[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 145 (Friday, July 29, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45721-45723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16235]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0857; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-28]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment and Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) 
Routes; Northeast United States.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend one low altitude area navigation 
(RNAV) route (T-route), and establish four new T-routes in the 
northeast United States. The routes would augment the VHF 
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. 
The purpose is to enhance the efficiency of the National Airspace 
System (NAS) by transitioning from a ground-based to a satellite-based 
navigation system.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 12, 2022.

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: 
(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2022-0857; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-28 at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at 
www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, 
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at 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.

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:

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 expand the availability of RNAV routes in the 
northeast United States and improve the efficient flow of air traffic 
within the NAS by lessening the dependency on ground-based navigation.

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-2022-0857; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-28) 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 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-2022-0857; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-28.'' 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 www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through

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the FAA's web page at 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 JO 7400.11F, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and effective 
September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly available as 
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F 
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 14 CFR part 71 to amend one 
low altitude RNAV T-route, and establish four T-routes in the northeast 
United States to augment the VOR MON Program.
    T-356: T-356 extends from the WOOLY, MD, Fix to the ELUDE, MD, Fix. 
The FAA proposes to extend T-356 at both ends. The start point would be 
moved from the WOOLY Fix to the HOGZZ, MD, waypoint (WP). The HOGZZ WP 
is being renamed TWIRK, MD, WP. From the TWIRK WP, the route would 
proceed to the BRILA, MD, WP, then to the WOOLY, MD, Fix where T-356 
would join the route as currently charted to the SWANN, MD, Fix. The 
GATBY, MD, Fix and the KERNO, MD, Fix would be removed from the route 
description. From the SWANN Fix, the route would go to the ODESA, MD, 
Fix. The ELUDE, MD, Fix would be removed from the description. After 
the ODESA Fix, T-356 would be extended northward to the WIGGZ, PA, WP 
(which will replace the Slate Run, PA (SLT), VOR and Tactical Air 
Navigational System (VORTAC)). The following points would be added 
after the ODESA Fix: APEER, MD,WP; REESY, PA, WP; FOLEZ, PA, WP; PIKKE, 
PA, WP; BOYER, PA, WP; Ravine, PA (RAV), VORTAC; Selinsgrove, PA (SEG), 
VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME); and 
the WIGGZ, PA, WP. T-356 would overlay airway V-170 from the PIKKE, PA, 
WP to the WIGGZ, PA, WP. As amended, T-356 would extend from the TWIRK, 
MD, WP to the WIGGZ, PA, WP.
    The following are proposed new T routes:
    T-448: T-448 would extend from the TOMYD, PA, WP to the FOLEZ, PA, 
WP. The TOMYD WP is being moved 2.8 NM north of its current location. 
T-448 would serve as a replacement for a portion of airway V-408 (but 
not an exact overlay).
    T-451: T-451 would extend from the ROBRT, MD, Fix to the ELIOT, PA, 
Fix. It would overlay a portion of airway V-39 from the ROBRT WP to the 
ELIOT WP. The HEXSN, PA, WP is used in the route description in place 
of the Lancaster, PA (LRP), VOR/DME.
    T-453: T-453 would extend from the VINNY, PA, Fix to the PARKE, NJ, 
WP. T-453 would overlay airway V-457 from the VINNY Fix to the PARKE 
WP.
    T-460: T-460 would extend from the Philipsburg, PA (PSB), VORTAC to 
the GLYDE, MA, Fix. It would overlay a portion of airway V-576 from 
Philipsburg to the ARRKK, NY, WP; and airway V-292 from the ARRKK WP to 
the GLYDE, MA, WP.
    United States Area Navigation Routes are published in paragraph 
6011 of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021, and effective 
September 15, 2021, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The routes listed in this document would be subsequently published in 
FAA Order JO 7400.11.
    FAA Order JO 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 14 CFR 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 part 71 of FAA Order JO 
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6011 United States Area Navigation Routes.

