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Audrey Rowe,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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14 CFR Part 73
[Docket No. FAA–2013–1063; Airspace
Docket No. 13–ASO–25]
RIN 2120–AA66
Proposed Amendment of Restricted
Areas R–3008A, B, C, and D; Grand
Bay Weapons Range, GA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
amend the time of designation for
restricted areas R–3008A, B, C, and D,
Grand Bay Weapons Range, GA, by
expanding the timeframe during which
the areas may be activated without prior
issuance of a Notice to Airmen
(NOTAM). This change would better
inform the flying public of routine use
periods for the airspace as well as
reduce the need to issue NOTAMs when
necessary to activate the restricted areas
outside the published ‘‘core hours.’’
SUMMARY:
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Comments must be received on
or before March 21, 2014.
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–2013–1063 and
Airspace Docket No. 13–ASO–25, at the
beginning of your comments. You may
also submit comments through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Comments on environmental and land
use aspects to should be directed to:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Gallant, Airspace Policy and
Regulations Group, Office of Airspace
Services, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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–
2013–1063 and Airspace Docket No. 13–
ASO–25) and be submitted in triplicate
to the 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–2013–1063 and
Airspace Docket No. 13–ASO–25.’’ 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
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summarizing each substantive public
contact with FAA personnel concerned
with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
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Availability of NPRM’s
An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
You may review the public docket
containing the proposal, any comments
received and any final disposition in
person at the Dockets Office (see
ADDRESSES section for address and
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. An informal
docket may also be examined during
normal business hours at the office of
the Operations Support Group, Eastern
Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, 1701 Columbia Ave.,
College Park, GA 30337.
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.
Background
Restricted areas R–3008A, B, and C,
Grand Bay Weapons Range, GA, were
established in July 1987 (52 FR 18552).
R–3008D was added in April 1994 (59
FR 10748). Originally, the time of
designation for all areas was 0700–1900
Monday–Friday; other times by NOTAM
6 hours in advance. The time of
designation for R–3008A, B, C and D
was expanded to 0700–2200 local time
Monday–Friday; other times by NOTAM
6 hours in advance to accommodate
increased night flying training
requirements (62 FR 67268, February
26, 1998). The restricted areas may also
be activated outside the above ‘‘core
hours,’’ including on weekends,
provided a NOTAM is issued 6 hours in
advance.
For several years, use of the restricted
areas by the 23rd Wing at Moody Air
Force Base, GA, has routinely extended
past the charted 2200 local time on
Monday through Thursday (routine use
on Fridays has remained 0700–2200
local time). This requires the using
agency to issue NOTAMs daily from
Monday to Thursday in order to activate
the airspace between 2200 and 0130
local time. In addition, current usage
has shown that operations during the
Monday to Thursday period normally
begin at 0800 local time instead of 0700.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to 14 CFR part 73 to change the time of
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designation for restricted areas R–
3008A, B, C, and D, Grand Bay Weapons
Range, GA, from ‘‘0700–2200 local time,
Monday–Friday; other times by NOTAM
6 hours in advance,’’ to ‘‘0800–0130
local time Monday–Thursday; 0700–
2200 hours local time Friday; other
times by NOTAM 6 hours in advance.’’
The change would expand the time
frame during which the restricted areas
could be activated without prior
issuance of a NOTAM.
The proposed times would capture
the vast majority of the day-to-day
operations currently occurring in R–
3008, provide more accurate notice to
the flying public of expected routine use
of the airspace and reduce the time and
workload needed to issue daily
NOTAMs. A NOTAM would still be
required to activate the airspace outside
the proposed amended times, to include
any weekend operations.
As with the current practice, the
restricted areas would be returned to the
controlling agency and made available
for access by nonparticipating aircraft
during periods when the airspace is not
needed by the using agency.
The FAA would also make a minor
editorial change to the R–3008C
description by moving the wording that
excludes the airspace around the city of
Lakeland, GA from the ‘‘designated
altitudes’’ section to the ‘‘boundaries’’
section. This change would retain the
exclusion requirement, but would
simply move the text to a different place
in the description of R–3008C.
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,
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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 proposed
regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it would amend the time of
designation for restricted area R–3008 to
accommodate essential military training
and better inform the flying public of
expected usage of the airspace.
