[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42527-42528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16890]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2025-0174; Airspace Docket No. 25-ASW-1]
RIN 2120-AA66
Amendment of Jet Route J-96 in the Vicinity of Cimarron, NM
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends Jet Route J-96 by removing the route
segment between the Cimarron (CIM), NM, Very High Frequency
Omnidirectional Range (VOR)/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) and the
Garden City (GCK), KS, VORTAC navigational aids (NAVAIDs). The FAA is
taking this action due to the Cimarron VORTAC radials between 045[deg]
and 055[deg], stated in degrees magnetic (M) north, that make up the
route segment east of Cimarron, NM, being unusable since 2020.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, November 27, 2025. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11
and publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), all
comments received, this final rule, and all background material may be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov using the FAA Docket number.
Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are available on the website.
It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. An electronic
copy of this document may also be downloaded from the Office of the
Federal Register's website at www.federalregister.gov.
FAA Order JO 7400.11J, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. You may also contact the Rules and
Regulations Group, Policy Directorate, Federal Aviation Administration,
600 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20597; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Vidis, Rules and Regulations
Group, Policy Directorate, Federal Aviation Administration, 600
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20597; 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 National Airspace System as necessary to
preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic.
History
The FAA published an NPRM for Docket No. FAA-2025-0174 in the
Federal Register (90 FR 9071; February 6, 2025), proposing to amend J-
96 by removing the route segment between the Cimarron, NM, VORTAC and
the Garden City, KS, VORTAC due to the Cimarron VORTAC radials between
045[deg] (M) and 055[deg] (M) being unusable. Interested parties were
invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written
comments on the proposal. No comments were received.
Incorporation by Reference
Jet Routes are published in paragraph 2004 of FAA Order JO 7400.11,
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This document amends the
current version of that order, FAA Order JO 7400.11J, dated July 31,
2024, and effective September 15, 2024. This amendment will be
published in the next update to FAA Order JO 7400.11. FAA Order JO
7400.11J, which lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air
traffic service routes, and reporting points, is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document.
The Rule
This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by amending Jet Route J-96 due to
the Cimarron VORTAC radials between 045[deg] (M) and 055[deg] (M), that
support the route segment between the Cimarron, NM, and Garden City,
KS, VORTACs, being unusable since 2020. The jet route action is
described below.
J-96: Prior to this final rule, J-96 extended between the Los
Angeles, CA, VORTAC and the Joliet, IL, VOR/Distance Measuring
Equipment (VOR/DME). The route segment between the Cimarron, NM, VORTAC
and the Garden City, KS, VORTAC is removed. As amended, the airway is
changed to now extend between the Los Angeles VORTAC and the Cimarron
VORTAC, and between the Garden City VORTAC and the Joliet VOR/DME.
The NAVAID radials listed in the J-96 description in the regulatory
text of this final rule are unchanged and stated in degrees True north.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this 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 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
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 action of amending Jet Route J-96
qualifies for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) and in accordance with FAA Order
150.1G, FAA National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures,
paragraph B-2.5(a), 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); and paragraph B-
2.5(i), which categorically excludes from further environmental review
the establishment of new or revised air traffic control procedures
conducted at 3,000 feet or more above ground level (AGL); procedures
conducted below 3,000 feet AGL that do not cause traffic to be
routinely routed over noise
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sensitive areas; modifications to currently approved procedures
conducted below 3,000 feet AGL that do not significantly increase noise
over noise sensitive areas; and increases in minimum altitudes and
landing minima. As such, this action is not expected to result in any
potentially significant environmental impacts. In accordance with the
FAA's NEPA implementation policy and procedures regarding extraordinary
circumstances, the FAA has reviewed this action for factors and
circumstances in which a normally categorically excluded action may
have a significant environmental impact requiring further analysis. The
FAA has determined that no extraordinary circumstances exist that
warrant preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental
impact statement.
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 14 CFR 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 JO
7400.11J, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 31,
2024, and effective September 15, 2024, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 2004 Jet Routes.
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J-96 [Amended]
From Los Angeles, CA; Paradise, CA; INT Paradise 093[deg] and
Parker, CA, 261[deg] radials; Parker; Drake, AZ; Gallup, NM; to
Cimarron, NM. From Garden City, KS; Salina, KS; Kirksville, MO;
Peoria, IL; to Joliet, IL.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on August 29, 2025.
Brian Eric Konie,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2025-16890 Filed 9-2-25; 8:45 am]
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