Proposed Modification of Restricted Areas R-2303A and R-2303B, and Establishment of R-2303C, Fort Huachuca, AZ

Résumé

This proposed rule would amend Restricted Areas R-2303A and R- 2303B, and establish R-2303C at Fort Huachuca, AZ. R-2303A would be amended to exclude the Fort Huachuca/Libby AAF/Sierra Vista Municipal Airport from the restricted area and provide airspace for visual flight rules (VFR) access to the airport when R-2303A is in use. The proposal would lower the floor and ceiling and revise the lateral dimensions of R-2303B in order to accommodate unmanned aerial vehicle training profiles. R-2303B would be further subdivided by redesignating the southeast corner of the existing area as a separate restricted area, R- 2303C. Additionally this notice proposes to reduce the published hours of operation for R-2303A and R-2303B. As proposed, the time of designation for the new area, R-2303C, would be intermittent by a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). These changes are proposed to accommodate increased training requirements and to return unneeded special use airspace to the National Airspace System (NAS).