Proposed Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-232; Fairbanks, AK, 2569-2571 [2022-00791]
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airport’s name, and adding an extension
1 mile each side of the airports 244°
bearing extending from the airports 4.6mile radius to 5.5 miles southwest of the
airport, and replacing the outdated term
Airport/Facility Directory with the term
Chart Supplement in the airport
description;
The Gwinnett County/Briscoe Field
Airport (formerly Lawrenceville,
Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field Airport)
Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface would be
amended by updating the airport’s
name, increasing the radius to 7.0 miles
(formerly 6.5 miles), eliminating the
extension to the east, and removing the
Gwinnett County NDB from the
description.
Controlled airspace is necessary for
the safety and management of
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations
in the area.
Class D and Class E airspace
designations are published in
Paragraphs 5000 and 6005, respectively,
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 Class D and Class E airspace
designations listed in this document
would be published subsequently in
FAA Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
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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 DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February
26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant
preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal.
Since this is a routine matter that will
only affect air traffic procedures and air
navigation, it is certified that this
proposed rule, when promulgated, will
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an
environmental analysis in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F,
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
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Procedures’’, prior to any FAA final
regulatory action.
Lists 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 Federal Aviation
Administration Order 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 5000
Class D Airspace.
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ASO GA D Lawrenceville, GA [Amended]
Gwinnett County/Briscoe Field Airport, GA
(Lat. 33°58′41″ N, long. 83°57′45″ W)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 3,600 feet MSL
within a 4.6-mile radius of the Gwinnett
County/Briscoe Field Airport and within 1.0
mile each side of the 244° bearing from the
airport, extending from the 4.6-mile radius to
5.5 miles southwest of the airport. This Class
D airspace is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advance by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time
will thereafter be continuously published in
the Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
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ASO GA E5 Lawrenceville, GA [Amended]
Gwinnett County/Briscoe Field Airport, GA
(Lat. 33°58′41″ N, long. 83°57′45″ W)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 7.0-mile
radius of the Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
Airport.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January
11, 2022.
Andreese C. Davis,
Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team South,
Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2022–0026; Airspace
Docket No. 21–AAL–68]
RIN 2120–AA66
Proposed Amendment of United States
Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T–232;
Fairbanks, AK
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
amend United States Area Navigation
(RNAV) route T–232 in the vicinity of
Fairbanks, 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 March 4, 2022.
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–2022–0026; Airspace Docket No.
21–AAL–68 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:
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:
SUMMARY:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in
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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
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–
2022–0026; Airspace Docket No. 21–
AAL–68) 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–2022–0026; Airspace
Docket No. 21–AAL–68’’. The postcard
will be date/time stamped and returned
to the commenter.
All communications received on or
before the specified comment closing
date will be considered before taking
action on the proposed rule. The
proposal contained in this action may
be changed in light of comments
received. All comments submitted will
be available for examination in the
public docket both before and after the
comment closing date. A report
summarizing each substantive public
contact with FAA personnel concerned
with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
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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
Street, 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.,
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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 amend RNAV
route T–232 that currently navigates
between the Barrow, AK, (BRW) VHF
Omnidirectional Radar/Distance
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) and
the Northway, AK, (ORT) VOR and
Tactical Air Navigational System
(VORTAC). The proposed amendments
would allow for lower GNSS MEAs,
while ensuring lateral separation from
Special Use Airspace (SUA) in the area.
The proposed route will also provide
instrument approach accessibility to
Allen Army Air Field, AK (PABI)
Airport.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to 14 CFR part 71 to amend RNAV route
T–232 in the vicinity of Fairbanks, AK
in support of a large and comprehensive
T-route modernization project for the
state of Alaska. The proposed route is
described below.
T–232: The FAA proposes to amend
T–232 by amending the segment
between the Fairbanks, AK, (FAI)
VORTAC and the Big Delta, AK, (BIG)
VORTAC by adding two newly
established waypoints (WP); the RIVOR,
AK, WP and the CUTUB, AK, WP; in
order to facilitate a lower GNSS MEA
and ensure lateral separation from
active special use airspace (SUA) in the
area. The proposal will also correct the
legal description, by including the turn
points, OCOCU, AK, WP, and IMARE,
AK WP, and removing the BRONX, AK,
Fix. The full legal description is
included in ‘‘The Proposed
Amendment’’ section below.
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 7400.11.
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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.
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
T–232
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.
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AGENCY
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[EPA–R08–OAR–2020–0441; FRL–9443–01–
R8]
Disapproval of Air Quality
Implementation Plans; Wyoming;
Proposed Revisions to Regional Haze
State Implementation Plan
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to
disapprove a State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revision submitted by the State of
Wyoming on May 14, 2020, and
supplemented in September and
October 2020, addressing regional haze
SUMMARY:
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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows:
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§ 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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The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
follows:
Paragraph 6011 United States Area
Navigation Routes.
