[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 109 (Thursday, June 7, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31477-31478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11046]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2007-28134; Airspace Docket No. 07-ASW-1]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Revision of Jet Routes J-29 and J-101; South Central 
United States

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise Jet Routes J-29 and J-101 over 
the South Central United States in support of the Houston Area Air 
Traffic System Project. These actions would allow for more effective 
utilization of airspace and would enhance the management of aircraft 
operations over the Houston terminal area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 23, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, 
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA 
Docket No. FAA-2007-28134 and Airspace Docket No. 07-ASW-1, at the 
beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Rohring, Airspace and Rules 
Group, 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, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2007-28134 and Airspace Docket No. 07-ASW-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-2007-28134 and Airspace Docket No. 07-ASW-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, Central Service Center, 2601 Meacham Blvd. Fort Worth, 
TX 76137-4298.
    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.

History

    As part of the Houston Area Air Traffic System Project, a review of 
aircraft operations has identified a need to revise the jet route 
structure over the South Central United States by realigning jet 
airways J-29 and J-101. The FAA believes this action would

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allow for more effective utilization of airspace and would enhance the 
management of aircraft operations over the Houston terminal area. 
Specifically, the action would segregate departure traffic and 
facilitate the development of additional departure procedures from the 
greater Houston terminal area, thereby increasing departure capacity.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to revise J-29 and J-101 over the South 
Central United States. Specifically, this action proposes to revise J-
29 between the Humble, TX, VORTAC and the El Dorado, AR, VORTAC, and 
revise J-101 between the Lufkin, TX, VORTAC and Little Rock, AR, 
VORTAC. This action would allow for more effective utilization of 
airspace and would enhance the management of aircraft operations over 
the Houston terminal area.
    Jet routes are published in paragraph 2004 of FAA Order 7400.9P, 
dated September 1, 2006 and effective September 15, 2006, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The jet routes listed in this 
document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    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

    This proposal will be subject to the appropriate environmental 
analysis in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: 
Policies and Procedures, prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

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 
7400.9P, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 
2006, and effective September 15, 2006, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 2004 Jet Routes.

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J-29 [Revised]

    From the INT of the United States/Mexican Border and the Corpus 
Christi, TX, 229[deg] radial via Corpus Christi; Palacios, TX; 
Humble, TX; El Dorado, AR; Memphis, TN; Pocket City, IN; INT Pocket 
City 051[deg] and Rosewood, OH, 230[deg] radials; Rosewood; DRYER, 
OH; Jamestown, NY; Syracuse, NY; Plattsburgh, NY; Bangor, ME; to 
Halifax, Canada; excluding the portions within Mexico and Canada.
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J-101 [Revised]

    From Humble, TX, Lufkin, TX; Little Rock, AR; St. Louis, MO; 
Spinner, IL; Pontiac, IL; Joliet, IL; Northbrook, IL; Badger, WI; 
Green Bay, WI; to Sault Ste Marie, MI.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2007.
Paul Gallant,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules Group.
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