[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 8234-8239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4169]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 29467; Amdt. No. 414]


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

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the navigable airspace under instrument conditions in the affected 
areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 25, 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. Okahoma 
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 under the criteria of 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 95

    Airspace, Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 19, 1999.
L. Nicholas Lacey,
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, March 25, 1999.
    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 & Change Over Points
             [Amendment 414 Effective Date, March 25, 1999]
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               From                           To                 Mea
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     Sec.  95.1001  Atlantic Routes A301 is Amended to Read in Part
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Bimini, BS VORTAC................  Skips, BS FIX...........         4000
Skips, BS FIX....................  Fowee, FL FIX...........         5000
Fowee, FL FIX....................  Zolla, OA FIX...........        10000
Zolla, OA FIX....................  Ursus, OA FIX...........        10000
Ursus, OA FIX....................  Ciego DE AVILA, CU VOR/         10000
                                    DME.
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                    A315 is Amended to Read in Part
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Bimini, BA VORTAC................  Swimm, BA FIX...........         5000
Swimm, BA FIX....................  Tinky, BA FIX*..........         8000
    *8000--MRA
Tinky, BA FIX....................  Pluma, BS FIX*..........        12500
    *12500--MRA
Pluma, BA FIX....................  Jayee, BA FIX*..........        14000
    *14000--MRA
Jayee, BA FIX....................  Hodgy, BA FIX...........         6000
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                    A509 is Amended to Read in Part
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Dolphin, FL VORTAC...............  Eonns, FL FIX...........         3000
Eonns, FL FIX....................  Ellee, FL FIX...........         5000
Ellee, FL FIX....................  Ursus, OA FIX...........        16000
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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                                  B646 is Amended to Read in Part
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Marathon, FL NDB..............................  Avion, FL FIX.........................        *6000        45000
    *1400--MOCA
Avion, FL FIX.................................  Ellee, FL FIX.........................        *6000        45000

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    *1400--MOCA
Ellee, FL FIX.................................  Fowee, FL FIX**.......................        *6000        45000
    *1400--MOCA
Fowee, FL FIX**...............................  Nassau, BA NDB........................        *6000        45000
    *1400--MOCA
    **Change Over Point: Fowee FIX (DOG LEG)
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                        B760 is Amended by Adding
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Bimini, BS VORTAC................  Leevi, BS FIX...........         4000
Leevi, BS FIX....................  Mendl, BS FIX...........         8000
Mendl, BS FIX....................  Bordo, BS FIX...........        12000
Bordo, BS FIX....................  Nuevas, CU VOR/DME......        12000
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                     R628 is Amended to Read in Part
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Nassau, BS NDB...................  Pluma, BS FIX...........         6000
Pluma, BS FIX....................  Mendl, BS FIX...........         8000
Mendl, BS FIX....................  Zolla, OA FIX...........        10000
Zolla, OA FIX....................  Tania, OA FIX...........        12000
Tania, OA FIX....................  Varadero, CU NDB........        12000
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                     G437 is Amended to Read in Part
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Bimini, BS VORTAC................  Jayee, BS FIX...........         5000
Jayee, BS FIX....................  Dinah, OA FIX...........         6000
Dinah, OA FIX....................  Ciego de Avila, CU VOR/         14000
                                    DME.
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      Sec.  95.1001 Bahama Routes BR49V is Amended to Read in Part
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Nassau, BS VOR/DME...............  Nicko, BS FIX...........         4000
Nicko, BS FIX....................  Tinky, BS FIX...........         5000
Tinky, BS FIX....................  Fowee, BS FIX...........        12000
Fowee, BS FIX....................  Junur, FL FIX...........         6000
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                    BR53V is Amended to Read in Part
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Virginia Key FL VOR/DME..........  Skips, BS FIX...........         4000
Skips, BS FIX....................  Leevi, BS FIX...........         5000
Leevi, BS FIX....................  Swimm, BS FIX...........         5000
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     Sec.  95.6012 VOR Federal Airway 12 is Amended to Read in Part
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Worke, IL FIX....................  Ozmoe, IN FIX...........        *6000
    *2600--MOCA
Tucumcari, NM VORTAC.............  Panhandle, TX VORTAC....         6000
Panhandle, TX VORTAC.............  Gage, OK VORTAC.........        *5500
    *4800--MOCA
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      Sec.  95.6081 VOR Federal Airway 81 is Amended to Read in Part
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Plainview, TX VOR/DME............  #Yocan, TX FIX..........        *5400
    *4900--MOCA
    #6500--MRA
Yocan, TX FIX....................  Panhandle, TX VORTAC....         5400
Panhandle, TX VORTAC.............  Lantt, TX FIX...........         6000
Lantt, TX FIX....................  Exell, TX FIX...........         5400
Exell, TX FIX....................  Dalhart, TX VORTAC......         5900
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     Sec.  95.6114 VOR Federal Airway 114 is Amended to Read in Part
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Childress, TX VORTAC.............  #Dogin, TX FIX..........        *5000
    *4500--MOCA
    #6500--MRA
Dogin, TX FIX....................  Caude, TX FIX...........         5000
Caude, TX FIX....................  Panhandle, TX VORTAC....         5400
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     Sec.  95.6133 VOR Federal Airway 133 is Amended to Read in Part
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Stove, VA FIX....................  Kenya, WV FIX...........        *7000
    *6200--MOCA
Kenya, WV FIX....................  Charleston, WV VORTAC...        *7000

