[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 125 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38799-38801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13807]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 125 / Monday, June 29, 2020 /
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0567; Airspace Docket No. 20-AAL-15]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment to Federal Airways Amber 15 (A-15), V-444, J-
502, and J-511; Alaska
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Federal airways A-15, V-444, J-
502, and J-511 in Alaska. The modifications are necessary due to the
decommissioning of the Burwash Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) in Yukon
Territory, Canada, which provided navigation guidance for portions of
the affected routes. The Burwash NDB was decommissioned effective March
26, 2020 due to ongoing maintenance problems and logistic issues.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 13, 2020.
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-2020-0567; Airspace Docket No. 20-AAL-15 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
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: Christopher McMullin, 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 would modify the route structure as necessary to
preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National
Airspace System.
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-2020-0567; Airspace Docket No. 20-AAL-15) 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 https://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-2020-0567; Airspace Docket No. 20-AAL-15.'' 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. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the comment
closing date. 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 https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://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 Western Service Center, Operations
Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA 98198.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend 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,
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air traffic service routes, and reporting points.
Background
Due to the decommissioning of the Burwash, YT, Canada, NDB it
requires amendment to Federal airways A-15, V-444, and jet routes J-502
and J-511 to remove associated airway segments.
Colored Federal airway A-15 is currently published from the
Ethelda, BC, Canada, NDB to the Delta Junction, AK, NDB and will
require deletion of the segment between the Haines, AK, NDB and the
Beaver Creek, YT, NDB. The requested amended route will stop at the US/
Canadian border and resume at Beaver Creek YT, NDB.
Federal airway V-444 navigates from Barrow, AK, to the Burwash, YT,
NDB, and the portion of the airway from the intersection of Northway
120[deg] (M) 138[deg] (T) and Gulkana 062[deg] (M) 079[deg] (T) to the
Burwash, YT, NDB will require deletion.
Federal airway J-502 currently navigates from Seattle, WA to
Kotzebue, AK and will require amendment to remove the segment from an
intersection at the US/Canadian border north of the Sister Island, AK,
VORTAC to an intersection at the US/Canadian border southeast of
Northway, AK, VORTAC.
Federal airway J-511 currently navigates from Dillingham, AK, to
Burwash Landing, YT. The segment of the route between Burwash Landing,
YT, Canada and the intersection of Gulkana 078[deg] radial; and
Northway 137[deg] will require deletion. The airway will terminate at
the US/Canadian boundary.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Federal airways A-15, V-444, J-
502, and J-511 The proposed Federal airway actions are described below.
A-15: A-15 currently extends between the Ethelda, BC, Canada, NDB
and the Delta Junction, AK, NDB. This action proposes to remove the
segment between the Intersection of Sisters Island 311[deg] (M),
331[deg] (T), and Whitehorse 189[deg] (M), 207[deg] (T) radials and
Beaver Creek, YT, NDB. The unaffected portions of the existing route
would remain as charted.
V-444: V-444 currently extends between the Barrow, AK, NDB and the
Burwash, YT, NDB. This action proposes to remove the segment between
the intersection of the Northway 120[deg] (M), 138 [deg] (T), and
Gulkana 062[deg] (M), 079[deg] (T) and Burwash, YT, NDB. The unaffected
portions of the existing route would remain as charted. The portion
within Canada is excluded.
J-502: J-502 currently extends between Seattle, WA and Kotzebue,
AK. The FAA proposes to remove the segment between the Intersection of
Sisters Island 311[deg] (M), 331[deg] (T), and Whitehorse 189[deg] (M),
207[deg] (T) radials; and the Intersection of Northway 120[deg] (M),
138[deg] (T), and Gulkana 062[deg] (M), 079[deg] (T) radials. The
unaffected portions of the existing route would remain as charted.
J-511: J-511 currently extends between Dillingham, AK and Burwash
Landing, YT, Canada, NDB. The FAA proposes to remove the segment
between Gulkana, AK; and the intersection of Gulkana 078[deg] (M),
102[deg] (T) radial; and Northway 137[deg] (M), 161[deg] (T) radial.
The unaffected portions of the existing route would remain as charted.
Colored and Alaskan VOR Federal airways are published in paragraphs
6009 and 6010(b) and Jet routes are published in paragraph 2004, of FAA
Order 7400.11D dated August 8, 2019, and effective September 15, 2019,
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Federal
airways 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.
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.
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 7400.11D,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2019 and
effective September 15, 2019, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6009 Colored Federal Airways
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A-15 [Amended]
From Ethelda, BC, Canada, NDB; Nichols, AK, NDB; Sumner Strait,
AK, NDB; Coghlan Island, AK, NDB; Haines, AK, NDB; Intersection of
Sisters Island 311[deg] (M), 331[deg] (T), and Whitehorse 189[deg]
(M), 207[deg] (T) radials; and then; Beaver Creek, YT, Canada, NDB;
Nabesna, AK, NDB; to Delta Junction, AK, NDB. The airspace within
Canada is excluded.
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Paragraph 6010(b) Alaskan VOR Federal Airways.
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V-444 [Amended]
From Barrow, AK, Evansville, AK, NDB; Bettles, AK; Fairbanks,
AK; Big Delta, AK; Northway, AK; intersection of the Northway
120[deg] (M), 138[deg] (T), and Gulkana 062[deg] (M), 079[deg] (T)
radials.
* * * * *
Paragraph 2004 Jet Routes.
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J-502 [Amended]
From Seattle, WA; via Victoria, BC, Canada; Port Hardy, BC,
Canada; Annette Island, AK; Level Island, AK; Sisters Island, AK;
Intersection of Sisters Island 311[deg] (M), 331[deg] (T), and
Whitehorse 189[deg] (M), 207[deg] (T) radials. From the Intersection
of Northway 120[deg] (M), 138[deg] (T), and Gulkana 062[deg] (M),
079[deg] (T) radials; Northway, AK; Fairbanks, AK; to Kotzebue, AK,
excluding the airspace within Canada.
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J-511 [Amended]
From Dillingham, AK; via INT Dillingham 059[deg] and Anchorage,
AK 247[deg] radials, to Anchorage, AK; Gulkana, AK; to Intersection
of Gulkana 078[deg] (M), 102[deg] (T) radial; and Northway 137[deg]
(M), 161[deg] (T) radial.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2020.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
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