81_FR_63024 81 FR 62847 - Proposed Establishment of Restricted Area R-2603; Fort Carson, CO

81 FR 62847 - Proposed Establishment of Restricted Area R-2603; Fort Carson, CO

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 177 (September 13, 2016)

Page Range62847-62848
FR Document2016-21938

This action proposes to establish restricted area R-2603 within the existing Fort Carson, CO, Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS), near Trinidad, CO. The U.S. Army requires additional restricted airspace because the restricted area ranges at Fort Carson are not large enough to meet all training requirements. The proposed R-2603 would provide increased ground-to-air, air-to-ground, and air-to-air battle space to increase training capacity and relieve training congestion at Fort Carson.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 62847-62848]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21938]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. FAA-2016-8927; Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-24]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Establishment of Restricted Area R-2603; Fort Carson, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish restricted area R-2603 
within the existing Fort Carson, CO, Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS), 
near Trinidad, CO. The U.S. Army requires additional restricted 
airspace because the restricted area ranges at Fort Carson are not 
large enough to meet all training requirements. The proposed R-2603 
would provide increased ground-to-air, air-to-ground, and air-to-air 
battle space to increase training capacity and relieve training 
congestion at Fort Carson.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1 
(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2016-8927 and Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-24, at the beginning of 
your comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at 
http://www.regulations.gov. Comments on environmental and land use 
aspects should be directed to: Fort Carson NEPA Program Manager, 
Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Division, 1626 Evans Street, 
Building 12191, Fort Carson, CO 80913-4362. You may review the public 
docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final 
disposition in person in the Docket Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Office 
is on the ground floor of the building at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace Policy Group, 
Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    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 establish a restricted area at Fort Carson, CO, 
to enhance aviation safety and accommodate essential Army training 
requirements.

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-2016-8927 and Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-24) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Office at the address listed above. You may 
also submit comments through the Internet at 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

[[Page 62848]]

Docket No. FAA-2016-8927 and Airspace Docket No. 15-ANM-24.'' 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 www.regulations.gov.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received and any final disposition in person at the Docket 
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, Western 
Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Ave. SW., 
Renton, WA 98057.

Background

    To conduct realistic and coordinated large-scale training that 
integrate ground and air resources, the U.S. Army must maintain large 
maneuver and training areas of varying characteristics and complex 
terrain. As the overseas deployment cycle slows, soldiers must now 
train more often at home station in order to sustain their combat 
skills. As a result, competition among units for training time and 
space at Fort Carson, CO, will sharply increase. Fort Carson provides 
training for up to ten Army Brigades per year. In addition, Fort Carson 
conducts training with Reserve, National Guard, joint services, foreign 
military services, special operations forces and other Federal 
agencies. The current training areas and ranges at Fort Carson do not 
have the capacity to accommodate all current and evolving large-scale, 
integrated training requirements. To address this training shortfall, 
the Army must take advantage of the larger space and greater training 
capacity available at the existing Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS), 
near Trinidad, CO. The PCMS is a military training site for Fort 
Carson, CO. The proposed designation of restricted area R-2603, within 
the PCMS, would provide the increased space needed to conduct various 
activities including force-on-force maneuver training, lasers and 
hazardous ground-to-air, air-to-ground and air-to-air operations.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 73 to establish a 
new restricted area, designated R-2603, extending from the surface to 
but not including 10,000 feet MSL, within the existing Fort Carson 
PCMS. The proposed restricted area would contain various hazardous 
activities including, but not limited to: Electronic jamming; 
pyrotechnic activities; airborne and ground-based lasers; hazardous 
air-to-ground, ground-to-air and air-to-air activities involving fixed-
wing and rotary-wing aircraft; and night-time lights-out flight 
maneuvers. Additionally, only ``non-dud'' producing munitions (40 
millimeter and below) would be fired in the proposed restricted area.
    R-2603 would be activated for specific times as announced by 
issuance of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). It is estimated that the area 
would be required to support approximately five training cycles per 
year with the longest duration of each cycle being approximately four 
to five weeks. The area would be activated only when needed to support 
operations that pose a hazard to aviation.
    The U.S. Army requested this action to provide additional 
restricted airspace to resolve a training capacity shortfall at Fort 
Carson, CO.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    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 
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 1050.1F, ``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(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.   73.26 Colorado (Amended)

