[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 78352-78354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32412]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30345; Amdt. No. 439]


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 23, 2003.

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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 require making this 
amendment effective before the 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, DC on December 13, 2002.
James J. Ballough,
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.


    2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:


             Revisions to IFR Altitudes & Changeover Points
            [Amendment 439, effective date, January 23, 2003]
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               From                           To                 MEA
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 Sec.   95.1001 Direct Routes--U.S. Bahamas Routes--2L Is Added To Read
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Stella Maris, BS NDB.............  San Salvador, BS NDB....        3,000
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             Bahamas Routes--55V Is Amended To Read in Part
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Seaan, BS FIX....................  Muvod, BS FIX...........      *10,000
    *1,300--MOCA
Muvod,BS FIX.....................  BURGO, BS FIX...........      *16,000
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    *1,300--MOCA
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             Bahamas Routes--70V Is Amended To Read in Part
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Freeport, BS VOR/DME.............  Grreg, BS FIX...........        3,500
Grreg, BS FIX....................  Marsh Harbour, BS NDB...        3,500
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 Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes--U.S. Sec.   95.6067 VOR Federal Airway 67
                       Is Amended To read in Part
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Cedar Rapids, IA VOR/DME.........  Waterloo, IA VORTAC.....        2,900
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    Sec.   95.6385 VOR Federal Airway 385 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Lubbock, TX VORTAC...............  *Wagun, TX FIX..........      **8,000
    *8,000--MRA
    **4,600--MOCA
Wagun, TX FIX....................  Abilene, TX VORTAC......       *8,000
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                                                                                     Changeover points
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                                   Sec.   95.8005 Jet Routes Changeover Points
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                                     J-58 Is Amended To Add Changeover Point
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Milford, UT VORTAC.....................  Farmington, NM VORTAC..........           92  Milford
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