2011-30096. 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 Date: 0901 UTC, December 15, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rick 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 addresses: 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 November 11, 2011.

John McGraw,

Deputy 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, December 15, 2011.

PART 95—IFR ALTITUDES

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 POINTS AMENDMENT 497 EFFECTIVE DATE December 15, 2011

From	To	MEA
&95.6001 Victor Routes-U.S.
&95.6014 VOR Federal Airway V14 is Amended to Read in Part
Will Rogers, OK VORTAC	Totes, OK FIX	3700
Drops, OK FIX	Tulsa, OK VORTAC
	NE BND	2800
	SW BND	3800
&95.6017 VOR Federal Airway V17 is Amended to Read in Part
Fator, TX FIX	*Nelee, TX FIX	**4000
*5500-MRA
**2800-MOCA
Centex, TX VORTAC	Waco, TX VORTAC	3600
&95.6054 VOR Federal Airway V54 is Amended to Read in Part
Sandhills, NC VORTAC	*RAEFO, NC FIX	**6000
*6000-MRA
**2000-MOCA
**3000-GNSS MEA
*Raefo, NC FIX	Fayetteville, NC VOR/DME	**2800
*6000-MRA
**1900-MOCA
&95.6104 VOR Federal Airway V104 Is Amended to Read in Part
Malae, NY FIX	Plattsburgh, NY VORTAC	*7000
*6100-MOCA
*6100-GNSS MEA
&95.6113 VOR Federal Airway V113 is Amended to Read in Part
Helena, MT VORTAC	Lewistown, MT VOR/DME	11100
&95.6137 VOR Federal Airway V137 is Amended to Read in Part
Palmdale, CA VORTAC	Vicky, CA FIX	*8000
*5800-MOCA
Vicky, CA FIX	Jeffy, CA FIX
	E BND	8000
	W BND	9000
Jeffy, CA FIX	Gorman, CA VORTAC
	E BND	8000
	W BND	10100
&95.6271 VOR Federal Airway V271 is Amended to Read in Part
Muskegon, MI VORTAC	WELKO, MI FIX	*3000
*2500-MOCA
Welko, MI FIX	Manistee, MI VOR/DME	*4000
*2400-MOCA
&95.6276 VOR Federal Airway V276 is Amended to Read in Part
Manta, NJ FIX	*Prepi, OA FIX	**6000
*8000-MRA
**2000-MOCA
**3000-GNSS MEA
&95.6287 VOR Federal Airway V287 is Amended to Read in Part
Fort Jones, CA VOR/DME	Klama, OR FIX	*12000
*9800-MOCA
Klama, OR FIX	*Rogue Valley, OR VORTAC
	SE BND	12000
	NW BND	8000
*7000-MCA Rogue Valley, OR VORTAC, SE BND
&95.6296 VOR Federal Airway V296 is Amended to Read in Part
Hustn, NC FIX	*Raefo, NC FIX	**5000
*6000-MRA
**2300-MOCA
**2400-GNSS MEA
*Raefo, NC FIX	Fayetteville, NC VOR/DME	**2800
*6000-MRA
**1900-MOCA
&95.6465 VOR Federal Airway V465 is Amended to Read in Part
Miles City, MT VOR/DME	Williston, ND VORTAC	*7000
*5200-MOCA
*6000-GNSS MEA
&95.6545 VOR Federal Airway V545 is Amended to Read in Part
Miles City, MT VOR/DME	Williston, ND VORTAC	*7000
*5300-MOCA
*6000-GNSS MEA
&95.6319 ALASKA VOR Federal Airway V319 is Amended to Read in Part
Vidda, AK FIX	Weeke, AK FIX
	SW BND	*3000
	NE BND	*6000
*2100-MOCA
&95.6440 ALASKA VOR Federal Airway V440 is Amended to Read in Part
Yucon, AK FIX	Unalakleet, AK VOR/DME
	W BND	4600
	E BND	8000
&95.6423 HAWAII VOR Federal Airway V23 is Amended to Read in Part
Jessi, HI FIX	*Fires, HI FIX	8000
*13000-MRA

From	To	MEA	MAA
&95.7001 JET ROUTES
&95.7037 Jet Route J37 is Amended to Read in Part
Brooke, VA VORTAC	Nales, DE FIX	18000	31000
&95.7060 Jet Route J60 is Amended to Read in Part
Philipsburg, PA VORTAC	Sparta, NJ VORTAC	18000	45000
&95.7204 Jet Route J204 is Amended to Read in Part
Miles City, MT VOR/DME	Hilgr, MT FIX	19000	45000
Hilgr, MT FIX	Great Falls, MT VORTAC	18000	45000

Airway Segment		Changeover Points
From	To	Distance	From
&95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points V104 is Amended to Add Changeover Point
Massena, NY VORTAC	Plattsburgh, NY VORTAC	16	Massena
V271 is Amended to Add Changeover Point
Muskegon, MI VORTAC	Manistee, MI VOR/DME	37	Muskegon