[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 245 (Tuesday, December 22, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70643-70647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33441]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 95
[Docket No. 29418; Amdt. No. 413]
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, January 28, 1999.
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
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
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under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 95
Airspace, Navigation (air).
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 11, 1998.
Richard O. Gordon,
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,
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 IFR Altitudes and Change Over Points
[Amendment 413 Effective Date, January 28, 1999]
From To MEA
Sec. 95.1001 Direct Routes--U.S.
Sec. 95 Puerto Rico Routes A300 is Amended to Read in Part
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DORADO, PR NDB................... RAYAS, OA............... 6000
RAYAS, OA........................ KIKER, OA FIX........... #6000
#NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT OTHER
THAN LF OR VHF REQUIRED.
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A516 is Amended to Read in Part
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MILOK, OA FIX.................... RAYAS, OA FIX........... #9000
#MEA IS ESTABLISHED WITH A
GAP IN NAVIGATION SIGNAL
COVERAGE.
#NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT OTHER
THAN LF OR VHF REQUIRED.
RAYAS, OA FIX.................... ANNER, OA FIX........... #9000
#MEA IS ESTABLISHED WITH A
GAP IN NAVIGATION SIGNAL
COVERAGE.
#NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT OTHER
THAN LF OR VHF REQUIRED.
ANNER, OA FIX.................... PORQE, PR............... #9000
#MEA IS ESTABLISHED WITH A
GAP IN NAVIGATION SIGNAL
COVERAGE.
#NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT OTHER
THAN LF OR VHF REQUIRED.
*PORQE, VI FIX................... **DANDE, VI FIX......... 6000
*8000--MRA
**3500--MRA
*DANDE, VI FIX................... SAINT MAARTEN, NA VOR/ 2500
DME.
*3500--MRA
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A555 I Amended to Read in Part
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ST CROIX, VI VOR/DME............. *PORQE, VI FIX.......... 6000
*8000--MRA
*PORQE, VI FIX................... ILURI, OA FIX........... #12000
*8000--MRA
#MEA IS ESTABLISHED WITH A
GAP IN NAVIGATION SIGNAL
COVERAGE.
#NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT OTHER
THAN LF OR VHF REQUIRED.
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G449 is Amended to Read in Part
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DORADO, PR NDB................... HENLI, PR FIX........... #6000
#NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT OTHER
THAN LF OR VHF REQUIRED.
HENLI, PR FIX.................... ANNER, OA............... #6000
#NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT OTHER
THAN LF OR VHF REQUIRED.
ANNER, OA........................ ANADA, PR............... #6000
#NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT OTHER
THAN LF OR VHF REQUIRED.
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G633 is Amended to Read in Part
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ST CROIX, VI VOR/DME............. TANZY, VI FIX........... 2400
TANZY, VI FIX.................... *DANDE, VI FIX.......... 3100
*3500--MRA
*DANDE, VI FIX................... GABAR, VI FIX........... 3500
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*3500--MRA
GABAR, VI FIX.................... GOLDEN ROCK, VI NDB..... 6000
GOLDEN ROCK, VI NDB.............. COOLIDGE, BI VOR/DME.... 6000
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Route 1 is Amended to Delete
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ARECA, PR FIX.................... MAYAGUEZ, PR VOR/DME.... 2700
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Route 2 is Amended by Adding
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FAJAR, PR FIX.................... TOURO, PR FIX........... 2000
TOURO, PR FIX.................... MALIE, VI FIX........... 2000
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Route 3 is Amended to Read in Part
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SAN JUAN, PR VORTAC.............. *JAAWS, PR FIX.......... 3000
*7000--MRA
*JAAWS, PR FIX................... UTAHS, PR FIX........... 12000
#*7000--MRA
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Route 4 is Amended to Read in part
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BORINQUEN, PR VORTAC............. JOSHE, PR FIX........... 6000
JOSHE, PR FIX.................... MIGHT, PR FIX........... 6000
MIGHT, PR FIX.................... TUUNA, PR FIX........... 6000
TUUNA, PR FIX.................... VEDAS, PR FIX........... 5000
VEDAS, PR FIX.................... SNOOZ, VI FIX........... 4000
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Route 6 is Amended to Read in Part
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PALCO, VI FIX.................... CHAKA, PR FIX........... 3000
BEANO, PR FIX.................... *ROBLE, PR FIX.......... 6000
*6000--MRA
ROBLE, PR FIX.................... *IDAHO, PR FIX.......... 15000
*15000--MRA
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Route 7 is Amended to Read in Part
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GESSO, PR FIX.................... TUUNA, PR FIX........... 9000
TUUNA, PR FIX.................... SANLO, PR FIX........... 4000
SANLO, PR FIX.................... SAN JUAN, PR VORTAC..... 4000
SAN JUAN, PR VORTAC.............. SAALR, PR FIX........... 3000
SAALR, PR FIX.................... PLING, PR FIX........... 12000
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Route 8 is Amended to Delete
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ARECA, PR FIX.................... *PONCE, PR VOR/DME...... 16000
*13000--MCA PONCE VOR/DME, W
BND
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Route 9 is Amended to Read in Part
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*DAKES, PR FIX................... PONCE, PR VOR/DME....... 6000
*9000--MRA
*CARIB, PR FIX................... VERMO, PR FIX........... 12000
*2500--MRA
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Route 10 is Amended by Adding
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PONCE, PR VOR/DME................ JOSHE, PR FIX........... 6000
JOSHE, PR FIX.................... VARNA, PR FIX........... 6000
VARNA, PR FIX.................... SAN JUAN, PR VORTAC..... 3700
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Route 10 is Amended to Read in Part
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ALASK, PR FIX.................... PONCE, PR VOR/DME....... 6000
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Route 11 is Amended to Delete
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PONCE, PR VOR/DME................ SENDS, PR FIX........... 5000
SENDS, PR FIX.................... *VARNA, PR FIX.......... **5000
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*5000--MCA VARNA FIX, SW BND
**4300--MCA
VARNA, PR FIX.................... SAN JUAN, PR VORTAC..... 3700
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Sec. 95 1 Atlantic Routes R507 is Amended to Read in Part
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UTAHS, PR FIX.................... *CONCH, OA FIX.......... 24000
*24000--MRA
CONCH, OA FIX.................... SAPPO, OA FIX........... #24000
#NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT OTHER
THAN LF OR VHF REQUIRED.
