Proposed Modification and Revocation of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes in the Vicinity of Sandusky, OH, 34453-34455 [2014-14142]

Agencies

• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34453-34455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14142]


========================================================================
Proposed Rules
                                                Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

========================================================================


Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 116 / Tuesday, June 17, 2014 / 
Proposed Rules

[[Page 34453]]



DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0274; Airspace Docket No. 13-AGL-23]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Modification and Revocation of Air Traffic Service (ATS) 
Routes in the Vicinity of Sandusky, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify 5 VHF Omnidirectional Range 
(VOR) Federal airways (V-6, V-30, V-126, V-133, and V-416) and remove 1 
VOR Federal airway (V-65) in the vicinity of Sandusky, OH. The FAA is 
proposing this action due to the scheduled decommissioning of the 
Sandusky, OH (SKY), VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) facility 
that provides navigation guidance for a portion of the airways listed.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 1, 2014.

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-2014-
0274 and Airspace Docket No. 13-AGL-23 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 Policy and 
Regulations Group, Office of Airspace Services, 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-2014-0274 and Airspace Docket No. 13-AGL-23) 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-2014-0274 and Airspace Docket No. 13-AGL-23.'' 
The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified comment 
closing date 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 comment 
closing date. 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.
    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 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 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.

Background

    The SKY VOR/DME facility is scheduled to be decommissioned due to 
the Griffing Sandusky airport property on which it is located being 
sold and developed into something other than an airport. Additionally, 
the FAA lease on the property for the SKY VOR/DME ends in September 
2014. With the decommissioning of the SKY VOR/DME, ground-based 
navigation aid (NAVAID) coverage is insufficient to enable the 
continuity of the affected airways. The proposed modifications to VOR 
Federal airways V-6, V-30, V-126, V-133, and V-416 would result in a 
gap in the route structures, as well as the proposed removal of VOR 
Federal airway V-65. Route segments supported by other NAVAIDs would be 
retained. To mitigate the decommissioning of the SKY VOR/DME facility 
and the proposed non-continuous route structures, adjacent VOR Federal 
airways would remain available.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to modify VOR Federal airways V-6, V-30, 
V-126, V-133, and V-416, and remove V-65 in the vicinity of Sandusky, 
OH. These proposed changes are necessary due to the scheduled 
decommissioning of the SKY VOR/DME. The proposed route modifications 
are outlined below.
    V-6: V-6 extends from the Oakland, CA (OAK), VOR Tactical Air 
Navigation (VORTAC) to the DuPage, IL (DPA), VOR/DME, and from the 
intersection of the Chicago Heights, IL (CGT), VORTAC 358[deg] and 
Gipper, MI (GIJ), VORTAC 271[deg] radials (NILES fix) to the La 
Guardia, NY (LGA), VOR/DME. The route segment between the Waterville, 
OH (VWV), VOR/DME and Dryer, OH (DJB), VOR/DME facilities would be 
removed and aircraft flying between VWV and DJB would be routed using 
other existing adjacent airways.

[[Page 34454]]

    V-30: V-30 extends from the Badger, WI (BAE), VORTAC to the 
Solberg, NJ (SBJ), VOR/DME. The route segment between the VWV VOR/DME 
and DJB VOR/DME facilities would be removed and aircraft flying between 
VWV and DJB would be routed using other existing adjacent airways.
    V-65: V-65 extends from the DJB VOR/DME to the Carleton, MI (CRL), 
VORTAC. This route would be removed completely and aircraft flying 
between DJB and CRL would be routed using other existing adjacent 
airways.
    V-126: V-126 extends from the intersection of the Peotone, IL 
(EON), VORTAC 053[deg] and Knox, IN (OXI), VOR/DME 297[deg] radials 
(BEARZ fix) to the Stonyfork, PA (SFK), VOR/DME. The route segment 
between the VWV VOR/DME and DJB VOR/DME facilities would be removed and 
aircraft flying between VWV and DJB would be routed using other 
existing adjacent airways.
    V-133: V-133 extends from the intersection of the Charlotte, NC 
(CLT), VOR/DME 305[deg] and Barretts Mountain, NC (BZM), VOR/DME 
197[deg] radials (LINCO fix) to the Red Lake, ON, Canada (YRL), VOR/
DME, excluding the airspace within Canada. The route segment between 
the Mansfield, OH (MFD), VORTAC and Salem, MI (SVM), VORTAC facilities 
would be removed and aircraft flying between MFD and SVM would be 
routed using other existing adjacent airways.
    V-416: V-416 extends from the Rosewood, OH (ROD), VORTAC to the 
intersection of the MFD VORTAC 045[deg] and SKY VOR/DME 107[deg] 
radials (JAKEE fix). Since the JAKEE fix is defined using a radial from 
the SKY VOR, the fix is being redefined in its same location using 
radials from the MFD VORTAC and DJB VOR/DME to retain the route 
unchanged.
    With the exception of the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME radial information 
contained in the regulatory text V-416 description, the navigation aid 
radials cited in the proposed VOR Federal airways descriptions are 
stated relative to True north.
    Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of 
FAA Order 7400.9X dated August 7, 2013, and effective September 15, 
2013, 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) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the 
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that 
would only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, would 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 would modify the route structure as necessary to preserve the 
safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the NAS.

