[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 245 (Thursday, December 19, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66912-66913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32110]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-2]
RIN 2120-AA66


Removal of J-532

agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

action: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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summary: This action removes Jet Route 532 (J-532) which currently runs 
from the United States/Canadian border to Humboldt, MN. The FAA is 
taking this action because the jet route is no longer necessary for 
navigation between Canada and the United States.

dates: Effective date: 0901 UTC, March 27, 1997.
    Comments: Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be 
received on or before February 7, 1997.

addresses: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, AGL-500, Docket No. 96-AGL-2, 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

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Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 
weekends, 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 Air Traffic Airspace Management, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC, 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.

supplementary information: J-532 originally was established to provide 
a transition route for operations in the Canadian airspace. As a result 
of a recent airspace review, Transport Canada and the United States 
agreed that the jet route is no longer necessary for navigation and 
should be removed. On April 25, 1996, Transport Canada removed that 
portion of J-532 within the Canadian airspace from Red Lake, Ontario, 
Canada, to the United States/Canadian border. The FAA is taking this 
action to remove the remaining segment of J-532 which currently runs 
from the United States/Canadian border to Humboldt, MN. Jet routes are 
published in paragraph 2004 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 jet route listed in this document will be 
removed subsequently from the Order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

    The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse 
or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct final rule. 
This docket action is a technical amendment which is necessary to 
eliminate chart clutter, and, therefore, no adverse or negative 
comments are anticipated. Unless a written adverse or negative comment, 
or a written notice of intent to submit an adverse or negative comment 
is received within the comment period, the regulation will become 
effective on the date specified above. After the close of the comment 
period, the FAA will publish a document in the Federal Register 
indicating that no adverse or negative comments were received and 
confirming the date on which the final rule will become effective. If 
the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an adverse or negative 
comment, or written notice of intent to submit such a comment, a 
document withdrawing the direct final rule will be published in the 
Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking may be published 
with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

    Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not 
preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on 
this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by 
submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire. 
Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted 
in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ``ADDRESSES.'' 
All communications received on or before the closing date for comments 
will be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light 
of the comments received. Factual information that supports the 
commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating 
the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional 
rulemaking action would be needed.
    Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might 
suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be 
available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the 
Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that 
summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this 
action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to Docket No. 96-AGL-2.'' The postcard will be date stamped and 
returned to the commenter.

Agency Findings

    The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct 
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national 
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in 
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final 
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the 
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and 
unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons 
discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (1) is not a 
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is 
not a ``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (DOT) 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 
and (3) if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact, 
positive or negative, 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

    Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

    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 follow:

Paragraph 2004--Jet Routes

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J-532 [Removed]

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 12, 1996.
Jeff Griffith,
Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 96-32110 Filed 12-18-96; 8:45 am]
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