70 FR 115 pgs. 34986-34989 - IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
Type: RULEVolume: 70Number: 115Pages: 34986 - 34989
Docket number: [Docket No. 30448; Amdt. No. 455]
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-11668 Filed 6-15-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 95
[Docket No. 30448; Amdt. No. 455]
IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
AGENCY:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument conditions in the affected areas.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
0901 UTC, July 7, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125) telephone: (405) 954-4164.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This amendment to part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) amends, suspends, or revokes IFR altitudes governing the operation of all aircraft in flight over a specified route or any portion of that route, as well as the changeover points (COPs) for Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes as prescribed in part 95.
The Rule
The specified IFR altitudes, when used in conjunction with the prescribed changeover points for those routes, ensure navigation aid coverage that is adequate for safe flight operations and free of frequency interference. The reasons and circumstances that create the need for this amendment involve matters of flight safety and operational efficiency in the National Airspace System, are related to published aeronautical charts that are essential to the user, and provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace. In addition, those various reasons or circumstances require making this amendment effective before the next scheduled charting and publication date of the flight information to assure its timely availability to the user. The effective date of this amendment reflects those considerations. In view of the close and immediate relationship between these regulatory changes and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and public procedure before adopting this amendment are impracticable and contrary to the public interest and that good cause exists for making the amendment effective in less than 30 days.
Conclusion
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. It, therefore-(1) is not a "significant regulatory action" under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a "significant rule" under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. For the same reason, the FAA certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 95
Airspace, Navigation (air).
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 6, 2005.
James J. Ballough,
Director, Flight Standards Service.
Adoption of the Amendent
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) is amended as follows effective at 0901 UTC, July 7, 2005.
PART 95-[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 95 continues to read as follows:
Authority:
49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44719, 44721.
2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:
| From | To | MEA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| § 95.1001Direct Routes-U.S. | COLOR ROUTES | § 95.515Green Federal Airway G15 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||||||
| Anvik, AK NDB/DME | Takotna River, AK NDB | *9000 | ||||||
| *6000-MOCA | ||||||||
| *7000-GNSS MEA | ||||||||
| § 95.10Amber Federal Airway A1 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||||||||
| Ocean Cape AK, NDB | Capem AK, INT | 6000 | ||||||
| 2000-MOCA | ||||||||
| Capem, AK INT | Corva AK, INT | 6000 | ||||||
| 4400-MOCA | ||||||||
| Corva, AK INT | Egger, AK NT | 2000 | ||||||
| Egger AK, INT | Orca Bay, AK NDB | 5000 | ||||||
| Orca Bay, AK NDB | Campbell Lake, AK NDB | 9000 | ||||||
| 8000-MOCA | ||||||||
| § 95.1115Amber Federal Airway A15 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||||||||
| Nichols, AK NDB | Sumner Strait, AK NDB | *7000 | ||||||
| *5100-MOCA | ||||||||
| *6000-GNSS MEA | ||||||||
| § 95.6Blue Federal Airway B25 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||||||||
| Orca Bay NDB | *Shope, AK FIX | 4900 | ||||||
| *6600-MCA Shope, AK FIX, N BND | ||||||||
| § 95.5000Ground-Based High Altitude RNAV Routes | ||||||||
| From/To 889R | Total distance | Changeover Point | Distance | From | Track angle | MEA | MAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nowel, AK Arise, AK | 79.77 | 10.0 | Nowel | 110T/290 TO COP 292T/112 TO Arise | 18000 | 45000 | |
| Arise, AK Konks, AK | 70.65 | 111T/291 TO Konks 293T/113 TO Konks | 18000 | 45000 | |||
| Konks, AK Laire, AK | 116.24 | 40.0 | Konks | 111T/291 TO COP 294T/114 TO Laire | 18000 | 45000 |
| From | To | MEA |
|---|---|---|
| § 95.6001Victor Routes-U.S. | ||
| § 95.6036VOR Federal Airway V36 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Buffalo, NY VOR/DME | *Dalee, NY FIX | 3500 |
| *8000-MRA | ||
| § 95.6208VOR Federal Airway V208 Is Amended by Adding | ||
| Ventura, CA VOR/DME | Weezl, CA FIX | 5000 |
| Weezl, CA FIX | Santa Catalina, CA VORTAC | 4000 |
| § 95.6308Alaska VOR Federal Airway V308 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Fishh, AK FIX | Sparrevohn, AK VOR/DME | *8000 |
| *6000-MOCA | ||
| *6000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6317Alaska VOR Federal Airway V317 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Csper, AK FIX | *Hapit, AK FIX | **15000 |
| *15000-MRA | ||
| **4100-MOCA | ||
| **5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Hoods, AK FIX | Sisters Island, AK VORTAC | *7000 |
| *5500-MOCA | ||
| *6000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Sisters Island, AK VORTAC | Csper, AK FIX | *7000 |
| *5000-MOCA | ||
| *5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Gesti, AK DME FIX | Level Island, AK VOR/DME | 7000 |
| 5000-MOCA | ||
| 5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Level Island, AK VOR/DME | Hoods, AK FIX | *9000 |
| *5900-MOCA | ||
| *7000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6319Alaska VOR Federal Airway V319 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Arsen, AK FIX | Fanci, AK FIX | *4000 |
| *2000-MOCA | ||
| *2000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Torte, AK FIX | *Veill, AK FIX | **12000 |
| *10000-MCA VEILL, AK FIX E BND | ||
| **10000-MOCA | ||
| **10000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6350Alaska VOR Federal Airway V350 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Dahls, AK FIX | Emmonak, AK VOR/DME | *3600 |
| *3000-MOCA | ||
| *3000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6453Alaska VOR Federal Airway V453 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Bethel, AK VORTAC | Unalakleet, AK VOR/DME | *9000 |
| *4900-MOCA | ||
| *6000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Educe, AK FIX | Bethel, AK VORTAC | |
| S BND | *7000 | |
| N BND | *4000 | |
| *2500-MOCA | ||
| *3000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6510Alaska VOR Federal Airway V510 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Anvik, AK NDB/DME | Abear, DME FIX | |
| E BND | 10000 | |
| W BND | 9000 | |
| *6200-MOCA | ||
| *7000 GNSS MEA | ||
| Abear, AK FIX | Mc Grath, AK VORTAC | *10000 |
| *6200-MOCA | ||
| *7000-GPS MEA | ||
| § 95.6617Alaska VOR Federal Airway V617 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Homer, AK VOR/DME | Johnstone Point, AK VOR/DME | *12000 |
| *8600-MOCA | ||
| *9000-GNSS MEA | ||
| From | To | MEA | MAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| § 95.7001Jet Routes | |||
| § 95.7094Jet Route J94 Is Amended To Read in Part | |||
| Manteca, CA VORTAC | Kirck, CA FIX | 19000 | 45000 |
| Kirck, CA FIX | Mustang, NV VORTAC | 19000 | 45000 |
| § 95.7133Jet Route J133 Is Amended To Read in Part | |||
| Sitka, AK NDB | Orca Bay NDB | 18000 | 45000 |
| Orca Bay, AK NDB | Johnstone Point VOR/DME | 18000 | 45000 |
| § 95.7711Jet Route J711 Is Amended To Delete | |||
| Sitka, AK NDB | Laire, AK FIX | 18000 | 45000 |
| Laire, AK FIX | Hinchinbrook, AK NDB | 18000 | 45000 |
[FR Doc. 05-11668 Filed 6-15-05; 8:45 am]
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