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EASA AD may be found in the AD docket at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2023–1884. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Doug Rudolph, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 

410, Westbury, NY 11590; phone: (816) 329– 

4059; email: doug.rudolph@faa.gov. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD that is not incorporated by reference, 

contact Aircraft Industries, a.s., Na Za ́honech 

1177, Kunovice, Czech Republic; phone: 

+420 572 817 664; email: pps@let.cz; website: 

let.cz/en/bulletin. You may view this service 

information at the FAA, Airworthiness 

Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 

901 Locust Street, Kansas City, MO 64106. 

For information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued on September 18, 2023. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20554 Filed 9–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1325; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–AGL–17] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V– 

36 and Establishment of RNAV Route 

T–675; Northcentral United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Very High 

Frequency Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airway V–36 and 

establishes Canadian Area Navigation 

(RNAV) route T–675 in the northcentral 

United States (US). The Air Traffic 

Service (ATS) route actions are 

necessary due to the planned 

decommissioning of the Wawa, Ontario 

(ON), Canada, VOR navigational aid 

(NAVAID). This action is in support of 

NAV CANADA’s NAVAID 

Modernization Program within Canada. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

November 30, 2023. 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 JO 7400.11 and 

publication of conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), all 

comments received, this final rule, and 

all background material may be viewed 

online at www.regulations.gov using the 

FAA Docket number. Electronic 

retrieval help and guidelines are 

available on the website. It is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. You may also contact the 

Rules and Regulations Group, Office of 

Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, 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 modifies the 

ATS route structure as necessary to 

preserve the safe and efficient flow of 

air traffic within the National Airspace 

System. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 

FAA–2023–1325 in the Federal Register 

(88 FR 37179; June 7, 2023), amending 

VOR Federal airway V–36 and 

establishing Canadian RNAV route T– 

675 in the northcentral US. The action 

is due to the planned decommissioning 

of the Wawa, Ontario (ON), Canada, 

VOR navigational aid (NAVAID) by 

NAV CANADA in support of their 

NAVAID Modernization Program. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. No comments were received. 

Differences From the NPRM 

Subsequent to the NPRM, NAV 

CANADA clarified their intended action 

due to the planned decommissioning of 

the Wawa, ON, Canada VOR was to 

replace the existing V–36 entirely with 

a new RNAV route T–675 between the 

Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, area and the 

Sault Ste Marie, MI, VOR/Distance 

Measuring Equipment (DME) NAVAID. 

The NPRM proposed to remove the 

affected V–36 airway segments within 

US airspace between the Thunder Bay, 

ON, Canada, VOR/DME and the Sault 

Ste Marie, MI, VOR/DME, but only 

proposed to establish the replacement 

Canadian RNAV route T–675 for one of 

the two affected V–36 segments within 

US airspace. In the NPRM, the FAA 

proposed to establish the T–675 route 

segment over Lake Michigan between 

the NOJJE, MI, waypoint (WP) replacing 

the ‘‘CFZDP’’ computer navigation fix 

(CNF) and the RUXDU, MI, WP 

replacing the ‘‘CFTKM’’ CNF on the US/ 

Canada border, but not the second route 

segment overlaying V–36 in US airspace 

between the Sault Ste Marie VOR/DME 

northward to the US/Canada border. 

In order to provide continued cross 

border connectivity for the entirety of 

the new T–675 route replacing the 

existing V–36 airway between the 

Thunder Bay VOR/DME and the Sault 

Ste Marie VOR/DME, the FAA has 

determined this action must also 

include establishing a second segment 

of T–675 within US airspace between 

the Sault Ste Marie VOR/DME and the 

BBIGG, MI, WP replacing the ‘‘CFCMN’’ 

CNF on the US/Canada border. 

Although the second T–675 route 

segment was not proposed in the NPRM, 

its inclusion in this action retains the 

ATS routing provided by V–36 prior to 

this final rule, provides route continuity 

with NAV CANADA’s T–675 in 

Canadian airspace, assures continued 

cross border connectivity between 

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and Sault 

Ste Marie, MI, and prevents any 

possible safety-related issues or 

confusion caused by the publication of 

the replacement T–675 route ending on 

the US/Canada border instead of the 

Sault Ste Marie VOR/DME NAVAID. 

