[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53325-53326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26601]
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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).
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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 filed in 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.
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded, using a
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Fedworld electronic bulletin board service (telephone: 703-321-3339) or
the Federal Register's electronic bulletin
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access to recently published rulemaking documents.
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on September 29, 1998.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 98-26601 Filed 10-2-98; 8:45 am]
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