[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 44 (Monday, March 8, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10962-10963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5609]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-18]


Proposed Realignment and Establishment of VOR Federal Airways; KY 
and TN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to realign Federal Airway V-517 in the 
vicinity of Snowbird, TN, and to establish two Federal airways, V-347 
between London, KY, and Hinch Mountain, TN, and V-384 between 
Livingston, TN, and Volunteer, TN. This action would improve 
navigational routings and enhance service for users, and provide for 
the more efficient handling of air traffic between the Indianapolis and 
the Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Centers' (ARTCC) airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 22, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, ASO-500, Docket No. 97-ASO-18, Federal Aviation 
Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, GA 30320. 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: Paul Gallant, 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-
ASO-18.'' 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 Federal Register's electronic bulletin board service (telephone: 
202-512-1661). Internet users may reach the Federal Register's web page 
at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html

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for access to recently published rulemaking documents.
    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(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 14 CFR part 71 to realign V-
517 in the vicinity of Snowbird, TN, by changing the origination point 
of the airway from the Volunteer, TN, Very High Frequency 
Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) station, to the 
Snowbird, TN, VORTAC. Currently, V-517 extends from Volunteer, through 
the Miami Intersection, to London, KY, which is not a direct route. 
However, a direct route between Volunteer and London does exist via V-
97. On the other hand, there is currently no published direct route 
between Snowbird and London. This amendment would enhance the flow of 
air traffic by realigning V-517 so as to provide a direct route between 
Snowbird and London. This change would better accommodate northwest-
southeast-bound traffic in that area.
    The FAA further proposes to establish two Federal airways in the 
Kentucky-Tennessee area: V-347 between London, KY, and Hinch Mountain, 
TN; and V-384 between Livingston, TN, and Volunteer, TN. These new 
airways would provide direct routes between the affected navigation 
facilities which would match known traffic flows, simplify flight plan 
filing, and reduce ATC communications requirements, thus resulting in 
enhanced service for users. These additional airways would also provide 
air traffic controllers with more nonradar routes between Indianapolis 
ARTCC and Atlanta ARTCC airspace, thereby facilitating the efficient 
handling of nonradar-routed traffic between the two ARTCC's.
    Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of 
FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The airways 
listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed 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 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 proposed 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 proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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V-347  [New]

    From London, KY; to Hinch Mountain, TN.
* * * * *

V-384  [New]

    From Livingston, TN; INT Livingston 121 deg.T(123 deg.M) and 
Volunteer, TN, 307 deg.T(310 deg.M) radials; to Volunteer.
* * * * *

V-517  [Revised]

    From Snowbird, TN; INT Snowbird 329 deg.T(333 deg.M) and London, 
KY, 141 deg.T(144 deg.M) radials; London; INT London 004 deg. and 
Falmouth, KY, 164 deg. radials; Falmouth; Cincinnati, OH; INT 
Cincinnati 336 deg. and Richmond, IN, 190 deg. radials; Richmond; to 
Dayton, OH.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 26, 1999.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 99-5609 Filed 3-5-99; 8:45 am]
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