SAPPO, OA FIX.................... GRAND TURK, BI NDB...... #10000
#NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT OTHER
THAN LF OR VHF REQUIRED.
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R888 is Amended to Read in Part
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MODUX, VI........................ ST CROIX, VI VOR/DME.... 14000
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Sec. 95.6003 VOR Federal Airway 3 is Amended to Read in Part
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HARVY, VA FIX.................... *NUTTS, VA FIX.......... 6000
*9000--MRA
NUTTS, VA FIX.................... FLAT ROCK, VA VORTAC.... 6000
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Sec. 95.6014 VOR Federal Airway 14 is Amended to Read in Part
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DUNKIRK, NY VORTAC............... BUFFALO, NY VOR/DME..... 3000
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Sec. 95.6038 VOR Federal Airway 38 is Amended to Read in Part
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CEROL, VA FIX.................... *MITER, VA FIX.......... **6000
*6000--MRA
**5100--MOCA
MITER, VA FIX.................... GORDONSVILLE, VA VORTAC. *6000
*3400--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6072 VOR Federal Airway 72 is Amended to Read in Part
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TIDIOUTE, PA VORTAC.............. BRADFORD, PA VOR/DME.... *4000
*3500--MCA
EXALL, PA FIX.................... ELMIRA, NY VOR/DME...... *4000
*3500--MOCA
OXFOR, NY FIX.................... ROCKDALE, NY VOR/DME.... 4000
ROCKDALE, NY VOR/DME............. ALBANY, NY VORTAC....... 4000
ALBANY, NY VORTAC................ CAMBRIDGE, NY VOR/DME... #*4000
*3000--MOCA
#HALB R-067 UNUSABLE. USE CAM
R-248.
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Sec. 95.6084 VOR Federal Airway 84 is Amended to Read in Part
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U.S. CANADIAN BORDER............. BUFFALO, NY VOR/DME..... 6000
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Sec. 95.6119 VOR Federal Airway 119 is Amended to Read in part
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BURST, NY FIX.................... GENESEO, NY VOR/DME..... 3600
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Sec. 95.6145 VOR Federal Airway 145 is Amended to Read in Part
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UTICA, NY VORTAC................. WEEPY, NY FIX........... *3400
*2800--MOCA
WATERTOWN, NY VORTAC............. U.S. CANADIAN BORDER.... *3000
*1600--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6203 VOR Federal Airway 203 is Amended to Read in part
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SARANAC LAKE, NY VOR/DME......... MASSENA, NY VORTAC...... *5000
*4400--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6241 VOR Federal Airway 241 is Amended to Read in part
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WIREGRASS, AL VORTAC............. *ABIDE, AL FIX.......... 2000
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*2500--MRA
ABIDE, AL FIX.................... EUFAULA, AL VORTAC...... 2000
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Sec. 95.6243 VOR Federal Airway 243 is Amended to Read in Part
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RENRO, KY FIX.................... HUNTINGBURG, IN VOR/DME. *4500
*2100--MOCA
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Sec. 95.6541 VOR Federal Airway 541 is Amended to Read in Part
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GADSDEN, AL VOR/DME.............. HOBBI, AL FIX........... *3600
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From To MEA MAA
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Sec. 95.7042 Jet route No. 42 is Amended to Read in part
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NASHVILLE, TN VORTAC.......................... FOUNT, KY FIX......................... 18000 45000
FOUNT, KY FIX................................. TONIO, KY FIX......................... 20000 35000
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Sec. 95.7146 Jet Route No. 146 is Amended to Read in Part
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ALLENTOWN, PA VORTAC.......................... KENNEDY, NY VOR/DME................... #18000 45000
#FJC R-104 UNUSABLE. US JFK R-287.
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Changeover points
From To -------------------------------------------
Distance From
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Sec. 95.8003 VOR Federal Airways Changeover Points Airway Segment V-203 is Amended by Adding
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SARANAC LAKE, NY VOR/DME............. MASSENA, NY VORTAC........... 11 SARANAC LAKE.
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