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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 91 

[Docket No.: FAA–2015–3304; Notice No. 

15–07] 

RIN 2120–AK66 

Temporary Flight Restrictions in the 

Proximity of Launch and Reentry 

Operations 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This proposed rulemaking 

would expand the temporary flight 

restriction provisions for launch, 

reentry, and amateur rocket operations 

and make such temporary flight 

restrictions applicable to all aircraft— 

including non-U.S. registered aircraft. 

The FAA also proposes revised language 

for consistency with other temporary 

flight restriction provisions and 

commercial space regulations and 

definitions. This proposed action would 

enhance safety in the affected airspace 

and would improve the readability of 

temporary flight restriction 

requirements. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

November 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2015–3304 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action, contact Paul Eure, Airspace 

Regulations Team, AJV–113, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–8745; email paul.eure@faa.gov. 

For legal questions concerning this 

action, contact Robert Frenzel, 

Operations Law Branch, AGC–220, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–3073; email Robert.Frenzel@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules on 

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, Sovereignty and use of airspace, 

and Subpart III, Section 44701, General 

requirements. Under section 40103, the 

FAA is charged with prescribing 

regulations to ensure the safety of 

aircraft and the efficient use of the 

navigable airspace. Under section 

44701, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to ensure safety 

in air commerce. 

This proposed regulation is within the 

scope of sections 40103 and 44701 

because restricting aircraft operations 

from the area in which launch, reentry, 

and amateur rocket operations occur 

supports aviation safety and the 

efficient use of navigable airspace. 

The Commercial Space Launch Act of 

1984, as codified and amended at 51 

U.S.C. Subtitle V—Commercial Space 

Transportation, Ch. 509, Commercial 

Space Launch Activities, 51 U.S.C. 

50901–50923 (Chapter 509), authorizes 

the Department of Transportation and 

thus the FAA, through delegations, to 

oversee, license, and regulate 

commercial launch and reentry 

activities, and the operation of launch 

and reentry sites as carried out by U.S. 

citizens or within the United States. 51 

U.S.C. 50904, 50905. Chapter 509 

directs the FAA to exercise this 

responsibility consistent with public 

health and safety, safety of property, 

and the national security and foreign 

policy interests of the United States. 51 

U.S.C. 50905. The FAA is also 

responsible for encouraging, facilitating, 

and promoting commercial space 

launches by the private sector. 51 U.S.C. 

50903. 

I. Executive Summary 

14 CFR 91.143 authorizes the FAA to 

issue Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) 

prohibiting a person from operating any 

aircraft of U.S. registry in areas 

designated in the NOTAM for space 

flight operations. The FAA proposes to 

amend this provision to apply to all 

aircraft. 

At the time of the promulgation of 

§ 91.143, recovery operations were 

conducted outside of U.S. territorial 

boundaries, and therefore, the FAA 

could only restrict U.S. registered 

aircraft or aircraft flown by pilots using 

a FAA pilot certificate. This regulation, 

clarified in 1984, included launches 

(and potential emergency recovery 

operations) in support of the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA) Space Shuttle program. 

However, the initial applicability of 

this regulation does not adequately 

address present day space launch and 

recovery operations that are increasingly 

conducted within the boundaries of U.S. 

territory. Therefore, the agency proposes 

to amend this rule to better address 

present day operations to ensure that all 

aircraft—not only U.S. registered aircraft 

or aircraft flown by pilots using a FAA 

pilot certificate—are restricted from 

operating in airspace designated for 

launch, reentry, or amateur rocket 

operations. 

Additionally, this amendment would 

allow the FAA to issue a NOTAM to 

designate a temporary flight restriction 

(TFR) for launch, reentry, or amateur 

rocket operations involving Class 2 or 3 

amateur rockets when it determines a 

TFR is necessary to maintain safety. 

Lastly, the FAA proposes other 

language changes that would align the 

language used in § 91.143 with the 

terminology used in Chapter 509 and 

the FAA space transportation 

regulations and definitions. For 

example, the terms ‘‘launch’’ and 

‘‘reentry’’ are defined in 14 CFR 401.5 

and are normally used to broadly 

categorize these types of operations. The 

FAA, therefore, proposes to replace 

‘‘space flight operations’’ with ‘‘launch, 

reentry, or amateur rocket operation.’’ 


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The FAA believes these revisions 

would strengthen the understandability 

of these requirements while enhancing 

safety in the affected airspace. 