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    *5000--MOCA
Charleston, WV VORTAC............  Zanesville, OH VOR/DME..         3000
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       Sec.  95.6140 VOR Federal Airway 140 is Amended by Deleting
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Amarillo, TX VORTAC..............  Sayre, OK VORTAC........         5000
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        Sec.  95.6140 VOR Federal Airway 140 is Amended by Adding
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Panhandle, TX VORTAC.............  Sayre, OK VORTAC........         5000
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     Sec.  95.6198 VOR Federal Airway 198 is Amended to Read in Part
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San Antonio, TX VORTAC...........  Seeds, TX FIX...........         2900
Seeds, TX FIX....................  Wemar, TX FIX...........         2500
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     Sec.  95.6212 VOR Federal Airway 212 is Amended to Read in Part
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San Antonio, TX VORTAC...........  Seeds, TX FIX...........         2900
Seeds, TX FIX....................  Wemar, TX FIX...........         2500
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     Sec.  95.6272 VOR Federal Airway 272 is Amended to Read in Part
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Brisc, TX FIX....................  Sayre, OK VORTAC........         4700
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     Sec.  95.6280 VOR Federal Airway 280 is Amended to Read in Part
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Texico, TX VORTAC................  Panhandle, TX VORTAC....         5900
Panhandle, TX VORTAC.............  Gage, TX VORTAC.........        *5500
    *4800--MOCA
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     Sec.  95.6282 VOR Federal Airway 282 is Amended to Read in Part
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Saranac Lake, NY VOR/DME.........  *#Fawns, NY FIX.........         5000
    *5000--MCA Fawns, FIX S BND
    #FIX Overlies U.S. Canadian
     Border
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       Sec.  95.6304 VOR Federal Airway 304 is Amended by Deleting
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Amarillo, TX VORTAC..............  Borger, TX VORTAC.......         5000
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        Sec.  95.6304 VOR Federal Airway 304 is Amended by Adding
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Panhandle, TX VORTAC.............  Borger, TX VORTAC.......         5000
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     Sec.  95.6402 VOR Federal Airway 402 is Amended to Read in Part
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Tucumcari, NM VORTAC.............  Moser, TX FIX...........        *6000
    *5400--MOCA
Moser, TX FIX....................  Sider, TX FIX...........        *6000
    *5200--MOCA
Sider, TX FIX....................  Panhandle, TX VORTAC....        *5700
    *5200--MOCA
Panhandle, TX VORTAC.............  #Brisc, TX VORTAC.......        *7000
    *4700--MOCA
    #7000--MRA
Brisc, TX VORTAC.................  Gage, OK VORTAC.........        *5000
    *4400--MOCA
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       Sec.  95.6440 VOR Federal Airway 440 is Amended by Deleting
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Amarillo, TX VORTAC..............  Brisc, TX FIX...........         5300
Brisc, TX FIX....................  Sayre, OK VORTAC........        *5300
    *4200--MOCA
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        Sec.  95.6440 VOR Federal Airway 440 is Amended by Adding
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Panhandle, TX VORTAC.............  #Brisc, TX FIX..........        *7000
    *4700--MOCA
    #7000--MRA
Brisc, TX FIX....................  Sayre, OK VORTAC........         4700
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     Sec.  95.6556 VOR Federal Airway 556 is Amended to Read in Part
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Seeds, TX FIX....................  Wemar, TX FIX...........         2500
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                        Sec.  95.7006 Jet Route 6 is Amended to Read in Part
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Tucumcari, NM VORTAC..........................  Panhandle, TX VORTAC..................        18000        45000
Panhandle, TX VORTAC..........................  Will Rogers, OK VORTAC................        18000        45000
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                         Sec.  95.7014 Jet Route 14 is Amended by Deleting
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Amarillo, TX VORTAC...........................  Will Rogers, OK VORTAC................        18000        45000
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                          Sec.  95.7014 Jet Route 14 is Amended by Adding
