[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54933-54935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27182]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-14]
RIN 2120-AA66


Alteration of VOR Federal Airways; Louisiana

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule realigns nine Federal airways located in Louisiana. 
The New Orleans Very High Frequency

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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 and the airways will be realigned 
using these navigational aids.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Nelson, Airspace and Rules 
Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On February 2, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations part 71 (14 CFR part 71) to realign nine Federal 
airways located in Louisiana (60 FR 6462). Interested parties were 
invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting 
written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received. 
Except for editorial changes, a radial change in V-20 from ``083 deg.'' 
to ``084 deg.''; radial changes in V-114 from ``083 deg.'' to 
``084 deg.'' and from ``115 deg.'' to ``112 deg.''; and the amendment 
to V-114 that was published in the Federal Register on July 3, 1996, 
Airspace Docket (ASD) No. 93-ASW-4 (61 FR 34722) with an effective date 
of October 10, 1996, that supported the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex 
Plan but did not alter V-114 in the state of Louisiana; an amendment to 
V-566 that was published in the Federal Register on October 20, 1994, 
ASD No. 94-ASW-9 (59 FR 52895) with an effective date of December 8, 
1994, that changed the name ``Shreveport to ``Belcher''; this amendment 
is the same as that proposed in the notice. Domestic VOR Federal 
airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 7400.9D dated 
September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The airways listed in this 
document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 realigns 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 and the airways will be realigned using the 
navigational aids. This action enhances air traffic procedures and 
accommodates concerns of airspace users.
    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:


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, 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 084 deg. 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.
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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 112 deg. and Reserve, LA, 323 deg. radials; Reserve; 
INT Reserve 084 deg. 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.
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V-240  [Revised]

    From Harvey, LA, via Harvey 065 deg. and Semmes, AL, 224 deg. 
radials; to Semmes.
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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. and Eaton, MS, 
221 deg. radials; Eaton; INT Eaton 010 deg. and Meridian, MS, 
221 deg. radials; Meridian.
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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.
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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.
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V-566  [Revised]

    From Gregg County, TX, via Belcher, LA; INT Belcher 176 deg. and 
Alexandria, LA, 302 deg. radials; Alexandria; INT Alexandria 
109 deg. and Reserve, LA, 323 deg. radials; to Reserve; excluding 
the portion within R-3801B and R-3801C.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16, 1996
Jeff Griffith,
Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 96-27182 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]
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