90978 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 242 / Friday, December 16, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 95 

[Docket No. 31111; Amdt. No. 530] 

IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous 

Amendments 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts 

miscellaneous amendments to the 

required IFR (instrument flight rules) 

altitudes and changeover points for 

certain Federal airways, jet routes, or 

direct routes for which a minimum or 

maximum en route authorized IFR 

altitude is prescribed. This regulatory 

action is needed because of changes 

occurring in the National Airspace 

System. These changes are designed to 

provide for the safe and efficient use of 

the navigable airspace under instrument 

conditions in the affected areas. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, January 5, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas J. Nichols, Flight Procedure 

Standards Branch (AMCAFS–420), 

Flight Technologies and Programs 

Division, Flight Standards Service, 

Federal Aviation Administration, Mike 

Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 

South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, 

OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 

25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125), 

telephone: (405) 954–4164. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

amendment to part 95 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) 

amends, suspends, or revokes IFR 

altitudes governing the operation of all 

aircraft in flight over a specified route 

or any portion of that route, as well as 

the changeover points (COPs) for 

Federal airways, jet routes, or direct 

routes as prescribed in part 95. 

The Rule 

The specified IFR altitudes, when 

used in conjunction with the prescribed 

changeover points for those routes, 

ensure navigation aid coverage that is 

adequate for safe flight operations and 

free of frequency interference. The 

reasons and circumstances that create 

the need for this amendment involve 

matters of flight safety and operational 

efficiency in the National Airspace 

System, are related to published 

aeronautical charts that are essential to 

the user, and provide for the safe and 

efficient use of the navigable airspace. 

In addition, those various reasons or 

circumstances require making this 

amendment effective before the next 

scheduled charting and publication date 

of the flight information to assure its 

timely availability to the user. The 

effective date of this amendment reflects 

those considerations. In view of the 

close and immediate relationship 

between these regulatory changes and 

safety in air commerce, I find that notice 

and public procedure before adopting 

this amendment are impracticable and 

contrary to the public interest and that 

good cause exists for making the 

amendment effective in less than 30 

days. 

Conclusion 

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. For the same 

reason, the FAA certifies that this 

amendment 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 95 

Airspace, Navigation (air). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 2, 

2016. 

John Duncan, 

Director, Flight Standards Service. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me by the 

Administrator, part 95 of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) is 

amended as follows effective at 0901 

UTC, January 5, 2017. 

PART 95 [AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 95 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 

40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44719, 

44721. 

■ 2. Part 95 is amended to read as 

follows: 

REVISIONS TO IFR ALTITUDES & CHANGEOVER POINT

[Amendment 530 Effective Date, January 5, 2017] 

From To MEA 

Color Routes 

§ 95.60 Blue Federal Airway B1 is Amended to Delete 

WOODY ISLAND, AK NDB ........................................................................... ILIAMNA, AK NDB/DME ............................................................................... *10000 

*9100—MOCA 

§ 95.6 Blue Federal Airway B12 is Amended by Adding 

WOODY ISLAND, AK NDB ........................................................................... ILIAMNA, AK NDB/DME ............................................................................... *10000 

*9300—MOCA 

§ 95.6001 Victor Routes—U.S. 

§ 95.6052 VOR Federal Airway V52 is Amended to Read in Part 

CENTRAL CITY, KY VORTAC ...................................................................... *BOWLING GREEN, KY VORTAC .............................................................. 2400 

*11000—MCA BOWLING GREEN, KY VORTAC, SE BND.

BOWLING GREEN, KY VORTAC ................................................................. LIVINGSTON, TN VOR/DME ....................................................................... 11000 

§ 95.6116 VOR Federal Airway V116 is Amended to Read in Part 

ERIE, PA VORTAC ........................................................................................ BRADFORD, PA VOR/DME ......................................................................... *5000 

*3900—MOCA 


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REVISIONS TO IFR ALTITUDES & CHANGEOVER POINT—Continued 

[Amendment 530 Effective Date, January 5, 2017] 

From To MEA 

§ 95.6126 VOR Federal Airway V126 is Amended to Read in Part 

ERIE, PA VORTAC ........................................................................................ BRADFORD, PA VOR/DME ......................................................................... *5000 

*3900—MOCA 

§ 95.6140 VOR Federal Airway V140 is Amended to Read in Part 

NASHVILLE, TN VORTAC ............................................................................ HARME, TN FIX.

E BND ........................................................................................................... *3000 

W BND .......................................................................................................... *6000 

*2400—MOCA 

HARME, TN FIX ............................................................................................ LIVINGSTON, TN VOR/DME ....................................................................... *6000 

*2900—MOCA 

§ 95.6141 VOR Federal Airway V141 is Amended to Read in Part 

MANCHESTER, NH VOR/DME ..................................................................... CONCORD, NH VOR/DME .......................................................................... *2900 

*2100—MOCA 

CONCORD, NH VOR/DME ........................................................................... KELLI, NH FIX .............................................................................................. 5000 

§ 95.6170 VOR Federal Airway V170 is Amended to Read in Part 

ERIE, PA VORTAC ........................................................................................ BRADFORD, PA VOR/DME ......................................................................... *5000 

*3900—MOCA 

§ 95.6321 VOR Federal Airway V321 is Amended to Read in Part 

SHELBYVILLE, TN VOR/DME ...................................................................... LIVINGSTON, TN VOR/DME ....................................................................... 3800 

§ 95.6384 VOR Federal Airway V384 is Amended to Read in Part 

LIVINGSTON, TN VOR/DME ........................................................................ VOLUNTEER, TN VORTAC ......................................................................... 6100 

§ 95.6493 VOR Federal Airway V493 is Amended to Read in Part 

LIVINGSTON, TN VOR/DME ........................................................................ LEXINGTON, KY VORTAC .......................................................................... 3600 

§ 95.6513 VOR Federal Airway V513 is Amended to Read in Part 

LIVINGSTON, TN VOR/DME ........................................................................ NEW HOPE, KY VOR/DME ......................................................................... 4000 

From To 

Changeover points 

Distance From 

§ 95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Point 

Airway Segment is Amended to Add Changeover Point V321 

SHELBYVILLE, TN VOR/DME ....................................... LIVINGSTON, TN VOR/DME ......................................... 40 SHELBYVILLE 

[FR Doc. 2016–29429 Filed 12–15–16; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 121 

[Docket No.: FAA–2016–9526; Amdt. No. 

121–397] 

RIN 2120–AK95 

Qualification, Service, and Use of 

Crewmembers and Aircraft 

Dispatchers; Related Aircraft 

Amendment 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This rule allows air carriers to 

seek a deviation from the flight 

simulation training device (FSTD) 

requirements for related aircraft 

proficiency checks. As a result, this rule 

will eliminate an inconsistency that 

currently permits carriers that have 

obtained FAA approval to modify the 

FSTD requirements for related aircraft 

differences training, but not for 

corresponding proficiency checks. In 

doing so, it corrects an inadvertent 

omission from the Qualification, 

Service, and Use of Crewmembers and 

Aircraft Dispatchers final rule. 

DATES: Effective January 17, 2017. 

Submit comments on or before 

February 14, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2016–9526 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 


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