Airworthiness standards: Special conditions— VOR Federal airways,

[Federal Register: July 30, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 146)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 40646-40647]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-15]

RIN 2120-AA66

Modification of VOR Federal Airway V-465

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airway V-465 (V-465) by lowering the floor of a portion of the airway from 12,400 mean sea level (MSL) to 1,200 feet above the surface. This action also establishes a new segment of V-465 between Billings, Montana (MT), and Miles City, MT. The FAA is taking this action to support an instrument approach procedure into the Jackson Hole Airport, Wyoming (WY), and enhance the management of air traffic operations in the Jackson Hole, WY, area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC October 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph White, 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:

History

On December 15, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 (part 71) to modify a portion of V-465 (62 FR 65631). Interested parties were invited

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to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received. Except for editorial changes this amendment is the same as that proposed in the notice.

The Rule

This action amends part 71 by lowering the floor of a portion of V- 465 from 12,400 MSL to 1,200 feet above the surface. This action supports the instrument approach procedure requirements into the Jackson Hole Airport, Jackson, WY.

This action also establishes a new segment of V-465 between Billings, MT, and Miles City, MT. When V-465 was established, the FAA intended that the airway include a segment between Billings, MT, and Miles City, MT; however, the airway segment was omitted due to a typographical error. This action properly defines that portion of V-465 between Billings, MT, and Miles City, MT, that was omitted in previous publications. This new segment does not result in any additional controlled airspace because the segment is co-located with a segment of V-2.

The FAA is taking this action to enhance the management of air traffic operations in the Jackson Hole, WY, area.

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. Therefore, this 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 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.

Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The airways listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

1. 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 [Revised]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, is amended as follows:

   Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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   V-465 [Revised]

   From Bullion, NV, Wells, NV; 12 miles; 30 miles, 115 MSL, 20 miles, 90 MSL, 36 miles, 115 MSL, 24 miles, 95 MSL, Malad City, ID; Jackson, WY; Dunoir, WY; 14 miles, 45 miles, 137 MSL, Billings, MT; Miles City, MT; Williston, ND. * * * * *

   Issued in Washington, DC, on July 24, 1998. Reginald C. Matthews, Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.

   [FR Doc. 98-20341Filed7-29-98; 8:45 am]

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