[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30890-30892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14614]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 95
[Docket No. 29584; Amdt. No. 416]
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, July 15, 1999.
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: (405) 954-4164.
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 June 4, 1999.
L. Nicholas Lacey,
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.
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.
PART 95--[AMENDED]
2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:
Revisions to IFR Altitudes & Changeover Points
[Amendment 416, effective July 15, 1999]
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COLOR ROUTES
Sec. 95.4 Green Federal Airway 8 Is Amended To Read in Part
Saldo, AK NDB.................... Nosky, AK FIX........... *6000
*4500--MOCA
Nosky, AK FIX.................... Kachemak, AK NDB........ 6100
Sec. 95.2 Red Federal Airway 99 Is Amended To Read in Part
Iliamna, AK NDB/DME.............. Nosky, AK FIX........... *6000
*5400--MOCA
Nosky, AK FIX.................... Kachemak, AK NDB........ 6100
Sec. 95.6001 VICTOR ROUTES--U.S.
Sec. 95.6013 VOR Federal Airway 13 Is Amended To Read in Part
Humble, TX VORTAC................ Cleep, TX FIX........... 3000
Cleep, TX FIX.................... *Legge, TX FIX.......... 2300
*3000--MRA
Legge, TX FIX.................... Lufkin, TX VORTAC....... 2100
Lufkin, TX VORTAC................ Carth, TX FIX........... *3800
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*2400--MOCA
Carth, TX FIX.................... Belcher, LA VORTAC...... 3000
Belcher, LA VORTAC............... *Iddas, LA FIX.......... 2000
*3000--MRA
Iddas, LA FIX.................... *Dubow, AR FIX.......... 2000
*4000--MRA
Dubow, AR FIX.................... Texarkana, AR VORTAC.... 2000
Texarkana, AR VORTAC............. Deens, AR FIX........... 2300
Deens, AR FIX.................... Rich Mountain, OK VORTAC *4600
*4000--MOCA
Sec. 95.6045 VOR Federal Airway 45 Is Amended To Read in Part
Charleston, WV VORTAC............ Henderson, WV VORTAC.... 3000
Henderson, WV VORTAC............. Bremn, OH FIX........... *10000
*2700--MOCA
Bremn, OH, FIX................... Appleton, OH VORTAC..... *3000
*2400--MOCA
Sec. 95.6140 VOR Federal Airway 140 Is Amended To Read in Part
Goshn, TN FIX.................... Delha, TN FIX........... *7000
*3000--MOCA
Delha, TX FIX.................... Nashville, TN VORTAC.... 3000
Sec. 95.6196 VOR Federal Airway 196 Is Amended To Read in Part
Utica, NY VORTAC................. *Becks, NY FIX.......... **5000
*10000--MRA
**4500--MOCA
Becks, NY FIX.................... Saranac Lake, NY VOR/DME 5000
Sec. 95.6273 VOR Federal Airway 273 Is Amended To Read in Part
Fallz, NY FIX.................... Huguenot, NY VOR/DME.... 3000
Huguenot, NY VOR/DME............. Huguenot, NY VOR/DME.... 3000
Hancock, NY VOR/DME.............. Oxfor, NY FIX........... 4000
Oxfor, NY FIX.................... Georgetown, NY VORTAC... 4000
Sec. 95.6451 VOR Federal Airway 451 Is Amended To Read in Part
Nessi, CT FIX.................... Keyed, NY FIX........... *2500
*1000--MOCA
Keyed, NY FIX.................... Cream, NY FIX........... 2000
Cream, NY FIX.................... Groton, CT VOR/DME...... *6000
*1500--MOCA
Sec. 95.6456 VOR Federal Airway 456 Is Amended To Read in Part
King Salmon, AK VORTAC........... Strew, AK FIX
SW BND................... ........................ 3000
NE BND................... ........................ 9000
Strew, AK FIX.................... Bitop, AK FIX ...........
NE BND................... ........................ *9000
SW BND................... ........................ *5000
*4500--MOCA
Bitop, AK FIX.................... *Nosky, AK FIX.......... **9000
*12000--MCA Nosky FIX NE BND
**5400--MOCA
Nosky, AK FIX.................... Tucks, AK FIX........... *13000
*12000--MOCA
Tucks, AK FIX.................... Kenai, AK VOR/DME....... *5000
3000--MOCA
Sec. 95.6465 VOR Federal Airway 465 Is Amended To Read in Part
Dunoir, WY VOR/DME............... Redlo, MT FIX........... *17000
*14200--MOCA
Sec. 95.6500 VOR Federal Airway 500 Is Amended To Read in Part
Glara, OR FIX.................... *Harzl, OR FIX
E BND.................... ........................ **10000
W BND.................... ........................ **7200
*7200--MRA
**6600--MOCA
Harzl, OR FIX.................... Ratzz, OR FIX
E BND.................... ........................ *10000
W BND.................... ........................ *8000
*7300--MOCA
Ratzz, OR FIX.................... Gashe, OR FIX........... **10000
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*10000--MRA
**7700--MOCA
Gashe, OR FIX.................... Kimberly, OR VORTAC..... *9200
*8000--MOCA
Sec. 95.6595 VOR Federal Airway 595 Is Amended To Read in Part
Jefsn, OR FIX.................... *Harzl, OR FIX
NW BND................... ........................ 8000
SE BND................... ........................ 12600
*9300--MCA Harzl FIX SE BND
*7200--MRA
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Sec. 95.7001 JET ROUTES
Sec. 95.7012 Jet Route No. 12 Is Amended To Read in Part
Twin Falls, ID VORTAC......................... Salt Lake City, UT VORTAC............. 22000 45000
Sec. 95.7015 Jet Route No. 15 Is Amended To Read in Part
Salt Lake City, UT VORTAC..................... Twin Falls, ID VORTAC................. 22000 45000
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Changeover Points
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Distance From
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Sec. 95.8003 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY CHANGEOVER POINTS AIRWAY SEGMENT
Is Amended To Modify Changeover Point (V-13)
Lufkin, TX VORTAC...................... Belcher, LA VORTAC............. 64 Lufkin.
Is Amended To Modify Changeover Point (V-15)
Pulaski, VA VORTAC..................... Bluefield, WV VORTAC........... 10 Pulaski.
Is Amended To Modify Changeover Point (V-59)
Pulaski, VA VORTAC..................... Beckley, WV VORTAC............. 10 Pulaski.
Is Amended To Modify Changeover Point (V-214)
Bellaire, OH VOR/DME................... Grantsville, MD VOR/DME........ 39 Bellaire.
Is Amended To Modify Changeover Point (V-273)
Hancock, NY VOR/DME.................... Georgetown NY VORTAC........... 31 Hancock.
Is Amended To Modify Changeover Point (V-465)
Dunoir, WY VOR/DME VORTAC.............. Billings, MT VORTAC............ 45 Dunoir.
Is Amended To Modify Changeover Point (V-500)
Newberg, OR VORTAC..................... Kimberly, OR VORTAC............ 79 Newberg.
Is Amended To Modify Changeover Point (V-505)
Gopher, MN VORTAC...................... Siren, WI VOR/DME.............. 38 Gopher.
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