IFR Altitudes: Miscellaneous Amendments

Federal Register: January 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 3)

Rules and Regulations

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 95

Docket No. 30644; Amdt. No. 478

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.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, January 15, 2008.

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.

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 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 December 19, 2008.

John M. Allen,

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment 0

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, January 15, 2008.

PART 95--IFR ALTITUDES [AMENDED] 0 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. 0 2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:

Revisions to IFR Altitudes and Changeover Points

Amendment 478 effective date January 15, 2009

From

To

MEA

Sec. 95.1001 Direct Routes--U.S.

Puerto Rico Routes--Route 010 Is Amended To Read in Part

PONCE, PR VOR/DME.............................. KYAAK,PR FIX..........................

6000

KYAAK, PR FIX.................................. ALASK, PR FIX.........................

6000

Sec. 95.6001 Victor Routes--U.S.

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

U.S. CANADIAN BORDER........................... BUFFALO, NY VOR/DME...................

*3000

*2400--MOCA

BUFFALO, NY VOR/DME................... ROCHESTER, NY VOR/DME.................

2800

R-083 UNUSABLE BELOW 11000

ROCHESTER, NY VOR/DME.......................... MAGEN, NY FIX.........................

2300

MAGEN, NY FIX.................................. *KONDO, NY FIX........................

2300

*4800--MRA

*KONDO, NY FIX................................. **WIFFY, NY FIX.......................

2300

*4800--MRA

**3000--MRA

*WIFFY, NY FIX................................. SYRACUSE, NY VORTAC...................

2300

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*3000--MRA

Sec. 95.6007 VOR Federal Airway V7 Is Amended To Read in Part

WIREGRASS, AL VORTAC........................... CLIOS, AL FIX.........................

2200

CLIOS, AL FIX.................................. BANBI, AL FIX.........................

*2400

*2400--GNSS MEA

BANBI, AL FIX.................................. MONTGOMERY, AL VORTAC.................

2400

Sec. 95.6016 VOR Federal Airway V16 Is Amended To Read in Part

WINK, TX VORTAC................................ GOMIT, TX FIX.........................

5500

GOMIT, TX FIX.................................. PIZON, TX FIX.........................

5000

PIZON, TX FIX.................................. MERGE, TX FIX.........................

*7000

*4400--MOCA

MERGE, TX FIX.................................. BIG SPRING, TX VORTAC.................

4400

Sec. 95.6020 VOR Federal Airway V20 Is Amended To Read In Part

PALACIOS, TX VORTAC............................ *MAGUS, TX FIX........................

1800

*3000--MRA

*MAGUS, TX FIX................................. KEEDS, TX FIX.........................

1700

*3000--MRA

Sec. 95.6031 VOR Federal Airway V31 Is Amended To Read in Part

GIBBE, NY FIX.................................. BEEPS, NY FIX.........................

3500

BEEPS, NY FIX.................................. ROCHESTER, NY VOR/DME.................

4000

ROCHESTER, NY VOR/DME.......................... TORONTO, CA VOR/DME...................

4000

Sec. 95.6034 VOR Federal Airway V34 Is Amended To Read in Part

ROCHESTER, NY VOR/DME.......................... HANCOCK, NY VOR/DME...................

4000

Sec. 95.6037 VOR Federal Airway V37 Is Amended To Read in Part

SAVANNAH, GA VORTAC............................ ALLENDALE, SC VOR.....................

*6000

*1600--MOCA

*4000--GNSS MEA

Sec. 95.6043 VOR Federal Airway V43 Is Amended To Read in Part

U.S. CANADIAN BORDER........................... BUFFALO, NY VOR/DME...................

*3000

*2400--MOCA

Sec. 95.6077 VOR Federal Airway V77 Is Amended To Read in Part

HEYDN, KS FIX.................................. TOPEKA, KS VORTAC.....................

3700

Sec. 95.6078 VOR Federal Airway V78 Is Amended To Read in Part

WATERTOWN, SD VORTAC........................... CLAPS, MN FIX.........................

*5500

*3300--MOCA

Sec. 95.6093 VOR Federal Airway V93 Is Amended To Read in Part

GIDEC, PA FIX.................................. WILKES-BARRE, PA VORTAC...............

4000

BRNNS, ME FIX.................................. BANGOR, ME VORTAC.....................

