IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 28 (Monday, February 11, 2013)

Federal Register Volume 78, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2013)

Rules and Regulations

Pages 9583-9587

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

FR Doc No: 2013-03074

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

Docket No. 30886; Amdt. No. 505

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, March 7, 2013.

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

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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 Policiesand 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, DC on February 1, 2013.

John M. Allen,

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, March 7, 2013.

PART 95--AMENDED

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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 505 effective date March 7, 2013

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    FROM TO MEA MAA

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    Sec. 95.3000 Low Altitude RNAV Routes

    Sec. 95.3254 RNAV Route T254 is Amended to Read in Part

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    COLLEGE STATION, TX VORTAC.................... HIPPS, TX FIX......................... 3000 15000

    HIPPS, TX FIX................................. EAKES, TX FIX......................... 3000 15000

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    FROM TO MEA MAA

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    Sec. 95.6001 Victor Routes-U.S.

    Sec. 95.6010 VOR Federal Airway V10 is Amended to Read in Part

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    REVLOC, PA VOR/DME........... JUNEY, PA FIX........ *5000

    *5000--GNSS MEA

    JUNEY, PA FIX................ LANCASTER, PA VORTAC. *5000

    *3600--MOCA

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    Sec. 95.6014 VOR Federal Airway V14 is Amended to Read in Part

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    OBRLN, OH FIX................ DRYER, OH VOR/DME.... *3500

    *2500--MOCA

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    Sec. 95.6018 VOR Federal Airway V18 is Amended to Read in Part

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    GUTHRIE, TX VORTAC........... BEKLE, TX FIX........

    NW BND............... *6000

    SE BND............... *8000

    *3400--MOCA

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    Sec. 95.6043 VOR Federal Airway V43 is Amended to Read in Part

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    APPLETON, OH VORTAC.......... TIVERTON, OH VOR/DME. 3000

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    Sec. 95.6055 VOR Federal Airway V55 is Amended to Read in Part

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    BRAINERD, MN VORTAC.......... PARK RAPIDS, MN VOR/ 3400

    DME.

    PARK RAPIDS, MN VOR/DME...... BETRA, MN FIX........ *4500

    *3200--MOCA

    *3600--GNSS MEA

    BETRA, MN FIX................ GRAND FORKS, ND VOR/ *3300

    DME.

    *2400--MOCA

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    Sec. 95.6087 VOR Federal Airway V87 is Amended to Read in Part

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    SCAGGS ISLAND, CA VORTAC..... MAXWELL, CA VORTAC... 5300

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

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    BURLEY, ID VOR/DME........... REAPS, ID FIX........

    S BND................ 7000

    N BND................ 9500

    REAPS, ID FIX................ HAILEY, ID NDB/DME... *9500

    *8900--MOCA

    HAILEY, ID NDB/DME........... SOLDE, ID FIX........

    NE BND............... 9000

    SW BND............... 17000

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    Sec. 95.6119 VOR Federal Airway V119 is Amended to Read in Part

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    ANTIO, OH FIX................ INDIAN HEAD, PA 5000

    VORTAC.

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    Sec. 95.6120 VOR Federal Airway V120 is Amended to Read in Part

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    SPOKANE, WA VORTAC........... KARPS, ID FIX........ *9000

    *7600--MOCA

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    Sec. 95.6151 VOR Federal Airway V151 is Amended to Read in Part

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    MONTPELIER, VT VOR/DME....... *BURLINGTON, VT VOR/ 6300

    DME.

    *5000--MCA BURLINGTON, VT

    VOR/DME, SE BND

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    Sec. 95.6155 VOR Federal Airway V155 is Amended to Read in Part

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    LAWRENCEVILLE, VA VORTAC..... *MANGE, VA FIX....... **4000

    *5000--MRA

    **2000--GNSS MEA

    LAWRENCEVILLE R-

    042 UNUSABLE USE

    RICHMOND R-223

    *MANGE, VA FIX............... FLAT ROCK, VA VORTAC. **5000

    *5000--MRA

    **1800--MOCA

    **2000--GNSS MEA

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    Sec. 95.6157 VOR Federal Airway V157 is Amended to Read in Part

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    KEY WEST, FL VORTAC.......... DVALL, FL FIX........ *5000

    *1400--MOCA

    *3000--GNSS MEA

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    Sec. 95.6200 VOR Federal Airway V200 is Amended to Read in Part

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    MENDOCINO, CA VORTAC......... WILLIAMS, CA VORTAC.. 6200

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    Sec. 95.6231 VOR Federal Airway V231 is Amended to Read in Part

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    *SKOTT, MT FIX............... KALISPELL, MT VOR/DME

    N BND................ 8600

    S BND................ 10000

    *12000--MRA

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    Sec. 95.6301 VOR Federal Airway V301 is Amended to Read in Part

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    SANTA ROSA, CA VOR/DME....... *KLOGE, CA FIX....... 5000

    *6400--MCA KLOGE, CA FIX,

    NE BND

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    Sec. 95.6306 VOR Federal Airway V306 is Amended to Read in Part

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    DAISETTA, TX VORTAC.......... *KUUPR, TX FIX....... 2300

    *2800--MRA

    *KUUPR, TX FIX............... OFERS, LA FIX........ 2300

    *2800--MRA

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    Sec. 95.6383 VOR Federal Airway V383 is Amended to Read in Part

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    ROSEWOOD, OH VORTAC.......... YOGGI, OH FIX........ 3100

    YOGGI, OH FIX................ *CHOOT, OH FIX....... **6500

    *6500--MRA

    **3100--MOCA

    *CHOOT, OH FIX............... DETROIT, MI VOR/DME.. 3100

    *6500--MRA

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    Sec. 95.6430 VOR Federal Airway V430 is Amended to Read in Part

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    CUT BANK, MT VORTAC.......... HAVRE, MT VOR/DME.... 6800

    WILLISTON, ND VORTAC......... MINOT, ND VORTAC..... *5000

    *3900--MOCA

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    Sec. 95.6435 VOR Federal Airway V435 is Amended to Read in Part

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    ROSEWOOD, OH VORTAC.......... OBRLN, OH FIX........ *6000

    *2700--MOCA

    OBRLN, OH FIX................ DRYER, OH VOR/DME.... *3500

    *2500--MOCA

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    Sec. 95.6444 VOR Federal Airway V444 is Amended to Read in Part

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    EMETT, ID FIX *.............. BOISE, ID VORTAC..... 5600

    *7400--MCA BOISE, ID

    VORTAC, E BND

    BOISE, ID VORTAC............. AROWS, ID FIX........

