Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-126, V-156, V-233, and V-422, and Revocation of V-340 and V-371 in the Vicinity of Knox, IN, 72426-72428 [2022-25526]
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14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2022–1399; Airspace
Docket No. 22–AGL–22]
RIN 2120–AA66
Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal
Airways V–126, V–156, V–233, and V–
422, and Revocation of V–340 and V–
371 in the Vicinity of Knox, IN
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
amend VHF Omnidirectional Range
(VOR) Federal airways V–126, V–156,
V–233, and V–422, and revoke VOR
Federal airways V–340 and V–371. The
FAA is proposing this action due to the
planned decommissioning of the VOR
portion of the Knox, IN (OXI), VOR/
Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/
DME) navigational aid (NAVAID). The
Knox VOR is being decommissioned in
support of the FAA’s VOR Minimum
Operational Network (MON) program.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 9, 2023.
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–2022–1399; Airspace Docket No.
22–AGL–22 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit
comments through the internet at
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:
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FAA Order JO 7400.11G, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
online at 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:
Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA’s authority to issue rules
regarding aviation safety is found in
Title 49 of the United States Code.
Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator.
Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the
agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
promulgated under the authority
described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
section, the FAA is charged with
prescribing regulations to assign the use
of the airspace necessary to ensure the
safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
airspace. This regulation is within the
scope of that authority as it would
modify the ATS route structure as
necessary to preserve the safe and
efficient flow of air traffic within the
National Airspace System.
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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–
2022–1399; Airspace Docket No. 22–
AGL–22) 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
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
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postcard on which the following
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA–2022–1399; Airspace
Docket No. 22–AGL–22.’’ 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 www.regulations.gov.
Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through
the FAA’s web page at 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 7400.11G, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 19, 2022, and effective
September 15, 2022. FAA Order JO
7400.11G is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. FAA Order JO 7400.11G 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 Knox, IN, VOR in
June 2023. The Knox 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
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Generation Air Transportation System
(NextGen) Transition to PerformanceBased 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
Knox, IN, VOR/DME is planned for
decommissioning, the co-located DME
portion of the NAVAID is being retained
to support NextGen PBN flight
procedure requirements.
The VOR Federal airways effected by
the Knox VOR decommissioning are
VOR Federal airways V–126, V–156, V–
233, V–340, V–371, and V–422. With
the planned decommissioning of the
Knox VOR, the remaining ground-based
NAVAID coverage in the area is
insufficient to enable the continuity of
the affected airways. As such, proposed
modifications to the affected VOR
Federal airways would result in creating
gaps in three of the airways (V–156, V–
233, and V–422), redefining an airway
end point in one of the airways (V–126),
and revoking two of the airways (V–340
and V–371).
To overcome the proposed
modifications to the affected airways,
instrument flight rules (IFR) traffic
could use portions of VOR Federal
airways V–7, V–8, V–38, V–51, V–92,
V–97, and V–285 for conventional
navigation or RNAV routes T–215 and
T–265 for GPS navigation by properly
equipped aircraft. Additionally, 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. IFR
aircraft may also receive air traffic
control (ATC) radar vectors to fly
around or through the affected area,
upon request. Visual flight rules (VFR)
pilots who elect to navigate via the
affected VOR Federal airways 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 airways V–126, V–156, V–233,
and V–422, and revoke VOR Federal
airways V–340 and V–371 due to the
planned decommissioning of the VOR
portion of the Knox, IN, VOR/DME. The
proposed VOR Federal airway actions
are described below.
V–126: V–126 currently extends
between the intersection of the Peotone,
IL, VOR/Tactical Air Navigation
(VORTAC) 053° and Knox, IN, VOR/
DME 297° radials (BEARZ Fix) and the
intersection of the Goshen, IN, VORTAC
092° and Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC 016°
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radials (ILTON Fix). The FAA proposes
to remove the airway segment between
the BEARZ Fix and the Goshen, IN,
VORTAC. As amended, the airway
would extend between Goshen
VORTAC and the intersection of the
Goshen VORTAC 092° and the Fort
Wayne VORTAC 016° radials (ILTON
Fix).
V–156: V–156 currently extends
between the Cedar Rapids, IA, VOR/
DME and the Kalamazoo, MI, VOR/
DME. The FAA proposes to remove the
airway segment between the Peotone,
IL, VORTAC and the Gipper, MI,
VORTAC. Additional changes to other
portions of the airway have been
proposed in a separate NPRM. As
amended, the airway would extend
between the Cedar Rapids VOR/DME
and the Peotone VORTAC, and between
the Gipper VORTAC and the Kalamazoo
VOR/DME.
V–233: V–233 currently extends
between the Spinner, IL, VORTAC and
the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME; and
between the Mount Pleasant, MI, VOR/
DME and the Pellston, MI, VORTAC.
