Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-16, V-31, V-93, V-157, V-213, and V-229 in the Vicinity of Patuxent River, MD, 32149-32151 [2017-14524]
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017
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.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0461; Airspace
Docket No. 17–AEA–5]
Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal
Airways V–16, V–31, V–93, V–157, V–
213, and V–229 in the Vicinity of
Patuxent River, MD
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
amend VHF Omnidirectional Range
(VOR) Federal airways V–16, V–31, V–
93, V–157, V–213, and V–229 near
Patuxent River, MD. The modifications
are required due to the planned
decommissioning of the Patuxent
VORTAC, Patuxent River, MD,
navigation aid, which provides
navigation guidance for portions of the
above routes.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1
(800) 647–5527 or (202) 366–9826. You
must identify FAA Docket No. FAA–
2017–0461 and Airspace Docket No. 17–
AEA–5 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments 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 between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The Docket
Office (telephone 1 (800) 647–5527), is
on the ground floor of the building at
the above address.
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FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
publications/. For further information,
you can contact the Airspace Policy
Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
also available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of FAA
Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202)
741–6030, or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal_register/
code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_
locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Gallant, Airspace Policy Group, Office
of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
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 VOR Federal airway route
structure in the eastern United States to
maintain the efficient flow of air traffic.
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–
2017–0461 and Airspace Docket No. 17–
AEA–5) 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–2017–0461 and
Airspace Docket No. 17–AEA–5.’’ 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.
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You may review the public docket
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1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA
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Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 3, 2016 and effective
September 15, 2016. FAA Order
7400.11A is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
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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 the
descriptions of VOR Federal airways V–
16, V–31, V–93, V–157, V–213, and V–
229 due to the planned
decommissioning of the Patuxent, MD,
VORTAC. The proposed route changes
are described below.
V–16: V–16 currently extends
between the Los Angeles, CA, VORTAC
and the Boston, MA, VOR/DME.
Decommissioning of the Patuxent, MD,
VORTAC would require modification of
that portion of V–16 between the
Richmond, VA, VORTAC and the
Smyrna, DE, VORTAC as follows. After
Richmond, the COLIN, VA, intersection
(currently defined by the intersection of
the Richmond 039° and the Patuxent,
MD, VORTAC 228° radials) would be
redefined as the intersection of the
Harcum, VA, VORTAC 003°(T)/010°(M)
and the Richmond, VA, VORTAC
040°(T)/049°(M) radials. The segments
of V–16 between the COLIN, VA,
intersection and the Smyrna, DE,
VORTAC would be removed. This
would result in a gap in the airway
between COLIN, VA, intersection and
Smyrna, DE, VORTAC. The amended V–
16 would extend between the Los
Angeles, CA, VORTAC and the COLIN,
VA, intersection; and then between the
Smyrna, DE, VORTAC and the Boston,
MA, VOR/DME.
V–31: V–31 currently extends
between the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC
and the Nottingham, MD, VORTAC; and
between the Baltimore, MD, VORTAC
and the intersection of the Rochester,
NY, VOR/DME 279° and the Buffalo,
NY, VOR/DME 023° radials. The
proposed amendment would remove the
airway segments between the Patuxent,
MD, VORTAC and the Nottingham, MD,
VORTAC, leaving the segments
extending between the Baltimore, MD,
VORTAC and the intersection of the
above Rochester, NY, and Buffalo, NY,
radials as currently charted.
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V–93: V–93 currently extends
between the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC
and the intersection of the Wilkes-Barre,
PA, VORTAC 037° and the Sparta, NJ,
VORTAC 300° radials; and between the
intersection of the Sparta, NJ, VORTAC
018° and the Kingston, NY, VOR/DME
270° radials and the Bangor, ME,
VORTAC. The proposed amendment
would remove the segment between the
Patuxent, MD, VORTAC and the
Baltimore, MD, VORTAC. The amended
airway would extend between the
Baltimore, MD, VORTAC and the
intersection of the Wilkes-Barre, PA,
VORTAC 037° and the Sparta, NJ,
VORTAC 300° radials; and then the
airway would continue from the
intersection of the Sparta, NJ, VORTAC
018° and the Kingston, NY, VOR/DME
270° radials to the Bangor, ME,
VORTAC, as currently charted.