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

0
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]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9X, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 7, 2013 and 
effective September 15, 2013, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways

* * * * *

V-6 [Amended]

    From Oakland, CA; INT Oakland 039[deg] and Sacramento, CA, 
212[deg] radials; Sacramento; Squaw Valley, CA; Mustang, NV; 
Lovelock, NV; Battle Mountain, NV; INT Battle Mountain 062[deg] and 
Wells, NV, 256[deg] radials; Wells; 5 miles, 40 miles, 98 MSL, 85 
MSL, Lucin, UT; 43 miles, 85 MSL, Ogden, UT; 11 miles, 50 miles, 105 
MSL, Fort Bridger, WY; Rock Springs, WY; 20 miles, 39 miles 95 MSL, 
Cherokee, WY; 39 miles, 27 miles 95 MSL, Medicine Bow, WY; INT 
Medicine Bow 106[deg] and Sidney, NE., 291[deg] radials; Sidney; 
North Platte, NE; Grand Island, NE; Omaha, NE; Des Moines, IA; Iowa 
City, IA; Davenport, IA; INT Davenport 087[deg] and DuPage, IL, 
255[deg] radials; to DuPage. From INT Chicago Heights, IL, 358[deg] 
and Gipper, MI, 271[deg] radials; Gipper; INT Gipper 092[deg] and 
Waterville, OH, 288[deg] radials; to Waterville. From Dryer, OH; 
Youngstown, OH; Clarion, PA; Philipsburg, PA; Selinsgrove, PA; 
Allentown, PA; Solberg, NJ; INT Solberg 107[deg] and Yardley, PA, 
068[deg] radials; INT Yardley 068[deg] and La Guardia, NY, 213[deg] 
radials; to La Guardia. The airspace within R-4803, R-4813A, and R-
4813B is excluded when active.
* * * * *

V-30 [Amended]

    From Badger, WI; INT Badger 102[deg] and Pullman, MI, 303[deg] 
radials; Pullman; Litchfield, MI; to Waterville, OH. From Dryer, OH; 
Akron, OH; Clarion, PA; Philipsburg, PA; Selinsgrove, PA; East 
Texas, PA; INT East Texas 095[deg] and Solberg, NJ, 264[deg] 
radials; to Solberg.
* * * * *

V-65 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-126 [Amended]

    From INT Peotone, IL, 053[deg] and Knox, IN, 297[deg] radials; 
INT Knox 297[deg] and Goshen, IN, 270[deg] radials; Goshen; to 
Waterville, OH. From Dryer, OH; Jefferson, OH; Erie, PA; Bradford, 
PA; to Stonyfork, PA.
* * * * *

V-133 [Amended]

    From INT Charlotte, NC, 305[deg] and Barretts Mountain, NC, 
197[deg] radials; Barretts Mountain; Charleston, WV; Zanesville, OH; 
Tiverton, OH; to Mansfield, OH. From Salem, MI; INT Salem 346[deg] 
and Saginaw, MI, 160[deg] radials; Saginaw; Traverse City, MI; 
Escanaba, MI; Sawyer, MI; Houghton, MI; Thunder Bay, ON, Canada; 
International Falls, MN; to Red Lake, ON, Canada. The airspace 
within Canada is excluded.
* * * * *

[[Page 34455]]

V-416 [Amended]

    From Rosewood, OH; INT Rosewood 041[deg] and Mansfield, OH, 
262[deg] radials; Mansfield; to INT Mansfield 045[deg] and Dryer, 
OH, 123[deg]T/129[deg]M radials.
* * * * *

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2014.
Gary A. Norek,
Manager, Airspace Policy & Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2014-14142 Filed 6-16-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P