VOR Federal airways,

[Federal Register: October 5, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 192)]

[Proposed Rules]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-11]

RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Alteration of Federal Airways; CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to realign and extend seven Federal airways in the State of Colorado (CO). The FAA is proposing this action due to the activation of the Monarch Pass, CO, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) navigational aid. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance the safe and efficient management of air traffic operations into, out of, and through the State of Colorado.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air Traffic Division, ANM-500, Docket No. 97-ANM-23, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, Renton, WA 98055-4056.

The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of the Chief Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, Renton, WA, 98055-4056.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, Airspace and Rules Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 the airspace docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 98- ANM-11.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filedin the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

Any person may obtain a copy of this NPRM by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should call the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application procedure.

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The Proposal

The FAA is proposing an amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify seven Federal airways, V-26, V-95, V-148, V-244, V-272, V-356, and V-484, due to the activation of the Monarch Pass, CO, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) navigational aid.

Specifically, V-26 would be modified to provide a route from Black Forest, CO, via Monarch Pass, CO, to Blue Mesa, CO; V-95 would be modified to provide a route from Durango, CO, to Monarch Pass, CO, to Falcon, CO; V-148 would be modified to provide routing from Farmington, NM, to Durango CO, to Monarch Pass, CO, and Falcon, CO; V-244 would be modified to provide routing from Blue Mesa, CO to Monarch Pass, CO, to Pueblo, CO; V-272 would be modified to provide a route from Monarch Pass, CO, via Tobe, CO, to Dalhart, TX; V-356 would be modified to provide routing from Alamosa, CO, via Monarch Pass, CO, to Red Table, CO; and V-484 would be modified to change the Blue Mesa, CO, intersection by one degree.

This proposal would enhance air traffic procedures by providing air traffic controllers with added flexibility for routing air traffic into and through the State of Colorado.

Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The domestic VOR Federal airways listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.

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. Therefore, this proposed action: (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. Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this 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.

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, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

   Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

   Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, is amended as follows:

   Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways

   * * * * *

   V-26 [Revised]

   From Black Forest, CO; via Monarch Pass, CO; Blue Mesa, CO, via Montrose, CO; 13 miles, 112 MSL, 131 MSL; Grand Junction, CO; Meeker, CO; Cherokee, WY; Muddy Mountain, WY; 14 miles 12 AGL, 37 miles 75 MSL, 84 miles 90 MSL, 17 miles 12 AGL, Rapid City, SD; 43 miles, 35 MSL Philip, SD; Pierre, SD; Huron, SD; Redwood Falls, MN; Farmington, MN; Eau Claire, WI; Wausau, WI; Green Bay, WI; INT Green Bay 116 deg. and White Cloud, MI, 302 deg. radials; White Cloud; Lansing, MI; Salem, MI; Detroit, MI; INT Detroit 141 deg. and DRYER, OH, 305 deg. radials; DRYER. The airspace within Canada is excluded. * * * * *

   V-95 [Revised]

   From Gila Bend, AZ, via INT Gila Bend 096 deg. and Phoenix, AZ, 197 deg. radials; Phoenix; 49 miles, 40 miles 95 MSL; Winslow, AZ; 66 miles, 39 miles 125 MSL; Farmington, NM; Durango, CO; Monarch Pass, CO; INT Monarch Pass 071 deg. and Falcon, CO, 208 deg. radials; to Falcon. * * * * *

   V-148 [Revised]

   From Farmington, NM; Durango, CO; Monarch Pass, CO; INT Monarch Pass 041 deg. and Falcon, CO; 231 deg. radials; Falcon, CO; Thurman, CO; 65 MSL INT Thurman 067 deg. and Hayes Center, NE, 246 deg. radials; Hayes Center; North Platte, NE; O'Neill, NE; Sioux Falls, SD; Redwood Falls, MN; Gopher, MN; Hayward, WI; Ironwood, MI; to Houghton, MI. * * * * *

   V-244 [Revised]

   From Oakland, CA, INT Oakland 077 deg. and Manteca, CA, 267 deg. radials; Manteca; 76 miles 12 AGL, 27 miles 145 MSL, 59 miles 12 AGL, Coaldale, NV; Tonopah, NV; 40 miles 115 MSL Wilson Creek, NV; 28 miles 115 MSL, Milford, UT, Hanksville, UT; 63 miles, 13 miles 140 MSL, 36 miles 115 MSL, Montrose, CO; Blue Mesa, CO; Monarch Pass, CO; INT Monarch Pass 100 deg. and Pueblo, CO, 274 deg. radials; Pueblo, CO; 18 miles, 48 miles, 60 MSL, Lamar, CO; 20 miles, 116 miles 65 MSL, Hays, KS; Salina, KS. The airspace within R-2531A and R-2531B is excluded. * * * * *

   V-272 [Revised]

   From Monarch Pass, CO; via Tobe, CO; Dalhart, TX, via Borger, TX; Sayre, OK; Will Rogers, OK; INT Will Rogers 113 deg. and McAlester, OK, 286 deg. radials; McAlester; to Fort Smith, AR. * * * * *

   V-356 [Revised]

   From Alamosa, CO; via Monarch Pass, CO; Red Table, CO, via INT Red Table 058 deg. and Mile High, CO, 265 deg. radials; to Mile High. * * * * *

   V-484 [Revised]

   From Hailey, ID, NDB; INT Twin Falls, ID, 007 deg. and Burley, ID, 323 deg. radials; Twin Falls, 49 miles, 34 miles 114 MSL, Salt Lake City, UT; 25 miles, 31 miles, 125 MSL, Myton, UT; 14 miles, 79 MSL, 33 miles, 100 MSL, Grand Junction, CO; Blue Mesa, CO; INT Blue Mesa 110 deg. and Alamosa, CO, 341 deg. radials; Alamosa. * * * * *

   Issued in Washington, DC, on September 29, 1998. Reginald C. Matthews, Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.

   [FR Doc. 98-26601Filed10-2-98; 8:45 am]

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