Proposed Amendment of V-72, V-132, V-190, and V-289, and Revocation of V-238 in the Vicinity of Maples, MO
| Published date | 10 December 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 79446 |
| Record Number | 2020-27111 |
| Section | Proposed rules |
| Court | Federal Aviation Administration |
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[Docket No. FAA–2020–1103; Airspace
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Proposed Amendment of V–72, V–132,
V–190, and V–289, and Revocation of
V–238 in the Vicinity of Maples, MO
AGENCY
: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION
: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
SUMMARY
: This action proposes to
amend VHF Omnidirectional Range
(VOR) Federal airways V–72, V–132, V–
190, and V–289; and remove VOR
Federal airway V–238 in the vicinity of
Maples, MO. The VOR Federal airway
modifications are necessary due to the
planned decommissioning of the VOR
portion of the Maples, MO, VOR/
Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC)
navigation aid (NAVAID) which
provides navigation guidance for
portions of the affected airways listed
above. The Maples VOR is being
decommissioned as part of the FAA’s
VOR Minimum Operational Network
(MON) program.
DATES
: Comments must be received on
or before January 25, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (800)
647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must
identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2020–
1103; Airspace Docket No. 20–ACE–21
at the beginning of your comments. You
may also submit comments through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
online at https://www.faa.gov/air_
traffic/publications/. For further
information, you can contact the Rules
and Regulations Group, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
The Order is also available for
inspection at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of FAA
Order 7400.11E at NARA, email:
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in
Title 49 of the United States Code.
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator.
Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the
agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
promulgated under the authority
described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
section, the FAA is charged with
prescribing regulations to assign the use
of the airspace necessary to ensure the
safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
airspace. This regulation is within the
scope of that authority as it would
modify the route structure as necessary
to preserve the safe and efficient flow of
air traffic within the National Airspace
System (NAS).
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to
participate in this proposed rulemaking
by submitting such written data, views,
or arguments as they may desire.
Comments that provide the factual basis
supporting the views and suggestions
presented are particularly helpful in
developing reasoned regulatory
decisions on the proposal. Comments
are specifically invited on the overall
regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related
aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both
docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA–
2020–1103; Airspace Docket No. 20–
ACE–21) and be submitted in triplicate
to the Docket Management Facility (see
ADDRESSES
section for address and
phone number). You may also submit
comments through the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
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Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those
comments a self-addressed, stamped
postcard on which the following
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA–2020–1103; Airspace
Docket No. 20–ACE–21.’’ The postcard
will be date/time stamped and returned
to the commenter.
All communications received on or
before the specified comment closing
date will be considered before taking
action on the proposed rule. The
proposal contained in this action may
be changed in light of comments
received. All comments submitted will
be available for examination in the
public docket both before and after the
comment closing date. A report
summarizing each substantive public
contact with FAA personnel concerned
with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through
the FAA’s web page at https://
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/
airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket
containing the proposal, any comments
received and any final disposition in
person in the Dockets Office (see
ADDRESSES
section for address and
phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except federal holidays. An informal
docket may also be examined during
normal business hours at the office of
the Operations Support Group, Central
Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, 10101 Hillwood
Parkway, Fort Worth, TX, 76177.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated July 21, 2020, and effective
September 15, 2020. FAA Order
7400.11E is publicly available as listed
in the
ADDRESSES
section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
Background
The FAA is planning to
decommission the VOR portion of the
Maples, MO, VORTAC in August 2021.
The Maples, MO, VOR is a candidate
VOR identified for discontinuance by
the FAA’s VOR MON program and
listed in the final policy statement
notice, ‘‘Provision of Navigation
Services for the Next Generation Air
Transportation System (NextGen)
Transition to Performance-Based
Navigation (PBN) (Plan for Establishing
a VOR Minimum Operational
Network),’’ published in the Federal
Register of July 26, 2016 (81 FR 48694),
Docket No. FAA–2011–1082.
Although the VOR portion of the
Maples VORTAC is planned for
decommissioning, the co-located DME
portion of the NAVAID is being
retained.
