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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANE-34]
Proposed Alteration of VOR Federal Airways; Maine
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would notify Federal Airways V-93 and V-451
located in Maine. Modifying V-93 and V-451 is necessary because a
section of both airways is defined by radials from the Navy Brunswick,
ME, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation
(VORTAC) facility. Navy Brunswick VORTAC is scheduled to be
decommissioned on April 28, 1994, and the effective date of the final
rule, if issued would coincide with that date.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 3, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air
Traffic Division, ANE-500, Docket No. 93-ANE-34, Federal Aviation
Administration, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803.
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 p.m.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia P. Crawford, Airspace and Obstruction Evaluation Branch (ATP-
240), Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division, Air Traffic
Rules and Procedures Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
9255.
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. 93-
ANE-34.'' 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 filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-220,
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202)
267-3485. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which
describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify V-93 and V-451. A
section of both airways is defined by radials from the Navy Brunswick,
ME (NHZ) VORTAC which is scheduled to be decommissioned on April 28,
1994. This action would ensure that the airways are usable after the
navigational aid has been decommissioned. This proposed action would be
come effective concurrent with the decommissioning of the Navy
Brunswick VORTAC. Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in
paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and
effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The airways listed in this
document would be published subsequently in the Order.
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 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--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,
1993, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways.
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V-93 [Revised]
From Patuxent River, MD, INT Patuxent 013 deg. and Baltimore,
MD, 122 deg. radials; Baltimore; INT Baltimore 004 deg. and
Lancaster, PA, 214 deg. radials; Lancaster; Wilkes-Barre, PA; Lake
Henry, PA; INT Lake Henry 078 deg. and Kingston, NY, 270 deg.
radials; Kingston; Pawling, NY; Chester, MA, 12 miles 7 miles wide
(4 miles E and 3 miles W of centerline); Keene, NH; Concord, NH;
Kennebunk, ME; INT Kennebunk 045 deg.T(062 deg.M) and Bangor, ME,
220 deg.T(239 deg.M) radials; Bangor; Princeton, ME; INT Princeton
057 deg. radial and the United States/Canadian border.
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V-451 [Revised]
From LaGuardia, NY; INT LaGuardia 063 deg. and Hampton, NY,
289 deg. radials; INT Hampton 289 deg. and Calverton, RI, 044 deg.
radials; INT Calverton 044 deg. and Groton, CT, 243 deg. radials;
Groton; INT Groton 064 deg. and Sandy Point, RI; 031 deg. radials;
INT Sandy Point 031 deg. and Kennebunk, ME, 180 deg. radials; INT
Kennebunk 180 deg.T(197 deg.M) and Pease, NH, 093 deg.T(109 deg.M)
radials.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 3, 1994.
Harold W. Becker,
Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.
[FR Doc. 94-784 Filed 1-11-94; 8:45 am]
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