The FAA proposes to remove the airway
segment between the Roberts, IL, VOR/
DME and the Goshen, IN, VORTAC.
Additional changes to other portions of
the airway have been proposed in a
separate NPRM. As amended, the
airway would extend between the
Spinner VORTAC and the Roberts VOR/
DME, between the Goshen VORTAC and
the Litchfield VOR/DME, and between
the Mount Pleasant VOR/DME and the
Pellston VORTAC.
V–340: V–340 currently extends
between the intersection of the Peotone,
IL, VORTAC 053° and Knox, IN, VOR/
DME 297° radials (BEARZ Fix) and the
Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC. The FAA
proposes to remove the airway in its
entirety.
V–371: V–371 currently extends
between the Boiler, IN, VORTAC and
the Knox, IN, VOR/DME. The FAA
proposes to remove the airway in its
entirety.
V–422: V–422 currently extends
between the intersection of the DuPage,
IL, VOR/DME 101° and Chicago Heights,
IL, VORTAC 358° radials (NILES Fix)
and the Flag City, OH, VORTAC. The
FAA proposes to remove the airway
segment between the NILES Fix and the
Webster Lake, IN, VOR. The proposed
removal of the airway segment between
the NILES Fix and the Chicago Heights
VORTAC would be mitigated by VOR
Federal airways V–7 and V–97 which
overlap V–422; however, the proposed
removal of the airway segment between
the Chicago Heights VORTAC and
Webster Lake VOR is due to the planned
decommissioning of the Knox VOR. As
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amended, the airway would extend
between the Webster Lake VOR and the
Flag City VORTAC.
The NAVAID radials listed in the
VOR Federal airway descriptions below
are unchanged and stated in True
degrees.
VOR Federal airways are published in
paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order JO
7400.11G, dated August 19, 2022, and
effective September 15, 2022, 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.
FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
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.
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.
V–156 [Amended]
From Cedar Rapids, IA; Moline, IL;
Bradford, IL; to Peotone, IL. From Gipper, MI;
to Kalamazoo, MI.
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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November
18, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
follows:
RIN 3084–AB04
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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§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO 7400.11G,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 19, 2022, and
effective September 15, 2022, is
amended as follows:
■
Paragraph 6010(a)
Airways.
*
*
*
Domestic VOR Federal
*
*
V–126 [Amended]
From Goshen, IN; to INT Goshen 092° and
Fort Wayne, IN, 016° radials.
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
V–233 [Amended]
From Spinner, IL; INT Spinner 061° and
Roberts, IL, 233° radials; to Roberts. From
Goshen, IN; to Litchfield, MI. From Mount
Pleasant, MI; INT Mount Pleasant 351° and
Gaylord, MI, 207° radials; Gaylord; to
Pellston, MI.
*
*
V–340
*
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V–371
*
*
*
*
[Removed]
*
*
*
[Removed]
*
*
*
*
V–422 [Amended]
From Webster Lake, IN; INT Webster Lake
097° and Flag City, OH, 289° radials; to Flag
City.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2022-1399; Airspace Docket No. 22-AGL-22]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-126, V-156, V-233,
and V-422, and Revocation of V-340 and V-371 in the Vicinity of Knox,
IN
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 airways V-126, V-156, V-233, and V-422, and revoke VOR Federal
airways V-340 and V-371. The FAA is proposing this action due to the
planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Knox, IN (OXI), VOR/
Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) navigational aid (NAVAID). The
Knox VOR is being decommissioned in support of the FAA's VOR Minimum
Operational Network (MON) program.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 9, 2023.
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-2022-1399; Airspace Docket No. 22-AGL-22 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at
www.regulations.gov.
[[Page 72427]]
FAA Order JO 7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at 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: Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority as it would modify the ATS route structure as necessary to
preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National
Airspace System.
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-2022-1399; Airspace Docket No. 22-AGL-22) 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 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-2022-1399; Airspace Docket No. 22-AGL-22.'' 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 www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at
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 7400.11G, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 19, 2022, and effective
September 15, 2022. FAA Order JO 7400.11G is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11G
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 Knox, IN, VOR in June 2023.
The Knox 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 Knox, IN, VOR/DME is planned for
decommissioning, the co-located DME portion of the NAVAID is being
retained to support NextGen PBN flight procedure requirements.
The VOR Federal airways effected by the Knox VOR decommissioning
are VOR Federal airways V-126, V-156, V-233, V-340, V-371, and V-422.
With the planned decommissioning of the Knox VOR, the remaining ground-
based NAVAID coverage in the area is insufficient to enable the
continuity of the affected airways. As such, proposed modifications to
the affected VOR Federal airways would result in creating gaps in three
of the airways (V-156, V-233, and V-422), redefining an airway end
point in one of the airways (V-126), and revoking two of the airways
(V-340 and V-371).
