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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Rule

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by

modifying V–204. Specifically, this

action reduces the width of the V–204

from 4 to 3 NM north of the airway

centerline, along a portion of the

Federal airway between the Yakima

VORTAC and the PAPPS Intersection.

The standard width of a VOR Federal

airway is 8 NM (4 NM each side of the

airway centerline). Currently, the

northern edge of V–204 penetrates R–

6714. This penetration increases the

potential for conflict between aircraft

operating along that portion of V–204

and users operating within R-6714, and

reduces air traffic control efficiency by

preventing simultaneous use of V–204

and R–6714 during nonradar operations.

Since V–204, as currently described,

penetrates R–6714, immediate,

corrective action is required in the

interest of flight safety. Therefore, I find

that notice and public procedure under

5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and

contrary to the public interest. The FAA

is taking this action to enhance the

safety and efficiency of aircraft

operations in the vicinity of the Yakima

VORTAC.

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 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.

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 will be published

subsequently in the Order.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

amends 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.

§ 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

* * * * *

V–204 [Revised]

From Hoquiam, WA; Olympia, WA; INT

Olympia 114° and Yakima, WA, 271° radials;

Yakima; 25 miles, 7 miles wide (3 miles N

and 4 miles S of centerline) INT Yakima 087°

and Pasco, WA, 269° radials; Pasco; INT

Pasco 035° and Spokane, WA, 221° radials;

to Spokane.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

19, 1997.

Reginald C. Matthews,

Acting Program Director for Air Traffic

Airspace Management.

[FR Doc. 97–33866 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–QWP–2]

RIN 2120–AA66

Amendment of Legal Descriptions of

Federal Airways; Porterville, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action amends the legal

descriptions of two Federal airways that

include the Porterville Very High

Frequency Omnidirectional Range/

Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/

DME) as part of their route structure.

Currently, the VOR/DME and the

Porterville Municipal Airport share the

‘‘Porterville’’ name, even though they

are not collocated. This situation has led

to confusion among users. To eliminate

this confusion, the ‘‘Porterville VOR/

DME’’ will be renamed the ‘‘Tule VOR/

DME.’’ The effective date of this name

change will coincide with this

rulemaking action. This action amends

the legal descriptions of those airways

affected by the VOR/DME name change.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 26,

1998.

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:

The Rule

This action amends 14 CFR part 71

(part 71) by amending the legal

descriptions of VOR Federal Airways V–

165 and V–459. Currently, the VOR/

DME and the Porterville Municipal

Airport share the name ‘‘Porterville.’’

The fact that the VOR/DME is located

approximately 7.3 Nautical Miles

southeast of the airport has led to

confusion among users because the

VOR/DME and the airport are not

collocated. To eliminate the confusion,

the ‘‘Porterville VOR/DME’’ will be

renamed the ‘‘Tule VOR/DME.’’ Due to

the name change of the Porterville

navigational aid, the FAA is taking this

action to amend the affected VOR

Federal airways to reflect the VOR/DME

name change.

Since this action merely involves

changes in the legal description of

Federal airways, and does not involve a

change in the dimensions or operating

requirements of that airspace, notice

and public procedure under 5 U.S.C.

553(b) are unnecessary.

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 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
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number of small entities under the

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

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 airways listed in this

document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

amends 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.

§ 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

* * * * *

V–165 [Revised]

From Mission Bay, CA; INT Mission Bay,

270° and Oceanside, CA, 177° radials;

Oceanside; 24 miles, 6 miles wide, Seal

Beach, CA; 6 miles wide, INT Seal Beach

287° and Los Angeles, CA, 138° radials; Los

Angeles; INT Los Angeles 357° and Lake

Hughes, CA, 154° radials; Lake Hughes; INT

Lake Hughes 344° and Shafter; Tule, CA; INT

Tule 339° and Clovis, CA, 139° radials;

Clovis; 68 miles, 50 miles, 131 MSL,

Mustang, NV; 40 miles, 12 AGL, 7 miles, 115

MSL, 54 miles, 135 MSL, 81 miles, 12 AGL,

Lakeview, OR; 5 miles, 72 miles, 90 MSL,

Deschutes, OR; 16 miles, 19 miles, 95 MSL,

24 miles, 75 MSL, 12 miles, 65 MSL,

Newburg, OR; 32 miles, 45 MSL, INT

Newburg 355° and Olympia, WA, 195°

radials; Olympia 010° and Seattle, WA, 249°

radials; Seattle.

* * * * *

V–459 [Revised]

From Seal Beach, CA, Lake Hughes, CA;

Tule, CA; Friant, CA; INT Friant 319° and

Linden, CA, 124° radials; Linden.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

19, 1997.

Nancy B. Kalinowski,

Acting Program Director for Air Traffic

Airspace Management.

[FR Doc. 97–33864 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–ASW–4]

RIN 2120–AA66

Realignment of Jet Routes; Texas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule realigns 14 jet routes

located in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW),

TX, area. These realignments will

remove all high altitude navigation

routes from the DFW Very High

Frequency Omnidirectional Range/

Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) and

realign them to existing navigational

aids (NAVAID) located in the DFW area.

This action completes a portion of a

master plan to relocate the DFW

VORTAC 3/4 nautical miles (NM) to the

west of its current position and to

provide more NAVAID capacity for

airport traffic use by eliminating the

high altitude en route traffic service.

Additionally, Jet Route 66 (J–66) is

further realigned west of the DFW area

to include the Big Springs, TX,

VORTAC as part of its route structure.

This realignment will allow pilots to fly

at lower minimum en route altitudes

(MEA) between the Newman, TX, and

Abilene, TX, VORTACs.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 26,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Brown, 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:

History

On August 28, 1997, the FAA

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to

realign 14 jet routes located in the DFW,

TX, area and realign J–66 west of the

DFW area (62 FR 45591). Interested

parties were invited to participate in

this rulemaking proceeding by

submitting written comments on the

proposal to the FAA. No comments

were received. Except for editorial

changes, this amendment is the same as

that proposed in the notice. Jet routes

are published in paragraph 2004 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 jet routes listed in this

document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71

realigns 14 jet routes located in the DFW

area. These realignments will remove all

high altitude navigation routes from the

DFW VORTAC. Ten of the jet routes

will use the Ranger, TX, VORTAC,

which is located approximately 8 NM to

the west. One jet route will use the

Cowboy, TX, Very High Frequency

Omnidirectional Range/Distance

Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME),

which is located approximately 6.5 NM

to the east. Two jet routes will terminate

at the Wichita Falls, TX, VORTAC

rather than continue to the DFW area.

These particular two jet routes

originally terminated at the DFW

VORTAC. The remaining jet route

bypasses DFW altogether by proceeding

direct from the Ardmore, OK, VORTAC

to the Texarkana, AR, VORTAC. The

DFW VORTAC will no longer service

high altitude en route traffic, thereby

increasing NAVAID capacity for DFW

International Airport traffic area use.

Additionally, J–66 is further realigned

west of the DFW area to include the Big

Springs, TX, VORTAC as part of its

route structure. This realignment allows

pilots to fly at lower MEA on J–66

between the Newman, TX, and Abilene,

TX, VORTACs.

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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).