V–157: V–157 currently extends
between the Key West, FL, VORTAC
and the Albany, NY, VORTAC. The
proposed amendment would modify
that portion of the route between the
Richmond, VA, VORTAC and the
Smyrna, DE, VORTAC as follows. After
Richmond, the COLIN, VA, intersection
(currently defined by the intersection of
the Richmond, VA, VORTAC 039° and
the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC 228°
radials) would be redefined as the
intersection of the Harcum, VA,
VORTAC 003°(T)/010°(M) and the
Richmond, VA, VORTAC 040°(T)/
049°(M) radials. The segments of V–157
between the COLIN, VA, intersection
and the Smyrna, DE, VORTAC would be
removed. This would result in a gap in
the airway between the COLIN, VA,
intersection and the Smyrna, DE,
VORTAC. The amended V–157 would
extend between Key West, FL, and the
COLIN intersection; and then between
the Smyrna, DE, VORTAC and the
Albany, NY, VORTAC.
V–213: V–213 currently extends
between the Grand Strand, SC, VORTAC
and the Albany, NY, VORTAC. The
proposed removal of the Patuxent, MD,
VORTAC from the route would require
an amendment between the current
intersection of the Hopewell, VA,
VORTAC 019° and the Brooke, VA,
VORTAC 132° radials and the Smyrna,
DE, VORTAC. V–213 would be
amended as follows. After the
intersection of the above Hopewell, VA,
VORTAC 019° and the Brooke, VA,
VORTAC 132° radials, the airway would
proceed to the COLIN, VA, intersection
(defined by the intersection of the
Harcum, VA, VORTAC 003°(T)/010°(M)
and the Richmond, VA, VORTAC
040°(T)/049°(M) radials). The segments
of the route between the COLIN
intersection, through the Patuxent, MD,
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VORTAC, to the Smyrna, DE, VORTAC
would be removed. The amended V–213
would extend between Grand Strand,
SC, VORTAC and the COLIN, VA,
intersection; and then between the
Smyrna, DE, VORTAC and the Albany,
NY, VORTAC. This would result in a
gap in the route between the COLIN,
VA, intersection and the Smyrna, DE,
VORTAC.
V–229: V–229 currently extends
between the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC
and the Burlington, VT, VOR/DME. The
proposed amendment would remove the
route segments between the Patuxent,
MD, VORTAC and the Atlantic City, NJ,
VORTAC. The amended route would
extend between the Atlantic City, NJ,
VORTAC and the Burlington, VT, VOR/
DME.
New navigation aid radials in the
route descriptions below are stated in
both True (T) and Magnetic (M) degrees.
All other listed radials are unchanged
and reflect True degrees.
The restricted area exclusionary
language in the descriptions of V–16, V–
157, and V–229 is updated to reflect
current restricted area configurations.
Domestic VOR Federal airways are
published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA
Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016
and effective September 15, 2016, 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.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
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. It,
therefore: (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 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.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an
environmental analysis in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F,
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
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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(f), 106(g); 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 3, 2016 and
effective September 15, 2016, is
amended as follows:
■
Paragraph 6010(a)
Airways.
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Domestic VOR Federal
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V–16 [Amended]
From Los Angeles, CA; Paradise, CA; Palm
Springs, CA; Blythe, CA; Buckeye, AZ;
Phoenix, AZ; INT Phoenix 155° and
Stanfield, AZ, 105° radials; Tucson, AZ; San
Simon, AZ; INT San Simon 119° and
Columbus, NM, 277° radials; Columbus; El
Paso, TX; Salt Flat, TX; Wink, TX; INT Wink
066° and Big Spring, TX, 260° radials; Big
Spring; Abilene, TX; Bowie, TX; Bonham,
TX; Paris, TX; Texarkana, AR; Pine Bluff, AR;
Marvell, AR; Holly Springs, MS; Jacks Creek,
TN; Shelbyville, TN; Hinch Mountain, TN;
Volunteer, TN; Holston Mountain, TN;
Pulaski, VA; Roanoke, VA; Lynchburg, VA;
Flat Rock, VA; Richmond, VA; to INT
Harcum, VA 003°(T)/010°(M) and Richmond
040°(T)/049°(M) radials. From Smyrna, DE;
Cedar Lake, NJ; Coyle, NJ; INT Coyle 036°
and Kennedy, NY, 209° radials; Kennedy;
INT Kennedy 040° and Calverton, NY 261°
radials; Calverton; Norwich, CT; Boston, MA.
