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Active contract. The term ‘‘active
contract’’ means a contract that is
currently available between a packer
and producer under which fed cattle
may be purchased.
Base price. The term ‘‘base price’’
means the price paid for livestock,
before application of any adjustments,
premiums or discounts, expressed in
dollars per hundred pounds of hot
carcass weight or live weight.
Base price adjustment. The term
‘‘base price adjustment’’ means the
positive or negative adjustment to the
base price before any premiums or
discounts are applied.
Business day. The term ‘‘business
day’’ means a day on which the packer
conducts normal business regarding
livestock committed to the packer, or
livestock purchased or sold by the
packer, and the Department of
Agriculture is open to conduct business,
typically Monday through Friday and
excluding Federal holidays.
Calendar month. The term ‘‘calendar
month’’ means a timeframe that begins
on the first day of the month at
midnight and ends on the last day of the
month at 11:59 p.m. in the central time
zone.
Contract. The term ‘‘contract’’ means
a written or oral agreement concerning
the specific terms and conditions under
which an unknown volume of fed cattle
may be purchased by a packer during a
specified time frame, or under which a
known volume of cattle is purchased by
a packer for a given plant during a
specified time frame.
Contract method. The term ‘‘contract
method’’ means the way in which the
contract was established, either written
or oral.
Current month. The term ‘‘current
month’’ means the present calendar
month.
Discount. The term ‘‘discount’’ means
the adjustment, expressed either in
dollars per one hundred pound or per
head, subtracted from the base price.
Fed cattle. The term ‘‘fed cattle’’
means a steer or heifer that has been
finished on a ration of roughage and
feed concentrates, such as grains,
protein meal, grass (forage), and other
nutrient-rich feeds, prior to slaughter.
Inactive contract. The term ‘‘inactive
contract’’ means a fed cattle contract
that is no longer available between a
packer and producer for purchase
under, or one that is not currently in
use.
Packer. The term ‘‘packer’’ means a
packer that has slaughtered during the
immediately preceding 5 calendar years
an average of not less than 5 percent of
the number of fed cattle slaughtered
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nationally during the immediately
preceding 5 calendar years.
Person. The term ‘‘person’’ means any
individual, group of individuals,
partnership, corporation, association, or
other entity.
Premium. The term ‘‘premium’’
means the adjustment, expressed either
in dollars per one hundred pound or per
head, added to the base price.
Prior month. The term ‘‘prior month’’
means the calendar month immediately
preceding the current month.
Producer. The term ‘‘producer’’ means
any person engaged in the business of
selling livestock to a packer for
slaughter (including the sale of livestock
from a packer to another packer).
Secretary. The term ‘‘Secretary’’
means the Secretary of Agriculture of
the United States or any other officer or
employee of the Department of
Agriculture to whom authority has been
delegated or may hereafter be delegated
to act in the Secretary’s stead.
Selling basis. The term ‘‘selling basis’’
refers to cattle that are sold on a live,
dressed, live converted to dressed, or
dressed converted to live weight basis
under a contract.
Unique identifier. The term ‘‘unique
identifier’’ means a unique code chosen
by the packer for the contract, specific
to the contract, and utilized and
trackable through the life of the
contract.
§ 180.3
Cattle Contracts Library.
(a) Initial contract information
submission. On January 6, 2023, each
packer shall submit to the Secretary
information for each active contract
with a unique identifier. The
information shall be submitted in
accordance with § 180.1(e). The contract
information required to be reported
includes:
(1) The contract method;
(2) The contract start and end dates;
and
(3) All terms associated with:
(i) Each base price source and
adjustment;
(ii) Selling basis;
(iii) Premiums and discounts;
(iv) Specifications relating to cattle
attributes;
(v) Delivery and transportation terms
and payments;
(vi) Financing, risk-sharing, profitsharing or other financial arrangements;
and,
(vii) Volume provisions.
(b) Reporting deadlines. Within 1
business day of making a new contract
available, making a change to an
existing contract, or making a contract
no longer available, each packer must
submit the following:
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(1) Packers must submit all contract
terms in accordance § 108.4(a) for each
new active contract for each producer or
producers at each plant that it operates
or at which it has cattle slaughtered;
(2) Packers must submit any changes
to the terms of a previously submitted
active contract and associated schedules
or appendices, including the unique
identifier for the previously submitted
contract it supersedes; and
(3) Packers must submit information
to remove inactive contracts from the
library, including the unique identifier
for the now inactive contract.