3000

Sec. 95.6105 VOR Federal Airway V105 Is Amended To Read in Part

KARLO, AZ FIX.................................. DRAKE, AZ VORTAC......................

*12000

*10000--MOCA

*10000--GNSS MEA

Sec. 95.6119 VOR Federal Airway V119 Is Amended To Read in Part

GENESEO, NY VOR/DME............................ ROCHESTER, NY VOR/DME.................

2800

Sec. 95.6140 VOR Federal Airway V140 Is Amended To Read in Part

KINGFISHER, OK VORTAC.......................... LASTS, OK FIX.........................

3000

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LASTS, OK FIX.................................. IBAAH, OK FIX.........................

*4500

*3100--MOCA

IBAAH, OK FIX.................................. TULSA, OK VORTAC......................

3200

Sec. 95.6147 VOR Federal Airway V147 Is Amended To Read in Part

GENESEO, NY VOR/DME............................ ROCHESTER, NY VOR/DME.................

2800

Sec. 95.6149 VOR Federal Airway V149 Is Amended To Read in Part

MAZIE, PA FIX.................................. ALLENTOWN, PA VORTAC.........

*6000

*3000--GNSS MEA

R-157 UNUSABLE

Sec. 95.6163 VOR Federal Airway V163 Is Amended To Read in Part

LAMPASAS, TX VORTAC............................ *TENAT, TX FIX........................

**3500

*4000--MRA

**2700--MOCA

*TENAT, TX FIX................................. GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC..................

**3500

*4000--MRA

**2700--MOCA

Sec. 95.6168 VOR Federal Airway V168 Is Amended To Read in Part

MILER, AL FIX.................................. EFORD, AL FIX.........................

*3000

*2400--MOCA

*3000--GNSS MEA

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

DUPONT, DE VORTAC..................... KERNO, MD FIX.........................

*2000

*2000--GNSS MEA

R-233 UNUSABLE BEYOND 22NM............

KERNO, MD FIX.................................. SWANN, MD FIX.........................

*2500

*1500--MOCA

*2500--GNSS MEA

Sec. 95.6174 VOR Federal Airway V174 Is Amended To Read in Part

YORK, KY VORTAC................................ HENDERSON, WV VORTAC..................

3300

Sec. 95.6181 VOR Federal Airway V181 Is Amended To Read in Part

SIOUX FALLS, SD VORTAC................ *OBITT, SD FIX........................

**4000

*5000--MRA

**3500--MOCA

R-340 UNUSABLE BELOW 4000

*OBITT, SD FIX................................. WATERTOWN, SD VORTAC..................

**4000

*5000--MRA

**3200--MOCA

Sec. 95.6214 VOR Federal Airway V214 Is Amended To Read in Part

SWANN, MD FIX.................................. KERNO, MD FIX.........................

*2500

*1500--MOCA

*2500--GNSS MEA

KERNO, MD FIX.................................. DUPONT, DE VORTAC............

*2000

*2000--GNSS MEA

R-233 UNUSABLE BEYOND 22NM

Sec. 95.6255 VOR Federal Airway V255 Is Amended To Read in Part

GARDEN CITY, KS VORTAC......................... HAYS, KS VORTAC.......................

4600

Sec. 95.6280 VOR Federal Airway V280 Is Amended To Read in Part

HEYDN, KS FIX.................................. TOPEKA, KS VORTAC.....................

3700

Sec. 95.6327 VOR Federal Airway V327 Is Amended To Read in Part

RADOM, AZ FIX.................................. *FERER, AZ FIX........................ .......................

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N BND.................................

**12000

S BND.................................

**11000

*11000--MCA FERER, AZ FIX, S BND

**8400--MOCA

**9000--GNSS MEA

FERER, AZ FIX.................................. OATES, AZ FIX.........................

**12000

**9400--MOCA

**10000--GNSS MEA

Sec. 95.6417 VOR Federal Airway V417 Is Amended To Read in Part

COLLIERS, SC VORTAC............................ ALLENDALE, SC VOR.....................

3000

ALLENDALE, SC VOR.............................. *STOAS, SC FIX........................

**6000

*6000--MCA STOAS, SC FIX, W BND

**2000--GNSS MEA

STOAS, SC FIX.................................. CHARLESTON, SC VORTAC.................

