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[FR Doc No: 94-5565]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 93-AGL-18]
Proposed Alteration of VOR Federal Airway V-116; MI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would alter Federal Airway V-116 located in
Michigan. This action would realign Federal Airway V-116 from the
Keeler, MI, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air
Navigation (VORTAC) facility to the Jackson, MI, Very High Frequency
Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) facility
via the Kalamazoo, MI, (VOR/DME) facility. This action would improve
navigation.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 25, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air
Traffic Division, AGL-500, Docket No. 93-AGL-18, Federal Aviation
Administration, O'Hare Lake Office Center, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des
Plaines, IL 60018.
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 many 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-
AGL-18.'' 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 alter Federal Airway V-116.
Because of signal interference, the minimum en route altitude (MEA)
along a segment of the airway is 10,000 feet mean sea level (MSL).
Realigning V-116 over the Kalamazoo, MI, VOR/DME would make it possible
to lower the MEA to 3,000 feet MSL and enhance navigation. 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 airway 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-116 [Revised]
From INT Kansas City, MO, 076 deg. and Napoleon, MO, 005 deg.
radials, via Macon, MO; Quincy, IL; Peoria, IL; Pontiac, IL; Joliet,
IL. From INT Chicago O'Hare, IL, 092 deg. and Chicago Heights, IL,
013 deg. radials, INT Chicago O'Hare 092 deg. and Keeler, MI,
256 deg. radials; Keeler; Kalamazoo, MI; INT Kalamazoo
089 deg.T(090 deg.M) and Jackson, MI, 265 deg.T(270 deg.M) radials;
Jackson; INT Jackson 089 deg. and Salem, MI, 252 deg. radials;
Salem; Windsor, ON, Canada; INT Windsor 092 deg. and Erie, PA,
281 deg. radials; Erie; Bradford, PA; Stonyfork, PA; INT Stonyfork
098 deg. and Wilkes-Barre, PA, 310 deg. radials; Wilkes-Barre; INT
Wilkes-Barre 084 deg. and Sparta, NJ, 300 deg. radials; to Sparta.
The airspace within Canada is excluded.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 25, 1994.
Willis C. Nelson,
Acting Manager, Airspace--Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.
[FR Doc. 94-5565 Filed 3-9-94; 8:45 am]
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