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T-356 TWIRK, MD to WIGGZ, PA [Amended]
TWIRK, MD                                       WP                             (Lat. 39[deg]34'36.70'' N, long. 077[deg]12'44.75'' W)
BRILA, MD                                       WP                             (Lat. 39[deg]23'53.04'' N, long. 077[deg]08'31.89'' W)
WOOLY, MD                                       FIX                            (Lat. 39[deg]20'19.18'' N, long. 077[deg]02'11.17'' W)
DROSA, MD                                       WP                             (Lat. 39[deg]18'30.32'' N, long. 076[deg]58'06.22'' W)
OBWON, MD                                       WP                             (Lat. 39[deg]11'54.69'' N, long. 076[deg]32'04.84'' W)
SWANN, MD                                       FIX                            (Lat. 39[deg]09'05.28'' N, long. 076[deg]13'43.94'' W)
ODESA, MD                                       FIX                            (Lat. 39[deg]29'29.00'' N, long. 075[deg]49'44.37'' W)
APEER, MD                                       WP                             (Lat. 39[deg]37'32.94'' N, long. 075[deg]50'25.39'' W)

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REESY, PA                                       WP                             (Lat. 39[deg]45'27.94'' N, long. 075[deg]52'07.09'' W)
FOLEZ, PA                                       WP                             (Lat. 39[deg]55'32.76'' N, long. 075[deg]49'16.49'' W)
PIKKE, PA                                       WP                             (Lat. 40[deg]05'27.21'' N, long. 075[deg]52'12.11'' W)
BOYER, PA                                       FIX                            (Lat. 40[deg]16'36.84'' N, long. 076[deg]05'09.38'' W)
Ravine, PA (RAV)                                VORTAC                         (Lat. 40[deg]33'12.21'' N, long. 076[deg]35'57.77'' W)
Selinsgrove, PA (SEG)                           VOR/DME                        (Lat. 40[deg]47'27.09'' N, long. 076[deg]53'02.55'' W)
WIGGZ, PA                                       WP                             (Lat. 41[deg]30'51.00'' N, long. 077[deg]58'52.00'' W)
 
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T-448 TOMYD, PA to FOLEZ, PA [New]
TOMYD, PA                                       WP                             (Lat. 39[deg]43'39.02'' N, long. 077[deg]07'58.89'' W)
KIRMT, PA                                       WP                             (Lat. 39[deg]46'33.26'' N, long. 076[deg]11'46.75'' W)
GLOMO, PA                                       WP                             (Lat. 39[deg]51'54.76'' N, long. 075[deg]58'45.22'' W)
FOLEZ, PA                                       WP                             (Lat. 39[deg]55'32.76'' N, long. 075[deg]49'16.49'' W)
 
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T-451 ROBRT, MD to ELIOT, PA [New]
ROBRT, MD                                       FIX                            (Lat. 39[deg]36'57.77'' N, long. 077[deg]22'04.55'' W)
HEXSN, PA                                       LWP                            (Lat. 40[deg]07'12.46'' N, long. 076[deg]17'28.38'' W)
East Texas, PA (ETX)                            VOR/DME                        (Lat. 40[deg]34'51.74'' N, long. 075[deg]41'02.51'' W)
ELIOT, PA                                       FIX                            (Lat. 40[deg]49'06.65'' N, long. 075[deg]07'48.43'' W)
 
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T-453 VINNY, PA to PARKE, NJ [New]
VINNY, PA                                       FIX                            (Lat. 39[deg]45'16.64'' N, long. 076[deg]36'30.16'' W)
HEXSN, PA                                       WP                             (Lat. 40[deg]07'12.46'' N, long. 076[deg]17'28.38'' W)
PARKE, NJ                                       WP                             (Lat. 40[deg]40'59.46'' N, long. 075[deg]04'35.32'' W)
 
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T-460 Philipsburg, PA (PSB) to GLYDE, MA [New]
Philipsburg, PA (PSB)                           VORTAC                         (Lat. 40[deg]54'58.53'' N, long. 077[deg]59'33.78'' W)
LYKOM, PA                                       WP                             (Lat. 41[deg]20'18.75'' N, long. 076[deg]46'30.30'' W)
ARRKK, NY                                       WP                             (Lat. 42[deg]03'48.52'' N, long. 075[deg]19'00.41'' W)
SAGES, NY                                       FIX                            (Lat. 42[deg]02'46.33'' N, long. 074[deg]19'10.33'' W)
Barnes, MA (BAF)                                VORTAC                         (Lat. 42[deg]09'43.05'' N, long. 072[deg]42'58.32'' W)
GLYDE, MA                                       FIX                            (Lat. 42[deg]16'03.84'' N, long. 071[deg]48'42.76'' W)
 

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2022-16235 Filed 7-28-22; 8:45 am]
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