[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13118-13121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7027]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 29165; Amdt. No. 408]


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, April 23, 1998.

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

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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 March 13, 1998.
Tom E. Stuckey,
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.

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 & Changeover Points     
             [Amendment 408 effective date, April 23, 1998]             
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               From                           To                 MEA    
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     Sec.  95.6009  VOR Federal Airway 9 is Amended to Read in Part     
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Madison, WI VORTAC...............  Oshkosh, WI VORTAC......         3000
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     Sec.  95.6013  VOR Federal Airway 13 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Rich Mountain, OK VORTAC.........  *Hades, AR FIX..........       **4600
    *5000-MRA                                                           
    **3900-MOCA                                                         
Fort Smith, AR VORTAC............  *Cheso, AR FIX..........       **3400
    *5000-MRA                                                           
    **2700-MOCA                                                         
Cheso, AR FIX....................  Barkk, AR FIX...........         3500
Barkk, AR FIX....................  Razorback, AR VORTAC....         3500
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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
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    Sec.  95.6076  VOR Federal Airway 76 is Amended to Read in Part     
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Welch, TX FIX....................  Patts, TX FIX...........        *6100
    *5200-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..........       **6100
    *7000-MRA                                                           
    **5200-MOCA                                                         
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    Sec.  95.6107  VOR Federal Airway 107 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Fillmore, CA VORTAC..............  Pirue, CA FIX...........  ...........
                                   SE BND..................        *8000
                                   NW BND..................        *9000
    *7200-MOCA                                                          
Pirue, CA FIX....................  Reyes, CA FIX...........       *11000
    *9200-MOCA                                                          
Derbb, CA FIX....................  Avenal, CA VORTAC.......        *7000
    *6500-MOCA                                                          
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    Sec.  95.6120  VOR Federal Airway 120 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Fryre, SD FIX....................  Sioux Falls, SD VORTAC..         3700
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    Sec.  95.6124  VOR Federal Airway 124 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Bonham, TX VORTAC................  Paris, TX VOR/DME.......         2400
Deens, AR FIX....................  Hot Springs, AR VOR/DME.        *5000
    *2600-MOCA                                                          
Lonns, AR FIX....................  Little Rock, AR VORTAC..         2300
Little Rock, AR VORTAC...........  Tafte, AR FIX...........        *4000
    *1600-MOCA                                                          
Tafte, AR FIX....................  *Hille, AR FIX..........       **6000
    *6000-MRA                                                           
    **1500-MOCA                                                         
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    Sec.  95.6278  VOR Federal Airway 278 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Guthrie, TX VORTAC...............  Nifde, TX FIX...........        *4500
    *3000-MOCA                                                          
Nifde, TX FIX....................  Poste, TX FIX...........        *3300
    *2600-MOCA                                                          
Poste, TX FIX....................  Bowie, TX VORTAC........        *3300
    *2500-MOCA                                                          
Bonham, TX VORTAC................  Paris, TX VOR/DME.......         2400
Texarkana, AR VORTAC.............  Warlo, AR FIX...........         2200
Warlo, AR FIX....................  Locus, AR FIX...........        *3000
    *1700-MOCA                                                          
Locus, AR FIX....................  Monticello, AR VOR/DME..        *2500
    *1600-MOCA                                                          
Monticello, AR VOR/DME...........  Greenville, MS VOR/DME..        *2000
    *1500-MOCA                                                          
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    Sec.  95.6319  VOR Federal Airway 319 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Eyaks, AR FIX....................  Johnstone Point, AK              5000
                                    VORTAC.                             
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    Sec.  95.6341  VOR Federal Airway 341 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Madison, WI VORTAC...............  Oshkosh, WI VORTAC......         3000
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    Sec.  95.6369  VOR Federal Airway 369 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Navasota, TX VORTAC..............  Bilee, TX FIX...........        *2300
    *1800-MOCA                         MAA-17500                        
Bilee, TX FIX....................  Groesbeck, TX VOR/DME...        *2300
    *1800-MOCA                          MAA-17500                       
Groesbeck, TX VOR/DME............  Dallas/Fort Worth, TX            3400
                                    VORTAC.                             
                                       MAA-17500                        
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    Sec.  95.6480  VOR Federal Airway 480 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Kipnuk, AK VOR/DME...............  Bethel, AK VORTAC.......         2000
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    Sec.  95.6532  VOR Federal Airway 532 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Fort Smith, AR VORTAC............  *Akins, OK FIX..........         2500
    *3000-MRA                                                           
Akins, OK FIX....................  Okmulgee, OK VOR/DME....        *3000
    *2200-MOCA                                                          
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    Sec.  95.6573  VOR Federal Airway 573 is Amended to Read in Part    
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Texarkana, AR VORTAC.............  Pikes, AR FIX...........        *3500
    *1800-MOCA                                                          
Pikes, AR FIX....................  Marki, AR FIX...........        *3500
    *2100-MOCA                                                          
Lonns, AR FIX....................  Little Rock, AR VORTAC..         2300
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA    
                          Sec.  95.7104  Jet Route No. 104 is Amended to Read in Part                           
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San Simon, AZ VORTAC..........................  Socorro, NM VORTAC....................        20000        45000
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                                                                                     Changeover points          
                  From                                  To               ---------------------------------------
                                                                            Distance              From          
       Sec.  95.8003  VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points Airway Segment V-16 is Amended to Read in Part       
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Texarkana, AR VORTAC...................  Pine Bluff, AR VOR/DME.........           62  Texarkana                
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                                           V-124 is Amended to Delete                                           
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Hot Springs, AR VOR/DME                                                                                         
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