IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 220 (Monday, November 16, 2015)

Federal Register Volume 80, Number 220 (Monday, November 16, 2015)

Rules and Regulations

Pages 70674-70675

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

FR Doc No: 2015-28625

Page 70674

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

Docket No. 31048; Amdt. No. 523

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: 0901 UTC, December 10, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. 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 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 November 6, 2015.

John Duncan,

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, December 10, 2015.

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 & Changeover Point

    Amendment 523 effective date, December 10, 2015

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    From To MEA

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    Sec. 95.6001 Victor Routes-U.S.

    Sec. 95.6014 VOR Federal Airway V14 Is Amended To Read in Part

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    ERIE, PA VORTAC.................. DUNKIRK, NY VORTAC...... #3400

    DUNKIRK R-245

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

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    ERIE, PA VORTAC.................. U.S. CANADIAN BORDER.... #

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    Sec. 95.6522 VOR Federal Airway V522 Is Amended To Read in Part

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    FAILS, OH FIX.................... ERIE, PA VORTAC......... #

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    ERIE, PA VORTAC.................. DUNKIRK, NY VORTAC...... #3400

    DUNKIRK R-245

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    From To MEA MAA

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    Sec. 95.7001 Jet Routes

    Sec. 95.7513 Jet Route J513 Is Amended To Delete

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    U.S. CANADIAN BORDER....................... U.S. CANADIAN BORDER............... #18000 45000

    U.S. CANADIAN BORDER....................... SUDBURY, CA VOR/DME................ #24000 45000

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    Airway segment Changeover

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    From To Distance

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    Sec. 95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Point

    V298 Is Amended To Add Changeover Point

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    SEATTLE, WA VORTAC......................... ELLENSBURG, WA VORTAC 47 SEATTLE.

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    FR Doc. 2015-28625 Filed 11-13-15; 8:45 am

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