proposal to be 
included in the NPRM. Since the proposed restricted area R-2402B 
infringes on the Hog High North MOA, the FAA is including a description 
of the Hog High North MOA amendment in this NPRM. Comments on the 
proposed MOA change may also be submitted as indicated above in the 
``Comments Invited'' section of this NPRM.
    The ANG requested modifications to the Razorback Range Airspace 
Complex to better support essential air-to-ground weapons delivery 
profiles and advanced tactical training requirements. Driving the 
request are the technological advances that have been made in aircraft 
targeting systems that allow accurate weapons delivery from higher 
altitudes and greater distances from the target. The dimensions of the 
Razorback Range restricted area (R-2402) have not changed in decades 
and cannot accommodate the requirements of the modern combat tactics 
and increased capabilities of today's fighter aircraft. This airspace 
shortfall resulted in the request for additional restricted airspace at 
the Razorback Range. The proposed restricted areas, if approved, would 
accommodate the ANG's training requirements to perform combat missions 
such as Close Air Support, Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses, Combat 
Search and Recovery, Time Sensitive Targeting, and Forward Air 
Controller--Airborne during day and night time conditions.
    While the Razorback Range supports training in low to medium 
altitudes, the lateral boundary of the range's existing restricted area 
is inadequate for training at medium to high altitudes. The restricted 
areas R-2402B and R-2402C, as proposed, would expand the lateral 
boundaries of the Razorback Range restricted area airspace 
approximately five nautical miles north and east of R-2402, and 
approximately three nautical miles south of R-2402 into the Hog High 
North MOA. If approved, the proposed airspace will provide the 
maneuvering airspace needed to permit air-to-ground training in various 
tactics that are being used in combat today.
    The vertical and lateral boundaries of the Hog High North MOA will 
not change as a result of this airspace action. However, since the 
proposed R-2402B restricted area penetrates the MOA, the legal 
description will be amended to exclude R-2402B when the restricted area 
is active.
    The Razorback Range Airspace Complex is, and will remain, 
designated as ``joint-use'' airspace. This means that, during periods 
when the airspace complex, or parts of the complex, are not needed by 
the using agency for its designated purposes, the airspace will be 
returned to the controlling agency for access by other NAS users. The 
Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) is the controlling 
agency for the Razorback Range Airspace Complex.

The Proposed MOA Change

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to the Hog High North MOA 
boundaries section of the legal description to exclude the proposed 
restricted area R-2402B, which overlaps airspace with the MOA, when 
that restricted area is active. The altitude and time of use 
descriptions for Hog High North MOA will remain unchanged. This change 
would prevent airspace conflict with the overlapping proposed R-2402B.

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Hog High North MOA, AR [Amended]

    By removing the current boundaries description and substituting the 
following: Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 35[deg]13'50'' N., long. 
94[deg]12'01'' W.; to lat. 35[deg]11'33'' N., long. 94[deg]12'01'' W.; 
thence east along Arkansas State Highway 10 to lat. 35[deg]10'20'' N., 
long. 94[deg]01'01'' W.; to lat. 35[deg]15'00'' N., long. 
94[deg]01'01'' W.; to lat. 35[deg]05'00'' N., long. 93[deg]34'01'' W.; 
at lat. 34[deg]51'00'' N., long. 93[deg]25'01'' W.; to lat. 
34[deg]38'12'' N., long. 93[deg]31'18'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]41'30'' N., 
long. 93[deg]45'53'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]40'58'' N., long. 
93[deg]50'18'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]47'19'' N., long. 94[deg]26'52'' W.; 
to lat. 34[deg]55'00'' N., long. 94[deg]23'08'' W.; to lat. 
35[deg]05'31'' N., long. 94[deg]17'57'' W.; to the point of beginning, 
excluding R-2402B when active.

The MOA change described here will also be published in the National 
Flight Data Digest (NFDD).

