IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 47 (Friday, March 9, 2012)

Federal Register Volume 77, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2012)

Rules and Regulations

Pages 14269-14272

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2012-5719

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

Docket No.30830; Amdt. No. 499

IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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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.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, April 5, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Dunham, 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.

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

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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, DC, on March 2, 2012.

John McGraw,

Deputy 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, April 5, 2012.

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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.

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2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:

   Revisions to IFR Altitudes and Changeover Points

   Amendment 499 effective date April 5, 2012

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   From To MEA MAA

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   Sec. 95.3000 Low Altitude RNAV Routes

   Sec. 95.3223 RNAV Route T223 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   NONDA, AK FIX................................. BLUGA, AK FIX......................... 12400 17500

   *10000--MCA BLUGA, AK FIX, SW BND

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   Sec. 95.3288 RNAV Route T288 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   GILLETTE, WY VOR/DME.......................... TRTTL, WY FIX......................... 7000 17500

   TRTTL, WY FIX................................. KARAS, WY FIX......................... 9000 17500

   KARAS, WY FIX................................. *PACTO, SD FIX........................ 10000 17500

   *9700--MRA

   PACTO, SD FIX................................. RAPID CITY, SD VORTAC................. 7100 17500

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   Sec. 95.4000 High Altitude RNAV Routes

   Sec. 95.4044 RNAV Route Q44 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   NOME, AK VOR/DME.............................. HLBLY, AK FIX......................... 18000 45000

   GNSS REQUIRED

   HLBLY, AK FIX................................. ANCHORAGE, AK VOR/DME................. 18000 45000

   GNSS REQUIRED

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   Sec. 95.4051 RNAV Route Q51 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   KING SALMON, AK VORTAC........................ SLIIM, AK FIX......................... 18000 45000

   GNSS REQUIRED

   SLIIM, AK FIX................................. HLBLY, AK FIX......................... 18000 45000

   GNSS REQUIRED

   HLBLY, AK FIX................................. KOTZEBUE, AK VOR/DME.................. 18000 45000

   GNSS REQUIRED

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   Sec. 95.4055 RNAV Route Q55 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   KODIAK, AK VOR/DME............................ SLIIM, AK FIX......................... 18000 45000

   GNSS REQUIRED

   SLIIM, AK FIX................................. NOME, AK VOR/DME...................... 18000 45000

   GNSS REQUIRED

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   From To MEA

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   Sec. 95.6001 Victor Routes--U.S.

   Sec. 95.6002 VOR Federal Airway V2 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   REEPO, MT FIX.................... COLUS, MT FIX...........

   W BND................... 9700

   E BND................... 7000

   COLUS, MT FIX.................... BILLINGS, MT VORTAC.....

   W BND................... 9700

   E BND................... 6400

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   Sec. 95.681 VOR Federal Airway V81 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   SCOTTSBLUFF, NE VORTAC........... TOADSTOOL, NE VOR/DME... 7000

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   Sec. 95.6086 VOR Federal Airway V86 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   REEPO, MT FIX.................... COLUS, MT FIX...........

   W BND................... 9700

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   E BND................... 7000

   COLUS, MT FIX.................... BILLINGS, MT VORTAC.....

   W BND................... 9700

   E BND................... 6400

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   Sec. 95.689 VOR Federal Airway V89 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   CHEYENNE, WY VORTAC.............. LITER, WY FIX........... 8300

   LITER, WY FIX.................... TOADSTOOL, NE VOR/DME... 7800

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   Sec. 95.6101 VOR Federal Airway V101 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   GILL, CO VOR/DME................. *LIBEL, CO FIX.......... **10000

   *13500--MCA LIBEL, CO FIX, W

   BND

   **8900--MOCA

   LIBEL, CO FIX.................... BROCC, CO FIX........... 16000

   BROCC, CO FIX.................... ECHOA, CO FIX........... 13200

   ECHOA, CO FIX.................... *HAYDEN, CO VOR/DME.....

   E BND................... 13200

   W BND................... 11500

   *11500--MCA HAYDEN, CO VOR/

   DME, E BND

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   Sec. 95.6169 VOR Federal Airway V169 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   SCOTTSBLUFF, NE VORTAC........... TOADSTOOL, NE VOR/DME... 7000

   TOADSTOOL, NE VOR/DME............ WAXER, NE FIX........... 7000

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   Sec. 95.6170 VOR Federal Airway V170 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   ABERDEEN, SD VOR/DME............. SIOUX FALLS, SD VORTAC.. *5000

   *3400--MOCA

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   Sec. 95.6272 VOR Federal Airway V272 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   SERTS, OK FIX.................... LIONS, OK FIX........... *4500

   *3100--MOCA

   *3700--GNSS MEA

   LIONS, OK FIX.................... WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC.. 3300

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   Sec. 95.6291 VOR Federal Airway V291 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   WINSLOW, AZ VORTAC............... FLAGSTAFF, AZ 10100

   VOR/DME.

   *11000--MCA FLAGSTAFF, AZ VOR/

   DME, NE BND

   MTA V327 N TO V291 E

   11000

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   Sec. 95.6421 VOR Federal Airway V421 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   ROBERT, CO VOR/DME............... HAHNS, CO FIX........... *13000

   *12300--MOCA

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   Sec. 95.6437 VOR Federal Airway V437 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   SAVANNAH, GA VORTAC.............. CHARLESTON, SC VORTAC... 2000

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   Sec. 95.6465 VOR Federal Airway V465 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   DUNOIR, WY VOR/DME............... REDLO, MT FIX........... *17000

   *14500--MOCA

   REDLO, MT FIX.................... LAREI, MT FIX...........

   N BND................... 7200

   S BND................... 17000

   LAREI, MT FIX.................... *BILLINGS, MT VORTAC....

   S BND................... 17000

   N BND................... 6000

   *7000--MCA BILLINGS, MT

   VORTAC, S BND

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   Sec. 95.6320 Alaska VOR Federal Airway V320 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   WINOR, AK FIX.................... *FRIDA, AK FIX.......... 10

   000

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   *9500--MRA

   *7600--MCA FRIDA, AK FIX, W

   BND

   MEA IS ESTABLISHED

   WITH A GAP IN NAVIGATION

   SIGNAL COVERAGE

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   Sec. 95.6440 Alaska VOR Federal Airway V440 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   WINOR, AK FIX.................... *FRIDA, AK FIX.......... 10

   000

   *9500--MRA

   *7600--MCA FRIDA, AK FIX, W

   BND

   MEA IS ESTABLISHED

   WITH A GAP IN NAVIGATION

   SIGNAL COVERAGE

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   From To MEA MAA

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   Sec. 95.7001 Jet Routes

   Sec. 95.7537 Jet Route J537 Is Amended to Read in Part

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   ROME, OR VOR/DME............. MULLAN PASS, ID 22000 45000

   VOR/DME.

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