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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANE-22]

 

Alteration of VOR Federal Airway V-1

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule modifies Federal Airway V-1 by extending the airway 
from the Hartford, CT, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/
Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) facility to the Boston, MA, VORTAC. 
Modifying V-1 simplifies air traffic control (ATC) clearances and 
reduces the controllers' workload. This action also changes the airway 
description in the vicinity of the South Florida Low, FL, Offshore 
Airspace Area. The description is modified to incorporate changes 
associated with the offshore airspace reconfiguration.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., October 13, 1994.

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:

History

    On October 14, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify V-1 from the 
Hartford, CT, VORTAC to the Boston, MA, VORTAC (58 FR 53164). 
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received. Except for 
editorial changes, this amendment is the same as that proposed in the 
notice. 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 will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
modifies V-1 by extending the airway from the Hartford, CT, VORTAC to 
the Boston, MA, VORTAC. This action simplifies ATC clearances along 
this extremely active airway. This action reduces the workload for 
pilots and controllers.
    In addition, this rule changes the floor of V-1 in the vicinity of 
the South Florida Low, FL, Offshore Airspace Area. On June 22, 1993, 
the northern boundary of the South Florida Low, FL, Offshore Airspace 
Area was moved from latitude 28 deg.00'00'' N. to latitude 
34 deg.00'00'' N., to ensure that certain ATC operations were conducted 
in controlled airspace (58 FR 33907). Relocating the northern boundary 
of that offshore airspace area prompted changes to the floor of the 
airway. The floor of V-1 is raised from 2,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) 
to 2,700 feet MSL to coincide with the floor of the South Florida Low, 
FL, Offshore Airspace Area.
    Since this action involves, in part, the designation of navigable 
airspace outside of the United States, the Administrator has consulted 
with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense in accordance 
with the provisions of Executive Order 10854.
    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 
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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-1 [Revised]

    From Craig, FL, via INT Craig 020 deg. and Charleston, SC, 
214 deg. radials; Charleston; Grand Strand, SC; INT Grand Strand 
031 deg. and Kinston, NC, 214 deg. radials; Kinston; Cofield, NC; 
Norfolk, VA; Cape Charles, VA; INT Cape Charles 006 deg. and 
Salisbury, MD, 206 deg. radials; Salisbury; Waterloo, DE; INT 
Waterloo 024 deg. and Coyle, NJ, 216 deg. radials; Coyle; INT Coyle 
036 deg. and Kennedy, NY, 209 deg. radials; Kennedy; Deer Park, NY; 
Madison, CT; Hartford, CT; INT Hartford 040 deg. and Boston, MA, 
252 deg. radials; to Boston, MA; excluding the airspace below 2,700 
feet MSL outside the United States between STARY INT and Charleston, 
SC. The portions within R-5002A, R-5002C and R-5002D are excluded 
during their times of use. The airspace within R-4006 is excluded.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 29, 1994.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Acting Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.
[FR Doc. 94-19274 Filed 8-5-94, 8:45 am]
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