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Issued on October 7, 2020. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27007 Filed 12–9–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–0667; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AGL–24] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Multiple Air Traffic 

Service (ATS) Routes in the 

Northcentral United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends VHF 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

airways V–15, V–26, V–55, V–78, V– 

100, V–159, V–175, V–219, and V–307, 

and Area Navigation (RNAV) routes T– 

285 and T–354 in the Northcentral 

United States. The modifications are 

necessary due to the planned 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Park Rapids, MN, VOR/Distance 

Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME); 

Sioux City, IA, VOR/Tactical Air 

Navigation (VORTAC); and Huron, SD, 

VORTAC navigation aids (NAVAIDs). 

The NAVAIDs provide navigation 

guidance for segments of the affected air 

traffic service (ATS) routes. The VORs 

are being decommissioned as part of the 

FAA’s VOR Minimum Operational 

Network (MON) program. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

February 25, 2021. The Director of the 

Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

Title 1 Code of Federal Regulations part 

51, subject to the annual revision of 

FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at https://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. 

For further information, you can contact 

the Rules and Regulations Group, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

The Order is also available for 

inspection at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.11E at NARA, email: 

fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; 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 

route structure as necessary to preserve 

the safe and efficient flow of air traffic 

within the National Airspace System. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for 

Docket No. FAA–2020–0667 in the 

Federal Register (85 FR 47317; August 

5, 2020), amending VOR Federal 

airways V–15, V–26, V–55, V–78, V– 

100, V–159, V–175, V–219, and V–307, 

and RNAV routes T–285 and T–354 in 

the Northcentral United States. The 

proposed amendment actions were due 

to the planned decommissioning of the 

VOR portion of the Park Rapids, MN, 

VOR/DME; Sioux City, IA, VORTAC; 

and Huron, SD, VORTAC NAVAIDs. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. No comments were received. 

Subsequent to the NPRM, the FAA 

published a rule for Docket No. FAA– 

2020–0189 in the Federal Register (85 

FR 50777; August 18, 2020), amending 

VOR Federal airway V–55 by removing 

the airway segment between the 

Pullman, MI, VOR/DME and the 

intersection of the Green Bay, WI, 

VORTAC 270° and Oshkosh, WI, 

VORTAC 339° radials (BIPID fix). That 

airway amendment, effective November 

5, 2020, is included in this rule. 

Additionally, subsequent to the 

NPRM, the FAA published a rule for 

Docket No. FAA–2020–0294 in the 

Federal Register (85 FR 51324; August 

20, 2020), amending RNAV route T–354 

by replacing the Siren DME route point 

with the SSKYY, WI, waypoint and 

extending the route southeastward from 

the SSKYY, WI, waypoint to the 

Cunningham, KY, VOR/DME. Those 

route amendments, effective November 

5, 2020, are also included in this rule. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010(a) and RNAV T-routes 

are published in paragraph 6011 of FAA 

Order 7400.11E dated July 21, 2020, and 

effective September 15, 2020, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in 

this document will be subsequently 

published in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.11E, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, 

and effective September 15, 2020. FAA 

Order 7400.11E is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

The FAA is amending Title 14 Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

by modifying VOR Federal airways V– 

15, V–26, V–55, V–78, V–100, V–159, 

V–175, V–219, and V–307, and RNAV 

routes T–285 and T–354. The planned 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Park Rapids, MN, VOR/DME; Sioux 

City, IA, VORTAC; and Huron, SD, 

VORTAC NAVAIDs has made this 

action necessary. The VOR Federal 

airway changes are outlined below. 

V–15: V–15 extends between the 

Navasota, TX, VOR/DME and the 

Bonham, TX, VORTAC; between the 

Okmulgee, OK, VOR/DME and the 

Neosho, MO, VOR/DME; and between 

the Sioux City, IA, VORTAC and the 


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Minot, ND, VOR/DME. The airway 

segment overlying the Sioux City, IA, 

and Huron, SD, VORTACs between the 

Sioux City, IA, VORTAC and the 

Aberdeen, SD, VOR/DME is removed. 

