[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16622-16623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9371]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AGL-16]


Proposed Realignment of Jet Route  J-522

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would alter Jet Route J-522 by extending 
the route from Green Bay, WI, to Brainerd, MN. This proposed action is 
necessary to provide a means for aircraft to transition from an en 
route environment to the standard terminal arrival route (STAR) serving 
the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 30, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, AGL-500, Docket No. 95-AGL-16, Federal Aviation 
Administration, O'Hare Lake Office Center, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des 
Plaines, IL 60018.
    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: Patricia P. Crawford, Airspace and 
Rules Division (ATA-400), Office of Airspace Management, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20591; telephone: (202) 267-3075.

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. 95-
AGL-16.'' 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 Airspace Management, Attention: Airspace and Rules Division, 
ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by 
calling (202) 267-3075. Communications must identify the notice number 
of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for 
future NPRM's should call the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-
9677 for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the 
application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to alter Jet Route J-522 by 
extending the route from Green Bay, WI, to Brainerd, MN. A new STAR was 
developed to serve the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. 
Extending J-522 would provide a published route for aircraft to 
transition from an en route environment to a terminal arrival route. 
Jet routes are published in paragraph 2004 of FAA Order 7400.9C dated 
August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The jet route 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 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 2004--Jet Routes

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J-522  [Revised]

    From Brainerd, MN; Green Bay, WI; Traverse City, MI; Au Sable, 
MI; Toronto,

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ON, Canada; INT Toronto 099 deg. and Hancock, NY, 302 deg. radials; 
Hancock; to Kingston, NY. The airspace within Canada is excluded.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 9, 1996.
Harold W. Becker,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 96-9371 Filed 4-15-96; 8:45 am]
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