[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24710]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-6]


Realignment of VOR Federal Airway   V-485; San Jose, CA

RIN 2120-AA66
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action alters Federal Airway 485 (V-485) from the Priest, 
CA, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) to the San Jose 
Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 
(VOR/DME). The FAA is taking this action to improve traffic flow, 
reduce pilot and controller workload, and support an instrument 
approach procedure.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William C. Nelson, 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 July 18, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to alter 
V-485 from the Priest, CA, VOR to the San Jose, CA, VOR/DME (60 FR 
36751).
    On June 2, 1997, the FAA published a supplemental notice of 
proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) in the Federal Register which modified the 
proposed new routing to add an intersection along V-485 between the 
Priest VOR and the San Jose VOR/DME (62 FR 29679).
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the original proposal or the amended proposal 
were received. Except for editorial changes, this amendment is the same 
as that proposed in the SNPRM.
    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 airway 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by modifying V-485. This action 
relocates V-485 approximately 1 nautical mile to the northeast from its 
previous routing, and amends the Federal airway to end at the San Jose 
VOR/DME. This action enhances safety and reduces pilot and controller 
workload, while accommodating the concerns of airspace users.
    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 regulation: (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 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).

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 6010(a)  Domestic Federal Airways

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V-485  [Revised]

    From Ventura, CA; Fellows, CA; Priest, CA; INT Priest 306 deg. 
and San Jose 121 deg. radials; San Jose, CA. The airspace within W-
289 and R-2519 more than 3 statute miles west of the airway 
centerline and the airspace within R-2519 below 5,000 feet MSL is 
excluded.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 8, 1998.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 98-24710 Filed 9-14-98; 8:45 am]
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