77 FR 47 pgs. 14269-14272 - IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
Type: RULEVolume: 77Number: 47Pages: 14269 - 14272
Docket number: [Docket No.30830; Amdt. No. 499]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2012-5719 Filed 3-8-12; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 95
[Docket No.30830; Amdt. No. 499]
IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
AGENCY:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument conditions in the affected areas.
DATES:
Effective Date: 0901 UTC, April 5, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rick Dunham, Flight Procedure Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082 Oklahoma City, OK 73125) telephone: (405) 954-4164.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This amendment to part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) amends, suspends, or revokes IFR altitudes governing the operation of all aircraft in flight over a specified route or any portion of that route, as well as the changeover points (COPs) for Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes as prescribed in part 95.
The Rule
The specified IFR altitudes, when used in conjunction with the prescribed changeover points for those routes, ensure navigation aid coverage that is adequate for safe flight operations and free of frequency interference. The reasons and circumstances that create the need for thisamendment involve matters of flight safety and operational efficiency in the National Airspace System, are related to published aeronautical charts that are essential to the user, and provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace. In addition, those various reasons or circumstances require making this amendment effective before the next scheduled charting and publication date of the flight information to assure its timely availability to the user. The effective date of this amendment reflects those considerations. In view of the close and immediate relationship between these regulatory changes and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and public procedure before adopting this amendment are impracticable and contrary to the public interest and that good cause exists for making the amendment effective in less than 30 days.
Conclusion
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. For the same reason, the FAA certifies that this amendment will not have a significanteconomic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 95
Airspace, Navigation (air).
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2012.
John McGraw,
Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service.
Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) is amended as follows effective at 0901 UTC, April 5, 2012.
1. The authority citation for part 95 continues to read as follows:
Authority:
49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44719, 44721.
2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:
| From | To | MEA | MAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| § 95.3000Low Altitude RNAV Routes | |||
| § 95.3223RNAV Route T223 Is Amended to Read in Part | |||
| NONDA, AK FIX | BLUGA, AK FIX | 12400 | 17500 |
| *10000-MCA BLUGA, AK FIX, SW BND | |||
| § 95.3288RNAV Route T288 Is Amended to Read in Part | |||
| GILLETTE, WY VOR/DME | TRTTL, WY FIX | 7000 | 17500 |
| TRTTL, WY FIX | KARAS, WY FIX | 9000 | 17500 |
| KARAS, WY FIX | *PACTO, SD FIX | 10000 | 17500 |
| *9700-MRA | |||
| PACTO, SD FIX | RAPID CITY, SD VORTAC | 7100 | 17500 |
| § 95.4000High Altitude RNAV Routes | |||
| § 95.4044RNAV Route Q44 Is Amended to Read in Part | |||
| NOME, AK VOR/DME | HLBLY, AK FIX | 18000 | 45000 |
| #GNSS REQUIRED | |||
| HLBLY, AK FIX | ANCHORAGE, AK VOR/DME | 18000 | 45000 |
| #GNSS REQUIRED | |||
| § 95.4051RNAV Route Q51 Is Amended to Read in Part | |||
| KING SALMON, AK VORTAC | SLIIM, AK FIX | 18000 | 45000 |
| #GNSS REQUIRED | |||
