[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 72094-72097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30096]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30814; Amdt. No. 497]


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, December 15, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Dunham, 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 addresses: 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,

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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 November 11, 2011.
John McGraw,
Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

    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, December 15, 2011.

PART 95--IFR ALTITUDES

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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 497 EFFECTIVE 
DATE December 15, 2011

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               From                           To                 MEA
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                       &95.6001 Victor Routes-U.S.
       &95.6014 VOR Federal Airway V14 is Amended to Read in Part
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Will Rogers, OK VORTAC...........  Totes, OK FIX...........         3700
Drops, OK FIX....................  Tulsa, OK VORTAC........
                                   NE BND..................         2800
                                   SW BND..................         3800
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       &95.6017 VOR Federal Airway V17 is Amended to Read in Part
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Fator, TX FIX....................  *Nelee, TX FIX..........       **4000
    *5500-MRA....................
    **2800-MOCA..................
Centex, TX VORTAC................  Waco, TX VORTAC.........         3600
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       &95.6054 VOR Federal Airway V54 is Amended to Read in Part
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Sandhills, NC VORTAC.............  *RAEFO, NC FIX..........       **6000
    *6000-MRA....................
    **2000-MOCA..................
    **3000-GNSS MEA..............
*Raefo, NC FIX...................  Fayetteville, NC VOR/DME       **2800
    *6000-MRA....................
    **1900-MOCA..................
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       &95.6104 VOR Federal Airway V104 Is Amended to Read in Part
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Malae, NY FIX....................  Plattsburgh, NY VORTAC..        *7000
    *6100-MOCA...................
    *6100-GNSS MEA...............
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       &95.6113 VOR Federal Airway V113 is Amended to Read in Part
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Helena, MT VORTAC................  Lewistown, MT VOR/DME...        11100
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       &95.6137 VOR Federal Airway V137 is Amended to Read in Part
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Palmdale, CA VORTAC..............  Vicky, CA FIX...........        *8000
    *5800-MOCA...................
Vicky, CA FIX....................  Jeffy, CA FIX...........
                                   E BND...................         8000
                                   W BND...................         9000
Jeffy, CA FIX....................  Gorman, CA VORTAC.......
                                   E BND...................         8000

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                                   W BND...................        10100
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       &95.6271 VOR Federal Airway V271 is Amended to Read in Part
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Muskegon, MI VORTAC..............  WELKO, MI FIX...........        *3000
    *2500-MOCA...................
Welko, MI FIX....................  Manistee, MI VOR/DME....        *4000
    *2400-MOCA...................
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       &95.6276 VOR Federal Airway V276 is Amended to Read in Part
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Manta, NJ FIX....................  *Prepi, OA FIX..........       **6000
    *8000-MRA....................
    **2000-MOCA..................
    **3000-GNSS MEA..............
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       &95.6287 VOR Federal Airway V287 is Amended to Read in Part
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Fort Jones, CA VOR/DME...........  Klama, OR FIX...........       *12000
    *9800-MOCA...................
Klama, OR FIX....................  *Rogue Valley, OR VORTAC
                                   SE BND..................        12000
                                   NW BND..................         8000
    *7000-MCA Rogue Valley, OR
     VORTAC, SE BND.
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       &95.6296 VOR Federal Airway V296 is Amended to Read in Part
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Hustn, NC FIX....................  *Raefo, NC FIX..........       **5000
    *6000-MRA....................
    **2300-MOCA..................
    **2400-GNSS MEA..............
*Raefo, NC FIX...................  Fayetteville, NC VOR/DME       **2800
    *6000-MRA....................
    **1900-MOCA..................
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       &95.6465 VOR Federal Airway V465 is Amended to Read in Part
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Miles City, MT VOR/DME...........  Williston, ND VORTAC....        *7000
    *5200-MOCA...................
    *6000-GNSS MEA...............
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       &95.6545 VOR Federal Airway V545 is Amended to Read in Part
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Miles City, MT VOR/DME...........  Williston, ND VORTAC....        *7000
    *5300-MOCA...................
    *6000-GNSS MEA...............
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   &95.6319 ALASKA VOR Federal Airway V319 is Amended to Read in Part
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Vidda, AK FIX....................  Weeke, AK FIX...........
                                   SW BND..................        *3000
                                   NE BND..................        *6000
    *2100-MOCA...................
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   &95.6440 ALASKA VOR Federal Airway V440 is Amended to Read in Part
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Yucon, AK FIX....................  Unalakleet, AK VOR/DME..
                                   W BND...................         4600
                                   E BND...................         8000
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    &95.6423 HAWAII VOR Federal Airway V23 is Amended to Read in Part
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Jessi, HI FIX....................  *Fires, HI FIX..........         8000
    *13000-MRA...................
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                      From                                         To                       MEA          MAA
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                                               &95.7001 JET ROUTES
                                &95.7037 Jet Route J37 is Amended to Read in Part
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Brooke, VA VORTAC...............................  Nales, DE FIX.......................        18000        31000
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                                &95.7060 Jet Route J60 is Amended to Read in Part
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Philipsburg, PA VORTAC..........................  Sparta, NJ VORTAC...................        18000        45000
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                               &95.7204 Jet Route J204 is Amended to Read in Part
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Miles City, MT VOR/DME..........................  Hilgr, MT FIX.......................        19000        45000
Hilgr, MT FIX...................................  Great Falls, MT VORTAC..............        18000        45000
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                                    Airway Segment                                          Changeover Points
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                      From                                         To                     Distance       From
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              &95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points V104 is Amended to Add Changeover Point
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Massena, NY VORTAC..............................  Plattsburgh, NY VORTAC..............           16      Massena
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                                     V271 is Amended to Add Changeover Point
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Muskegon, MI VORTAC.............................  Manistee, MI VOR/DME................           37     Muskegon
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[FR Doc. 2011-30096 Filed 11-21-11; 8:45 am]
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