Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V-44 and Revocation of VOR Federal Airway V-446 in the Vicinity of Samsville, IL, 62962-62964 [2021-24696]
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14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2021–0971; Airspace
Docket No. 21–AGL–8]
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Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal
Airway V–44 and Revocation of VOR
Federal Airway V–446 in the Vicinity of
Samsville, IL
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
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This action proposes to
amend VHF Omnidirectional Range
(VOR) Federal airway V–44 and revoke
VOR Federal airway V–446. The FAA is
proposing this action due to the planned
decommissioning of the VOR portion of
the Samsville, IL, VOR/Distance
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME)
navigational aid (NAVAID). The
Samsville VOR is being
decommissioned in support of the
FAA’s VOR Minimum Operational
Network (MON) program.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 30, 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–2021–0971; Airspace Docket No.
21–AGL–8 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: fr.inspection@nara.gov or go to
https://www.archives.gov/federalregister/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:
SUMMARY:
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
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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
(NAS) as necessary to preserve the safe
and efficient flow of air traffic.
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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–
2021–0971; Airspace Docket No. 21–
AGL–8) 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–2021–0971; Airspace
Docket No. 21–AGL–8.’’ 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
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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
Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
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
The FAA is planning to
decommission the Samsville, IL, VOR in
September 2022. The Samsville 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
Samsville VOR/DME is planned for
decommissioning, the co-located DME
portion of the NAVAID is being retained
to support current and future area
navigation (RNAV) flight procedure
requirements.
The air traffic service (ATS) routes
affected by the Samsville VOR
decommissioning are VOR Federal
airways V–44 and V–446. With the
planned decommissioning of the
Samsville VOR, the remaining groundbased NAVAID coverage in the area is
insufficient to enable the continuity of
the affected ATS routes. As such, the
proposed modification to V–44 would
result in a larger gap in the existing
airway and the proposed revocation of
V–446 in its entirety.
To overcome the proposed
modification and revocation to the
affected VOR Federal airways,
instrument flight rules (IFR) traffic
could use portions of adjacent VOR
Federal airways, including V–4, V–7, V–
52, V–72, and V–221, or receive air
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traffic control (ATC) radar vectors to fly
around or through the affected area.
Additionally, IFR pilots equipped with
RNAV capabilities could also navigate
point to point using the existing
NAVAIDs and fixes that would remain
in place to support continued
operations though the affected area.
Visual flight rules (VFR) pilots who
elect to navigate via the affected ATS
routes could also take advantage of the
adjacent ATS routes or ATC services
listed previously.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to 14 CFR part 71 to amend VOR
Federal airway V–44 and remove VOR
Federal airway V–446 due to the
planned decommissioning of the
Samsville, IL, VOR. The proposed VOR
Federal airway actions are described
below.
V–44: V–44 currently extends
between the Columbia, MO, VOR/DME
and the Samsville, IL, VOR/DME; and
between the Falmouth, KY, VOR/DME
and the Albany, NY, VOR/Tactical Air
Navigation (VORTAC). The airspace
within restricted areas R–4001B, R–
5002A, R–5002B, and R–5002E are
excluded when active; the airspace
within V–139 and V–308 airways are
excluded; and the airspace below 2,000
feet mean sea level (MSL) outside the
United States is excluded. The FAA
proposes to remove the airway segment
between the Centralia, IL, VORTAC and
the Samsville, IL, VOR/DME. In
reviewing the existing airway, the FAA
determined R–4001B, R–5002A, R–
5002B, and R–5002E do not overlap the
controlled airspace within 4 nautical
miles of the V–44 centerline; therefore,
the FAA is proposing to remove the
exclusion regarding the airspace within
R–4001B, R–5002A, R–5002B, and R–
5002E when active. Additionally, the
FAA is proposing to remove the
language excluding the airspace within
the V–139 and V–308 airways as well.
The unaffected portions of the existing
airway would remain as charted.
