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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 part 71.1 of FAA Order JO 

7400.11H, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 11, 

2023, and effective September 15, 2023, 

is amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Tununak, AK [New] 

Tununak Airport, AK 

(Lat. 60°34′10′′ N, long. 165°14′47′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 3.4-mile 

radius of the airport between the 258° bearing 

clockwise to the 306° bearing, and within 2.5 

miles east and 2.8 miles west of the 168° 

bearing extending from the airport to 7.4 

miles south, and within 1.9 miles east and 

2.3 miles west of the 348° bearing extending 

from the airport to 7.4 miles north. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October, 25, 

2023. 

B.G. Chew, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24024 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1026; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–AGL–7] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Multiple Air Traffic 

Service (ATS) Routes and 

Establishment of Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Route T–478 in the Vicinity of 

Danville, IL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Jet Route 

J–84, United States Area Navigation 

(RNAV) route Q–42, and Very High 

Frequency Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airways V–171 and V– 

251, and establishes United States 

RNAV route T–478. The FAA is taking 

this action due to the planned 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Danville, IL (DNV), VOR/Tactical 

Air Navigation (VORTAC) navigational 

aid (NAVAID). The Danville VOR is 

being decommissioned in support of the 

FAA’s VOR Minimum Operational 

Network (MON) program. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, January 

25, 2024. 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 

Air Traffic Service (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–2023–1026 in the Federal Register 

(88 FR 29573; May 8, 2023), proposing 

to amend Jet Route J–84, United States 

RNAV route Q–42, and VOR Federal 

airways V–171 and V–251, and establish 

United States RNAV route T–478 due to 

the planned decommissioning of the 

VOR portion of the Danville, IL, 

VORTAC NAVAID. 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 

Concurrent with the NPRM, the FAA 

published a final rule for Docket No. 

FAA–2022–1586 in the Federal Register 

(88 FR 31607; May 18, 2023), amending 

VOR Federal airway V–171 by removing 

the airway segment between the Grand 

Forks, ND, VOR/Distance Measuring 

Equipment (VOR/DME) and the Roseau, 

MN, VOR/DME. That airway 

amendment, effective August 10, 2023, 

is included in this rule. 

Additionally, subsequent to the 

NPRM, the FAA determined the 

STRUK, IL, waypoint (WP) listed in the 

Q–42 description is not required to be 

included in the part 71 description of 

Q–42. The WP is not a beginning or end 

point of Q–42, is not a point where the 

route changes one degree or more, is not 

used as a holding fix, and is not 

required as the maximum distance 

allowed between NAVAIDs, fixes, or 

WPs is not exceeded. As such, this rule 

removes the STRUK, IL, WP from the 

Q–42 part 71 description. This is an 

editorial change only and does not alter 

the alignment of the Q–42 route. 

Finally, in the NPRM, the RIVRS, IL, 

route point listed in the T–478 

description was incorrectly referenced 

and listed as a Fix. The RIVRS, IL, Fix 

was updated in the National Airspace 

System Resource (NASR) database prior 

to publication of the NPRM and is now 

described as a WP. This rule corrects 

that error and lists the RIVRS route 

point as a WP. This is an editorial 

change only to match the FAA’s NASR 

database information and does not alter 

the alignment of the T–478 route. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Jet Routes are published in paragraph 

2004, United States RNAV Routes (Qroutes) are published in paragraph 2006, 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010(a), and United States 

RNAV Routes (T-routes) are published 

in paragraph 6011 of FAA Order JO 

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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 

amending Jet Route J–84, United States 

RNAV route Q–42, and VOR Federal 

airways V–171 and V–251, and 

establishing United States RNAV route 

T–478. This action is due to the planned 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Danville, IL, VORTAC. The ATS 

route actions are described below. 

J–84: Prior to this final rule, J–84 

extended between the Oakland, CA, 

VOR/DME and the Sidney, NE, VOR/ 

DME; and between the Dubuque, IA, 

VORTAC and the Danville, IL, 

VORTAC. The route segment between 

the Northbrook, IL, VOR/DME and the 

Danville, IL, VORTAC is removed. As 

amended, the route now extends 

between the Oakland VOR/DME and the 

Sidney VOR/DME and between the 

Dubuque VORTAC and the Northbrook 

VOR/DME. 

Q–42: Prior to this final rule, Q–42 

extended between the Kirksville, MO, 

VORTAC and the ZIMMZ, PA, Fix. The 

Kirksville VORTAC route point is 

replaced with the LEWRP, MO, WP; the 

Danville, IL, VORTAC route point is 

replaced with the LCOLN, IL, WP; and 

the Muncie, IN, VOR/DME route point 

is replaced with the SNKPT, IN, WP. 

Editorial corrections are made to the 

state abbreviation and the type of route 

point for the ZIMMZ Fix to match the 

NASR database information. As 

amended, the route now extends 

between the LEWRP WP and the 

ZIMMZ Fix. 

V–171: Prior to this final rule, V–171 

extended between the Lexington, KY, 

VOR/DME and the Joliet, IL, VOR/DME; 

and between the Nodine, MN, VORTAC 

and the Grand Forks, ND, VOR/DME. 

The airway segment between the Terre 

Haute, IN, VORTAC and the Peotone, IL, 

VORTAC is removed. As amended, the 

airway now extends between the 

Lexington VOR/DME and the Terre 

Haute VORTAC, between the Peotone 

VORTAC and the Joliet VOR/DME, and 

between the Nodine VORTAC and the 

Grand Forks VOR/DME. 

