[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 239 (Friday, December 12, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65363-65365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32575]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 29078; Amdt. No. 404]


IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required 
IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for 
certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a 
minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This 
regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the 
National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the 
safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument 
conditions in the affected areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul J. Best, Flight Procedures Standards Branch (AFS-420), Technical 
Programs Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone: (202) 267-8277.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 95 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) amends, suspends, or revokes IRF 
altitudes governing the operation of all aircraft in flight over a 
specified route or any portion of that route, as well as the changeover 
points (COPs) for Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes as 
prescribed in part 95.

The Rule

    The specified IFR altitudes, when used in conjunction with the 
prescribed changeover points for those routes, ensure navigation aid 
coverage that is adequate for safe flight operations and free of 
frequency interference. The reasons and circumstances that create the 
need for this amendment involve matters of flight safety and 
operational efficiency in the National Airspace System, are related to 
published aeronautical charts that are essential to the user, and 
provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace. In 
addition, those various reasons or circumstances require making this 
amendment effective before the next scheduled charting and publication 
date of the flight information to assure its timely availability to the 
user. The effective date of this amendment reflects those 
considerations. In view of the close and immediate relationship between 
these regulatory changes and safety in air commerce, I find that notice 
and public procedure before adopting this amendment are impracticable 
and contrary to the public interest and that good cause exists for 
making the amendment effective in less than 30 days. 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. For the same reason, the FAA 
certifies that this amendment 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 95

    Airspace, Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 14, 1997.
Thomas E. Stuckey,
Acting Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the 
Administrator, part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 
95) is amended as follows effective at 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997.
    1. The authority citation for part 95 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 
44502, 44514, 44719, 44721.

    2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:

    Revisions to Minimum Enroute IFR Altitudes and Changeover Points    
           [Amendment 404 Effective Date, September 11, 1997]           
                                                                        
               From                           TO                 MEA    
                   Sec.  95.1001  Direct Routes--U.S.                   
             Bahama Routes--58V--Is Amended to Read in Part             
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*Melon, BF FIX...................  Hankx, BF FIX...........       **2000
    *8000--MRA                                                          
    **1200--MOCA                                                        
Hankx, BF FIX....................  Barts, BF FIX...........        *4000
    *1200--MOCA                                                         
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     Sec.  95.6001  VOR Federal Airway 1 Is Amended to Read in Part     
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Norfolk, VA VORTAC...............  Cape Charles, VA VORTAC.        *2500
    *1800--MOCA                                                         
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     Sec.  95.6002  VOR Federal Airway 2 Is Amended to Read in Part     
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Madison, WI VORTAC...............  *Waits, WI FIX..........         2800
    *4000--MRA                                                          
Waits, WI FIX....................  Badger, WI VORTAC.......         2800
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     Sec.  95.6012  VOR Federal Airway 12 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Gage, OK VORTAC..................  Caron, OK FIX...........       **5000

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    *5000--MRA                                                          
    **3700--MOCA                                                        
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     Sec.  95.6020  VOR Federal Airway 20 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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South Boston, VA VORTAC..........  *Nutts, VA FIX..........       **3000
    *9000--MRA                                                          
    **2000--MOCA                                                        
Nutts, VA FIX....................  Melia, VA FIX...........        *3000
    *2400--MOCA                                                         
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     Sec.  95.6023  VOR Federal Airway 23 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Paine, WA VOR/DME................  Egret, WA FIX...........         4500
Egret, WA FIX....................  Acord, WA FIX...........         3500
Acord, WA FIX....................  Bellingham, WA VORTAC...        *3000
    *2200--MOCA                                                         
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     Sec.  95.6056  VOR Federal Airway 56 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Columbia, GA VORTAC..............  Talbo, GA FIX...........         2500
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    Sec.  95.6130  VOR Federal Airway 130 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Albany, NY VORTAC................  Stela, MA FIX...........        *6000
    *3800--MOCA                                                         
Stela, MA FIX....................  Bradley, CT VORTAC......         3800
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    Sec.  95.6139  VOR Federal Airway 139 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Sunns, NC FIX....................  Norfolk, VA VORTAC......        *2000
    *1600--MOCA                                                         
Norfolk, VA VORTAC...............  Cape Charles, VA VORTAC.        *2500
    *1800--MOCA                                                         
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    Sec.  95.6190  VOR Federal Airway 190 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Gage, OK VORTAC..................  *Caron, OK FIX..........       **5000
    *5000--MRA                                                          
    **3700--MOCA                                                        
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    Sec.  95.6205  VOR Federal Airway 205 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Weets, NY FIX....................  Stuby, CT FIX...........         8500
Stuby, CT FIX....................  Bradley, CT VORTAC......         3500
Bradley, CT VORTAC...............  Darth, CT FIX...........        *3000
    *2200--MOCA                                                         
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    Sec.  95.6341  VOR Federal Airway 341 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Dubuque, IA VORTAC...............  *Baulk, WI FIX..........         3600
    *4000--MRA                                                          
Baulk, WI FIX....................  Madison, WI VORTAC......         3600
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    Sec.  95.6405  VOR Federal Airway 405 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Veers, CT FIX....................  Bradley, CT VORTAC......         3500
Bradley, CT VORTAC...............  Providence, RI VORTAC...        *3000
    *2200--MOCA                                                         
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    Sec.  95.6413  VOR Federal Airway 413 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Ironwood, MI VORTAC..............  Russh, WI FIX...........         8000
Russh, WI FIX....................  Eau Claire, WI VORTAC...        *6000
    *2900--MOCA                                                         
Eau Claire, WI VORTAC............  Bitlr, WI FIX...........        *3500
    *2300--MOCA                                                         
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    Sec.  95.6419  VOR Federal Airway 419 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Bradley, CT VORTAC...............  Boston, MA VORTAC.......        *3000

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    *2500--MOCA                                                         
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    Sec.  95.6505  VOR Federal Airway 505 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Gopher, MN VORTAC................  Siren, WI VOR/DME.......         3000
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    Sec.  95.6547  VOR Federal Airway 547 Is Amended to Read in Part    
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Cheyenne, WY VORTAC..............  Douglas, WY VOR/DME.....         9000


                                                                                                                
                                                                           Changeover                           
                                                                             Points                             
                  From                                  To               -------------            From          
                                                                            Distance                            
             95.8003  VOR Federal Airways Changeover Points Airway Segment V-23 Is Amended To Delete            
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Paine, WA VOR/DME......................  Bellingham, WA VORTAC..........           14  Paine.                   
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                                        V-186 Is Amended to Read in Part                                        
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Van Nuys, CA VOR/DME...................  Paradise, CA VORTAC............           13  Van Nuys.                
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