§ 180.4
Monthly cattle volume reporting.
(a) Initial estimated volume
submission. On January 6, 2023, each
packer shall submit to the Secretary an
initial estimate of the total volume of
cattle to be contracted for in the current
calendar month in accordance with
§ 180.1(e).
(b) Reporting deadlines. By the close
of business on the second Friday of each
month, each packer must submit the
following information in accordance
with § 180.1(e). If the second Friday of
a month falls on a non-business day, the
deadline is due no later than the close
of the next business day following the
second Friday of the month:
(1) Number of cattle purchased by
each base price source under each active
contract in the prior month reported by
unique identifier and
(2) Estimate of the total number of
cattle to be purchased under active
contracts for delivery to each plant for
slaughter within the current calendar
month.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2022–26389 Filed 12–6–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2022–0826; Airspace
Docket No. 21–AEA–21]
RIN 2120–AA66
Amendment and Establishment of Area
Navigation (RNAV) Routes; Northeast
United States
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This action amends two low
altitude Area Navigation (RNAV) routes
SUMMARY:
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(T-routes), and establishes one T-route,
in support of the VHF Omnidirectional
Range (VOR) Minimum Operational
Network (MON) Program. The purpose
is to enhance the efficiency of the
National Airspace System (NAS) by
transitioning from ground-based
navigation aids to a satellite-based
navigation system.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC,
February 23, 2023. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this
incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual
revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11 and
publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: 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: Paul
Gallant, Rules and Regulations Group,
Office of Policy, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 modifies the
route structure as necessary to preserve
the safe and efficient flow of air traffic
within the NAS.
History
The FAA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking for Docket No.
FAA–2022–0826, in the Federal
Register (87 FR 42395; July 15, 2022).
Interested parties were invited to
participate in this rulemaking effort by
submitting written comments on the
proposal. No comments were received.
United States RNAV T-routes are
published in paragraph 6011, and
Canadian T-routes are published in
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Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document amends 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.
T–358: T–358 extends between the
Martinsburg, WV (MRB), VORTAC, and
the AVALO, NJ, Fix. The HOGZZ, MD,
WP name is changed to the TWIRK, MD,
WP per request from air traffic control
(ATC). The latitude/longitude
coordinates of the WP remain
unchanged. The GOLDA, MD, Fix; the
BROSS, MD, Fix; and the LEEAH, NJ,
Fix are removed from the route
description because they don’t denote
turn points on the route. However, the
fixes will remain on aeronautical charts
for ATC purposes.
T–608: T–608 is an existing Canadian
T route that extends into U.S. airspace
between the HOCKE, MI, WP, and the
YANTC, CT, WP. This action modifies
the eastern end of the route by removing
the segments between the Gardner, MA
(GDM), VOR/DME, and the YANCT, CT,
WP. Instead, the route is realigned to
proceed eastward from the Gardner
VOR/DME through the BRONC, MA;
LOBBY, MA; and SOSYO, MA, Fixes; to
terminate at the REVER, MA, Fix
(located 5 nautical miles north of the
Boston, MA (BOS), VOR/DME). The
new route T–320 (described above)
incorporates the segments between the
YANCT WP and the Gardner VOR/DME
that are being removed from T–608.
In addition, the following points are
removed from the T–608 legal
description because they do not denote
a turn point on the route: MONCK, NY,
WP; LORTH, NY, Fix; MAGEN, NY, WP;
KONDO, NY, WP; WIFFY, NY, WP;
STODA, NY, WP; VASTS, NY, Fix;
NORSE, NY, WP; MARIA, NY, WP;
WARUV, NY, WP; GRISY, MA, WP;
WARIC, MA, WP; HURLY, MA, Fix;
GRAYM, MA, WP; BLATT, CT, WP;
MOGUL, CT, WP; and YANCT, CT, WP.
Full route descriptions of the above T
routes are listed in the amendments to
part 71 set forth below.
FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on
September 15.
