[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13789-13791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3852]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2006-24027; Airspace Docket No. 06-ASO-1]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Modification of VOR Federal Airways; and Establishment 
of Area Navigation Route; NC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Very High Frequency 
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-56 and V-290, NC; and 
Colored Federal Airway G-13, NC; to remove unusable airway segments. 
The affected airway segments are unusable because they are based on 
nondirectional beacon (NDB) navigation aids that have been permanently 
decommissioned. In addition, the FAA proposes to establish a new low 
altitude area navigation (RNAV) route, designated T-243, to enhance 
instrument flight rules (IFR) access to the Outer Banks area of North 
Carolina.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 1, 2006.

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-2006-24027 and Airspace Docket No. 06-ASO-1, at the beginning 
of your comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace and Rules, 
Office of System Operations Airspace and AIM, 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 decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

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environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2006-24027 and Airspace Docket No. 06-ASO-1) 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-2006-24027 and Airspace Docket No. 06-ASO-1.'' 
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, 1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA 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.

Background

    VOR Federal Airways V-56 and V-290, and Colored Federal Airway G-13 
include segments that are based on navigational information derived 
from the Pamlico, NC, NDB, and/or the Hatteras Inlet, NC, NDB. These 
state-owned navigation aids have been permanently decommissioned and 
are no longer available as a navigation reference source. As a result, 
the descriptions of these airways must be revised to delete the 
segments that were rendered unusable by the decommissioning of the 
NDBs.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to modify the descriptions of VOR Federal 
Airways V-56 and V-290, and Colored Federal Airway G-13, by deleting 
segments that are based on NDBs that are no longer in service. The FAA 
is also proposing to establish a Global Positioning System (GPS)/Global 
Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) area navigation route, designated T-
243, to enhance IFR navigation in the Outer Banks area of North 
Carolina.
    Specifically, the FAA proposes to amend V-56 by deleting the airway 
segment that extends from the charted PUNGO fix to the Hatteras Inlet 
NDB. V-290 would be modified by deleting the segment that extends from 
the PUNGO fix to the Pamlico NDB. Colored Federal Airway G-13 would be 
modified by removing the segments that are based on the Pamlico NDB and 
the Hatteras Inlet NDB. A short segment of G-13, extending from the 
Manteo, NC, NDB to a point defined by the intersection of the Manteo 
NDB 139[deg] (T)/148[deg] (M) bearing and the Wright Brothers VOR/DME 
22-mile DME arc, would be retained. Proposed RNAV route T-243 would 
extend from the PUNGO fix, southeastward to HULIP WP, then 
northeastward to ZOLMN fix. The proposed T-243 route would extend over 
the North Carolina Outer Banks in the general vicinity of the unusable 
airway segments discussed above. This route would enhance IFR access to 
that area and provide connectivity to the Federal airway structure.
    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 
7400.9N, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 
2005, and effective September 15, 2005, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6009(a) Colored Federal Airways.

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G-13 [Revised]

    From Manteo, NC, NDB, to INT Manteo, NC, NDB 139[deg] (T)/
148[deg] (M) bearing and Wright Brothers, NC, 22 miles DME.
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Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways.

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V-56 [Revised]

    From Meridian, MS; Kewanee, MS; Montgomery, AL; Tuskeegee, AL; 
Columbus, GA; INT Columbus 087[deg] (T) and Macon, GA, 266[deg] (T) 
radials; Macon; Colliers, SC; Columbia, SC; Florence, SC; 
Fayetteville, NC, 41 miles 15 MSL, INT Fayetteville 098[deg] (T) and 
New Bern, NC 256[deg] (T) radials; to New Bern.
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V-290 [Revised]

    From Rainelle, WV; Montebello, VA; to Flat Rock, VA. From Tar 
River, NC; to INT Tar River 109[deg] (T)/114[deg] (M) radial and New 
Bern, NC, 042[deg] (T)/050[deg] (M) radial.
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Paragraph 6011 Contiguous United States Area Navigation Routes.

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T-243 PUNGO to ZOLMN [New]
 
PUNGO.......................  Fix.................  Lat. 35[deg]36'38'' N., long. 76[deg]27'03'' W.
HULIP.......................  WP..................  Lat. 35[deg]07'47'' N., long. 75[deg]48'32'' W.
ZOLMN.......................  Fix.................  Lat. 35[deg]38'42'' N., long. 75[deg]24'27'' W.
 

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2006.
Edith V. Parish,
Manager, Airspace and Rules.
 [FR Doc. E6-3852 Filed 3-16-06; 8:45 am]
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