2014-29074. 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, January 8, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harry Hodges, 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 December 5, 2014.

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, January 8, 2015.

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 and Changeover Points

[Amendment 517 effective date January 8, 2015]

From	To	MEA
§ 95.6001 Victor Routes—U.S.
§ 95.6015 VOR Federal Airway V15 Is Amended To Read in Part
SATTY, TX FIX	WACO, TX VORTAC	2400
§ 95.6029 VOR Federal Airway V29 Is Amended To Read in Part
SMYRNA, DE VORTAC	DUPONT, DE VORTAC	#1800
#DUPONT R-181 UNUSABLE BELOW 10000 USE SMYRNA R-360
§ 95.6104 VOR Federal Airway V104 Is Amended To Delete
U.S. CANADIAN BORDER	*MASSENA, NY VORTAC	*2100
*1600—MOCA
MASSENA, NY VORTAC	MALAE, NY FIX	#*3500
*2700—MOCA
#GNSS MEA ONLY
MASSENA R-119 UNUSABLE. GNSS REQUIRED
MALAE, NY FIX	*PLATTSBURGH, NY VORTAC	**7000
*4600—MCA PLATTSBURGH, NY VORTAC, NW BND
**6100—MOCA
**6100—GNSS MEA
PLATTSBURGH, NY VORTAC	*BURLINGTON, VT VOR/DME	2600
§ 95.6166 VOR Federal Airway V166 Is Amended To Read in Part
BRIEF, NJ FIX	SEA ISLE, NJ VORTAC	3000
§ 95.6210 VOR Federal Airway V210 Is Amended To Read in Part
WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC	MINGG, OK FIX	*4000
*3100—MOCA
MINGG, OK FIX	OKMULGEE, OK VOR/DME	*4000
*2600—MOCA
§ 95.6267 VOR Federal Airway V267 Is Amended To Read in Part
FORMS, NC FIX	*KNITS, TN FIX	7500
*6200—MCA KNITS, TN FIX, S BND
§ 95.6272 VOR Federal Airway V272 Is Amended To Read in Part
*BRISC, TX FIX	SAYRE, OK VORTAC	**5500
*7000—MRA
**4500—MOCA
SERTS, OK FIX	LIONS, OK FIX	*4500
*3100—MOCA
*3700—GNSS MEA
WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC	MINGG, OK FIX	*4000
*3100—MOCA
HOLLE, OK FIX	MC ALESTER, OK VORTAC	3000
§ 95.6402 VOR Federal Airway V402 Is Amended To Read in Part
*BRISC, TX FIX	MITBEE, OK VORTAC	**5500
*7000—MRA
**4500—MOCA
§ 95.6440 VOR Federal Airway V440 Is Amended To Read in Part
*BRISC, TX FIX	SAYRE, OK VORTAC	**5500
*7000—MRA
**4500—MOCA
§ 95.6491 VOR Federal Airway V491 Is Amended To Read in Part
RAPID CITY, SD VORTAC	BFFLO, SD FIX	5000
BFFLO, SD FIX	HAYNI, ND FIX	*9000
*5000—MOCA
HAYNI, ND FIX	DICKINSON, ND VORTAC	*5000
*4500—MOCA
§ 95.6605 VOR Federal Airway V605 Is Amended To Read in Part
SPARTANBURG, SC VORTAC	*GENOD, NC FIX	**15000
*15000—MRA
**4600—MOCA
**5000—GNSS MEA

Airway Segment		Changeover
From	To	Distance	From
§ 95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points
V166 Is Amended To Add Changeover Point
WOODSTOWN, NJ VORTAC	SEA ISLE, NJ VORTAC	28
WOODSTOWN
V272 Is Amended To Add Changeover Point
SAYRE, OK VORTAC	WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC	40	SAYRE