The Rule
This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by
amending two low altitude RNAV Troutes, designated T–358, and T–608,
and establishing one T-route, designated
T–320, in the northeast United States.
This action supports the VOR MON
Program, and the transition of the NAS
from ground-based navigation aids to
satellite-based navigation.
T–320: T–320 is a new route that
extends between the GILFF, VA, WP
and the Gardner, MA (GDM), VOR/
DME. T–320 overlays portions of airway
V–308 from the BILIT, MD, Fix, to the
CHOPS, MD, Fix, and from the WNSTN,
NJ, WP to the YANCT, CT, WP.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this
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 only affects air traffic
paragraph 6013, respectively, 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 RNAV routes listed in
this document will be subsequently
published in FAA Order JO 7400.11.
Differences From the NPRM
The United States RNAV routes T–
287 and T–318 are removed from this
docket for additional planning and
coordination. These routes will be
placed in subsequent dockets at a later
date.
The NPRM proposed to extend T–358
from the AVALO, NJ, Fix to the
Augusta, ME (AUG), VHF
Omnidirectional Range/Distance
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME). The
proposed route extension after the
AVALO Fix (from MANTA, NJ to
Augusta, ME) was based on replacing
various VORs scheduled for
decommissioning under the VOR MON
plan. Fixes or Waypoints (WPs) were to
be added to T–358 in place of the VORs,
however, the decommissioning of the
associated VORs is not scheduled until
later dates. Since the VORs are still
available for navigation, it is premature
to amend the routing at this time. As
amended, T–358 extends from the
Martinsburg, WV (MRB), VHF
Omnidirectional Range and Tactical Air
Navigational System (VORTAC) to the
AVALO, NJ, Fix.
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procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when
promulgated, does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this
action of amending two, and
establishing one low altitude Area
Navigation (RNAV) T routes, as
described above, in support of efforts
transitioning the NAS from groundbased to satellite-based navigation,
qualifies for categorical exclusion under
the National Environmental Policy Act
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations at 40 CFR part
1500, and in accordance with FAA
Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts:
Policies and Procedures, paragraph 5–
6.5a, which categorically excludes from
further environmental impact review
rulemaking actions that designate or
modify classes of airspace areas,
airways, routes, and reporting points
(see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of
Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas;
Air Traffic Service Routes; and
Reporting Points); and paragraph 5–
6.5b, which categorically excludes from
further environmental impact review
‘‘Actions regarding establishment of jet
routes and Federal airways (see 14 CFR
71.15, Designation of jet routes and VOR
Federal airways) . . .’’. As such, this
action is not expected to result in any
potentially significant environmental
impacts. In accordance with FAA Order
1050.1F, paragraph 5–2 regarding
Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA
has reviewed this action for factors and
circumstances in which a normally
categorically excluded action may have
a significant environmental impact
requiring further analysis. Accordingly,
the FAA has determined that no
extraordinary circumstances exist that
warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment or
environmental impact study.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
The Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
amends 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 7400.11G,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 19, 2022, and
effective September 15, 2022, is
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6011 United States Area
Navigation Routes.
