Federal airways,

[Federal Register: January 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 15)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 3665-3666]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-37]

Proposed Realignment of Federal Airway; Rochester, MN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to realign Federal Airway 411 (V-411) in the vicinity of Rochester, MN. The FAA is proposing this action to support the revision of several standard terminal arrival routes. This action would enhance the management of air traffic operations and allow for better utilization of navigable airspace in the Rochester, MN, area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 11, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air Traffic Division, AGL-500, Docket No. 98-AGL-37, Federal Aviation Administration, O'Hare Lake Office Center, 2300 East Devon Avenue; Des Plaines, IL 60018.

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, Federal Aviation Administration, O'Hare Lake Office Center, 2300 East Devon Avenue; Des Plaines, IL 60018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheri Edgett Baron, 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. 98- AGL-37.'' 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

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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.

Availability of NPRM's

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, 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.

Background

As a result of a recent airspace review, the FAA has taken action to revise several standard terminal arrival routes (STAR). This revision of the STARs will require modification of V-411 in the vicinity of Rochester, MN.

The Proposal

The FAA is proposing an amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to realign V-411 in the vicinity of Rochester, MN. The FAA is proposing this action due to the realignment of several standard terminal arrival routes, V-411 would be realigned by 4 degrees. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance the management of air traffic operations and allow for better utilization of navigable airspace in the vicinity of the Rochester, MN, area.

Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in Section 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 Federal airway listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.

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 Department of Transportation (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.

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 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 [Amended]

2. 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 VOR Federal Airways

   * * * * *

   V-411 [Revised]

   From Lone Rock, WI; via Waukon, IA; Rochester, MN; INT Rochester 315(T(310(M) and Farmington, MN, 184 deg. radials; Farmington. * * * * *

   Issued in Washington, DC, on January 15, 1999. Reginald C. Matthews, Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.

   [FR Doc. 99-1553Filed1-22-99; 8:45 am]

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