[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10054-10055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03282]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2019-0729; Airspace Docket No. 19-AGL-12]
RIN 2120-AA66
Amendment of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes V-82, V-217, and T-
383 in the Vicinity of Baudette, MN
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends two VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal
airways, V-82 and V-217, and one area navigation (RNAV) route, T-383.
The FAA is taking this action due to the planned decommissioning of the
VOR portion of the Baudette VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME)
navigation aid (NAVAID). The Baudette VOR is being decommissioned in
support of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, May 21, 2020. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
Title 1 Code of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to the annual
revision of FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can
contact the Rules and Regulations 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 7400.11D at NARA, email:
[email protected] or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, 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 modifies the air traffic service route structure in the
National Airspace System as necessary to preserve the safe and
efficient flow of air traffic.
History
The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking for Docket No.
FAA-2019-0729 in the Federal Register (84 FR 50344; September 25,
2019), amending VOR Federal airways V-82, V-217 and RNAV route T-383
due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Baudette,
MN, VOR/DME NAVAID. Interested parties were invited to participate in
this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal.
No comments were received.
VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) and RNAV T-
routes are published in paragraph 6011 of FAA Order 7400.11D dated
August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 2019, which is incorporated
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The VOR Federal airways and RNAV T-route
listed in this document will be subsequently published in the Order.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document amends FAA Order 7400.11D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15,
2019. FAA Order 7400.11D is publicly available as listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11D lists Class A,
B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and
reporting points.
The Rule
The FAA is amending Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 by modifying VOR Federal airways V-82 and V-217 by removing
airway segments, and extending RNAV route T-383 to overlay the V-82
routing being removed. The planned decommissioning of the VOR portion
of the Baudette, MN, VOR/DME has made this action necessary. The air
traffic service (ATS) route actions are described below.
V-82: V-82 extends between the Baudette, MN, VOR/DME and the
intersection of the Baudette VOR/DME 194[deg] and Park Rapids, MN, VOR/
DME 003[deg] radials (BLUOX fix), and between the Gopher, MN, VORTAC
and the Dells, WI, VORTAC. The airway segment between the Baudette VOR/
DME and the intersection of the Baudette VOR/DME 194[deg] and Park
Rapids, MN, VOR/DME 003[deg] radials is removed. The unaffected
portions of the existing airway remain as charted.
V-217: V-217 extends between the intersection of the Madison, WI,
VOR/DME 138[deg] and Badger, WI, VOR/DME 193[deg] radials and the
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, VORTAC. The airspace within Canada is excluded
and the portion of the airway that lies within the Beaver Military
Operations Area (MOA) is excluded when the Beaver MOA is active. The
airway segment between the Hibbing, MN, VOR/DME and the Winnipeg, MB,
Canada, VORTAC is removed, as well as the exclusion language addressing
the airspace within Canada and the Beaver MOA. The unaffected portions
of the existing airway remain as charted.
T-383: T-383 extends between the Gopher, MN, VORTAC and the BLUOX,
MN, fix. The route is extended between the BLUOX, MN, fix and the
Baudette, MN, DME. The unaffected portions of the existing airway
remain as charted.
The NAVAID radials listed in the V-217 airway description below are
unchanged and stated in True degrees.
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;
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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 only affects air traffic procedures and
air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated, does
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this airspace action of amending ATS
routes V-82, V-217, and T-383 due to the planned decommissioning of the
Baudette VOR has no potential to cause any significant environmental
impacts, and no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant
preparation of an environmental assessment. Therefore, this airspace
action has been categorically excluded from further environmental
impact review in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and its implementing regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508, and
in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures, paragraph 5-6.5a, which categorically excludes from
further environmental impact review rulemaking actions that designate
or modify classes of airspace areas, airways, routes, and reporting
points (see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of Class A, B, C, D, and E
Airspace Areas; Air Traffic Service Routes; and Reporting Points). In
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph 5-2 regarding
Extraordinary Circumstances, this action has been reviewed for factors
and circumstances in which a normally categorically excluded action may
have a significant environmental impact requiring further analysis, and
it is determined that no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant
preparation of an environmental assessment.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 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 7400.11D,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019, and
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways.
* * * * *
V-82 [Amended]
From Gopher, MN; Farmington, MN; Rochester, MN; Nodine, MN; to
Dells, WI.
* * * * *
V-217 [Amended]
From INT Madison, WI, 138[deg] and Badger, WI, 193[deg] radials;
Badger; Green Bay, WI; Rhinelander, WI; Duluth, MN; to Hibbing, MN.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6011 United States Area Navigation Routes.
* * * * *
T-383 Gopher, MN (GEP) to Baudette, MN (BDE) [Amended]
Gopher, MN (GEP) VORTAC (Lat. 45[deg]08'44.47'' N, long. 093[deg]22'23.45'' W)
BRNRD, MN WP (Lat. 46[deg]20'53.81'' N, long. 094[deg]01'33.54'' W)
BLUOX, MN FIX (Lat. 47[deg]34'33.13'' N, long. 095[deg]01'29.11'' W)
Baudette, MN (BDE) DME (Lat. 48[deg]43'22.07'' N, long. 094[deg]36'26.24'' W)
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 12, 2020.
Mark Gauch,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
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