The unaffected portions of the existing 

airway remain as charted. 

V–26: V–26 extends between the Blue 

Mesa, CO, VOR/DME and the White 

Cloud, MI, VOR/DME. The airway 

segment overlying the Huron, SD, 

VORTAC between the Pierre, SD, 

VORTAC and the Redwood Falls, MN, 

VOR/DME is removed. The unaffected 

portions of the existing airway remain 

as charted. 

V–55: V–55 currently extends 

between the Dayton, OH, VOR/DME and 

the Pullman, MI, VOR/DME; and 

between the Park Rapids, MN, VOR/ 

DME and the Bismarck, ND, VOR/DME. 

The airway segment overlying the Park 

Rapids, MN, VOR/DME between the 

Park Rapids, MN, VOR/DME and the 

Grand Forks, ND, VOR/DME is 

removed. The unaffected portions of the 

existing airway remain as charted. 

V–78: V–78 extends between the 

Huron, SD, VORTAC and the Escanaba, 

MI, VOR/DME; and between the 

Pellston, MI, VORTAC and the Saginaw, 

MI, VOR/DME. The airway segment 

overlying the Huron, SD, VORTAC 

between the Huron, SD, VORTAC and 

the Watertown, SD, VORTAC is 

removed. The unaffected portions of the 

existing airway remain as charted. 

V–100: V–100 extends between the 

Medicine Bow, WY, VOR/DME and the 

Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME. The airway 

segment overlying the Sioux City, IA, 

VORTAC between the O’Neill, NE, 

VORTAC and the Fort Dodge, IA, 

VORTAC is removed. The unaffected 

portions of the existing airway remain 

as charted. 

V–159: V–159 extends between the 

Virginia Key, FL, VOR/DME and the 

Vulcan, AL, VORTAC; and between the 

Holly Springs, MS, VORTAC and the 

Huron, SD, VORTAC. The airway 

segment overlying the Sioux City, IA, 

and Huron, SD, VORTACs between the 

Omaha, IA, VORTAC and the Huron, 

SD, VORTAC is removed. The 

unaffected portions of the existing 

airway remain as charted. 

V–175: V–175 currently extends 

between the Malden, MO, VORTAC and 

the Winnipeg, MB, Canada, VORTAC. 

The airspace within Canada is excluded. 

The airway segment overlying the Sioux 

City, IA, VORTAC between the Des 

Moines, IA, VORTAC and the 

Worthington, MN, VOR/DME is 

removed; and the airway segment 

overlying the Park Rapids, MN, VOR/ 

DME between the Alexandria, MN, 

VOR/DME and the Winnipeg, MB, 

Canada, VORTAC is removed. The 

exclusion statement for the airspace 

within Canada is also removed. The 

unaffected portions of the existing 

airway remain as charted. 

V–219: V–219 extends between the 

Hayes Center, NE, VORTAC and the 

Sioux City, IA, VORTAC. The airway 

segment overlying the Sioux City, IA, 

VORTAC between the Norfolk, NE, 

VOR/DME and the Sioux City, IA, 

VORTAC is removed. The unaffected 

portions of the existing airway remain 

as charted. 

V–307: V–307 extends between the 

Harrison, AR, VOR/DME and the Sioux 

City, IA, VORTAC. The airway segment 

overlying the Sioux City, IA, VORTAC 

between the Omaha, IA, VORTAC and 

the Sioux City, IA, VORTAC is removed. 

The unaffected portions of the existing 

airway remain as charted. 

The RNAV route changes are outlined 

below. 

T–285: T–285 extends between the 

North Platte, NE, VOR/DME and the 

Huron, SD, VORTAC. The Huron, SD 

(HON), route point is changed from 

being listed as ‘‘VORTAC’’ to ‘‘DME.’’ 

The existing RNAV route remains as 

charted. 

