[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2091-2092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-754]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-16457; Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-4]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Revision of VOR Federal Airway V-521

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking, (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise a segment of Very High 
Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airway (V-521), in the 
vicinity of Fort Myers, FL, between the Lee County Very High Frequency 
Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC), and the RINSE 
intersection (a navigation fix on V-521 that is formed by an 
intersection of radials from the Lee County and Labelle VORTACs). 
Specifically, this action would change the alignment of that segment of 
the airway from the Lee County VORTAC 014[deg] (T) radial to the 
012[deg] (T) radial. This action would support a new standard terminal 
arrival route (STAR) serving the Southwest Florida International 
Airport and the Page Field Airport at Fort Myers, FL.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 1, 2004.

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 FAA Docket 
No. FAA-2003-16457, and Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-4, at the beginning 
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, 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

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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 (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2003-16457, and Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-4) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
    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 FAA Docket No. FAA-2003-16457, and Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-4.'' 
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 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 Federal Register's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An 
informal docket may be examined during normal business hours at the 
office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southern Region Headquarters, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 
College Park, Georgia 30337.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should contact 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 (14 CFR) part 71 to revise a segment of V-521 in the 
vicinity of Fort Myers, FL, between the Lee County VORTAC, and the 
RINSE intersection (a navigation fix on V-521). Specifically, this 
action would change the alignment of that segment of the airway from 
the Lee County VORTAC 014[deg] (T) radial to the Lee County VORTAC 
012[deg] (T) radial. This change is needed to support a new arrival 
route called the ``RINSE ONE STAR'' that is being developed to serve 
aircraft arriving at the Southwest Florida International Airport, and 
Page Field Airport in Fort Myers, FL. In conjunction with the 
development of the new STAR, the RINSE intersection will be relocated 
to a point within one mile of its current position. The proposed 
modification of V-521 is needed to ensure that the airway remains 
aligned with the RINSE intersection. These changes are the result of a 
comprehensive airspace redesign plan to enhance the management of 
aircraft operations traffic into and out of southwest Florida.
    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.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this proposed action qualifies for 
categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1D, Policies and Procedures for 
Considering Environmental Impacts. This airspace action is not expected 
to cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no 
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an 
environmental assessment.

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, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 
7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 2, 
2003, and effective September 16, 2003, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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V-521 (Revised)

    From Dolphin, FL; INT Dolphin 318[deg] and Lee County, FL, 
099[deg] radials; Lee County; INT Lee County 012[deg] and Lakeland, 
FL, 154[deg] radials; Lakeland; Cross City, FL; INT Cross City 
287[deg] and Marianna, FL, 141[deg] radials; Marianna; Wiregrass, 
AL; INT Wiregrass 333[deg] and Montgomery, AL, 129[deg] radials; 
Montgomery; INT Montgomery 357[deg] and Vulcan, AL, 139[deg] 
radials; Vulcan.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2004.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 04-754 Filed 1-13-04; 8:45 am]
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