[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 239 (Friday, December 12, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65363-65365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32575]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 95
[Docket No. 29078; Amdt. No. 404]
IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required
IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for
certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a
minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This
regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the
National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the
safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument
conditions in the affected areas.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul J. Best, Flight Procedures Standards Branch (AFS-420), Technical
Programs Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267-8277.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 95 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) amends, suspends, or revokes IRF
altitudes governing the operation of all aircraft in flight over a
specified route or any portion of that route, as well as the changeover
points (COPs) for Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes as
prescribed in part 95.
The Rule
The specified IFR altitudes, when used in conjunction with the
prescribed changeover points for those routes, ensure navigation aid
coverage that is adequate for safe flight operations and free of
frequency interference. The reasons and circumstances that create the
need for this amendment involve matters of flight safety and
operational efficiency in the National Airspace System, are related to
published aeronautical charts that are essential to the user, and
provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace. In
addition, those various reasons or circumstances require making this
amendment effective before the next scheduled charting and publication
date of the flight information to assure its timely availability to the
user. The effective date of this amendment reflects those
considerations. In view of the close and immediate relationship between
these regulatory changes and safety in air commerce, I find that notice
and public procedure before adopting this amendment are impracticable
and contrary to the public interest and that good cause exists for
making the amendment effective in less than 30 days. 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 ``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. For the same reason, the FAA
certifies that this amendment 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 95
Airspace, Navigation (air).
Issued in Washington, DC on August 14, 1997.
Thomas E. Stuckey,
Acting Director, Flight Standards Service.
Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part
95) is amended as follows effective at 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997.
1. The authority citation for part 95 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120,
44502, 44514, 44719, 44721.
2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:
Revisions to Minimum Enroute IFR Altitudes and Changeover Points
[Amendment 404 Effective Date, September 11, 1997]
From TO MEA
Sec. 95.1001 Direct Routes--U.S.
Bahama Routes--58V--Is Amended to Read in Part
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*Melon, BF FIX................... Hankx, BF FIX........... **2000
*8000--MRA
**1200--MOCA
Hankx, BF FIX.................... Barts, BF FIX........... *4000
*1200--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6001 VOR Federal Airway 1 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Norfolk, VA VORTAC............... Cape Charles, VA VORTAC. *2500
*1800--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6002 VOR Federal Airway 2 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Madison, WI VORTAC............... *Waits, WI FIX.......... 2800
*4000--MRA
Waits, WI FIX.................... Badger, WI VORTAC....... 2800
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Sec. 95.6012 VOR Federal Airway 12 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Gage, OK VORTAC.................. Caron, OK FIX........... **5000
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*5000--MRA
**3700--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6020 VOR Federal Airway 20 Is Amended to Read in Part
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South Boston, VA VORTAC.......... *Nutts, VA FIX.......... **3000
*9000--MRA
**2000--MOCA
Nutts, VA FIX.................... Melia, VA FIX........... *3000
*2400--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6023 VOR Federal Airway 23 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Paine, WA VOR/DME................ Egret, WA FIX........... 4500
Egret, WA FIX.................... Acord, WA FIX........... 3500
Acord, WA FIX.................... Bellingham, WA VORTAC... *3000
*2200--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6056 VOR Federal Airway 56 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Columbia, GA VORTAC.............. Talbo, GA FIX........... 2500
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Sec. 95.6130 VOR Federal Airway 130 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Albany, NY VORTAC................ Stela, MA FIX........... *6000
*3800--MOCA
Stela, MA FIX.................... Bradley, CT VORTAC...... 3800
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Sec. 95.6139 VOR Federal Airway 139 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Sunns, NC FIX.................... Norfolk, VA VORTAC...... *2000
*1600--MOCA
Norfolk, VA VORTAC............... Cape Charles, VA VORTAC. *2500
*1800--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6190 VOR Federal Airway 190 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Gage, OK VORTAC.................. *Caron, OK FIX.......... **5000
*5000--MRA
**3700--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6205 VOR Federal Airway 205 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Weets, NY FIX.................... Stuby, CT FIX........... 8500
Stuby, CT FIX.................... Bradley, CT VORTAC...... 3500
Bradley, CT VORTAC............... Darth, CT FIX........... *3000
*2200--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6341 VOR Federal Airway 341 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Dubuque, IA VORTAC............... *Baulk, WI FIX.......... 3600
*4000--MRA
Baulk, WI FIX.................... Madison, WI VORTAC...... 3600
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Sec. 95.6405 VOR Federal Airway 405 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Veers, CT FIX.................... Bradley, CT VORTAC...... 3500
Bradley, CT VORTAC............... Providence, RI VORTAC... *3000
*2200--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6413 VOR Federal Airway 413 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Ironwood, MI VORTAC.............. Russh, WI FIX........... 8000
Russh, WI FIX.................... Eau Claire, WI VORTAC... *6000
*2900--MOCA
Eau Claire, WI VORTAC............ Bitlr, WI FIX........... *3500
*2300--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6419 VOR Federal Airway 419 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Bradley, CT VORTAC............... Boston, MA VORTAC....... *3000
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*2500--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6505 VOR Federal Airway 505 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Gopher, MN VORTAC................ Siren, WI VOR/DME....... 3000
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Sec. 95.6547 VOR Federal Airway 547 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Cheyenne, WY VORTAC.............. Douglas, WY VOR/DME..... 9000
Changeover
Points
From To ------------- From
Distance
95.8003 VOR Federal Airways Changeover Points Airway Segment V-23 Is Amended To Delete
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Paine, WA VOR/DME...................... Bellingham, WA VORTAC.......... 14 Paine.
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V-186 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Van Nuys, CA VOR/DME................... Paradise, CA VORTAC............ 13 Van Nuys.
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[FR Doc. 97-32575 Filed 12-11-97; 8:45 am]
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