Therefore, this action adds the 

Canadian RNAV route T–675 segment 

between the Sault Ste Marie VOR/DME 

and the BBIGG, MI, WP to the route 

description published in the NPRM. The 

Canadian RNAV route T–675 being 

established in this final rule extends 

between the Sault Ste Marie VOR/DME 

and the BBIGG, MI, WP and between the 

NOJJE, MI, WP and the RUXDU, MI, 

WP. 

Incorporation by Reference 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010(a) and Canadian Area 

Navigation Routes are published in 

paragraph 6013 of FAA Order JO 


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7400.11, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, which is incorporated 

by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an 

annual basis. This document amends 

the current version of that order, FAA 

Order JO 7400.11H, dated August 11, 

2023, and effective September 15, 2023. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H is publicly 

available as listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this document. These 

amendments will be published in the 

next update to FAA Order JO 7400.11. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A, 

B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 

The Rule 

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by 

amending VOR Federal airway V–36 

and establishing Canadian RNAV route 

T–675 in US airspace. This action is 

being taken due to NAV CANADA’s 

planned decommissioning of the Wawa, 

ON, Canada, VOR as part of their 

NAVAID Modernization Program. The 

ATS route actions are described below. 

V–36: Prior to this rule, V–36 

extended between the Thunder Bay, 

ON, Canada, VOR/DME and the Sault 

Ste Marie, MI, VOR/DME; and between 

the Elmira, NY, VOR/DME and the 

intersection of the La Guardia, NY, 

VOR/DME 310° and the Stillwater, NJ, 

VOR/DME 043° radials (NEION fix). The 

airspace within Canada is excluded. The 

airway segments between the Thunder 

Bay, ON, Canada, VOR/DME and the 

Sault Ste Marie, MI, VOR/DME and the 

exclusionary language is removed. As 

amended, the airway extends 

completely within US airspace between 

the Elmira VOR/DME and the 

intersection of the La Guardia VOR/ 

DME 310° and the Stillwater VOR/DME 

043° radials (NEION fix). 

T–675: T–675 is established between 

the Sault Ste Marie, MI, VOR/DME and 

the BBIGG, MI, WP which replaces the 

‘‘CFCMN’’ CNF, and between the NOJJE, 

MI, WP and the RUXDU, MI, WP. The 

two new Canadian RNAV route 

segments in US airspace provide route 

continuity and cross border connectivity 

from Sault Ste Marie, MI, and Thunder 

Bay, ON, Canada with two Canadian 

RNAV route T–675 segments being 

established by NAV CANADA within 

Canadian airspace. 

All radials in the VOR Federal airway 

V–36 description in the amendments to 

part 71 are unchanged and stated in 

degrees True north. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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. 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. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action of amending VOR Federal airway 

V–36 and establishing Canadian RNAV 

route T–675 within US airspace, due to 

NAV CANADA’s planned 

decommissioning of the Wawa, ON, 

Canada, VOR NAVAID, qualifies for 

categorical exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in 

accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, paragraph 5–6.5a, which 

categorically excludes from further 

environmental impact review 

rulemaking actions that designate or 

modify classes of airspace areas, 

airways, routes, and reporting points 

(see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of 

Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; 

Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points); and paragraph 5– 

6.5k, which categorically excludes from 

further environmental impact review 

publication of existing air traffic control 

procedures that do not essentially 

change existing tracks, create new 

tracks, change altitude, or change 

concentration of aircraft on these tracks. 

