Proposed Modification of VOR Federal Airways V-82, V-175, V-191, and V-430 in the Vicinity of Bemidji, MN, 24504-24505 [2010-10468]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2010–0241; Airspace
Docket No. 10–AGL–4]
RIN 2120–AA66
Proposed Modification of VOR Federal
Airways V–82, V–175, V–191, and
V–430 in the Vicinity of Bemidji, MN
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to
modify the legal description of VHF
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal
Airways V–82, V–175, V–191, and
V–430 in the vicinity of Bemidji, MN.
The Bemidji (BJI) VOR, navigation aid
that forms a segment of these airways
has been out of service for over two
years due to terrain and new
construction signal interference
problems and is planned for
decommissioning. An airway
intersection reporting point is being
established in the same location as the
BJI VOR to restore a navigable route
structure to the area similar to what
existed prior to the loss of service from
the navigation aid.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before June 21, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone:
(202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA
Docket No. FAA–2010–0241 and
Airspace Docket No. 10–AGL–4 at the
beginning of your comments. You may
also submit comments through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colby Abbott, Airspace and Rules
Group, Office of System Operations
Airspace and AIM, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783.
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
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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 both
docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA–
2010–0241 and Airspace Docket No. 10–
AGL–4) and be submitted in triplicate to
the Docket Management Facility (see
ADDRESSES section for address and
phone number). You may also submit
comments through the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those
comments a self-addressed, stamped
postcard on which the following
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA–2010–0241 and
Airspace Docket No. 10–AGL–4.’’ 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 considered before
taking action on the proposed rule. The
proposal contained in this action may
be changed in light of comments
received. All comments submitted will
be available for examination in the
public 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 NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through
the FAA’s Web page at https://
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/
airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket
containing the proposal, any comments
received and any final disposition in
person in the Dockets Office (see
ADDRESSES section for address and
phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. An informal docket
may also be examined during normal
business hours at the office of the
Central Service Center, Operations
Support Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd.,
Fort Worth, TX 76137.
Persons interested in being placed on
a mailing list for future NPRMs should
contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking,
(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory
Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which
describes the application procedure.
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The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 71 to modify V–82, V–175,
V–191, and V–430 in the vicinity of
Bemidji, MN. The BJI VOR navigation
aid, used in each of these airways, has
been out of service for over two years
due to excessive bends, roughness, and
scalloping on all radials below 5,000
feet Mean Sea Level (MSL), and was
removed from service in April 2007.
The FAA had trees removed within
1,000 feet of the navigation aid, but no
improvement was noted. As a result, the
BJI VOR, MN, is scheduled for
decommissioning on July 29, 2010.
Since V–82, V–175, V–191, and
V–430 are currently not useable in the
vicinity of the BJI VOR, air traffic
control must vector aircraft in this area
until the aircraft reaches a useable
segment of the airways. To restore the
navigable airway structure in the
vicinity of Bemidji, MN, the FAA is
proposing to establish the BLUOX fix in
the same location currently depicting
the BJI VOR navigation aid. Specifically,
the proposed modification to V–82 and
V–175 replaces the BJI VOR with an
intersection point defining the BLUOX
fix. The proposed modification to V–191
terminates the airway at the Grand
Rapids VOR (GPZ), MN, since the
modified V–430, as proposed below,
would provide service to the same
segments of V–191 being eliminated.
Lastly, the proposed modification to
V–430 reroutes the airway between
BLUOX fix and Grand Forks VOR
(GFK), ND, over the Thief River Falls
VOR (TVF), MN. The reroute is
necessary due to the GFK VOR signal
not being strong enough to establish the
intersection point defining the BLUOX
fix between the GFK VOR and the GPZ
VOR.
VOR Federal airways are published in
paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order
7400.9T signed August 27, 2009 and
effective September 15, 2009, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The VOR Federal Airways listed in
this document would be subsequently
published 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.
Therefore, this proposed regulation:
(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866;
(2) is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)
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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 proposed 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.
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in
Title 49 of the United States Code.
Subtitle I, section 106 describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator.
Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the
agency’s authority.
This rulemaking is promulgated
under the authority described in subtitle
VII, part A, subpart I, section 40103.
Under that section, the FAA is charged
with prescribing regulations to assign
the use of the airspace necessary to
ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This regulation
is within the scope of that authority as
it modifies VOR Federal Airways in the
vicinity of Bemidji, MN.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an
environmental analysis in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1E,
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,’’ prior to any FAA final
regulatory action.
