[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 243 (Monday, December 18, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 78916-78919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32178]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30221; Amdt. No. 426]


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, January 25, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure 
Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs 
Divisions, 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 require 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 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.

Conclusion

    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, D.C. on December 12, 2000.
L. Nicholas Lacey,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption for 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.

Part 95--[AMENDED]

    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.



    2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:

            Revisions to I.F.R. Altitudes & Changeover Points
            [Amendment 426 effective date: January 25, 2001]
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                              Color Routes
     Sec.  95.10  Amber Federal Airway 7 Is Amended To Read in Part
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CAMPBELL LAKE, AK NDB............  MINERAL CREEK, AK NDB...        12000
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                  Sec.  95.1001  District Routes--U.S.
            Atlantic Routes--AR001 Is Amended To Read in Part
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TORRY, FL FIX....................  *METTA, SC FIX..........        25000
    *18000--MRA
    MAA--45000
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            Atlantic Routes--AR003 Is Amended To Read in Part
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OLDEY, SC FIX....................  *PANAL, OA FIX..........         2500
    *18000--MRA
    MAA--45000
PANAL, OA FIX....................  CAROLINA BEACH, NC NDB..         2500
    MAA--45000
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            Atlantic Routes--AR004 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Ashly, SC NDB....................  *METTA, SC FIX..........
    *18000--MRA
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            Atlantic Routes--AR007 Is Amended To Read in Part
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ADOOR, FL FIX....................  *MILOE, OA FIX..........        25000
    *18000--MRA
    MAA--45000
MILOE, OA FIX....................  *PANAL, OA FIX..........         2500
    *18000--MRA
    MAA--45000
PANAL, OA FIX....................  DIXON, NC NDB/DME.......         2500
    MAA--45000
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            Atlantic Routes--AR014 Is Amended To Read in Part
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*METTA, SC FIX...................  DIXON, NC NDB/DME.......        18000
    MAA--45000
    *18000--MRA
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                   Sec.  95.6001  Victor Routes--U.S.
        Sec.  95.6066  VOR Federal Airway 66 Is Amended To Delete
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ABILENE, TX VORTAC...............  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........         3500
BOWIE, TX VORTAC.................  BONHAM, TX VORTAC.......         3700
BONHAM, TX VORTAC................  SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX VOR/         2500
                                    DME.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX VOR/DME......  TEXARKANA, AR VORTAC....         2000
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        Sec.  95.6069  VOR Federal Airway 69 Is Amended To Delete
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BELCHER, LA VORTAC...............  *COTTA, LA FIX..........         2000
    *3000--MRA
COTTA, LA FIX....................  *GOURD, LA FIX..........         2000
    *3000--MRA
GOURD, LA FIX....................  EL DORADO, AR VORTAC....        20000
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     Sec.  95.6094  VOR Federal Airway 94 Is Amended To Read in Part
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DEMING, NM VORTAC................  *MOLLY, NM FIX..........       **9000
    **1000--MRA
    **7700--MOCA
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       Sec.  95.6163  VOR Federal Airway 131 Is Amended To Delete
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MC ALESTER, OK VORTAC............  BASAY, OK FIX...........         2700
HOFFE, OK FIX....................  OKMULGEE, OK VOR/DME....         2600
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       Sec.  95.6163  VOR Federal Airway 163 Is Amended To Delete
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GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC.............  MILLSAP, TX VORTAC......         3000
MILLSAP, TX VORTAC...............  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........        *3000
    *2500--MOCA
BOWIE, TX VORTAC.................  ARDMORE, OK VORTAC......         3000
ARDMORE, OK VORTAC...............  WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC..         3000
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    Sec.  95.6208  VOR Federal Airway 208 Is Amended To Read in Part
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HANKSVILLE, UT VORTAC............  CARBON, UT VOR/DME......        10000
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       Sec.  95.6305  VOR Federal Airway 305 Is Amended To Delete
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BELCHER, LA VORTAC...............  *COTTA, LA FIX..........         2000
    *3000--MOCA
COTTA, LA FIX....................  *FOSTE, LA FIX..........         2000
    *3500--MRA
FOSTE, LA FIX....................  EL DORADO, AR, VORTAC...         2000
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    Sec.  95.6358  VOR Federal Airway 358 Is Amended To Read in Part
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SAN ANTONIO, TX VORTAC...........  GUADA, TX FIX...........        *4000
    *2700--MOCA
GUADA, TX FIX....................  STONEWALL, TX VORTAC....         4000
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       Sec.  95.6358  VOR Federal Airway 358 Is Amended To Delete
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WACO, TX VORTAC..................  GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAC....         3000
GLEN ROSE, TX VORTAX.............  MILLSAP, TX VORTAC......         3000
MILLSAP, TX VORTAC...............  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........        *3000
    *2500--MOCA
BOWIE, TX VORTAC.................  ARDMORE, OK VORTAC......         3000
ARDMORE, OK VORTAC...............  ALEXX, OK FIX...........         3000
ALEXX, OK FIX....................  CAMAF, CA FIX...........         3000
CAMAF, CA FIX....................  WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC..         3000
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       Sec.  95.6382  VOR Federal Airway 382 Is Amended To Delete
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BRYCE CANYON, UT VORTAC..........  *GREEL, UT FIX..........      **16000
    *10000--MAA
    *13300--MOCA
GREEL, UT FIX....................  *SAKES, UT FIX..........      **16000
    *1400--MCA SAKES, UT FIX, SW
     BND
    *13300--MOCA
SAKES, UT FIX....................  GRAND JUNCTION, CO             *11000
                                    VORTAC.
    *9200--MOCA
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        Sec.  95.6457  VOR Federal Airway 457 Is Amended To Read
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ILIAMNA, AK NDB/DME..............  *AWOMY, AK FIX..........       **5300
                                   W BND...................        *5300
                                   E BND...................        *9000
    *7000--MCA AWOMY FIX           E BND...................
    *5300--MOCA
AWOMY, AK FIX....................  *MOFOF, AK FIX..........         9000
    *7000--MCA MOFOF FIX           W BND...................
MOFOF, AK FIX....................  KENAI, AK VOR/DME.......
                                   W BND...................        *3000
                                   E BND...................        *9000
    *2700--MOCA
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    Sec.  95.6568  VOR Federal Airway 568 Is Amended To Read in Part
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SAN ANTONIO, TX VORTAC...........  GUADA, TX FIX...........        *4000
    *2700--MOCA
GUADA, TX FIX....................  STONEWALL, TX VORTAC....         4000
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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                                            Sec.  95.7001  Jet Routes
                           Sec.  95.7151  Jet Route No. 151 Is Amended To Read in Part
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VULCAN, AL VORTAC.............................  FARMINGTON, MO VORTAC.................        25000        41000
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                                                                                     Changeover points
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                                                                            Distance              From
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                                  95.8003  VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points
                                          ALASKA V-457 Is Added To Read
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ILAMNA, AK NDB/DME.....................  KENAI, AK VOR/DME..............           47  ILIAMNA
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