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T–320 GILFF, VA to Gardner, MA (GDM) [New]
GILFF, VA
WP
(Lat. 38°21′44.86″ N, long. 077°26′05.38″ W)
HIGPO, VA
WP
(Lat. 38°22′16.09″ N, long. 077°22′19.97″ W)
CAVDI, MD
WP
(Lat. 38°25′33.43″ N, long. 076°54′43.49″ W)
DAILY, MD
FIX
(Lat. 38°33′37.83″ N, long. 076°43′31.05″ W)
VAALI, MD
WP
(Lat. 38°44′00.85″ N, long. 076°26′38.26″ W)
BILIT, MD
FIX
(Lat. 38°45′15.82″ N, long. 076°03′57.59″ W)
CHOPS, MD
FIX
(Lat. 38°45′41.81″ N, long. 075°57′36.18″ W)
EGGRS, DE
WP
(Lat. 38°53′30.52″ N, long. 075°30′49.95″ W)
WP
(Lat. 39°00′42.22″ N, long. 075°05′46.21″ W)
JILLI, NJ
WNSTN, NJ
WP
(Lat. 39°05′43.81″ N, long. 074°48′01.20″ W)
MANTA, NJ
FIX
(Lat. 39°54′07.01″ N, long. 073°32′31.63″ W)
BEADS, NY
FIX
(Lat. 40°44′04.51″ N, long. 072°32′34.21″ W)
ORCHA, NY
WP
(Lat. 40°54′55.46″ N, long. 072°18′43.64″ W)
BOROS, NY
FIX
(Lat. 41°09′24.45″ N, long. 072°09′50.96″ W)
Groton, CT (GON)
VOR/DME
(Lat. 41°19′49.45″ N, long. 072°03′07.14″ W)
YANTC, CT
WP
(Lat. 41°33′22.81″ N, long. 071°59′56.95″ W)
VOR/DME
(Lat. 42°32′45.31″ N, long. 072°03′29.48″ W)
Gardner, MA (GDM)
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T–358 Martinsburg, WV (MRB) to AVALO,
Martinsburg, WV (MRB)
VORTAC
CPTAL, MD
WP
TWIRK, MD
WP
MOYRR, MD
WP
DANII, MD
WP
OBWON, MD
WP
SWANN, MD
FIX
VORTAC
Smyrna, DE (ENO)
AVALO, NJ
FIX
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(Lat. 39°34′36.70″
(Lat. 39°30′03.42″
(Lat. 39°17′46.42″
(Lat. 39°11′54.69″
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076°13′43.94″
075°30′57.49″
074°30′50.75″
Paragraph 6013
Routes.
Canadian Area Navigation
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WP
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WP
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WP
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WP
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WP
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WP
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WP
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LOBBY, MA
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SOSYO, MA
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REVER, MA
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Excluding the airspace within Canada.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on December 1,
2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2022–26488 Filed 12–6–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2022–0482; Airspace
Docket No. 21–AEA–18]
RIN 2120–AA66
Amendment and Establishment of
United States Area Navigation (RNAV)
Routes; Northeast United States
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This action amends three low
altitude United States Area Navigation
(RNAV) routes (T-routes), and
establishes one T-route in support of the
VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)
Minimum Operational Network (MON)
Program. The purpose is to enhance the
efficiency of the National Airspace
System (NAS) by transitioning from a
ground-based to a satellite-based
navigation system.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC,
February 23, 2023. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this
incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual
revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11 and
publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: 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: Paul
Gallant, Rules and Regulations Group,
Office of Policy, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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42°29′14.45″
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071°36′34.04″
071°25′55.75″
070°57′41.31″
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 modifies the
route structure as necessary to preserve
the safe and efficient flow of air traffic
within the NAS.
History
The FAA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking for Docket No.
FAA–2022–0482, in the Federal
Register (87 FR 29239; May 13, 2022),
amending five RNAV T-routes, and
establishing two T-routes in support of
the VOR MON Program. Interested
parties were invited to participate in
this rulemaking effort by submitting
written comments on the proposal. No
comments were received.
United States RNAV T-routes are
published in paragraph 6011 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 RNAV routes listed in
this document will be subsequently
published in FAA Order JO 7400.11.
Differences From the NPRM
United States RNAV routes T–212, T–
221, T–299, and T–443 are removed
from this docket because the associated
VORs are not being decommissioned
until a much later date. Since the VORs
remain in service, there is no need to
amend the routes at this time.
Route T–291 differs from the NPRM
as follows. The COLIN, VA point was
misidentified as a waypoint (WP)
instead of a Fix. The LEDIE, NY, WP
was included in the route description.
Since this point marks a turn of less
than one degree, it is not required for
the T–291 description and is removed.
The NPRM proposed replacement of the
Milton, PA (MIP), VHF Omnidirectional
Range and Tactical Air Navigational
System (VORTAC) with the HYATT,
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PA, WP; and replacement of the
Delancey, NY (DNY), VHF
Omnidirectional Range/Distance
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) with
the DANZI, NY, WP. Since the VORTAC
and VOR/DME remain in service, the
two WPs are removed and the Milton
and Delancey navigation aids are
restored in the route description.
