[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 130 (Thursday, July 6, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41576-41577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17063]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AGL-57]


Realignment of Federal Airways; MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action realigns five Federal airways in the Marquette, 
MI, area. This action will realign the affected Federal airways from 
the Marquette Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance 
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) to the Sawyer VOR/DME (previously named 
Gwinn in the notice). The FAA is taking this action due to the

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decommissioning of the Marquette VOR/DME and the commissioning of the 
Sawyer VOR/DME, which will be located approximately 15 nautical miles 
(NM) to the southeast of the present location of the Marquette VOR/DME. 
In addition, this action renames the current VOR/DME from the Gwinn 
VOR/DME to the Sawyer VOR/DME and amends the legal description of V-316 
to include the Newberry VOR/DME.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 10, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bil Nelson, Airspace and Rules 
Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The location of the new facility (previously named Gwinn) is 
located on the Sawyer International Airport. Therefore, in accordance 
with standard procedures the facility is renamed Sawyer. On May 21, 
2000, the FAA proposed to amend several VOR Federal airways in the 
vicinity of Sawyer, MI, due to the decommissioning of the Marquette 
VOR/DME and the commissioning of the Sawyer VOR/DME (65 FR 21682). 
During the flight check of V-316 it was determined the route between 
the Sawyer VOR/DME and the Sault Ste Marie VORTAC was unsatisfactory. 
As a result, the FAA altered V-316 to the south approximately 3 NM to 
the Newberry VOR/DME.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments were received. Except for editorial changes, the name 
change of the facility from ``Gwinn'' to ``Sawyer'' and the change to 
V-316 to include the Newberry VOR/DME, this amendment is the same as 
that proposed in the notice.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) realigns five Federal airways due to the decommissioning 
of the Marquette VOR/DME and the commissioning of the new Sawyer VOR/
DME. Specifically, V-7, V-133, V-224, V-316, and V-341 are realigned 
from their former routes to the Sawyer VOR/DME. The Sawyer VOR/DME is 
located approximately 15 NM southeast of the former Marquette location. 
In addition, as a result of an unsatisfactory flight check the FAA is 
amending V-316 to include the Newberry VOR/DME. Additionally, in 
accordance with standard procedures the facility is renamed Sawyer. The 
FAA is taking this action to manage the navigable airspace and support 
navigational requirements in the vicinity of Marquette, MI.
    Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in Section 6010(a) of 
FAA Order 7400.9G dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Federal 
airways listed in this document will be published subsequently in the 
order.
    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.

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, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E, AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; 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 the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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V-7  [Revised]

    From Dolphin, FL; INT Dolphin 299 deg. and Lee County, FL, 
120 deg. radials; Lee County; Lakeland, FL; Cross City, FL; 
Seminole, FL; Wiregrass, AL; INT Wiregrass 333 deg. and Montgomery, 
AL, 129 deg. radials; Montgomery; Vulcan, AL; Muscle Shoals, AL; 
Graham, TN; Central City, KY; Pocket City, IN; INT Pocket City 
016 deg. and Terre Haute, IN, 191 deg. radials; Terre Haute; Boiler, 
IN; Chicago Heights, IL; INT Chicago Heights 358 deg. and Falls, WI, 
170 deg. radials; Falls; Green Bay, WI; Menominee, MI; to Sawyer, 
MI. The airspace below 2,000 feet MSL outside the United States is 
excluded. The portion outside the United States has no upper limit.
* * * * *

V-133  [Revised]

    From INT Charlotte, NC, 305 deg. and Barretts Mountain, NC, 
197 deg. radials; Barretts Mountain; Charleston, WV; Zanesville, OH; 
Tiverton, OH; Mansfield, OH; INT Mansfield 349 deg. and Detroit, MI, 
141 deg. radials; Detroit; Salem, MI; INT Salem 346 deg.and Saginaw, 
MI, 160 deg. radials; Saginaw; Traverse City, MI; Escanaba, MI; 
Sawyer, MI; Houghton, MI; Thunder Bay, ON, Canada; International 
Falls, MN; to Red Lake, ON, Canada. The airspace within Canada is 
excluded.
* * * * *

V-224  [Revised]

    From Saywer, MI; to Schoolcraft County, MI.
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V-316  [Revised]

    From Ironwood, MI; Sawyer, MI; Newberry, MI; Sault Ste Marie, 
MI; thence via Sault Ste Marie 091 deg. radial to Elliot Lake, ON, 
Canada, NDB; thence to Sudbury, ON, Canada, via the 259 deg. radial 
to Sudbury. The airspace within Canada is excluded.
* * * * *

V-341  [Revised]

    From Cedar Rapids, IA; Dubuque, IA; Madison, WI; Oshkosh, WI; 
Green Bay, WI; Menominee, MI; Iron Mountain, MI; Sawyer, MI; to 
Houghton, MI.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 28, 2000.

Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 00-17063 Filed 7-5-00; 8:45 am]
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