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:
Paragraph 6010(a)—Domestic VOR Federal
Airways
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*
V–82 [Modified]
From Baudette, MN; INT Baudette 194°T
(190°M) and Brainerd, MN, 331°T (328°M)
radials; Brainerd; Gopher, MN; Farmington,
MN; Rochester, MN; Nodine, MN; to Dells,
WI.
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*
*
V–175 [Modified]
From Malden, MO; Vichy, MO; Hallsville,
MO; Macon, MO; Kirksville, MO; Des
Moines, IA; Sioux City, IA; Worthington,
MN; Redwood Falls, MN; Alexandria, MN;
Park Rapids, MN; INT Park Rapids 003°T
(359°M) and Roseau, MN, 160°T (155°M)
radials; Roseau; to Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
The airspace within Canada is excluded.
*
*
*
*
*
V–191 [Modified]
From Troy, IL; Decatur, IL; Roberts, IL; INT
Roberts 008°T (006°M) and Joliet, IL, 067°T
(065°M) radials; Northbrook, IL; Badger, WI;
Oshkosh, WI; Rhinelander, WI; Ironwood,
MI; Duluth, MN; Hibbing, MN; to Grand
Rapids, MN.
*
*
*
*
*
V–430 [Modified]
From Cut Bank, MT, 10 miles, 74 miles 55
MSL; Harve, MT, 14 miles, 100 miles 50
MSL; Glasgow, MT; INT Glasgow 100°T
(086°M) and Williston, ND, 263°T (251°M)
radials, 22 miles, 33 miles 55 MSL, Williston;
Minot, ND; Devils Lake, ND; Grand Forks,
ND; Thief River Falls, MN; INT Thief River
Falls 122°T (114°M) and Grand Rapids, MN,
292°T (286°M) radials; Grand Rapids; Duluth,
MN; Ironwood, MI; Iron Mountain, MN; to
Escanaba, MI.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 29,
2010.
Paul Gallant,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules Group.
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Occupational Safety and Health
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1. The authority citation for part 71
continues to read as follows:
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PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0024]
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,
40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–
1963 Comp., p. 389.
Modernization of OSHA’s Injury and
Illness Data Collection Process
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of the FAA Order 7400.9T,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, signed August 27, 2009, and
effective September 15, 2009, is
amended as follows:
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illness data collection system. OSHA
encourages stakeholders who cannot
participate to submit written comments.
OSHA needs to gather information from
stakeholders in order to be able to
modify its current injury and illness
recordkeeping regulation and develop a
modernized recordkeeping system in
ways that will help OSHA, employers,
employees, researchers, and the public
prevent workplace injuries and illnesses
as well as, supporting President
Obama’s Open Government Initiative,
increase the ability of the public to
easily find, download, and use the
resulting dataset generated and held by
the Federal Government. The informal
discussions at the stakeholder meetings
and the written comments from
stakeholders will help give OSHA this
information.
DATES: The meeting dates are:
• May 25, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC.
• June 3, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Chicago, IL.
Written comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by June
18, 2010.
ADDRESSES:
I. Registration
Submit your notice of intent to
participate in one of the scheduled
meetings by one of the following:
• Electronic. Register at: https://
www2.ergweb.com/projects/
conferences/osha/registerdatacollection.htm (follow the
instructions online).
• Facsimile. Fax your request to: 781–
674–2906 and label it ‘‘Attention: OSHA
Data Collection Process Stakeholder
Meeting Registration.’’
• Regular mail, express delivery,
hand (courier) delivery, and messenger
service. Send your request to: Eastern
Research Group, Inc., 110 Hartwell
Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421;
Attention OSHA Data Collection Process
Stakeholder Meeting Registration.
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor
ACTION: Stakeholder meetings and
request for public comment.
II. Meetings
In Washington, DC, the meeting will
be held on May 25, 2010, from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., at the U.S. Department of
Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210.
In Chicago, Illinois, the meeting will
be held on June 3, 2010, from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., at the OSHA Training
Institute, 2020 South Arlington Heights
Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005.
SUMMARY: OSHA invites interested
parties to participate in informal
stakeholder meetings on the
modernization of OSHA’s injury and
III. Public Comment
You may submit comments, identified
by Docket No. OSHA–2010–0024, by
any one of the following methods:
29 CFR Part 1904
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2010-0241; Airspace Docket No. 10-AGL-4]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Modification of VOR Federal Airways V-82, V-175, V-191,
and V-430 in the Vicinity of Bemidji, MN
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify the legal description of VHF
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-82, V-175, V-191, and V-
430 in the vicinity of Bemidji, MN. The Bemidji (BJI) VOR, navigation
aid that forms a segment of these airways has been out of service for
over two years due to terrain and new construction signal interference
problems and is planned for decommissioning. An airway intersection
reporting point is being established in the same location as the BJI
VOR to restore a navigable route structure to the area similar to what
existed prior to the loss of service from the navigation aid.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 21, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001;
telephone: (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2010-
0241 and Airspace Docket No. 10-AGL-4 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Airspace and Rules
Group, Office of System Operations Airspace and AIM, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267-8783.