T–354: T–354 extends between the 

Park Rapids, MN, VOR/DME and the 

Cunningham, KY, VOR/DME. The Park 

Rapids, MN (PKD), route point is 

changed from being listed as ‘‘VOR/ 

DME’’ to ‘‘DME’’ and a route segment 

extending northwestward from the Park 

Rapids, MN, DME to the BYZIN, ND, 

waypoint is added. The existing RNAV 

route remains as charted with the 

addition of the route segment between 

the BYZIN, ND, waypoint and the Park 

Rapids, MN, DME. 

All NAVAID radials listed in the VOR 

Federal airway descriptions below are 

unchanged and stated in True degrees. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

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 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 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. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action of amending VOR Federal 

airways V–15, V–26, V–55, V–78, V– 

100, V–159, V–175, V–219, and V–307, 

and RNAV routes T–285 and T–354, due 

to the planned decommissioning of the 

VOR portion of the Park Rapids, MN, 

VOR/DME; Sioux City, IA, VORTAC; 

and Huron, SD, VORTAC NAVAIDs, 

qualifies for categorical exclusion under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

and its implementing regulations at 40 

CFR part 1500, and in accordance with 

FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures, 

paragraph 5–6.5a, 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). As such, this action 

is not expected to result in any 

potentially significant environmental 

impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 

1050.1F, paragraph 5–2 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 

study. 

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 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. 


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§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 21, 2020, and 

effective September 15, 2020, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–15 [Amended] 

From Navasota, TX; College Station, TX; 

Waco, TX; Cedar Creek, TX; to Bonham, TX. 

From Okmulgee, OK; to Neosho, MO. From 

Aberdeen, SD; Bismarck, ND; to Minot, ND. 

* * * * * 

V–26 [Amended] 

From Blue Mesa, CO; Montrose, CO; 13 

miles 112 MSL, 131 MSL, Grand Junction, 

CO; Meeker, CO; Cherokee, WY; Muddy 

Mountain, WY; 14 miles, 37 miles 75 MSL, 

84 miles 90 MSL, Rapid City, SD; Philip, SD; 

to Pierre, SD. From Redwood Falls, MN; 

Farmington, MN; Eau Claire, WI; Wausau, 

WI; Green Bay, WI; INT Green Bay 116° and 

White Cloud, MI, 302° radials; to White 

Cloud. 

* * * * * 

V–55 [Amended] 

From Dayton, OH; Fort Wayne, IN; Goshen, 

IN; Gipper, MI; Keeler, MI; to Pullman, MI. 

From Grand Forks, ND; INT Grand Forks 

239° and Bismarck, ND, 067° radials; to 

Bismarck. 

* * * * * 

V–78 [Amended] 

From Watertown, SD; Darwin, MN; 

Gopher, MN; INT Gopher 091° and Eau 

Claire, WI, 290° radials; Eau Claire; 

Rhinelander, WI; Iron Mountain, MI; to 

Escanaba, MI. From Pellston, MI; Alpena, MI; 

INT Alpena 232° and Saginaw, MI, 353° 

radials; to Saginaw. 

* * * * * 

V–100 [Amended] 

From Medicine Bow, WY; Scottsbluff, NE; 

Alliance, NE; Ainsworth, NE; to O’Neill, NE. 

From Fort Dodge, IA; Waterloo, IA; Dubuque, 

IA; Rockford, IL; INT Rockford 074° and 

Janesville, WI, 112° radials; INT Janesville 

112° and Northbrook, IL, 291° radials; 

Northbrook; INT Northbrook 095° and Keeler, 

MI, 271° radials; Keeler; to Litchfield, MI. 

* * * * * 

V–159 [Amended] 

From Virginia Key, FL; INT Virginia Key 

344° and Treasure, FL, 178° radials; Treasure; 

INT Treasure 318° and Orlando, FL, 140° 

radials; Orlando; Ocala, FL; Cross City, FL; 

Greenville, FL; Pecan, GA; Eufaula, AL; 

Tuskegee, AL; to Vulcan, AL. From Holly 

Springs, MS; Gilmore, AR; Walnut Ridge, AR; 

Dogwood, MO; Springfield, MO; Napoleon, 

MO; INT Napoleon 005° and St. Joseph, MO, 

122° radials; St. Joseph; to Omaha, IA. 