As such, this action is not expected to 

result in any potentially significant 

environmental impacts. In accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph 5– 

2 regarding Extraordinary 

Circumstances, the FAA has reviewed 

this action for factors and circumstances 

in which a normally categorically 

excluded action may have a significant 

environmental impact requiring further 

analysis. The FAA has determined that 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 

that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact study. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

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(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 7400.11H, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 11, 2023, and 

effective September 15, 2023, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–36 [Amended] 

From Elmira, NY; INT Elmira 110° and 

LaGuardia, NY, 310° radials; to INT 

LaGuardia 310° and Stillwater, NJ, 043° 

radials. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6013 Canadian Area Navigation 

Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–675 SAULT STE MARIE, MI (SSM) TO RUXDU, MI [NEW] 

Sault Ste Marie, MI (SSM) VOR/DME (Lat. 46°24′43.60′′ N, long. 084°18′53.54′′ W) 

BBIGG, MI WP (Lat. 46°30′27.69′′ N, long. 084°20′44.09′′ W) 

and 

NOJJE, MI WP (Lat. 48°10′58.82′′ N, long. 088°03′36.84′′ W) 

RUXDU, MI WP (Lat. 48°13′11.74′′ N, long. 088°44′17.74′′ W) 


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* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

18, 2023. 

Karen L. Chiodini, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20449 Filed 9–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–0955; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AGL–37] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Revocation of VOR Federal Airway V– 

456 and Mankato, MN, Low Altitude 

Reporting Point; Mankato, MN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action revokes Very High 

Frequency Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airway V–456 and the 

Mankato, MN, Low Altitude Reporting 

Point. The FAA is taking this action due 

to the planned decommissioning of the 

VOR portion of the Mankato, MN 

(MKT), VOR/Distance Measuring 

Equipment (VOR/DME) navigational aid 

(NAVAID). The Mankato VOR is being 

decommissioned in support of the 

FAA’s VOR Minimum Operational 

Network (MON) program. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

November 30, 2023. 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 JO 7400.11 and 

publication of conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Notice of 

Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), all 

comments received, this final rule, and 

all background material may be viewed 

online at www.regulations.gov using the 

FAA Docket number. Electronic 

retrieval help and guidelines are 

available on the website. It is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. You may also contact the 

Rules and Regulations Group, Office of 

Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, 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 modifies the 

Air Traffic Service enroute structure as 

necessary to preserve the safe and 

efficient flow of air traffic within the 

National Airspace System. 

History 

The FAA published a NPRM for 

Docket No. FAA–2023–0955 in the 

Federal Register (88 FR 23593; April 18, 

2023), proposing to revoke VOR Federal 

airway V–456 and the Mankato, MN, 

low altitude reporting point due to the 

planned decommissioning of the 

Mankato, MN, VOR. Interested parties 

were invited to participate in this 

rulemaking effort by submitting written 

comments on the proposal. No 

comments were received. 

Incorporation by Reference 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010(a) and Domestic Low 

Altitude Reporting Points are published 

in paragraph 7001 of FAA Order JO 

7400.11, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, which is incorporated 

by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an 

annual basis. This document amends 

the current version of that order, FAA 

Order JO 7400.11H, dated August 11, 

2023, and effective September 15, 2023. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H is publicly 

available as listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this document. This 

amendment action will be published in 

the next update to FAA Order JO 

7400.11. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A, 

B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 

The Rule 

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by 

revoking VOR Federal airway V–456 

and the Mankato, MN, low altitude 

reporting point due to the planned 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Mankato, MN, VOR/DME NAVAID. 

The airway and low altitude reporting 

point actions are described below. 

V–456: Prior to this final rule, V–456 

extended between the Mankato, MN, 

VOR/DME and the Flying Cloud, MN, 

VOR/DME. The airway is removed in its 

entirety. 

Mankato, MN: The Mankato, MN, low 

altitude reporting point is removed. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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. Since this is a 

routine matter that only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action of revoking VOR Federal airway 

V–456 and the Mankato, MN, low 

altitude reporting point, due to the 

planned decommissioning of the VOR 

portion of the Mankato, MN, VOR/DME 

NAVAID, qualifies for categorical 

exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in 

accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, paragraph 5–6.5a, which 

categorically excludes from further 

environmental impact review 

rulemaking actions that designate or 

modify classes of airspace areas, 

airways, routes, and reporting points 

(see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of 

Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; 

Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points); and paragraph 5– 

6.5k, which categorically excludes from 

further environmental impact review 

publication of existing air traffic control 

procedures that do not essentially 

change existing tracks, create new 

tracks, change altitude, or change 

concentration of aircraft on these tracks. 

As such, this action is not expected to 

result in any potentially significant 


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