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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0010; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AAL–1] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Federal Airways; 

Alaska 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends all 

Anchorage, AK, Federal airways that are 

affected by the relocation of the 

Anchorage VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) navigation aid. This action is 

necessary for the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) within the National Airspace 

System. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, June 

30, 2011. 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: Ken 

McElroy, 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: 

History 

On March 4, 2011, the FAA published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 

Federal airways in Alaska, (76 FR 

11978). Interested parties were invited 

to participate in this rulemaking effort 

by submitting written comments on the 

proposal. One comment was received 

objecting to the cost of relocating the 

Anchorage VOR because the relocation 

results from the construction of a wind 

farm by the Cook Inlet Regional Native 

Corporation. This commenter believes 

that the wind farm, built in part with 

government grants, is a ‘‘waste of 

taxpayer dollars’’, and that the FAA 

should not cooperate with the Cook 

Inlet Regional Native Corporation by 

moving the VOR. The FAA notes that 

the agency has not been involved in the 

decision process related to the wind 

farm’s location or funding. The 

responsibility of the FAA is to provide 

navigation aids to assure safe flight of 

aircraft, and this requires relocating the 

VOR. During the comment period, the 

FAA conducted flight inspections of the 

proposed routes and reviewed the 

results to evaluate the safety and 

efficiency of the proposed routes. Based 

on the results of the inspections, and on 

further refinements to the route designs, 

the FAA determined that a change was 

required to the description of Q–45 by 

adding the NONDA fix to the route. 

With the exception of the change 

described above, this amendment is the 

same as that proposed in the NPRM. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

amending Federal airways that currently 

use the Anchorage (ANC) VOR located 

on Fire Island, AK. The ANC VOR was 

upgraded to a Doppler VOR and 

redesignated as the Anchorage (TED) 

VOR. 

The TED VOR was moved onto the 

Ted Stevens Anchorage International 

Airport property affecting 15 Low 

Altitude Federal airways (Victor 

Airways and T-Routes), and 14 High 

Altitude Federal airways (Jet Routes and 

Q-Routes). In addition to these airways 

using the TED VOR as the new reference 

point, the descriptions were adjusted, 

where necessary, to show new radials to 

describe airway intersections. 

VOR Federal airways, United States 

Area Navigation Routes (low), Jet 

Routes, Alaska Area Navigation Routes, 

and United States Area Navigation 

Routes (high), are published in 

paragraphs 6010, 6011, 2004, 2005, and 

2006, respectively, of FAA Order 

7400.9U, dated August 18, 2010 and 

effective September 15, 2010, 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. Therefore, this regulation: (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. 

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 amends Federal airways in Alaska. 

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: 

Polices and Procedures paragraph 311a 

This airspace action 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). 


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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(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 7400.9U, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 18, 2010, and 

effective September 15, 2010, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010 VOR Federal airways. 

* * * * * 

V–319 [Amended] 

From Yakutat, AK, via Johnstone Point, 

AK, INT Johnstone Point 291° and 

Anchorage, AK, 125° radials; Anchorage, AK; 

Sparrevohn, AK; Bethel, AK; Hooper Bay, 

AK; to Nanwak, AK, NDB. 

V–320 [Amended] 

From Anchorage, AK, INT Anchorage 133° 

and Johnstone Point, AK, 271° radials; to 

Johnstone Point. 

* * * * * 

V–388 [Amended] 

From Anchorage, AK, to INT Anchorage 

208° and Kenai, AK, 067° Kenai, AK. 

* * * * * 

V–427 [Amended] 

From King Salmon, AK, to INT King 

Salmon 042° and Anchorage, AK, 247° 

radials. 

* * * * * 

V–436 [Amended] 

From Anchorage, AK, via INT Anchorage 

335° and Talkeetna, AK, 195° (T)/176° (M) 

radials; Talkeetna; Nenana, AK; Chandalar 

Lake, AK, NDB; to Deadhorse, AK. 

* * * * * 

V–438 [Amended] 

From Kodiak, AK, via Homer, AK; 

Anchorage, AK; Big Lake, AK; Fairbanks, AK; 

Fort Yukon, AK; Deadhorse, AK; to Barrow, 

AK. 