The airspace within Mexico and the airspace
below 2,000 feet MSL outside the United
States is excluded. The airspace within
Restricted Areas R–5002A, R–5002C, and R–
5002D, and the airspace within restricted
areas R–4005, R–4006, and R–4007 is
excluded during their times of use.
V–31 [Amended]
From Baltimore, MD; INT Baltimore 004°
and Harrisburg, PA, 147° radials; Harrisburg;
Selinsgrove, PA; Williamsport, PA; Elmira,
NY; INT Elmira 002° and Rochester, NY, 120°
radials; Rochester; to INT Rochester 279° and
Buffalo, NY 023° radials.
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From Baltimore, MD; INT Baltimore 004°
and Lancaster, PA, 214° radials; Lancaster;
Wilkes-Barre, PA; to INT Wilkes-Barre 037°
and Sparta, NJ 300° radials. From INT Sparta
018° and Kingston, NY, 270° radials;
Kingston; Pawling, NY; Chester, MA, 12
miles 7 miles wide (4 miles E and 3 miles
W of centerline); Keene, NH; Concord, NH;
Kennebunk, ME; INT Kennebunk 045° and
Bangor, ME, 220° radials; to Bangor.
V–157 [Amended]
From Key West, FL; INT Key West 038°
and Dolphin, FL, 244° radials; Dolphin; INT
Dolphin 331° and La Belle, FL, 113° radials;
La Belle; Lakeland, FL; Ocala, FL; INT Ocala
346° and Taylor, FL, 170° radials; Taylor, FL;
Waycross, GA; Alma, GA; Allendale, SC;
Vance, SC; Florence, SC; Fayetteville, NC;
Kinston, NC; Tar River, NC; Lawrenceville,
VA; Richmond, VA; to INT Harcum, VA
003°(T)/010°(M) and Richmond 040°(T)/
049°(M) radials. From Smyrna, DE;
Woodstown, NJ; Robbinsville, NJ; INT
Robbinsville 044° and LaGuardia, NY, 213°
radials; LaGuardia; INT LaGuardia 032° and
Deer Park, NY, 326° radials; INT Deer Park
326° and Kingston, NY, 191° radials;
Kingston, NY; to Albany, NY. The airspace
within restricted areas R–4005, R–4006, R–
4007, and R–6602A is excluded during their
times of use.
V–213 [Amended]
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From Grand Strand, SC, via Wilmington,
NC; INT Wilmington 352° and Tar River, NC,
191° radials; Tar River; Hopewell, VA; INT
Hopewell 019° and Brooke, VA, 132° radials;
to INT Harcum, VA 003°(T)/010°(M) and
Richmond 040°(T)/049°(M) radials. From
Smyrna, DE; INT Smyrna 035° and
Robbinsville, NJ, 228° radials; Robbinsville;
INT Robbinsville 014° and Sparta, NJ, 174°
radials; Sparta; to Albany, NY. The airspace
within restricted areas R–4005, R–4006, and
R–4007 is excluded during their times of use.
