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R–2201A Fort Greely, AK [New] 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 63°58′45′′ N, 

long. 145°35′06′′ W; to lat. 63°58′08′′ N, long. 

145°35′05′′ W; to lat. 63°57′06′′ N, long. 

145°30′15′′ W; to lat. 63°57′11′′ N, long. 

145°39′25′′ W; to lat. 63°58′48′′ N, long. 

145°39′25′′ W; to the point of beginning. 

Designated altitudes. Surface to but not 

including 6,000 feet MSL. 

Time of designation. 0700–1900 local time 

Monday–Friday; other times by NOTAM 4 

hours in advance. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Anchorage 

ARTCC. 

Using agency. U.S. Army, AK (USARAK), 

Commanding General, Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson (JBER), AK. 

R–2201B Fort Greely, AK [New] 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 63°57′06′′ N, 

long. 145°30′15′′ W; thence clockwise along 

a 6.3–NM radius of Allen AAF; to lat. 

63°56′14′′ N, long. 145°31′17′′ W; to lat. 

63°54′54′′ N, long. 145°26′55′′ W; thence 

south along Granite Creek; to lat. 63°49′36′′ 

N, long. 145°34′53′′ W; to lat. 63°49′36′′ N, 

long. 145°40′45′′ W; thence north along the 

west bank of Jarvis Creek; to lat. 63°52′14′′ N, 

long. 145°41′49′′ W; to lat. 63°52′56′′ N, long. 

145°42′52′′ W; to lat. 63°55′01′′ N, long. 

145°42′52′′ W; to lat. 63°56′20′′ N, long. 

145°39′26′′ W; to lat. 63°57′11′′ N, long. 

145°39′25′′ W; to the point of beginning. 

Designated altitudes. Surface to but not 

including 6,000 feet MSL. 

Time of designation. 0700–1900 local time 

Monday–Friday; other times by NOTAM 4 

hours in advance. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Anchorage 

ARTCC. 

Using agency. U.S. Army, AK (USARAK), 

Commanding General, Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson (JBER), AK. 

R–2201C Fort Greely, AK [New] 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 63°58′45′′ N, 

long. 145°35′06′′ W; to lat. 63°58′08′′ N, long. 

145°35′05′′ W; to lat. 63°57′06′′ N, long. 

145°30′15′′ W; to lat. 63°57′11′′ N, long. 

145°39′25′′ W; to lat. 63°58′48′′ N, long. 

145°39′25′′ W; to the point of beginning. 

Designated altitudes. 6,000 feet MSL to 

11,000 feet MSL. 

Time of designation. By NOTAM 4 hours 

in advance. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Anchorage 

ARTCC. 

Using agency. U.S. Army, AK (USARAK), 

Commanding General, Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson, AK (JBER), AK. 

R–2201D Fort Greely, AK [New] 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 63°57′06′′ N, 

long. 145°30′15′′ W; thence clockwise along 

a 6.3–NM radius of Allen AAF; to lat. 

63°56′14′′ N, long. 145°31′17′′ W; to lat. 

63°54′54′′ N, long. 145°26′55′′ W; thence 

south along Granite Creek; to lat. 63°49′36′′ 

N, long. 145°34′53′′ W; to lat. 63°49′36′′ N, 

long. 145°40′45′′ W; thence north along the 

west bank of Jarvis Creek; to lat. 63°52′14′′ N, 

long. 145°41′49′′ W; to lat. 63°52′56′′ N, long. 

145°42′52′′ W; to lat. 63°55′01′′ N, long. 

145°42′52′′ W; to lat. 63°56′20′′ N, long. 

145°39′26′′ W; to lat. 63°57′11′′ N, long. 

145°39′25′′ W; to the point of beginning. 

Designated altitudes. 6,000 feet MSL to 

11,000 feet MSL. 

Time of designation. By NOTAM 4 hours 

in advance. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Anchorage 

ARTCC. 

Using agency. U.S. Army, AK (USARAK), 

Commanding General, Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson (JBER), AK. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 3, 

2018. 