V–251: Prior to this final rule, V–251 

extended between the Adders, IL, 

VORTAC and the Boiler, IN, VORTAC. 

The airway segment between the 

Champaign, IL, VORTAC and the Boiler, 

IN, VORTAC is removed. As amended, 

the airway now extends between the 

Adders VORTAC and the Champaign 

VORTAC. 

T–478: T–478 is a new RNAV route 

established between the RIVRS, MO, 

WP located northeast of Bolling Green, 

MO, and the BOLRR, IN, WP located 

near the Boiler, IN, VORTAC. This new 

T-route mitigates the removal of the V– 

251 airway segment addressed above 

between the Champaign, IL, VORTAC 

and the Lafayette, IN, area to mitigate 

the removal of the V–251 airway 

segment addressed above and provides 

non-radar routing between the RIVRS 

WP and the Champaign VORTAC, when 

needed. 

All NAVAID radials listed in the VOR 

Federal airway V–171 description below 

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 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 amending Jet Route J–84, 

United States RNAV route Q–42, and 

VOR Federal airways V–171 and V–251, 

and establishes United States RNAV 

route T–478, due to the planned 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Danville, IL, 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 5–6.5i, 

which categorically excludes from 

further environmental impact review 

the establishment of new or revised air 

traffic control procedures conducted at 

3,000 feet or more above ground level 

(AGL); procedures conducted below 

3,000 feet AGL that do not cause traffic 

to be routinely routed over noise 

sensitive areas; modifications to 

currently approved procedures 

conducted below 3,000 feet AGL that do 

not significantly increase noise over 

noise sensitive areas; and increases in 

minimum altitudes and landing 

minima. 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 JO 7400.11H, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 11, 2023, and 

effective September 15, 2023, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 2004 Jet Routes. 

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J–84 [Amended] 

From Oakland, CA; Linden, CA; Mina, NV; 

Delta, UT; Meeker, CO; to Sidney, NE. From 

Dubuque, IA; to Northbrook, IL. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 2006 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

Q–42 LEWRP, MO to ZIMMZ, PA [Amended] 

LEWRP, MO WP (Lat. 40°08′06.06′′ N, long. 092°35′30.15′′ W) 

LCOLN, IL WP (Lat. 40°17′37.55′′ N, long. 087°33′25.36′′ W) 

SNKPT, IN WP (Lat. 40°14′13.96′′ N, long. 085°23′39.21′′ W) 

HIDON, OH WP (Lat. 40°10′00.00′′ N, long. 081°37′27.00′′ W) 

BUBAA, OH WP (Lat. 40°10′27.00′′ N, long. 080°58′17.00′′ W) 

PSYKO, PA WP (Lat. 40°08′37.00′′ N, long. 079°09′13.00′′ W) 

BRNAN, PA WP (Lat. 40°08′07.00′′ N, long. 077°50′06.70′′ W) 

HOTEE, PA WP (Lat. 40°20′36.00′′ N, long. 076°29′37.00′′ W) 

SPOTZ, PA WP (Lat. 40°45′55.00′′ N, long. 075°22′59.00′′ W) 

ZIMMZ, PA FIX (Lat. 40°48′11.00′′ N, long. 075°07′25.00′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–171 [Amended] 

From Lexington, KY; INT Lexington 251° 

and Louisville, KY, 114° radials; Louisville; 

to Terre Haute, IN. From Peotone, IL; INT 

Peotone 281° and Joliet, IL, 173° radials; to 

Joliet. From Nodine, MN; INT Nodine 298° 

and Farmington, MN, 124° radials; 

Farmington; Darwin, MN; Alexandria, MN; 

INT Alexandria 321° and Grand Forks, ND, 

152° radials; to Grand Forks. 

* * * * * 

V–251 [Amended] 

From Adders, IL; to Champaign, IL. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–478 RIVRS, IL to BOLRR, IN [New] 

RIVRS, IL WP (Lat. 39°25′21.41′′ N, long. 090°55′56.70′′ W) 

Spinner, IL (SPI) VORTAC (Lat. 39°50′23.04′′ N, long. 089°40′39.85′′ W) 

Champaign, IL (CMI) VORTAC (Lat. 40°02′04.31′′ N, long. 088°16′33.87′′ W) 

SLONI, IL WP (Lat. 40°11′06.39′′ N, long. 087°55′15.88′′ W) 

LCOLN, IL WP (Lat. 40°17′37.55′′ N, long. 087°33′25.36′′ W) 

BOLRR, IN WP (Lat. 40°33′22.03′′ N, long. 087°04′09.55′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 27, 

2023. 

Karen L. Chiodini, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24076 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1014; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–ACE–2] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of VOR Federal Airways 

V–14 and V–67, and Area Navigation 

Route T–272; Vandalia, IL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Very High 

Frequency Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airways V–14 and V–67, 

and United States Area Navigation 

(RNAV) route T–272. The FAA is taking 

this action due to the planned 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Vandalia, IL (VLA), VOR/Distance 

Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) 

navigational aid (NAVAID). The 

Vandalia VOR is being decommissioned 

in support of the FAA’s VOR Minimum 

Operational Network (MON) program. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, January 

25, 2024. 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 

Air Traffic Service (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–2023–1014 in the Federal Register 

(88 FR 29580; May 8, 2023), proposing 

to amend VOR Federal airways V–14 

and V–67, and United States RNAV 

route T–272 due to the planned 


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