Removal of Area Navigation (RNAV) Route Q-106; Southern United States

Published date24 July 2019
Citation84 FR 35538
Record Number2019-15642
SectionRules and Regulations
CourtFederal Aviation Administration
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
                [Rules and Regulations]
                [Pages 35538-35539]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-15642]
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                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                Federal Aviation Administration
                14 CFR Part 71
                [Docket No. FAA-2019-0060; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASO-20]
                RIN 2120-AA66
                Removal of Area Navigation (RNAV) Route Q-106; Southern United
                States
                AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
                ACTION: Final rule.
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                SUMMARY: This action removes RNAV route Q-106 which extends between the
                SMELZ, FL, waypoint (WP) and the GADAY, AL, WP. With the implementation
                additional Q routes by the Florida Metroplex Q-route Project, the FAA
                has determined that Q-106 is no longer required.
                DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, October 10, 2019. The Director of the
                Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
                Title 1 Code of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to the annual
                revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.
                ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting
                Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can
                contact the Airspace Policy 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 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go
                to http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
                 FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
                published yearly and effective on September 15.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace Policy Group,
                Office of Airspace Services, 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 supports the air traffic service route structure in the
                southeastern United States to maintain the efficient flow of air
                traffic.
                History
                 The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking for Docket No.
                FAA-2019-0060 in the Federal Register (84 FR 7308; March 4, 2019)
                removing RNAV route Q-106. Interested parties were invited to
                participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on
                the proposal. No comments were received.
                 Area navigation routes are published in paragraph 2006, of FAA
                Order 7400.11C dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15, 2018,
                which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The area navigation
                route listed in this document will be subsequently removed from the
                Order.
                Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
                 This document amends FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and
                Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15,
                2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed in the
                ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C lists Class A,
                B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
                reporting points.
                The Rule
                 The FAA is amending Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
                part 71 by removing RNAV route Q-106 that extends between the SMELZ,
                FL, WP and the GADAY, AL, WP. With the implementation of additional Q
                routes in the Florida Metroplex Q-route Project (Docket No. FAA-2018-
                0437, 83 FR 54864; November 1, 2018), the FAA has determined that Q-106
                is redundant and no longer required.
                Regulatory Notices and Analyses
                 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
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                ``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
                only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified
                that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant economic
                impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
                the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
                Environmental Review
                 The FAA has determined that this airspace action of removing RNAV
                route Q-106 between the SMELZ, FL, WP and the GADAY, AL, WP has no
                potential to cause any significant environmental impacts, and no
                extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an
                environmental assessment. Therefore, this airspace action has been
                categorically excluded from further environmental impact review in
                accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its
                implementing regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508, and in accordance
                with FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures,
                paragraph 5-6.5a, which categorically excludes from further
                environmental impact review rulemaking actions that designate or modify
                classes of airspace areas, airways, routes, and reporting points (see
                14 CFR part 71, Designation of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas;
                Air Traffic Service Routes; and Reporting Points). In accordance with
                FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph 5-2 regarding Extraordinary Circumstances,
                this action has been reviewed for factors and circumstances in which a
                normally categorically excluded action may have a significant
                environmental impact requiring further analysis, and it is determined
                that no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of
                an environmental assessment.
                List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
                 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
                The Amendment
                 In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
                Administration amends 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
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                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.
                Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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                2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C,
                Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and
                effective September 15, 2018, is amended as follows:
                Paragraph 2006--United States Area Navigation Routes Q-106 [Removed]
                 Issued in Washington, DC, on July 17, 2019.
                Rodger A. Dean Jr.,
                Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
                [FR Doc. 2019-15642 Filed 7-23-19; 8:45 am]
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