[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 28, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 39833-39834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16330]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AAL-03]


Proposed Modification and Revocation of Federal Airways; AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revoke one jet route (J-155), and to 
modify two jet routes (J-115 and J-125), two Very High Frequency 
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways (V-447 and V-436), and one 
colored Federal airway (A-15) in Alaska. The FAA is proposing this 
action to remove all airways and routes off the Chandalar Lake 
Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB), AK, in preparation for the NDB's 
eventual decommissioning from the National Airspace System (NAS).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, AAL-500, Docket No. 00-AAL-03, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, #14, Anchorage, AK 99533.
    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: 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:

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. 00-
AAL-03.'' 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 communications 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 FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Superintendent of Document's web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara for access to recently published rulemaking 
documents.
    Any person may obtain a copy of this 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 the 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 (part 71) to 
revoke one jet route (J-155), and to modify two jet routes (J-115 and 
J-125), two VOR Federal airways (V-447 and V-436), and one colored 
Federal airway (A-15) in

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Alaska. The FAA is proposing this action to remove all airways and 
routes off the Chandalar Lake NDB, AK, in preparation for the NDB's 
eventual decommissioning from the National Airspace System.
    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 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.
    Jet routes, amber Federal airways, and Alaskan VOR Federal airways 
are published in paragraph 2004, paragraph 6009(c), and paragraph 
6010(b), respectively, 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 routes, amber Federal airway, and Alaskan VOR 
Federal airways listed in this document would be published subsequently 
in the order.

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 FAA 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-115  [Revised]

    From Shemya, AK, NDB, via Mt. 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; to 
Put River, AK, NDB.
* * * * *

J-125  [Revised]

    From Kodiak, AK, via Anchorage, AK; INT Anchorage 347 deg. and 
Talkeetna, AK, 196 deg. radials; Talkeetna; Nenana, AK; to Put 
River, AK, NDB.
* * * * *

J-155 [Revoked]

* * * * *

Paragraph 6009(c)--Amber Federal Airways

* * * * *

Amber-15  [Revised]

    From Ethelda, BC, Canada, NDB via Nichols, AK, NDB; Sumner 
Strait, AK, NDB; Coghlan Island, AK, NDB; Haines, AK, NDB; Burwash, 
YT, Canada, NDB; Beaver Creak, YT, Canada, NDB; Nabesna, AK, NDB; to 
Delta Junction, AK, NDB. From Chena, AK, NDB; to Put River, AK, NDB. 
The airspace within Canada is excluded.
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Paragraph 6010(b)--Alaskan VOR Federal Airways

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V-436  [Revised]

    From Anchorage, AK, via INT Anchorage 347 deg. and Talkeetna, 
AK, 196 deg. radials; Talkeetna; Nenana, AK; to Put River, AK, NDB.
* * * * *

V-447  [Revised]

    From Fairbanks, AK, to Put River, AK, NDB.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 19, 2000.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 00-16330 Filed 6-27-00; 8:45 am]
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