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2. Sec.  73.26 is amended as follows:
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R-2603 Fort Carson, CO [New]

    Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 37[deg]22'30'' N., long. 
104[deg]04'47'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]21'15'' N., long. 104[deg]02'35'' 
W.; to lat. 37[deg]21'10'' N., long. 103[deg]54'41'' W.; to lat. 
37[deg]32'46'' N., long. 103[deg]42'46'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]38'33'' 
N., long. 103[deg]35'11'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]38'32'' N., long. 
103[deg]48'43'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]38'10'' N., long. 103[deg]48'47'' 
W.; to lat. 37[deg]35'57'' N., long. 103[deg]54'40'' W.; to lat. 
37[deg]35'59'' N., long. 103[deg]57'50'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]33'21'' 
N., long. 103[deg]57'55'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]32'27'' N., long. 
104[deg]02'15'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]32'27'' N., long. 104[deg]06'32'' 
W.; thence to the point of beginning.
    Designated altitudes. Surface to but not including 10,000 feet 
MSL.
    Time of designation. By NOTAM.
    Controlling agency. FAA, Denver ARTCC.
    Using agency. U.S. Army, Commander, Fort Carson, CO.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 6, 2016.
Leslie M. Swann,
Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
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                                               (g) Actions                                             NE Entrance Road, San Antonio, Texas                  Carson, CO 80913–4362. You may
                                                  (1) Within the next 600 hours time-in-               78216; phone: (210) 824–9421; fax: (210)              review the public docket containing the
                                               service (TIS) after the effective date of this          804–7766; Internet: http://www.elbitsystems-          proposal, any comments received, and
                                               AD or within the next 12 months after the               us.com; email: MetroTech@
                                                                                                                                                             any final disposition in person in the
                                               effective date of this AD, whichever occurs             M7Aerospace.com. You may view this
                                                                                                       referenced service information at the FAA,            Docket Office between 9:00 a.m. and
                                               first, and repetitively thereafter at intervals                                                               5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                               not to exceed every 5,000 hours TIS or 5                Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust,
                                               years, whichever occurs first, perform the              Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information          except Federal holidays. The Docket
                                               inspection of the pitch trim actuator upper             on the availability of this material at the           Office is on the ground floor of the
                                               attach fittings following section 2.A. and              FAA, call 816–329–4148.                               building at the above address.
                                               return to service following section 2.C. of the           Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
                                               Accomplishment Instructions of the service              September 1, 2016.                                    Gallant, Airspace Policy Group, Office
                                               bulletins identified in paragraphs (f)(1), (2),         Pat Mullen,                                           of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation
                                               or (3) of this AD, as applicable.
                                                                                                       Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,           Administration, 800 Independence
                                                  (2) If any corrosion or cracks are found as
                                               a result of any inspection in paragraph (g)(1)          Aircraft Certification Service.                       Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
                                               of this AD, before further flight, replace the          [FR Doc. 2016–21704 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am]           telephone: (202) 267–8783.
                                               fitting following section 2.B. and return to            BILLING CODE 4910–13–P                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               service following section 2.C. of the
                                               Accomplishment Instructions of the service                                                                    Authority for This Rulemaking
                                               bulletins identified in paragraphs (f)(1), (2),         DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            The FAA’s authority to issue rules
                                               or (3) of this AD, as applicable.
                                                                                                                                                             regarding aviation safety is found in
                                               (h) Credit for Actions Accomplished in                  Federal Aviation Administration                       Title 49 of the United States Code.
                                               Accordance With Previous Service                                                                              Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
                                               Information                                             14 CFR Part 73                                        authority of the FAA Administrator.
                                                  This proposed AD allows credit for                   [Docket No. FAA–2016–8927; Airspace                   Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
                                               inspection or replacement of the pitch trim             Docket No. 15–ANM–24]                                 describes in more detail the scope of the
                                               actuator upper attach fittings required in                                                                    agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
                                               paragraph (g)(1) and (2) of the AD, if done             RIN 2120–AA66
                                                                                                                                                             promulgated under the authority
                                               before the effective date of this AD, following
                                                                                                       Proposed Establishment of Restricted                  described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
                                               the procedures in the Accomplishment
                                               Instructions of the applicable service                  Area R–2603; Fort Carson, CO                          Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
                                               information listed in paragraphs (h)(1)                                                                       section, the FAA is charged with
                                               through (3) of this AD:                                 AGENCY: Federal Aviation                              prescribing regulations to assign the use
