IFR altitudes,
[Federal Register: July 10, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 132)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37243-37246]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 95
[Docket No. 29265; Amdt. No. 410]
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.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 URC, August 13, 1998.
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. The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are
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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, D.C. on July 2, 1998. Tom E. Stuckey, Acting 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]
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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.
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Part 95 is amended to read as follows:
Revisions to Minimum Enroute IFR Altitudes and Changeover Points
[Amendment 410 effective date, August 13, 1998]
From
To
MEA
Sec. 95.6001 VOR Federal Airway 1 is Amended to Read in Part
Salisbury, MD VORTAC............. Waterloo, DE VOR/DME....
*5000
*1800-MOCA
Sec. 95.6016 VOR Federal Airway 16 is Amended to Read in Part
Tappa, VA FIX.................... Colin, VA FIX...........
*4000
*1500-MOCA
Sec. 95.6020 VOR Federal Airway 20 is Amended to Read in Part
Tappa, VA FIX.................... Colin, VA FIX...........
*4000
*1500-MOCA
Sec. 95.6029 VOR Federal Airway 29 is Amended to Read in Part
Salisbury, MD VORTAC............. Lafln, DE FIX...........
*5000
*1800-MOCA
Laflin, DE FIX................... Smyrna, DE VORTAC.......
1800
Sec. 95.6044 VOR Federal Airway 44 is Amended to Read in Part
Paleo, MD FIX.................... Donil, DE FIX........... *13000
*7000-MOCA
Sec. 95.6049 VOR Federal Airway 49 is Amended to Read in Part
Elked, AL FIX.................... Nashville, TN VORTAC....
*3500
*2800-MOCA
Sec. 95.6155 VOR Federal Airway 155 is Amended to Read in Part
Colliers, SC VORTAC.............. *Wider, SC FIX..........
2500
*3000-MRA
Sec. 95.6157 VOR Federal Airway 157 is Amended to Read in Part
Key West, FL VORTAC.............. *Famin, FL FIX.......... **5000
*5700-MRA
**1300-MOCA
Famin, FL FIX.................... Dolphin, FL VORTAC......
*5000
*1500-MOCA
Tappa, VA FIX.................... Colin, VA FIX..........
*4000
*1500-MOCA
Sec. 95.6159 VOR Federal Airway 159 is Amended to Read in Part
Vulcan, AL VORTAC................ Hamilton, AL VORTAC.....
*2600
*2200-MOCA
Sec. 95.6213 VOR Federal Airway 213 is Amended to Read in Part
Tappa, VA FIX.................... Colin, VA FIX...........
*4000
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*1500-MOCA
Sec. 95.6218 VOR Federal Airway 218 is Amended to Read in Part
Waukon, IA VORTAC................ *Baulk, WI FIX.......... **4000
*4000-MRA
**300-MOCA
Sec. 95.6267 VOR Federal Airway 267 is Amended to Read in Part
Pahokee, FL VORTAC............... Diddy, FL FIX...........
*2000
*1400-MOCA
Diddy, FL FIX.................... Orlando, FL VORTAC......
2600
Sec. 95.6295 VOR Federal Airway 295 is Amended to Read in Part
Vero Beach, FL VORTAC............ Orlando, FL VORTAC......
2600
Sec. 95.6296 VOR Federal Airway 296 is Amended to Read in Part
Fayetteville, NC VOR/DME......... * Gands, NC FIX.........
2000
* 3000-MRA
Gands, NC FIX, NC VOR/DME........ * Urrie, NC FIX.........
2000
* 3000-MRA
Sec. 95.6310 VOR Federal Airway 310 is Amended to Read in Part
Burch, NC FIX.................... Greensboro, NC VORTAC...
3500
Sec. 95.6345 VOR Federal Airway 345 is Amended to Read in Part
Dells, WI VORTAC................. Milto, WI FIX........... * 3500
* 2800-MOCA
Falen, WI FIX.................... Eau Claire, WI VORTAC...
3500
Sec. 95.6359 VOR Federal Airway 359 is Amended to Read in Part
U.S. Mexican Border.............. Laredo, TX VORTAC....... * 3000
* 2500-MOCA
Sec. 95.6441 VOR Federal Airway 441 is Amended to Read in Part
Melbourne, FL VOR/DME............ Lakeland, FLVORTAC......
2600
Sec. 95.6529 VOR Federal Airway 529 is Amended to Read in Part
* Famin, FL FIX.................. Swags, FL FIX........... * 5700
5700-MRA
** 1500-MOCA
Sec. 95.6531 VOR Federal Airway 531 is Amended to Read in Part
Bairn, FL FIX.................... Orlando, FL VORTAC......
2600
Sec. 95.6605 VOR Federal Airway 605 is Added to Read
Spartanburg, SC VORTAC........... Genod, NC FIX...........
*5000
*4200-MOCA
Genod, NC FIX.................... Holston Mountain, TN
8500 VORTAC.
Sec. 95.6415 Hawaii VOR Federal Airway 15 is Amended to Read in Part
Paris, HI FIX.................... *Arbor, HI FIX.......... **4000
*8000-MRA
*3000-MOCA
From
To
MEA
MAA
Sec. 95.7118 Jet Route No. 118 is Amended to Read in Part
Memphis, TN VORTAC............................ Choo Choo, TN VORTAC..................
18000
45000
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