E7-6886. IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Final rule.

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 DATES:

0901 UTC, May 10, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125), telephone: [phone].

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 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.

Conclusion

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 April 5, 2007.

James J. Ballough,

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, May 10, 2007.

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 IFR Altitudes and Changeover Points

[Amendment 467, effective date May 10, 2007]

From	To	MEA
§ 95.6001 VICTOR ROUTES—U.S.
§ 95.6018 VOR Federal Airway V18 Is Amended to Read in Part
BAETT, MS FIX	CONEE, MS FIX	2500
§ 95.6026 VOR Federal Airway V26 Is Amended to Read in Part
REDWOOD FALLS, MN VOR/DME	BEEGR, MN FIX	*3000
*2500—MOCA
BEEGR, MN FIX	LYDIA, MN FIX	*5500
*2400—MOCA
LYDIA, MN FIX	FARMINGTON, MN VORTAC	*3500
*2500—MOCA
FARMINGTON, MN VORTAC	PRESS, WI FIX	*3500
*2800—MOCA
PRESS, WI FIX	ELPAS, WI FIX	*5500
*2600—MOCA
ELPAS, WI FIX	EAU CLAIRE, WI VORTAC	*3500
*2800—MOCA
§ 95.6084 VOR Federal Airway V84 Is Amended to Read in Part
PIVOT, MI FIX	*JYBEE, MI FIX	**4000
*4000—MRA
**1900—MOCA
*JYBEE, MI FIX	PULLMAN, MI VOR/DME	**4000
*4000—MRA
**2200—MOCA
§ 95.6191 VOR Federal Airway V191 Is Amended to Read in Part
DECATUR, IL VORTAC	ROBERTS, IL VOR/DME	2800
NEWTT, IL FIX	BOJAK, IL FIX	*5000
*2100—MOCA
§ 95.6481 VOR Federal Airway V481 Is Amended to Read in Part
JOHNSTONE POINT, AK VOR/DME	FIDAL, AK FIX
	S BND	5000
	N BND	10000
FIDAL, AK FIX	ROBES, AK FIX
	S BND	8000
	N BND	10000
KLUNG, AK FIX	GULKANA, AK VOR/DME
	N BND	6500
	S BND	10000
GULKANA, AK VOR/DME	DOZEY, AK FIX
	N BND	12000
	S BND	4000
DOZEY, AK FIX	PAXON, AK FIX
	S BND	7000
	N BND	12000
PAXON, AK FIX	DONEL, AK FIX	*12000
*11500—MOCA
DONEL, AK FIX	*BIG DELTA, AK VORTAC
	N BND	7000
	S BND	12000
*7800—MCA BIG DELTA, AK VORTAC, S BND
*10500—MCA DONEL, AK S BND