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Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2020–0505; Airspace
Docket No. 20–ASW–1]
RIN 2120–AA66
Proposed Amendment of V–63 in the
Vicinity of Texoma, OK
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
amend VHF Omnidirectional Range
(VOR) Federal airway V–63 due to the
planned decommissioning of the VOR
portion of the Texoma, OK, VOR/
Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/
DME) navigation aid (NAVAID). The
Texoma VOR provides navigation
guidance for a portion of V–63 and is
being decommissioned as part of the
FAA’s VOR Minimum Operational
Network (MON) program.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 10, 2020.
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–2020–0505; Airspace Docket No.
20–ASW–1 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments through the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11D, 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 Rules
and Regulations 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 7400.11D at NARA, email:
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
SUMMARY:
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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 National Airspace System as
necessary to preserve the safe and
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–
2020–0505; Airspace Docket No. 20–
ASW–1) 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–2020–0505; Airspace
Docket No. 20–ASW–1.’’ 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
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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 Operations Support Group, Central
Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, 10101 Hillwood Blvd.,
Fort Worth, TX 76177.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 8, 2019, and effective
September 15, 2019. FAA Order
7400.11D is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
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Background
The FAA is planning to
decommission the VOR portion of the
Texoma, OK, VOR/DME in December
2020. The Texoma VOR was one of the
candidate VORs identified for
discontinuance by the FAA’s VOR MON
program and listed in the Final policy
statement notice, ‘‘Provision of
Navigation Services for the Next
Generation Air Transportation System
(NextGen) Transition to PerformanceBased Navigation (PBN) (Plan for
Establishing a VOR Minimum
Operational Network),’’ published in the
Federal Register of July 26, 2016 (81 FR
48694), Docket No. FAA–2011–1082.
Although the VOR portion of the
Texoma VOR/DME NAVAID is planned
for decommissioning, the DME portion
of the NAVAID is being retained to
support Next Generation Air
Transportation System (NextGen)
Performance Based Navigation (PBN)
flight procedure requirements. The only
Air Traffic Service (ATS) route
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dependency to the Texoma VOR is VOR
Federal airway V–63.
With the planned decommissioning of
the Texoma VOR, the remaining groundbased NAVAID coverage in the area is
insufficient to enable the continuity of
V–63. As such, the proposed
amendment to the airway would result
in the airway segment supported by the
Texoma VOR being removed and the
airway beginning at the Razorback, AR,
VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC)
NAVAID. To overcome the loss of the
affected airway segment, instrument
flight rules (IFR) pilots could use
adjacent VOR Federal airways,
including V15, V–16, V–114, V–124, V–
278, and V–583, or could request air
traffic control radar vectors to fly
through or circumnavigate the affected
area. IFR pilots equipped with area
navigation (RNAV) PBN could also
navigate point to point using the
existing fixes that will remain in place
to support continued operations though
the affected area. Visual flight rules
(VFR) pilots who elect to navigate via
the airways through the affected area
could also take advantage of the air
traffic services previously listed.
Prior to this NPRM, the FAA
published a rule for Docket No. FAA–
2020–0010 in the Federal Register (85
FR 27114; May 7, 2020), amending VOR
Federal airway V–63 by removing the
airway segment between the Texoma,
OK, VOR/DME and the Razorback, AR,
VORTAC. The airway amendment,
effective July 16, 2020, is included in
this NPRM.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 71 to amend VOR Federal
airway V–63 due to the planned
decommissioning of the VOR portion of
the Texoma, OK, VOR/DME. The
proposed VOR Federal airway action is
described below.
V–63: V–63 currently extends
between the Bowie, TX, VORTAC and
the Texoma, OK, VOR/DME; between
the Razorback, AR, VORTAC and the
Oshkosh, WI, VORTAC; and between
the Wausau, WI, VORTAC and the
Houghton, MI, VOR/DME. The FAA
proposes to remove the airway segment
between the Bowie, TX, VORTAC and
the Texoma, OK, VOR/DME. The
unaffected portions of the existing
airway would remain as charted.
VOR Federal airways are published in
paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order
7400.11D dated August 8, 2019, and
effective September 15, 2019, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The VOR Federal airway listed in
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this document would be subsequently
published in the Order.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
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
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 7400.11D,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 8, 2019, and
effective September 15, 2019, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6010(a)
Airways.
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Domestic VOR Federal
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V–63 [Amended]
From Razorback, AR; Springfield, MO;
Hallsville, MO; Quincy, IL; Burlington, IA;
Moline, IL; Davenport, IA; Rockford, IL;
Janesville, WI; Badger, WI; to Oshkosh, WI.
From Wausau, WI; Rhinelander, WI; to
Houghton, MI. Excluding that airspace at and
above 10,000 feet MSL from 5 NM north to
46 NM north of Quincy, IL, when the Howard
West MOA is active.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on June 18,
2020.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations
Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2019–0852; Airspace
Docket No. 19–ANM–26]
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Proposed Establishment of Class E
Airspace; Torrington, WY
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
establish Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface
at Torrington Municipal Airport,
Torrington, WY, to accommodate new
area navigation (RNAV) procedures at
the airport. This action would ensure
the safety and management of
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations
within the National Airspace System.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 10, 2020.
