[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34522-34526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14586]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30371; Amdt. No. 442]


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, July 10, 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 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 June 5, 2003.
James J. Ballough,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

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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, July 10, 2003.
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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.


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2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:

             Revisions to IFR Altitudes & Changeover Points
             [Amendment 442, Effective date, July 10, 2003]
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             From                     To            MEA          MAA
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                Sec.   95.5000 High Altitude RNAV Routes
            Sec.   95.5001 RNAV Route No. Q1 is added to read
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ELMAA, WA FIX................  POINT REYES, CA  18        45000
                                VORTAC.                 000
    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
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            Sec.   95.5003 RNAV Route No. Q3 is added to read
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FEPOT, WA WP.................  POINT REYES, CA  18        45000
                                VORTAC.                 000
    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
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            Sec.   95.5005 RNAV Route No. Q5 is added to read
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HAROB, WA WP.................  STIKM CA WP....  18        45000
                                                        000
    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
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            Sec.   95.5007 RNAV Route No. Q7 is added to read
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JINMO, WA WP.................  AVENAL, CA       18        45000
                                VORTAC.                 000
    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
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            Sec.   95.5009 RNAV Route No. Q9 is added to read
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SUMMA, WA FIX................  DERBB, CA FIX..  18        45000
                                                        000
    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
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           Sec.   95.5011 RNAV Route No. Q11 is added to read
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PAAGE, WA WP.................  LOS ANGELES, CA  18        45000
                                VORTAC.                 000

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    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
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           Sec.   95.5013 RNAV Route No. Q13 is added to read
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PAWLI, OR WP.................  LIDAT, NV FIX..  18        45000
                                                        000
    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
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           Sec.   95.5501 RNAV Route No. Q501 is added to read
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SOBME, SD WP.................  GOPHER, MN       18        45000
                                VORTAC.                 000
    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
GOPHER, MN VORTAC............  VIXIS, CANADA    18        45000
                                FIX.                    000
    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
    Excludes the
     Portion within Canada
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           Sec.   95.5502 RNAV Route No. Q502 is added to read
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SOBME, SD WP.................  GOPHER, MN       18        45000
                                VORTAC.                 000
    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
GOPHER, MN VORTAC............  KENPA, CANADA    18        45000
                                FIX.                    000
    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
    Excludes the
     Portion within Canada
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           Sec.   95.5504 RNAV Route No. Q504 is added to read
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HEMDI, SD WP.................  NOTAP, CANADA    18        45000
                                WP.                     000
    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
    Excludes the
     Portion within Canada
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           Sec.   95.5505 RNAV Route No. Q505 is added to read
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HEMDI, SD WP.................  OMAGA, CANADA    18        45000
                                FIX.                    000
    GNSS REQUIRED
    DME/DME RNAV NA
    Excludes the
     Portion within Canada
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                   Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes--U.S.
     Sec.   95.6003 VOR Federal Airway 3 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Brunswick, GA VORTAC.............  *Broun, GA FIX..........      **3,000
    *11,000--MRA
    **2,200--MOCA
Broun, GA FIX....................  *Harps, GA FIX..........      **3,000
    *3,800--MRA
    **2,200--MOCA
Harps, GA FIX....................  Keler, GA FIX...........       *3,000
    *2,200--MOCA
Keler, GA FIX....................  Savannah, GA VORTAC.....       *3,000
    *1,900--MOCA
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     Sec.   95.6033 VOR Federal Airway 33 is Amended To Read in Part
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Bradford, PA VOR/DME.............  Vairs, NY FIX...........      *10,000
    *4800--MOCA
Vairs, NY FIX....................  Buffalo, NY VOR/DME.....       *5,000
    *4000--MOCA
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     Sec.   95.6037 VOR Federal Airway 37 is Amended To Read in Part
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Brunswick, GA VORTAC.............  *Broun, GA FIX..........      **3,000
    *11,000--MRA
    **2,200--MOCA
Broun, GA FIX....................  *Harps, GA FIX..........      **3,000

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    *3,800--MRA
    **2,200--MOCA
Harps, GA FIX....................  Keler, GA FIX...........       *3,000
    *2,200--MOCA
Keler, GA FIX....................  Savannah, GA VORTAC.....       *3,000
    *1,900--MOCA
Savannah, GA VORTAC..............  Allendale, SC VOR.......       *4,000
    *1,500--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6154 VOR Federal Airway 154 is Amended To Read in Part
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Ocone, GA FIX....................  Savannah, GA VORTAC.....       *3,000
    *1,800--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6185 VOR Federal Airway 185 is Amended To Read in Part
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Savannah, GA VORTAC..............  *Spong, GA FIX..........      **3,000
    *5,000--MRA
    **2,200--MOCA
Spong, GA FIX....................  Colliers, SC VORTAC.....       *3,000
    *2,200--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6298 VOR Federal Airway 298 is Amended To Read in Part
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Chang, WY FIX....................  Gillette, WY VOR/DME....        7,200
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    Sec.   95.6437 VOR Federal Airway 437 is Amended To Read in Part
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Ormond Beach, FL VORTAC..........  *Jetso, FL FIX..........      **3,000
    *3,500--MRA
    **1,300--MOCA
Jetso, FL FIX....................  Hotar, FL FIX...........       *5,000
    *1,200--MOCA
Hotar, FL FIX....................  Stary, GA FIX...........       *8,000
    *1,200--MOCA
Stary, GA FIX....................  Savannah, GA VORTAC.....       *3,000
    *1,900--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6441 VOR Federal Airway 441 is Amended To Read in Part
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Stary, GA FIX....................  Savannah, GA VORTAC.....       *3,000
    *1,900--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6578 VOR Federal Airway 578 is Amended To Read in Part
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Alma, GA VORTAC..................  Savannah, GA VORTAC.....       *6,000
    *2,600--MOCA
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             From                     To            MEA          MAA
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                        Sec.   95.7001 Jet Routes
        Sec.   95.7002 Jet Route No. 2 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Lake Charles, LA VORTAC......  Baton Rouge, LA       18,000       45,000
                                VORTAC.
Baton Rouge, LA VORTAC.......  Semmes, LA            18,000       45,000
                                VORTAC.
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       Sec.   95.7138 Jet Route No. 138 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Lake Charles, LA VORTAC......  Baton Rouge, LA       18,000       45,000
                                VORTAC.
Baton Rouge, LA VORTAC.......  Semmes, LA            18,000       45,000
                                VORTAC.
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Sec.   95.7590 Jet Route No. 590 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Lake Charles, LA VORTAC......  Baton Rouge, LA       18,000       45,000
                                VORTAC.
Baton Rouge, LA VORTAC.......  Greene County,        18,000       45,000
                                MS VORTAC.
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                             Airway Segment                                         Changeover Points
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                  From                                 To                  Distance              From
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         Sec.   95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points Is Amended To Delete Changeover Point V-437
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Ormond Beach FL, VORTAC................  Savannah, GA VORTAC...........           80  Ormond Beach.
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[FR Doc. 03-14586 Filed 6-9-03; 8:45 am]
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