2015-13823. 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.

DATES:

Effective 0901 UTC, June 25, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard A. Dunham, 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 May 22, 2015.

John Duncan,

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, June 25, 2015.

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 IFR Altitudes & Changeover Point

[Amendment 520 effective date June 25, 2015]

From	To	MEA
§ 95.6001 Victor Routes-U.S.
§ 95.6071 VOR Federal Airway V71 Is Amended To Read in Part
Fighting Tiger, LA VORTAC	Wrack, LA FIX	* 2200
* 1800—MOCA
§ 95.6140 VOR Federal Airway V140 Is Amended To Read in Part
Panhandle, TX VORTAC	Zesus, TX FIX	* 5800
* 5000—MOCA
§ 95.6145 VOR Federal Airway V145 Is Amended To Read in Part
Utica, NY VORTAC	Weepy, NY FIX	3400
Floor, NY FIX	Watertown, NY VORTAC	3000
§ 95.6195 VOR Federal Airway V195 Is Amended To Read in Part
Manteca, CA VOR/DME	Tracy, CA FIX	* 4100
* 2900—MOCA
Tracy, CA FIX	* Sunol, CA FIX	5200
* 4700—MCA Sunol, CA FIX, NE BND
Croit, CA FIX	* Cordd, CA FIX	** 5000
* 7200—MCA Cordd, CA FIX, N BND
** 3400—MOCA
Burrs, CA FIX	* Tomad, CA FIX	** 6000
* 7000—MRA
* 7300—MCA Tomad, CA FIX, W BND
** 4600—MOCA
* Tomad, CA FIX	Yager, CA FIX	** 11000
* 7000—MRA
** 8300—MOCA
§ 95.6258 VOR Federal Airway V258 Is Amended To Read in Part
Charleston, WV VORTAC	Beckley, WV VORTAC	#* 5000
* 4900—MOCA
#HVQ Restriction Unusable 140-142 BYD 20—BLO 9000
Beckley, WV VORTAC	Zooms, WV FIX	* 10000
* 6300—MOCA
* 6300—GNSS MEA
§ 95.6296 VOR Federal Airway V296 Is Amended To Read in Part
Fayetteville, NC VOR/DME	Wilmington, NC VORTAC	#* 3000
* 2100—MOCA
#Wilmnington R-315 Unusable, Use Fayetteville R-131
§ 95.6402 VOR Federal Airway V402 Is Amended To Read in Part
Panhandle, TX VORTAC	* Brisc, TX FIX	** 7000
* 7000—MCA Brisc, TX FIX, SW BND
** 5000—MOCA
§ 95.6440 VOR Federal Airway V440 Is Amended To Read in Part
Panhandle, TX VORTAC	* Brisc, TX FIX	** 7000
* 7000—MCA Brisc, TX FIX, SW BND
** 5000—MOCA
§ 95.6350 Alaska VOR Federal Airway V350 Is Amended To Read in Part
Togiak, AK NDB/DME	Bafin, AK FIX	5400
Bafin, AK FIX	Bethel, AK VORTAC
	SE BND	5400
	NW BND	2000