II. Background 

The language of ‘‘flight limitations in 

the proximity of space flight operations’’ 

as utilized in 14 CFR 91.143 was first 

promulgated in 1964 to support NASA’s 

Gemini and Apollo space operations. By 

restricting non-essential aircraft from 

the designated recovery area, the FAA 

intended to ensure the safe recovery of 

spacecraft while mitigating the risk of 

an aircraft collision. At the time this 

rule was promulgated most of these 

recovery operations occurred outside of 

U.S. territorial airspace and the FAA 

could restrict only U.S. registered 

aircraft or aircraft piloted under an 

FAA-issued airman certificate. These 

expanded regulations were clarified in 

1984, to include launch operations (and 

potential emergency recovery 

operations) in support of NASA’s space 

shuttle program. 

The FAA now issues TFRs only for 

the airspace over the territory of the 

United States extending out to 12 

nautical miles from the coastline. Since 

rule promulgation in 1984, an 

increasing number of rocket launches 

now occur over U.S. territorial airspace. 

The FAA therefore believes it is 

necessary to update regulations to align 

them with current practice. 

In recent years, because technological 

changes have resulted in an increased 

growth of larger amateur rockets with 

greater power, the FAA has issued 

NOTAMs under § 91.143 to designate 

TFRs to segregate Class 2 and 3 amateur 

rockets from all other users of the 

National Airspace System (NAS). Class 

2 and 3 amateur rockets operated under 

14 CFR part 101 are capable of operating 

up to 93.2 miles with multiple stages. 

Persons intending to operate a Class 2 

or 3 rocket in a manner that requires a 

waiver to 14 CFR part 101 subpart C, 

must submit a proposal for waiver or 

authorization to the FAA. This includes 

proposals to launch a Class 2 or 3 

amateur rockets into controlled 

airspace, which may require the FAA to 

implement a TFR to ensure safety. 

The process for the development of a 

TFR is extensive. For example, 

commercial space operators are required 

to file an application for a permit or 

license in order to conduct commercial 

space operations. The FAA reviews the 

application to determine ground and 

airborne hazard areas. The FAA then 

analyzes these proposals for safety 

impact, and then issues a permit or 

license for the operation. This license or 

permit application includes a letter of 

agreement between the operator and Air 

Traffic Control that may include special 

provisions that determine the area 

covered by a TFR along with detailed 

operational directives. Accordingly, in 

these circumstances, the FAA issues a 

NOTAM to designate a TFR that 

encompasses the hazardous areas 

necessary to avoid collisions with other 

NAS users. 

While TFRs may impose an 

inconvenience to NAS users, they are 

necessary to provide the highest level of 

safety. From an efficiency standpoint, 

the FAA strives to integrate all 

operations into the NAS. The operations 

of most launch vehicles could result in 

scenarios that are hazardous to other 

NAS users that may be in the vicinity 

of the operation. The use of a TFR for 

the segregation of other NAS users from 

commercial space operations and Class 

2 and 3 amateur rockets is key to 

ensuring safety—when it is determined 

that a TFR is required. 

Therefore, by expanding the 

applicability of the TFR provision to 

amateur rocket operations, this 

proposed rulemaking would codify the 

FAA’s ability to establish a TFR for a 

Class 2 or 3 amateur rocket operation, 

when it determines a TFR is necessary 

to maintain safety. 

III. Discussion of the Proposal 

A. Applicability 

The FAA has frequently used, without 

incident or accident, TFRs to segregate 

hazardous launch, reentry, and amateur 

rocket operations from all other NAS 

users (operating by visual and 

instrument flight rules). While § 91.143 

was intended to support NASA and 

DOD space operations outside U.S. 

airspace (over the ocean), in recent years 

commercial space and amateur rocket 

operations have increased over U.S. 

territorial airspace. The FAA issues 

TFRs only for the airspace over the 

territory of the U.S. extending 12 

nautical miles from the coastline. 

Applying restrictions to all aircraft 

within this area is within the FAA’s 

statutory authority and is consistent 

with the purpose of these restrictions 

(i.e., to mitigate the risk of aircraft 

collision by segregating launch, reentry 

and amateur rocket operations from 

other NAS users). 

Although current practice restricts all 

aircraft from areas designated by TFRs 

for launch, reentry and amateur rocket 

operations, this proposed change would 

ensure the applicability of the flight 

restrictions to U.S. and non-U.S. 

registered aircraft from entering into 

areas designated by TFR for launch, 

reentry, and amateur rocket operations. 

