Proposed Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-228; Cape Newenham, AK, 15905-15907 [2022-05481]
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Proposed Amendment of United States
Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T–228;
Cape Newenham, AK
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
This action proposes to
amend United States Area Navigation
(RNAV) route T–228 in the vicinity of
Cape Newenham, 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 May 5, 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: (800)
647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must
identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2022–
0215; Airspace Docket No. 19–AAL–61
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.
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 lessoning 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–
2022–0215; Airspace Docket No. 19–
AAL–61) 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–2022–0215; Airspace
Docket No. 19–AAL–61.’’ 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 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.
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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 enroute 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
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structure for: (a) Direct replacement (i.e.,
overlay) with a T-route that offers a
similar or lower Minimum Enroute
Altitude (MEA) or Global Navigation
Satellite System Minimum Enroute
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.
To ensure proper connectivity to
associated routes, the FAA has been
developing waypoints (WP) to allow a
smoother transition between airways.
Due to the pending decommissioning of
the Cape Newenham, AK, (EHM) and
the Shishmaref, AK, (SHH) NDBs, the
FAA is proposing to provide WPs in
their place. ZINKI, AK, WP would
replace EHM and HIPIV, AK, WP would
replace SHH.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to 14 CFR part 71 to amend RNAV route
T–228 in the vicinity of Cape
Newenham, AK in support of a large
and comprehensive T-route
modernization project for the state of
Alaska. The proposed amendment is
described below.
T–228: The FAA proposes to update
the legal description contained in FAA
Order JO 7400.11 by replacing the Cape
Newenham, AK, (EHM), NDB with the
ZINKI, AK, WP and the Shishmaref, AK,
(SHH), NDB with the HIPIV, AK, WP
due to their pending decommissioning.
This proposal would also correct the
legal description by removing the
HIKAX, AK, WP, since it is not
considered a turn point. The rest of the
route would remain unchanged.
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 7400.11.
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 Department of
Transportation (DOT) Regulatory
Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034;
February 26, 1979); and (3) does not
warrant preparation of a regulatory
evaluation as the anticipated impact is
so minimal. Since this is a routine
matter that will only affect air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this proposed rule, when
promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an
environmental analysis in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1F,
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
regulatory action.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
follows:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
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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T–228 ZINKI, AK to ROCES, AK [Amended]
ZIKNI, AK
WP
RUFVY, AK
WP
Hooper Bay, AK (HPB)
VOR/DME
Nome, AK (OME)
VOR/DME
HIPIV, AK
WP
ECIPI, AK
WP
Barrow, AK (BRW)
VOR/DME
Deadhorse, AK (SCC)
VOR/DME
WP
ROCES, AK
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Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10,
2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2022-0215; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-61]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route
T-228; Cape Newenham, 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-228 in the vicinity of Cape Newenham, 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 May 5, 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:
(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2022-0215; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-61 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.
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 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 lessoning 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-2022-0215; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-61) 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-2022-0215; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-61.'' 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 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 enroute 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 Enroute
Altitude (MEA) or Global Navigation Satellite System Minimum Enroute
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. To ensure proper connectivity to
associated routes, the FAA has been developing waypoints (WP) to allow
a smoother transition between airways. Due to the pending
decommissioning of the Cape Newenham, AK, (EHM) and the Shishmaref, AK,
(SHH) NDBs, the FAA is proposing to provide WPs in their place. ZINKI,
AK, WP would replace EHM and HIPIV, AK, WP would replace SHH.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend RNAV
route T-228 in the vicinity of Cape Newenham, AK in support of a large
and comprehensive T-route modernization project for the state of
Alaska. The proposed amendment is described below.
T-228: The FAA proposes to update the legal description contained
in FAA Order JO 7400.11 by replacing the Cape Newenham, AK, (EHM), NDB
with the ZINKI, AK, WP and the Shishmaref, AK, (SHH), NDB with the
HIPIV, AK, WP due to their pending decommissioning. This proposal would
also correct the legal description by removing the HIKAX, AK, WP, since
it is not considered a turn point. The rest of the route would remain
unchanged.
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 7400.11.
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-228 ZINKI, AK to ROCES, AK [Amended]
ZIKNI, AK WP (Lat. 58[deg]39'21.68'' N, long. 162[deg]04'13.87'' W)
RUFVY, AK WP (Lat. 59[deg]56'34.16'' N, long. 164[deg]02'03.72'' W)
Hooper Bay, AK (HPB) VOR/DME (Lat. 61[deg]30'51.65'' N, long. 166[deg]08'04.13'' W)
Nome, AK (OME) VOR/DME (Lat. 64[deg]29'06.39'' N, long. 165[deg]15'11.43'' W)
HIPIV, AK WP (Lat. 66[deg]15'29.11'' N, long. 166[deg]03'23.59'' W)
ECIPI, AK WP (Lat. 67[deg]55'48.11'' N, long. 165[deg]29'58.07'' W)
Barrow, AK (BRW) VOR/DME (Lat. 71[deg]16'24.33'' N, long. 156[deg]47'17.22'' W)
Deadhorse, AK (SCC) VOR/DME (Lat. 70[deg]11'57.11'' N, long. 148[deg]24'58.17'' W)
ROCES, AK WP (Lat. 70[deg]08'34.29'' N, long. 144[deg]08'15.59'' W)
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Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2022-05481 Filed 3-18-22; 8:45 am]
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