[Federal Register: November 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 211)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 73
[Docket No. FAA-2005-22680; Airspace Docket No. 05-ASW-3]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Establishment of Restricted Area 5601F; Fort Sill, OK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Restricted Area 5601F (R-
5601F) at Fort Sill, OK. The United States (U.S.) Army requests that
the FAA take action to establish R-5601F to provide additional airspace
needed to support new high angle air-to-ground training requirements
for Air Force, Navy, and Marine aircraft operating over the Falcon
Bombing Range. This action would also enhance Fort Sill's ability to
host joint training.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 19, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify FAA Docket
No. FAA-2005-22680 and Airspace Docket
No. 05-ASW-3, at the beginning of your comments. You may also
submit comments through the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Rohring, Airspace and Rules,
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-2005-22680 and Airspace Docket No. 05-ASW-3) 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 http://dms.dot.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-2005-22680 and Airspace Docket No. 05-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 http://dms.dot.gov Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov.
or the Federal Register's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
.
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
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 Regional Air Traffic Division, 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 March 1, 2005, the U.S. Army requested that the FAA take action
to establish R-5601F. Specifically, the requested action would provide
additional airspace needed to support new high angle air-to-ground
training
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requirements for Air Force, Navy, and Marine aircraft operating over
the Falcon Bombing Range. Specifically, R-5601F would provide
additional maneuvering area needed for aircraft conducting training in
adjacent restricted areas R-5601B and R-5601C which are located over
the West Range Target Area and the Falcon Bombing Range, respectively.
This action would also enhance Fort Sill's ability to host joint
training.
The Proposal
At the request of the U.S. Army, the FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 73 to establish
R-5601F adjacent to and north of R-5601B and R-5601C. Establishment of
the new restricted area would provide additional airspace needed to
support new high angle air-to-ground training requirements for Air
Force, Navy, and Marine aircraft operating over the Falcon Bombing
Range and would enhance Fort Sill's ability to host joint training.
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.
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:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 73.56 [Amended]
2. Section 73.56 is amended as follows:
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R-5601F Fort Sill, OK (New)
Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 34[deg]46'24'' N., long.
98[deg]52'00'' W.; thence clockwise via the 49 NM arc of SPS VORTAC
to lat. 34[deg]47'00'' N., long. 98[deg]51'00'' W.; to lat.
34[deg]43'46'' N., long. 98[deg]49'55'' W.; thence clockwise via the
46 NM arc of SPS VORTAC to lat. 34[deg]45'03'' N., long.
98[deg]29'46'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]46'15'' N., long. 98[deg]25'01''
W.; to lat. 34[deg]47'00'' N., long. 98[deg]17'46'' W.; to lat.
34[deg]46'45'' N., long. 98[deg]17'01'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]46'06''
N., long. 98[deg]17'01'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]46'06'' N., long.
98[deg]21'01'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]43'45'' N., long. 98[deg]21'01''
W.; to lat. 34[deg]43'30'' N., long. 98[deg]21'21'' W.; to lat.
34[deg]43'30'' N., long. 98[deg]35'40'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]45'00''
N., long. 98[deg]40'31'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]42'15'' N., long.
98[deg]50'01'' W.; to the point of beginning. Excluding that
airspace: (1) Below 5500 feet MSL beginning at lat. 34[deg]44'28''
N., long. 98[deg]46'16'' W.; thence clockwise via the 46 NM arc of
SPS VORTAC to lat. 34[deg]45'09'' N., long. 98[deg]30'57'' W.; to
lat. 34[deg]43'30'' N., long. 98[deg]30'00'' W.; to lat.
34[deg]43'30'' N., long. 98[deg]35'40'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]45'00''
N., long. 98[deg]40'31'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]43'09'' N., long.
98[deg]46'56'' W.; to the point of beginning; and, (2) below 3500
feet MSL within a 1 NM radius of lat. 34[deg]46'46'' N., long.
98[deg]17'46'' W.
Designated altitudes. 500 feet AGL to FL 400.
Times of Designation. Sunrise to 2200 local time, Monday-Friday;
other times by NOTAM.
Controlling Agency. FAA, Fort Worth ARTCC.
Using Agency. Commanding General, United States Army Field Artillery
Center (USAFACFS), Fort Sill, OK.
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Issued in Washington, DC, October 27, 2005.
Edith V. Parish,
Manager, Airspace and Rules.
[FR Doc. 05-21878 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am]
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