[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 216 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51981-51983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24414]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 31165; Amdt. No. 536]


IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document 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 0901 UTC, December 7, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Nichols, 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

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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 November 2, 2017.
John Duncan,
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 7, 2017.

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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 Point
             [Amendment 536 effective date December 7, 2017]
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              From                          To                  MEA
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                    Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes-U.S.
     Sec.   95.6004 VOR Federal Airway V4 Is Amended To Read in Part
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HILL CITY, KS VORTAC...........  * WESAL, KS FIX........         ** 5500
    * 4500--MRA
    ** 4100--MOCA
* WESAL, KS FIX................  SALINA, KS VORTAC
                                 E BND..................         ** 4000
                                 W BND..................         ** 4500
    * 4500--MRA
    ** 2900--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6016 VOR Federal Airway V16 Is Amended To Read in Part
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CEDAR LAKE, NJ VOR/DME.........  COYLE, NJ VORTAC.......            1900
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    Sec.   95.6074 VOR Federal Airway V74 Is Amended To Read in Part
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DODGE CITY, KS VORTAC..........  * SAFER, KS FIX........            4300
    * 4500--MRA
* SAFER, KS FIX................  ANTHONY, KS VORTAC
                                 NW BND.................            4300
                                 SE BND.................            3600
    * 4500--MRA
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    Sec.   95.6107 VOR Federal Airway V107 Is Amended To Read in Part
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MISON, CA FIX..................  OAKLAND, CA VOR/DME
                                 SE BND.................            7000
                                 NW BND.................            4500
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    Sec.   95.6230 VOR Federal Airway V230 Is Amended To Read in Part
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CLOVIS, CA VORTAC..............  * FRIANT, CA VORTAC....            5000
    * 10400--MCA FRIANT, CA
     VORTAC, NE BND
* FRIANT, CA VORTAC............  CAINS, CA FIX
                                 NE BND.................           14300
                                 SW BND.................           11000
NIKOL, CA FIX..................  MINA, NV VORTAC

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                                 NE BND.................           11000
                                 SW BND.................           13000
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    Sec.   95.6234 VOR Federal Airway V234 Is Amended To Read in Part
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BYWAY, KS FIX..................  GABIE, KS FIX..........          * 4500
    * 3800--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6244 VOR Federal Airway V244 Is Amended To Read in Part
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HAYS, KS VORTAC................  * GLIDE, KS FIX........            3900
    * 4500--MRA
* GLIDE, KS FIX................  SALINA, KS VORTAC......         ** 3900
    * 4500--MRA
    ** 3200--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6280 VOR Federal Airway V280 Is Amended To Read in Part
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MITBEE, OK VORTAC..............  * CARKO, KS FIX........            4000
    * 5000--MCA CARKO, KS FIX,
     NE BND
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    Sec.   95.6502 VOR Federal Airway V502 Is Amended To Read in Part
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DODGE CITY, KS VORTAC..........  * DISKS, KS FIX........         ** 4500
    * 5000--MCA DISKS, KS FIX,
     E BND
    ** 4000--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6508 VOR Federal Airway V508 Is Amended To Read in Part
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HAYS, KS VORTAC................  * GLIDE, KS FIX........            3900
    * 4500--MRA
*GLIDE, KS FIX.................  SALINA, KS VORTAC......         ** 3900
    * 4500--MRA
    ** 3200--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6577 VOR Federal Airway V577 Is Amended To Read in Part
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CEDAR LAKE, NJ VOR/DME.........  BRIGS, NJ FIX
                                 E BND..................            6000
                                 W BND..................            1700
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