Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route Q-97; Maine, 14579-14581 [2024-04031]
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44701: General requirements. Under
that section, Congress charges the FAA
with promoting safe flight of civil
aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and
procedures the Administrator finds
necessary for safety in air commerce.
This regulation is within the scope of
that authority because it addresses an
unsafe condition that is likely to exist or
develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.
Regulatory Findings
This AD will not have federalism
implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on
the relationship between the national
Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
For the reasons discussed, I certify
that this AD:
(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866,
and
(2) Will not affect intrastate aviation
in Alaska.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Incorporation by reference,
Safety.
The Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as
follows:
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
§ 39.13
[Amended]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new airworthiness
directive:
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2024–02–55 Bell Textron Canada Limited:
Amendment 39–22674; Docket No.
FAA–2024–0226; Project Identifier
MCAI–2024–00069–R.
(a) Effective Date
The FAA issued Emergency Airworthiness
Directive (AD) 2024–02–55 on January 26,
2024, directly to affected owners and
operators. As a result of such actual notice,
that emergency AD was effective for those
owners and operators on the date it was
provided. This AD contains the same
requirements as that emergency AD and, for
those who did not receive actual notice, is
effective on March 14, 2024.
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of the local flight standards district office/
certificate holding district office.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to Bell Textron Canada
Limited Model 505 helicopters, certificated
in any category, as identified in Transport
Canada Emergency AD CF–2024–03, dated
January 25, 2024 (Transport Canada AD CF–
2024–03).
(d) Subject
Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)
Code: 5532 Vertical stabilizer, plates/skin.
(e) Unsafe Condition
This AD was prompted by multiple
occurrences of the vertical stabilizer top end
cap assembly being found cracked, with
some cases including the departure of the
navigation/very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR)/glide slope antenna
and tuning weight from the helicopter during
flight. The FAA is issuing this AD to detect
cracking on the vertical stabilizer top end cap
assembly. The unsafe condition, if not
addressed, could result in the antenna or
tuning weight departing from the helicopter
and impacting and damaging the tail rotor,
resulting in the loss of directional control of
the helicopter.
(f) Compliance
Comply with this AD within the
compliance times specified, unless already
done.
(g) Requirements
Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this
AD: Comply with all required actions and
compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, Transport Canada AD CF–
2024–03.
(h) Exceptions to Transport Canada AD CF–
2024–03
(1) Where Transport Canada AD CF–2024–
03 refers to its effective date, this AD requires
using the effective date of this AD.
(2) Where Transport Canada AD CF–2024–
03 refers to ‘‘air time,’’ this AD requires
replacing those words with ‘‘hours time-inservice.’’
(i) Special Flight Permits
Special flight permits are prohibited.
(j) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, International Validation
Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve
AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In
accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your
request to your principal inspector or local
Flight Standards District Office, as
appropriate. If sending information directly
to the manager of the International Validation
Branch, send it to the attention of the person
identified in paragraph (k) of this AD or
email to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. If
mailing information, also submit information
by email.
(2) Before using any approved AMOC,
notify your appropriate principal inspector,
or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
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(k) Related Information
For more information about this AD,
contact Dan McCully, Aviation Safety
Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite
410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone (404) 474–
5548; email william.mccully@faa.gov.
(l) Material Incorporated by Reference
(1) The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference of
the service information listed in this
paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR
part 51.
(2) You must use this service information
as applicable to do the actions required by
this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise.
(i) Transport Canada Emergency AD CF–
2024–03, dated January 25, 2024.
(ii) [Reserved]
(3) For Transport Canada Emergency AD
CF–2024–03, contact Transport Canada
National Aircraft Certification, 159 Cleopatra
Drive, Nepean, Ontario, K1A 0N5, Canada;
phone 888–663–3639; email
TC.AirworthinessDirectivesConsignesdenavigabilite.TC@tc.gc.ca;
internet tc.canada.ca/en/aviation. You may
find the Transport Canada material on the
Transport Canada website at
wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/cawisswimn/ad_qs1.aspx.