* * * * * 

V–440 [Amended] 

From Nome, AK, via Unalakleet, AK; to 

McGrath, AK; Anchorage, AK; Middleton 

Island, AK; Yakutat, AK; Biorka Island, AK; 

to Sandspit, BC. To Victoria, BC, Canada. The 

airspace within Canada is excluded. 

V–441 [Amended] 

From Middleton Island, AK, via the INT of 

Middleton Island, AK 298° and Anchorage 

171° radials to Anchorage, AK. 

* * * * * 

V–462 [Amended] 

From Cape Newenham, AK, NDB via 

Dillingham, AK; to INT Dillingham 059° and 

Anchorage, AK 247° radials to Anchorage, 

AK. 

* * * * * 

V–510 [Amended] 

From Emmonak, AK via Anvik, AK, NDB; 

McGrath, AK, INT McGrath 121° and Big 

Lake, AK 294° radials; Big Lake. 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes (T-Routes) 

* * * * * 

T–223 EHM to TED [Amended] 

EHM NDB/DME (Lat. 58°39′24′′ N., long. 162°04′17′′ W.) 

DLG VOR/DME (Lat. 58°59′39′′ N., long. 158°33′08′′ W.) 

NONDA Fix (Lat. 60°19′16′′ N., long. 153°47′58′′ W.) 

TED VOR/DME (Lat. 61°10′04′′ N., long. 149°57′37′′ W.) 

*******

T–227 SYA to SCC [Amended] 

SYA VORTAC (Lat. 52°43′06′′ N., long. 174°03′44′′ E.) 

JANNT WP (Lat. 52°04′18′′ N., long. 178°15′37′′ W.) 

BAERE WP (Lat. 52°12′12′′ N., long. 176°08′09′′ W.) 

ALEUT Fix (Lat. 54°14′17′′ N., long. 166°32′52′′ W.) 

MORDI Fix (Lat. 54°52′50′′ N., long. 165°03′15′′ W.) 

GENFU Fix (Lat. 55°23′18′′ N., long. 163°06′21′′ W.) 

BINAL Fix (Lat. 55°46′00′′ N., long. 161°59′56′′ W.) 

PDN NDB/DME (Lat. 56°57′15′′ N., long. 158°38′51′′ W.) 

BATTY Fix (Lat. 59°03′57′′ N., long. 155°04′42′′ W.) 

AMOTT Fix (Lat. 60°52′27′′ N., long. 151°22′24′′ W.) 

BGQ VORTAC (Lat. 61°34′10′′ N., long. 149°58′02′′ W.) 

FAI VORTAC (Lat. 64°48′00′′ N., long. 148°00′43′′ W.) 

SCC VOR/DME (Lat. 70°11′57′′ N., long. 148°24′58′′ W.) 

*******

T–244 OME to TED [Amended] 

OME VOR/DME (Lat. 64°29′06′′ N., long. 165°15′11′′ W.) 

TED VOR/DME (Lat. 61°10′04′′ N., long. 149°57′37′′ W.) 

*******

T–246 BRW to TED [Amended] 

BRW VOR/DME (Lat. 71°16′24′′ N., long. 156°47′17′′ W.) 

GAL VOR/DME (Lat. 64°44′17′′ N., long. 156°46′38′′ W.) 

MCG VORTAC (Lat. 62°57′04′′ N., long. 155°36′41′′ W.) 

TED VOR/DME (Lat. 61°10′04′′ N., long. 149°57′37′′ W.) 

*******

T–269 ANN to BET [Amended] 

ANN VOR/DME (Lat. 55°03′37′′ N., long. 131°34′42′′ W.) 

BKA VORTAC (Lat. 56°51′34′′ N., long. 135°33′05′′ W.) 

YAK VOR/DME (Lat. 59°30′39′′ N., long. 139°38′53′′ W.) 


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JOH VOR/DME (Lat. 60°28′51′′ N., long. 146°35′58′′ W.) 

TED VOR/DME (Lat. 61°10′04′′ N., long. 149°57′37′′ W.) 

SQA VOR/DME (Lat. 61°05′55′′ N., long. 155°38′04′′ W.) 

BET VORTAC (Lat. 60°47′05′′ N., long. 161°49′28′′ W.) 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 2004 Jet Routes. 

* * * * * 

J–115 [Amended] 

From Shemya, AK, NDB; Mount Moffett, 

AK, NDB; Dutch Harbor, AK, NDB; Cold Bay, 

AK; King Salmon, AK; INT King Salmon 053° 

and Kenai, AK, 239° radials; Kenai; 

Anchorage, AK; Big Lake, AK; Fairbanks, AK; 

Chandalar, AK, NDB; to Deadhorse, AK. 

