2021-03878

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • 14 CFR Part 73 • [Docket No. FAA-2020-1197; Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-38] • RIN 2120-AA66 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action amends the using agency listed for Restricted Area R-4305, Lake Superior, MN. Specifically, this action changes the using agency from “USAF, 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE” (55th Wing), to “U.S. Air Force, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth International Airport, MN” (148th Fighter Wing). There are no changes to the boundaries, designated altitudes, time of designation, or activities conducted within the restricted area. DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, April 22, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations Group, Office of Policy, 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 updates the using agency for Restricted Area R-4305, Lake Superior, MN. Background The U.S. Air Force requested that the Federal Aviation Administration amend the Restricted Area R-4305, Lake Superior, MN, description by changing the using agency from the “USAF, 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE”, to the “U.S. Air Force, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth International Airport, MN”. Both military organizations use the restricted area and support the using agency change. Since 2011, the 148th Fighter Wing has fulfilled the scheduling and utilization reporting responsibilities for R-4305, even though the 55th Wing was the using agency of record in the R-4305 description. As such, changing the R-4305 using agency from the 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE, to the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth International Airport, MN, reflects the existing responsibilities of the 148th Fighter Wing for accomplishing the scheduling and utilization reporting for the restricted area. Additionally, this change supports the U.S. Air Force's efforts to align the using agency for R-4305 and the surrounding Military Operations Areas under the same using agency to ensure efficient use of the special use airspace complex. There are no changes to the boundaries, designated altitudes, time of designation, or activities conducted within the affected restricted area as a result of changing the R-4305 using agency. The Rule This action amends title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 73 by changing the using agency name listed for restricted area R-4305 over Lake Superior, MN, from “USAF, 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE” to “U.S. Air Force, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth International Airport, MN”. This action is necessary in order to reflect the current military organization tasked with using agency responsibilities for the restricted area. This is an administra…

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