Accordingly, the FAA proposes to 

expand the applicability of § 91.143 to 

all aircraft in order to mitigate the safety 

risk of aircraft operations in proximity 

to launch, reentry, and Class 2 or 3 

amateur rocket operations. 

B. Title and Regulatory Change 

The FAA proposes revisions to the 

title and content of § 91.143 for: (1) 

Consistency with other TFR provisions 

in 14 CFR part 91, (2) consistency with 

the commercial space regulations in 14 

CFR chapter III, and (3) to include Class 

2 and 3 amateur rockets. 

Specifically, the FAA proposes 

replacing the title of § 91.143 ‘‘Flight 

limitation in the proximity of space 

flight operations’’ with ‘‘Temporary 

Flight Restrictions in the Proximity of 

Launch and Reentry Operations,’’ a title 

that more accurately reflects current 

practice and includes the use of the 

terms ‘‘temporary flight restrictions’’ 

and ‘‘launch and reentry operations.’’ 

The FAA also proposes replacing 

terms in the content of § 91.143, such as 

‘‘space flight operations’’ with ‘‘launch, 

reentry, or amateur rocket operations.’’ 

‘‘Launch’’ and ‘‘reentry’’ are defined in 

14 CFR § 401.5 and are normally used 

to describe launch or reentry vehicles 

going to or returning from orbit or outer 

space, or operations associated with 

orbital and suborbital flight. Current 

references to ‘‘space operations’’ 

encompass both launch and reentry. 

Finally, to align regulatory language 

with current practice, the FAA proposes 

the inclusion of Class 2 and 3 amateur 

rockets for TFR issuance when the FAA 

determines the proposed operation 

presents a safety risk. A certificate of 

waiver or authorization for Class 2 or 3 

amateur rocket launch would identify 

the designated hazard area used to 

determine the area to be covered by the 

TFR. 

Although these revisions address 

commercial space and amateur rocket 

operations, TFR provisions would 

continue to be used for DOD and NASA 

space operations as originally intended. 

IV. Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

A. Regulatory Evaluation 

Changes to Federal regulations must 

undergo several economic analyses. 

First, Executive Order 12866 and 

Executive Order 13563 direct that each 

Federal agency shall propose or adopt a 

regulation only upon a reasoned 

determination that the benefits of the 

intended regulation justify its costs. 

Second, the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–354) requires 

agencies to analyze the economic 

impact of regulatory changes on small 


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entities. Third, the Trade Agreements 

Act (Pub. L. 96–39) prohibits agencies 

from setting standards that create 

unnecessary obstacles to the foreign 

commerce of the United States. In 

developing U.S. standards, the Trade 

Act requires agencies to consider 

international standards and, where 

appropriate, that they be the basis of 

U.S. standards. Fourth, the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 

104–4) requires agencies to prepare a 

written assessment of the costs, benefits, 

and other effects of proposed or final 

rules that include a Federal mandate 

likely to result in the expenditure by 

State, local, or tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector, of 

$100 million or more annually (adjusted 

for inflation with base year of 1995). 

This portion of the preamble 

summarizes the FAA’s analysis of the 

economic impacts of this proposed rule. 

Department of Transportation Order 

DOT 2100.5 prescribes policies and 

procedures for simplification, analysis, 

and review of regulations. If the 

expected cost impact is so minimal that 

a proposed or final rule does not 

warrant a full evaluation, this order 

permits that a statement to that effect 

and the basis for it to be included in the 

preamble if a full regulatory evaluation 

of the cost and benefits is not prepared. 

Such a determination has been made for 

this proposed rule. The reasoning for 

this determination follows. 

This proposed rule would expand the 

TFR provisions for launch, reentry, and 

amateur rocket operations. This 

proposed rule would formalize the 

current practice and apply the TFR to 

non-U.S. registered aircraft. No actions 

are required for U.S. entities. Since this 

proposed rule would merely amend 

language to improve the readability of 

the TFR requirements, formalize that 

current practice, and apply these 

restrictions to non-U.S. registered 

aircraft. The expected outcome would 

be a minimal impact with positive net 

benefits, and a regulatory evaluation 

was not prepared. The FAA requests 

comments with supporting justification 

about the FAA determination of 

minimal impact. 