* * * * * 

J–124 [Amended] 

From Big Lake, AK, via Gulkana, AK; to 

Northway, AK. 

J–125 [Amended] 

From Kodiak, AK, via Anchorage, AK; INT 

Anchorage 335° and Talkeetna, AK, 195° 

radials; Talkeetna; to Nenana, AK. 

* * * * * 

J–127 [Amended] 

From King Salmon, AK; to INT King 

Salmon 042° and Anchorage, AK, 247° 

radials. 

* * * * * 

J–133 [Amended] 

From Galena, AK, via Anchorage, AK; 

Johnstone Point, AK; Orca Bay, AK NDB; via 

INT Orca Bay NDB 114° and Sitka, AK NDB 

308° bearings, to Sitka, AK NDB. 

* * * * * 

J–511 [Amended] 

From Dillingham, AK; via INT Dillingham 

059° and Anchorage, AK 247° radials, to 

Anchorage, AK; Gulkana, AK; to Burwash 

Landing, YT, Canada, NDB, excluding the 

portion which lies over Canadian territory. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 2005 Alaska Area Navigation 

Routes. 

* * * * * 

J–804R Anchorage, AK, to FRIED 

[Amended] 

Waypoint name Location Reference facility 

Anchorage, AK ........................................... 61°10′04′′ N., 149°57′37′′ W. .......................................... Anchorage, AK. 

NOWEL ...................................................... 60°29′02′′ N., 148°28′31′′ W. .......................................... Middleton Island, AK. 

Middleton Island, AK .................................. 59°25′19′′ N., 146°21′00′′ W. .......................................... Middleton Island, AK. 

SNOUT ....................................................... 57°53′26′′ N., 141°45′19′′ W. .......................................... Yakutat, AK. 

EEDEN ....................................................... 55°53′59′′ N., 137°00′06′′ W. .......................................... Biorka Island, AK. 

FRIED ......................................................... 54°13′19′′ N., 133°37′57′′ W. .......................................... Annette Island, AK. 

* * * * * J–889R NOWELL to LAIRE [Amended] 

Waypoint name Location Reference facility 

NOWEL ...................................................... 60°29′02′′ N., 148°28′31′′ W. .......................................... Anchorage, AK. 

ARISE ......................................................... 60°00′00′′ N., 146°09′13′′ W. .......................................... Middleton Island, AK. 

KONKS ....................................................... 59°33′02′′ N., 144°00′07′′ W. .......................................... Middleton Island, AK. 

LAIRE ......................................................... 58°48′15′′ N., 140°31′43′′ W. .......................................... Yakutat, AK. 

* * * * * Paragraph 2006 Alaska Area Navigation 

Routes (Q-Routes). 

* * * * * 

Q–8 GAL to TED [Amended] 

GAL VORTAC (Lat. 64°44′17′′ N., long. 156°46′38′′ W.) 

TED VOR/DME (Lat. 61°10′04′′ N., long. 149°57′37′′ W.) 

*******

Q–43 TED to FAI [Amended] 

TED VOR/DME (Lat. 61°10′04′′ N., long. 149°57′37′′ W.) 

BGQ VORTAC (Lat. 61°34′10′′ N., long. 149°58′02′′ W.) 

FAI VORTAC (Lat. 64°48′00′′ N., long. 148°00′43′′ W.) 

Q–44 OME to TED [Amended] 

OME VOR/DME (Lat. 64°29′06′′ N., long. 165°15′11′′ W.) 

TED VOR/DME (Lat. 61°10′04′′ N., long. 149°57′37′′ W.) 

Q–45 DLG to AMOTT [Amended] 

DLG VOR/DME (Lat. 58°59′39′′ N., long. 158°33′08′′ W.) 

NONDA Fix (Lat. 60°19′16′′ N., long. 153°47′58′′ W.) 

AMOTT Fix (Lat. 60°52′27′′ N., long. 151°22′24′′ W.) 

*******

Q–47 AKN to AMOTT [Amended] 


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AKN VORTAC (Lat. 58°43′29′′ N., long. 156°45′08′′ W.) 

AMOTT Fix (Lat. 60°52′27′′ N., long. 151°22′24′′ W.) 