(4) You may view this service information
at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel,
Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy.,
Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For
information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110.
(5) You may view this material at the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of this material at NARA,
visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locationsoremailfr.inspection@nara.gov.
Issued on February 23, 2024.
Caitlin Locke,
Director, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–04172 Filed 2–26–24; 11:15 am]
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14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2024–0368; Airspace
Docket No. 23–AEA–16]
RIN 2120–AA66
Amendment of United States Area
Navigation (RNAV) Route Q–97; Maine
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This action amends the
description of United States Area
Navigation (RNAV) Route Q–97 by
SUMMARY:
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changing the name of the DLAAY, MD,
waypoint (WP) to the BYSEL, MD, WP;
changing the type of point for the
SAWED, VA, and KALDA, VA, route
points from being listed as a ‘‘Fix’’ to a
‘‘WP’’; and correcting the geographic
coordinates listed for the existing route
points between the JEVED, GA, WP and
the Presque Isle, ME (PQI), Very High
Frequency Omnidirectional Range/
Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/
DME) navigational aid. The FAA is
taking these actions to match the FAA
National Airspace System Resource
(NASR) database information. These
actions are editorial amendments only
and do not alter the alignment,
dimensions, or operating requirements
of Q–97.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, May 16,
2024. 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: A copy of this final rule,
and all background material may be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
using the FAA Docket number.
Electronic retrieval help and guidelines
are available on the website. It is
available 24 hours each day, 365 days
each year.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, and
subsequent amendments can be viewed
online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
publications/. You may also contact the
Rules and Regulations Group, Office of
Policy, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267–8783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Vidis, 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
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airspace. This regulation is within the
scope of that authority as it modifies the
Air Traffic Service (ATS) route structure
as necessary to preserve the safe and
efficient flow of air traffic within the
National Airspace System.
History
On July 25, 2023, the FAA published
a final rule for Docket No. FAA–2023–
1276 in the Federal Register (88 FR
47762) amending Q–97 in support of the
FAA’s Northeast Corridor Atlantic Coast
Routes (NEC ACR) Optimization Project.
The amendment removed eight WPs and
one Fix from the route because they did
not denote a turn of one degree or more
and moved the DLAAY, MD, WP along
the route south of its previous position
to deconflict New York arrival traffic
from departures climbing southbound
on RNAV Routes Q–97 and Q–167. The
effective date of those amendments was
October 5, 2023.
Subsequent to the amendment of Q–
97, the FAA identified a safety related
issue caused by the similar sounding
WP names of the DLAAY WP and the
ZJAAY, MD, WP that is located
approximately 25 nautical miles from
the DLAAY WP. The similar sounding
WP names have caused confusion and
frequent communication errors between
air traffic control and flight crews. To
eliminate the confusion and potential
future communications errors, the FAA
is changing the DLAAY WP name to the
BYSEL, MD, WP and keeping the same
geographic coordinates for the WP
position.
Additionally, since amending Q–97 as
noted above, the SAWED, VA, Fix and
the KALDA, VA, Fix listed in the route
description was changed from a Fix to
a WP in the FAA NASR database.
Accordingly, this action is updating the
type of route point of the SAWED Fix
and KALDA Fix in the Q–97 description
from being listed as a ‘‘Fix’’ to a ‘‘WP’’.
Finally, when the final rule for Docket
No. FAA–2023–1276 was published, the
geographic coordinates listed for the
route points from the TOVAR, FL, WP
to the WOPNR, OA, WP were
inadvertently repeated for the route
points extending from the JEVED, GA,
WP to the Presque Isle, ME, VOR/DME.
To correct this error, the FAA is
correcting the geographic coordinates
for the route points extending from the
JEVED WP to the Presque Isle VOR/DME
to match the FAA’s NASR database
information for each point.