                                                  (1) For Models SA226–AT, SA226–T,                    Administration (FAA), DOT.                            of the airspace necessary to ensure the
                                               SA226–T(B), and SA226–TC: M7 Aerospace                  ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking                 safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
                                               LLC Service Bulletin (SB) 226–27–081,                   (NPRM).                                               airspace. This regulation is within the
                                               Issued: April 13, 2016; or                                                                                    scope of that authority as it would
                                                  (2) For Models SA227–AC (C–26A), SA227–              SUMMARY:   This action proposes to                    establish a restricted area at Fort Carson,
                                               AT, SA227–BC (C–26A), and SA227–TT: M7                  establish restricted area R–2603 within               CO, to enhance aviation safety and
                                               Aerospace LLC SB 227–27–061, Issued: April              the existing Fort Carson, CO, Pinon
                                               13, 2016; or                                                                                                  accommodate essential Army training
                                                                                                       Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS), near                     requirements.
                                                  (3) For Models SA227–CC and SA227–DC                 Trinidad, CO. The U.S. Army requires
                                               (C–26B): M7 Aerospace LLC SB CC7–27–033,                                                                      Comments Invited
                                               Issued: April 13, 2016.
                                                                                                       additional restricted airspace because
                                                                                                       the restricted area ranges at Fort Carson               Interested parties are invited to
                                               (i) Alternative Methods of Compliance                   are not large enough to meet all training             participate in this proposed rulemaking
                                               (AMOCs)                                                 requirements. The proposed R–2603                     by submitting such written data, views,
                                                  (1) The Manager, Fort Worth Airplane                 would provide increased ground-to-air,                or arguments as they may desire.
                                               Certification Office, FAA, has the authority to         air-to-ground, and air-to-air battle space            Comments that provide the factual basis
                                               approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested                 to increase training capacity and relieve
                                               using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.                                                                   supporting the views and suggestions
                                                                                                       training congestion at Fort Carson.                   presented are particularly helpful in
                                               In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your
                                               request to your principal inspector or local            DATES: Comments must be received on                   developing reasoned regulatory
                                               Flight Standards District Office, as                    or before October 28, 2016.                           decisions on the proposal. Comments
                                               appropriate. If sending information directly            ADDRESSES: Send comments on this                      are specifically invited on the overall
                                               to the manager of the ACO, send it to the               proposal to the U.S. Department of                    regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
                                               attention of the person identified in                   Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200               environmental, and energy-related
                                               paragraph (i) of this AD.                               New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building                  aspects of the proposal.
                                                  (2) Before using any approved AMOC,
                                                                                                       Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                             Communications should identify both
                                               notify your appropriate principal inspector,
                                               or lacking a principal inspector, the manager           Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1                    docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA–
                                               of the local flight standards district office/          (800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You                2016–8927 and Airspace Docket No. 15–
                                               certificate holding district office.                    must identify FAA Docket No. FAA–                     ANM–24) and be submitted in triplicate
                                                                                                       2016–8927 and Airspace Docket No. 15–                 to the Docket Office at the address listed
                                               (j) Related Information
                                                                                                       ANM–24, at the beginning of your                      above. You may also submit comments
                                                  (1) For more information about this AD,              comments. You may also submit                         through the Internet at
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                                               contact Andrew McAnaul, Aerospace                       comments through the Internet at http://              www.regulations.gov.
                                               Engineer, FAA, ASW–143 (c/o San Antonio
                                                                                                       www.regulations.gov. Comments on                        Commenters wishing the FAA to
                                               MIDO), 10100 Reunion Place, Suite 650, San
                                               Antonio, Texas 78216; phone: (210) 308–                 environmental and land use aspects                    acknowledge receipt of their comments
                                               3365; fax: (210) 308–3370; email:                       should be directed to: Fort Carson NEPA               on this action must submit with those
                                               andrew.mcanaul@faa.gov.                                 Program Manager, Directorate of Public                comments a self-addressed, stamped
                                                  (2) For service information identified in            Works, Environmental Division, 1626                   postcard on which the following
                                               this AD, contact M7 Aerospace LLC, 10823                Evans Street, Building 12191, Fort                    statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA


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                                               Docket No. FAA–2016–8927 and                            R–2603, within the PCMS, would                        Environmental Review
                                               Airspace Docket No. 15–ANM–24.’’ The                    provide the increased space needed to
                                               postcard will be date/time stamped and                  conduct various activities including                     This proposal will be subjected to an
                                               returned to the commenter.                              force-on-force maneuver training, lasers              environmental analysis in accordance
                                                 All communications received on or                     and hazardous ground-to-air, air-to-                  with FAA Order 1050.1F,
                                               before the specified closing date for                   ground and air-to-air operations.                     ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
                                               comments will be considered before                                                                            Procedures,’’ prior to any FAA final
                                               taking action on the proposed rule. The                 The Proposal                                          regulatory action.
                                               proposal contained in this action may                      The FAA is proposing an amendment
                                               be changed in light of comments                                                                               List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 73
                                                                                                       to 14 CFR part 73 to establish a new
                                               received. All comments submitted will                   restricted area, designated R–2603,                     Airspace, Prohibited areas, restricted
                                               be available for examination in the                                                                           areas.
                                                                                                       extending from the surface to but not
                                               public docket both before and after the
                                                                                                       including 10,000 feet MSL, within the
                                               closing date for comments. A report                                                                           The Proposed Amendment
                                                                                                       existing Fort Carson PCMS. The
                                               summarizing each substantive public
                                                                                                       proposed restricted area would contain                  In consideration of the foregoing, the
                                               contact with FAA personnel concerned
                                                                                                       various hazardous activities including,               Federal Aviation Administration
                                               with this rulemaking will be filed in the
                                                                                                       but not limited to: Electronic jamming;               proposes to amend 14 CFR part 73 as
                                               docket.
                                                                                                       pyrotechnic activities; airborne and                  follows:
                                               Availability of NPRMs                                   ground-based lasers; hazardous air-to-
                                                 An electronic copy of this document                   ground, ground-to-air and air-to-air                  PART 73—SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE
                                               may be downloaded through the                           activities involving fixed-wing and
                                               Internet at www.regulations.gov.                        rotary-wing aircraft; and night-time                  ■ 1. The authority citation for part 73
                                                 You may review the public docket                      lights-out flight maneuvers.                          continues to read as follows:
                                               containing the proposal, any comments                   Additionally, only ‘‘non-dud’’
                                               received and any final disposition in                   producing munitions (40 millimeter and                  Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
                                               person at the Docket Office (see                        below) would be fired in the proposed                 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
                                               ADDRESSES section for address and                       restricted area.                                      1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
                                               phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and                        R–2603 would be activated for                      §   73.26 Colorado (Amended)
                                               5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,                       specific times as announced by issuance
                                               except Federal holidays. An informal                    of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). It is                  ■ 2. § 73.26 is amended as follows:
                                               docket may also be examined during                      estimated that the area would be                      *     *     *     *   *
                                               normal business hours at the office of                  required to support approximately five
                                               the Operations Support Group, Western                                                                         R–2603     Fort Carson, CO [New]
                                                                                                       training cycles per year with the longest
                                               Service Center, Federal Aviation                        duration of each cycle being                            Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 37°22′30″ N.,
