42428 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 139 / Thursday, July 19, 2012 / Rules and Regulations 

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 7400.9V, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, and effective 

September 15, 2011, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace. 

* * * * * 

ACE IA E5 Grinnell, IA [Amended] 

Grinnell Regional Airport, IA 

(Lat. 41°42′46′′ N., long. 92°44′10′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.6-mile 

radius of Grinnell Regional Airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 22, 

2012. 

David P. Medina, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17287 Filed 7–18–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

Docket No. FAA–2012–0622; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–ANE–11 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Jet Routes and VOR 

Federal Airways; Northeastern United 

States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the 

descriptions of 14 Jet Routes and 9 VOR 

Federal airways in the northeastern 

United States to reflect route changes 

made in Canadian airspace as part of 

Canada’s Windsor-Toronto-Montreal 

airway project. 

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, 

September 20, 2012. 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, Regulations 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 

NAV CANADA, which operates 

Canada’s civil air navigation service, is 

implementing various changes to 

Canada’s instrument flight rules (IFR) 

navigation infrastructure to enhance the 

efficiency of operations by taking 

advantage of both performance based 

navigation and modern avionics 

capabilities. The changes implemented 

by NAV CANADA affect parts of the 

descriptions of certain U.S. Jet Routes 

and VOR Federal airways that extend 

into Canadian airspace. As a result, 

editorial changes are required to these 

descriptions so that they match the 

changes made on the Canadian side of 

the border. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

updating the legal descriptions of U.S. 

Jet Routes J–46, J–94, J–95, J–488, J–500, 

J–531, J–546, J–553, J–560, J–566, J–586, 

J–588, J–594, and J–595; and VOR 

Federal airways V–31, V–91, V–98, V– 

104, V–145, V–282, V–346, V–423 and 

V–522, that include segments extending 

into Canadian airspace. These 

amendments are being made so the 

route legal descriptions in FAA Order 

7400.9, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, match changes made 

by NAV CANADA to the route segments 

that lie within Canadian airspace and/ 

or to reflect navigation aid name 

changes and editorial corrections. The 

specific changes are described below. 

In the description of J–560, the word 

‘‘Quebec’’ is inserted before ‘‘PQ, 

Canada’’ to correct an unintended 

omission. The J–16 and J–94 route 

descriptions previously indicated that 

they stopped at the U.S./Canadian 

border but actually they continue 

through London, ON to Buffalo, NY and 

beyond. J–566 extends to the Montreal 

VOR/DME instead of terminating at the 

border. J–95 terminates at a fix on the 

border instead of the Toronto VOR/DME 

as stated in the current description. This 

action reflects a large portion of J–500 

within Canada that has been eliminated. 

The Mans, ON, VOR/DME is added in 

the description of J–531 to match the 

routing within Canada. The descriptions 

of J–448, J–546, J–553, J–588, J–594 and 

J–595 are amended to indicate their 

termination at the first fix within 

Canadian airspace. J–586’s description 

is amended to indicate its present 

routing within Canadian airspace. 

A one-degree change is required to the 

Toronto VOR/DME radial stated in the 

V–31 and V–522 descriptions. V–91 and 

V–282 no longer extend to St. Eustache, 

Canada, but terminate at fixes about 2.5 

miles north of, and on, the United 

States/Canadian border, respectively. 

The Sterling VOR/DME has been 

renamed Campbellford in the 

description of V–98, and the St. Georges 

VOR/DME has been renamed Beauce in 

V–346. The descriptions of V–104, and 

V–145 have been amended to terminate 

at the first fix within Canadian airspace 

instead of extending to the Ottawa VOR/ 

DME as currently listed. The description 

of V–423 is adjusted to reflect the 

routing within Canada to the HUXLY 

intersection instead of terminating on 

the border as currently described. 

This is an administrative change to 

the legal descriptions of the above listed 

Jet Routes and VOR Federal airways to 

incorporate route segment changes 

made by NAV CANADA within 

Canadian airspace, and to include 

navigation aid name changes and 

editorial corrections. Therefore, notice 

and public procedures 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 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. 

Jet Routes are published in paragraph 

2004; and Domestic VOR Federal 

airways are published in paragraph 

6010(a), of FAA Order 7400.9V, dated 

August 9, 2011, and effective September 

15, 2011, which is incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Jet Routes 

and Domestic Federal VOR airways 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 


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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 is an editorial 

change that 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 7400.9V, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, and effective 

September 15, 2011, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 2004 Jet routes. 

J–16 [Amended] 

From Battle Ground, WA, via Pendleton, 

OR; Whitehall, MT; Billings, MT; Dupree, 

SD; Sioux Falls, SD; Mason City, IA; Badger, 

WI; Peck, MI; London, ON, Canada; Buffalo, 

NY; Albany, NY; to Boston, MA; excluding 

the airspace within Canada. 

J–94 [Amended] 

From Oakland, CA, via Manteca, CA; INT 

Manteca 047° and Mustang, NV 208° radials; 

to Mustang, NV; Lovelock, NV; Battle 

Mountain, NV; Lucin, UT; Rock Springs, WY; 

Scottsbluff, NE; O’Neill, NE; Fort Dodge, IA; 

Dubuque, IA; Northbrook, IL; Pullman, MI; 

Flint, MI; Peck, MI; London, ON, Canada; 

Buffalo, NY; Albany, NY; to Boston, MA; 

excluding the airspace within Canada. 

