Proposed Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-381; Big Lake, AK, 58825-58827 [2021-22901]
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alternative HALUS, to navigate over
MOS, Fort Davis, AK, and Norton Bay,
AK, (OAY) NDB.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to 14 CFR part 71 to establish RNAV
route T–396 in the vicinity of Nome, AK
in support of a large and comprehensive
T-route modernization project for the
state of Alaska. The proposed route is
described below.
T–396: The FAA proposes to establish
T–396 from the Nome, AK, (OME) VOR/
distance measuring system (VOR/DME)
and the Galena, AK, (GAL) VOR/DME.
United States Area Navigation Routes
are published in paragraph 6011 of FAA
Order JO 7400.11F dated August 10,
2021 and effective September 15, 2021,
which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The RNAV route listed in this
document would be published
subsequently in FAA Order JO
7400.11F.
FAA Order JO 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.
NOME, AK TO GALENA, AK [NEW]
NOME, AK (OME)
VOR/DME
HALUS, AK
WP
GALENA, AK (GAL)
VOR/DME
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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:
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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 JO 7400.11F,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 10, 2021, and
effective September 15, 2021, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6011 United States Area
Navigation Routes.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on October 14,
2021.
Michael R. Beckles,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations
Group.
[FR Doc. 2021–22987 Filed 10–22–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2021–0856; Airspace
Docket No. 19–AAL–50]
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Proposed Establishment of United
States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route
T–381; Big Lake, AK
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
establish United States Area Navigation
SUMMARY:
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(Lat. 64°29′06.39″ N, long. 165°15′11.43″ W)
(Lat. 64°41′43.90″ N, long. 162°03′49.36″ W)
(Lat. 64°44′17.26″ N, long. 156°46′37.69″ W)
(RNAV) route T–381 in the vicinity of
Big Lake, AK in support of a large and
comprehensive T-route modernization
project for the state of Alaska.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 9, 2021.
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–2021–0856; Airspace Docket No.
19–AAL–50 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments through the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order JO 7400.11F, 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.
FAA Order JO 7400.11F is also available
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for inspection at the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of
FAA Order JO 7400.11F at NARA,
email: fr.inspection@nara.gov or go to
https://www.archives.gov/federalregister/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher McMullin, 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
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safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
airspace. This regulation is within the
scope of that authority as it would
expand the availability of RNAV in
Alaska and improve the efficient flow of
air traffic within the National Airspace
System (NAS) by lessening the
dependency on ground based
navigation.
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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–
2021–0856; Airspace Docket No. 19–
AAL–50) 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–2021–0856; Airspace
Docket No. 19–AAL–50.’’ 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 NPRM
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
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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 Western Service Center, Operations
Support Group, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA 98198.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document proposes to amend
FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 10, 2021, and effective
September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO
7400.11F is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F lists
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting
points.
Background
In 2003, Congress enacted the Vision
100-Century of Aviation
Reauthorization Act (Pub L., 108–176),
which established a joint planning and
development office in the FAA to
manage the work related to the Next
Generation Air Transportation System
(NextGen). Today, NextGen is an
ongoing FAA-led modernization of the
nation’s air transportation system to
make flying safer, more efficient, and
more predictable.
In support of NextGen, this proposal
is part of a larger and comprehensive Troute modernization project in the state
of Alaska. The project mission statement
states: ‘‘To modernize Alaska’s Air
Traffic Service route structure using
satellite based navigation Development
of new T-routes and optimization of
existing T-routes will enhance safety,
increase efficiency and access, and will
provide en route continuity that is not
subject to the restrictions associated
with ground based airway navigation.’’
As part of this project, the FAA
evaluated the existing Colored Airway
structure for: (a) Direct replacement (i.e.,
overlay) with a T-route that offers a
similar or lower Minimum En route
Altitude (MEA) or Global Navigation
Satellite System Minimum En route
Altitude (GNSS MEA); (b) the
replacement of the colored airway with
a T-route in an optimized but similar
geographic area, while retaining similar
or lower MEA; or (c) removal with no
route structure (T-route) restored in that
area because the value was determined
to be insignificant.
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The aviation industry/users have
indicated a desire for the FAA to
transition the Alaskan en route
navigation structure away from
dependency on Non-Directional
Beacons (NDB), and move to develop
and improve the RNAV route structure.
The FAA proposes to establish RNAV
route T–381 to offer alternate routing
providing a lower MEA over more
favorable terrain for RNAV route T–227
and Alaskan VHF Omnidirectional
Radar (VOR) Federal airway V–438 from
Big Lake, AK, (BGQ) to Fairbanks, AK,
(FAI). Additionally, with the pending
decommissioning of Yukon River, AK,
(FTO) NDB, T–381 would provide an
alternative to Colored Federal airway B–
26 and V–438 from FAI to FTO.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to 14 CFR part 71 to establish RNAV
route T–381 in the vicinity of Big Lake,
AK in support of a large and
comprehensive T-route modernization
project for the state of Alaska. The
proposed route is described below.