* * * * * 

V–175 [Amended] 

From Malden, MO; Vichy, MO; Hallsville, 

MO; Macon, MO; Kirksville, MO; to Des 

Moines, IA. From Worthington, MN; 

Redwood Falls, MN; to Alexandria, MN. 

* * * * * 

V–219 [Amended] 

From Hayes Center, NE; INT Hayes Center 

059° and Wolbach, NE, 251° radials; 

Wolbach; to Norfolk, NE. 

* * * * * 

V–307 [Amended] 

From Harrison, AR; Neosho, MO; Oswego, 

KS; Chanute, KS; Emporia, KS; INT Emporia 

336° and Pawnee City, NE, 194° radials; 

Pawnee City; to Omaha, IA. 

* * * * * 

6011 United States Area Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–285 North Platte, NE (LBF) to Huron, SD (HON) [Amended] 

North Platte, NE (LBF) VOR/DME (Lat. 41°02′55.34′′ N, long. 100°44′49.55′′ W) 

Thedford, NE (TDD) VOR/DM (Lat. 41°58′53.99′′ N, long. 100°43′08.55′′ W) 

MARSS, NE Fix (Lat. 42°27′48.92′′ N, long. 100°36′15.32′′ W) 

Valentine, NE (VTN) NDB (Lat. 42°51′41.85′′ N, long. 100°32′58.73′′ W) 

LKOTA, SD WP (Lat. 43°15′28.00′′ N, long. 100°03′14.00′′ W) 

LESNR, SD WP (Lat. 43°29′16.06′′ N, long. 099°45′41.55′′ W) 

Huron, SD (HON) DME (Lat. 44°26′24.30′′ N, long. 098°18′39.89′′ W) 

* * * * * * * 

T–354 BYZIN, MN to Cunningham, KY (CNG) [Amended] 

BYZIN, MN WP (lat. 47°29′03.97′′ N, long. 096°13′28.09′′ W) 

Park Rapids, MN (PKD) DME (Lat. 46°53′53.34′′ N, long. 095°04′15.21′′ W) 

BRNRD, MN WP (Lat. 46°20′53.81′′ N, long. 094°01′33.54′′ W) 

SSKYY, WI WP (Lat. 45°49′13.60′′ N, long. 092°22′28.26′′ W) 

TONOC, WI FIX (Lat. 45°03′47.56′′ N, long. 091°38′11.87′′ W) 

KOETZ, WI WP (Lat. 44°13′15.00′′ N, long. 091°28′14.00′′ W) 

HRMNN, WI WP (Lat. 43°55′32.51′′ N, long. 090°58′04.07′′ W) 

FOMAG, WI WP (Lat. 43°29′38.44′′ N, long. 089°46′09.53′′ W) 

MAYSE, WI WP (Lat. 43°10′14.18′′ N, long. 089°42′46.52′′ W) 

HOMRC, IL WP (Lat. 41°34′04.67′′ N, long. 089°30′20.55′′ W) 

CPTON, IL WP (Lat. 41°06′51.57′′ N, long. 089°11′58.93′′ W) 

BLLUE, IL WP (Lat. 40°07′09.20′′ N, long. 088°32′45.48′′ W) 

BOSTN, IL WP (Lat. 39°53′46.57′′ N, long. 088°26′18.96′′ W) 

Bible Grove, IL (BIB) VORTAC (Lat. 38°55′13.24′′ N, long. 088°28′54.50′′ W) 

Cunningham, KY (CNG) VOR/DME (Lat. 37°00′30.99′′ N, long. 088°50′12.89′′ W) 


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* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 3, 

2020. 

