[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 28551-28552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13402]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-ANM-2]
Proposed Realignment of VOR Federal Airway V-86; Montana
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would extend Federal Airway V-86 from the
Coppertown, MT, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) to the Missoula, MT, VOR/DME. This action
would improve the efficiency of air traffic operations between the
Coppertown, MT, VOR/DME and Missoula, MT, VOR/DME facilities, and would
reduce pilot/controller workload.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 17, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air
Traffic Division, ANM-500, Docket No. 95-ANM-2, Federal Aviation
Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056.
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 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: Norman W. Thomas, 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) 267-9230.
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. 95-
ANM-2.'' 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 [[Page 28552]] 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 extend Federal Airway V-86
from the Coppertown, MT, VOR/DME to the Missoula, MT, VOR/DME facility.
The extension of V-86 would improve the efficiency of air traffic
operations between the Coppertown, MT, VOR/DME and Missoula, MT, VOR/
DME facilities, and would reduce pilot/controller workload. Domestic
VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order
7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Domestic VOR Federal
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 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,
1994, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways
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V-86 [Revised]
From Missoula, MT; Coppertown, MT; Whitehall, MT; Bozeman, MT;
INT Bozeman 128 deg. and Livingston, MT, 261 deg. radials;
Livingston; 11 miles, 25 miles, 85 MSL, Billings, MT; 32 miles, 35
miles, 75 MSL; Sheridan, WY; 20 miles, 45 miles, 70 MSL, 63 miles,
80 MSL, to Rapid City. SD.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 23, 1995.
Harold W. Becker,
Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.
[FR Doc. 95-13402 Filed 5-31-95; 8:45 am]
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