The FAA has therefore, determined 

that this proposed rule is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ as 

defined in section 3(f) of Executive 

Order 12866, and is not ‘‘significant’’ as 

defined in DOT’s Regulatory Policies 

and Procedures. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Determination 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 

(Pub. L. 96–354) (RFA) establishes ‘‘as a 

principle of regulatory issuance that 

agencies shall endeavor, consistent with 

the objectives of the rule and of 

applicable statutes, to fit regulatory and 

informational requirements to the scale 

of the businesses, organizations, and 

governmental jurisdictions subject to 

regulation.’’ To achieve this principle, 

agencies are required to solicit and 

consider flexible regulatory proposals 

and to explain the rationale for their 

actions to assure that such proposals are 

given serious consideration.’’ The RFA 

covers a wide-range of small entities, 

including small businesses, not-forprofit organizations, and small 

governmental jurisdictions. 

Agencies must perform a review to 

determine whether a rule will have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. If 

the agency determines that it will, the 

agency must prepare a regulatory 

flexibility analysis as described in the 

RFA. 

However, if an agency determines that 

a rule is not expected to have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities, 

section 605(b) of the RFA provides that 

the head of the agency may so certify 

and a regulatory flexibility analysis is 

not required. The certification must 

include a statement providing the 

factual basis for this determination, and 

the reasoning should be clear. 

Since all U.S. entities are covered by 

current practice, this proposed rule 

would expand the applicability of TFR 

provisions for launch, reentry and 

amateur rocket operations to all aircraft, 

including non-U.S. registered aircraft. 

The expected outcome would have only 

a minimal impact on any small entity 

affected by this rulemaking action. 

Therefore, as provided in section 605(b), 

the head of the FAA certifies that this 

rulemaking will not result in a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

C. International Trade Impact 

Assessment 

The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 

(Pub. L. 96–39), as amended by the 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub. L. 

103–465), prohibits Federal agencies 

from establishing standards or engaging 

in related activities that create 

unnecessary obstacles to the foreign 

commerce of the United States. 

Pursuant to these Acts, the 

establishment of standards is not 

considered an unnecessary obstacle to 

the foreign commerce of the United 

States, so long as the standard has a 

legitimate domestic objective, such as 

the protection of safety, and does not 

operate in a manner that excludes 

imports that meet this objective. The 

statute also requires consideration of 

international standards and, where 

appropriate, that they be the basis for 

U.S. standards. The FAA has assessed 

the potential effect of this proposed rule 

and determined that it would responds 

to a domestic safety objective and not 

considered an unnecessary obstacle to 

trade. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Assessment 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4) 

requires each Federal agency to prepare 

a written statement assessing the effects 

of any Federal mandate in a proposed or 

final agency rule that may result in an 

expenditure of $100 million or more (in 

1995 dollars) in any one year by State, 

local, and tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector; such 

a mandate is deemed to be a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action.’’ The FAA currently 

uses an inflation-adjusted value of $155 

million in lieu of $100 million. This 

proposed rule does not contain such a 

mandate; therefore, the requirements of 

Title II of the Act do not apply. 

E. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires that the 

FAA consider the impact of paperwork 

and other information collection 

burdens imposed on the public. The 

FAA has determined that there would 

be no new requirement for information 

collection associated with this proposed 

rule. 

F. International Compatibility and 

Cooperation 

(1) In keeping with U.S. obligations 

under the Convention on International 

Civil Aviation, it is FAA policy to 

conform to International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO) Standards and 

Recommended Practices to the 

maximum extent practicable. The FAA 

has determined that there are no ICAO 

Standards and Recommended Practices 

that correspond to these proposed 

regulations. 

G. Environmental Analysis 

FAA Order 1050.1F identifies FAA 

actions that are categorically excluded 

from preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

statement under the National 

Environmental Policy Act in the 

absence of extraordinary circumstances. 

The FAA has determined this 

rulemaking action qualifies for the 

categorical exclusion identified in 

paragraph 312f and involves no 

extraordinary circumstances. 


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V. Executive Order Determinations 

A. Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

The FAA has analyzed this proposed 

rule under the principles and criteria of 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism. The 

agency has determined that this action 

would not have a substantial direct 

effect on the States, or the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government, and, 

therefore, would not have Federalism 

implications. 

B. Executive Order 13211, Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

The FAA analyzed this proposed rule 

under Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations that 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (May 18, 2001). The 

agency has determined that it would not 

be a ‘‘significant energy action’’ under 

the executive order and would not be 

likely to have a significant adverse effect 

on the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy. 

