[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65631-65632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32666]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-15]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Modification of VOR Federal Airway V-465

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Federal Airway 465 (V-465) by 
lowering the floor of a portion of the airway from 12,400 feet mean sea 
level (MSL) to 1,200 feet above the surface. This action also proposes 
to establish a new segment of V-465 between Billings, Montana, and 
Miles City, Montana. The FAA is proposing this action to support an 
instrument approach procedure that is being developed for the Jackson 
Hole Airport, Wyoming, and to enhance aircraft operations management in 
the Jackson Hole, Wyoming, area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, ANM-500, Docket No. 96-ANM-15, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056. The

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official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of the 
Chief Counsel, Room 916G, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 
weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the Office of the Regional Air Traffic Division.

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:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96-
ANM-15.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing 
date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, 800 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications 
must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in 
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a 
copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application 
procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing to amend 14 CFR part 71 by lowering the floor 
of a portion of V-465 from 12,400 feet MSL to 1,200 feet above the 
surface. This action also proposes to establish a new segment of V-465 
between Billings, Montana, and Miles City, Montana. When V-465 was 
established, the FAA intended that the airway include the segment 
between Billings, MT, and Miles City, MT; however, the airway segment 
was omitted due to a typographical error. This new segment does not 
result in any additional controlled airspace because the segment will 
be co-located with a segment of V-2. The FAA is proposing this action 
to support an instrument approach procedure that is being developed for 
the Jackson Hole Airport, Wyoming, and to enhance aircraft operations 
management in the Jackson Hole, Wyoming, area. The FAA is proposing 
this action to improve traffic flow and reduce controller workload at 
the Salt Lake City Air Route Traffic Control Center, thereby providing 
maximum service to all airspace users.
    Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of 
FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 
16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The airway 
listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed 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 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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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V-465  [Revised]

    From Bullion, NV; Wells, NV, 12 miles, 30 miles, 115 MSL, 20 
miles, 90 MSL, 36 miles, 115 MSL, 24 miles, 95 MSL, Malad City, ID; 
Jackson, WY; Dunoir, WY; 14 miles, 45 miles, 137 MSL, Billings, MT; 
Miles City, MT; to Williston, ND.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 2, 1997.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 97-32666 Filed 12-12-97; 8:45 am]
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