[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 200 (Monday, October 16, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61087-61089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26512]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASW-6]


Amendment of Federal Airways in the Vicinity of Dallas/Fort 
Worth; TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends thirteen Federal airways in the vicinity of 
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. In the NPRM for this action, the FAA proposed to 
modify 14 airways. However, after considering aircraft routing through 
the Shreveport, LA, Approach Control terminal airspace and retention of 
transition fixes for the Shreveport Regional Airport and Barksdale Air 
Force Base (AFB), the FAA has decided not to make the proposed 
modification of 
V-566. The FAA is taking this action to simplify the airway structure, 
thereby, enhancing the management of aircraft operations in the area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 30, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bil Nelson, 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

    As a result of a recent airspace review, the FAA has determined 
that airways in the vicinity of Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, should be 
amended to improve management of the aircraft operations. On June 12, 
2000, the FAA published in the Federal Register (65 FR 36805) a 
proposal to amend fourteen Federal airways. However, after considering 
aircraft routing through the Shreveport, LA, Approach Control terminal 
airspace and retention of transition fixes for the Shreveport Regional 
Airport and Barksdale AFB, the FAA decided not to make the proposed 
modification of V-566.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. No comments were received. Except for editorial changes, 
and the decision not to amend V-566, this amendment is the same as that 
proposed in the NPRM.

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The Rule

    The FAA is amending part 71 of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 
to revise thirteen Federal airways in the vicinity of Dallas/Fort 
Worth, TX. The rule amends the following Federal airways: V-15, V-16, 
and V-17 by modifying the route descriptions; V-63, V-69, V-131, V-305, 
V-507, V-573 by amending the start points; and V-66, V-163, V-358, and 
V-407 by modifying the end points. The FAA is taking this action to 
simplify the airway structure, thereby, enhancing the management of 
aircraft operations in the area.
    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 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.
    Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 
7400.9H dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Federal airways 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a)  Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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V-15 [Revised]

    From Hobby, TX, via Navasota, TX; College Station, TX; Waco, TX; 
Cedar Creek, TX; Bonham, TX; McAlester, OK; Okmulgee, OK; to Neosho, 
MO. From Sioux City, IA; INT Sioux City 340 deg. and Sioux Falls, 
SD, 169 deg. radials; Sioux Falls; Huron, SD; Aberdeen, SD; 
Bismarck, ND; to Minot, ND.

V-16 [Revised]

    From Los Angeles, CA; Paradise, CA; Palm Springs, CA; Blythe, 
CA; Buckeye, AZ; Phoenix, AZ; INT Phoenix 155 deg. and Stanfield, 
AZ, 105 deg. radials; Tucson, AZ; Cochise, AZ; Columbus, NM; El 
Paso, TX; Salt Flat, TX; Wink, TX; INT Wink 066 deg. and Big Spring, 
TX, 260 deg. radials; Big Spring; Abilene, TX; Bowie, TX; Bonham, 
TX; Paris, TX; Texarkana, AR; Pine Bluff, AR; Marvell, AR; Holly 
Springs, MS; Jacks Creek, TN; Shelbyville, TN; Hinch Mountain, TN; 
Volunteer, TN; Holston Mountain, TN; Pulaski, VA; Roanoke, VA; 
Lynchburg, VA; Flat Rock, VA; Richmond, VA; INT Richmond 039 deg. 
and Patuxent, MD, 228 deg. radials; Patuxent; Smyrna, DE; Cedar 
Lake, NJ; Coyle, NJ; INT Coyle 036 deg. and Kennedy, NY, 209 deg. 
radials; Kennedy; Deer Park, NY; Calverton, NY; Norwich, CT; Boston, 
MA. The airspace within Mexico and the airspace below 2,000 feet MSL 
outside the United States is excluded. The airspace within 
Restricted Areas R-5002A, R-5002C, and 
R-5002D is excluded during their times of use. The airspace within 
Restricted Areas R-4005 and R-4006 is excluded.

