[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50920-50922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23752]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30689; Amdt. No. 483]


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, October 22, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harry Hodges, 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 September 25, 2009.
John M. Allen,
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, October 22, 2009.
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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 & Changeover Points
                                [Amendment 483 effective date, October 22, 2009]
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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                                    Sec.   95.4000 High Altitude RNAV Routes
                                 Sec.   95.4265 RNAV Route T265 Is Added To Read
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Kelsi, IL FIX.................................  Bullz, IL FIX.........................       * 4000
    * 2300--MOCA
Bullz, IL FIX.................................  Veena, WI FIX.........................       * 4000
    * 2600--MOCA
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                   Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes--U.S.
    Sec.   95.6036 VOR Federal Airway V36 Is Amended To Read In Part
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Buffalo, NY VOR/DME..............  * Burst, NY FIX.........    * * 11000
    * 11000--MCA Burst, NY FIX,
     NW BND
    * * 4000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6155 VOR Federal Airway V155 Is Amended To Read In Part
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Lawrenceville, VA VORTAC.........  Melia, VA FIX...........         2000
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    Sec.   95.6157 VOR Federal Airway V157 Is Amended To Read In Part
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Alma, GA VORTAC..................  Lotts, GA FIX...........      * 10000
    * 1800--MOCA
    * 2000--GNSS MEA
Lawrenceville, VA VORTAC.........  Dalto, VA FIX...........         2000
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    Sec.   95.6276 VOR Federal Airway V276 Is Amended To Read In Part
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Manta, NJ FIX....................  * Prepi, OA FIX.........     * * 3000
    * 8000--MRA
    * * 2000--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6286 VOR Federal Airway V286 Is Amended To Read In Part
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Brooke, VA VORTAC................  * Zunar, VA FIX.........     * * 3000
    * 5000--MCA Zunar, VA FIX, SE
     BND
    * * 2000--GNSS MEA
Zunar, VA FIX....................  Faged, VA FIX...........       * 5000
    * 2000--GNSS MEA
Faged, VA FIX....................  Gwynn, VA FIX...........         2000
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    Sec.   95.6288 VOR Federal Airway V288 Is Amended To Read In Part
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* Corin, UT FIX..................  Fort Bridger, WY VOR/DME    * * 16000
    * 13000--MRA
    * * 11400--MOCA
    * * 12000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6312 VOR Federal Airway V312 Is Amended To Read In Part
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Coyle, NJ VORTAC.................  * Drift, NJ FIX.........         2000
    * 6000--MRA
* Drift, NJ FIX..................  * * Prepi, OA FIX.......   * * * 4800
    * 6000--MRA
    * * 8000--MRA
    * * * 2000--GNSS MEA
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       Sec.   95.6329 VOR Federal Airway V329 Is Amended To Delete
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Corky, FL FIX....................  Andalusia, AL VOR.......       * 3000
    * 1600--MOCA
Andalusia, AL VOR................  Rutel, AL FIX...........       * 3000
    * 2100--MOCA
Rutel, AL FIX....................  Montgomery, AL VORTAC...       * 3000
    * 1900--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6454 VOR Federal Airway V454 Is Amended To Read In Part
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Liberty, NC VORTAC...............  * Nokiy, VA FIX.........     * * 6000
    * 9000--MCA Nokiy, VA FIX, NE
     BND
    * * 3000--GNSS MEA
Nokiy, VA FIX....................  Lawrenceville, VA VORTAC       * 9000
    * 3000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6481 VOR Federal Airway V481 Is Amended To Read In Part
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Donel, AK FIX....................  * Big Delta, AK Vortac..
                                     N Bnd                          7000
                                     S Bnd                         12000
    * 7800--MCA Big Delta, AK
     VORTAC, S BND
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                                                                                    Changeover points
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                                                                           Distance              From
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                               Sec.   95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points
                             Airway Segment V-259 Is Amended To Add Changeover Point
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Grand Strand, SC VORTAC................  Florence, SC VORTAC...........           25  Grand Strand
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