[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 24764-24765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11855]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-23]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Alteration of VOR Federal Airway; Washington

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA is proposing an amendment to its airspace regulations 
to modify two Federal airways, V-165 and V-287, located in the State of 
Washington (WA), due to the newly commissioned Penn Cove Very High 
Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) 
navigational aid. Federal Airway V-165 would be modified to provide a 
route from the Olympia Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/
Tactical Air Navigation System (VORTAC), to Penn Cove VOR to 
Bellingham, WA. Federal Airway V-287 would be modified to provide a 
route from the Paine VORTAC to Penn Cove VOR. The FAA is proposing this 
action to improve the management of air traffic operations in the State 
of Washington.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, ANM-500, Docket No. 97-ANM-23, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, Renton, WA 98055-4056.
    The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of 
the Chief Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC, weekdays, 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: Ken McElroy, 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:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97-
ANM-23.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing 
date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded, using a 
modem and suitable software, from the FAA regulations section of the 
Fedworld electronic bulletin board service (telephone: 703-321-3339) or 
the Government Printing Office's electronic bulletin board service 
(telephone: 202-512-1661). Internet users may reach the Government 
Printing Office's web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/
su--docs for access to recently published rulemaking 
documents in the Federal Register.
    Any person may also obtain a copy of this NPRM by submitting a 
request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Air Traffic 
Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must identify 
the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a 
mailing list for future NPRM's should call the FAA's Office of 
Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the 
application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to part 71 to modify two Federal 
airways, V-287 and V-165, due to the commissioning of the Penn Cove, 
WA, VOR/DME. Federal Airway V-165 would be modified to provide a route 
between Olympia and Bellingham, WA. Federal Airway V-287 would be 
modified to provide a route from the Paine VORTAC to Penn Cove VOR. 
This proposal would enhance air traffic procedures by providing air 
traffic controllers with added flexibility for routing air traffic in 
the State of Washington.
    Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) 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 Domestic 
VOR Federal airways listed in this document would be published 
subsequently in the Order.
    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. 
Therefore, this proposed action: (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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration

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proposes to amend 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 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 6010(a)  Domestic VOR Federal Airways.

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V-165 [Revised]

    From Mission Bay, CA; INT Mission Bay 270 deg. and Oceanside, 
CA, 177 deg. radials; Oceanside; 24 miles, 6 miles wide, Seal Beach, 
CA; 6 miles wide, INT Seal Beach 287 deg. and Los Angeles, CA, 
138 deg. radials; Los Angeles; INT Los Angeles 357 deg. and Lake 
Hughes, CA, 154 deg. radials; Lake Hughes; INT Lake Hughes 344 deg. 
and Shafter, CA, 137 deg. radials; Shafter; Porterville, CA; INT 
Porterville 339 deg. and Clovis, CA, 139 deg. radials; Clovis; 68 
miles, 50 miles, 131 MSL, Mustang, NV; 40 miles, 12 AGL, 7 miles, 
115 MSL, 54 miles, 135 MSL, 81 miles, 12 AGL, Lakeview, OR; 5 miles, 
72 miles, 90 MSL, Deschutes, OR; 16 miles, 19 miles, 95 MSL, 24 
miles, 75 MSL, 12 miles, 65 MSL, Newberg, OR; 32 miles, 45 MSL, INT 
Newberg 355 deg. and Olympia, WA, 195 deg. radials; Olympia; Penn 
Cove, WA; to Bellingham, WA.
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V-287 [Revised]

    From Fort Jones, CA, via INT Fort Jones 041 deg. and Rouge 
Valley, OR, 157 deg. radials; Rouge Valley; North Bend, OR; Newberg, 
OR; Battle Ground, WA; 20 miles, 51 miles, 45 MSL, Olympia, WA; INT 
Olympia 005 deg.T (346.32 deg.M) and Paine, WA, 256 deg.T 
(236 deg.M) radials; Paine; to Penn Cove, WA.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 27, 1998.
John S. Walker,
Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 98-11855 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
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