Incorporation by Reference
United States Area Navigation Routes
(Q-routes) are published in paragraph
2006 of FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
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which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This
document amends the current version of
that order, FAA Order JO 7400.11H,
dated August 11, 2023, and effective
September 15, 2023. FAA Order JO
7400.11H is publicly available as listed
in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. These amendments will be
published in the next update to FAA
Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H 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 RNAV Route Q–97 by
changing the name of the DLAAY, MD,
WP to the BYSEL, MD, WP; changing
the type of point of the SAWED, VA and
KALDA, VA, route points from ‘‘Fix’’ to
‘‘WP’’; and correcting the geographic
coordinates listed for the existing route
points from the JEVED, GA, WP to the
Presque Isle, ME, VOR/DME.
These editorial amendments to the Q–
97 description are made to ensure the
route matches the FAA NASR database
information and charted depiction of
the route. The changed BYSEL WP
name, the changed type of route point
for the SAWED WP and KALDA WP,
and the corrected geographic
coordinates for the route points between
the JEVED WP and the Presque Isle
VOR/DME are listed in the Q–97
description in the regulatory text of this
final rule.
Since this action merely involves
editorial amendments in the Part 71
description of U.S. RNAV Route Q–97,
and does not involve a change in the
alignment, dimensions, or operating
requirements of that route, notice and
public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)
are unnecessary.
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 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
procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when
promulgated, does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
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number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that these
editorial amendment actions of RNAV
route Q–97, to match the existing FAA
NASR database information and charted
route depiction, 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). 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).
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 21,
2024.
Frank Lias,
Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
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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 7400.11H,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 11, 2023, and
effective September 15, 2023, is
amended as follows:
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(Department) published the WagnerPeyser Act Staffing rule on November
24, 2023. In that rulemaking document,
the Department inadvertently removed
the definition of State Workforce
Agency (SWA) official. The Department
is correcting the regulatory text to align
with the preamble description of
retaining the definition of State
Workforce Agency (SWA) official. This
document corrects the final regulations
that became effective January 23, 2024.
DATES: Effective on February 28, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Vitelli, Administrator, Office of
Workforce Investment, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Room C–4526,
Washington, DC 20210, Telephone:
(202) 693–3980 (voice) (this is not a toll-
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part 71 continues to read as follows:
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Correcting amendments.
SUMMARY:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
Paragraph 2006 United States Area
Navigation Routes.
The Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
Q–97 TOVAR, FL to Presque Isle, ME (PQI) [Amended]
TOVAR, FL
WP
(Lat. 26°33′05.09″
MALET, FL
FIX
(Lat. 28°41′29.90″
DEBRL, FL
WP
(Lat. 29°17′48.73″
KENLL, FL
WP
(Lat. 29°34′28.35″
PRMUS, FL
WP
(Lat. 29°49′05.67″
WOPNR, OA
WP
(Lat. 30°37′36.03″
JEVED, GA
WP
(Lat. 31°15′02.60″
CAKET, SC
WP
(Lat. 32°31′08.63″
WP
(Lat. 34°24′14.57″
ELLDE, NC
PAACK, NC
WP
(Lat. 35°55′40.26″
SAWED, VA
WP
(Lat. 37°32′00.73″
KALDA, VA
WP
(Lat. 37°50′31.06″
ZJAAY, MD
WP
(Lat. 38°03′09.95″
BYSEL, MD
WP
(Lat. 38°15′02.70″
Calverton, NY (CCC)
VOR/DME
(Lat. 40°55′46.63″
NTMEG, CT
WP
(Lat. 41°16′30.75″
WP
(Lat. 42°08′24.33″
VENTE, MA
BLENO, NH
WP
(Lat. 42°54′55.00″
FRIAR, ME
