[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9452-9454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04415]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0050; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-3]


Proposed Establishment of Canadian Area Navigation (RNAV) Route 
T-705; Northeastern United States

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA is proposing to establish Canadian area navigation 
(RNAV) route T-705 in the Northeastern United States (U.S.). This 
proposal would extend the Canadian Route into U.S. airspace. The FAA is 
proposing this action at the request of NAVCANADA and the Boston Air 
Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) to expand the availability of RNAV 
routing and fill a gap in routing in northeastern New York that 
resulted from the decommissioning of the Plattsburgh, NY, VHF 
Omnidirectional Range Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 20, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1 
(800) 647-5527 or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-
2018-0050 and Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-3 at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

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    FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the 
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of FAA Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace Policy Group, 
Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking

    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 would support the route structure in the northeastern 
United States to expand the availability of RNAV routing.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2018-0050 and Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-3) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2018-0050 and Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-3.'' The 
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified comment 
closing date will be considered before taking action on the proposed 
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of 
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA 
30337.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017 and effective 
September 15, 2017. FAA Order 7400.11B is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this proposed rule. FAA Order 7400.11B 
lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service 
routes, and reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR), part 71 to establish Canadian RNAV route T-705 by 
extending the Canadian route into U.S. airspace. T-705 currently 
extends between the IKNAR, Canada, waypoint (WP) located approximately 
90 nautical miles (NM) north of Montreal, Canada, and the DUNUP, 
Canada, WP located approximately 25 NM southeast of Montreal. This 
proposal would extend T-705 from the DUNUP, Canada, WP through the 
EBDOT, Canada WP, then into U.S. airspace via the LATTS, NY, and PBERG, 
NY, WPs. From the PBERG WP, the route would proceed to the RIGID, NY, 
fix, and from that point, it would overlie VOR Federal airway V-196 to 
the Utica, NY, VORTAC. The amended T-705 would provide continuous RNAV 
routing between Utica, NY, and Montreal, Canada, and points north of 
Montreal to the IKNAR, Canada, WP.
    Canadian area navigation routes that extend into United States 
airspace are published in paragraph 6013 of FAA Order 7400.11B, dated 
August 3, 2017 and effective September 15, 2017, which is incorporated 
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The area navigation route listed in this 
document would be subsequently published in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed 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 
Department of Transportation (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. 
Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic 
procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule, 
when promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

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


Sec.  71.1   [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017 and 
effective September 15, 2017, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6013 Canadian Area Navigation Routes.

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T-705 Utica, NY (UCA) to IKNAR, Canada [New]
 
Utica, NY (UCA)                   VORTAC            (Lat. 43[deg]01'35.45'' N, long. 75[deg]09'52.28'' W)
USICI, NY                         Fix               (Lat. 43[deg]11'23.04'' N, long. 75[deg]03'06.15'' W)
GACKE, NY                         Fix               (Lat. 43[deg]19'11.10'' N, long. 74[deg]57'40.88'' W)
BECKS, NY                         Fix               (Lat. 43[deg]32'56.63'' N, long. 74[deg]48'03.47'' W)
SMAIR, NY                         Fix               (Lat. 44[deg]03'32.47'' N, long. 74[deg]26'20.99'' W)
FOSYU, NY                         Fix               (Lat. 44[deg]12'25.39'' N, long. 74[deg]19'58.15'' W)
Saranac Lake, NY (SLK)            VOR/DME           (Lat. 44[deg]23'04.41'' N, long. 74[deg]12'16.21'' W)
RIGID, NY                         Fix               (Lat. 44[deg]35'19.53'' N, long. 73[deg]44'34.07'' W)
PBERG, NY                         WP                (Lat. 44[deg]42'06.25'' N, long. 73[deg]31'22.18'' W)
LATTS, NY                         WP                (Lat. 44[deg]51'29.78'' N, long. 73[deg]32'29.26'' W)
EBDOT, CD                         WP                (Lat. 45[deg]05'25.23'' N, long. 73[deg]34'01.25'' W)
DUNUP, CD                         WP                (Lat. 45[deg]17'34.90'' N, long. 73[deg]35'21.89'' W)
TAMKO, CD                         INT               (Lat. 46[deg]02'54.00'' N, long. 73[deg]54'39.00'' W)
LIVBA, CD                         WP                (Lat. 46[deg]14'17.05'' N, long. 73[deg]57'05.38'' W)
NOSUT, CD                         WP                (Lat. 46[deg]21'38.00'' N, long. 73[deg]58'38.00'' W)
IKNAR, CD                         WP                (Lat. 47[deg]11'35.44'' N, long. 74[deg]09'31.38'' W)
 
Excluding the airspace within Canada.

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2018.
Rodger A. Dean Jr.,
Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
[FR Doc. 2018-04415 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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