T–381: The FAA proposes to establish
T–381 from the Big Lake, AK, (BGQ)
VOR and Tactical Air Navigational
System (VORTAC) to the Fort Yukon,
AK, (FYU) VORTAC.
United States Area Navigation Routes
are published in paragraph 6011 of FAA
Order JO 7400.11F dated August 10,
2021 and effective September 15, 2021,
which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The RNAV listed in this
document would be published
subsequently in FAA Order JO
7400.11F.
FAA Order JO 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
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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:
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T–381 BIG LAKE, AK TO FORT YUKON, AK [NEW]
BIG LAKE, AK (BGQ)
VORTAC
TALKEETNA, AK (TKA)
VOR/DME
HUMUB, AK
WP
WEGNO, AK
WP
ZALVI, AK
WP
ZEKLI, AK
WP
CEKED, AK
WP
EBIME, AK
WP
WP
JOTSO, AK
PAWKY, AK
WP
WIVEN, AK
WP
GLOWS, AK
WP
PERZO, AK
WP
FAIRBANKS, AK (FAI)
VORTAC
FORT YUKON, AK (FYU)
VORTAC
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Issued in Washington, DC, on October 14,
2021.
Michael R. Beckles,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations
Group.
[FR Doc. 2021–22901 Filed 10–22–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2021–0181]
RIN 1625–AA09
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Old
River, Between Victoria Island and
Byron Tract, CA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard proposes to
change the operating schedule that
governs the California Department of
Transportation (Route 4) highway
bridge, across Old River, mile 14.8,
between Victoria Island and Byron
Tract, California. This action is
proposed due to the infrequent amount
of vessels requiring drawbridge
openings on the waterway and will
reduce unnecessary staffing of the
drawbridge during periods of
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navigation. The proposed rulemaking
would require vessels to provide a fourhour advance notification for a bridge
opening. We invite your comments on
this proposed rulemaking.
DATES: Comments and related material
must reach the Coast Guard on or before
December 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2021–0181 using Federal e-Rulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
See the ‘‘Public Participation and
Request for Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for instructions on submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Carl T. Hausner,
Chief, Bridge Section, Eleventh Coast
Guard District; telephone 510–437–
3516, email Carl.T.Hausner@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CADFW California Department of Fish and
Wildlife
Caltrans California Department of
Transportation
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CCCO Contra Costa County Office of the
Sheriff
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
OMB Office of Management and Budget
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
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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 JO 7400.11F,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 10, 2021, and
effective September 15, 2021, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6011 United States Area
Navigation Routes.
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Basis
Old River is a tidal distributary of the
San Joaquin River that flows for about
40 miles and is navigable in its entirety.
It is located in the southern portion of
the San Joaquin River Delta. There are
approximately 10 marinas on Old River
and nearby waterways with two marinas
upriver from the bridge. From 2011
through June 2020, the swing span
opened for vessels 474 times, an average
of 4.27 openings per month. Most
openings have been for vessels operated
by the CADFW (58%), followed by
recreational vessels (22%), towboatvessel assistance (9%), and tug and
barge units (6%). Law enforcement and
search and rescue vessels also used the
waterway. The Caltrans (Route 4)
highway bridge across Old River, mile
14.8, between Victoria Island and Byron
Tract, is a swing span drawbridge. It
provides a horizontal clearance of 98
feet and a vertical clearance of 12.7 feet
above mean high water in the closed
position with unlimited vertical
clearance when fully opened. The
Caltrans (Route 4) highway bridge is
currently governed by 33 CFR 117.183,
which requires the draw to open on
signal from May 1 through October 31
from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and from
November 1 through April 30 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. At all other times, the
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0856; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-50]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV)
Route T-381; Big Lake, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish United States Area
Navigation (RNAV) route T-381 in the vicinity of Big Lake, AK in
support of a large and comprehensive T-route modernization project for
the state of Alaska.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 9, 2021.
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-2021-0856; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-50 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FAA Order JO 7400.11F, 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. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is also available for inspection at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of FAA Order JO 7400.11F at NARA, email:
[email protected] or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher McMullin, 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
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safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This regulation
is within the scope of that authority as it would expand the
availability of RNAV in Alaska and improve the efficient flow of air
traffic within the National Airspace System (NAS) by lessening the
dependency on ground based navigation.
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-2021-0856; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-50) 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-2021-0856; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-50.'' 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 NPRM
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 Western Service Center, Operations
Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA 98198.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and effective
September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F
lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service
routes, and reporting points.