V-17 [Revised]

    From Brownsville, TX, via Harlingen, TX; McAllen, TX; 29 miles 
12 AGL, 34 miles 25 MSL, 37 miles 12 AGL; Laredo, TX; Cotulla, TX; 
INT Cotulla 046 deg. and San Antonio, TX, 198 deg. radials; San 
Antonio; Centex, TX; Waco, TX; Glen Rose, TX; Millsap, TX; Bowie, 
TX; Ardmore, OK; Will Rogers, OK; Gage, OK; Garden City, KS; to 
Goodland, KS.
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V-63 [Revised]

    From Bowie, TX; Texoma, OK; McAlester, OK; Razorback, AR; 
Springfield, MO; Hallsville, MO; Quincy, IL; Burlington, IA; Moline, 
IL; Davenport, IA; Rockford, IL; Janesville, WI; Badger, WI; 
Oshkosh, WI; Stevens Point, WI; Wausau, WI; Rhinelander, WI; to 
Houghton, MI. Excluding that airspace at and above 10,000 feet MSL 
from 5 NM north to 46 NM north of Quincy during the time that the 
Howard West MOA is activated by NOTAM.
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V-66 [Revised]

    From Mission Bay, CA; Imperial, CA; 13 miles, 24 miles, 25 MSL; 
Bard, AZ; 12 miles, 35 MSL; INT Bard 089 deg. and Gila Bend, AZ, 
261 deg. radials; 46 miles, 35 MSL; Gila Bend; Tucson, AZ, 7 miles 
wide (3 miles south and 4 miles north of centerline); Douglas, AZ; 
INT Douglas 064 deg. and Columbus, NM, 277 deg. radials; Columbus; 
El Paso, TX; 6 miles wide; INT El Paso 109 deg. and Hudspeth 
287 deg. radials; 6 miles wide; Hudspeth; Pecos, TX; Midland, TX; 
INT Midland 083 deg. and Abilene, TX, 252 deg. radials; Abilene; to 
Millsap, TX.
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V-69 [Revised]

    From El Dorado, AR; Pine Bluff, AR; INT Pine Bluff 038 deg. and 
Walnut Ridge, AR, 187 deg. radials; Walnut Ridge; Farmington, MO; 
Troy, IL; Capital, IL; Pontiac, IL; to Joliet, IL.
* * * * *

V-131 [Revised]

    From Okmulgee, OK; Tulsa, OK; Chanute, KS; to Topeka, KS.
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V-163 [Revised]

    From Matamoros, Mexico; via Brownsville, TX; 27 miles standard 
width, 37 miles 7 miles wide (3 miles E and 4 miles W of 
centerline); Corpus Christi, TX; Three Rivers, TX; INT Three Rivers 
345 deg. and San Antonio, TX, 168 deg. radials; San Antonio; 
Lampasas, TX; to Glen Rose, TX.
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V-305 [Revised]

    From El Dorado, AR; Little Rock, AR; Walnut Ridge, AR; Malden, 
MO; Cunningham, KY; Pocket City, IN; INT Pocket City 046 deg. and 
Hoosier, IN, 205 deg. radials; Hoosier; INT Hoosier 025 deg. and 
Brickyard, IN, l85 deg. radials; Brickyard; INT Brickyard 038 deg. 
and Kokomo, IN, 182 deg. radials; Kokomo.
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V-358 [Revised]

    From San Antonio, TX, via Stonewall, TX; Lampasas, TX; INT 
Lampasas 041 deg. and Waco, TX, 249 deg. radials; Waco.
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V-407 [Revised]

    From Harlingen, TX; via INT Harlingen 006 deg. and Corpus 
Christi, TX, 193 deg. radials; Corpus Christi; via INT Corpus 
Christi 039 deg. and Palacios, TX, 241 deg. radials; Palacios; via 
INT Palacios 017 deg. and Humble, TX, 242 deg. radials; Humble; 
Daisetta, TX; Lufkin, TX; Elm Grove, LA; to El Dorado, AR.
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V-507 [Revised]

    From Ardmore, OK; Will Rogers, OK, via INT Will Rogers 284 deg. 
and Gage, OK, 152 deg. radials; Gage; Liberal, KS; to Garden City, 
KS.
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V-573 [Revised]

    From Will Rogers, OK; INT Will Rogers 195 deg. and Ardmore, OK, 
327 deg. radials; Ardmore; Bonham, TX; Sulpher Springs, TX;

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Texarkana, AR; INT Texarkana 037 deg. and Hot Springs, AR, 225 deg. 
radials; Hot Springs; to Little Rock, AR.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 5, 2000.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 00-26512 Filed 10-13-00; 8:45 am]
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