V–446: V–446 currently extends
between the Troy, IL, VORTAC and the
Samsville, IL, VOR/DME. The FAA
proposes to remove the airway in its
entirety.
All NAVAID radials listed in the VOR
Federal airway description below are
unchanged and stated in True degrees.
VOR Federal airways are published in
paragraph 6010(a) 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 ATS routes listed in this
document would be published
subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11.
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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.
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.
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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:
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Issued in Washington, DC, on November 3,
2021.
Michael R. Beckles,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations
Group.
[FR Doc. 2021–24696 Filed 11–12–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Streamlining and Implementation of
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief,
and Consumer Protection Act Changes
to Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)
Program; Re-Opening Public Comment
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Office of the Assistant
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ACTION: Proposed rule; re-opening of
comment period.
AGENCY:
On September 21, 2020, HUD
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streamlining and implementing the
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and Consumer Protection Act (‘‘the
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make changes to HUD’s Family SelfSufficiency (FSS) Program. After the
publication of that proposed rule, HUD
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The comment period for the
proposed rule published September 21,
2020, at 85 FR 59234, is re-opened.
Comment Due Date: December 15, 2021.
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Interested persons are
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this proposed rule. Copies of all
comments submitted are available for
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www.regulations.gov. To receive
consideration as public comments,
comments must be submitted through
one of two methods, specified below.
All submissions must refer to the above
docket number and title.
1. Electronic Submission of
Comments. Interested persons may
submit comments electronically through
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encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic
submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare
and submit a comment, ensures timely
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public. Comments submitted
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viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public.
Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to
submit comments electronically.
2. Submission of Comments by Mail.
Comments may be submitted by mail to
the Regulations Division, Office of
General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW, Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410 0500.
ADDRESSES:
V–446 [Removed]
SUMMARY:
1. The authority citation for part 71
continues to read as follows:
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PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
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The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
follows:
Paragraph 6010(a)
Airways.
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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
§ 71.1
V–44 [Amended]
From Columbia, MO; INT Columbia 131°
and Foristell, MO, 262° radials; Foristell; to
Centralia, IL. From Falmouth, KY; York, KY;
Parkersburg, WV; Morgantown, WV;
Martinsburg, WV; INT Martinsburg 094° and
Baltimore, MD, 300° radials; Baltimore; INT
Baltimore 122° and Sea Isle, NJ, 267° radials;
Sea Isle; INT Sea Isle 040° and Deer Park, NY,
209° radials; Deer Park; INT Deer Park 041°
and Bridgeport, CT, 133° radials; Bridgeport;
INT Bridgeport 324° and Pawling, NY, 160°
radials; Pawling; INT Pawling 342° and
Albany, NY, 181° radials; to Albany. The
airspace below 2,000 feet MSL outside the
United States is excluded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aaron Santa Anna, Associate General
Counsel for Legislation and Regulations,
Office of General Counsel, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW, Room 10282,
Washington, DC 20410; telephone
number 202–402–5300 (this is not a tollfree number). Individuals with hearingor speech-impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service during working
hours at 1–800–877–8339.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0971; Airspace Docket No. 21-AGL-8]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V-44 and Revocation of
VOR Federal Airway V-446 in the Vicinity of Samsville, IL
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-44 and revoke VOR Federal airway V-446. The FAA is
proposing this action due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR
portion of the Samsville, IL, VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/
DME) navigational aid (NAVAID). The Samsville VOR is being
decommissioned in support of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network
(MON) program.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 30, 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-2021-0971; Airspace Docket No. 21-AGL-8 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: 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
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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 (NAS) 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-2021-0971; Airspace Docket No. 21-AGL-8) 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-2021-0971; Airspace Docket No. 21-AGL-8.'' 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 Operations Support Group, Central
Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 10101 Hillwood
Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.
