2021-17251

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-2019-0111; Airspace Docket No. 19-ASO-23] • RIN 2120-AA66 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action establishes restricted area R-5306F at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, NC. R-5306F extends from flight level (FL) 180 to FL 290. Restricted area R-5306F overlie the existing restricted area R-5306A, and the adjacent Core Military Operations Area (MOA). Due to altitude constraints, the existing restricted airspace structure around MCAS Cherry Point cannot fully support the training requirements for current legacy aircraft as well as 4th and 5th generation aircraft such as the F-35. In conjunction with R-5306A, restricted area R-5306F will allow for realistic training to enable pilots and aircrews to counter evolving threat nation warfare anti-aircraft capabilities. DATES: Effective date 0910 UTC, December 2, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Hook, 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 ( printed page 44604) 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 restricted area airspace at Cherry Point, NC, to enhance aviation safety and accommodate essential U.S. Marine Corps training activities. History The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking for Docket No. FAA-2019-0111 in the Federal Register (85 FR 16918; March 25, 2020), proposing to expand the restricted airspace at MCAS Cherry Point, NC, by establishing restricted area R-5306F, because the altitude constraints of the current airspace structure cannot fully support U.S. Marine Corps training and readiness requirements. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments were received. The Rule This action amends 14 CFR part 73 by establishing restricted area R-5306F, Cherry Point, NC, to overlie the existing restricted area R-5306A, and the adjacent Core MOA. Restricted area R-5306F extends from FL 180 to FL 290. The time of designation is Monday through Friday, 0800 to 0000 hours, local time; other times by NOTAM. In conjunction with R-5306A, R-5306F will provide the low-altitude to high-altitude restricted airspace needed to train in the variety of tactics as discussed above. There are no current Air Traffic Service routes ( i.e., jet routes or Q-routes) or preferential IFR routes that are impacted by the restricted area. R-5306F is joint-use special use airspace; mean…

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