[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 202 (Friday, October 22, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 58607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22676]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0438; Airspace Docket No. 17-AEA-5]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment VOR Federal Airways V-66, V-189, V-260, and V-
266; in the Vicinity of Franklin, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is withdrawing the NPRM published in the Federal 
Register on June 2, 2017, proposing to modify VHF Omnidirectional Range 
(VOR) Federal airways V-66, V-189, V-260, and V-266 in the Vicinity of 
Franklin, VA, due to the planned decommissioning of the Franklin, VA, 
(FKN) VOR and Tactical Air Navigational System (VORTAC) navigation aid. 
Subsequent to the NPRM, the FKN VORTAC decommissioning has been delayed 
until a to-be-determined date. The FAA decided that additional planning 
is necessary to ensure a more efficient implementation and integration 
with other ongoing VOR Minimum Operational Network (VOR MON) program 
activities, and determined that withdrawal of the proposed rule is 
warranted.

DATES: Effective October 22, 2021, the proposed rule published June 2, 
2017 (82 FR 25559), is withdrawn.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register for Docket No. FAA-2017-0438 (82 FR 25559; June 2, 2017). The 
NPRM proposed to amend VOR Federal airways V-66, V-189, V-260, and V-
266 due to the planned decommissioning of the FKN VORTAC which provides 
navigation guidance for portions of the affected airways. Interested 
parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by 
submitting written comments on the proposal. One comment was received. 
The commenter recommended that, for VOR NAVAIDs that are to be 
decommissioned, and for those airways that are correspondingly removed, 
the FAA should create an area navigation (RNAV) waypoint at the 
previous NAVAID location, and convert all fixes and intersections along 
that route to RNAV waypoints.

FAA's Conclusions

    The FAA has reviewed the FKN VORTAC decommissioning project and 
determined that additional planning meetings are warranted to ensure a 
more efficient implementation and integration with other ongoing 
program activities; therefore, the NPRM is withdrawn.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Withdrawal

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Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the NPRM 
published in the Federal Register on June 2, 2017 (82 FR 25559), FR 
Doc. 2017-11080, is hereby withdrawn.

    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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2021.
Michael R. Beckles,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2021-22676 Filed 10-21-21; 8:45 am]
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