| SLIIM, AK FIX | HLBLY, AK FIX | 18000 | 45000 |
| #GNSS REQUIRED | |||
| HLBLY, AK FIX | KOTZEBUE, AK VOR/DME | 18000 | 45000 |
| #GNSS REQUIRED | |||
| § 95.4055RNAV Route Q55 Is Amended to Read in Part | |||
| KODIAK, AK VOR/DME | SLIIM, AK FIX | 18000 | 45000 |
| #GNSS REQUIRED | |||
| SLIIM, AK FIX | NOME, AK VOR/DME | 18000 | 45000 |
| #GNSS REQUIRED | |||
| From | To | MEA |
|---|---|---|
| § 95.6001Victor Routes-U.S. | ||
| § 95.6002VOR Federal Airway V2 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| REEPO, MT FIX | COLUS, MT FIX | |
| W BND | 9700 | |
| E BND | 7000 | |
| COLUS, MT FIX | BILLINGS, MT VORTAC | |
| W BND | 9700 | |
| E BND | 6400 | |
| § 95.681VOR Federal Airway V81 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| SCOTTSBLUFF, NE VORTAC | TOADSTOOL, NE VOR/DME | 7000 |
| § 95.6086VOR Federal Airway V86 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| REEPO, MT FIX | COLUS, MT FIX | |
| W BND | 9700 | |
| E BND | 7000 | |
| COLUS, MT FIX | BILLINGS, MT VORTAC | |
| W BND | 9700 | |
| E BND | 6400 | |
| § 95.689VOR Federal Airway V89 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| CHEYENNE, WY VORTAC | LITER, WY FIX | 8300 |
| LITER, WY FIX | TOADSTOOL, NE VOR/DME | 7800 |
| § 95.6101VOR Federal Airway V101 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| GILL, CO VOR/DME | *LIBEL, CO FIX | **10000 |
| *13500-MCA LIBEL, CO FIX, W BND | ||
| **8900-MOCA | ||
| LIBEL, CO FIX | BROCC, CO FIX | 16000 |
| BROCC, CO FIX | ECHOA, CO FIX | 13200 |
| ECHOA, CO FIX | *HAYDEN, CO VOR/DME | |
| E BND | 13200 | |
| W BND | 11500 | |
| *11500-MCA HAYDEN, CO VOR/DME, E BND | ||
| § 95.6169VOR Federal Airway V169 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| SCOTTSBLUFF, NE VORTAC | TOADSTOOL, NE VOR/DME | 7000 |
| TOADSTOOL, NE VOR/DME | WAXER, NE FIX | 7000 |
| § 95.6170VOR Federal Airway V170 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| ABERDEEN, SD VOR/DME | SIOUX FALLS, SD VORTAC | *5000 |
| *3400-MOCA | ||
| § 95.6272VOR Federal Airway V272 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| SERTS, OK FIX | LIONS, OK FIX | *4500 |
| *3100-MOCA | ||
| *3700-GNSS MEA | ||
| LIONS, OK FIX | WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC | 3300 |
| § 95.6291VOR Federal Airway V291 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| WINSLOW, AZ VORTAC | #FLAGSTAFF, AZ VOR/DME | 10100 |
| *11000-MCA FLAGSTAFF, AZ VOR/DME, NE BND | ||
| #MTA V327 N TO V291 E 11000 | ||
| § 95.6421VOR Federal Airway V421 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| ROBERT, CO VOR/DME | HAHNS, CO FIX | *13000 |
| *12300-MOCA | ||
| § 95.6437VOR Federal Airway V437 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| SAVANNAH, GA VORTAC | CHARLESTON, SC VORTAC | 2000 |
| § 95.6465VOR Federal Airway V465 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| DUNOIR, WY VOR/DME | REDLO, MT FIX | *17000 |
| *14500-MOCA | ||
| REDLO, MT FIX | LAREI, MT FIX | |
| N BND | 7200 | |
| S BND | 17000 | |
| LAREI, MT FIX | *BILLINGS, MT VORTAC | |
| S BND | 17000 | |
| N BND | 6000 | |
| *7000-MCA BILLINGS, MT VORTAC, S BND | ||
| § 95.6320Alaska VOR Federal Airway V320 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| WINOR, AK FIX | *FRIDA, AK FIX | #10000 |
| *9500-MRA | ||
| *7600-MCA FRIDA, AK FIX, W BND | ||
| #MEA IS ESTABLISHED WITH A GAP IN NAVIGATION SIGNAL COVERAGE | ||
| § 95.6440Alaska VOR Federal Airway V440 Is Amended to Read in Part | ||
| WINOR, AK FIX | *FRIDA, AK FIX | #10000 |
| *9500-MRA | ||
| *7600-MCA FRIDA, AK FIX, W BND | ||
| #MEA IS ESTABLISHED WITH A GAP IN NAVIGATION SIGNAL COVERAGE | ||
| From | To | MEA | MAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| § 95.7001Jet Routes | |||
| § 95.7537Jet Route J537 Is Amended to Read in Part | |||
| ROME, OR VOR/DME | MULLAN PASS, ID VOR/DME | 22000 | 45000 |
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