To overcome the proposed modifications to the affected airways,
instrument flight rules (IFR) traffic could use portions of VOR Federal
airways V-7, V-8, V-38, V-51, V-92, V-97, and V-285 for conventional
navigation or RNAV routes T-215 and T-265 for GPS navigation by
properly equipped aircraft. Additionally, 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. IFR aircraft may also receive air
traffic control (ATC) radar vectors to fly around or through the
affected area, upon request. Visual flight rules (VFR) pilots who elect
to navigate via the affected VOR Federal airways 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 airways V-126, V-156, V-233, and V-422, and revoke VOR Federal
airways V-340 and V-371 due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR
portion of the Knox, IN, VOR/DME. The proposed VOR Federal airway
actions are described below.
V-126: V-126 currently extends between the intersection of the
Peotone, IL, VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) 053[deg] and Knox,
IN, VOR/DME 297[deg] radials (BEARZ Fix) and the intersection of the
Goshen, IN, VORTAC 092[deg] and Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC 016[deg]
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radials (ILTON Fix). The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment
between the BEARZ Fix and the Goshen, IN, VORTAC. As amended, the
airway would extend between Goshen VORTAC and the intersection of the
Goshen VORTAC 092[deg] and the Fort Wayne VORTAC 016[deg] radials
(ILTON Fix).
V-156: V-156 currently extends between the Cedar Rapids, IA, VOR/
DME and the Kalamazoo, MI, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the
airway segment between the Peotone, IL, VORTAC and the Gipper, MI,
VORTAC. Additional changes to other portions of the airway have been
proposed in a separate NPRM. As amended, the airway would extend
between the Cedar Rapids VOR/DME and the Peotone VORTAC, and between
the Gipper VORTAC and the Kalamazoo VOR/DME.
V-233: V-233 currently extends between the Spinner, IL, VORTAC and
the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME; and between the Mount Pleasant, MI, VOR/
DME and the Pellston, MI, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the airway
segment between the Roberts, IL, VOR/DME and the Goshen, IN, VORTAC.
Additional changes to other portions of the airway have been proposed
in a separate NPRM. As amended, the airway would extend between the
Spinner VORTAC and the Roberts VOR/DME, between the Goshen VORTAC and
the Litchfield VOR/DME, and between the Mount Pleasant VOR/DME and the
Pellston VORTAC.
V-340: V-340 currently extends between the intersection of the
Peotone, IL, VORTAC 053[deg] and Knox, IN, VOR/DME 297[deg] radials
(BEARZ Fix) and the Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove
the airway in its entirety.
V-371: V-371 currently extends between the Boiler, IN, VORTAC and
the Knox, IN, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its
entirety.
V-422: V-422 currently extends between the intersection of the
DuPage, IL, VOR/DME 101[deg] and Chicago Heights, IL, VORTAC 358[deg]
radials (NILES Fix) and the Flag City, OH, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to
remove the airway segment between the NILES Fix and the Webster Lake,
IN, VOR. The proposed removal of the airway segment between the NILES
Fix and the Chicago Heights VORTAC would be mitigated by VOR Federal
airways V-7 and V-97 which overlap V-422; however, the proposed removal
of the airway segment between the Chicago Heights VORTAC and Webster
Lake VOR is due to the planned decommissioning of the Knox VOR. As
amended, the airway would extend between the Webster Lake VOR and the
Flag City VORTAC.
The NAVAID radials listed in the VOR Federal airway descriptions
below are unchanged and stated in True degrees.
VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order
JO 7400.11G, dated August 19, 2022, and effective September 15, 2022,
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.
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
7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 19,
2022, and effective September 15, 2022, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways.
* * * * *
V-126 [Amended]
From Goshen, IN; to INT Goshen 092[deg] and Fort Wayne, IN,
016[deg] radials.
* * * * *
V-156 [Amended]
From Cedar Rapids, IA; Moline, IL; Bradford, IL; to Peotone, IL.
From Gipper, MI; to Kalamazoo, MI.
* * * * *
V-233 [Amended]
From Spinner, IL; INT Spinner 061[deg] and Roberts, IL, 233[deg]
radials; to Roberts. From Goshen, IN; to Litchfield, MI. From Mount
Pleasant, MI; INT Mount Pleasant 351[deg] and Gaylord, MI, 207[deg]
radials; Gaylord; to Pellston, MI.
* * * * *
V-340 [Removed]
* * * * *
V-371 [Removed]
* * * * *
V-422 [Amended]
From Webster Lake, IN; INT Webster Lake 097[deg] and Flag City,
OH, 289[deg] radials; to Flag City.
* * * * *
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 18, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2022-25526 Filed 11-23-22; 8:45 am]
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