Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 231 / Monday, December 2, 2013 / Rules and Regulations 72005 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0989; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–AEA–17 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V– 

374, Northeastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action makes an editorial 

change to the legal description of VHF 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

airway V–374 to reverse the order points 

listed in the route description. This 

action is simply to comply with the 

standard format for describing routes 

and does not alter the alignment of the 

airway. 

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, 

February 6, 2014. 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 7400.9 and 

publication of conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace Policy and ATC 

Procedures Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Airway and route legal descriptions 

are published in FAA Order 7400.9X, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points. Current format guidelines for 

these legal descriptions require that the 

order of points in a description be listed 

from ‘‘west-to-east’’ or from ‘‘south-tonorth,’’ as applicable. The description 

for V–374 lists the points from ‘‘east-towest.’’ This rule simply reverses the 

order of the points listed in Order 

7400.9X to a ‘‘west-to-east’’ format for 

standardization. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

reversing the order of points listed in 

the legal description of Domestic VOR 

Federal Airway V–374 to comply with 

the standard route description format. 

The change does not alter the current 

alignment of V–374 and the airway track 

is correct on aeronautical charts. 

Since this action merely involves an 

editorial change in the legal description 

of VOR Federal airway V–374 to 

standardize the format, and does not 

involve a change in the dimensions or 

operating requirements of the affected 

route, I find that notice and public 

procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are 

unnecessary. 

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. Therefore, this regulation: (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. 

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 is merely an editorial change of the 

legal description of V–374 to comply 

with existing administrative format 

procedures. 

Domestic VOR Federal Airways are 

published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA 

Order 7400.9X, dated August 7, 2013, 

and effective September 15, 2013, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal Airway listed in 

this document will be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures, paragraph 

311a. This airspace action consists of 

editorial changes only and is not 

expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

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: 

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 14 CFR 

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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9X, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 7, 2013, and effective 

September 15, 2013, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways 

* * * * * 

V–374 [Amended] 

From Binghamton, NY; INT Binghamton 

119° and Deer Park, NY, 308° radials; INT 

Deer Park 308° and Carmel, NY, 254° radials; 

Carmel; INT Carmel 099° and Calverton, NY, 

044° radials; INT Calverton 044° and Groton, 

CT, 276° radials; Groton; to Martha’s 

Vineyard, MA. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

25, 2013. 

Donna Warren, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy and ATC 

Procedures Group. 

[FR Doc. 2013–28753 Filed 11–29–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0991; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASO–4] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V– 

45, North Carolina 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 


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