Additionally, the FAA proposed to
extend T–291 from Albany, NY to
Nantucket, MA, replacing several
navigation aids with WPs. However, this
would involve prematurely replacing
the navigation aids that are still in
service. Consequently, the amended T–
291 will extend from Harcum, VA, to
Albany, NY. The following points after
Albany are removed from the route:
Barnes, MA (BAF), VORTAC; PUTNM,
CT, WP; PROVI, RI, WP; AVONN, RI,
Fix; BUZRD, MA, WP; Marthas
Vineyard, MA (MVY), VOR/DME; and
Nantucket, MA (ACK),VOR/DME.
In route T–295, the following points
were misidentified as WPs instead of
Fixes: TAPPA, VA; COLIN, VA; LOUIE,
MD; GRACO, MD; LAAYK, PA; SAGES,
NY; SASHA, MA; and BRNNS, ME. The
HEXSN, PA, WP is removed from the
route and replaced by the Lancaster, PA
(LRP), VOR/DME. The WLKES, PA, WP
is removed from the route description
and replaced by the Wilkes-Barre, PA
(LVZ), VORTAC. In addition, the points
where T–295 overlays V–93 is changed
to read ‘‘from the LOUIE, MD, Fix to the
GRACO, MD, Fix.’’
The amendment of route T–356 is
added to this rule. A proposed
amendment of several RNAV routes,
including T–356, was published in a
notice of proposed rulemaking for
Docket No. FAA–2022–0857 in the
Federal Register (87 FR 45721; July 29,
2022). No comments were received in
response to the NPRM. Implementation
of those routes, except for T–356, was
delayed to a later date. Therefore, T–356
is added to this rule and is being
amended as proposed in the July 29,
2022 NPRM.
Availability and Summary of
Documents for Incorporation by
Reference
This document amends 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
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[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26488]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2022-0826; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-21]
RIN 2120-AA66
Amendment and Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes;
Northeast United States
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends two low altitude Area Navigation (RNAV)
routes
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(T-routes), and establishes one T-route, in support of the VHF
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program.
The purpose is to enhance the efficiency of the National Airspace
System (NAS) by transitioning from ground-based navigation aids to a
satellite-based navigation system.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, February 23, 2023. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11
and publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: 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: Paul Gallant, 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 modifies the route structure as necessary to preserve
the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the NAS.
History
The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking for Docket No.
FAA-2022-0826, in the Federal Register (87 FR 42395; July 15, 2022).
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments were
received.
United States RNAV T-routes are published in paragraph 6011, and
Canadian T-routes are published in paragraph 6013, respectively, 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 RNAV routes
listed in this document will be subsequently published in FAA Order JO
7400.11.
Differences From the NPRM
The United States RNAV routes T-287 and T-318 are removed from this
docket for additional planning and coordination. These routes will be
placed in subsequent dockets at a later date.
The NPRM proposed to extend T-358 from the AVALO, NJ, Fix to the
Augusta, ME (AUG), VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring
Equipment (VOR/DME). The proposed route extension after the AVALO Fix
(from MANTA, NJ to Augusta, ME) was based on replacing various VORs
scheduled for decommissioning under the VOR MON plan. Fixes or
Waypoints (WPs) were to be added to T-358 in place of the VORs,
however, the decommissioning of the associated VORs is not scheduled
until later dates. Since the VORs are still available for navigation,
it is premature to amend the routing at this time. As amended, T-358
extends from the Martinsburg, WV (MRB), VHF Omnidirectional Range and
Tactical Air Navigational System (VORTAC) to the AVALO, NJ, Fix.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document amends 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.
The Rule
This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by amending two low altitude RNAV
T-routes, designated T-358, and T-608, and establishing one T-route,
designated T-320, in the northeast United States. This action supports
the VOR MON Program, and the transition of the NAS from ground-based
navigation aids to satellite-based navigation.
T-320: T-320 is a new route that extends between the GILFF, VA, WP
and the Gardner, MA (GDM), VOR/DME. T-320 overlays portions of airway
V-308 from the BILIT, MD, Fix, to the CHOPS, MD, Fix, and from the
WNSTN, NJ, WP to the YANCT, CT, WP.