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
The FAA is planning to decommission the Samsville, IL, VOR in
September 2022. The Samsville 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 Samsville VOR/DME is planned for
decommissioning, the co-located DME portion of the NAVAID is being
retained to support current and future area navigation (RNAV) flight
procedure requirements.
The air traffic service (ATS) routes affected by the Samsville VOR
decommissioning are VOR Federal airways V-44 and V-446. With the
planned decommissioning of the Samsville VOR, the remaining ground-
based NAVAID coverage in the area is insufficient to enable the
continuity of the affected ATS routes. As such, the proposed
modification to V-44 would result in a larger gap in the existing
airway and the proposed revocation of V-446 in its entirety.
To overcome the proposed modification and revocation to the
affected VOR Federal airways, instrument flight rules (IFR) traffic
could use portions of adjacent VOR Federal airways, including V-4, V-7,
V-52, V-72, and V-221, or receive air traffic control (ATC) radar
vectors to fly around or through the affected area. Additionally, IFR
pilots equipped with RNAV capabilities could also navigate point to
point using the existing NAVAIDs and fixes that would remain in place
to support continued operations though the affected area. Visual flight
rules (VFR) pilots who elect to navigate via the affected ATS routes
could also take advantage of the adjacent ATS routes or ATC services
listed previously.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend VOR
Federal airway V-44 and remove VOR Federal airway V-446 due to the
planned decommissioning of the Samsville, IL, VOR. The proposed VOR
Federal airway actions are described below.
V-44: V-44 currently extends between the Columbia, MO, VOR/DME and
the Samsville, IL, VOR/DME; and between the Falmouth, KY, VOR/DME and
the Albany, NY, VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC). The airspace
within restricted areas R-4001B, R-5002A, R-5002B, and R-5002E are
excluded when active; the airspace within V-139 and V-308 airways are
excluded; and the airspace below 2,000 feet mean sea level (MSL)
outside the United States is excluded. The FAA proposes to remove the
airway segment between the Centralia, IL, VORTAC and the Samsville, IL,
VOR/DME. In reviewing the existing airway, the FAA determined R-4001B,
R-5002A, R-5002B, and R-5002E do not overlap the controlled airspace
within 4 nautical miles of the V-44 centerline; therefore, the FAA is
proposing to remove the exclusion regarding the airspace within R-
4001B, R-5002A, R-5002B, and R-5002E when active. Additionally, the FAA
is proposing to remove the language excluding the airspace within the
V-139 and V-308 airways as well. The unaffected portions of the
existing airway would remain as charted.
V-446: V-446 currently extends between the Troy, IL, VORTAC and the
Samsville, IL, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its
entirety.
All NAVAID radials listed in the VOR Federal airway description
below are unchanged and stated in True degrees.
VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) 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 ATS routes
listed in this document would be published subsequently in FAA Order JO
7400.11.
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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.
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 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways.
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V-44 [Amended]
From Columbia, MO; INT Columbia 131[deg] and Foristell, MO,
262[deg] radials; Foristell; to Centralia, IL. From Falmouth, KY;
York, KY; Parkersburg, WV; Morgantown, WV; Martinsburg, WV; INT
Martinsburg 094[deg] and Baltimore, MD, 300[deg] radials; Baltimore;
INT Baltimore 122[deg] and Sea Isle, NJ, 267[deg] radials; Sea Isle;
INT Sea Isle 040[deg] and Deer Park, NY, 209[deg] radials; Deer
Park; INT Deer Park 041[deg] and Bridgeport, CT, 133[deg] radials;
Bridgeport; INT Bridgeport 324[deg] and Pawling, NY, 160[deg]
radials; Pawling; INT Pawling 342[deg] and Albany, NY, 181[deg]
radials; to Albany. The airspace below 2,000 feet MSL outside the
United States is excluded.
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V-446 [Removed]
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Issued in Washington, DC, on November 3, 2021.
Michael R. Beckles,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2021-24696 Filed 11-12-21; 8:45 am]
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