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Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http:// 

www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/ 

air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for the address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Area, 

Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 by establishing Class E 

airspace at Ronan, MT. Controlled 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface is necessary to 

accommodate aircraft using the new 

RNAV (GPS) SIAP at Ronan Airport, 

Ronan, MT. This action would enhance 

the safety and management of aircraft 

operations at the airport. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9S, signed October 3, 2008, 

and effective October 31, 2008, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in this Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. 

Therefore, this proposed regulation: (1) 

Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 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, would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 

Section 106, describes the authority for 

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 establishes 

controlled airspace at Ronan, MT. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the Federal 

Aviation Administration proposes to 

amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of the FAA Order 7400.9S, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, signed October 3, 2008, and 

effective October 31, 2008, is amended 

as follows: 

Paragraph 6005. Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM MT E5 Ronan, MT [New] 

Ronan Airport, MT 

(Lat. 47°34′02′′ N., long. 114°06′04′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 8.4-mile 

radius of Ronan Airport, excluding that 

airspace within Federal airways. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 30, 

2009. 

H. Steve Karnes, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. E9–16501 Filed 7–10–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0490; Airspace 

Docket No. 09–AWP–3] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Establishment of Restricted 

Area R–2502A; Fort Irwin, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish a restricted area (R–2502A) at 

Fort Irwin, CA, as part of a Department 

of the Army initiative at the National 

Training Center (NTC). The NTC is 

being expanded to meet the critical need 

of the Army for additional training land 

and airspace suitable for maneuvering 

large numbers of military personnel and 

equipment. Additionally, this action 

would modify the Silver military 

operation area (MOA) in the vicinity of 

the NTC Complex. Unlike restricted 

areas, which are designated under 14 

CFR part 73, MOAs are not rulemaking 

airspace actions. However, since the 

proposed R–2502A infringes on the 

Silver MOA, the FAA is including a 

description of the Silver MOA change in 

this rule. The MOA change described 

here will also be published in the 

National Flight Data Digest (NFDD). The 

Army requested these airspace changes 

to provide the additional special use 

airspace (SUA) above the expanded 

ground maneuver area to facilitate 

realistic combat training at the NTC. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 27, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Dockets Operations, M– 

30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. You must identify 

docket No. FAA–2009–0490 and 

Airspace Docket No. 09–AWP–3, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

McElroy, Airspace and Rules Group, 

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Office of System Operations Airspace 

and AIM, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2009–0490 and Airspace Docket No. 09– 

AWP–3) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Federal Docket Management 

System (see ADDRESSES section for 

address and phone number). You may 

also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://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–2009–0490 and 

Airspace Docket No. 09–AWP–3.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http:// 

www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/ 

air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Western Service Center, Operations 

Support Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, 

SW., Renton, WA 98055. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

Background 

The NTC at Fort Irwin, California, is 

the only instrumented training area in 

the world suitable for force-on-force and 

live fire training of heavy brigade-sized 

military forces. It provides the Army 

with essential training opportunities 

necessary to maintain and improve 

military readiness and promote national 

security. 

The Congress in 2001, directed the 

Department of the Army and the 

Department of the Interior to draft a 

proposed plan that would expand the 

maneuver training lands at the NTC. 

This airspace proposal aligns with 

that land expansion in order to provide 

overlying airspace to conduct realistic 

combat training. The expanded airspace 

enhances the training value of the land 

based on training goals, equipment 

capabilities, and Army requirements. 

Additionally, the employment of 

aviation assets, explosives, flares, 

smoke, and other pyrotechnics devices 

will be deployed in the new airspace. 

The FAA supports this proposal. 

However, the FAA would have concerns 

for any additional expansion of the 

airspace in this area higher than 16,000 

feet mean sea level (MSL) in the 

proposed R–2502A due to impacts to 

the National Airspace System (NAS). A 

review by the FAA Los Angeles Air 

Route Traffic Control Center personnel 

made the following observations: (1) 

The airspace adjacent to the south of 

proposed R–2502A is used for 

separation and sequencing of arriving 

and departing aircraft for the Los 

Angeles basin. Air traffic in this area 

regularly operates at system capacity. A 

reduction of usable airspace would 

significantly affect air traffic control 

services and cause delays to system 

users. (2) The airspace along the 

northeast boundary of proposed R– 

2502A is used for the separation and 

sequencing of air traffic into Las Vegas, 

McCarran Airport. A reduction of usable 

airspace would significantly affect air 

traffic control services and cause delays 

to system users. (3) Because of R–2501, 

the usable airspace along the southern 

and eastern boundaries of R–2502 East 

is very constrained. This narrow 

corridor is heavily used for arrivals and 

departures at the Los Angeles, Burbank, 

Van Nuys, and Las Vegas airports. 

Keeping aircraft from deviating into the 

proposed R–2502A vertical addition 

during the months when extensive 

convective weather is common would 

be difficult. 

Military Operation Area (MOA) 

Restricted areas are regulatory 

airspace designations, under Title 14 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

73, which are established to confine or 

segregate activities considered 

hazardous to non-participating aircraft. 

A MOA is a non-rulemaking type of 

SUA established to separate or segregate 

certain non-hazardous military flight 

activities from aircraft operating in 

accordance with instrument flight rules 

(IFR), and to identify for visual flight 

rules (VFR) pilots where those activities 

are conducted. IFR aircraft may be 

routed through an active MOA only 

when air traffic control can provide 

approved separation from the MOA 

activity. VFR pilots are not restricted 

from flying in an active MOA, but are 

advised to exercise caution while doing 

so. 

