Amendment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-354; Northcentral United States., 51324-51325 [2020-18252]

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• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 162 (Thursday, August 20, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51324-51325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18252]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0294; Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-8]
RIN 2120-AA66


Amendment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-354; Northcentral 
United States.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-354 in the 
northcentral United States. The modified T-route expands the 
availability of RNAV routing in support of the FAA's Next Generation 
Air Transportation System (NextGen) modernization efforts to transition 
the National Airspace System (NAS) from a ground-based to satellite-
based Performance Based Navigation (PBN) system.
    The RNAV route T-325 modifications proposed in the notice of 
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) require additional coordination and flight 
inspection activities. As such, the T-325 modifications are removed 
from this rule.

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, November 5, 2020. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
Title 1 Code of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to the annual 
revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: 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 modifies the route structure as necessary to preserve 
the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National Airspace 
System.

History

    The FAA published a NPRM for Docket No. FAA-2020-0294 in the 
Federal Register (85 FR 22047; April 21, 2020), amending RNAV routes T-
325 and T-354 to expand the availability of RNAV routing in support of 
NextGen efforts to transition the NAS from a ground-based to satellite-
based PBN system. Interested parties were invited to participate in 
this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. 
No comments were received.
    Subsequent to the NPRM, the FAA published a rule for Docket No. 
FAA-2019-1105 in the Federal Register (85 FR 38785; June 29, 2020), 
amending RNAV route T-354 by changing the Siren, WI (RZN), route point 
listed as a VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (``VOR/DME'') to ``DME''. 
That airway amendment, effective September 10, 2020, is included in 
this rule.
    Additionally, subsequent to the NPRM, the FAA determined the RNAV 
route T-325 modifications proposed in the NPRM require additional 
coordination and flight inspection activities. As a result, the T-325 
modifications are removed from this rule and will be reworked in a 
separate rulemaking action.
    United States RNAV T-routes are published in paragraph 6011 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 RNAV route 
listed in this document will be subsequently published in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends 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 Rule

    The FAA is amending Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 to modify RNAV route T-354. The RNAV route change is described 
below.
    T-354: T-354 extends between the Park Rapids, MN, VOR/DME and the 
Siren, WI, DME. The Siren DME is removed and replaced with the SSKYY, 
WI, waypoint (WP) (located over the Siren DME), and the route is 
extended

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southeastward from the SSKYY, WI, WP to the Cunningham, KY, VOR/DME. 
The following points are added between the SSKYY WP and the Cunningham 
VOR/DME: TONOC, WI, FIX; KOETZ, WI, WP; HRMNN, WI, WP; FOMAG, WI, WP; 
MAYSE, WI, WP; HOMRC, IL, WP; CPTON, IL, WP; BLLUE, IL, WP; BOSTN, IL, 
WP; and the Bible Grove, IL, VORTAC. The unaffected segments of the 
existing route remain as charted.
    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 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 only affects air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated, 
does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action of modifying RNAV route T-
354 to expand the availability of RNAV routing in support of NextGen 
modernization efforts to transition the NAS from a ground-based to 
satellite-based PBN system qualifies for categorical exclusion under 
the National Environmental Policy Act and its implementing regulations 
at 40 CFR part 1500, and in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 
Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, paragraph 5-6.5a, which 
categorically excludes from further environmental impact review 
rulemaking actions that designate or modify classes of airspace areas, 
airways, routes, and reporting points (see 14 CFR part 71, Designation 
of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; Air Traffic Service Routes; 
and Reporting Points). As such, this action is not expected to result 
in any potentially significant environmental impacts. In accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph 5-2 regarding Extraordinary 
Circumstances, the FAA has reviewed this action for factors and 
circumstances in which a normally categorically excluded action may 
have a significant environmental impact requiring further analysis. The 
FAA has determined that no extraordinary circumstances exist that 
warrant preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental 
impact study.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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:

Paragraph 6011 United States Area Navigation Routes.

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T-354 Park Rapids, MN (PKD) to Cunningham, KY (CNG) [Amended]
 
Park Rapids, MN (PKD)                             VOR/DME                       (Lat. 46[deg]53'53.34'' N., long. 095[deg]04'15.21'' W.)
BRNRD, MN                                         WP                            (Lat. 46[deg]20'53.81'' N., long. 094[deg]01'33.54'' W.)
SSKYY, WI                                         WP                            (Lat. 45[deg]49'13.60'' N., long. 092[deg]22'28.26'' W.)
TONOC, WI                                         FIX                           (Lat. 45[deg]03'47.56'' N., long. 091[deg]38'11.87'' W.)
KOETZ, WI                                         WP                            (Lat. 44[deg]13'15.00'' N., long. 091[deg]28'14.00'' W.)
HRMNN, WI                                         WP                            (Lat. 43[deg]55'32.51'' N., long. 090[deg]58'04.07'' W.)
FOMAG, WI                                         WP                            (Lat. 43[deg]29'38.44'' N., long. 089[deg]46'09.53'' W.)
MAYSE, WI                                         WP                            (Lat. 43[deg]10'14.18'' N., long. 089[deg]42'46.52'' W.)
HOMRC, IL                                         WP                            (Lat. 41[deg]34'04.67'' N., long. 089[deg]30'20.55'' W.)
CPTON, IL                                         WP                            (Lat. 41[deg]06'51.57'' N., long. 089[deg]11'58.93'' W.)
BLLUE, IL                                         WP                            (Lat. 40[deg]07'09.20'' N., long. 088[deg]32'45.48'' W.)
BOSTN, IL                                         WP                            (Lat. 39[deg]53'46.57'' N., long. 088[deg]26'18.96'' W.)
Bible Grove, IL (BIB)                             VORTAC                        (Lat. 38[deg]55'13.24'' N., long. 088[deg]28'54.50'' W.)
Cunningham, KY (CNG)                              VOR/DME                       (Lat. 37[deg]00'30.99'' N., long. 088[deg]50'12.89'' W.)
 

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2020.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2020-18252 Filed 8-19-20; 8:45 am]
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