[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 152 (Monday, August 7, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48147-48148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19931]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-12]
RIN 2120-AA66


Realignment of Jet Route J-151

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the legal description of Jet Route J-151 by 
realigning a segment of the route between the Farmington, MO, Very High 
Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) and 
the Vulcan, AL, VORTAC. Specifically, this action realigns J-151 to 
form a direct route between the Vulcan and Farmington VORTACs. The FAA 
is taking this action because the current route segment between the 
Farmington VORTAC and the Candu navigational fix is unusable for 
navigation due to frequency interference.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 5, 2000.

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:

History

    On March 23, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to 
realign a segment of J-151 that is unusable for navigation (65 FR 
15586). Flight inspection revealed that the segment between the 
Farmington, MO, VORTAC, and the Candu navigational fix is affected by 
co-channel radio interference from another navigational aid that uses 
the same frequency. This problem renders the affected segment unusable 
for navigation purposes.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments. No comments to the proposal 
were received. Except for editorial changes, this rule is the same as 
that proposed in the notice.

The Rule

    This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by realigning a segment of J-151. 
Currently, the segment of J-151 between the Farmington VORTAC and the 
Candu navigational fix has been found to be unusable for navigation due 
to frequency interference. The FAA has issued Flight Data Center 
Notices to Airmen advising users of this problem. To correct this 
problem, it is necessary to realign J-151 between the Farmington VORTAC 
and the Vulcan VORTAC as a direct route.
    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 section 71.1. The jet route listed 
in this document will 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. 
Therefore this regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory 
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' 
under DOT

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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.

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 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-151 [Revised]

    From Cross City, FL; Vulcan, AL; Farmington, MO; St Louis, MO; 
Des Moines, IA; O'Neill, NE; Rapid City, SD; Billings, MT; INT 
Billings 266 deg. and Whitehall, MT, 103 deg. radials; to Whitehall.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 28, 2000.
Paul Gallant,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 00-19931 Filed 8-4-00; 8:45 am]
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