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:
PART 73—SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,
40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–
1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 73.30
(Amended)
2. § 73.30 is amended as follows:
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1. R–3008A Grand Bay Weapons
Range, GA [Amended]
By removing ‘‘Time of designation.
0700–2200 local time, Monday-Friday;
other times by NOTAM 6 hours in
advance,’’ and adding in its place ‘‘Time
of designation. 0800–0130 local time,
Monday-Thursday; 0700–2200 local
time Friday; other times by NOTAM 6
hours in advance.
2. R–3008B Grand Bay Weapons
Range, GA [Amended]
By removing ‘‘Time of designation.
0700–2200 local time, Monday-Friday;
other times by NOTAM 6 hours in
advance,’’ and adding in its place ‘‘Time
of designation. 0800–0130 local time,
Monday-Thursday; 0700–2200 local
time Friday; other times by NOTAM 6
hours in advance.
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3. R–3008C Grand Bay Weapons
Range, GA [Amended]
By removing the current Boundaries,
Designated altitudes and Time of
designation, and adding in their place:
Boundaries. Beginning at lat.
31°04′01″ N., long. 83°01′00″ W.; to lat.
31°04′01″ N., long. 83°08′00″ W.; to lat.
31°02′01″ N., long. 83°09′00″ W.; to lat.
31°01′31″ N., long. 83°06′00″ W.; to lat.
30°54′31″ N., long. 83°06′00″ W.; to lat.
30°53′31″ N., long. 83°09′00″ W.; to lat.
30°51′01″ N., long. 83°08′00″ W.; to lat.
30°51′01″ N., long. 83°01′00″ W.; to the
point of beginning; excluding the
airspace below 1,500 feet AGL within a
one nautical mile radius of lat.
31°02′31″ N., long. 83°04′15″ W
(Lakeland, GA).
Designated altitudes. 500 feet AGL to
10,000 feet MSL.
Time of designation. 0800–0130 local
time, Monday–Thursday; 0700–2200
local time Friday; other times by
NOTAM 6 hours in advance.
4. R–3008D Grand Bay Weapons
Range, GA [Amended]
By removing ‘‘Time of designation.
0700–2200 local time, Monday-Friday;
other times by NOTAM 6 hours in
advance,’’ and adding in its place ‘‘Time
of designation. 0800–0130 local time,
Monday–Thursday; 0700–2200 local
time Friday; other times by NOTAM 6
hours in advance.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 29,
2014.
Gary A. Norek,
Manager, Airspace Policy and Regulations
Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 73
[Docket No. FAA-2013-1063; Airspace Docket No. 13-ASO-25]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of Restricted Areas R-3008A, B, C, and D;
Grand Bay Weapons Range, GA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the time of designation for
restricted areas R-3008A, B, C, and D, Grand Bay Weapons Range, GA, by
expanding the timeframe during which the areas may be activated without
prior issuance of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). This change would better
inform the flying public of routine use periods for the airspace as
well as reduce the need to issue NOTAMs when necessary to activate the
restricted areas outside the published ``core hours.''
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 21, 2014.
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-2013-
1063 and Airspace Docket No. 13-ASO-25, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Comments on environmental and land use aspects to
should be directed to:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace Policy and
Regulations Group, Office of Airspace Services, 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-2013-1063 and Airspace Docket No. 13-ASO-25) and be submitted in
triplicate to the 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-2013-1063 and Airspace Docket No. 13-ASO-25.''
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
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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.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person at the Dockets
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the office of the Operations Support Group, Eastern
Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701 Columbia Ave.,
College Park, GA 30337.
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.
Background
Restricted areas R-3008A, B, and C, Grand Bay Weapons Range, GA,
were established in July 1987 (52 FR 18552). R-3008D was added in April
1994 (59 FR 10748). Originally, the time of designation for all areas
was 0700-1900 Monday-Friday; other times by NOTAM 6 hours in advance.
The time of designation for R-3008A, B, C and D was expanded to 0700-
2200 local time Monday-Friday; other times by NOTAM 6 hours in advance
to accommodate increased night flying training requirements (62 FR
67268, February 26, 1998). The restricted areas may also be activated
outside the above ``core hours,'' including on weekends, provided a
NOTAM is issued 6 hours in advance.