V–229 [Amended]
From Atlantic City, NJ; INT Atlantic City
055° and Colts Neck, NJ, 181° radials; INT
Colts Neck 181° and Kennedy, NY, 209°
radials; Kennedy; INT Kennedy 040° and
Calverton, NY, 261° radials; INT Calverton
261° and Kennedy 053° radials; INT Kennedy
053° and Bridgeport, CT, 200° radials;
Bridgeport; Hartford, CT; INT Hartford 040°
and Gardner, MA, 195° radials; Gardner;
Keene, NH; INT Keene 336° and Burlington,
VT, 160° radials; to Burlington. The airspace
within restricted areas R–5002B, R–5002E,
and R–5002F is excluded during their times
of use.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on July 5, 2017.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
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14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0143; Airspace
Docket No. 17–AGL–5]
Proposed Amendment of Class E
Airspace, for Stevens Point, WI
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
modify Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface
at Stevens Point Municipal Airport,
Stevens Point, WI. Airspace
reconfiguration is necessary due to the
decommissioning of the Stevens Point
col-located VHF Omnidirectional Range
Tactical Air Navigation System
(VORTAC) and cancellation of the VOR
approaches.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)
366–9826, or 1–800–647–5527. You
must identify FAA Docket No. FAA–
2017–0143 and Airspace Docket No. 17–
AGL–5, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments 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 between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
publications/. For further information,
you can contact the Airspace Policy
Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
also available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of FAA
Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202)
741–6030, or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal_register/
code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_
locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2017-0461; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-5]
Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-16, V-31, V-93, V-
157, V-213, and V-229 in the Vicinity of Patuxent River, MD
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)
Federal airways V-16, V-31, V-93, V-157, V-213, and V-229 near Patuxent
River, MD. The modifications are required due to the planned
decommissioning of the Patuxent VORTAC, Patuxent River, MD, navigation
aid, which provides navigation guidance for portions of the above
routes.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
1 (800) 647-5527 or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2017-0461 and Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-5 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments 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 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1 (800)
647-5527), is on the ground floor of the building at the above address.
FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of FAA Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go
to https://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace Policy Group,
Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
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 VOR Federal airway route structure in
the eastern United States to maintain the efficient flow of air
traffic.
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-2017-0461 and Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-5) 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-2017-0461 and Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-5.'' 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. 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
9:00 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 Eastern Service Center, Federal
Aviation Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA
30337.
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Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016 and effective
September 15, 2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to modify the descriptions of VOR Federal
airways V-16, V-31, V-93, V-157, V-213, and V-229 due to the planned
decommissioning of the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC. The proposed route changes
are described below.
V-16: V-16 currently extends between the Los Angeles, CA, VORTAC
and the Boston, MA, VOR/DME. Decommissioning of the Patuxent, MD,
VORTAC would require modification of that portion of V-16 between the
Richmond, VA, VORTAC and the Smyrna, DE, VORTAC as follows. After
Richmond, the COLIN, VA, intersection (currently defined by the
intersection of the Richmond 039[deg] and the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC
228[deg] radials) would be redefined as the intersection of the Harcum,
VA, VORTAC 003[deg](T)/010[deg](M) and the Richmond, VA, VORTAC
040[deg](T)/049[deg](M) radials. The segments of V-16 between the
COLIN, VA, intersection and the Smyrna, DE, VORTAC would be removed.
This would result in a gap in the airway between COLIN, VA,
intersection and Smyrna, DE, VORTAC. The amended V-16 would extend
between the Los Angeles, CA, VORTAC and the COLIN, VA, intersection;
and then between the Smyrna, DE, VORTAC and the Boston, MA, VOR/DME.
V-31: V-31 currently extends between the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC and
the Nottingham, MD, VORTAC; and between the Baltimore, MD, VORTAC and
the intersection of the Rochester, NY, VOR/DME 279[deg] and the
Buffalo, NY, VOR/DME 023[deg] radials. The proposed amendment would
remove the airway segments between the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC and the
Nottingham, MD, VORTAC, leaving the segments extending between the
Baltimore, MD, VORTAC and the intersection of the above Rochester, NY,
and Buffalo, NY, radials as currently charted.
V-93: V-93 currently extends between the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC and
the intersection of the Wilkes-Barre, PA, VORTAC 037[deg] and the
Sparta, NJ, VORTAC 300[deg] radials; and between the intersection of
the Sparta, NJ, VORTAC 018[deg] and the Kingston, NY, VOR/DME 270[deg]
radials and the Bangor, ME, VORTAC. The proposed amendment would remove
the segment between the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC and the Baltimore, MD,
VORTAC. The amended airway would extend between the Baltimore, MD,
VORTAC and the intersection of the Wilkes-Barre, PA, VORTAC 037[deg]
and the Sparta, NJ, VORTAC 300[deg] radials; and then the airway would
continue from the intersection of the Sparta, NJ, VORTAC 018[deg] and
the Kingston, NY, VOR/DME 270[deg] radials to the Bangor, ME, VORTAC,
as currently charted.
