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14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1147; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–ASO–30] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Route Q–29; 

Northeastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Area Navigation (RNAV) route 

Q–29 in the northeastern United States 

in support of the Northeast Corridor 

Atlantic Coast Route Project (NEC ACR) 

for improve efficiency of the National 

Airspace System (NAS) while reducing 

the dependency on ground based 

navigational systems. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 12, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 

1(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. 

You must identify FAA Docket No. 

FAA–2020–1147; Airspace Docket No. 

20–ASO–30 at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

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: 

Sean Hook, 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 would 

expand the availability of RNAV routes 

in the NAS, increase airspace capacity, 

and reduce complexity in high air traffic 

volume areas. 

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– 

2020–1147 and Airspace Docket No. 20– 

ASO–30) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2020–1147 and 

Airspace Docket No. 20–ASO–30.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date will be considered before taking 

action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. 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 https://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at https://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

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 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the office of 

the Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Room 210, 

1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA 

30337. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

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. 

Background 

The Northeast Corridor Atlantic Coast 

Route (NEC ACR) project developed 


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Performance Based Navigation (PBN) 

routes involving the Washington, 

Boston, New York, and Jacksonville Air 

Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC). 

The proposed route would enable 

aircraft to travel from most locations 

along the east coast of the United States 

mainland between Maine and 

Charleston, SC. The proposed NEC ACR 

route would also tie-in to the existing 

high altitude RNAV route structure 

enabling more efficient direct routings 

between the U.S. east coast and 

Caribbean area locations. 

Additionally, the proposed Q-route 

would support the strategy to transition 

the NAS from a ground-based 

navigation aid, and radar-based system, 

to a satellite-based PBN system. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to amend Q–29, in the 

northeastern United States to support 

the Northeast Corridor Atlantic Coast 

Route Project. 

Q–29: Q–29 currently extends 

between the HARES, LA, WP and the 

DUVOK, Canada, WP. The FAA is 

proposing to remove the Memphis 

VORTAC and replace it with the 

MEMFS, TN, WP moving the DUNMO, 

ME, WP 1.26 NM east to the United 

States/Canada border and removing the 

DUVOK, Canada, WP. As proposed Q– 

29 would extend between the HARES, 

LA, WP and the DUNMO, ME, WP. 

United States area navigation routes 

are published in paragraph 2006 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 area navigation routes listed 

in this document would be 

subsequently published in the Order. 

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 

proposed 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 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. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

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(f), 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 FAA Order 7400.11E, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 21, 2020 and effective 

September 15, 2020, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 2066 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

Q–29 HARES, LA to DUNOM, ME [New] 

HARES, LA WP (Lat. 33°00′00.00′′ N, long. 091°44′00.00′′ W) 

BAKRE, MS WP (Lat. 33°53′45.85′′ N, long. 090°58′04.75′′ W) 

MEMFS, TN WP (Lat. 35°00′54.62′′ N, long. 089°58′58.87′′ W) 

OMDUE, TN WP (Lat. 36°07′47.32′′ N, long. 088°58′11.49′′ W) 

SIDAE, KY WP (Lat. 37°20′00.00′′ N, long. 087°50′00.00′′ W) 

CREEP, OH FIX (Lat. 39°55′15.28′′ N, long. 084°18′31.41′′ W) 

KLYNE, OH WP (Lat. 40°41′54.46′′ N, long. 083°18′44.19′′ W) 

DUTSH, OH WP (Lat. 41°08′26.35′′ N, long. 082°33′12.68′′ W) 

WWSHR, OH WP (Lat. 41°20′34.09′′ N, long. 082°03′05.76′′ W) 

DORET, OH FIX (Lat. 41°48′05.90′′ N, long. 080°35′04.64′′ W) 

JAMESTOWN, NY (JHW) VOR/DME (Lat. 42°11′18.99′′ N, long. 079°07′16.70′′ W) 

HANKK, NY FIX (Lat. 42°53′41.82′′ N, long. 077°09′15.21′′ W) 

GONZZ, NY WP (Lat. 43°05′22.00′′ N, long. 076°41′12.00′′ W) 

KRAZZ, NY WP (Lat. 43°25′00.00′′ N, long. 074°18′00.00′′ W) 

NIPPY, NY FIX (Lat. 43°41′23.08′′ N, long. 073°58′06.74′′ W) 

CABCI, VT WP (Lat. 44°49′19.94′′ N, long. 071°42′55.14′′ W) 

EBONY, ME FIX (Lat. 44°54′08.68′′ N, long. 067°09′23.65′′ W) 

DUNOM, ME WP (Lat. 44°54′09.29′′ N, long. 066°58′13.68′′ W) 

* * * * * Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

22, 2020. 

George Gonzalez, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

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