[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35097-35098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14711]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0010; Airspace Docket No. 11-AAL-1]


Amendment of Federal Airways; Alaska

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This action changes the effective date for the amendment of 
all Anchorage, AK, Federal Airways that are affected by the relocation 
of the Anchorage VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) navigation aid. The 
FAA is taking this action due to a failed flight inspection.

DATES: The effective date of the rule published on April 28, 2011 (76 
FR 23687), is delayed until further notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, Airspace, Regulations and 
ATC Procedures Group, Office of Mission Support Services, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Federal Register Document FAA-2011-0010, Airspace Docket No. 11-
AAL-1, published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2011 (76 FR 
23687), proposed the amendment of all Anchorage Federal Airways 
affected by the relocation of the Anchorage VOR navigation aid. 
Although satisfactory flight inspection reports were filed in April 
2011, these reports were in error. These Federal airways are being 
impacted by flight inspection delays due to the relocation of the 
navigation aid, thereby delaying the effective date of June 30, 2011, 
until further notice. This will allow better coordination for the 
charting of the airspace.
    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. 
Therefore, this regulation (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

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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 rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in 
subtitle VII, part A, subpart I, section 40103. Under that section, the 
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it modifies federal airways in Alaska.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Delay of Effective Date

    The effective date of the final rule, Airspace Docket 11-AAL-1, as 
published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2011 (76 FR 23687), is 
hereby delayed from June 30, 2011, until further notice.

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 
24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2011.
Gary A. Norek,
Acting Manager, Airspace, Regulations and ATC Procedures Group.
[FR Doc. 2011-14711 Filed 6-15-11; 8:45 am]
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