[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34626-34628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16870]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 28936; Amdt. No. 403]


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, July 17, 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, DC 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 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 June 13, 1997.
David E. Hanley,
Acting 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, July 17, 1997.

PART 95--[AMENDED]

    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:

    Revisions to Minimum Enroute IFR Altitudes and Changeover Points    
               Amendment 403 effective date, July 17, 1997              
                                                                        
               From                           To                 MEA    
                    Sec.  95.1001 Direct Routes-U.S.                    
              Bahama Routes--55V Is Amended To Read in Part             
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Preda, FL FIX....................  Beech, BF FIX...........         4000
Beech, BF FIX....................  Bimini, BF VORTAC.......         4000
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            Atlantic Routes--AR 4 Is Amended To Read in Part            
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Ashly, SC NDB....................  *Metta, SC FIX..........         9000

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    *16000--MRA                                                         
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     Sec.  95.6013 VOR Federal Airway 13 Is Amended To Read in Part     
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Siren, WI VOR/DME................  Duluth, MN VORTAC.......         4000
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     Sec.  95.6026 VOR Federal Airway 26 Is Amended To Read in Part     
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Farmington, MN VORTAC............  Eau Claire, WI VORTAC...        *3500
    *2800--MOCA                                                         
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     Sec.  95.6036 VOR Federal Airway 36 Is Amended To Read in Part     
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U.S. Canadian Border.............  Buffalo, NY VOR/DME.....        *6000
    *2700--MOCA                                                         
Dalee, NY FIX....................  Burst, NY FIX...........        *6000
    *3600--MOCA                                                         
Think, NY FIX....................  Elmira, NY VOR/DME......         3500
Elmira, NY VOR/DME...............  Hawly, PA FIX...........         4500
Hawly, PA FIX....................  Hopce, NJ FIX...........       *15500
    *3300--MOCA                                                         
Hopce, NJ FIX....................  Neion, NJ FIX...........       *13500
    *3300--MOCA                                                         
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     Sec.  95.6081 VOR Federal Airway 81 Is Amended To Read in Part     
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Patts, TX FIX....................  *Welch, TX FIX..........         5200
    *7000--MRA                                                          
Welch, TX FIX....................  Lubbock, TX VORTAC......         5200
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     Sec.  95.6177 VOR Federal Airway 177 Is Amended To Read in Part    
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Joliet, IL VORTAC................  Nuelg, IL FIX...........         2600
Nuelg, IL FX.....................  Janesville, WI VORTAC...        *4000
    *2300--MOCA                                                         
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     Sec.  95.6314 VOR Federal Airway 314 Is Amended To Read in Part    
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Millinocket, ME VOR/DME..........  Princeton, ME VOR/DME...         2900
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     Sec.  95.6345 VOR Federal Airway 345 Is Amended To Read in Part    
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Eau Claire, WI VORTAC............  Hayward, WI VOR/DME.....         4000
Hayward, WI VOR/DME..............  Ashland, WI VOR/DME.....         4000
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     Sec.  95.6368 VOR Federal Airway 368 Is Amended To Read in Part    
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Rodds, CO FIX....................  *Wapre, CO FIX..........        13000
    *14000--MRA                                                         
Wapre, CO FIX....................  Manul, NM FIX...........        13000
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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............  Union, SD FIX...........         5000
Union, SC FIX....................  Hayni, ND FIX...........        *9000
    *4600--MOCA                                                         
Hayni, ND FIX....................  Dickinson, ND VORTAC....         5000
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     Sec.  95.6505 VOR Federal Airway 505 Is Amended To Read in Part    
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Siren, WI VOR/DME................  Duluth, MN VORTAC.......         4000


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                             Airway segment                                          Changeover points          
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                  From                                  To                  Distance              From          
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                                           V--153 Is Amended by Adding                                          
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                               Sec.  95.8003 VOR Federal Airways Changeover Points                              
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Lake Henry, PA VORTAC..................  Georgetown, NY VORTAC..........           60  Lake Henry               
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                                           V--177 Is Amended by Adding                                          
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Joliet, IL VORTAC......................  Janesville, WI VORTAC..........           40  Joliet                   
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                                           V--491 Is Amended To Delete                                          
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Rapid City, SD VORTAC..................  Dickinson, ND VORTAC...........           80  Rapid City               
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                                           V--505 Is Amended by Adding                                          
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Gopher, MN VORTAC......................  Siren, WI VOR/DME..............           20  Gopher                   
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[FR Doc. 97-16870 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am]
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