[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 205 (Monday, October 23, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63198-63201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27183]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30209; Amdt. No. 425]


IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required 
IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for 
certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a 
minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This 
regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the 
National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the 
safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument 
conditions in the affected areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 30, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure 
Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs 
Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma 
City, OK, 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082 Oklahoma City, OK 73125) 
telephone: (405) 954-4164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 95 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) amends, suspends, or revokes IFR 
altitudes governing the operation of all aircraft in flight over a 
specified route or any portion of that route, as well as the changeover 
points (COPs) for Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes as 
prescribed in part 95.

The Rule

    The specified IFR altitudes, when used in conjunction with the 
prescribed changeover points for those routes, ensure navigation aid 
coverage that is adequate for safe flight operations and free of 
frequency interference. The reasons and circumstances that create the 
need for this amendment involve matters of flight safety and 
operational efficiency in the National Airspace System, are related to 
published aeronautical charts that are essential to the user, and 
provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace. In 
addition, those various reasons or circumstances required making this 
amendment effective before the next scheduled charting and publication 
date of the flight information to assure its timely availability to the 
user. The effective date of this amendment reflects those 
considerations. In view of the

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close and immediate relationship between these regulatory changes and 
safety in air commerce, I find that notice and public procedure before 
adopting this amendment are impracticable and contrary to the public 
interest and that good cause exists for making the amendment effective 
in less than 30 days.

Conclusions

    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 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. For the same reason, the FAA 
certifies that this amendment 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 95

    Airspace, Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC on October 17, 2000.
L. Nicholas Lacey,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the 
Administrator, part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 
95) is amended as follows effective at 0901 UTC,
    1. The authority citation for part 95 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 
44502, 44514, 44719, 44721.

PART 95--[AMENDED]

    2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:

            Revisions to IFR Altitudes and Changeover Points
            [Amendment 425 effective date, November 30, 2000]
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                              Color Routes
      Sec.  95.4  Green Federal Airway 8 is Amended To Read in Part
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CAMPBELL LAKE, AK NDB............  GLENNALLEN, AK NDB......       13,000
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                   Sec.  95.6001  Victor Routes--U.S.
     Sec.  95.6015  VOR Federal Airway 15 Is Amended To Read in Part
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BONHAM, TX VORTAC................  *PRIZZ, OK FIX..........      **3,600
    *7,000--MRA
    **2,100--MOCA
PRIZZ, OK FIX....................  MC ALESTER, OK VORTAC...       *3,000
    *2,500--MOCA
MC ALESTER, OK VORTAC............  *HOFFE, OK FIX..........        2,700
    *4,700--MRA
HOFFE, OK FIX....................  OKMULGEE, OK VOR/DME....        2,600
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     Sec.  95.6016  VOR Federal Airway 16 Is Amended To Read in Part
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ABILENE, TX VORTAC...............  *ROGEE, TX FIX..........        3,600
    *5,000--MRA
ROGEE, TX FIX....................  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........       *4,500
    *2,900--MOCA
BOWIE, TX VORTAC.................  BONHAM, TX VORTAC.......        3,700
BONHAM, TX VORTAC................  PARIS, TX VOR/DME.......        2,400
PARIS, TX VOR/DME................  TEXARKANA, AR VORTAC....        2,000
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     Sec.  95.6017  VOR Federal Airway 17 Is Amended To Read in Part
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MILLSAP, TX VORTAC...............  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........        3,000
BOWIE, TX VORTAC.................  ARDMORE, OK VORTAC......        3,000
ARDMORE, OK VORTAC...............  WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC..        3,000
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     Sec.  95.6020  VOR Federal Airway 20 Is Amended To Read in Part
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TX VORTAC........  COPAN, TX FIX...........        1,800
COPAN, TX FIX....................  AGOJA, TX FIX...........        1,700
AGOJA, TX FIX....................  PALACIOS, TX VORTAC.....        2,000
    *1,400--MOCA
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     Sec.  95.6063  VOR Federal Airway 63 Is Amended To Read in Part
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BOWIE, TX VORTAC.................  TEXOMA, OK VOR/DME......        3,000
TEXOMA, OK VOR/DME...............  MC ALESTER, OK VORTAC...        2,800
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     Sec.  95.6066  VOR Federal Airway 66 Is Amended To Read in Part
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ABILENE, TX VORTAC...............  TRUSS, TX FIX...........        3,200