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BARROW, AK (BRW) TO NORTHWAY, AK (ORT) [AMENDED]
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 11,
2022.
Michael R. Beckles,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations
Group.
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PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
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.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
Barrow, AK (BRW)
OCOCU, AK
Bettles, AK (BTT)
Fairbanks, AK (FAI)
IMARE, AK
CUTUB, AK
RIVOR, AK
Big Delta, AK (BIG)
Northway, AK (ORT)
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(‘‘Wyoming’s 2020 SIP revision’’).
Wyoming’s 2020 SIP revision reverses
the State’s 2011 decision that emission
limits consistent with the installation of
selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for
the Jim Bridger power plant, Units 1 and
2, are necessary to make reasonable
progress under the State’s long-term
strategy for the first regional haze
planning period. The SIP revision
contains a source-specific nitrogen
oxide (NOX) reasonable progress
analysis and determination that
currently installed controls (low-NOX
burners with separated overfire air
(LNB/SOFA)) are sufficient for
reasonable progress during the first
planning period for Jim Bridger Units 1
and 2, and that the emission limits
associated with the installation of SCR
are no longer necessary. The SIP
revision also contains plant-wide
monthly and annual NOX and sulfur
dioxide (SO2) emission limits for the Jim
Bridger power plant, Units 1–4. EPA is
proposing to disapprove this SIP
revision in full. The agency is proposing
this action pursuant to sections 110 and
169A of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Comments: Written comments
must be received on or before February
17, 2022.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2022-0026; Airspace Docket No. 21-AAL-68]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route
T-232; Fairbanks, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend United States Area Navigation
(RNAV) route T-232 in the vicinity of Fairbanks, 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 March 4, 2022.
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-2022-0026; Airspace Docket No. 21-AAL-68 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
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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 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-2022-0026; Airspace Docket No. 21-AAL-68) 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-2022-0026; Airspace Docket No. 21-AAL-68''. 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
Street, 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 amend RNAV route
T-232 that currently navigates between the Barrow, AK, (BRW) VHF
Omnidirectional Radar/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) and the
Northway, AK, (ORT) VOR and Tactical Air Navigational System (VORTAC).
The proposed amendments would allow for lower GNSS MEAs, while ensuring
lateral separation from Special Use Airspace (SUA) in the area. The
proposed route will also provide instrument approach accessibility to
Allen Army Air Field, AK (PABI) Airport.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend RNAV
route T-232 in the vicinity of Fairbanks, AK in support of a large and
comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of Alaska.
The proposed route is described below.
T-232: The FAA proposes to amend T-232 by amending the segment
between the Fairbanks, AK, (FAI) VORTAC and the Big Delta, AK, (BIG)
VORTAC by adding two newly established waypoints (WP); the RIVOR, AK,
WP and the CUTUB, AK, WP; in order to facilitate a lower GNSS MEA and
ensure lateral separation from active special use airspace (SUA) in the
area. The proposal will also correct the legal description, by
including the turn points, OCOCU, AK, WP, and IMARE, AK WP, and
removing the BRONX, AK, Fix. The full legal description is included in
``The Proposed Amendment'' section below.
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 7400.11.
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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 14 CFR 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-232 Barrow, AK (BRW) to Northway, AK (ORT) [Amended]
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Barrow, AK (BRW) VOR/DME (Lat. 71[deg]16'24.33'' N, long. 156[deg]47'17.22'' W)
OCOCU, AK WP (Lat. 67[deg]05'08.90'' N, long. 151[deg]45'00.43'' W)
Bettles, AK (BTT) VOR/DME (Lat. 66[deg]54'18.03'' N, long. 151[deg]32'09.18'' W)
Fairbanks, AK (FAI) VORTAC (Lat. 64[deg]48'00.25'' N, long. 148[deg]00'43.11'' W)
IMARE, AK WP (Lat. 64[deg]33'29.60'' N, long. 147[deg]17'20.31'' W)
CUTUB, AK WP (Lat. 64[deg]17'49.15'' N, long. 146[deg]37'11.65'' W)
RIVOR, AK Fix (Lat. 64[deg]09'46.97'' N, long. 146[deg]09'22.50'' W)
Big Delta, AK (BIG) VORTAC (Lat. 64[deg]00'16.06'' N, long. 145[deg]43'02.09'' W)
Northway, AK (ORT) VORTAC (Lat. 62[deg]56'49.92'' N, long. 141[deg]54'45.39'' W)
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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 11, 2022.
Michael R. Beckles,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2022-00791 Filed 1-14-22; 8:45 am]
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