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establish Class E airspace at Flying
Joseph Ranch Airport, May, ID.
Interested parties were invited to
participate in this rulemaking effort by
submitting written comments on the
proposal to the FAA. No comments
were received.
routine matter that only affects air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when
promulgated, does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Incorporation by Reference
The Class E5 airspace designation is
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA
Order JO 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This
document amends the current version of
that order, FAA Order JO 7400.11H,
dated August 11, 2023, and effective
September 15, 2023. FAA Order JO
7400.11H is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. These amendments will be
published in the next update to FAA
Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic
service routes, and reporting points.
Environmental Review
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The Rule
This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by
establishing Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface
at Flying Joseph Ranch Airport, May, ID,
in support of the airport’s transition
from VFR to IFR operations.
The airspace extends 11.3 miles
northwest and 4.5 miles southeast of the
airport reference point to contain
departing and missed approach IFR
operations until reaching 1,200 feet
above the surface on the Runway (RWY)
11 YOYYU ONE DEPARTURE
(OBSTACLE) (Area Navigation [RNAV]),
RWY 29 ZAROD ONE DEPARTURE
(RNAV), and RNAV (Global Positioning
System [GPS]) M RWY 11 missed
approach. Additionally, this airspace
contains arriving IFR operations below
1,500 feet above the surface on the
RNAV (GPS) M RWY 11 approach. This
action will support the safety and
management of IFR operations at the
airport.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this
regulation only involves an established
body of technical regulations for which
frequent and routine amendments are
necessary to keep them operationally
current. It, therefore: (1) is not a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
‘‘significant rule’’ under 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
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The FAA has determined that this
action qualifies for categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental
Policy Act in accordance with FAA
Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental
Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’
paragraph 5–6.5.a. This airspace action
is not expected to cause any potentially
significant environmental impacts, and
no extraordinary circumstances exist
that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
The Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO 7400.11H,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 11, 2023, and
effective September 15, 2023, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
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ANM ID E5 May, ID [New]
Flying Joseph Ranch Airport, ID
(Lat. 44°26′38″ N, long. 113°46′30″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 4-mile radius
of the airport, and within 2.6 miles southwest
and 2.2 miles northeast of the 311° bearing
extending from the 4-mile arc to 11.3 miles
northwest, and within 1.9 miles either side
of the 129° bearing extending from the 4-mile
arc to 4.5 miles southeast.
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Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on
March 13, 2024.
B.G. Chew,
Group Manager, Operations Support Group,
Western Service Center.
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Administration
50 CFR Part 226
[Docket No. 240312–0079]
RIN 0648–BG26
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Designation of Critical Habitat for
Threatened Caribbean Corals;
Correcting Amendment
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correcting
amendment.
AGENCY:
NMFS corrects an error in the
final rule designating critical habitat for
threatened Caribbean corals that
published in the Federal Register on
August 9, 2023. The final rule
incorrectly identified the northern
geographic extent of critical habitat
designated for Orbicella franksi as St.
Lucie Inlet, Martin County, Florida in
the ‘‘Table of the Locations of the
Critical Habitat Units for Orbicella
franksi, O. annularis, O. faveolata,
Dendrogyra cylindrus, and
Mycetophyllia ferox,’’ codified at 50
CFR 266.230(b) and in Table 4 of the
Critical Habitat Unit Descriptions in the
preamble of the rule. This correcting
amendment fixes that error by revising
the description of the geographic extent
of the OFRA–1 Unit to refer to Lake
Worth Inlet, Palm Beach County,
Florida.
SUMMARY:
This rule is effective on March
19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Information regarding this
final rule correction can be found on the
NMFS website at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/finalrule-designate-critical-habitatthreatened-caribbean-corals.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Moore, NMFS, SERO, 727–824–
5312, Jennifer.Moore@noaa.gov; Heather
Austin, NMFS, Office of Protected
Resources, 301–427–8422,
Heather.Austin@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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Need for Correction
In the final rule designating critical
habitat for the threatened Caribbean
corals (88 FR 54026, August 9, 2023),
NMFS inaccurately identified the
northern geographic extent of Orbicella
franksi as St. Lucie Inlet, Martin County,
Florida in Table 2 of 50 CFR 226.230(b)
and in Table 4 of the Critical Habitat
Unit Descriptions in the preamble of the
rule. The species has never occurred
north of Lake Worth Inlet, Palm Beach
County, Florida. The reference to St.
Lucie Inlet, Martin County, Florida was
an accidental conflation (i.e., copy/paste
error) with its sister species, Orbicella
faveolata. The correct geographic extent
of the OFRA–1 Unit is Lake Worth Inlet,
Palm Beach County, Florida, as stated in
Figure 13 of 50 CFR 226.230(f) (i.e., the
map of the OFRA–1 Unit). The correct
geographic extent is also stated in Table
1 of 50 CFR 226.230(a) as extending
only to Palm Beach County.
