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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-1]

 

Proposed Alteration of VOR Federal Airway V-234

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would realign Federal Airway V-234 between 
Dalhart, TX, and Anton Chico, NM. Currently, V-234 has a dogleg between 
those two points and this action would realign that segment as a direct 
route. V-234, when originally established as a nonradar route, required 
the dogleg to provide lateral separation from other aircraft on 
adjacent airways. Radar coverage has been established to cover this 
segment of the airway, and the necessity for the dogleg no longer 
exists. This action would be beneficial to the users of the air traffic 
control (ATC) system.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 5, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, ASW-500, Docket No. 94-ASW-1, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 4400 Blue Mound Road, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0500.
    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: Norman W. Thomas, 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) 267-9230.

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. 94-
ASW-1.'' 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 realign Federal Airway V-234 
between Dalhart, TX, and Anton Chico, NM. Currently, V-234 has a dogleg 
between those two points and this action would realign that segment as 
a direct route. V-234 was originally established as a nonradar route, 
and required the dogleg to provide lateral separation from other 
aircraft on adjacent airways. Since this area is now covered by radar, 
the dogleg is no longer necessary. This action would be beneficial to 
the users of the ATC system. 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 airway 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-234  [Revised]

    From St. Johns, AZ, via INT St. Johns 085 deg. and Albuquerque, 
NM, 229 deg. radials; Albuquerque; INT Albuquerque 103 deg. and 
Anton Chico, NM, 249 deg. radials; Anton Chico; Dalhart, TX; 
Liberal, KS; 32 miles, 74 miles, 65 MSL, Hutchinson, KS; Emporia, 
KS; Butler, MO; Vichy, MO; INT Vichy 091 deg. and Centralia, IL, 
253 deg. radials; Centralia. The airspace at and above 8,000 feet 
MSL between Vichy and the INT of Vichy 091 deg. and St. Louis, MO, 
171 deg. radials is excluded during the time that the Meramec MOA is 
activated by NOTAM.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 10, 1994.
Harold W. Becker,
Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.
[FR Doc. 94-12383 Filed 5-19-94; 8:45 am]
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