George Gonzalez, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26919 Filed 12–9–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–0654; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ASO–17] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of V–53, V–115, V–140, T– 

215, and T–323, and Revocation of V– 

339 in the Vicinity of Hazard, KY 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends VHF 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

airways V–53, V–115, and V–140, and 

Area Navigation (RNAV) T-routes T–215 

and T–323; and removes VOR Federal 

airway V–339 in the vicinity of Hazard, 

KY. The Air Traffic Service (ATS) route 

modifications are necessary due to the 

planned decommissioning of the VOR 

portion of the Hazard, KY, VOR/ 

Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/ 

DME) navigation aid (NAVAID) which 

provides navigation guidance for 

portions of the affected ATS routes. The 

Hazard VOR is being decommissioned 

as part of the FAA’s VOR Minimum 

Operational Network (MON) program. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

February 25, 2021. The Director of the 

Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

Title 1 Code of Federal Regulations part 

51, subject to the annual revision of 

FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at https://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. 

For further information, you can contact 

the Rules and Regulations Group, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

The Order is also available for 

inspection at the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.11E at NARA, email: 

fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; 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 

route structure as necessary to preserve 

the safe and efficient flow of air traffic 

within the National Airspace System. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 

FAA–2020–0654 in the Federal Register 

(85 FR 44801; July 24, 2020), amending 

VOR Federal airways V–53, V–115, and 

V–140, and RNAV T-routes T–215 and 

T–323; and removing VOR Federal 

airway V–339 in the vicinity of Hazard, 

KY. The proposed amendment and 

revocation actions were due to the 

planned decommissioning of the VOR 

portion of the Hazard, KY, VOR/DME. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. No comments were received. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010(a) and RNAV T-routes 

are published in paragraph 6011 of FAA 

Order 7400.11E dated July 21, 2020, and 

effective September 15, 2020, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in 

this document will be subsequently 

published in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.11E, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020, 

and effective September 15, 2020. FAA 

Order 7400.11E is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

The FAA is amending Title 14 Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

by modifying VOR Federal airways V– 

53, V–115, and V–140, and RNAV 

routes T–215 and T–323; and removing 

VOR Federal airway V–339. The 

planned decommissioning of the VOR 

portion of the Hazard, KY, VOR/DME 

NAVAID has made this action 

necessary. The VOR Federal airway 

changes are outlined below. 

V–53: V–53 extends between the 

Charleston, SC, VOR/Tactical Air 

Navigation (VORTAC) and the 

Brickyard, IN, VOR/DME. The airspace 

within R–3401B is excluded. The 

airway segment overlying the Hazard, 

KY, VOR/DME between the Holston 

Mountain, TN, VORTAC and the 

Lexington, KY, VOR/DME is removed. 

The unaffected portions of the existing 

airway remain as charted. 

V–115: V–115 extends between the 

Crestview, FL, VORTAC and the 

Parkersburg, WV, VORTAC. The airway 

segment overlying the Hazard, KY, 

VOR/DME between the Volunteer, TN, 

VORTAC and the Charleston, WV, 

VORTAC is removed. The unaffected 

portions of the existing airway remain 

as charted. 

V–140: V–140 extends between the 

Panhandle, TX, VORTAC and the 

Casanova, VA, VORTAC. The airway 

segment overlying the Hazard, KY, 

VOR/DME between the London, KY, 

VOR/DME and the Bluefield, WV, VOR/ 

DME is removed. The unaffected 

portions of the existing airway remain 

as charted. 

V–339: V–339 extends between the 

Hazard, KY, VOR/DME and the 

Falmouth, KY, VOR/DME. The airway is 

removed in its entirety. 

The RNAV T-route changes are 

outlined below. 

T–215: T–215 extends between the 

Lexington, KY, VOR/DME and the 

GAMKE, IN, waypoint (WP). The route 

is extended southeastward from the 

Lexington, KY, VOR/DME to the 

Holston Mountain, TN, VORTAC. 

Additionally, the type of facility for 

Lexington, KY, is corrected from 

‘‘VORTAC’’ to ‘‘VOR/DME’’ and the 

geographic coordinates of each route 

point are updated to be expressed in 

degrees, minutes, seconds, and 

hundredths of a second. 

T–323: T–323 extends between the 

CROCS, GA, WP and the HIGGI, NC, 

WP. The route is extended northward 

from the HIGGI, NC, WP to the Hazard, 

KY, DME. Additionally, the geographic 


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