For several years, use of the restricted areas by the 23rd Wing at
Moody Air Force Base, GA, has routinely extended past the charted 2200
local time on Monday through Thursday (routine use on Fridays has
remained 0700-2200 local time). This requires the using agency to issue
NOTAMs daily from Monday to Thursday in order to activate the airspace
between 2200 and 0130 local time. In addition, current usage has shown
that operations during the Monday to Thursday period normally begin at
0800 local time instead of 0700.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 73 to change the
time of designation for restricted areas R-3008A, B, C, and D, Grand
Bay Weapons Range, GA, from ``0700-2200 local time, Monday-Friday;
other times by NOTAM 6 hours in advance,'' to ``0800-0130 local time
Monday-Thursday; 0700-2200 hours local time Friday; other times by
NOTAM 6 hours in advance.'' The change would expand the time frame
during which the restricted areas could be activated without prior
issuance of a NOTAM.
The proposed times would capture the vast majority of the day-to-
day operations currently occurring in R-3008, provide more accurate
notice to the flying public of expected routine use of the airspace and
reduce the time and workload needed to issue daily NOTAMs. A NOTAM
would still be required to activate the airspace outside the proposed
amended times, to include any weekend operations.
As with the current practice, the restricted areas would be
returned to the controlling agency and made available for access by
nonparticipating aircraft during periods when the airspace is not
needed by the using agency.
The FAA would also make a minor editorial change to the R-3008C
description by moving the wording that excludes the airspace around the
city of Lakeland, GA from the ``designated altitudes'' section to the
``boundaries'' section. This change would retain the exclusion
requirement, but would simply move the text to a different place in the
description of R-3008C.
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 proposed regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it would amend the time of designation for restricted area
R-3008 to accommodate essential military training and better inform the
flying public of expected usage of the airspace.
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:
PART 73--SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE
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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. 73.30 (Amended)
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2. Sec. 73.30 is amended as follows:
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1. R-3008A Grand Bay Weapons Range, GA [Amended]
By removing ``Time of designation. 0700-2200 local time, Monday-
Friday; other times by NOTAM 6 hours in advance,'' and adding in its
place ``Time of designation. 0800-0130 local time, Monday-Thursday;
0700-2200 local time Friday; other times by NOTAM 6 hours in advance.
2. R-3008B Grand Bay Weapons Range, GA [Amended]
By removing ``Time of designation. 0700-2200 local time, Monday-
Friday; other times by NOTAM 6 hours in advance,'' and adding in its
place ``Time of designation. 0800-0130 local time, Monday-Thursday;
0700-2200 local time Friday; other times by NOTAM 6 hours in advance.
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3. R-3008C Grand Bay Weapons Range, GA [Amended]
By removing the current Boundaries, Designated altitudes and Time
of designation, and adding in their place:
Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 31[deg]04'01'' N., long.
83[deg]01'00'' W.; to lat. 31[deg]04'01'' N., long. 83[deg]08'00'' W.;
to lat. 31[deg]02'01'' N., long. 83[deg]09'00'' W.; to lat.
31[deg]01'31'' N., long. 83[deg]06'00'' W.; to lat. 30[deg]54'31'' N.,
long. 83[deg]06'00'' W.; to lat. 30[deg]53'31'' N., long.
83[deg]09'00'' W.; to lat. 30[deg]51'01'' N., long. 83[deg]08'00'' W.;
to lat. 30[deg]51'01'' N., long. 83[deg]01'00'' W.; to the point of
beginning; excluding the airspace below 1,500 feet AGL within a one
nautical mile radius of lat. 31[deg]02'31'' N., long. 83[deg]04'15'' W
(Lakeland, GA).
Designated altitudes. 500 feet AGL to 10,000 feet MSL.
Time of designation. 0800-0130 local time, Monday-Thursday; 0700-
2200 local time Friday; other times by NOTAM 6 hours in advance.
4. R-3008D Grand Bay Weapons Range, GA [Amended]
By removing ``Time of designation. 0700-2200 local time, Monday-
Friday; other times by NOTAM 6 hours in advance,'' and adding in its
place ``Time of designation. 0800-0130 local time, Monday-Thursday;
0700-2200 local time Friday; other times by NOTAM 6 hours in advance.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2014.
Gary A. Norek,
Manager, Airspace Policy and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2014-02330 Filed 2-3-14; 8:45 am]
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