[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 183 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49256-49259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23945]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 28654; Amdt. No. 398]


IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required 
IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for 
certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a 
minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This 
regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the 
National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the 
safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument 
conditions in the affected areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 10, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Best, Flight Procedures 
Standards Branch (AFS-420), Technical Programs Division, Flight 
Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, D.C. 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8277.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 95 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) amends, suspends, or revokes IFR 
altitudes governing the operation of all aircraft in flight over a 
specified route or any portion of that route, as well as the changeover 
points (COPs) for Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes as 
prescribed in part 95.

The Rule

    The specified IFR altitudes, when used in conjunction with the 
prescribed changeover points for those routes, ensure navigation aid 
coverage that is adequate for safe flight operations and free of 
frequency interference. The reasons and circumstances that create the 
need for this amendment involve matters of flight safety and 
operational efficiency in the National Airspace System, are related to 
published aeronautical charts that are essential to the user, and 
provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace. In 
addition, those various reasons or circumstances require making this 
amendment effective before the next schedule charting and publication 
date of the flight information to assure its timely availability to the 
user. The effective date of this amendment reflects those 
considerations. In view of the close and immediate relationship between 
these regulatory changes and safety in air commerce, I find that notice 
and public procedure before adopting this amendment are impracticable 
and contrary to the public interest and that good cause exists for 
making the amendment effective in less than 30 days. 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. For the same reason, the FAA 
certifies that this amendment 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 95

    Airspace, Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on September 27, 1996.
Thomas C. Accardi,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the 
Administrator, part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 
95) is amended as follows effective at 0901 UTC.
    1. The authority citation for part 95 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 
44502, 44514, 44719, 44721.

    2. Part 95 is amended as follows:

Revisions to Minimum Enroute IFR Altitudes & Changeover Points Amendment
                  398 Effective Date, October 10, 1996                  
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               From                           To                 MEA    
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Sec.  95.1001 DIRECT ROUTES--U.S.                                       
Sec.  95.48 GREEN FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    CAMPBELL LAKE, AK NDB........  GLENNALLEN, AK NDB......        10200
ATLANTIC ROUTES                                                         
A638                                                                    
    GUYRO, VI FIX................  SLUGO, VI FIX...........         4000
    SLUGO, VI FIX................  SAINT MAARTEN, NA VOR/           3000
                                    DME.                                
Sec.  95.6002 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    ALBANY, NY VORTAC............  WARIC, MA FIX...........         5000
    WARIC, MA FIX................  GARDNER, MA VORTAC......        *4000
    *3500--MOCA                                                         
Sec.  95.6014 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    ALBANY, NY VORTAC............  WARIC, MA FIX...........         5000

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    WARIC, MA FIX................  GARDNER, MA VORTAC......        *4000
    *3500--MOCA                                                         
Sec.  95.6015 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    WACO, TX VORTAC..............  CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC..         2500
    CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC.......  BONHAM, TX VORTAC.......        *3500
*2200--MOCA                                                             
    BONHAM, TX VORTAC............  ARDMORE, OK VORTAC......         3600
Sec.  95.6016 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    MILLSAP, TX VORTAC...........  GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC....         3000
    GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC.........  CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC..        *3000
    *2200--MOCA                                                         
    CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC.......  QUITMAN, TX VOR/DME.....        *2500
    *1900--MOCA                                                         
Sec.  95.6017 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    WACO, TX VORTAC..............  GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC....         3000
    GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC.........  MILLSAP, TX VORTAC......         3000
    MILLSAP, TX VORTAC...........  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........        *3000
    *2500--MOCA                                                         
    BOWIE, TX VORTAC.............  DUNCAN, OK VOR/DME......        *3000
    *2500--MOCA                                                         
Sec.  95.6018 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    MILLSAP, TX VORTAC...........  GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC....         3000
    GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC.........  CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC..        *3000
    *2200--MOCA                                                         
    CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC.......  QUITMAN, TX VOR/DME.....        *2500
    *1900--MOCA                                                         
Sec.  95.6054 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    WACO, TX VORTAC..............  CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC..         2500
    CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC.......  QUITMAN, TX VOR/DME.....        *2500
    *1900--MOCA                                                         
Sec.  95.6062 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    ABILENE, TX VORTAC...........  FLECK, TX FIX...........         3300
    FLECK, TX FIX................  GEENI, TX FIX...........        *4000
    *3300--MOCA                                                         
    GEENI, TX FIX................  GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC....        *3500
    *3000--MOCA                                                         
Sec.  95.6063 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    BONHAM, TX VORTAC............  MC ALESTER, OK VORTAC...        *3000
    *2100--MOCA                                                         
Sec.  95.6066 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    ABILENE, TX VORTAC...........  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........         3500
    BOWIE, TX VORTAC.............  BONHAM, TX VORTAC.......         3700
    BONHAM, TX VORTAC............  SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX VOR/         2500
                                    DME.                                
Sec.  95.6094 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    TUSCOLA, TX VOR/DME..........  GEENI, TX FIX...........         4000
    GEENI, TX FIX................  GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC....        *3500
    *3000-MOCA                                                          
    GLENROSE, TX VORTAC..........  CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC..        *3000
    *2200-MOCA                                                          
    CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC.......  GREGG COUNTY, TX VORTAC.         2500
Sec.  95.6114 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    WICHITA FALLS, TX VORTAC.....  BONHAM, TX VORTAC.......         3000
    BONHAM, TX VORTAC............  QUITMAN, TX VOR/DME.....         2500
Sec.  95.6124 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    BONHAM, TX VORTAC............  PARIS, TX VOR/DME.......         2200
Sec.  95.6161 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    LLANO, TX VORTAC.............  *BUILT, TX FIX..........       **4500