* * * * * 

Q–49 ODK to AMOTT [Amended] 

ODK VOR/DME (Lat. 57°46′30′′ N., long. 152°20′23′′ W.) 

AMOTT Fix (Lat. 60°52′27′′ N., long. 151°22′24′′ W.) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 19, 

2011. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Acting Manager, Airspace, Regulation and 

ATC Procedure Group. 

[FR Doc. 2011–10240 Filed 4–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 40 

[Docket No. RM09–9–000; Order No. 751] 

Version One Regional Reliability 

Standards for Facilities Design, 

Connections, and Maintenance; 

Protection and Control; and Voltage 

and Reactive 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Energy. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Under section 215 of the 

Federal Power Act, the Commission 

hereby approves four revised regional 

Reliability Standards developed by the 

Western Electricity Coordinating 

Council and approved by the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation, which the Commission has 

certified as the Electric Reliability 

Organization responsible for developing 

and enforcing mandatory Reliability 

Standards. These regional Reliability 

Standards have been designated by the 

Western Electricity Coordinating 

Council as FAC–501–WECC–1— 

Transmission Maintenance, PRC–004– 

WECC–1—Protection System and 

Remedial Action Scheme Misoperation, 

VAR–002–WECC–1—Automatic Voltage 

Regulators, and VAR–501–WECC–1— 

Power System Stabilizer. Reliability 

Standard FAC–501–WECC–1 addresses 

transmission maintenance for specified 

transmission paths in the Western 

Interconnection. Reliability Standard 

PRC–004–WECC–1 addresses the 

analysis of misoperations that occur on 

transmission and generation protection 

systems and remedial action schemes in 

the Western Interconnection. Reliability 

Standard VAR–002–WECC–1 is meant 

to ensure that automatic voltage 

regulators remain in service on 

synchronous generators and condensers 

in the Western Interconnection. 

Reliability Standard VAR–501–WECC–1 

is meant to ensure that power system 

stabilizers remain in service on 

synchronous generators in the Western 

Interconnection. In addition, the 

Commission approves five new regional 

definitions applicable within the 

Western Interconnection. 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule will 

become effective June 27, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nick Henery (Technical Information), 

Office of Electric Reliability, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–8636. 

Scott Sells (Technical Information), 

Office of Electric Reliability, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–6664. 

A. Cory Lankford (Legal Information), 

Office of the General Counsel, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502–6711. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

Paragraph 

numbers 

I. Background ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 

A. Mandatory Reliability Standards ........................................................................................................................................... 2 

B. Western Electricity Coordinating Council ............................................................................................................................. 5 

C. Proposed Regional Reliability Standards .............................................................................................................................. 7 

II. Discussion ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 

A. FAC–501–WECC–1 Transmission Maintenance ................................................................................................................... 14 

1. WECC Transfer Path Table .............................................................................................................................................. 19 

2. System Operating Limits ................................................................................................................................................. 25 

3. Summary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 33 

B. PRC–004–WECC–1 .................................................................................................................................................................. 34 

1. WECC Transfer Path Table and WECC Remedial Action Schemes Table ................................................................... 40 

2. Summary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 51 

C. VAR–002–WECC–1 ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 

1. Automatic Voltage Regulator In-Service Requirement .................................................................................................. 57 

2. Exclusion of Synchronous Generators That Operate Less Than Five Percent of All Hours During a Calendar 

Quarter .............................................................................................................................................................................. 68 

3. Automatic Voltage Regulator Replacement .................................................................................................................... 73 

4. Automatic Voltage Regulator Performance ..................................................................................................................... 78 

5. Summary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 85 

D. VAR–501–WECC–1 ................................................................................................................................................................. 86 

1. Power System Stabilizer In-Service Requirement .......................................................................................................... 88 

2. Exclusion of Synchronous Generators That Operate for Less Than Five Percent of All Hours During a Calendar 

Quarter .............................................................................................................................................................................. 96 

3. Power System Stabilizer Replacement ........................................................................................................................... 100 

4. Power System Stabilizer Performance ............................................................................................................................ 105 

5. Reporting Burden ............................................................................................................................................................. 112 

6. Summary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 117 

E. NERC VAR–002–1.1b .............................................................................................................................................................. 118 

F. Violation Risk Factors and Violation Severity Levels .......................................................................................................... 122 


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