2000

Sec. 95.6433 VOR Federal Airway V433 Is Amended To Read in Part

SWANN, MD FIX.................................. KERNO, MD FIX.........................

*2500

*1500--MOCA

*2500--GNSS MEA

KERNO, MD FIX.................................. DUPONT, DE VORTAC............

*2000

*2000--GNSS MEA

R-233 UNUSABLE BEYOND 22 NM

Sec. 95.6445 VOR Federal Airway V445 Is Amended To Read in Part

SWANN, MD FIX.................................. KERNO, MD FIX.........................

*2500

*1500--MOCA

*2500--GNSS MEA

KERNO, MD FIX.................................. DUPONT, DE VORTAC............

*2000

*2000--GNSS MEA

R-233 UNUSABLE BEYOND 22 NM

Sec. 95.6483 VOR Federal Airway V483 Is Amended To Read in Part

SYRACUSE, NY VORTAC................... *LYSAN, NY FIX........................

2300

*3000--MRA

R-294 UNUSABLE BEYOND 16 NM

*LYSAN, NY FIX................................. DINES, NY FIX.........................

**2300

*3000--MRA

**3000--GNSS MEA

DINES, NY FIX.................................. ROCHESTER, NY VOR/DME.................

2300

Sec. 95.6510 VOR Federal Airway V510 Is Amended To Read in Part

BUFFALO, NY VOR/DME................... *EHMAN, NY FIX........................

**11000

*11000--MCA EHMAN, NY FIX, SW BND

**3000--GNSS MEA

R-053 UNUSABLE BELOW 11000

EHMAN, NY FIX.................................. ROCHESTER, NY VOR/DME.................

2400

Sec. 95.6521 VOR Federal Airway V521 Is Amended To Read in Part

WIREGRASS, AL VORTAC.................. CLIOS, AL FIX.........................

2200

R-331 NA BEYOND CLIOS

CLIOS, AL FIX.................................. BANBI, AL FIX.........................

*2400

*2400--GNSS MEA

BANBI, AL FIX.................................. MONTGOMERY, AL VORTAC.................

2400

Sec. 95.6562 VOR Federal Airway V562 Is Amended To Read in Part

RADOM, AZ FIX.................................. *FERER, AZ FIX........................ .......................

N BND.................................

**12000

S BND.................................

**11000

*11000--MCA FERER, AZ FIX, S BND

**8400--MOCA

**9000--GNSS MEA

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Sec. 95.6567 VOR Federal Airway V567 Is Amended To Read in Part

RADOM, AZ FIX.................................. *FERER, AZ FIX........................ .......................

N BND.................................

**12000

S BND.................................

**11000

*14000--MCA FERER, AZ FIX, NE BND

*11000--MCA FERER, AZ FIX, S BND

**8400--MOCA

**9000--GNSS MEA

Sec. 95.6581 VOR Federal Airway V581 Is Amended To Read in Part

ST PETERSBURG, FL VORTAC....................... TUMPY, FL FIX.........................

2000

TUMPY, FL FIX.................................. DADES, FL FIX.........................

*5000

*2000--GNSS MEA

DADES, FL FIX.................................. OCALA, FL VORTAC......................

2000

From

To

MEA

MAA

Sec. 95.7001 Jet Routes

Sec. 95.7213 Jet Route J213 Is Amended To Read in Part

ARMEL, VA VORTAC.............................. BECKLEY, WV VORTAC....................

*18000

45000

*18000--GNSS MEA

R-072 UNUSABLE

Sec. 95.7522 Jet Route J522 Is Amended To Read in Part

U.S. CANADIAN BORDER.......................... ROCHESTER, NY VOR/DME.................

*18000

35000

*18000--GNSS MEA

Changeover points

From

To

---------------------------------------

Distance

From

Sec. 95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points

Airway Segment V20 Is Amended To Add Changeover Point

MAGUS, TX FIX.......................... HOBBY, TX VOR/DME..............

35 MAGUS

Airway Segment Is Amended To Delete Changeover Point

PALACIOS, TX VORTAC.................... HOBBY, TX VOR/DME..............

41 PALACIOS

Airway Segment V7 Is Amended To Add Changeover Point

SEMINOLE, FL VORTAC.................... WIREGRASS, AL VORTAC...........

52 SEMINOLE

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