Air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.: IFR altitudes,

[Federal Register: January 22, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 14)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 2808-2811]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr22ja02-10]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30289; Amdt. No. 433]

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 routes 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, February 21, 2002.

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: PO 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).

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Issued in Washington, DC on January 11, 2002. 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:

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.

   Secs. 95.48, 95.6001, 95.6159, 95.6437, 95.6441, 95.6450, 95.614, and 95.6538 [Amended]

2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:

   Revisions to IFR Altitudes and Changeover Points [Amendment 433, Effective Date: February 21, 2002]

   From

   To

   MEA

   Colored Federal Airways

   Sec. 95.48 Green Federal Airway 8 is Amended to Read in Part

   Campbell Lake, AK NDB............ Glennallen, AK NDB......

   10000

   Atlantic Routes

   Atlantic Routes--A315 is Amended to Read in Part

   Jayee, BS FIX.................... *Hodgy, BS FIX..........

   7,000

   *16500--MRA

   Atlantic Routes--A555 is Amended to Read in Part

   Rajay, BS FIX.................... Prune, BS FIX...........

   4,000 Prune, BS FIX.................... Nassau, BS VOR/DME......

   2,000 Nassau, BS VOR/DME............... Lepas, BS FIX...........

   *3000

   *1500--MOCA Lepas, BS FIX.................... Bosar, BS FIX...........

   *3000

   *1300--MOCA

   Atlantic Routes--B503 is Amended to Read in Part

   NAssua, BS VOR/DME............... *Hodgy, BS FIX..........

   7000

   *16500--MRA Hodgy, BS FIX.................... Enamo, OA FIX...........

   6000

   Atlantic Routes--G437 is Amended to Read in Part

   Mapyl, OA FIX.................... Elbow, BS FIX...........

   31000 Elbow, BS FIX.................... Ingra, BS FIX...........

   8000 Ingra, BS FIX.................... Nassau, BS VOR/DME......

   2000 Nassau, BS VOR/DME............... Welks, BS FIX...........

   2000 Welks, BS FIX.................... Brono, BS FIX...........

   2000 Brono, BS FIX.................... *Jayee, BS FIX..........

   5000

   *14000--MRA

   Bahamas Routes

   Bahama Routes--022V is Amended to Read in Part

   Carey, BS FIX.................... Majur, BS FIX...........

   2000 Majur, BS FIX.................... Nassau, BS VOR/DME......

   *2000

   *1500--MOCA

   Bahama Routes--049V is Amended to Read in Part

   Nassau, BS VOR/DME............... Tinky, BS FIX...........

   4000

   Bahama Routes--053V is Amended to Read in Part

   Prune, BS FIX.................... Nassau, BS VOR/DME......

   2000 Nassaue, BS VOR/DME.............. Guava, BS FIX...........

   3000

   Bahama Routes--054V is Amended to Read in Part

   Carey, BS FIX.................... Majur, BS FIX...........

   2,000 Majur, BS FIX.................... Nassau, BS VOR/DME...... *2,000

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   *1500--MOCA

   Bahama Routes--055V is Amended to Read in Part

   Prune, BS FIX.................... Nassau, BS VOR/DME......

   2,000 Nassau, BS VOR/DME............... Burrl, BS FIX...........

   *3000

   *1500--MOCA Burrl, BS FIX.................... Seaan, BS FIX...........

   *3000

   *1500--MOCA Seaan, BS FIX.................... Burgo, BS FIX........... *16000

   *1500--MOCA

   Bahama Routes--057V is Amended to Read in Part

   Carey, BS FIX.................... Majur, BS FIX...........

   2,000 Majur, BS FIX.................... Nassau, BS VOR/DME...... *2,000

   *1500--MOCA

   Bahama Routes--058V is Amended to Read in Part

   Nassau, BS VOR/DME............... Kuray, BS FIX...........

   *2000

   *1500--MOCA Kuray, BS FIX.................... *Melon, BS FIX.......... **2000

   *8000--MRA

   **1300--MOCA Melon, BS FIX.................... Hankx, BS FIX...........

   *2000

   *1300--MOCA Hankx, BS FIX.................... Barts, BS FIX...........

   *4000

   *1300--MOCA Barts, BS FIX.................... Abaco, BS FIX...........

   10000

   Bahama Routes--063V is Amended to Read in Part

   Hankx, BS FIX.................... *Melon, BS FIX.......... **2,000

   *8,000--MRA

   **1,300--MOCA Melon, BS FIX.................... Kuray, BS FIX........... *2,000

   *1300--MOCA Kuray, BS FIX.................... Nassau, BS VOR/DME...... *2,000

   *1,500--MOCA

   Bahamas Routes--065V is Amended to Read in Part

   Nassau, BS VOR/DME............... Peach, BS FIX...........

   *2000

   *1500--MOCA Peach, BS FIX.................... *Sydny, BS FIX.......... **2000

   *5000--MRA

   **1300--MOCA Sydny, BS FIX.................... Lauth, BS FIX...........

   *5000

   *1300--MOCA Lauth, BS FIX.................... Freeport, BS VOR/DME....

   *2000

   *1400--MOCA

   Bahamas Routes--070V is Amended to Read in Part

   Marsh Harbour, BS NDB............ Nassau, BS VOR/DME......

   6000

   Sec. 95.6001 Victor Routes--U.S.

   Sec. 95.6159 VOR Federal Airway 159 is Amended to Read in Part

   Tuskegee, AL VOR/DME............. Kentt, AL FIX...........

   *2600

   *1900--MOCA

   Sec. 95.6437 VOR Federal Airway 437 is Amended to Read in Part

   Stary, GA FIX.................... *Cathy, GA FIX.......... **5000

   *5000--MRA

   **1300--MOCA

   Sec. 95.6441 VOR Federal Airway 441 is Amended to Read in Part

   Stary, GA FIX.................... *Cathy, GA FIX.......... **5000

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   *5000--MRA

   **1300--MOCA

   Sec. 95.6450 VOR Federal Airway 450 is Amended to Read in Part

   Muskegon, MI VORTAC.............. Flint, MI VORTAC........

   *3000

   *2400--MOCA

   Sec. 95.6514 VOR Federal Airway 514 is Amended to Read in Part

   *Twentynine Palms, CA VORTAC..... Goffs, CA VORTAC........ **12000

   *10200--MCA Twentynine Palms, CA VORTAC, NE BND

   **7600--MOCA

   Sec. 95.6538 VOR Federal Airway 538 is Amended to Read in Part

   *Twentynine Palms, CA VORTAC..... Goffs, CA VORTAC........ **12000

   *10200--MCA Twentynine Palms, CA VORTAC, NE BND

   **7600--MOCA

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