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: 800–
647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must
identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2019–
0852; Airspace Docket No. 19–ANM–26,
at the beginning of your comments. You
may also submit comments through the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
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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 7400.11D at NARA, email
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to federalregister/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support
Group, Western Service Center, 2200 S
216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198–
6547; telephone (206) 231–2245.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 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
establish Class E airspace to support
new RNAV procedures at Torrington
Municipal Airport, Torrington WY.
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 and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above.
Persons wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this notice must submit with those
comments a self-addressed, stamped
postcard on which the following
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
Docket No. FAA–2019–0852; Airspace
Docket No. 19–ANM–26’’. The postcard
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will be date/time stamped and returned
to the commenter.
All communications received before
the specified closing date for comments
will be considered before taking action
on the proposed rule. The proposal
contained in this notice may be changed
in light of the comments received. 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 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 the
ADDRESSES section for the 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 Northwest
Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Western Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 2200 S
216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198–
6547.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 8, 2019, and effective
September 15, 2019. FAA Order
7400.11D is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order 7400.11D 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 by modifying the Class
E airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface at Torrington
Municipal Airport, Torrington, WY. In
addition to the airspace within 7.7 miles
of the airport, additional airspace is
being proposed to accommodate two
new RNAV approaches. A rectangular
segment east of the airport 7 miles each
side of the 109° bearing extending 27
miles from the airport, and an area
northwest of the airport 2 miles each
side of the 295° bearing extending from
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0505; Airspace Docket No. 20-ASW-1]
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Proposed Amendment of V-63 in the Vicinity of Texoma, OK
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 airway V-63 due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR
portion of the Texoma, OK, VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME)
navigation aid (NAVAID). The Texoma VOR provides navigation guidance
for a portion of V-63 and is being decommissioned as part of the FAA's
VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 10, 2020.
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-2020-0505; Airspace Docket No. 20-ASW-1 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order 7400.11D, 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
Rules and Regulations 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 7400.11D at NARA, email:
[email protected] or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, 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 National Airspace System as necessary
to preserve the safe and 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-2020-0505; Airspace Docket No. 20-ASW-1) 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-2020-0505; Airspace Docket No. 20-ASW-1.'' 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
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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 Operations Support Group, Central
Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 10101 Hillwood Blvd.,
Fort Worth, TX 76177.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective
September 15, 2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
Background
The FAA is planning to decommission the VOR portion of the Texoma,
OK, VOR/DME in December 2020. The Texoma VOR was one of the candidate
VORs identified for discontinuance by the FAA's VOR MON program and
listed in the Final policy statement notice, ``Provision of Navigation
Services for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)
Transition to Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) (Plan for Establishing
a VOR Minimum Operational Network),'' published in the Federal Register
of July 26, 2016 (81 FR 48694), Docket No. FAA-2011-1082. Although the
VOR portion of the Texoma VOR/DME NAVAID is planned for
decommissioning, the DME portion of the NAVAID is being retained to
support Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Performance
Based Navigation (PBN) flight procedure requirements. The only Air
Traffic Service (ATS) route dependency to the Texoma VOR is VOR Federal
airway V-63.
With the planned decommissioning of the Texoma VOR, the remaining
ground-based NAVAID coverage in the area is insufficient to enable the
continuity of V-63. As such, the proposed amendment to the airway would
result in the airway segment supported by the Texoma VOR being removed
and the airway beginning at the Razorback, AR, VOR/Tactical Air
Navigation (VORTAC) NAVAID. To overcome the loss of the affected airway
segment, instrument flight rules (IFR) pilots could use adjacent VOR
Federal airways, including V15, V-16, V-114, V-124, V-278, and V-583,
or could request air traffic control radar vectors to fly through or
circumnavigate the affected area. IFR pilots equipped with area
navigation (RNAV) PBN could also navigate point to point using the
existing fixes that will remain in place to support continued
operations though the affected area. Visual flight rules (VFR) pilots
who elect to navigate via the airways through the affected area could
also take advantage of the air traffic services previously listed.
Prior to this NPRM, the FAA published a rule for Docket No. FAA-
2020-0010 in the Federal Register (85 FR 27114; May 7, 2020), amending
VOR Federal airway V-63 by removing the airway segment between the
Texoma, OK, VOR/DME and the Razorback, AR, VORTAC. The airway
amendment, effective July 16, 2020, is included in this NPRM.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend VOR Federal airway V-63 due to
the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Texoma, OK, VOR/
DME. The proposed VOR Federal airway action is described below.
V-63: V-63 currently extends between the Bowie, TX, VORTAC and the
Texoma, OK, VOR/DME; between the Razorback, AR, VORTAC and the Oshkosh,
WI, VORTAC; and between the Wausau, WI, VORTAC and the Houghton, MI,
VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment between the
Bowie, TX, VORTAC and the Texoma, OK, VOR/DME. The unaffected portions
of the existing airway would remain as charted.
VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order
7400.11D dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 2019, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The VOR Federal airway
listed in this document would be subsequently published in the Order.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
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 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 7400.11D,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways.
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V-63 [Amended]
From Razorback, AR; Springfield, MO; Hallsville, MO; Quincy, IL;
Burlington, IA; Moline, IL; Davenport, IA; Rockford, IL; Janesville,
WI; Badger, WI; to Oshkosh, WI. From Wausau, WI; Rhinelander, WI; to
Houghton, MI. Excluding that airspace at and above 10,000 feet MSL
from 5 NM north to 46 NM north of Quincy, IL, when the Howard West
MOA is active.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on June 18, 2020.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2020-13658 Filed 6-25-20; 8:45 am]
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