As directed by 50 CFR 424.12(c), each
critical habitat area will be shown on a
map, with more-detailed information
discussed in the preamble of the
rulemaking documents published in the
Federal Register. Textual information
may be included for purposes of
clarifying or refining the location and
boundaries of each area or to explain the
exclusion of sites (e.g., paved roads,
buildings) within the mapped area. Each
area will be referenced to the State(s),
county(ies), or other local government
units within which all or part of the
critical habitat is located. Unless
otherwise indicated within the critical
habitat descriptions, the names of the
State(s) and county(ies) are provided for
informational purposes only and do not
constitute the boundaries of the area. As
noted above, the map of this unit at 50
CFR 226.230(f), which is the regulatory
designation, correctly identifies the
northern extent of the species. The
references to the State (Florida) and
county (Palm Beach) are also correct in
Table 1 of 50 CFR 226.230(a). Thus,
NMFS corrects the information in Table
2 that identifies the geographic extent of
O. franksi to refer to Lake Worth Inlet
instead of St. Lucie Inlet.
Classification
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NOAA, finds good cause to waive prior
notice and opportunity for additional
public comment because it would be
unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest. This correcting amendment
corrects the identification of the
geographic extent of one of the units of
critical habitat for O. franksi. The public
was provided prior notice and comment
on the proposed designation, which
correctly identified the boundary of the
critical habitat unit for O. franksi in
Table 1 of the preamble, in Table 1 at
50 CFR 266.230(a), and in the map of
the unit (Figure 13 of 50 CFR
226.230(f)), which is the regulatory
designation. No comments were
received about this boundary. Therefore,
providing prior notice and opportunity
for public comment on this correction to
Table 2 at 50 CFR 226.230(b) is
unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest because this is a nonsubstantive change and retaining the
inconsistent and incorrect information
may cause confusion.
For the reasons stated above, the
Assistant Administrator also finds good
cause, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), to
waive the 30-day delay in effective date
for this correction amendment (i.e., it is
unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest since it is a non-substantive
change, the public was provided prior
notice and comment on the proposed
designation which correctly identified
the boundary of the critical habitat unit
for O. franksi in Table 1 of the preamble,
in Table 1 at 50 CFR 266.230(a), and in
the map of the unit (Figure 13 of 50 CFR
226.230(f)), which is the regulatory
designation, and no comments were
received about this boundary).
Because prior notice and opportunity
for public comment are not required for
this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other
law, the analytical requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601
et seq., are inapplicable. Accordingly,
no Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is
required and none has been prepared.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 226
Endangered and threatened species.
Dated: March 14, 2024.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, NMFS amends 50 CFR part
226 as follows:
PART 226—DESIGNATED CRITICAL
HABITAT
1. The authority citation for part 226
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1533.
2. In § 226.230 (b), under the
subheading ‘‘Orbicella franksi’’, revise
the table entry for OFRA–1 to read as
follows:
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§ 226.230 Critical habitat for the Caribbean
Boulder Star Coral (Orbicella franksi),
Lobed Star Coral (O. annularis),
Mountainous Star Coral (O. faveolata), Pillar
Coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus), and Rough
Cactus Coral (Mycetophyllia ferox).
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TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (b)—TABLE OF THE LOCATIONS OF THE CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS FOR ORBICELLA FRANKSI, O.
ANNULARIS, O. FAVEOLATA, DENDROGYRA CYLINDRUS, AND MYCETOPHYLLIA FEROX
Species
Critical
habitat
unit name
Location
Geographic extent
Orbicella franksi ............
OFRA–1 ............
Florida ..................
Lake Worth Inlet, Palm Beach County to Government Cut, Miami-Dade
County.
Government Cut, Miami-Dade County to Dry Tortugas ...........................
Florida ..................
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19511-19512]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-05795]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 226
[Docket No. 240312-0079]
RIN 0648-BG26
Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical
Habitat for Threatened Caribbean Corals; Correcting Amendment
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS corrects an error in the final rule designating critical
habitat for threatened Caribbean corals that published in the Federal
Register on August 9, 2023. The final rule incorrectly identified the
northern geographic extent of critical habitat designated for Orbicella
franksi as St. Lucie Inlet, Martin County, Florida in the ``Table of
the Locations of the Critical Habitat Units for Orbicella franksi, O.
annularis, O. faveolata, Dendrogyra cylindrus, and Mycetophyllia
ferox,'' codified at 50 CFR 266.230(b) and in Table 4 of the Critical
Habitat Unit Descriptions in the preamble of the rule. This correcting
amendment fixes that error by revising the description of the
geographic extent of the OFRA-1 Unit to refer to Lake Worth Inlet, Palm
Beach County, Florida.
