[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37243-37246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17853]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 95
[Docket No. 29265; Amdt. No. 410]
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 URC, August 13, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight
Technologies and Programs Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal
Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South
MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK. 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK. 73125) telephone: (405) 954-4164.
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
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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 July 2, 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 and Changeover Points
[Amendment 410 effective date, August 13, 1998]
From To MEA
Sec. 95.6001 VOR Federal Airway 1 is Amended to Read in Part
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Salisbury, MD VORTAC............. Waterloo, DE VOR/DME.... *5000
*1800-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6016 VOR Federal Airway 16 is Amended to Read in Part
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Tappa, VA FIX.................... Colin, VA FIX........... *4000
*1500-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6020 VOR Federal Airway 20 is Amended to Read in Part
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Tappa, VA FIX.................... Colin, VA FIX........... *4000
*1500-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6029 VOR Federal Airway 29 is Amended to Read in Part
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Salisbury, MD VORTAC............. Lafln, DE FIX........... *5000
*1800-MOCA
Laflin, DE FIX................... Smyrna, DE VORTAC....... 1800
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Sec. 95.6044 VOR Federal Airway 44 is Amended to Read in Part
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Paleo, MD FIX.................... Donil, DE FIX........... *13000
*7000-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6049 VOR Federal Airway 49 is Amended to Read in Part
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Elked, AL FIX.................... Nashville, TN VORTAC.... *3500
*2800-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6155 VOR Federal Airway 155 is Amended to Read in Part
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Colliers, SC VORTAC.............. *Wider, SC FIX.......... 2500
*3000-MRA
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Sec. 95.6157 VOR Federal Airway 157 is Amended to Read in Part
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Key West, FL VORTAC.............. *Famin, FL FIX.......... **5000
*5700-MRA
**1300-MOCA
Famin, FL FIX.................... Dolphin, FL VORTAC...... *5000
*1500-MOCA
Tappa, VA FIX.................... Colin, VA FIX.......... *4000
*1500-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6159 VOR Federal Airway 159 is Amended to Read in Part
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Vulcan, AL VORTAC................ Hamilton, AL VORTAC..... *2600
*2200-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6213 VOR Federal Airway 213 is Amended to Read in Part
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Tappa, VA FIX.................... Colin, VA FIX........... *4000
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*1500-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6218 VOR Federal Airway 218 is Amended to Read in Part
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Waukon, IA VORTAC................ *Baulk, WI FIX.......... **4000
*4000-MRA
**300-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6267 VOR Federal Airway 267 is Amended to Read in Part
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Pahokee, FL VORTAC............... Diddy, FL FIX........... *2000
*1400-MOCA
Diddy, FL FIX.................... Orlando, FL VORTAC...... 2600
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Sec. 95.6295 VOR Federal Airway 295 is Amended to Read in Part
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Vero Beach, FL VORTAC............ Orlando, FL VORTAC...... 2600
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Sec. 95.6296 VOR Federal Airway 296 is Amended to Read in Part
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Fayetteville, NC VOR/DME......... * Gands, NC FIX......... 2000
* 3000-MRA
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Gands, NC FIX, NC VOR/DME........ * Urrie, NC FIX......... 2000
* 3000-MRA
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Sec. 95.6310 VOR Federal Airway 310 is Amended to Read in Part
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Burch, NC FIX.................... Greensboro, NC VORTAC... 3500
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Sec. 95.6345 VOR Federal Airway 345 is Amended to Read in Part
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Dells, WI VORTAC................. Milto, WI FIX........... * 3500
* 2800-MOCA
Falen, WI FIX.................... Eau Claire, WI VORTAC... 3500
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Sec. 95.6359 VOR Federal Airway 359 is Amended to Read in Part
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U.S. Mexican Border.............. Laredo, TX VORTAC....... * 3000
* 2500-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6441 VOR Federal Airway 441 is Amended to Read in Part
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Melbourne, FL VOR/DME............ Lakeland, FLVORTAC...... 2600
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Sec. 95.6529 VOR Federal Airway 529 is Amended to Read in Part
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* Famin, FL FIX.................. Swags, FL FIX........... * 5700
5700-MRA
** 1500-MOCA
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Sec. 95.6531 VOR Federal Airway 531 is Amended to Read in Part
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Bairn, FL FIX.................... Orlando, FL VORTAC...... 2600
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Sec. 95.6605 VOR Federal Airway 605 is Added to Read
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Spartanburg, SC VORTAC........... Genod, NC FIX........... *5000
*4200-MOCA
Genod, NC FIX.................... Holston Mountain, TN 8500
VORTAC.
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Sec. 95.6415 Hawaii VOR Federal Airway 15 is Amended to Read in Part
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Paris, HI FIX.................... *Arbor, HI FIX.......... **4000
*8000-MRA
*3000-MOCA
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From To MEA MAA
Sec. 95.7118 Jet Route No. 118 is Amended to Read in Part
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Memphis, TN VORTAC............................ Choo Choo, TN VORTAC.................. 18000 45000
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