[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47120-47121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22771]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2001-9559; Airspace Docket No. 01-AWP-2]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Revision of VOR Federal Airway 105, and Jet Route 58 and 
86; and Establishment of Jet Routes 614 and 616

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Supplemental Notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM).

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SUMMARY: This notice supplements a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 
published in the Federal Register on June 20, 2001. In that notice, the 
FAA proposed to realign Federal Airway 105 (V-105) and Jet Route 86 (J-
86) in the Phoenix, AZ, area. In this supplemental notice, the FAA is 
proposing to correct an inadvertent error in the previously proposed 
description of V-105. Additionally, in this notice, the FAA is 
proposing to modify the previously proposed descriptions for J-58 and 
J-86, and to rename portions of J-58 and J-86 in the state of Florida. 
These proposed modifications are part of the National Airspace Redesign 
effort to improve system efficiency.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 11, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket 
number FAA-2001-9559/Airspace Docket No. 01-AWP-2, at the beginning of 
your comments.
    You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. 
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments 
received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on the plaza 
level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above 
address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 90261.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, 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 both docket numbers 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 Docket No. FAA-2001-9559/
Airspace Docket No. 01-AWP-2.'' 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 SNPRM's

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through 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.
    Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice 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 both docket numbers for this notice. 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

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System, which describes the application procedure.

Background

V-105

    On June 20, 2001, Airspace Docket No. 01-AWP-02, FAA-2001-9559 (66 
FR 30654), was published in the Federal Register. In that airspace 
docket the FAA proposed to realign V-105 and J-86 in the Phoenix, AZ, 
area. The June 20, 2001 NPRM contained an inadvertent error in the 
proposed description of V-105. Specifically, the description transposed 
the magnetic and true radials of V-105. This SNPRM corrects that error.

J-58 and J-86

    Currently the navigational signal in the vicinity of the Gulf of 
Mexico is not sufficient enough to support that segment of J-58 between 
the Harvey, LA, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range and 
Tactical Air Navigation Aids (VORTAC), and the Sarasota VORTAC. The 
same dilemma affects that segment of J-86 between the Leeville VORTAC 
and the Sarasota, FL, VORTAC. Due to the weak navigational signal 
affecting these routes, they no longer pass flight inspection. The FAA 
is therefore proposing in this action to remove the route segments over 
the Gulf and terminate them at the Harvey VORTAC (for J-58) and the 
Leeville VORTAC (for J-86) respectively.
    To replace the revoked segments, over water advanced navigation 
routes were established under a separate action. These over water 
navigation routes do not rely on ground based navigation facilities and 
are not subject to navigation signal coverage limitations. 
Additionally, in this action, the FAA is proposing to rename the route 
segments of J-58 and J-86 in the State of Florida to avoid confusion.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to revise V-105 and J-86 in the vicinity 
of Phoenix Arizona. Specifically, this notice corrects the proposed 
description of V-105 between the Drake and Phoenix, AZ, VORTAC. 
Additionally, in this action the FAA is proposing to revise J-86 
between Winslow, AZ, and the Leeville, LA, VORTAC; removes the segment 
of J-86 between the Leeville VORTAC and the Sarasota, FL, VORTAC; 
renames the J-86 route segment from the Sarasota VORTAC to the Dolphin, 
FL, VORTAC, J-616; amend J-58 by terminating the route at the Harvey, 
LA, VORTAC; removing the segment of J-58 between the Harvey VORTAC and 
the Sarasota, FL, VORTAC; and renaming the route from the Sarasota 
VORTAC to the Dolphin, FL, VORTAC, J-614. These actions are necessary 
because J-58 and J-86 fail to pass flight inspection over the Gulf of 
Mexico due to gaps in navigation signal coverage. These changes are 
part of the National Airspace Redesign effort to improve system 
efficiency and safety.
    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 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 proposed 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 and Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in 
paragraphs 2004 and 6010(a), respectively, 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 jet route and VOR Federal 
airway 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 
7400.9H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 
2000, and effective September 16, 2000, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 2004  Jet Routes

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J-58  [Revised]

    From Oakland, CA, via Manteca, CA; Coaldale, NV; Wilson Creek, 
NV; Milford, UT; Farmington, NM; Las Vegas, NM; Panhandle, TX; 
Wichita Falls, TX; Ranger, TX; Alexandria, LA; Harvey, LA.

J-86  [Revised]

    From Beatty, NV; INT Beatty 131 deg. and Boulder City, NV, 
284 deg. radials; Boulder City; Peach Springs, AZ; INT of Peach 
Springs 091 deg. (076 deg.M) and Winslow, AZ, 301 deg. (287 deg.M) 
radials, El Paso, TX; Fort Stockton, TX; Junction, TX; Humble, TX; 
Leeville, LA.

J-614  [New]

    Sarasota; Lee County, FL; to the INT Lee County 120 deg. and 
Dolphin, FL, 293 deg. radials; Dolphin.

J-616  [New]

    Sarasota; INT Sarasota 103 deg. and La Belle, FL, 313 deg. 
radials; La Belle; to Dolphin, FL.
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Paragraph 6010(a)  Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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V-105  [Revised]

    From Tucson, AZ; INT Tucson 300 deg. and Stanfield, AZ 145 deg. 
radials; Stanfield; Phoenix, AZ; INT Phoenix 333 deg. (321 deg.M) 
and Drake, AZ, 182 deg. (168 deg.M) radials; Drake; 25 miles, 22 
miles 85 MSL; Boulder City, NV; Las Vegas, NV; INT Las Vegas 
266 deg. and Beatty, NV, 142 deg. radials; 17 miles, 105 MSL; 
Beatty; 105 MSL, Coaldale, NV; 82 miles, 110 MSL; to Mustang, NV.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 5, 2001.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
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