V-157: V-157 currently extends between the Key West, FL, VORTAC and
the Albany, NY, VORTAC. The proposed amendment would modify that
portion of the route between the Richmond, VA, VORTAC and the Smyrna,
DE, VORTAC as follows. After Richmond, the COLIN, VA, intersection
(currently defined by the intersection of the Richmond, VA, VORTAC
039[deg] and the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC 228[deg] radials) would be
redefined as the intersection of the Harcum, VA, VORTAC 003[deg](T)/
010[deg](M) and the Richmond, VA, VORTAC 040[deg](T)/049[deg](M)
radials. The segments of V-157 between the COLIN, VA, intersection and
the Smyrna, DE, VORTAC would be removed. This would result in a gap in
the airway between the COLIN, VA, intersection and the Smyrna, DE,
VORTAC. The amended V-157 would extend between Key West, FL, and the
COLIN intersection; and then between the Smyrna, DE, VORTAC and the
Albany, NY, VORTAC.
V-213: V-213 currently extends between the Grand Strand, SC, VORTAC
and the Albany, NY, VORTAC. The proposed removal of the Patuxent, MD,
VORTAC from the route would require an amendment between the current
intersection of the Hopewell, VA, VORTAC 019[deg] and the Brooke, VA,
VORTAC 132[deg] radials and the Smyrna, DE, VORTAC. V-213 would be
amended as follows. After the intersection of the above Hopewell, VA,
VORTAC 019[deg] and the Brooke, VA, VORTAC 132[deg] radials, the airway
would proceed to the COLIN, VA, intersection (defined by the
intersection of the Harcum, VA, VORTAC 003[deg](T)/010[deg](M) and the
Richmond, VA, VORTAC 040[deg](T)/049[deg](M) radials). The segments of
the route between the COLIN intersection, through the Patuxent, MD,
VORTAC, to the Smyrna, DE, VORTAC would be removed. The amended V-213
would extend between Grand Strand, SC, VORTAC and the COLIN, VA,
intersection; and then between the Smyrna, DE, VORTAC and the Albany,
NY, VORTAC. This would result in a gap in the route between the COLIN,
VA, intersection and the Smyrna, DE, VORTAC.
V-229: V-229 currently extends between the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC and
the Burlington, VT, VOR/DME. The proposed amendment would remove the
route segments between the Patuxent, MD, VORTAC and the Atlantic City,
NJ, VORTAC. The amended route would extend between the Atlantic City,
NJ, VORTAC and the Burlington, VT, VOR/DME.
New navigation aid radials in the route descriptions below are
stated in both True (T) and Magnetic (M) degrees. All other listed
radials are unchanged and reflect True degrees.
The restricted area exclusionary language in the descriptions of V-
16, V-157, and V-229 is updated to reflect current restricted area
configurations.
Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of
FAA Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016 and effective September 15,
2016, 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.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
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.
It, therefore: (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 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.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and
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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
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1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016 and
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways.
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V-16 [Amended]
From Los Angeles, CA; Paradise, CA; Palm Springs, CA; Blythe,
CA; Buckeye, AZ; Phoenix, AZ; INT Phoenix 155[deg] and Stanfield,
AZ, 105[deg] radials; Tucson, AZ; San Simon, AZ; INT San Simon
119[deg] and Columbus, NM, 277[deg] radials; Columbus; El Paso, TX;
Salt Flat, TX; Wink, TX; INT Wink 066[deg] and Big Spring, TX,
260[deg] radials; Big Spring; Abilene, TX; Bowie, TX; Bonham, TX;
Paris, TX; Texarkana, AR; Pine Bluff, AR; Marvell, AR; Holly
Springs, MS; Jacks Creek, TN; Shelbyville, TN; Hinch Mountain, TN;
Volunteer, TN; Holston Mountain, TN; Pulaski, VA; Roanoke, VA;
Lynchburg, VA; Flat Rock, VA; Richmond, VA; to INT Harcum, VA
003[deg](T)/010[deg](M) and Richmond 040[deg](T)/049[deg](M)
radials. From Smyrna, DE; Cedar Lake, NJ; Coyle, NJ; INT Coyle
036[deg] and Kennedy, NY, 209[deg] radials; Kennedy; INT Kennedy
040[deg] and Calverton, NY 261[deg] radials; Calverton; Norwich, CT;
Boston, MA. The airspace within Mexico and the airspace below 2,000
feet MSL outside the United States is excluded. The airspace within
Restricted Areas R-5002A, R-5002C, and R-5002D, and the airspace
within restricted areas R-4005, R-4006, and R-4007 is excluded
during their times of use.
