[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35822-35823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14044]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AAL-26]
RIN 2120-AA66


Modification and Revocation of VOR and Colored Federal Airways 
and Jet Routes; AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revokes one jet route (J-814R), and modifies five 
jet routes (J-111, J-115, J-127, J-501 and J-511), three Very High 
Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways (V-319, V-453 and 
V-456), and one colored Federal airway (G-8), and located in Alaska. 
The FAA is taking this action for the following reasons: to realign the 
North Pacific (NOPAC) Air Traffic Service (ATS) route structure; to 
reflect the Adak Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB), AK, decommissioning 
from the National Airspace System (NAS); and to resolve an aeronautical 
charting discrepancy. This action will improve the management of air 
traffic operations in Alaska and enhance safety.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 5, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph C. White, 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:

Background

    On April 14, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 (part 
71) to revoke one jet route, and to modify five jet routes, three VOR 
Federal airways, and one colored Federal airway in Alaska (64 FR 
18392). This action was considered necessary due to overlapping jet 
routes, decommissioning of the Adak NDB, and the existence of obsolete 
fixes still shown on jet routes. Interested parties were invited to 
participate in this rulemaking by submitting written comments on the 
proposal to the FAA. No comments were received. Except for editorial 
changes, this amendment is the same as that proposed in the notice.

The Rule

    This action amends part 71 by revoking one jet route (J-814R), and 
modifying five jet routes (J-111, J-115, J-127, J-501, and J-511), 
three VOR Federal airways (V-319, V-453, and V-456), and one colored 
Federal airway (G-8), in Alaska. The FAA is taking this action for the 
following reasons.
    Segments of J-111 from Anchorage to Middleton Island to the 
noncompulsory reporting point SNOUT overlap existing J-804R segments 
and are not used. This action revises the legal description of J-111 to 
reflect this change.
    Jet Route J-115 and Colored Federal Airway G-8 use Adak NDB which 
will be decommissioned. The new NDB on Adak Island will be named Mount 
Moffett NDB. This action changes the legal descriptions of J-115 and G-
8 to show the new NDB.
    Jet Routes J-127, J-501, J-511, and J-814R terminate at AUGIN, 
MIXER, ENCOR, and PANTT fixes which were once part of the NOPAC ATS 
route structure and these fixes are no longer required for air traffic 
control (ATC) purposes. As a result, the FAA is revising J-127, J-501, 
and J-511 to reflect this change in route structure and revoking J-814R 
as this route is no longer needed for ATC purposes.
    Alaskan Federal Airways V-319 and V-453 are being amended by adding 
and converting non-part 95 segments to VOR Federal airway segments. 
Non-part 95 segments are routes that are nonregulatory, uncharted, and 
are not subject to the requirements of part 95, instrument flight rules 
(IFR) altitudes. The conversion of these non-part 95 segments to VOR 
Federal airway segments will add to the IFR airway and route 
infrastructure in Alaska. The new VOR Federal airway segments, unlike 
the non-part 95 segments, will enable the FAA to provide charted flight 
procedural information to the pilots pertaining to navigational 
guidance, minimum en route altitudes and minimum obstruction clearance 
altitudes information, thereby enhancing safety.
    Alaskan Federal Airway V-456 is amended to correct a discrepancy on 
how the airway is depicted on the IFR En route L-3/L-4 Low Altitude--
Alaska Chart and the Kodiak Aeronautical Sectional Chart. The outbound 
radial from King Salmon is 032 deg. on the sectional chart and 033 deg. 
on the en route chart. The current legal description for V-456 includes 
an intersection (King Salmon 053 deg. and Kenai 239 deg.) which will be 
removed to correct the discrepancy. The course from King Salmon to 
Kenai (032.71 deg.) will resolve to 033 deg. once the intersection is 
removed. This action will make the route segment a straight line and 
will not affect the fixes STREW, BITOP, or COPPS on V-456.
    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 action: (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.
    Jet routes, green Federal airways, and Alaskan VOR Federal airways 
are published in paragraph 2004, paragraph 6009(a), and paragraph 
6010(b), respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The jet 
routes, green Federal airway, and Alaskan VOR Federal

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airways listed in this document will be published subsequently in or 
removed from the order.

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 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-111  [Revised]

    From Nome, AK, via Unalakleet, AK; McGrath, AK; Anchorage, AK.
* * * * *

J-115  [Revised]

    From Shemya, AK, NDB; Mount Moffett, AK, NDB; Dutch Harbor, AK, 
NDB; Cold Bay, AK; King Salmon, AK; INT King Salmon 053 deg. and 
Kenai, AK, 239 deg. radials; Kenai; Anchorage, AK; Fairbanks, AK; 
Chandalar, AK, NDB; to Deadhorse, AK.
* * * * *

J-127  [Revised]

    From King Salmon, AK; to INT King Salmon 042 deg. and Anchorage, 
AK, 246 deg. radials.
* * * * *

J-501  [Revised]

    From San Marcus, CA, via Big Sur, CA; Point Reyes, CA, via Rogue 
Valley, OR; Hoquiam, WA; INT Hoquiam 354 deg. and Tatoosh, WA, 
162 deg. radials; Tatoosh; Cape Scott, BC, Canada, NDB; Sandspit, 
BC, Canada; Biorka Island, AK; Yakutat, AK; Johnstone Point, AK; 
Anchorage, AK; Sparrevohn, AK; Bethel, AK; excluding the airspace 
within Canada.
* * * * *

J-511  [Revised]

    From Dillingham, AK; Anchorage, AK; Big Lake, AK; Gulkana, AK; 
to Burwash Landing, YT, Canada, NDB, excluding the portion which 
lies over Canadian territory.
* * * * *

J-814R  [Revoked]

* * * * *

Paragraph 6009(a)  Green Federal Airways

* * * * *

G-8  [Revised]

    From Shemya, AK, NDB; 20 AGL, Mount Moffet, NDB, AK; 20 AGL, 
Dutch Harbor, AK, NDB; 20 AGL, INT Dutch Harbor NDB 041 deg. and 
Elfee, AK, NDB 253 deg. bearings; 20 AGL, Elfee NDB; 20 AGL Saldo, 
AK, NDB; INT Saldo NDB 054 deg. and Kachemak, AK, NDB 269 deg. 
bearings; to Kachemak NDB. From Campbell Lake, AK, NDB; Glenallen, 
AK, NDB; INT Glenallen NDB 052 deg. and Nabesna, AK, NDB 252 deg. 
bearings; Nabesna NDB.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6010(b)  Alaskan VOR Federal Airways

* * * * *

V-319  [Revised]

    From Yakutat, AK, via Johnstone Point, AK; INT Johnstone Point 
286 deg. and Anchorage, AK, 117 deg. radials; Anchorage; Sparrevohn, 
AK; Bethel, AK; Hooper Bay, AK; Nanwak, AK, NDB; to Kipnuk, AK.
* * * * *

V-453  [Revised]

    From King Salmon, AK; Dillingham, AK; INT Dillingham 308 deg. 
and Bethel, AK, 143 deg. radials; Bethel; to Unalakleet, AK.
* * * * *

V-456  [Revised]

    From Cold Bay, AK; King Salmon, AK; Kenai, AK; Anchorage, AK; 
Big Lake, AK; Gulkana, AK; to Northway, AK.
* * * * *

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2000.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 00-14044 Filed 6-5-00; 8:45 am]
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