Proposed Establishment of Temporary Restricted Area R-3203D; Orchard, ID

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 73

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-21]

Proposed Establishment of Temporary Restricted Area R-3203D;

Orchard, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish a temporary Restricted Area

3203D (R-3203D) at Orchard, ID, for the period June 1-22, 1997. The

Idaho Army National Guard has requested that this temporary restricted

area be established to support its annual training requirements. This

temporary area would be established adjacent to the existing Restricted

Area R-3203A.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air

Traffic Division, ANM-500, Docket No. 96-ANM-21, Federal Aviation

Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, S.W., Renton, WA 98055-4056.

The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of

the Chief Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,

DC, weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, Airspace and Rules

Division, (ATA-400), Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal

Aviation

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Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone: (202) 267-3075.

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 the airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing

the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must

submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which

the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96-

ANM-21.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the

commenter. Send comments on environmental and land-use aspects to: The

State of Idaho, Military Division, Headquarters Idaho Army National

Guard, Boise Air Terminal, 4040 W. Guard Street, Boise, ID 83705-8048.

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 notice may be changed in light of

comments received. All comments submitted will be available for

examination in the Rules 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

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Attention: Airspace and

Rules Division, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC

20591, or by calling (202) 267-3075. Communications must identify the

notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a

mailing list for future NPRM's should contact the Federal Aviation

Administration, Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy

of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application

procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is proposing an amendment to part 73 of Title 14 of the

Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 73) to establish temporary

Restricted Area R-3203D, at Orchard, ID, adjacent to the existing

Restricted Area R-3203A, to assist the Idaho Army National Guard in

supporting its annual training requirements. The proposed restricted

area would be in effect for the period June 1-22, 1997. Expansion in

the number of gun batteries assigned to field artillery units, along

with requirements that each assigned battery accomplish several moves

per day to different surface firing points, has created the need to

temporarily expand the available restricted airspace to provide for

more effective training. All artillery firing would be directed into

existing impact areas located approximately in the center of R-3203A.

The temporary restricted area is needed to provide protected airspace

to contain the projectiles during flight between the surface firing

point and entry into the existing R-3203A. The proposed temporary

restricted area would be utilized for Idaho Army National Guard Field

Artillery firing and would be released to the FAA for public use during

periods it is not required for military training.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Section 73.32 of part 73 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations was republished in FAA Order 7400.8D dated July 11, 1996.

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.

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 routine matter that

will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is

certified that this 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 environmental review prior to

any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 73

Airspace, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 73 as follows:

PART 73--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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; 14 CFR 11.69.

Sec. 73.32 [Amended]

2. Section 73.32 is amended as follows:

R-3203D Orchard Training Area, ID [New]

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 43 deg.14'00''N., long.

116 deg.16'30''W.; to lat. 43 deg.17'51''N., long.

116 deg.16'25''W.; to lat. 43 deg.19'02''N., long.

116 deg.14'45''W.; to lat. 43 deg.19'02''N., long.

116 deg.06''36''W.; to lat. 43 deg.15'58''N., long.

116 deg.01'12''W.; to lat. 43 deg.15'00''N., long.

116 deg.01'00''W.; to lat. 43 deg.17'00''N., long.

116 deg.05'00''W.; to lat. 43 deg.17'00''N., long.

116 deg.12'00''W.; to the point of beginning.

Designated altitudes. Surface to and including 22,000 feet MSL.

Times of use. As scheduled by NOTAM 24 hours in advance for the

period June 1-22, 1997, only.

Controlling agency. FAA, Boise ATCT.

Using agency. Idaho Army National Guard.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 22, 1996.

Harold W. Becker,

Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.

[FR Doc. 96-30996 Filed 12-4-96; 8:45 am]

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