FIX
(Lat. 44°26′28.93″
Presque Isle, ME (PQI)
VOR/DME
(Lat. 46°46′27.07″
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November 24, 2023, the Department
published a final rule (88 FR 82658)
making changes to staffing requirements
under the Wagner-Peyser Act. Within
the amendments to 20 CFR part 651, the
introduction of the changes to the
definitions in 20 CFR 651.10 specified
at 2.f the removal of the definition State
Workforce Agency (SWA) official. The
Department intended to retain this
definition as discussed in section V.B of
the preamble to the final rule. This
correction reinstates the definition of
State Workforce Agency (SWA) official.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
List of Subjects in 20 CFR Part 651
Employment, Grant programs—labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2024-0368; Airspace Docket No. 23-AEA-16]
RIN 2120-AA66
Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route Q-97;
Maine
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends the description of United States Area
Navigation (RNAV) Route Q-97 by
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changing the name of the DLAAY, MD, waypoint (WP) to the BYSEL, MD, WP;
changing the type of point for the SAWED, VA, and KALDA, VA, route
points from being listed as a ``Fix'' to a ``WP''; and correcting the
geographic coordinates listed for the existing route points between the
JEVED, GA, WP and the Presque Isle, ME (PQI), Very High Frequency
Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME)
navigational aid. The FAA is taking these actions to match the FAA
National Airspace System Resource (NASR) database information. These
actions are editorial amendments only and do not alter the alignment,
dimensions, or operating requirements of Q-97.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, May 16, 2024. 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: A copy of this final rule, and all background material may
be viewed online at www.regulations.gov using the FAA Docket number.
Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are available on the website.
It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. You may also contact the Rules and
Regulations Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Vidis, 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 Air Traffic Service (ATS) route structure
as necessary to preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic
within the National Airspace System.
History
On July 25, 2023, the FAA published a final rule for Docket No.
FAA-2023-1276 in the Federal Register (88 FR 47762) amending Q-97 in
support of the FAA's Northeast Corridor Atlantic Coast Routes (NEC ACR)
Optimization Project. The amendment removed eight WPs and one Fix from
the route because they did not denote a turn of one degree or more and
moved the DLAAY, MD, WP along the route south of its previous position
to deconflict New York arrival traffic from departures climbing
southbound on RNAV Routes Q-97 and Q-167. The effective date of those
amendments was October 5, 2023.
Subsequent to the amendment of Q-97, the FAA identified a safety
related issue caused by the similar sounding WP names of the DLAAY WP
and the ZJAAY, MD, WP that is located approximately 25 nautical miles
from the DLAAY WP. The similar sounding WP names have caused confusion
and frequent communication errors between air traffic control and
flight crews. To eliminate the confusion and potential future
communications errors, the FAA is changing the DLAAY WP name to the
BYSEL, MD, WP and keeping the same geographic coordinates for the WP
position.
Additionally, since amending Q-97 as noted above, the SAWED, VA,
Fix and the KALDA, VA, Fix listed in the route description was changed
from a Fix to a WP in the FAA NASR database. Accordingly, this action
is updating the type of route point of the SAWED Fix and KALDA Fix in
the Q-97 description from being listed as a ``Fix'' to a ``WP''.
Finally, when the final rule for Docket No. FAA-2023-1276 was
published, the geographic coordinates listed for the route points from
the TOVAR, FL, WP to the WOPNR, OA, WP were inadvertently repeated for
the route points extending from the JEVED, GA, WP to the Presque Isle,
ME, VOR/DME. To correct this error, the FAA is correcting the
geographic coordinates for the route points extending from the JEVED WP
to the Presque Isle VOR/DME to match the FAA's NASR database
information for each point.