J–95 [Amended] 

From Deer Park, NY; INT Deer Park 308° 

and Binghamton, NY, 119° radials; 

Binghamton; Buffalo, NY; INT Buffalo 316° 

and Dunkirk, NY 012° radials; excluding the 

airspace within Canada. 

J–488 [Amended] 

From Watertown, NY; INT Watertown 018° 

and Massena, NY 300° radials; excluding the 

airspace within Canada. 

J–500 [Amended] 

From Thunder Bay, ON, via Sault Ste 

Marie, MI; to North Bay, ON, Canada. From 

Sherbrooke, PQ, Canada; Millinocket, ME; to 

Frederickton, NB; excluding the airspace 

within Canada. 

J–531 [Amended] 

From Buffalo, NY, via Toronto, ON, 

Canada; Mans, ON, Canada; Wiarton, ON, 

Canada; to Sault Ste Marie, MI, excluding the 

airspace within Canada. 

J–546 [Amended] 

From Peck, MI; to INT Peck 068° and 

Simcoe, ON, Canada 250° radials; excluding 

the airspace within Canada. 

J–553 [Amended] 

From Peck, MI, to INT Peck 057° and 

Mans, ON, Canada 328° radials; excluding 

the airspace within Canada. 

J–560 [Amended] 

From Plattsburgh, NY, to Quebec, PQ, 

Canada, excluding the airspace within 

Canada. 

J–566 [Amended] 

From Massena, NY, to Montreal, Canada; 

excluding the airspace within Canada. 

J–586 [Amended] 

From Carleton, MI, via London, ON, 

Canada; to Toronto, ON, Canada. From INT 

Ottawa, ON, Canada 185° and Massena, NY 

257° radials; Massena; to INT Massena 071° 

and Mirabel, QC, Canada 172° radials; 

excluding the airspace within Canada. 

J–588 [Amended] 

From Sault Ste Marie, MI; to INT Sault Ste 

Marie 112° and Campbellford, ON, Canada 

296° radials; excluding the airspace within 

Canada. 

J–594 [Amended] 

From Massena, NY; to INT Massena 252° 

and Watertown, NY 028° radials; excluding 

the airspace within Canada. 

J–595 [Amended] 

From INT London, ON, Canada 064° and 

Watertown, NY 269° radials; Watertown; 

Plattsburgh, NY; Bangor, ME; to St John, NB, 

Canada; excluding the airspace within 

Canada. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

airways. 

* * * * * 

V–31 [Amended] 

From Patuxent River, MD; INT Patuxent 

River 338° and Nottingham, MD, 128° radials; 

Nottingham. From Baltimore, MD; INT 

Baltimore 004° and Harrisburg, PA, 147° 

radials; Harrisburg; Selinsgrove, PA; 

Williamsport, PA; Elmira, NY; INT Elmira 

002° and Rochester, NY, 120° radials; 

Rochester; INT Rochester 279° and Toronto, 

Canada, 150° radials; Toronto; excluding the 

airspace within Canada. 

V–91 [Amended] 

From INT Calverton, NY, 180° and 

Hampton, NY, 223° radials; Calverton; 

Bridgeport, CT; Albany, NY; Glens Falls, NY; 

INT Glens Falls 032° and Burlington, VT, 

187° radials; Burlington; Plattsburgh, NY; 

INT Plattsburgh 348° and St. Jean, PQ, 

Canada 226° radials; excluding the airspace 

within Canada. 

V–98 [Amended] 

From Dayton, OH; INT Dayton 358° and 

Carleton, MI, 243° radials; to INT Carleton 

243° and Waterville, OH, 321° radials. From 

Windsor, ON, Canada; London, ON, Canada; 

Toronto, ON, Canada; Campbellford, ON, 

Canada; Massena, NY; St. Jean, PQ, Canada; 

excluding the airspace within Canada. 

V–104 [Amended] 

From INT Ottawa. ON, Canada 127° and 

Massena, NY, 300° radials; Massena; 

Plattsburgh, NY; Burlington, VT; Montpelier, 

VT; Berlin, NH; to Bangor, ME; excluding the 

airspace within Canada. 

V–145 [Amended] 

From Utica, NY, INT Utica 303° and 

Watertown, NY, 171° radials; Watertown; to 

INT Watertown 005° and Ottawa, ON, 

Canada 185° radials; excluding the airspace 

within Canada. 

V–282 [Amended] 

From Saranac Lake, NY; to INT Saranac 

Lake 008° and Massena, NY 080° radials; 

excluding the airspace within Canada. 

V–346 [Amended] 

From Beauce, PQ, Canada, to Millinocket, 

ME, excluding the airspace within Canada. 

V–423 [Amended] 

From Williamsport, PA, Binghamton, NY; 

Ithaca, NY; Syracuse, NY; Watertown, NY; to 

INT Watertown 018° radial and Massena, NY 

270° radials; excluding the airspace within 

Canada. 

V–522 [Amended] 

From Dryer, OH; INT Dryer 049° and Erie, 

PA, 258° radials; Erie; Dunkirk, NY; INT 

Dunkirk 356° and Toronto, ON, Canada, 150° 

radials; to Toronto; excluding the airspace 

within Canada. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 11, 

2012. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Manager, Airspace, Regulations and ATC 

Procedures Group. 

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