T-358: T-358 extends between the Martinsburg, WV (MRB), VORTAC, and
the AVALO, NJ, Fix. The HOGZZ, MD, WP name is changed to the TWIRK, MD,
WP per request from air traffic control (ATC). The latitude/longitude
coordinates of the WP remain unchanged. The GOLDA, MD, Fix; the BROSS,
MD, Fix; and the LEEAH, NJ, Fix are removed from the route description
because they don't denote turn points on the route. However, the fixes
will remain on aeronautical charts for ATC purposes.
T-608: T-608 is an existing Canadian T route that extends into U.S.
airspace between the HOCKE, MI, WP, and the YANTC, CT, WP. This action
modifies the eastern end of the route by removing the segments between
the Gardner, MA (GDM), VOR/DME, and the YANCT, CT, WP. Instead, the
route is realigned to proceed eastward from the Gardner VOR/DME through
the BRONC, MA; LOBBY, MA; and SOSYO, MA, Fixes; to terminate at the
REVER, MA, Fix (located 5 nautical miles north of the Boston, MA (BOS),
VOR/DME). The new route T-320 (described above) incorporates the
segments between the YANCT WP and the Gardner VOR/DME that are being
removed from T-608.
In addition, the following points are removed from the T-608 legal
description because they do not denote a turn point on the route:
MONCK, NY, WP; LORTH, NY, Fix; MAGEN, NY, WP; KONDO, NY, WP; WIFFY, NY,
WP; STODA, NY, WP; VASTS, NY, Fix; NORSE, NY, WP; MARIA, NY, WP; WARUV,
NY, WP; GRISY, MA, WP; WARIC, MA, WP; HURLY, MA, Fix; GRAYM, MA, WP;
BLATT, CT, WP; MOGUL, CT, WP; and YANCT, CT, WP.
Full route descriptions of the above T routes are listed in the
amendments to part 71 set forth below.
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 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 only affects air traffic
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procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when
promulgated, does not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this action of amending two, and
establishing one low altitude Area Navigation (RNAV) T routes, as
described above, in support of efforts transitioning the NAS from
ground-based to satellite-based navigation, qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures, paragraph 5-6.5a, which categorically excludes from further
environmental impact review rulemaking actions that designate or modify
classes of airspace areas, airways, routes, and reporting points (see
14 CFR part 71, Designation of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas;
Air Traffic Service Routes; and Reporting Points); and paragraph 5-
6.5b, which categorically excludes from further environmental impact
review ``Actions regarding establishment of jet routes and Federal
airways (see 14 CFR 71.15, Designation of jet routes and VOR Federal
airways) . . .''. As such, this action is not expected to result in any
potentially significant environmental impacts. In accordance with FAA
Order 1050.1F, paragraph 5-2 regarding Extraordinary Circumstances, the
FAA has reviewed this action for factors and circumstances in which a
normally categorically excluded action may have a significant
environmental impact requiring further analysis. Accordingly, the FAA
has determined that no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant
preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact
study.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 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
7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 19,
