[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18392-18393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9298]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-26]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Modification and Revocation of Federal Airways; AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify five jet routes, three Very
High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways, and one
colored Federal airway, and to revoke one jet route, located in the
State of Alaska (AK). The FAA is proposing this action for the
following reasons: to realign the North Pacific (NOPAC) Air Traffic
Service (ATS) route structure; to reflect the ADAK Nondirectional Radio
Beacon (NDB), AK, decommissioning from the National Airspace System
(NAS); and to resolve an aeronautical charting discrepancy. Further,
this action would improve the management of air traffic operations in
the State of Alaska and enhance safety.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 26, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air
Traffic Division, AAL-500, Docket No. 98-AAL-26, Federal Aviation
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, #14, Anchorage, AK 99533.
The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of
the Chief Counsel, Room 915, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph C. White, 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-
AAL-26.'' 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 the 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
modem and suitable communications software, from the FAA regulations
section of the Fedworld electronic bulletin board service (telephone:
703-321-3339) or the Federal Register's electronic bulletin board
service (telephone: 202-512-1661).
Internet users may reach the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov
or the Federal Register's web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/
index.html for access to recently published rulemaking documents.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 (part 71) to
modify five jet routes, three VOR Federal airways, and one colored
Federal airway, and to revoke one jet route.
Specifically, jet routes J-111, J-115, J-127, J-501, J-511, VOR
Federal airways V-319, V-453, V-456, and Colored Federal airway Green-8
would be modified, and J-814R would be revoked. The FAA is proposing
this action for the following reasons:
Segments of J-111 from Anchorage to Middleton Island to the
noncompulsory reporting point SNOUT overlap existing J-804R segments
and are not used.
J-115 and Colored Federal airway Green-8 use ADAK NDB which will be
decommissioned. The new NDB on ADAK Island will be named Mount Moffett
NDB.
J-127, J-501, J-511, and J-814R terminate at AUGIN, MIXER, ENCOR,
and PANTT fixes which were once part of the NOPAC ATS route structure
and these fixes are no longer required for ATC purposes. As a result,
the FAA is proposing to revise J-127, J-501, and J-511 to reflect this
change in route structure, and to revoke J-814R as this route is no
longer needed for ATC purposes.
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V-319, and V-453 are being amended by adding non-part 95 segments
which provide continuity and make it easier for the pilot to plan the
flight and file the flight plan. The conversion of these non-part 95
segments would change uncharted nonregulatory route segments to VOR
Federal Airway segments, thus adding to the instrument flight rules
(IFR) airway and route infrastructure in Alaska. Also, pilots would be
provided with minimum en route altitudes and minimum obstruction
clearance altitudes information along the new route segments, thereby
enhancing safety.
V-456 would be amended to correct a discrepancy with the victor
airway and how it is depicted on the IFR Enroute L-3/L-4 Low Altitude--
Alaska Chart and the Kodiak Aeronautical Sectional Chart. The outbound
radial from King Salmon is 032 deg. on the sectional chart and 033 deg.
on the enroute chart. The current legal description for V-456 includes
an intersection (King Salmon 053 deg. and Kenai 239 deg.) which needs
to be removed. This action would make the route segment a straight line
and would not affect the fixes STREW, BITOP, or COPPS on V-456.
Jet routes, green Federal airways, and Alaskan VOR Federal airways
are published in paragraph 2004, paragraph 6009(a), and paragraph
6010(b), respectively, 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 jet routes, green Federal airway, and Alaskan 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 2004--Jet Routes
* * * * *
J-111 [Revised]
From Nome, AK, via Unalakleet, AK; McGrath, AK; Anchorage, AK.
* * * * *
J-115 [Revised]
From Shemya, AK, NDB; Mount Moffett, AK, NDB; Dutch Harbor, AK,
NDB; Cold Bay, AK; King Salmon, AK; INT King Salmon 053 deg. and
Kenai, AK, 239 deg. radials; Kenai; Anchorage, AK; Fairbanks, AK;
Chandalar, AK, NDB; to Deadhorse, AK.
* * * * *
J-127 [Revised]
From King Salmon, AK; to INT King Salmon 042 deg. and Anchorage,
AK, 246 deg. radials.
* * * * *
J-501 [Revised]
From San Marcus, CA, via Big Sur, CA; Point Reyes, CA, via Rogue
Valley, OR; Hoquiam, WA; INT Hoquiam 354 deg. and Tatoosh, WA,
162 deg. radials; Tatoosh; Cape Scott, BC, Canada, NDB; Sandspit,
BC, Canada; Biorka Island, AK; Yakutat, AK; Johnstone Point, AK;
Anchorage, AK; Sparrevohn, AK; Bethel, AK; excluding the airspace
within Canada.
* * * * *
J-511 [Revised]
From Dillingham, AK; Anchorage, AK; Big Lake, AK; Gulkana, AK;
to Burwash Landing, YT, Canada, NDB, excluding the portion which
lies over Canadian territory.
* * * * *
J-814R [Revoked]
* * * * *
Paragraph 6009(a)--Green Federal Airways
* * * * *
Green-8 [Revised]
From Shemya, AK, NDB; 20 AGL, Mount Moffet, NDB, AK; 20 AGL,
Dutch Harbor, AK, NDB; 20 AGL, INT Dutch Harbor NDB 041 deg. and
Elfee, AK, NDB 253 deg. bearings; 20 AGL, Elfee NDB; 20 AGL Saldo,
AK, NDB; INT Saldo NDB 054 deg. and Kachemak, AK, NDB 269 deg.
bearings; to Kachemak NDB. From Campbell Lake, AK, NDB; Glenallen,
AK, NDB; INT Glenallen NDB 052 deg. and Nabesna, AK NDB 252 deg.
bearings; Nabesna NDB.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6010(b)--Alaskan VOR Federal Airways
* * * * *
V-319 [Revised]
From Yakutat, AK, via Johnstone Point, AK; INT Johnstone Point
286 deg. and Anchorage, AK, 117 deg. radials; Anchorage; Sparrevohn,
AK; Bethel, AK; Hooper Bay, AK; Nanwak, AK, NDB; to Kipnuk, AK.
* * * * *
V-453 [Revised]
From King Salmon, AK; Dillingham, AK; INT Dillingham, AK
308 deg. and Bethel, AK 143 deg. radials; Bethel, AK; to Unalakleet,
AK.
* * * * *
V-456 [Revised]
From Cold Bay, AK; King Salmon, AK; Kenai, AK; Anchorage, AK;
Big Lake, AK; Gulkana, AK; to Northway, AK.
* * * * *
Issued in Washington, DC, April 6, 1999.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 99-9298 Filed 4-13-99; 8:45 am]
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