2025-17223

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-2023-0504; Airspace Docket No. 21-ASO-25] • RIN 2120-AA66 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action amends restricted areas R-3004A, R-3004B, and R-3004C at United States (U.S.) Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Fort Gordon, GA. The amended airspace aligns the lateral boundaries to encompass the majority of the training complex and amends the vertical divisions for better management to activate only the airspace required to support the Army's training. It also removes restrictions on participating aircraft operations on weekends, flight above 12,000 feet above ground level (AGL), and the requirement that weather minima exceed standard Visual Flight Rules (VFR) criteria. DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, November 27, 2025. ADDRESSES: A copy of the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), all comments received, this final rule, and all background material may be viewed online at www.regulations.gov using the FAA Docket number. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are available on the website. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Vidis, Rules and Regulations Group, Policy Directorate, Federal Aviation Administration, 600 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20597; 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 restricted areas R-3004A, R-3004B, and R-3004C at Fort Gordon, GA, to enhance aviation safety and accommodate essential U.S. Army training activities. History The FAA published a NPRM for Docket No. FAA-2023-0504 in the Federal Register (88 FR 21146; April 10, 2023), proposing to amend restricted areas R-3004A, R-3004B, and R-3004C at Fort Gordon, GA. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written ( printed page 43148) comments on the proposal to the FAA. Two comments were received. Two commenters expressed concern that expanding the restricted area airspace toward Daniel Field Airport, GA, would cause aircraft arriving and departing runway 5 and runway 23 at Daniel Field Airport, to the south, to be funneled into a small corridor between restricted areas R-3004A and R-3004B and the Augusta Regional at Bush Field Airport, GA, Class D airspace which may lead to an increase in airspace incursions. Prior to this final rule, the distance between restricted area R-3004A and R-3004B and the western edge of the Augusta Regional at Bush Field Airport Class D airspace was 6.8 nautical miles (NM). The FAA recognizes that when these restricted areas are acti…

Fonte: Federal Register (federalregister.gov). Texto original em inglês. Conteúdo sanitizado por segurança.