Incorporation by Reference
United States Area Navigation Routes (Q-routes) are published in
paragraph 2006 of FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on
an annual basis. This document amends the current version of that
order, FAA Order JO 7400.11H, dated August 11, 2023, and effective
September 15, 2023. FAA Order JO 7400.11H is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. These amendments will
be published in the next update to FAA Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H 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 RNAV Route Q-97 by
changing the name of the DLAAY, MD, WP to the BYSEL, MD, WP; changing
the type of point of the SAWED, VA and KALDA, VA, route points from
``Fix'' to ``WP''; and correcting the geographic coordinates listed for
the existing route points from the JEVED, GA, WP to the Presque Isle,
ME, VOR/DME.
These editorial amendments to the Q-97 description are made to
ensure the route matches the FAA NASR database information and charted
depiction of the route. The changed BYSEL WP name, the changed type of
route point for the SAWED WP and KALDA WP, and the corrected geographic
coordinates for the route points between the JEVED WP and the Presque
Isle VOR/DME are listed in the Q-97 description in the regulatory text
of this final rule.
Since this action merely involves editorial amendments in the Part
71 description of U.S. RNAV Route Q-97, and does not involve a change
in the alignment, dimensions, or operating requirements of that route,
notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.
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 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 procedures and air navigation, it is certified
that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial
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number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that these editorial amendment actions of
RNAV route Q-97, to match the existing FAA NASR database information
and charted route depiction, 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). 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
7400.11H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 11,
2023, and effective September 15, 2023, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 2006 United States Area Navigation Routes.
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Q-97 TOVAR, FL to Presque Isle, ME (PQI) [Amended]
TOVAR, FL WP (Lat. 26[deg]33'05.09'' N, long. 080[deg]02'19.75'' W)
MALET, FL FIX (Lat. 28[deg]41'29.90'' N, long. 080[deg]52'04.30'' W)
DEBRL, FL WP (Lat. 29[deg]17'48.73'' N, long. 081[deg]08'02.88'' W)
KENLL, FL WP (Lat. 29[deg]34'28.35'' N, long. 081[deg]07'25.26'' W)
PRMUS, FL WP (Lat. 29[deg]49'05.67'' N, long. 081[deg]07'20.74'' W)
WOPNR, OA WP (Lat. 30[deg]37'36.03'' N, long. 081[deg]04'26.44'' W)
JEVED, GA WP (Lat. 31[deg]15'02.60'' N, long. 081[deg]03'40.14'' W)
CAKET, SC WP (Lat. 32[deg]31'08.63'' N, long. 080[deg]16'09.21'' W)
ELLDE, NC WP (Lat. 34[deg]24'14.57'' N, long. 078[deg]41'50.60'' W)
PAACK, NC WP (Lat. 35[deg]55'40.26'' N, long. 077[deg]15'30.99'' W)
SAWED, VA WP (Lat. 37[deg]32'00.73'' N, long. 075[deg]51'29.10'' W)
KALDA, VA WP (Lat. 37[deg]50'31.06'' N, long. 075[deg]37'35.34'' W)
ZJAAY, MD WP (Lat. 38[deg]03'09.95'' N, long. 075[deg]26'34.27'' W)
BYSEL, MD WP (Lat. 38[deg]15'02.70'' N, long. 075[deg]16'52.87'' W)
Calverton, NY (CCC) VOR/DME (Lat. 40[deg]55'46.63'' N, long. 072[deg]47'55.89'' W)
NTMEG, CT WP (Lat. 41[deg]16'30.75'' N, long. 072[deg]28'52.08'' W)
VENTE, MA WP (Lat. 42[deg]08'24.33'' N, long. 071[deg]53'38.08'' W)
BLENO, NH WP (Lat. 42[deg]54'55.00'' N, long. 071[deg]04'43.37'' W)
FRIAR, ME FIX (Lat. 44[deg]26'28.93'' N, long. 069[deg]53'04.38'' W)
Presque Isle, ME (PQI) VOR/DME (Lat. 46[deg]46'27.07'' N, long. 068[deg]05'40.37'' W)
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2024.
Frank Lias,
Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2024-04031 Filed 2-27-24; 8:45 am]
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