The existing Air Traffic Service (ATS)
route dependencies to the Maples, MO,
VORTAC NAVAID are VOR Federal
airways V–72, V–132, V–190, V–238,
and V–289. With the planned
decommissioning of the VOR portion of
the Maples VORTAC, the remaining
ground-based NAVAID coverage in the
area is insufficient to enable the
continuity of V–72, V–190, and V–238.
As such, proposed modifications to
these affected airways would result in a
gap in two of the airways (V–72 and V–
190) and removing the third airway
completely (V–238). However, the
remaining ground-based NAVAID
coverage in the area is sufficient to
retaining two of the airways (V–132 and
V- 289) as they are charted today by
redefining the affected airway points in
each of the airways.
To overcome the gaps created in V–
72 and V–190, and the loss of V–238,
instrument flight rules (IFR) traffic
could use adjacent ATS routes,
including VOR Federal airways V–14,
V–88, V–132, V–175, V–178, and V–289,
or request air traffic control (ATC) radar
vectors to fly through or circumnavigate
the affected area. Additionally, IFR
pilots equipped with RNAV PBN
capabilities could also navigate point to
point using the existing fixes that will
remain in place to support continued
operations though the affected area.
Visual flight rules (VFR) pilots who
elect to navigate via the airways through
the affected area could also take
advantage of the adjacent VOR Federal
airways or ATC services listed
previously.
To retain V–132 as charted, the FAA
is proposing to redefine the airway
point defined by the intersection of the
Forney, MO, VOR 086° and Maples,
MO, VORTAC 052° radials (LENO
X
fix)
by using the existing Forney, MO, VOR
086° radial and replacing the Maples,
MO, radial with a new Vichy, MO,
VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment
(VOR/DME) 156°(T)/150°(M) radial. As
a result, the V–132 airway would
remain unchanged and as currently
charted.
To retain V–289 as charted, the FAA
is proposing to redefine the airway
point defined by the intersection of the
Maples, MO, VORTAC 236° and Vichy,
MO, VOR/DME 204° radials (GOBEY
fix) by replacing the Maples, MO,
VORTAC radial with a new Dogwood,
MO, VORTAC 058°(T)/057°(M) radial
and using the existing Vichy, MO, VOR/
DME 204° radial. As a result, the V–289
airway would remain unchanged and as
currently charted.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 71 by modifying VOR
Federal airways V–72, V–132, V–190,
and V–289, and removing V–238 in its
entirety. The planned decommissioning
of the VOR portion of the Maples, MO,
VORTAC has made this action
necessary.
The proposed VOR Federal airway
changes are outlined below.
V–72: V–72 currently extends
between the Razorback, AR, VORTAC
and the Bible Grove, IL, VORTAC. The
FAA proposes to remove the airway
segment overlying the Maples, MO,
VORTAC between the Dogwood, MO,
VORTAC and the Farmington, MO,
VORTAC. The unaffected portions of
the existing airway would remain as
charted.
V–132: V–132 currently extends
between the Medicine Bow, WY, VOR/
DME and the intersection of the Forney,
MO, VOR 086° and Maples, MO,
VORTAC 052° radials (LENO
X
fix). The
airway excludes that portion within
restricted areas R–4501A, R–4501B, R–
4501C and R–4501D during their time of
activation. The FAA proposes to
redefine the LENO
X
fix as the
intersection of the existing Forney, MO,
VOR 086° radial and new Vichy, MO,
VOR/DME 156°(T)/150°(M) radial. The
existing airway would remain as charted
and the exclusion language would
remain unchanged.
V–190: V–190 currently extends
between the Phoenix, AZ, VORTAC and
the Pocket City, IN, VORTAC. The FAA
proposes to remove the airway segment
overlying the Maples, MO, VORTAC
between the Springfield, MO, VORTAC
and the Farmington, MO, VORTAC.
Additional changes to other portions of
the airway have been proposed in a
separate NPRM. The unaffected portions
of the existing airway would remain as
charted.
V–238: V–238 currently extends
between the Maples, MO, VORTAC and
the Troy, IL, VORTAC. The FAA
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proposes to remove the airway in its
entirety.