Rodger A. Dean Jr., 

Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00371 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. FAA–2017–1109; Airspace 

Docket No. 17–ASO–22] 

Proposed Amendment for Restricted 

Area R–4403A; Stennis Space Center, 

MS 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend the time of designation for 

restricted area R–4403A, Stennis Space 

Center, MS, from ‘‘Intermittent, 1000 to 

0300 local time, as activated by NOTAM 

at least 24 hours in advance,’’ to 

‘‘Intermittent by NOTAM at least 24 

hours in advance.’’ The National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA) requested the change to meet 

requirements of the Space Launch 

System (SLS) Core Stage test program. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 26, 2018. 

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– 

2017–1109 and Airspace Docket No. 17– 

ASO–22, 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: Mr. David 

Lorance, P.E., Center Environmental 

Officer, Center Operations Directorate, 

NASA Stennis Space Center, Roy S. 

Estess Building 1100, Mail Code RA02, 

Stennis Space Center, MS 39529–6000. 

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 

support a change in the time of 

designation for restricted area R–4403A, 

Stennis Space Center, MS, to 

accommodate NASA rocket engine test 

activities. 

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– 

2017–1109 and Airspace Docket No. 17– 

ASO–22) 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 

Docket No. FAA–2017–1109 and 

Airspace Docket No. 17–ASO–22.’’ 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 


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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, Eastern 

Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 1701 Columbia Ave., 

College Park, GA 30337. 

Background 

R–4403A was established by a final 

rule published in the Federal Register 

on March 29, 2016 (81 FR 17379) Docket 

No. 2017–0370, as part of the expansion 

of the former restricted area R–4403. R– 

4403A was designated to contain 

hazards associated with rocket engine 

testing. The current time of designation, 

‘‘Intermittent, 1000 to 0300 local time, 

as activated by NOTAM at least 24 

hours in advance,’’ allows for up to 17 

hours of daily use. However, NASA’s 

Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage 

test program will require activation of 

R–4403A for periods of 24 to 48 hours 

which will exceed the current time 

designation for the restricted area. 

The current boundaries and altitudes 

of R–4403A are sufficient to contain the 

hazards from hydrogen flaring profiles 

associated with propulsion testing and 

are not affected by this proposal. 

Additionaly, the need for on-going 

single rocket engine testing in R–4403A 

remains at approximately 20–40 times 

per year. On average, NASA activates R– 

4403A for 7 hours for each event. If 

technical difficulties or other conditions 

require, R–4403A has been activated for 

up to 12 hours. However, the SLS Core 

Stage testing program entails the 

simultaneous testing of four rocket 

engines. The flaring of hydrogen fuel 

will require NASA to activate R–4403A 

for up to 48 hours because SLS Core 

Stage testing cannot confine the 

hydrogen flare stack hazards within the 

existing 17-hour daily window available 

for R–4403A. This requirement is 

expected to occur 2–3 times per year. 

The Proposal 

The FAA proposes an amendment to 

14 CFR part 73 to change the time of 

designation for restricted area R–4403A, 

Stennis Space Center, MS, from 

‘‘Intermittent, 1000 to 0300 local time, 

as activated by NOTAM at least 24 

hours in advance,’’ to ‘‘Intermittent by 

NOTAM at least 24 hours in advance.’’ 

This change is required to provide the 

additional restricted area activation time 

needed to accommodate NASA’s SLS 

Core Stage engine testing program. The 

current boundaries and designated 

altitude for R–4403A remain unchanged 

by this proposal. 

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 

■ 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. 

§ 73.44 Mississippi [Amended] 

■ 2. § 73.44 is amended as follows: 

* * * * * 

R–4403A Stennis Space Center, MS 

[Amended] 

By removing the words ‘‘Time of 

Designation. Intermittent, 1000 to 0300 

local time, as activated by NOTAM at 

least 24 hours in advance,’’ and adding 

in their place: 

Time of designation. Intermittent by 

NOTAM at least 24 hours in advance. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 8, 

2018. 

Rodger A. Dean, Jr., 

Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00370 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

39 CFR Part 3050 

[Docket No. RM2018–2; Order No. 4347] 

Periodic Reporting Requirements 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent filing requesting that the 

Commission initiate an informal 

rulemaking proceeding to consider 

revisions to the periodic reporting 

requirements codified at 39 CFR part 

3050. This document informs the public 

of the filing, invites public comment, 

and takes other administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: March 7, 

2018; Reply Comments are due: April 6, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http://

www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 

comments electronically should contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

telephone for advice on filing 

alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Background 

III. Invitation To Comment 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 


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