[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54933-54935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27182]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-14]
RIN 2120-AA66
Alteration of VOR Federal Airways; Louisiana
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule realigns nine Federal airways located in Louisiana.
The New Orleans Very High Frequency
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Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) will be
decommissioned because the platform on which it is located is
deteriorating. As a result, the Reserve, LA, Very High Frequency
Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) and the
Harvey, LA, VORTAC will be upgraded and the airways will be realigned
using these navigational aids.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 5, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Nelson, Airspace and Rules
Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On February 2, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 of the Code
of Federal Regulations part 71 (14 CFR part 71) to realign nine Federal
airways located in Louisiana (60 FR 6462). Interested parties were
invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting
written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
Except for editorial changes, a radial change in V-20 from ``083 deg.''
to ``084 deg.''; radial changes in V-114 from ``083 deg.'' to
``084 deg.'' and from ``115 deg.'' to ``112 deg.''; and the amendment
to V-114 that was published in the Federal Register on July 3, 1996,
Airspace Docket (ASD) No. 93-ASW-4 (61 FR 34722) with an effective date
of October 10, 1996, that supported the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Plan but did not alter V-114 in the state of Louisiana; an amendment to
V-566 that was published in the Federal Register on October 20, 1994,
ASD No. 94-ASW-9 (59 FR 52895) with an effective date of December 8,
1994, that changed the name ``Shreveport to ``Belcher''; this amendment
is the same as that proposed in the notice. Domestic VOR Federal
airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 7400.9D dated
September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The airways listed in this
document will be published subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 realigns nine Federal airways
located in Louisiana. The New Orleans, LA, VORTAC will be
decommissioned because the platform on which it is located is
deteriorating. As a result, the Reserve, LA, VOR/DME and the Harvey,
LA, VORTAC will be upgraded and the airways will be realigned using the
navigational aids. This action enhances air traffic procedures and
accommodates concerns of airspace users.
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
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways
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V-9 [Revised]
From Leeville, LA; McComb, MS; Jackson, MS; Sidon, MS; Gilmore,
AR; Malden, MO; Farmington, MO; St. Louis, MO; Capital, IL; Pontiac,
IL; INT Pontiac 343 deg. and Rockford, IL, 169 deg. radials;
Rockford; Janesville, WI; Madison, WI; Oshkosh, WI; Green Bay, WI;
Iron Mountain, MI; to Houghton, MI.
* * * * *
V-20 [Revised]
From McAllen, TX, via INT McAllen 038 deg. and Corpus Christi,
TX, 178 deg. radials; 10 miles 8 miles wide, 37 miles 7 miles wide
(3 miles E and 4 miles W of centerline), Corpus Christi; INT Corpus
Christi 054 deg. and Palacios, TX, 226 deg. radials; Palacios;
Hobby, TX; Beaumont, TX; Lake Charles, LA; Lafayette, LA; Reserve,
LA; INT Reserve 084 deg. and Gulfport, MS, 247 deg. radials;
Gulfport; Semmes, AL; INT Semmes 048 deg. and Monroeville, AL,
231 deg. radials; Monroeville; Montgomery, AL; Tuskegee, AL;
Columbus, GA; INT Columbus 068 deg. and Athens, GA, 195 deg.
radials; Athens; Electric City, SC; Sugarloaf Mountain, NC; Barretts
Mountain, NC; South Boston, VA; Richmond, VA; INT Richmond 039 deg.
and Brooke, VA, 132 deg. radials; INT Patuxent, MD, 228 deg. and
Nottingham, MD, 174 deg. radials; to Nottingham. The airspace on the
main airway above 14,000 feet MSL from McAllen to 49 miles northeast
and the airspace within Mexico is excluded. The airspace within R-
4007A and R-4007B is excluded.
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V-114 [Revised]
From Amarillo, TX, via Childress, TX; Wichita Falls, TX; INT
Wichita Falls 117 deg. and Blue Ridge, TX, 285 deg. radials; Blue
Ridge; Quitman, TX; Gregg County, TX; Alexandria, LA; INT Baton
Rouge, LA, 307 deg. and Lafayette, LA, 042 deg. radials; 7 miles
wide (3 miles north and 4 miles south of centerline); Baton Rouge;
INT Baton Rouge 112 deg. and Reserve, LA, 323 deg. radials; Reserve;
INT Reserve 084 deg. and Gulfport, MS, 247 deg. radials; Gulfport;
INT Gulfport 344 deg. and Eaton, MS, 171 deg. radials; to Eaton,
excluding the portion within R-3801B and R-3801C.
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V-240 [Revised]
From Harvey, LA, via Harvey 065 deg. and Semmes, AL, 224 deg.
radials; to Semmes.
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V-455 [Revised]
From Reserve, LA, via Picayune, MS; Eaton, MS; to Meridian, MS.
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V-543 [Revised]
From Leeville, LA, via INT Leeville 356 deg. and Eaton, MS,
221 deg. radials; Eaton; INT Eaton 010 deg. and Meridian, MS,
221 deg. radials; Meridian.
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V-552 [Revised]
From Beaumont, TX, via INT Beaumont 056 deg. and Lake Charles,
LA, 272 deg. radials; Lake Charles; INT Lake Charles 064 deg. and
Lafayette, LA, 281 deg. radials; Lafayette; Tibby, LA; Harvey, LA;
Picayune, MS; Semmes, AL; INT Semmes 063 deg. and Monroeville, AL,
216 deg. radials; to Monroeville.
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V-555 [Revised]
From Picayune, MS, via McComb, MS; INT McComb 019 deg. and
Jackson, MS, 169 deg. radials; Jackson; INT Jackson 010 deg. and
Sidon, MS, 159 deg. radials; to Sidon.
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V-566 [Revised]
From Gregg County, TX, via Belcher, LA; INT Belcher 176 deg. and
Alexandria, LA, 302 deg. radials; Alexandria; INT Alexandria
109 deg. and Reserve, LA, 323 deg. radials; to Reserve; excluding
the portion within R-3801B and R-3801C.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16, 1996
Jeff Griffith,
Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 96-27182 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]
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