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Panhandle, TX VORTAC..........................  Will Rogers, OK VORTAC................        18000        45000
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                       Sec.  95.7017 Jet Route 17 is Amended to Read in Part
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Abilene, TX VORTAC............................  Panhandle, TX VORTAC..................        18000        45000
Panhandle, TX VORTAC..........................  Tobe, CO VORTAC.......................        18000        45000
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                       Sec.  95.7026 Jet Route 26 is Amended to Read in Part
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Chisum, NM VORTAC.............................  Panhandle, TX VORTAC..................        18000        45000
Panhandle, TX VORTAC..........................  Gage, OK VORTAC.......................        18000        45000
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                       Sec.  95.7058 Jet Route 58 is Amended to Read in Part
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Las Vegas, NM VORTAC..........................  Panhandle, TX VORTAC..................        18000        45000
Panhandle, TX VORTAC..........................  Wichita Falls, TX VORTAC..............        18000        45000
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                       Sec.  95.7078 Jet Route 78 is Amended to Read in Part
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Tucumcari, NM VORTAC..........................  Panhandle, TX VORTAC..................        18000        45000
Panhandle, TX VORTAC..........................  Will Rogers, OK VORTAC................        18000        45000
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                       Sec.  95.7522 Jet Route 522 is Amended to Read in Part
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U.S. Canadian Border..........................  Rochester, NY VORTAC..................        18000        45000
Rochester, NY VORTAC..........................  Hancock, NY VOR/DME...................        18000        45000
Hancock, NY VOR/DME...........................  Kingston, NY VOR/DME..................        18000        45000
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              Airway segment from                                 To                      Distance   points from
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          Sec.  95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points V-12 is Amended by Deleting
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Tucumcari, NM VORTAC..........................  Amarillo, TX VORTAC...................           45    Tucumcari
Amarillo, TX VORTAC...........................  Gage, OK VORTAC.......................           42     Amarillo
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                                    V-81 is Amended by Deleting
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Amarillo, TX VORTAC...........................  Dalhart, TX VORTAC....................           36     Amarillo
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                                    V-133 is Amended by Adding
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Barrets Mountain, NC VOR/DME..................  Charleston, WV VORTAC.................           77     Barretts
                                                                                                        Mountain
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                                    V-140 is Amended by Adding
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Panhandle, TX VORTAC..........................  Sayre, OK VORTAC......................           60        Sayre
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                                   V-280 is Amended by Deleting
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Amarillo, TX VORTAC...........................  Gage, OK VORTAC.......................           42     Amarillo
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                                    V-282 is Amended by Adding
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Saranac Lake, NY VOR/DME......................  Montreal, Canada VOR/DME..............           37      Saranac
                                                                                                            Lake
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               Sec.  95.8005 Jet Routes Changeover Points J-522 is Amended by Adding
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Rochester, NY VORTAC..........................  Hancock, NY VOR/DME...................           54    Rochester
Hancock, NY VOR/DME...........................  Kingston, NY VOR/DME..................           41      Hancock
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