DATES: This rule is effective on March 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Information regarding this final rule correction can be
found on the NMFS website at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/final-rule-designate-critical-habitat-threatened-caribbean-corals.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Moore, NMFS, SERO, 727-824-
5312, [email protected]; Heather Austin, NMFS, Office of
Protected Resources, 301-427-8422, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Need for Correction
In the final rule designating critical habitat for the threatened
Caribbean corals (88 FR 54026, August 9, 2023), NMFS inaccurately
identified the northern geographic extent of Orbicella franksi as St.
Lucie Inlet, Martin County, Florida in Table 2 of 50 CFR 226.230(b) and
in Table 4 of the Critical Habitat Unit Descriptions in the preamble of
the rule. The species has never occurred north of Lake Worth Inlet,
Palm Beach County, Florida. The reference to St. Lucie Inlet, Martin
County, Florida was an accidental conflation (i.e., copy/paste error)
with its sister species, Orbicella faveolata. The correct geographic
extent of the OFRA-1 Unit is Lake Worth Inlet, Palm Beach County,
Florida, as stated in Figure 13 of 50 CFR 226.230(f) (i.e., the map of
the OFRA-1 Unit). The correct geographic extent is also stated in Table
1 of 50 CFR 226.230(a) as extending only to Palm Beach County.
As directed by 50 CFR 424.12(c), each critical habitat area will be
shown on a map, with more-detailed information discussed in the
preamble of the rulemaking documents published in the Federal Register.
Textual information may be included for purposes of clarifying or
refining the location and boundaries of each area or to explain the
exclusion of sites (e.g., paved roads, buildings) within the mapped
area. Each area will be referenced to the State(s), county(ies), or
other local government units within which all or part of the critical
habitat is located. Unless otherwise indicated within the critical
habitat descriptions, the names of the State(s) and county(ies) are
provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute the
boundaries of the area. As noted above, the map of this unit at 50 CFR
226.230(f), which is the regulatory designation, correctly identifies
the northern extent of the species. The references to the State
(Florida) and county (Palm Beach) are also correct in Table 1 of 50 CFR
226.230(a). Thus, NMFS corrects the information in Table 2 that
identifies the geographic extent of O. franksi to refer to Lake Worth
Inlet instead of St. Lucie Inlet.
Classification
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA, finds good cause to waive prior notice and opportunity
for additional public comment because it would be unnecessary and
contrary to the public interest. This correcting amendment corrects the
identification of the geographic extent of one of the units of critical
habitat for O. franksi. The public was provided prior notice and
comment on the proposed designation, which correctly identified the
boundary of the critical habitat unit for O. franksi in Table 1 of the
preamble, in Table 1 at 50 CFR 266.230(a), and in the map of the unit
(Figure 13 of 50 CFR 226.230(f)), which is the regulatory designation.
No comments were received about this boundary. Therefore, providing
prior notice and opportunity for public comment on this correction to
Table 2 at 50 CFR 226.230(b) is unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest because this is a non-substantive change and retaining the
inconsistent and incorrect information may cause confusion.
For the reasons stated above, the Assistant Administrator also
finds good cause, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d), to waive the 30-day
delay in effective date for this correction amendment (i.e., it is
unnecessary and contrary to the public interest since it is a non-
substantive change, the public was provided prior notice and comment on
the proposed designation which correctly identified the boundary of the
critical habitat unit for O. franksi in Table 1 of the preamble, in
Table 1 at 50 CFR 266.230(a), and in the map of the unit (Figure 13 of
50 CFR 226.230(f)), which is the regulatory designation, and no
comments were received about this boundary).
Because prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not
required for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, the
analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601
et seq., are inapplicable. Accordingly, no Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis is required and none has been prepared.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 226
Endangered and threatened species.
Dated: March 14, 2024.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, NMFS amends 50 CFR part
226 as follows:
PART 226--DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITAT
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1. The authority citation for part 226 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1533.
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2. In Sec. 226.230 (b), under the subheading ``Orbicella franksi'',
revise the table entry for OFRA-1 to read as follows:
Sec. 226.230 Critical habitat for the Caribbean Boulder Star Coral
(Orbicella franksi), Lobed Star Coral (O. annularis), Mountainous Star
Coral (O. faveolata), Pillar Coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus), and Rough
Cactus Coral (Mycetophyllia ferox).
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Table 2 to Paragraph (b)--Table of the Locations of the Critical Habitat Units for Orbicella franksi, O. annularis, O. faveolata, Dendrogyra cylindrus,
and Mycetophyllia ferox
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Critical habitat unit
Species name Location Geographic extent Water depth range
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Orbicella franksi.................. OFRA-1................... Florida.................... Lake Worth Inlet, Palm Beach County 2-40 m (6.5-131 ft).
to Government Cut, Miami-Dade
County.
Florida.................... Government Cut, Miami-Dade County to 0.5-40 m (1.6-131
Dry Tortugas. ft).
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