[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 67801-67802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28367]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2002-13524; Airspace Docket No. 02-AWP-07]


Proposed Revision of VOR Federal Airway 257

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise VOR Federal Airway 257 (V-257) 
between the Phoenix, AZ, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio 
Range and Tactical Air Navigation Aids (VORTAC) and the Drake, AZ, 
VORTAC. This proposed change is part of the FAA's National Airspace 
Redesign effort and is intended to improve the management of aircraft 
operations near the Phoenix, AZ, terminal area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 9, 2002.

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-2002-13524/Airspace Docket No. 02-AWP-07, 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 a.m. and 5 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 
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-2002-13524/Airspace 
Docket No. 02-AWP-07.'' 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

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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 public 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 NPRM'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 system, which 
describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) part 71 to revise V-257 between the Phoenix, AZ, 
VORTAC, and the Drake, AZ, VORTAC. This proposed change is part of the 
FAA's National Airspace Redesign effort and is intended to improve the 
management of aircraft operations near the Phoenix, AZ, terminal area. 
Although the change will slightly increase the length of the route, the 
proposed action will coincide with revisions made to V-105, and align 
this route to facilitate Air Traffic Management operations in the 
Phoenix Terminal Area.
    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.
    Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a), of 
FAA Order 7400.9K dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The 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 
7400.9K, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 30, 
2002, and effective September 16, 2002, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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V-257 [Revised]

    From Phoenix, AZ; INT Phoenix 333[deg] (321[deg]M) and Drake, AZ, 
182[deg] (168[deg] M) radials; Drake; INT Drake 003[deg] and Grand 
Canyon, AZ, 211[deg] radials; Grand Canyon; 38 miles 12 AGL, 24 miles 
125 MSL, 16 miles 95 MSL, 26 miles 12 AGL, Bryce Canyon, UT; INT Bryce 
Canyon 338[deg] and Delta, UT, 186[deg] radials, Delta; 39 miles, 105 
MSL INT Delta 004[deg] and Malad City, ID, 179[deg] radials; 20 miles, 
118 MSL, Malad City; Pocatello, ID; DuBois, ID; Dillon, MT; Coppertown, 
MT; INT Coppertown 002[deg] and Helena, MT, 272[deg] radials; INT 
Helena 272[deg] and Great Falls, MT, 222[deg] radials; Great Falls; 73 
miles, 56 MSL, Havre, MT. The airspace within Restricted Area R-6403 is 
excluded.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2002.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 02-28367 Filed 11-6-02; 8:45 am]
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