[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 8, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12153-12154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5598]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASW-33]


Proposed Realignment of Jet Route; TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to realign Jet Route 25 (J-25) in the 
vicinity of San Antonio, TX. This proposal would realign the affected 
jet route between the Corpus Christi Very High Frequency 
Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) and the San 
Antonio VORTAC. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance the 
management of air traffic operations and allow for better utilization 
of navigable airspace in the San Antonio, TX, area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Air Traffic Division, ASW-500, Docket No. 99-ASW-33, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd; Fort Worth, TX 76193-0500.
    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, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd; Fort Worth, TX 76193-0500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheri Edgett Baron, 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 action must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99-
ASW-33.'' 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 action 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

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded using a modem 
and suitable communications software from the FAA regulations section 
of the Fedworld electronic bulletin board service (telephone: 703-321-
3339) or the Government Printing Office's electronic bulletin board 
service (telephone: 202-512-1661).
    Internet users may reach the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Superintendent of Documents's webpage at http://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara 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, 800 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications 
must identify the docket 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.

Background

    As a result of a recent airspace review, the FAA has determined 
that a segment of J-25, between the Corpus Christi VORTAC and the San 
Antonio VORTAC, requires realignment to allow for better utilization of 
the navigable airspace in the San Antonio, TX, area.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to part 71 of Title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations to realign J-25 in the vicinity of San Antonio, TX. 
This proposal would realign the affected jet route between the Corpus 
Christi VORTAC and the San Antonio VORTAC. The FAA is proposing this 
action to enhance the management of air traffic operations and allow 
for better utilization of navigable airspace in the San Antonio, TX, 
area.
    Jet routes are published in paragraph 2004 of FAA Order 7400.9G 
dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The jet route listed in this 
document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    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 
Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulatory Policies and Procedures 
(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation 
of a Regulatory

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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, 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 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 2004--Jet Routes

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J-25  [Revised]

    From Matamoras, Mexico, via Brownsville, TX; INT of the 
Brownsville 358 deg. and the Corpus Christi, TX, 178 deg. radials; 
Corpus Christi; INT of the Corpus Christi 311 deg. (302 deg.M) and 
the San Antonio, TX, 174 deg.(266 deg.M) radials; San Antonio; 
Centex, TX; Waco, TX; Ranger, TX; Tulsa, OK; Kansas City, MO; Des 
Moines, IA; Mason City, IA; Gopher, MN; Brainerd, MN; to Winnipeg, 
MB, Canada. The airspace within Canada is excluded. The airspace 
within Mexico is excluded.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2000.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 00-5598 Filed 3-7-00; 8:45 am]
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