    W BND................ 8000

    E BND................ 9000

    AROWS, ID FIX................ *DERSO, ID FIX....... **12500

    *15200--MCA DERSO, ID

    FIX, E BND

    **10000--MOCA

    DERSO, ID FIX................ SOLDE, ID FIX........ *17000

    *10400--MOCA

    SOLDE, ID FIX................ *KINZE, ID FIX.......

    SE BND............... 8000

    NW BND............... 17000

    *15900--MCA KINZE, ID

    FIX, NW BND

    KINZE, ID FIX................ BURLEY, ID VOR/DME... *8000

    *7000--MOCA

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    Sec. 95.6447 VOR Federal Airway V447 is Amended to Read in Part

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    MUDDI, VT FIX................ RUCKY, VT FIX........ *6000

    *5500--MOCA

    RUCKY, VT FIX................ MONTPELIER, VT VOR/ *4500

    DME.

    *4000--MOCA

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    Sec. 95.6448 VOR Federal Airway V448 is Amended to Read in Part

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    SPOKANE, WA VORTAC........... CLASS, ID FIX........ *9000

    *7600--MOCA

    CLASS, ID FIX................ KILLY, MT FIX........ *13000

    *9900--MOCA

    *10000--GNSS MEA

    KILLY, MT FIX................ KALISPELL, MT VOR/DME *12000

    *8600--MOCA

    *8600--GNSS MEA

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    Sec. 95.6484 VOR Federal Airway V484 is Amended to Read in Part

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    HAILEY, ID NDB/DME........... KINZE, ID FIX........ 9300

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    Sec. 95.6489 VOR Federal Airway V489 is Amended to Read in Part

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    LEAFY, NY FIX................ KEESE, NY FIX........ 5200

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    Sec. 95.6500 VOR Federal Airway V500 is Amended to Read in Part

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    PARMO, ID FIX................ *BOISE, ID VORTAC.... 5000

    *7400--MCA BOISE, ID

    VORTAC, E BND

    BOISE, ID VORTAC............. AROWS, ID FIX........

    E BND................ 9000

    W BND................ 8000

    AROWS, ID FIX................ *DERSO, ID FIX....... **12500

    *15200--MCA DERSO, ID

    FIX, E BND

    **10000--MOCA

    DERSO, ID FIX................ SOLDE, ID FIX........ *17000

    *10400--MOCA

    SOLDE, ID FIX................ *REAPS, ID FIX.......

    E BND................ **14000

    W BND................ **17000

    *14000--MCA REAPS, ID

    FIX, W BND

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    **8000--MOCA

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    Sec. 95.6523 VOR Federal Airway V523 is Amended to Read in Part

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    APPLETON, OH VORTAC.......... TIVERTON, OH VOR/DME. 3000

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    Sec. 95.6525 VOR Federal Airway V525 is Amended to Read in Part

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    APPLETON, OH VORTAC.......... TIVERTON, OH VOR/DME. 3000

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    Sec. 95.6573 VOR Federal Airway V573 is Amended to Read in Part

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    *ALEXX, OK FIX............... ARDMORE, OK VORTAC... *7000--MRA

    UNUSABLE

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    Sec. 95.6629 VOR Federal Airway V629 IS ADDED TO READ

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    SHUSS, NV FIX................ BOULDER CITY, NV 7600

    VORTAC.

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    FROM TO MEA MAA

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    Sec. 95.7001 JET ROUTES

    Sec. 95.7002 JET ROUTE J2 is Amended to Read in Part

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    TUCSON, AZ VORTAC............................. EL PASO, TX VORTAC.................... 25 45000

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    MEA IS ESTABLISHED WITH A GAP IN

    NAVIGATION SIGNAL COVERAGE.

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    Sec. 95.7079 JET ROUTE J79 is Amended to Read in Part

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    KEY WEST, FL VORTAC........................... DOLPHIN, FL VORTAC.................... 18000 45000

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    AIRWAY SEGMENT CHANGEOVER PONTS

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    FROM TO DISTANCE FROM

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    Sec. 95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points is Amended to Delete Changeover Point

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    INDIAN HEAD, PA VORTAC................ PARKERSBURG, WV VORTAC........ 60 INDIAN HEAD.

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    V200 is Amended to Delete Changeover Point

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    MENDOCINO, CA VORTAC.................. WILLIAMS, CA VORTAC........... 22 MENDOCINO.

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    V444 is Amended to Modify Changeover Point

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    BOISE, ID VORTAC...................... POCATELLO, ID VOR/DME......... 66 BOISE.

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    V55 is Amended to Add Changeover Point

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    BRAINERD, MN VORTAC................... PARK RAPIDS, MN VOR/DME....... 6 BRAINERD.

    PARK RAPIDS, MN VOR/DME............... GRAND FORKS, ND VOR/DME....... 64 PARK RAPIDS.

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    FR Doc. 2013-03074 Filed 2-8-13; 8:45 am

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