73 FR 53 pgs. 14381-14384 - IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
Type: RULEVolume: 73Number: 53Pages: 14381 - 14384
Docket number: [Docket No. 30599; Amdt. No. 473]
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-5372 Filed 3-17-08; 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. 30599; Amdt. No. 473]
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.
DATES:
Effective Date: 0901 UTC, April 10, 2008.
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 March 11, 2008.
James J. Ballough,
Director, Flight Standards Service.
Adoption of the Amendment
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, April 10, 2008.
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 as follows:
| From | To | MEA |
|---|---|---|
| § 95.6001Victor Routes-U.S. | ||
| § 95.6001VOR Federal Airway V1 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Salisbury, MD VORTAC | Waterloo, DE VOR/DME | *2000 |
| *1500-MOCA | ||
| § 95.6006VOR Federal Airway V6 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Selinsgrove, PA VORTAC | Snowy, PA FIX | *5000 |
| *3500-MOCA | ||
| *4000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Snowy, PA FIX | Allentown, PA VORTAC | *4000 |
| *3300-MOCA | ||
| § 95.6008VOR Federal Airway V8 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Matzo, UT FIX | Bryce Canyon, UT VORTAC | 12300 |
| § 95.6016VOR Federal Airway V16 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Tappa, VA FIX | Colin, VA FIX | *5000 |
| *1500-MOCA | ||
| *2000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Colin, VA FIX | Patuxent, MD VORTAC | *5000 |
| *1400-MOCA | ||
| *2000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6020VOR Federal Airway V20 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Tappa, VA FIX | Colin, VA FIX | *5000 |
| *1500-MOCA | ||
| *2000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Colin, VA FIX | Nottingham, MD VORTAC | *10000 |
| *1800-MOCA | ||
| *2000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6025VOR Federal Airway V25 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Los Angeles, CA VORTAC | *Merma, CA FIX | 2000 |
| *3000-MRA | ||
| *Merma, CA FIX | Exert, CA FIX | 2000 |
| *3000-MRA | ||
| § 95.6031VOR Federal Airway V31 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Vinny, PA FIX | *Suede, PA FIX | **12000 |
| *4500-MRA | ||
| **5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Suede, PA FIX | Gramo, PA FIX | **12000 |
| **5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Gramo, PA FIX | Harrisburg, PA VORTAC | *7000 |
| *5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6033VOR Federal Airway V33 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Colin, VA FIX | Nottingham, MD VORTAC | *10000 |
| *1800-MOCA | ||
| *2000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Vinny, PA FIX | *Suede, PA FIX | **12000 |
| *4500-MRA | ||
| **5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Suede, PA FIX | Gramo, PA FIX | **12000 |
| **5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Gramo, PA FIX | Harrisburg, PA VORTAC | *7000 |
| *5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6058VOR Federal Airway V58 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| *Eared, PA FIX | Philipsburg, PA VORTAC | **6000 |
| *4000-MRA | ||
| **4100-MOCA | ||
| **5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6063VOR Federal Airway V63 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Wausau, WI VORTAC | Rhinelander, WI VORTAC | #*4000 |
| *3500-MOCA | ||
| #USE AUW 005 RHI 185 UNUSABLE. | ||
| § 95.6091VOR Federal Airway V91 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Albany, NY VORTAC | Glens Falls, NY VORTAC | *7000 |
| *5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Glens Falls, NY VORTAC | Enson, VT FIX | *10000 |
| *5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6099VOR Federal Airway V99 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Outte, CT FIX | Sorry, CT FIX | *10000 |
| *4000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6106VOR Federal Airway V106 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Raymy, NH FIX | Kennebunk, ME VORTAC | *5500 |
| *2200-MOCA | ||
| *3000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6130VOR Federal Airway V130 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Albany, NY VORTAC | Stela, MA FIX | *6000 |
| *3900-MOCA | ||
| *4000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Stela, MA FIX | Bradley, CT VORTAC | 3900 |
| Bradley, CT VORTAC | Norwich, CT VOR/DME | 2600 |
| § 95.6146VOR Federal Airway V146 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Albany, NY VORTAC | Chester, MA VOR/DME | 4100 |
| § 95.6157VOR Federal Airway V157 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Tappa, VA FIX | Colin, VA FIX | *5000 |
| *1500-MOCA | ||
| *2000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Colin, VA FIX | Patuxent, MD VORTAC | *5000 |
| *1400-MOCA | ||
| *2000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6165VOR Federal Airway V165 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Los Angeles, CA VORTAC | *Valey, CA FIX | 4000 |
| *5600-MCA VALEY, CA FIX, N BND | ||
| § 95.6210VOR Federal Airway V210 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Lancaster, PA VORTAC | Spery, PA FIX | 2800 |
| Spery, PA FIX | Yardley, PA VOR/DME | *3000 |
| *2200-MOCA | ||
| § 95.6213VOR Federal Airway V213 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Tappa, VA FIX | Colin, VA FIX | *5000 |
| *1500-MOCA | ||
| *2000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Colin, VA FIX | Patuxent, MD VORTAC | *5000 |
| *1400-MOCA | ||
| *2000-GNSS MEA | ||
| § 95.6489VOR Federal Airway V489 Is Amended To Read in Part | ||
| Albany, NY VORTAC | Glens Falls, NY VORTAC | *7000 |
| *5000-GNSS MEA | ||
| Glens Falls, NY VORTAC | *Fairb, NY FIX | 6000 |
| *8000-MRA | ||
| *Fairb, NY FIX | Leafy, NY FIX | **8000 |
| *8000-MRA | ||
| **6000-GNSS MEA | ||
| From | To | MEA | MAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| § 95.7001Jet Routes | |||
| § 95.7029 Jet Route J29 Is Amended To Read in Part | |||
| Humble, TX VORTAC | El Dorado, AR VORTAC | 18000 | 45000 |
| § 95.7101Jet Route J101 Is Amended To Read in Part | |||
| Lufkin, TX VORTAC | Little Rock, AR VORTAC | 18300 | 45000 |
| Airway segment | From | To | Changeover points | Distance | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| § 95.8003VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points | |||||
| Is Amended To Delete Changeover Point V59: | |||||
| Beckley, WV VORTAC | Pulaski, VA VORTAC | 46 | Beckley | ||
| Is Amended To Add Changeover Point V59: | |||||
| Beckley, WV VORTAC | Parkersburg, WV VORTAC | 46 | Beckley | ||
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