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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANE-34]

 

Proposed Alteration of VOR Federal Airways; Maine

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would notify Federal Airways V-93 and V-451 
located in Maine. Modifying V-93 and V-451 is necessary because a 
section of both airways is defined by radials from the Navy Brunswick, 
ME, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation 
(VORTAC) facility. Navy Brunswick VORTAC is scheduled to be 
decommissioned on April 28, 1994, and the effective date of the final 
rule, if issued would coincide with that date.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 3, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, ANE-500, Docket No. 93-ANE-34, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803.
    The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of 
the Chief Counsel, room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC, weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia P. Crawford, Airspace and Obstruction Evaluation Branch (ATP-
240), Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division, Air Traffic 
Rules and Procedures Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
9255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 93-
ANE-34.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing 
date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-220, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3485. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's 
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify V-93 and V-451. A 
section of both airways is defined by radials from the Navy Brunswick, 
ME (NHZ) VORTAC which is scheduled to be decommissioned on April 28, 
1994. This action would ensure that the airways are usable after the 
navigational aid has been decommissioned. This proposed action would be 
come effective concurrent with the decommissioning of the Navy 
Brunswick VORTAC. Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in 
paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and 
effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The airways listed in this 
document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
It, therefore--(1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); 
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the 
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that 
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this 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.

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--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:

    Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways.
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V-93  [Revised]

    From Patuxent River, MD, INT Patuxent 013 deg. and Baltimore, 
MD, 122 deg. radials; Baltimore; INT Baltimore 004 deg. and 
Lancaster, PA, 214 deg. radials; Lancaster; Wilkes-Barre, PA; Lake 
Henry, PA; INT Lake Henry 078 deg. and Kingston, NY, 270 deg. 
radials; Kingston; Pawling, NY; Chester, MA, 12 miles 7 miles wide 
(4 miles E and 3 miles W of centerline); Keene, NH; Concord, NH; 
Kennebunk, ME; INT Kennebunk 045 deg.T(062 deg.M) and Bangor, ME, 
220 deg.T(239 deg.M) radials; Bangor; Princeton, ME; INT Princeton 
057 deg. radial and the United States/Canadian border.
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V-451  [Revised]

    From LaGuardia, NY; INT LaGuardia 063 deg. and Hampton, NY, 
289 deg. radials; INT Hampton 289 deg. and Calverton, RI, 044 deg. 
radials; INT Calverton 044 deg. and Groton, CT, 243 deg. radials; 
Groton; INT Groton 064 deg. and Sandy Point, RI; 031 deg. radials; 
INT Sandy Point 031 deg. and Kennebunk, ME, 180 deg. radials; INT 
Kennebunk 180 deg.T(197 deg.M) and Pease, NH, 093 deg.T(109 deg.M) 
radials.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 3, 1994.
Harold W. Becker,
Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.
[FR Doc. 94-784 Filed 1-11-94; 8:45 am]
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