                                               Administration, 1601 Lind Ave. SW.,                     approximately four to five weeks. The                 long. 104°04′47″ W.; to lat. 37°21′15″ N.,
                                               Renton, WA 98057.                                       area would be activated only when                     long. 104°02′35″ W.; to lat. 37°21′10″ N.,
                                                                                                       needed to support operations that pose                long. 103°54′41″ W.; to lat. 37°32′46″ N.,
                                               Background                                                                                                    long. 103°42′46″ W.; to lat. 37°38′33″ N.,
                                                                                                       a hazard to aviation.
                                                  To conduct realistic and coordinated                                                                       long. 103°35′11″ W.; to lat. 37°38′32″ N.,
                                               large-scale training that integrate ground                 The U.S. Army requested this action                long. 103°48′43″ W.; to lat. 37°38′10″ N.,
                                               and air resources, the U.S. Army must                   to provide additional restricted airspace             long. 103°48′47″ W.; to lat. 37°35′57″ N.,
                                               maintain large maneuver and training                    to resolve a training capacity shortfall at           long. 103°54′40″ W.; to lat. 37°35′59″ N.,
                                               areas of varying characteristics and                    Fort Carson, CO.                                      long. 103°57′50″ W.; to lat. 37°33′21″ N.,
                                               complex terrain. As the overseas                        Regulatory Notices and Analyses                       long. 103°57′55″ W.; to lat. 37°32′27″ N.,
                                               deployment cycle slows, soldiers must                                                                         long. 104°02′15″ W.; to lat. 37°32′27″ N.,
                                               now train more often at home station in                   The FAA has determined that this                    long. 104°06′32″ W.; thence to the point of
                                               order to sustain their combat skills. As                proposed regulation only involves an                  beginning.
                                               a result, competition among units for                   established body of technical                           Designated altitudes. Surface to but not
                                               training time and space at Fort Carson,                 regulations for which frequent and                    including 10,000 feet MSL.
                                               CO, will sharply increase. Fort Carson                  routine amendments are necessary to                     Time of designation. By NOTAM.
                                               provides training for up to ten Army                    keep them operationally current. It,                    Controlling agency. FAA, Denver ARTCC.
                                               Brigades per year. In addition, Fort                    therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant                   Using agency. U.S. Army, Commander,
                                               Carson conducts training with Reserve,                  regulatory action’’ under Executive                   Fort Carson, CO.
                                               National Guard, joint services, foreign                 Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant                 Issued in Washington, DC, on September 6,
                                               military services, special operations                   rule’’ under Department of                            2016.
                                               forces and other Federal agencies. The                  Transportation (DOT) Regulatory                       Leslie M. Swann,
                                               current training areas and ranges at Fort               Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034;                 Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
                                               Carson do not have the capacity to                      February 26, 1979); and (3) does not
                                                                                                                                                             [FR Doc. 2016–21938 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am]
                                               accommodate all current and evolving                    warrant preparation of a regulatory
                                               large-scale, integrated training                        evaluation as the anticipated impact is               BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

                                               requirements. To address this training                  so minimal. Since this is a routine
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                                               shortfall, the Army must take advantage                 matter that will only affect air traffic
                                               of the larger space and greater training                procedures and air navigation, it is
                                               capacity available at the existing Pinon                certified that this proposed rule, when
                                               Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS), near                       promulgated, will not have a significant
                                               Trinidad, CO. The PCMS is a military                    economic impact on a substantial
                                               training site for Fort Carson, CO. The                  number of small entities under the
                                               proposed designation of restricted area                 criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.


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Document Created: 2018-02-09 13:16:33
Document Modified: 2018-02-09 13:16:33
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before October 28, 2016.
ContactPaul Gallant, Airspace Policy Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267- 8783.
FR Citation81 FR 62847 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Prohibited Areas and Restricted Areas

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