Background
In 2003, Congress enacted the Vision 100-Century of Aviation
Reauthorization Act (Pub L., 108-176), which established a joint
planning and development office in the FAA to manage the work related
to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Today,
NextGen is an ongoing FAA-led modernization of the nation's air
transportation system to make flying safer, more efficient, and more
predictable.
In support of NextGen, this proposal is part of a larger and
comprehensive T-route modernization project in the state of Alaska. The
project mission statement states: ``To modernize Alaska's Air Traffic
Service route structure using satellite based navigation Development of
new T-routes and optimization of existing T-routes will enhance safety,
increase efficiency and access, and will provide en route continuity
that is not subject to the restrictions associated with ground based
airway navigation.'' As part of this project, the FAA evaluated the
existing Colored Airway structure for: (a) Direct replacement (i.e.,
overlay) with a T-route that offers a similar or lower Minimum En route
Altitude (MEA) or Global Navigation Satellite System Minimum En route
Altitude (GNSS MEA); (b) the replacement of the colored airway with a
T-route in an optimized but similar geographic area, while retaining
similar or lower MEA; or (c) removal with no route structure (T-route)
restored in that area because the value was determined to be
insignificant.
The aviation industry/users have indicated a desire for the FAA to
transition the Alaskan en route navigation structure away from
dependency on Non-Directional Beacons (NDB), and move to develop and
improve the RNAV route structure. The FAA proposes to establish RNAV
route T-381 to offer alternate routing providing a lower MEA over more
favorable terrain for RNAV route T-227 and Alaskan VHF Omnidirectional
Radar (VOR) Federal airway V-438 from Big Lake, AK, (BGQ) to Fairbanks,
AK, (FAI). Additionally, with the pending decommissioning of Yukon
River, AK, (FTO) NDB, T-381 would provide an alternative to Colored
Federal airway B-26 and V-438 from FAI to FTO.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to establish
RNAV route T-381 in the vicinity of Big Lake, AK in support of a large
and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of
Alaska. The proposed route is described below.
T-381: The FAA proposes to establish T-381 from the Big Lake, AK, (BGQ)
VOR and Tactical Air Navigational System (VORTAC) to the Fort Yukon,
AK, (FYU) VORTAC.
United States Area Navigation Routes are published in paragraph
6011 of FAA Order JO 7400.11F dated August 10, 2021 and effective
September 15, 2021, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1.
The RNAV listed in this document would be published subsequently in FAA
Order JO 7400.11F.
FAA Order JO 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
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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 JO
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10,
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6011 United States Area Navigation Routes.
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T-381 Big Lake, AK to Fort Yukon, AK [New]
BIG LAKE, AK (BGQ) VORTAC (Lat. 61[deg]34'09.96'' N, long. 149[deg]58'01.77'' W)
TALKEETNA, AK (TKA) VOR/DME (Lat. 62[deg]17'54.16'' N, long. 150[deg]06'18.90'' W)
HUMUB, AK WP (Lat. 62[deg]25'20.31'' N, long. 150[deg]13'49.23'' W)
WEGNO, AK WP (Lat. 62[deg]35'21.42'' N, long. 150[deg]18'30.73'' W)
ZALVI, AK WP (Lat. 62[deg]43'18.92'' N, long. 150[deg]12'13.59'' W)
ZEKLI, AK WP (Lat. 62[deg]52'38.17'' N, long. 149[deg]51'37.24'' W)
CEKED, AK WP (Lat. 63[deg]00'54.03'' N, long. 149[deg]40'57.24'' W)
EBIME, AK WP (Lat. 63[deg]14'22.89'' N, long. 149[deg]27'15.61'' W)
JOTSO, AK WP (Lat. 63[deg]25'34.70'' N, long. 148[deg]47'49.87'' W)
PAWKY, AK WP (Lat. 63[deg]36'22.32'' N, long. 148[deg]42'19.33'' W)
WIVEN, AK WP (Lat. 63[deg]49'38.20'' N, long. 148[deg]51'51.74'' W)
GLOWS, AK WP (Lat. 64[deg]26'15.88'' N, long. 148[deg]15'17.88'' W)
PERZO, AK WP (Lat. 64[deg]40'22.99'' N, long. 148[deg]07'20.15'' W)
FAIRBANKS, AK (FAI) VORTAC (Lat. 64[deg]48'00.25'' N, long. 148[deg]00'43.11'' W)
FORT YUKON, AK (FYU) VORTAC (Lat. 66[deg]34'27.31'' N, long. 145[deg]16'35.97'' W)
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Issued in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2021.
Michael R. Beckles,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2021-22901 Filed 10-22-21; 8:45 am]
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