[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67713-67714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33761]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-4]
RIN 2120-AA66
Realignment of Jet Routes; Texas
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule realigns 14 jet routes located in the Dallas/Fort
Worth (DFW), TX, area. These realignments will remove all high altitude
navigation routes from the DFW Very High Frequency Omnidirectional
Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) and realign them to existing
navigational aids (NAVAID) located in the DFW area. This action
completes a portion of a master plan to relocate the DFW VORTAC 3/4
nautical miles (NM) to the west of its current position and to provide
more NAVAID capacity for airport traffic use by eliminating the high
altitude en route traffic service. Additionally, Jet Route 66 (J-66) is
further realigned west of the DFW area to include the Big Springs, TX,
VORTAC as part of its route structure. This realignment will allow
pilots to fly at lower minimum en route altitudes (MEA) between the
Newman, TX, and Abilene, TX, VORTACs.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 26, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Brown, 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 August 28, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to
realign 14 jet routes located in the DFW, TX, area and realign J-66
west of the DFW area (62 FR 45591). 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, this amendment is the same as that proposed in
the notice. Jet routes are published in paragraph 2004 of FAA Order
7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997,
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The jet routes
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 realigns 14 jet routes located in
the DFW area. These realignments will remove all high altitude
navigation routes from the DFW VORTAC. Ten of the jet routes will use
the Ranger, TX, VORTAC, which is located approximately 8 NM to the
west. One jet route will use the Cowboy, TX, Very High Frequency
Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME), which is
located approximately 6.5 NM to the east. Two jet routes will terminate
at the Wichita Falls, TX, VORTAC rather than continue to the DFW area.
These particular two jet routes originally terminated at the DFW
VORTAC. The remaining jet route bypasses DFW altogether by proceeding
direct from the Ardmore, OK, VORTAC to the Texarkana, AR, VORTAC. The
DFW VORTAC will no longer service high altitude en route traffic,
thereby increasing NAVAID capacity for DFW International Airport
traffic area use.
Additionally, J-66 is further realigned west of the DFW area to
include the Big Springs, TX, VORTAC as part of its route structure.
This realignment allows pilots to fly at lower MEA on J-66 between the
Newman, TX, and Abilene, TX, VORTACs.
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, when promulgated, 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).
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Adoption of the Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 2004--Jet Routes
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J-4 [Revised]
From Los Angeles, CA, via INT Los Angeles 083 deg. and
Twentynine Palms, CA, 269 deg. radials; Twentynine Palms; Parker,
CA; Buckeye, AZ; San Simon, AZ; Newman, TX; Wink, TX; Abilene, TX;
Ranger, TX; Belcher, LA; Jackson, MS; Meridian, MS; Montgomery, AL;
INT Montgomery 051 deg. and Colliers, SC, 268 deg. radials;
Colliers; Columbia, SC; Florence, SC; to Wilmington, NC.
* * * * *
J-21 [Revised]
From the INT of the United States/Mexican Border and the Laredo,
TX, 172 deg. radial via Laredo; San Antonio, TX; Austin, TX; Waco,
TX; Ranger, TX; Ardmore, OK; Will Rogers, OK; Wichita, KS; Omaha,
NE; Gopher, MN; to Duluth, MN.
* * * * *
J-25 [Revised]
From Matamoras, Mexico, via Brownsville, TX; INT of the
Brownsville 358 deg. and the Corpus Christi, TX, 178 deg. radials;
Corpus Christi; INT of the Corpus Christi 311 deg. and the San
Antonio, TX, 167 deg. radials; San Antonio; Austin, TX; Waco, TX;
Ranger, TX; Tulsa, OK; Kansas City, MO; Des Moines, IA; Mason City,
IA; Gopher, MN; Brainerd, MN; to Winnipeg, MB, Canada. The airspace
within Canada is excluded. The airspace within Mexico is excluded.
* * * * *
J-33 [Revised]
From Humble, TX, via INT Humble 349 deg. and Ranger, TX,
135 deg. radials; to Ranger.
* * * * *
J-42 [Revised]
From Delicias, Mexico, via Fort Stockton, TX; Abilene, TX;
Ranger, TX; Texarkana, AR; Memphis, TN; Nashville, TN; Beckley, WV;
Montebello, VA; Gordonsville, VA; Nottingham, MD; INT Nottingham
061 deg. and Woodstown, NJ, 225 deg. radials; Woodstown;
Robbinsville, NJ; LaGuardia, NY; INT LaGuardia 042 deg. and
Hartford, CT, 236 deg. radials; Hartford; Putman, CT; Boston, MA.
The portion of this route outside of the United States is excluded.
* * * * *
J-52 [Revised]
From Vancouver, BC, Canada; via Spokane, WA; Salmon, ID; Dubois,
ID; Rock Springs, WY; Falcon, CO; Hugo, CO; Lamar, CO; Liberal, KS;
INT Liberal 137 deg. and Ardmore, OK, 309 deg. radials; Ardmore;
Texarkana, AR; Sidon, MS; Bigbee, MS; Vulcan, AL; Atlanta, GA;
Colliers, SC; Columbia, SC; Raleigh-Durham, NC; to Richmond, VA. The
portion within Canada is excluded.
* * * * *
J-58 [Revised]
From Oakland, CA, via Manteca, CA; Coaldale, NV; Wilson Creek,
NV; Milford, UT; Farmington, NM; Las Vegas, NM; Amarillo, TX;
Wichita Falls, TX; Ranger, TX; Alexandria, LA; Harvey, LA; INT of
Grand Isle, LA, 105 deg. and Crestview, FL, 201 deg. radials; INT of
Grand Isle 105 deg. and Sarasota, FL, 286 deg. radials; Sarasota;
Lee County, FL; to the INT Lee County 120 deg. and Dolphin, FL,
293 deg. radials; Dolphin.
* * * * *
J-66 [Revised]
From Newman, TX; via Big Spring, TX; Abilene, TX; Ranger, TX;
Bonham, TX; Little Rock, AR; Memphis, TN; to Rome, GA.
* * * * *
J-72 [Revised]
From Boulder City, NV, via Peach Springs, AZ; Gallup, NM;
Albuquerque, NM; Texico, NM; to Wichita Falls, TX.
* * * * *
J-76 [Revised]
From Las Vegas, NV, via INT Las Vegas 090 deg. and Tuba City,
AZ, 268 deg. radials; Tuba City; Las Vegas, NM; Tucumcari, NM; to
Wichita Falls, TX.
* * * * *
J-87 [Revised]
From Humble, TX, via Navasota, TX; INT of Navasota 342 deg. and
Cowboy, TX, 166 deg. radials; Cowboy; Tulsa, OK; Butler, MO;
Kirksville, MO; Moline, IL; Joliet, IL; to Northbrook, IL.
* * * * *
J-105 [Revised]
From Ranger, TX; via McAlester, OK; Razorback, AR; Springfield,
MO; Bradford, IL; to Badger, WI.
* * * * *
J-131 [Revised]
From San Antonio, TX, via INT San Antonio 007 deg. and Ranger,
TX, 214 deg. radials; Ranger; Texarkana, AR; Little Rock, AR; to
Pocket City, IN.
* * * * *
J-181 [Revised]
From Ranger, TX; Okmulgee, OK; Neosho, MO; INT Neosho 049 deg.
and Bradford, IL, 219 deg. radials; to Bradford.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on December 17, 1997.
Nancy B. Kalinowski,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 97-33761 Filed 12-29-97; 8:45 am]
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