[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 232 (Friday, December 3, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 70208-70209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26585]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-19410; Airspace Docket No. 04-ANM-09]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Revision of Federal Airways V-2, V-257 and V-343; MT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise three Very High Frequency 
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways southeast of Missoula, MT 
(V-2, V-257, and V-343). These VOR Federal airways are being impacted 
due to the decommissioning of the Drummond VOR and would be revised or 
eliminated by this proposed action.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify FAA Docket 
No. FAA-2004-19410 and Airspace Docket No. 04-ANM-09, at the beginning 
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, Airspace and Rules 
Division, Office of System Operations and Safety, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone: (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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-2004-19410 and Airspace Docket No. 04-ANM-09) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
    Commentors wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
on this notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2004-19410 and Airspace Docket No. 04-ANM-09.'' 
The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified closing date 
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed 
rule. The proposal contained in this notice 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 closing date 
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with 
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Federal Register's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.
    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 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An 
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at 
the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should call the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, for 
a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
Distribution System, which describes the application procedure.

Background

    The Drummond VOR has been out of service since April 2003, for the 
reasons discussed below, and the site on which the VOR was located was 
leased land. In 2002, the FAA learned that the landowner had 
constructed a house within 1,000 feet of the VOR without providing 
proper notice to the FAA. The VOR was temporarily taken out of service 
until the impacts of the house could he identified. A subsequent flight

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check of the VOR indicated that the house did not cause a problem; 
however, large vehicles parked near the VOR facility were interfering 
with the integrity of the signal. As such, portions of the airways have 
been NOTAMed out of service. Additionally, subsequent to this NOTAM 
action the Drummond VOR was decommissioned on January 13, 2004.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 (part 71) to revise V-2, V-257, and V-343 
southeast of Missoula, MT. Specifically, this notice is proposing to 
eliminate segments of V-2 and V-343. It would also establish new airway 
segments on V-2 (between Missoula, MT, and Helena, MT) and V-257 
(between SCAAT intersection and the Coppertown VOR).
    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. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation: (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.

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

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 
7400.9M, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 30, 
2004, and effective September 16, 2004, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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V-2 [Revised]

    From Seattle, WA; Ellensburg, WA; Moses Lake, WA; Spokane, WA; 
Mullan Pass, ID; Missoula, MT; Helena, MT; INT Helena 119[deg] and 
Livingston, MT, 322[deg] radials; Livingston; Billings, MT; Miles 
City, MT; 24 miles, 90 miles, 55 MSL, Dickinson, ND; 10 miles, 60 
miles, 38 MSL, Bismarck, ND; 14 miles, 62 miles, 34 MSL, Jamestown, 
ND; Fargo, ND; Alexandria, MN; Gopher, MN; Nodine, MN; Lone Rock, 
WI; Madison, WI; Badger, WI; Muskegon, MI; Lansing, MI; Salem, MI; 
INT Salem 093[deg] and Aylmer, ON, Canada, 254[deg] radials; Aylmer; 
INT Aylmer 086[deg] and Buffalo, NY, 259[deg] radials; Buffalo; 
Rochester, NY; Syracuse, NY; Utica, NY; Albany, NY; INT Albany 
084[deg] and Gardner, MA, 284[deg] radials; to Gardner. The airspace 
within Canada is excluded.
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V-257 [Revised]

    From Phoenix, AZ, via INT Phoenix 348[deg] and Drake, AZ, 
141[deg] radials; Drake; INT Drake 003[deg] and Grand Canyon, AZ, 
211[deg] radials; Grand Canyon; 38 miles 12 AGL, 24 miles 125 MSL, 
16 miles 95 MSL, 26 miles 12 AGL, Bryce Canyon, UT; INT Bryce Canyon 
338[deg] and Delta, UT, 186[deg] radials, Delta; 39 miles, 105 MSL 
INT Delta 004[deg] and Malad City, ID, 179[deg] radials; 20 miles, 
118 MSL, Malad City; Pocatello, ID; DuBois, ID; Dillon, MT; 
Coppertown, MT; INT 002[deg] and Great Falls, MT, 222[deg] radials; 
Great Falls; 73 miles, 56 MSL, Havre, MT. The airspace within 
Restricted Area R-6403 is excluded.
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V-343 [Revised]

    From Dubois, ID; Bozeman, MT.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, November 26, 2004.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules.
[FR Doc. 04-26585 Filed 12-2-04; 8:45 am]
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