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TRUSS, TX FIX....................  MILLSAP, TX VORTAC......       *3,700
    *3,100--MOCA
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     Sec.  95.6070  VOR Federal Airway 70 Is Amended To Read in Part
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TX VORTAC........  COPAN, TX FIX...........        1,800
COPAN, TX FIX....................  AGOJA, TX FIX...........        1,700
AGOJA, TX FIX....................  PALACIOS, TX VORTAC.....        2,000
    *1,400--MOCA
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     Sec.  95.6078  VOR Federal Airway 78 Is Amended To Read in Part
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IRON MOUNTAIN, MI FIX............  VUKFI, MI FIX...........        3,100
VUKFI, MI FIX....................  ESCANABA, MI VORTAC.....       *3,000
    *2,200--MOCA
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    Sec.  95.6114  VOR Federal Airway 114 Is Amended To Read in Part
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CARTH, FIX.......................  EXITE, LA FIX...........       *3,000
    *1,700--MOCA
EXITE, LA FIX....................  COVEX, LA FIX...........       *3,500
    *1,700--MOCA
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    Sec.  95.6124  VOR Federal Airway 124 Is Amended To Read in Part
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HOT SPRINGS, AR VOR/DME..........  LONNS, AR FIX...........        3,000
LONNS, AR FIX....................  LITTLE ROCK, AR VORTAC..       *2,500
    *1,900--MOCA
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    Sec.  95.6161  VOR Federal Airway 161 Is Amended To Read in Part
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MILLSAP, TX VORTAC...............  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........        3,000
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    Sec.  95.6407  VOR Federal Airway 407 Is Amended To Read in Part
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LUFKIN, TX VORTAC................  ELM GROVE, LA VORTAC....       *4,000
    *2,000--MOCA
ELM GROVE, LA VORTAC.............  EL DORADO, AR VORTAC....        2,000
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    Sec.  95.6430  VOR Federal Airway 430 Is Amended To Read in Part
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IRON MOUNTAIN, MI VORTAC.........  VUKFI, MI FIX...........        3,100
VUKFI, MI FIX....................  ESCANABA, MI VORTAC.....       *3,000
    *2,200--MOCA
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    Sec.  95.6507  VOR Federal Airway 507 Is Amended To Read in Part
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ARDMORE, OK VORTAC...............  WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC..        3,000
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    Sec.  95.6573  VOR Federal Airway 573 Is Amended To Read in Part
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WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC...........  *ALEXX, OK FIX..........        3,000
    *7,000--MRA
ALEXX, OK FIX....................  ARDMORE, OK VORTAC......        3,500
ARDMORE, OK VORTAC...............  BONHAM, TX VORTAC.......        3,600
BONHAM, TX VORTAC................  SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX VOR/        2,500
                                    DME.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX VOR/DME......  TEXARKANA, AR VORTAC....        2,000
TEXARKANA, AR VORTAC.............  PIKES, AR FIX...........       *3,500
    *1,800--MOCA
PIKES, AR FIX....................  MARKI, AR FIX...........       *3,500
    *2,100--MOCA
MARKI, AR FIX....................  HOT SPRINGS, AR VOR/DME.       *3,500
    *2,500--MOCA
HOT SPRINGS, AR VOR/DME..........  LONNS, AR FIX...........        3,000
LONNS, AR FIX....................  LITTLE ROCK, AR VORTAC..       *2,500
    *1,900--MOCA
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