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    *6000-MRA                                                           
    **2800-MOCA                                                         
    BUILT, TX FIX................  DUFFA, TX FIX...........        *6000
    *2700-MOCA                                                          
    DUFFA, TX FIX................  MILLSAP, TX VORTAC......         3000
    MILLSAP, TX VORTAC...........  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........        *3000
    *2500-MOCA                                                          
    BOWIE, TX VORTAC.............  ARDMORE, OK VORTAC......         3000
Sec.  95.6163 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    LAMPASAS, TX VORTAC..........  GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC....        *3500
    *3000-MOCA                                                          
    GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC.........  MILLSAP, TX VORTAC......         3000
    MILLSAP, TX VORTAC...........  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........        *3000
    *2500-MOCA                                                          
    BOWIE, TX VORTAC.............  ARDMORE, OK VORTAC......         3000
Sec.  95.6194 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC.......  KISER, TX FIX...........         2100
    KISER, TX FIX................  COLLEGE STATION, TX              4000
                                    VORTAC.                             
Sec.  95.6205 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    BRADLEY, CT VORTAC...........  DARTH, CT FIX...........        *6000
    *2200-MOCA                                                          
    DARTH, CT FIX................  PUTNAM, CT VOR/DME......        *3000
    2300-MOCA                                                           
Sec.  95.6234 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    VICHY, MO VOR/DME............  DELMA, MO DIX...........         3000
Sec.  95.6238 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    LENOX MO FIX.................  DELMA, MO FIX...........         3000
Sec.  95.6278 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    GUTHRIE, TX VORTAC...........  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........         3300
    BOWIE, TX VORTAC.............  BONHAM, TX VORTAC.......         3700
    BONHAM, TX VORTAC............  PARIS, TX VOR/DME.......         2200
Sec.  95.6355 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    BOWIE, TX VORTAC.............  WICHITA FALLS, TX VORTAC         3000
Sec.  95.6358 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    WACO, TX VORTAC..............  GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC....         3000
    GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC.........  MILLSAP, TX VORTAC......         3000
    MILLSAP, TX VORTAC...........  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........        *3000
    *2500-MOCA                                                          
    BOWIE, TX VORTAC.............  ARDMORE, OK VORTAC......         3000
Sec.  95.6477 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS ADMENDED TO READ IN PART                                             
    LEONA, TX VORTAC.............  CEDAR CREEK TX VORTAC...         2100
Sec.  95.6568 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    BUILT, TX FIX................  GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC....        *3500
    *3000--MOCA                                                         
    GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC.........  MILLSAP, TX VORTAC......         3000
Sec.  95.6569 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    FRANKSTON, TX VOR/DME........  CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC..         1800
Sec.  95.6571 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                              
    LEONA, TX VORTAC.............  CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC..         2100
Sec.  95.6583 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY                                        
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IS AMENDED BY ADDING                                                    
    QUITMAN, TX VOR/DME..........  PARIS, TX VOR/DME.......         2100
    PARIS, TX VOR/DME............  MC ALESTER, OK VORTAC...         2600
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Sec.  95.7066 JET ROUTE NO. 66                                                                                  
IS AMENDED TO READ IN PART                                                                                      

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    DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX VORTAC..............  BONHAM, TX VORTAC.....................        18000        45000
    BONHAM, TX VORTAC.........................  LITTLE ROCK, AR VORTAC................        18000        45000
Sec.  95.7181 JET ROUTE NO. 181                                                                                 
IS ADDED TO READ                                                                                                
    DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX VORTAC..............  OKMULGEE, OK VOR......................        19000        45000
    OKMULGEE, OK VOR..........................  NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME....................        18000        45000
    NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME........................  BRADFORD, IL VORTAC...................        18000        45000
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                                                                                       Distance        From     
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Sec.  95.8003 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAYS CHANGEOVER                                                                    
 POINTS                                                                                                         
V-15                                                                                                            
IS AMENDED BY ADDING                                                                                            
AIRWAY SEGMENT                                                                                                  
    CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC...................  BONHAM, TX VORTAC...................           20     CEDAR CREEK
V-569                                                                                                           
IS AMENDED BY ADDING                                                                                            
AIRWAY SEGMENT                                                                                                  
    FRANKSTON, TX VOR/DME....................  CEDAR CREEK, TX VORTAC..............            5       FRANKSTON
Sec.  95.8005 JET ROUTES CHANGEOVER POINTS                                                                      
J-181                                                                                                           
IS AMENDED BY ADDING                                                                                            
AIRWAY SEGMENT                                                                                                  
    DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX VORTAC.............  OKMULGEE, OK VOR....................          139     DALLAS/FORT
                                                                                                           WORTH
    OKMULGEE, OK VOR.........................  NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME..................           58        OKMULGEE
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