Airworthiness directives: VOR Federal airways,
[Federal Register: March 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 44)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10962-10963]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-18]
Proposed Realignment and Establishment of VOR Federal Airways; KY and TN
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY: This notice proposes to realign Federal Airway V-517 in the vicinity of Snowbird, TN, and to establish two Federal airways, V-347 between London, KY, and Hinch Mountain, TN, and V-384 between Livingston, TN, and Volunteer, TN. This action would improve navigational routings and enhance service for users, and provide for the more efficient handling of air traffic between the Indianapolis and the Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Centers' (ARTCC) airspace.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 22, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air Traffic Division, ASO-500, Docket No. 97-ASO-18, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, GA 30320. The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of the Chief Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace and Rules Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97- ASO-18.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filedin the docket.
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Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should call the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to realign V- 517 in the vicinity of Snowbird, TN, by changing the origination point of the airway from the Volunteer, TN, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) station, to the Snowbird, TN, VORTAC. Currently, V-517 extends from Volunteer, through the Miami Intersection, to London, KY, which is not a direct route. However, a direct route between Volunteer and London does exist via V- 97. On the other hand, there is currently no published direct route between Snowbird and London. This amendment would enhance the flow of air traffic by realigning V-517 so as to provide a direct route between Snowbird and London. This change would better accommodate northwest- southeast-bound traffic in that area.
The FAA further proposes to establish two Federal airways in the Kentucky-Tennessee area: V-347 between London, KY, and Hinch Mountain, TN; and V-384 between Livingston, TN, and Volunteer, TN. These new airways would provide direct routes between the affected navigation facilities which would match known traffic flows, simplify flight plan filing, and reduce ATC communications requirements, thus resulting in enhanced service for users. These additional airways would also provide air traffic controllers with more nonradar routes between Indianapolis ARTCC and Atlanta ARTCC airspace, thereby facilitating the efficient handling of nonradar-routed traffic between the two ARTCC's.
Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The airways listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. Therefore, this proposed regulation: (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. Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, 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 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
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The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways
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V-347 [New]
From London, KY; to Hinch Mountain, TN. * * * * *
V-384 [New]
From Livingston, TN; INT Livingston 121 deg.T(123 deg.M) and Volunteer, TN, 307 deg.T(310 deg.M) radials; to Volunteer. * * * * *
V-517 [Revised]
From Snowbird, TN; INT Snowbird 329 deg.T(333 deg.M) and London, KY, 141 deg.T(144 deg.M) radials; London; INT London 004 deg. and Falmouth, KY, 164 deg. radials; Falmouth; Cincinnati, OH; INT Cincinnati 336 deg. and Richmond, IN, 190 deg. radials; Richmond; to Dayton, OH. * * * * *
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 26, 1999. Reginald C. Matthews, Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
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