[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 22 (Thursday, February 2, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6462-6463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2568]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-14]


Proposed Alteration of VOR Federal Airways; LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.




SUMMARY: This proposed rule would realign nine Federal airways located 
in Louisiana. The New Orleans Very High Frequency Omnidirectional 
Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) will be decommissioned because 
the platform on which it is located is deteriorating. As a result, the 
Reserve, LA, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance 
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) and the Harvey, LA, VORTAC will be 
upgraded to high class navigational aids and the airways would be 
realigned to use the Reserve, LA, VOR/DME or the Harvey, LA, VORTAC. 
This action would enhance air traffic procedures and accommodate 
concerns of airspace users.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 22, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to:
    Manager, Air Traffic Division, ASW-500
    Docket No. 94-ASW-14,
    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 5:00 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: William C. Nelson, 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) 267-9295.

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-14.'' 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 nine Federal airways 
located in Louisiana. The New Orleans, LA, VORTAC will be 
decommissioned because the platform on which it is located is 
deteriorating. As a result, the Reserve, LA, VOR/DME and the Harvey, 
LA, VORTAC will be upgraded to high class navigational aids and the 
airways would be realigned to use the Reserve, LA, VOR/DME or the 
Harvey, LA, VORTAC. This action would enhance air traffic procedures 
and accommodate concerns of airspace users. Domestic 

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VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 
7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a)-Domestic VOR Federal Airways
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V-9 [Revised]
From Leeville, LA; McComb, MS; Jackson, MS; Sidon, MS; Gilmore, AR; 
Malden, MO; Farmington, MO; St. Louis, MO; Capital, IL; Pontiac, IL; 
INT Pontiac 343 deg. and Rockford, IL, 169 deg. radials; Rockford; 
Janesville, WI; Madison, WI; Oshkosh, WI; Green Bay, WI; Iron 
Mountain, MI; to Houghton, MI.
* * * * *
V-20 [Revised]
From McAllen, TX, via INT McAllen 038 deg. and Corpus Christi, TX, 
178 deg. radials; 10 miles 8 miles wide, 37 miles 7 miles wide (3 
miles E and 4 miles W of centerline), Corpus Christi; INT Corpus 
Christi 054 deg. and Palacios, TX, 226 deg. radials; Palacios; 
Hobby, TX; Beaumont, TX; Lake Charles, LA; Lafayette, LA; Reserve, 
LA; INT Reserve 083 deg.T(081 deg.M) and Gulfport, MS, 247 deg. 
radials; Gulfport; Semmes, AL; INT Semmes 048 deg. and Monroeville, 
AL, 231 deg. radials; Monroeville; Montgomery, AL; Tuskegee, AL; 
Columbus, GA; INT Columbus 068 deg. and Athens, GA, 195 deg. 
radials; Athens; Electric City, SC; Sugarloaf Mountain, NC; Barretts 
Mountain, NC; South Boston, VA; Richmond, VA; INT Richmond 039 deg. 
and Brooke, VA, 132 deg. radials; INT Patuxent, MD, 228 deg. and 
Nottingham, MD, 174 deg. radials; to Nottingham. The airspace on the 
main airway above 14,000 feet MSL from McAllen to 49 miles northeast 
and the airspace within Mexico is excluded. The airspace within R-
4007A and R-4007B is excluded.
* * * * *
V-114 [Revised]
From Amarillo, TX, via Childress, TX; Wichita Falls, TX; INT Wichita 
Falls 117 deg. and Blue Ridge, TX, 285 deg. radials; Blue Ridge; 
Quitman, TX; Gregg County, TX; Alexandria, LA; INT Baton Rouge, LA, 
307 deg. and Lafayette, LA, 042 deg. radials; 7 miles wide (3 miles 
north and 4 miles south of centerline); Baton Rouge; INT Baton Rouge 
115 deg.T(109 deg.M) and Reserve, LA, 323 deg.T(321 deg.M) radials; 
Reserve; INT Reserve 083 deg.T(081 deg.M) and Gulfport, MS, 247 deg. 
radials; Gulfport; INT Gulfport 344 deg. and Eaton, MS, 171 deg. 
radials; to Eaton, excluding the portion within R-3801B and R-3801C.
* * * * *
V-240 [Revised]
From Harvey, LA, via Harvey 065 deg.T(063 deg.M) and Semmes, AL, 
224 deg. radials; to Semmes.
* * * * *
V-455 [Revised]
From Reserve, LA, via Picayune, MS; Eaton, MS; to Meridian, MS.
* * * * *
V-543 [Revised]
From Leeville, LA, via INT Leeville 356 deg.T(354 deg.M) and Eaton, 
MS, 221 deg. radials; Eaton; INT Eaton 010 deg. and Meridian, MS, 
221 deg. radials; Meridian.
* * * * *
V-552 [Revised]
From Beaumont, TX, via INT Beaumont 056 deg. and Lake Charles, LA, 
272 deg. radials; Lake Charles; INT Lake Charles 064 deg. and 
Lafayette, LA, 281 deg. radials; Lafayette; Tibby, LA; Harvey, LA; 
Picayune, MS; Semmes, AL; INT Semmes 063 deg. and Monroeville, AL, 
216 deg. radials; to Monroeville.
* * * * *
V-555 [Revised]
From Picayune, MS, via McComb, MS; INT McComb 019 deg. and Jackson, 
MS, 169 deg. radials; Jackson; INT Jackson 010 deg. and Sidon, MS, 
159 deg. radials; to Sidon.
* * * * *
V-566 [Revised]
From Gregg County, TX, via Shreveport, LA; INT Shreveport 176 deg. 
and Alexandria, LA, 302 deg. radials; Alexandria; INT Alexandria 
109 deg. and Reserve, LA, 323 deg.T(321 deg.M) radials; to Reserve; 
excluding the portion within R-3801B and R-3801C.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 26, 1995
Nancy B. Kalinowski,
Acting Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.
[FR Doc. 95-2568 Filed 2-1-95; 8:45am]
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