[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10202-10204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5549]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 28833; Amdt. No. 401]


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, March 27, 1997.

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 scheduled 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 his 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 February 21, 1997.
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, March 27, 1997.
    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 to read as follows:

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    Revisions to Minimum Enroute IFR Altitudes and Changeover Points    
             [Amendment 401 effective date, March 27, 1997]             
                                                                        
               From                           To                 MEA    
                   Sec.  95.1001  Direct Routes--U.S.                   
     Sec.  95.637  Blue Federal Airway 37 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Elephant, AK NDB.................  Sparl, AK FIX...........        *6000
    *5100-MOCA                                                          
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         Sec.  95.1001  Direct Routes--U.S. is Amended to Delete        
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Dallas/Fort Worth, TX Vortax.....  Duncan, OK VOR/DME......        *5000
    *2600-MOCA                                                          
VIA DFW VORTAC 275& SPS VORTAC                                          
 140                                                                    
    *3000-MOCA                                                          
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     Sec.  95.6050  VOR Federal Airway 50 is Amended To Read in Part    
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Pawnee City, NE VORTAC...........  St. Joseph, MO VORTAC...         4000
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     Sec.  95.6069  VOR Federal Airway 69 is amended to read in Part    
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Pine Bluff, AR VOR/DME...........  Billi, AR FIX...........        *2000
    Billi, AR FIX                  *Hille, AR FIX..........       **6000
    *6000-MRA                                                           
    **1500-MOCA                                                         
Hille, AR FIX....................  Walnut Ridge, AR VORTAC.        *4000
    *3000-MOCA                                                          
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    Sec.  95.6153  VOR Federal Airway 153 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Lake Henry, PA VORTAC............  Grows, NY FIX...........        *5000
    *4200-MOCA                                                          
Grows, NY FIX....................  Georgetown, NY VORTAC...       *-6000
    *3700-MOCA                                                          
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    Sec.  95.6210  VOR Federal Airway 210 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Rolls, OK FIX....................  *Waxey, OK FIX..........       **8400
    *4400-MRA                                                           
    **3500-MOCA                                                         
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    Sec.  95.6223  VOR Federal Airway 223 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Haney, VA FIX....................  *Fluky, VA FIX..........         2600
    *1000-MRA                                                           
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    Sec.  95.6375  VOR Federal Airway 375 is amended to Read in Part    
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Gordonsville, VA VORTAC..........  *Haney, VA FIX..........         2800
    *7000-MRA                                                           
Haney, VA FIX....................  Fluky, VA FIX...........         2600
    *1000-MRA                                                           
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    Sec.  95.6488  VOR Federal AIrway 488 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Akelt, AK FIX....................  Almot, AK FIX...........       *10000
    *4000-MOCA                                                          
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    Sec.  95.6491  VOR Federal Airway 491 is amended to Read in Part    
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Rapid City, SD VORTAC............  Dickinson, ND VORTAC....        *8000
    *5000-MOCA                                                          
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    Sec.  95.6507  VOR Federal Airway 507 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Waxey, OK FIX....................  Rolls, OK FIX...........        *8400
    *3500-MOCA                                                          
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA    
                       Sec.  95.7532  Jet Route No. 532 is Amended to Delete                                    
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Humboldt, MN VORTAC...........................  U.S. Candian Border...................        18000        45000
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          Sec.  95.8003  VOR Federal Airways Changeover Points Airway Segment V-76 Is Amended to Delete         
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                                                                                     Changeover points          
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                                                                            Distance              From          
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Lubbock, TX VORTAC.....................  Big Spring, TX VORTAC..........           71  Lubbock                  
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                              V-81 is Amended to Delete                                                         
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Lubbock, TX VORTAC.....................  Midland, TX VORTAC.............           71  Lubbock                  
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[FR Doc. 97-5549 Filed 3-5-97; 8:45 am]
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