[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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