The Restricted Area Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 73 to expand the 
restricted area airspace at the Razorback Range Airspace Complex to 
permit training in real-world combat tactics. While the ceiling of R-
2402, at 30,000 feet MSL, is considered adequate for medium to high 
altitude weapons employment tactics training scenarios today, the 
lateral distance from the target area does not support medium to high 
altitude weapons delivery. Thus, aircrew training that is essential for 
combat readiness today is limited. This proposal would add two new 
restricted areas, R-2402B and R-2402C, to provide the vertical and 
lateral maneuvering airspace needed to practice medium to high altitude 
standoff weapon delivery profiles. Restricted area R-2402B is proposed 
to extend approximately five nautical miles to the east and three 
nautical miles to the south (into Hog High North MOA) of R-2402, from 
10,000 feet MSL to FL 220. Restricted area R-2402C is proposed to 
extend approximately five nautical miles to the east and north of R-
2402, from 13,000 feet MSL to FL 220. The proposed restricted areas 
will be activated when maneuvering airspace is required and cannot be 
activated without R-2402 being active also. When the proposed R-2402B 
and R-2402C restricted areas are not required for training 
requirements, that airspace will be released to Memphis ARTCC for 
access by nonparticipating aircraft, as appropriate.
    Finally, to keep the naming convention of the R-2402 complex 
standardized, the FAA proposes to change the ``R-2402 Fort Chaffee, 
AR'' restricted area name to ``R-2402A Fort Chaffee, AR''. To ensure 
the time of designation of all R-2402 restricted areas in the Razorback 
Range Airspace Complex are consistent and cannot be misinterpreted, the 
time of designation information for R-2402 (proposed to become R-2402A) 
would also change the ``Monday through Sunday'' currently listed in the 
legal description to ``daily.'' The remaining R-2402 legal description 
information will remain the same when re-published as R-2402A.
    Section 73.24 of Title 14 CFR part 73 was republished in FAA Order 
7400.8R, effective February 16, 2009.
    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 restructure the SUA at the Razorback Range Airspace 
Complex, Fort Chaffee, AR.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject 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:

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.  73.24  [Amended]

    2. Sec.  73.24 is amended as follows:
* * * * *

R-2402 Fort Chaffee, AR [Removed]

R-2402A Fort Chaffee, AR [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 35[deg]18'09'' N., long. 
94[deg]03'01'' W.; to lat. 35[deg]17'00'' N., long. 94[deg]03'01'' 
W.; to lat. 35[deg]17'00'' N., long. 94[deg]01'01'' W.; to lat. 
35[deg]10'20'' N., long. 94[deg]01'01'' W.; thence west along 
Arkansas State Highway No. 10 to lat. 35[deg]11'33'' N., long. 
94[deg]12'01'' W.; to lat. 35[deg]13'50'' N., long. 94[deg]12'01'' 
W.; to lat. 35[deg]18'10'' N., long. 94[deg]12'01'' W.; to lat. 
35[deg]18'12'' N., long. 94[deg]09'52'' W.; thence east along 
Arkansas State Highway No. 22 to the point of beginning.
    Designated altitudes. Surface to and including 30,000 feet MSL.
    Time of designation. Sunrise to sunset, daily; other times by 
NOTAM.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Memphis ARTCC.
    Using agency. Commanding General, Fort Chaffee, AR.
* * * * *

R-2402B Fort Chaffee, AR [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 35[deg]18'26'' N., long. 
93[deg]55'41'' W.; thence clockwise along a 7-NM radius circle 
centered at lat. 35[deg]15'26'' N., long. 94[deg]03'24'' W.; to lat. 
35[deg]10'55'' N., long. 94[deg]09'57'' W.; thence east along 
Arkansas State Highway 10 to lat. 35[deg]10'20'' N., long. 
94[deg]01'01'' W.; to lat. 35[deg]17'00'' N., long. 94[deg]01'01'' 
W.; to lat. 35[deg]17'00'' N., long. 94[deg]03'01'' W.; to lat. 
35[deg]18'09'' N., long. 94[deg]03'01'' W.; thence east along 
Arkansas State Highway 22 to the point of beginning.
    Designated altitudes. 10,000 feet MSL to, but not including, FL 
220.
    Time of designation. Sunrise to sunset, daily; other times by 
NOTAM.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Memphis ARTCC.
    Using agency. Arkansas Air National Guard, 188th Fighter Wing, 
Ft. Smith, AR.

R-2402C Fort Chaffee, AR [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 35[deg]21'48'' N., long. 
94[deg]06'59'' W.; thence clockwise along a 7-NM radius circle 
centered at lat. 35[deg]15'26'' N., long. 94[deg]03'24'' W.; to lat. 
35[deg]18'26'' N., long. 93[deg]55'41'' W.; thence west along 
Arkansas State Highway 22 to lat. 35[deg]18'12''

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N., long. 94[deg]09'52'' W.; to the point of beginning.
    Designated altitudes. 13,000 feet MSL to, but not including, FL 
220.
    Time of designation. Sunrise to sunset, daily; other times by 
NOTAM.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Memphis ARTCC.
    Using agency. Arkansas Air National Guard, 188th Fighter Wing, 
Ft. Smith, AR.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2010.
Edith V. Parish,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Group.
[FR Doc. 2010-7075 Filed 3-29-10; 8:45 am]
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