[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 18, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14381-14384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5372]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30599; Amdt. No. 473]


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.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, April 10, 2008.

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: P.O. 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 
established 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 March 11, 2008.
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, April 10, 2008.

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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 as follows:

             Revisions to IFR Altitudes & Changeover Points
             [Amendment 473 effective date April 10, 2008 ]
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                   Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes--U.S.
     Sec.   95.6001 VOR Federal Airway V1 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Salisbury, MD VORTAC.............  Waterloo, DE VOR/DME....        *2000
    *1500--MOCA
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     Sec.   95.6006 VOR Federal Airway V6 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Selinsgrove, PA VORTAC...........  Snowy, PA FIX...........        *5000
    *3500--MOCA
    *4000--GNSS MEA
Snowy, PA FIX....................  Allentown, PA VORTAC....        *4000
    *3300--MOCA
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     Sec.   95.6008 VOR Federal Airway V8 Is Amended To Read in Part
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    Matzo, UT FIX................  Bryce Canyon, UT VORTAC.        12300
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    Sec.   95.6016 VOR Federal Airway V16 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Tappa, VA FIX....................  Colin, VA FIX...........        *5000
    *1500--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
Colin, VA FIX....................  Patuxent, MD VORTAC.....        *5000
    *1400--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6020 VOR Federal Airway V20 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Tappa, VA FIX....................  Colin, VA FIX...........        *5000
    *1500--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
Colin, VA FIX....................  Nottingham, MD VORTAC...       *10000
    *1800--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6025 VOR Federal Airway V25 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Los Angeles, CA VORTAC...........  *Merma, CA FIX..........         2000
    *3000--MRA
*Merma, CA FIX...................  Exert, CA FIX...........         2000
    *3000--MRA
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    Sec.   95.6031 VOR Federal Airway V31 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Vinny, PA FIX....................  *Suede, PA FIX..........      **12000
    *4500--MRA
    **5000--GNSS MEA
Suede, PA FIX....................  Gramo, PA FIX...........      **12000
    **5000--GNSS MEA
Gramo, PA FIX....................  Harrisburg, PA VORTAC...        *7000
    *5000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6033 VOR Federal Airway V33 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Colin, VA FIX....................  Nottingham, MD VORTAC...       *10000
    *1800--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
Vinny, PA FIX....................  *Suede, PA FIX..........      **12000
    *4500--MRA
    **5000--GNSS MEA
Suede, PA FIX....................  Gramo, PA FIX...........      **12000
    **5000--GNSS MEA
Gramo, PA FIX....................  Harrisburg, PA VORTAC...        *7000
    *5000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6058 VOR Federal Airway V58 Is Amended To Read in Part
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*Eared, PA FIX...................  Philipsburg, PA VORTAC..       **6000
    *4000--MRA
    **4100--MOCA
    **5000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6063 VOR Federal Airway V63 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Wausau, WI VORTAC................  Rhinelander, WI VORTAC..  *4
                                                                     000
    *3500--MOCA
    USE AUW 005 RHI 185
     UNUSABLE.
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    Sec.   95.6091 VOR Federal Airway V91 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Albany, NY VORTAC................  Glens Falls, NY VORTAC..        *7000
    *5000--GNSS MEA
Glens Falls, NY VORTAC...........  Enson, VT FIX...........       *10000
    *5000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6099 VOR Federal Airway V99 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Outte, CT FIX....................  Sorry, CT FIX...........       *10000
    *4000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6106 VOR Federal Airway V106 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Raymy, NH FIX....................  Kennebunk, ME VORTAC....        *5500
    *2200--MOCA
    *3000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6130 VOR Federal Airway V130 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Albany, NY VORTAC................  Stela, MA FIX...........        *6000
    *3900--MOCA
    *4000--GNSS MEA
Stela, MA FIX....................  Bradley, CT VORTAC......         3900
Bradley, CT VORTAC...............  Norwich, CT VOR/DME.....         2600
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    Sec.   95.6146 VOR Federal Airway V146 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Albany, NY VORTAC................  Chester, MA VOR/DME.....         4100
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    Sec.   95.6157 VOR Federal Airway V157 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Tappa, VA FIX....................  Colin, VA FIX...........        *5000
    *1500--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
Colin, VA FIX....................  Patuxent, MD VORTAC.....        *5000
    *1400--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6165 VOR Federal Airway V165 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Los Angeles, CA VORTAC...........  *Valey, CA FIX..........         4000
    *5600--MCA VALEY, CA FIX, N
     BND
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    Sec.   95.6210 VOR Federal Airway V210 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Lancaster, PA VORTAC.............  Spery, PA FIX...........         2800
Spery, PA FIX....................  Yardley, PA VOR/DME.....        *3000
    *2200--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6213 VOR Federal Airway V213 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Tappa, VA FIX....................  Colin, VA FIX...........        *5000
    *1500--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
Colin, VA FIX....................  Patuxent, MD VORTAC.....        *5000
    *1400--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6489 VOR Federal Airway V489 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Albany, NY VORTAC................  Glens Falls, NY VORTAC..        *7000
    *5000--GNSS MEA
Glens Falls, NY VORTAC...........  *Fairb, NY FIX..........         6000
    *8000--MRA
*Fairb, NY FIX...................  Leafy, NY FIX...........       **8000
    *8000--MRA
    **6000--GNSS MEA
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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                                     Sec.   95.7001 Jet Routes
                      Sec.   95.7029 Jet Route J29 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Humble, TX VORTAC.............................  El Dorado, AR VORTAC..................        18000        45000
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                      Sec.   95.7101 Jet Route J101 Is Amended To Read in Part
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Lufkin, TX VORTAC.............................  Little Rock, AR VORTAC................        18300        45000
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                                    Airway segment                                          Changeover points
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                     From                                         To                      Distance       From
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                         Sec.   95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points
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 Is Amended To Delete Changeover Point V59:
    Beckley, WV VORTAC........................  Pulaski, VA VORTAC....................           46      Beckley
Is Amended To Add Changeover Point V59:
    Beckley, WV VORTAC........................  Parkersburg, WV VORTAC................           46      Beckley
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