2022, and effective September 15, 2022, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6011 United States Area Navigation Routes.
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T-320 GILFF, VA to Gardner, MA (GDM) [New]
GILFF, VA WP (Lat. 38[deg]21'44.86'' N, long. 077[deg]26'05.38'' W)
HIGPO, VA WP (Lat. 38[deg]22'16.09'' N, long. 077[deg]22'19.97'' W)
CAVDI, MD WP (Lat. 38[deg]25'33.43'' N, long. 076[deg]54'43.49'' W)
DAILY, MD FIX (Lat. 38[deg]33'37.83'' N, long. 076[deg]43'31.05'' W)
VAALI, MD WP (Lat. 38[deg]44'00.85'' N, long. 076[deg]26'38.26'' W)
BILIT, MD FIX (Lat. 38[deg]45'15.82'' N, long. 076[deg]03'57.59'' W)
CHOPS, MD FIX (Lat. 38[deg]45'41.81'' N, long. 075[deg]57'36.18'' W)
EGGRS, DE WP (Lat. 38[deg]53'30.52'' N, long. 075[deg]30'49.95'' W)
JILLI, NJ WP (Lat. 39[deg]00'42.22'' N, long. 075[deg]05'46.21'' W)
WNSTN, NJ WP (Lat. 39[deg]05'43.81'' N, long. 074[deg]48'01.20'' W)
MANTA, NJ FIX (Lat. 39[deg]54'07.01'' N, long. 073[deg]32'31.63'' W)
BEADS, NY FIX (Lat. 40[deg]44'04.51'' N, long. 072[deg]32'34.21'' W)
ORCHA, NY WP (Lat. 40[deg]54'55.46'' N, long. 072[deg]18'43.64'' W)
BOROS, NY FIX (Lat. 41[deg]09'24.45'' N, long. 072[deg]09'50.96'' W)
Groton, CT (GON) VOR/DME (Lat. 41[deg]19'49.45'' N, long. 072[deg]03'07.14'' W)
YANTC, CT WP (Lat. 41[deg]33'22.81'' N, long. 071[deg]59'56.95'' W)
Gardner, MA (GDM) VOR/DME (Lat. 42[deg]32'45.31'' N, long. 072[deg]03'29.48'' W)
* * * * * * *
T-358 Martinsburg, WV (MRB) to AVALO, NJ [Amended]
Martinsburg, WV (MRB) VORTAC (Lat. 39[deg]23'08.06'' N, long. 077[deg]50'54.08'' W)
CPTAL, MD WP (Lat. 39[deg]32'16.02'' N, long. 077[deg]41'55.65'' W)
TWIRK, MD WP (Lat. 39[deg]34'36.70'' N, long. 077[deg]12'44.75'' W)
MOYRR, MD WP (Lat. 39[deg]30'03.42'' N, long. 076[deg]56'10.84'' W)
DANII, MD WP (Lat. 39[deg]17'46.42'' N, long. 076[deg]42'19.36'' W)
OBWON, MD WP (Lat. 39[deg]11'54.69'' N, long. 076[deg]32'04.84'' W)
SWANN, MD FIX (Lat. 39[deg]09'05.28'' N, long. 076[deg]13'43.94'' W)
Smyrna, DE (ENO) VORTAC (Lat. 39[deg]13'53.93'' N, long. 075[deg]30'57.49'' W)
AVALO, NJ FIX (Lat. 39[deg]16'54.52'' N, long. 074[deg]30'50.75'' W)
* * * * *
Paragraph 6013 Canadian Area Navigation Routes.
* * * * *
T-608 HOCKE, MI to REVER, MA [Amended]
HOCKE, MI WP (Lat. 43[deg]15'43.38'' N, long. 082[deg]42'38.27'' W)
KATNO, Canada WP (Lat. 43[deg]10'34.00'' N, long. 082[deg]19'32.00'' W)
UKNIX, NY WP (Lat. 42[deg]56'44.51'' N, long. 078[deg]55'05.60'' W)
WOZEE, NY WP (Lat. 42[deg]56'01.65'' N, long. 078[deg]44'19.64'' W)
CLUNG, NY WP (Lat. 43[deg]03'17.17'' N, long. 078[deg]00'13.38'' W)
Rochester, NY (ROC) VOR/DME (Lat. 43[deg]07'04.65'' N, long. 077[deg]40'22.06'' W)
Syracuse, NY (SYR) VORTAC (Lat. 43[deg]09'37.87'' N, long. 076[deg]12'16.41'' W)
LAMMS, NY WP (Lat. 43[deg]01'35.30'' N, long. 075[deg]09'51.50'' W)
Albany, NY (ALB) VORTAC (Lat. 42[deg]44'50.20'' N, long. 073[deg]48'11.47'' W)
GRAVE, NY WP (Lat. 42[deg]46'47.34'' N, long. 073[deg]22'20.91'' W)
Gardner, MA (GDM) VOR/DME (Lat. 42[deg]32'45.31'' N, long. 072[deg]03'29.48'' W)
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BRONC, MA FIX (Lat. 42[deg]30'53.93'' N, long. 071[deg]43'21.61'' W)
LOBBY, MA FIX (Lat. 42[deg]30'15.53'' N, long. 071[deg]36'34.04'' W)
SOSYO, MA FIX (Lat. 42[deg]29'14.45'' N, long. 071[deg]25'55.75'' W)
REVER, MA FIX (Lat. 42[deg]26'27.48'' N, long. 070[deg]57'41.31'' W)
Excluding the airspace within Canada.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
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