C. Executive Order 13609, Promoting 

International Regulatory Cooperation 

Executive Order 13609, Promoting 

International Regulatory Cooperation, 

promotes international regulatory 

cooperation to meet shared challenges 

involving health, safety, labor, security, 

environmental, and other issues and to 

reduce, eliminate, or prevent 

unnecessary differences in regulatory 

requirements. The FAA has analyzed 

this action under the policies and 

agency responsibilities of Executive 

Order 13609, and has determined that 

this action would have no effect on 

international regulatory cooperation. 

VI. Additional Information 

A. Comments Invited 

The FAA invites interested persons to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting written comments, data, or 

views. The agency also invites 

comments relating to the economic, 

environmental, energy, or federalism 

impacts that might result from adopting 

the proposals in this document. The 

most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the proposal, explain 

the reason for any recommended 

change, and include supporting data. To 

ensure the docket does not contain 

duplicate comments, commenters 

should send only one copy of written 

comments, or if comments are filed 

electronically, commenters should 

submit only one time. 

The FAA will file in the docket all 

comments it receives, as well as a report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerning 

this proposed rulemaking. Before acting 

on this proposal, the FAA will consider 

all comments it receives on or before the 

closing date for comments. The FAA 

will consider comments filed after the 

comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. The agency may 

change this proposal in light of the 

comments it receives. 

Proprietary or Confidential Business 

Information: Commenters should not 

file proprietary or confidential business 

information in the docket. Such 

information must be sent or delivered 

directly to the person identified in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this document, and marked as 

proprietary or confidential. If submitting 

information on a disk or CD ROM, mark 

the outside of the disk or CD ROM, and 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD ROM the specific information that is 

proprietary or confidential. 

Under 14 CFR 11.35(b), if the FAA is 

aware of proprietary information filed 

with a comment, the agency does not 

place it in the docket. It is held in a 

separate file to which the public does 

not have access, and the FAA places a 

note in the docket that it has received 

it. If the FAA receives a request to 

examine or copy this information, it 

treats it as any other request under the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552). The FAA processes such a request 

under Department of Transportation 

procedures found in 49 CFR part 7. 

B. Availability of Rulemaking 

Documents 

An electronic copy of rulemaking 

documents may be obtained from the 

Internet by— 

1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal (http://www.regulations.gov); 

2. Visiting the FAA’s Regulations and 

Policies Web page at http://

www.faa.gov/regulations_policies or 

3. Accessing the Government Printing 

Office’s Web page at http://

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. 

Copies may also be obtained by 

sending a request to the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Office of 

Rulemaking, ARM–1, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or 

by calling (202) 267–9677. Commenters 

must identify the docket or notice 

number of this rulemaking. 

All documents the FAA considered in 

developing this proposed rule, 

including economic analyses and 

technical reports, may be accessed from 

the Internet through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal referenced in item 

(1) above. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 91 

Air traffic control, Aircraft, Airmen, 

Aviation safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend chapter I of title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 91—GENERAL OPERATING AND 

FLIGHT RULES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 91 is 

revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 1155, 

40101, 40103, 40105, 40113, 40120, 44101, 

44111, 44701, 44704, 44709, 44711, 44712, 

44715, 44716, 44717, 44722, 46306, 46315, 

46316, 46504, 46506–46507, 47122, 47508, 

47528–47531, 47534, articles 12 and 29 of the 

Convention on International Civil Aviation 

(61 Stat. 1180), (126 Stat. 11). 

■ 2. Revise § 91.143 to read as follows: 

§ 91.143 Temporary flight restrictions in 

the proximity of launch and reentry 

operations. 

No person may operate an aircraft 

contrary to a Temporary Flight 

Restriction established by the 

Administrator in a Notice to Airman 

(NOTAM) within an area designated for 

a launch, reentry, or amateur rocket 

operation, unless authorized by ATC. 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(f), 40103(b), and 44701(a) in 

Washington, DC, on August 18, 2015. 

Jodi S. McCarthy, 

Director, Airspace Services. 

[FR Doc. 2015–21567 Filed 9–1–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 1211 

[Docket No. CPSC–2015–0025] 

Safety Standard for Automatic 

Residential Garage Door Operators 

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CPSC’’) 

is proposing to amend the regulations 

for Safety Standard for Automatic 

Residential Garage Door Operators to 

reflect changes made by Underwriters 

Laboratories, Inc. (‘‘UL’’), in the 

entrapment protection provisions in 

UL’s standard UL 325, Sixth Edition, 


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