2022-24242

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-2020-0755-; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-83] • RIN 2120-AA66 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action amends restricted area R-2206 by renaming it R-2206A and establishes six new restricted areas R-2206B, R-2206C, R-2206D, R-2206E, R-2206F, and R-2206G, over Clear, AK. The FAA has determined that these actions are necessary to protect aircraft from the hazardous High-Intensity Radiated Field (HIRF) produced by the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) and segregate non-participating aircraft. DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, December 29, 2022. 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 amends an existing restricted area and establishes restricted areas over Clear, AK, to protect operators from activities deemed hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft. History Notice of Proposed Rulemaking The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (86 FR 11194; February 24, 2021), amending R-2206 by renaming it and establishing restricted areas R-2206B, R-2206C, R-2206D, R-2206E, R-2206F, and R-2206G over Clear, AK. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. History of R-2206 and Clear Airport R-2206 was initially established as R-20 on January 1, 1961 (25 FR 12174), over the Clear Air Force Station (AFS) [1] at Clear, AK, to protect the National Airspace System (NAS) while a potential radiation hazard caused by the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) was assessed by the United States Air Force (USAF). On May 12, 1962, the designation of R-2206 was amended to extend the duration for an indefinite period (27 FR 4553) due to ongoing concern regarding the radiation hazard associated with the BMEWS. Initially established for private use by the military in support of the BMEWS mission, Clear Airport (PACL) is located less than a 1/2 Nautical Mile (NM) from the eastern boundary of R-2206. The airport was leased by the Secretary of the Air Force to the State of Alaska on December 20, 1974. The FAA performed an airspace review and issued a letter of “no objection” to convert the airport from private to public use on January 20, 1976.[2] Subsequently, the land (1,814 acres) on which PACL is located was declared surpl…

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