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 both docket numbers (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2010-0241 and Airspace Docket No. 10-AGL-4) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2010-0241 and Airspace Docket No. 10-AGL-4.'' 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 considered before taking action on the proposed
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public 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 NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at
the office of the Central Service Center, Operations Support Group,
Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX
76137.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to modify V-82, V-175, V-191, and V-430 in
the vicinity of Bemidji, MN. The BJI VOR navigation aid, used in each
of these airways, has been out of service for over two years due to
excessive bends, roughness, and scalloping on all radials below 5,000
feet Mean Sea Level (MSL), and was removed from service in April 2007.
The FAA had trees removed within 1,000 feet of the navigation aid, but
no improvement was noted. As a result, the BJI VOR, MN, is scheduled
for decommissioning on July 29, 2010.
Since V-82, V-175, V-191, and V-430 are currently not useable in
the vicinity of the BJI VOR, air traffic control must vector aircraft
in this area until the aircraft reaches a useable segment of the
airways. To restore the navigable airway structure in the vicinity of
Bemidji, MN, the FAA is proposing to establish the BLUOX fix in the
same location currently depicting the BJI VOR navigation aid.
Specifically, the proposed modification to V-82 and V-175 replaces the
BJI VOR with an intersection point defining the BLUOX fix. The proposed
modification to V-191 terminates the airway at the Grand Rapids VOR
(GPZ), MN, since the modified V-430, as proposed below, would provide
service to the same segments of V-191 being eliminated. Lastly, the
proposed modification to V-430 reroutes the airway between BLUOX fix
and Grand Forks VOR (GFK), ND, over the Thief River Falls VOR (TVF),
MN. The reroute is necessary due to the GFK VOR signal not being strong
enough to establish the intersection point defining the BLUOX fix
between the GFK VOR and the GPZ VOR.
VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order
7400.9T signed August 27, 2009 and effective September 15, 2009, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The VOR Federal Airways
listed in this document would be subsequently published 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.
Therefore, this proposed regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (DOT)
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979);
and (3)
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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 proposed 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.
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority.
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
subtitle VII, part A, subpart I, section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it modifies VOR Federal Airways in the vicinity of Bemidji, MN.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures,'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.
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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854,
24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the FAA Order
7400.9T, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 27,
2009, and effective September 15, 2009, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways
* * * * *
V-82 [Modified]
From Baudette, MN; INT Baudette 194[deg]T (190[deg]M) and
Brainerd, MN, 331[deg]T (328[deg]M) radials; Brainerd; Gopher, MN;
Farmington, MN; Rochester, MN; Nodine, MN; to Dells, WI.
* * * * *
V-175 [Modified]
From Malden, MO; Vichy, MO; Hallsville, MO; Macon, MO;
Kirksville, MO; Des Moines, IA; Sioux City, IA; Worthington, MN;
Redwood Falls, MN; Alexandria, MN; Park Rapids, MN; INT Park Rapids
003[deg]T (359[deg]M) and Roseau, MN, 160[deg]T (155[deg]M) radials;
Roseau; to Winnipeg, MB, Canada. The airspace within Canada is
excluded.
* * * * *
V-191 [Modified]
From Troy, IL; Decatur, IL; Roberts, IL; INT Roberts 008[deg]T
(006[deg]M) and Joliet, IL, 067[deg]T (065[deg]M) radials;
Northbrook, IL; Badger, WI; Oshkosh, WI; Rhinelander, WI; Ironwood,
MI; Duluth, MN; Hibbing, MN; to Grand Rapids, MN.
* * * * *
V-430 [Modified]
From Cut Bank, MT, 10 miles, 74 miles 55 MSL; Harve, MT, 14
miles, 100 miles 50 MSL; Glasgow, MT; INT Glasgow 100[deg]T
(086[deg]M) and Williston, ND, 263[deg]T (251[deg]M) radials, 22
miles, 33 miles 55 MSL, Williston; Minot, ND; Devils Lake, ND; Grand
Forks, ND; Thief River Falls, MN; INT Thief River Falls 122[deg]T
(114[deg]M) and Grand Rapids, MN, 292[deg]T (286[deg]M) radials;
Grand Rapids; Duluth, MN; Ironwood, MI; Iron Mountain, MN; to
Escanaba, MI.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2010.
Paul Gallant,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules Group.
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