[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61997-61999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23375]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30427; Amdt. No. 451]


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, November 25, 2004.

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: PO 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 
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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 October 13, 2004.
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, November 25, 2004.
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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 and Changeover Points
                                [Amendment 451 effective date, November 25, 2004]
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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                                    Sec.   95.4000 High Altitude RNAV Routes
                             Sec.   95.4007 RNAV Route Q7 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Jinmo, WA WP..................................  Avenal, CA VORTAC.....................  *2        45000
                                                                                               9000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    DME/DME/IRU RNAV
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                             Sec.   95.4009 RNAV Route Q9 Is Amended To Read in Part
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SUMMA, WA FIX.................................  Derbb, CA FIX.........................  *2        45000
                                                                                               9000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    DME/DME/IRU RNAV
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                            Sec.   95.4011 RNAV Route Q11 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Paage, WA WP..................................  Los Angeles, CA VORTAC ...............  *2        45000
                                                                                               9000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    DME/DME/IRU RNAV
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                            Sec.   95.4501 RNAV Route Q501 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Sobme, SD WP..................................  Gopher, MN VORTAC.....................  *2        45000
                                                                                               4000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    DME/DME/IRU RNAV
Gopher, MN VORTAC.............................  Vixis, Canada FIX.....................  *2        45000
                                                                                               4000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    DME/DME/IRU RNAV
    *Excludes the Portion Within Canada
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                            Sec.   95.4502 RNAV Route Q502 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Kenpa, Canada FIX.............................  Gopher, MN VORTAC.....................  *2        45000
                                                                                               4000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    DME/DME/IRU RNAV
Gopher, MN VORTAC.............................  Sobme, SD WP..........................  *2        45000
                                                                                               4000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    DME/DME/IRU RNAV
    *Excludes the Portion Within Canada
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                            Sec.   95.4504 RNAV Route Q504 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Hemdi, SD WP..................................  Notap, Canada WP......................  *2        45000
                                                                                               4000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    DME/DME/IRU RNAV
    *Excludes the Portion Within Canada
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                            Sec.   95.4505 RNAV Route Q505 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Hemdi, SD WP..................................  Omaga, Canada FIX.....................  *2        45000
                                                                                               4000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
     DME/DME/IRU RNAV
    *Excludes the Portion Within Canada
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                   Sec.   95.6001 VICTOR ROUTES--U.S.
    Sec.   95.6437 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY V437 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Ormond Beach, FL VORTAC..........  Jetso, FL FIX...........        *3000
    *1300--MOCA
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[FR Doc. 04-23375 Filed 10-21-04; 8:45 am]
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