Unlike restricted areas, which are 

designated through rulemaking 

procedures, MOAs are non-rulemaking 

airspace areas that are established 

administratively and published in the 

National Flight Data Digest. Normally 

MOA proposals are not published in a 

NPRM, but instead, are advertised for 

public comment through a non-rule 

circular that is distributed by an FAA 

Service Center office to aviation 

interests in the affected area. However, 

when a non-rulemaking action is 

connected to a rulemaking action, FAA 

procedures allow for the nonrulemaking proposal to be included in 

the NPRM. In such cases, the NPRM 

replaces the non-rule circularization 

requirement. Because the change to the 

Silver MOA North is necessary, due to 

the proposed establishment of the 

restricted area, the MOA is being 

modified to exclude the airspace 

contained in the proposed R–2502A. 

Proposed MOA Change 

Silver MOA North, CA 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 

35°39′00′′ N., long. 115°53′03′′ W.; to lat. 

35°24′30′′ N., long. 115°53′03′′ W.; to lat. 

35°06′50′′ N., long. 116°20′00′′ W.; to lat. 

35°04′30′′ N., long. 116°29′00′′ W.; to lat. 

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35°07′00′′ N.; long. 116°34′03′′ W.; to 

point of beginning. Excluding the 

airspace below 3,000 feet AGL within a 

3NM radius of the town of Baker, CA 

(lat. 35°16′00′′ N. long. 116°04′33′′ W.;) 

and R2502A. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 73 to establish Restricted 

Areas R–2502A at Fort Irwin, CA. The 

U.S. Army has requested this restricted 

area because the existing special use 

airspace does not include the airspace 

above the expanded land maneuver area 

created to support the NTC. This 

proposed action is required to ensure a 

safe training environment, isolated from 

the public, for military air and ground 

maneuvers from the surface to the upper 

limits of restricted airspace. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. 

Therefore, this proposed regulation: (1) 

Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not 

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Regulatory 

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; 

February 26, 1979); and (3) does not 

warrant preparation of a regulatory 

evaluation as the anticipated impact is 

so minimal. Since this is a routine 

matter that will only affect air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this proposed rule, when 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

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 proposes to establish restricted area 

airspace at Fort Irwin, CA. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subjected to the 

appropriate environmental analysis in 

accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 73 

Airspace, Prohibited areas, Restricted 

areas. 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 73 as 

follows: 

PART 73—SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE 

1. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 73.25 [Amended] 

2. § 73.25 is amended as follows: 

* * * * * 

R–2502A Fort Irwin, CA [New] 

Boundaries. Beginning at lat. 

35°25′48′′ N., long. 116°18′48′′ W.; to lat. 

35°25′30′′ N., long. 116°09′46′′ W.; to lat. 

35°23′15′′ N., long. 116°09′47′′ W.; to lat. 

35°06′54′′ N., long. 116°30′17′′ W.; to lat. 

35°07′00′′ N., long. 116°34′03′′ W.; to lat. 

35°18′45′′ N., long. 116°18′48′′ W. to 

point of beginning. 

Designated altitudes. Surface to 

16,000 feet MSL. 

Time of designation. Continuous. 

Controlling agency. FAA, Hi-Desert 

TRACON, Edwards, CA. 

Using agency. Commander, Fort 

Irwin, CA. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2009. 

Edith V. Parish, 

Manager, Airspace and Rules Group. 

[FR Doc. E9–16480 Filed 7–10–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

36 CFR Part 7 

RIN 1024–AD50 

Special Regulations; Areas of the 

National Park System 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed Rule. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

proposing this rule to update its 

regulations for managing use of the 

Colorado River and adjoining federally 

owned lands administered by the 

National Park Service within Grand 

Canyon National Park. Changes to the 

current rule are necessary to implement 

portions of the park’s recently revised 

Colorado River Management Plan. 

Current regulations govern boat trips on 

the Colorado River within the park 

upstream from Diamond Creek 

(approximately River Mile 226). In 

accordance with the new Colorado River 

Management Plan, the proposed rule 

will apply to the entire Colorado River 

within the park, including the reach of 

the river downstream from Diamond 

Creek to the boundary between the park 

and Lake Mead National Recreation 

Area (approximately River Mile 277). 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

September 11, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit your 

comments, identified by Regulatory 

Information Number 1024–AD50 (RIN), 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: National Park Service, WASO, 

Mike Archer, Chief Ranger, Grand 

Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129, 

Grand Canyon, Arizona. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency name and RIN. For 

additional information see ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Palma Wilson, Deputy 

Superintendent—Operations, Grand 

Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129, 

Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023, 

Palma_Wilson@nps.gov, (fax) (928) 638– 

7815. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description of the Park 

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, 

contains and protects what many people 

consider to be the most scenic and 

scientifically significant arid-land 

canyon in the world. Congress 

established the park in the Act of 

February 26, 1919, and enlarged its 

boundaries in subsequent legislation 

enacted in 1926, 1928, and 1975. As 

described in the latest such enactment, 

the Grand Canyon National Park 

Enlargement Act, the park consists of 

approximately one million, two 

hundred thousand acres of lands, 

waters, and interests therein, all as 

depicted on a boundary map referenced 

in the legislation. 

The reach of the Colorado River in the 

park provides a unique combination of 

thrilling whitewater adventure and 

magnificent vistas of a remarkable 

geologic landscape, including remote 

and intimate side canyons. The 277- 

mile-long river corridor is home to 

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