[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13118-13121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7027]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 95
[Docket No. 29165; Amdt. No. 408]
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, April 23, 1998.
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, D.C. 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 IFR
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
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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, D.C. on March 13, 1998.
Tom 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.
PART 95--[AMENDED]
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 & Changeover Points
[Amendment 408 effective date, April 23, 1998]
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From To MEA
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Sec. 95.6009 VOR Federal Airway 9 is Amended to Read in Part
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Madison, WI VORTAC............... Oshkosh, WI VORTAC...... 3000
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Sec. 95.6013 VOR Federal Airway 13 is Amended to Read in Part
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Rich Mountain, OK VORTAC......... *Hades, AR FIX.......... **4600
*5000-MRA
**3900-MOCA
Fort Smith, AR VORTAC............ *Cheso, AR FIX.......... **3400
*5000-MRA
**2700-MOCA
Cheso, AR FIX.................... Barkk, AR FIX........... 3500
Barkk, AR FIX.................... Razorback, AR VORTAC.... 3500
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Sec. 95.6069 VOR Federal Airway 69 is Amended to Read in Part
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Pine Bluff, AR VOR/DME........... Billi, AR FIX........... 2000
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Sec. 95.6076 VOR Federal Airway 76 is Amended to Read in Part
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Welch, TX FIX.................... Patts, TX FIX........... *6100
*5200-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6081 VOR Federal Airway 81 is Amended to Read in Part
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Patts, TX FIX.................... *Welch, TX FIX.......... **6100
*7000-MRA
**5200-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6107 VOR Federal Airway 107 is Amended to Read in Part
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Fillmore, CA VORTAC.............. Pirue, CA FIX........... ...........
SE BND.................. *8000
NW BND.................. *9000
*7200-MOCA
Pirue, CA FIX.................... Reyes, CA FIX........... *11000
*9200-MOCA
Derbb, CA FIX.................... Avenal, CA VORTAC....... *7000
*6500-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6120 VOR Federal Airway 120 is Amended to Read in Part
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Fryre, SD FIX.................... Sioux Falls, SD VORTAC.. 3700
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Sec. 95.6124 VOR Federal Airway 124 is Amended to Read in Part
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Bonham, TX VORTAC................ Paris, TX VOR/DME....... 2400
Deens, AR FIX.................... Hot Springs, AR VOR/DME. *5000
*2600-MOCA
Lonns, AR FIX.................... Little Rock, AR VORTAC.. 2300
Little Rock, AR VORTAC........... Tafte, AR FIX........... *4000
*1600-MOCA
Tafte, AR FIX.................... *Hille, AR FIX.......... **6000
*6000-MRA
**1500-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6278 VOR Federal Airway 278 is Amended to Read in Part
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Guthrie, TX VORTAC............... Nifde, TX FIX........... *4500
*3000-MOCA
Nifde, TX FIX.................... Poste, TX FIX........... *3300
*2600-MOCA
Poste, TX FIX.................... Bowie, TX VORTAC........ *3300
*2500-MOCA
Bonham, TX VORTAC................ Paris, TX VOR/DME....... 2400
Texarkana, AR VORTAC............. Warlo, AR FIX........... 2200
Warlo, AR FIX.................... Locus, AR FIX........... *3000
*1700-MOCA
Locus, AR FIX.................... Monticello, AR VOR/DME.. *2500
*1600-MOCA
Monticello, AR VOR/DME........... Greenville, MS VOR/DME.. *2000
*1500-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6319 VOR Federal Airway 319 is Amended to Read in Part
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Eyaks, AR FIX.................... Johnstone Point, AK 5000
VORTAC.
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Sec. 95.6341 VOR Federal Airway 341 is Amended to Read in Part
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Madison, WI VORTAC............... Oshkosh, WI VORTAC...... 3000
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Sec. 95.6369 VOR Federal Airway 369 is Amended to Read in Part
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Navasota, TX VORTAC.............. Bilee, TX FIX........... *2300
*1800-MOCA MAA-17500
Bilee, TX FIX.................... Groesbeck, TX VOR/DME... *2300
*1800-MOCA MAA-17500
Groesbeck, TX VOR/DME............ Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 3400
VORTAC.
MAA-17500
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Sec. 95.6480 VOR Federal Airway 480 is Amended to Read in Part
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Kipnuk, AK VOR/DME............... Bethel, AK VORTAC....... 2000
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Sec. 95.6532 VOR Federal Airway 532 is Amended to Read in Part
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Fort Smith, AR VORTAC............ *Akins, OK FIX.......... 2500
*3000-MRA
Akins, OK FIX.................... Okmulgee, OK VOR/DME.... *3000
*2200-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6573 VOR Federal Airway 573 is Amended to Read in Part
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Texarkana, AR VORTAC............. Pikes, AR FIX........... *3500
*1800-MOCA
Pikes, AR FIX.................... Marki, AR FIX........... *3500
*2100-MOCA
Lonns, AR FIX.................... Little Rock, AR VORTAC.. 2300
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From To MEA MAA
Sec. 95.7104 Jet Route No. 104 is Amended to Read in Part
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San Simon, AZ VORTAC.......................... Socorro, NM VORTAC.................... 20000 45000
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Changeover points
From To ---------------------------------------
Distance From
Sec. 95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points Airway Segment V-16 is Amended to Read in Part
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Texarkana, AR VORTAC................... Pine Bluff, AR VOR/DME......... 62 Texarkana
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V-124 is Amended to Delete
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Hot Springs, AR VOR/DME
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[FR Doc. 98-7027 Filed 3-17-98; 8:45 am]
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