[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 62832-62833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24146]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

Docket No. FAA-2003-19053; Airspace Docket No. 04-ANM-10

RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Revision of VOR Federal Airway 208

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Federal Airway 208 (V-208) by 
changing the originating point of the airway from the Santa Catalina, 
CA, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation 
(VORTAC) to the Ventura, CA, VORTAC. The proposed modification would 
extend V-208 by incorporating a route segment that air traffic control 
(ATC) frequently assigns to aircraft arriving at the Los Angeles, CA, 
terminal area. The proposed change would enhance the management of 
aircraft in the Southern California area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 13, 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-2004-19053 and Airspace Docket No. 04-ANM-10, at the beginning 
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, Airspace and Rules, 
Office of System Operations and Safety, 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

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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 (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2004-19053 and Airspace Docket No. 04-ANM-10) 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 action must submit with those comments a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2004-19053 and Airspace Docket No. 04-ANM-10.'' 
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 action 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 also be examined during normal business hours at 
the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056.
    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.

Background

    Currently, the Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control 
(TRACON) and the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) 
issue clearances to aircraft along specified radials to separate 
enroute aircraft from jet aircraft departing the Los Angeles 
International Airport. However, these clearances increase both pilot 
and ATC workload. As such these facilities request that V-208 be 
modified to incorporate these clearances. This proposed action responds 
to that request.

The Proposal

    This action proposes to amend Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 
(14 CFR) part 71 (part 71) to modify Federal airway V-208 by changing 
the originating point of the airway from the Santa Catalina VORTAC to 
the Ventura VORTAC. The revision would incorporate routing that is 
currently issued by ATC when managing aircraft in the Los Angeles, CA, 
terminal area. Extending V-208 as described above would significantly 
reduce pilot-controller communications, alleviate radio frequency 
congestion, reduce the potential for pilot readback errors, and enhance 
the management of aircraft operations in the Southern California 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.

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 
7400.9M, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 30, 
2004, and effective September 16, 2004, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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V-208 [Revised]

    From Ventura, CA 175[deg] Santa Catalina, CA, 310[deg] 
Oceanside, CA; Julian, CA; Thermal, CA; Twentynine Palms, CA; 20 
miles, 24 miles 73 MSL, Needles, CA; Peach Springs, AZ; Grand 
Canyon, AZ; INT Grand Canyon 095[deg] and Tuba City, AZ, 246[deg] 
radials; Tuba City; Page, AZ; Hanksville, UT; Carbon, UT; Myton, UT; 
79 MSL, Vernal, UT, 25 miles, 105 MSL, Cherokee, WY. The airspace 
within R-2503 and the airspace below 2,000 feet MSL outside the 
United States is excluded. The portion outside the United States has 
no upper limit.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, October 19, 2004.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules.
[FR Doc. 04-24146 Filed 10-27-04; 8:45 am]
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