V–289: V–289 currently extends
between the Beaumont, TX, VORTAC
and the Vichy, MO, VOR/DME. The
FAA proposes to remove the airway
point defined by the intersection of the
Dogwood, MO, VORTAC 058° and
Maples, MO, VORTAC 236° radials
(MUPIE fix) and redefine the airway
point defined by the intersection of the
Maples, MO, VORTAC 236° and Vichy,
MO, VOR/DME 204° radials (GOBEY
fix) as the intersection of the new
Dogwood, MO, VORTAC 058°(T)/
057°(M) radial and existing Vichy, MO,
VOR/DME 204° radial. The existing
airway would remain as charted.
All radials in the VOR Federal airway
descriptions below that do not reflect
True (T)/Magnetic (M) degree radial
information are unchanged and stated in
True degrees.
VOR Federal airways are published in
paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order
7400.11E dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The ATS routes listed in this
document would be subsequently
published in the Order.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this
proposed 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 Department of
Transportation (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. Since this is a routine
matter that will only affect air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this proposed rule, when
promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an
environmental analysis in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F,
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
regulatory action.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
follows:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
■1. The authority citation for part 71
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 71.1 [Amended]
■2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11E,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated July 21, 2020, and
effective September 15, 2020, is
amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal
Airways.
* * * * *
V–72 [Amended]
From Razorback, AR; to Dogwood, MO.
From Farmington, MO; Centralia, IL; to Bible
Grove, IL.
* * * * *
V–132 [Amended]
From Medicine Bow, WY; INT Medicine
Bow 106° and Cheyenne, WY, 330° radials;
Cheyenne; Akron, CO; 17 miles, 49 miles, 59
MSL, Goodland, KS; 50 miles, 97 miles, 65
MSL, Hutchinson, KS; INT Hutchinson 078°
and Chanute, KS, 293° radials; Chanute; INT
Chanute 100° and Springfield, MO, 276°
radials; Springfield; INT Springfield 058° and
Forney, MO, 266° radials; Forney; INT
Forney 086° and Vichy, MO, 156°(T)/150°(M)
radials, excluding that portion within R–
4501A, R–4501B, R–4501C, and R–4501D
during their time of activation.
* * * * *
V–190 [Amended]
From Phoenix, AZ; St. Johns, AZ;
Albuquerque, NM; Fort Union, NM; Dalhart,
TX; Mitbee, OK; INT Mitbee 059° and
Pioneer, OK, 280° radials; Pioneer; INT
Pioneer 094° and Bartlesville, OK, 256°
radials; Bartlesville; INT Bartlesville 075°
and Oswego, KS, 233° radials; Oswego; INT
Oswego 085° and Springfield, MO, 261°
radials; to Springfield. From Farmington,
MO; Marion, IL; to Pocket City, IN.
* * * * *
V–238 [Removed]
* * * * *
V–289 [Amended]
From Beaumont, TX; INT Beaumont 323°
and Lufkin, TX, 161° radials; Lufkin; Gregg
County, TX; Texarkana, AR; Fort Smith, AR;
Harrison, AR; Dogwood, MO; INT Dogwood
058°(T)/057°(M) and Vichy, MO, 204°
radials; to Vichy.
* * * * *
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 7,
2020.
George Gonzalez,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations
Group.
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Proposed Establishment of Area
Navigation (RNAV) Route Q–437;
Northeastern United States
AGENCY
: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION
: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
SUMMARY
: This action proposes to
establish Area Navigation (RNAV) route
Q–437 in the northeastern United States
in support of the Northeast Corridor
Atlantic Coast Route Project (NEC ACR)
for improve efficiency of the National
Airspace System (NAS) while reducing
the dependency on ground based
navigational systems.
DATES
: Comments must be received on
or before January 25, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
1(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826.
You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA–2020–1081; Airspace Docket No.
20–AEA–19 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments through the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
online at https://www.faa.gov/air_
traffic/publications/. For further
information, you can contact the Rules
and Regulations Group, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
The Order is also available for
inspection at the National Archives and
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