V-31 [Amended]
From Baltimore, MD; INT Baltimore 004[deg] and Harrisburg, PA,
147[deg] radials; Harrisburg; Selinsgrove, PA; Williamsport, PA;
Elmira, NY; INT Elmira 002[deg] and Rochester, NY, 120[deg] radials;
Rochester; to INT Rochester 279[deg] and Buffalo, NY 023[deg]
radials.
V-93 [Amended]
From Baltimore, MD; INT Baltimore 004[deg] and Lancaster, PA,
214[deg] radials; Lancaster; Wilkes-Barre, PA; to INT Wilkes-Barre
037[deg] and Sparta, NJ 300[deg] radials. From INT Sparta 018[deg]
and Kingston, NY, 270[deg] radials; Kingston; Pawling, NY; Chester,
MA, 12 miles 7 miles wide (4 miles E and 3 miles W of centerline);
Keene, NH; Concord, NH; Kennebunk, ME; INT Kennebunk 045[deg] and
Bangor, ME, 220[deg] radials; to Bangor.
V-157 [Amended]
From Key West, FL; INT Key West 038[deg] and Dolphin, FL,
244[deg] radials; Dolphin; INT Dolphin 331[deg] and La Belle, FL,
113[deg] radials; La Belle; Lakeland, FL; Ocala, FL; INT Ocala
346[deg] and Taylor, FL, 170[deg] radials; Taylor, FL; Waycross, GA;
Alma, GA; Allendale, SC; Vance, SC; Florence, SC; Fayetteville, NC;
Kinston, NC; Tar River, NC; Lawrenceville, VA; Richmond, VA; to INT
Harcum, VA 003[deg](T)/010[deg](M) and Richmond 040[deg](T)/
049[deg](M) radials. From Smyrna, DE; Woodstown, NJ; Robbinsville,
NJ; INT Robbinsville 044[deg] and LaGuardia, NY, 213[deg] radials;
LaGuardia; INT LaGuardia 032[deg] and Deer Park, NY, 326[deg]
radials; INT Deer Park 326[deg] and Kingston, NY, 191[deg] radials;
Kingston, NY; to Albany, NY. The airspace within restricted areas R-
4005, R-4006, R-4007, and R-6602A is excluded during their times of
use.
V-213 [Amended]
From Grand Strand, SC, via Wilmington, NC; INT Wilmington
352[deg] and Tar River, NC, 191[deg] radials; Tar River; Hopewell,
VA; INT Hopewell 019[deg] and Brooke, VA, 132[deg] radials; to INT
Harcum, VA 003[deg](T)/010[deg](M) and Richmond 040[deg](T)/
049[deg](M) radials. From Smyrna, DE; INT Smyrna 035[deg] and
Robbinsville, NJ, 228[deg] radials; Robbinsville; INT Robbinsville
014[deg] and Sparta, NJ, 174[deg] radials; Sparta; to Albany, NY.
The airspace within restricted areas R-4005, R-4006, and R-4007 is
excluded during their times of use.
V-229 [Amended]
From Atlantic City, NJ; INT Atlantic City 055[deg] and Colts
Neck, NJ, 181[deg] radials; INT Colts Neck 181[deg] and Kennedy, NY,
209[deg] radials; Kennedy; INT Kennedy 040[deg] and Calverton, NY,
261[deg] radials; INT Calverton 261[deg] and Kennedy 053[deg]
radials; INT Kennedy 053[deg] and Bridgeport, CT, 200[deg] radials;
Bridgeport; Hartford, CT; INT Hartford 040[deg] and Gardner, MA,
195[deg] radials; Gardner; Keene, NH; INT Keene 336[deg] and
Burlington, VT, 160[deg] radials; to Burlington. The airspace within
restricted areas R-5002B, R-5002E, and R-5002F is excluded during
their times of use.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on July 5, 2017.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
[FR Doc. 2017-14524 Filed 7-11-17; 8:45 am]
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