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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).
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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 2004—Jet Routes

* * * * *

J–4 [Revised]

From Los Angeles, CA, via INT Los

Angeles 083° and Twentynine Palms, CA,

269° radials; Twentynine Palms; Parker, CA;

Buckeye, AZ; San Simon, AZ; Newman, TX;

Wink, TX; Abilene, TX; Ranger, TX; Belcher,

LA; Jackson, MS; Meridian, MS;

Montgomery, AL; INT Montgomery 051° and

Colliers, SC, 268° radials; Colliers; Columbia,

SC; Florence, SC; to Wilmington, NC.

* * * * *

J–21 [Revised]

From the INT of the United States/Mexican

Border and the Laredo, TX, 172° radial via

Laredo; San Antonio, TX; Austin, TX; Waco,

TX; Ranger, TX; Ardmore, OK; Will Rogers,

OK; Wichita, KS; Omaha, NE; Gopher, MN;

to Duluth, MN.

* * * * *

J–25 [Revised]

From Matamoras, Mexico, via Brownsville,

TX; INT of the Brownsville 358° and the

Corpus Christi, TX, 178° radials; Corpus

Christi; INT of the Corpus Christi 311° and

the San Antonio, TX, 167° radials; San

Antonio; Austin, TX; Waco, TX; Ranger, TX;

Tulsa, OK; Kansas City, MO; Des Moines, IA;

Mason City, IA; Gopher, MN; Brainerd, MN;

to Winnipeg, MB, Canada. The airspace

within Canada is excluded. The airspace

within Mexico is excluded.

* * * * *

J–33 [Revised]

From Humble, TX, via INT Humble 349°

and Ranger, TX, 135° radials; to Ranger.

* * * * *

J–42 [Revised]

From Delicias, Mexico, via Fort Stockton,

TX; Abilene, TX; Ranger, TX; Texarkana, AR;

Memphis, TN; Nashville, TN; Beckley, WV;

Montebello, VA; Gordonsville, VA;

Nottingham, MD; INT Nottingham 061° and

Woodstown, NJ, 225° radials; Woodstown;

Robbinsville, NJ; LaGuardia, NY; INT

LaGuardia 042° and Hartford, CT, 236°

radials; Hartford; Putman, CT; Boston, MA.

The portion of this route outside of the

United States is excluded.

* * * * *

J–52 [Revised]

From Vancouver, BC, Canada; via Spokane,

WA; Salmon, ID; Dubois, ID; Rock Springs,

WY; Falcon, CO; Hugo, CO; Lamar, CO;

Liberal, KS; INT Liberal 137° and Ardmore,

OK, 309° radials; Ardmore; Texarkana, AR;

Sidon, MS; Bigbee, MS; Vulcan, AL; Atlanta,

GA; Colliers, SC; Columbia, SC; RaleighDurham, NC; to Richmond, VA. The portion

within Canada is excluded.

* * * * *

J–58 [Revised]

From Oakland, CA, via Manteca, CA;

Coaldale, NV; Wilson Creek, NV; Milford,

UT; Farmington, NM; Las Vegas, NM;

Amarillo, TX; Wichita Falls, TX; Ranger, TX;

Alexandria, LA; Harvey, LA; INT of Grand

Isle, LA, 105° and Crestview, FL, 201°

radials; INT of Grand Isle 105° and Sarasota,

FL, 286° radials; Sarasota; Lee County, FL; to

the INT Lee County 120° and Dolphin, FL,

293° radials; Dolphin.

* * * * *

J–66 [Revised]

From Newman, TX; via Big Spring, TX;

Abilene, TX; Ranger, TX; Bonham, TX; Little

Rock, AR; Memphis, TN; to Rome, GA.

* * * * *

J–72 [Revised]

From Boulder City, NV, via Peach Springs,

AZ; Gallup, NM; Albuquerque, NM; Texico,

NM; to Wichita Falls, TX.

* * * * *

J–76 [Revised]

From Las Vegas, NV, via INT Las Vegas

090° and Tuba City, AZ, 268° radials; Tuba

City; Las Vegas, NM; Tucumcari, NM; to

Wichita Falls, TX.

* * * * *

J–87 [Revised]

From Humble, TX, via Navasota, TX; INT

of Navasota 342° and Cowboy, TX, 166°

radials; Cowboy; Tulsa, OK; Butler, MO;

Kirksville, MO; Moline, IL; Joliet, IL; to

Northbrook, IL.

* * * * *

J–105 [Revised]

From Ranger, TX; via McAlester, OK;

Razorback, AR; Springfield, MO; Bradford,

IL; to Badger, WI.

* * * * *

J–131 [Revised]

From San Antonio, TX, via INT San

Antonio 007° and Ranger, TX, 214° radials;

Ranger; Texarkana, AR; Little Rock, AR; to

Pocket City, IN.

* * * * *

J–181 [Revised]

From Ranger, TX; Okmulgee, OK; Neosho,

MO; INT Neosho 049° and Bradford, IL, 219°

radials; to Bradford.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

17, 1997.

Nancy B. Kalinowski,

Acting Program Director for Air Traffic

Airspace Management.

[FR Doc. 97–33761 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

15 CFR Part 902

50 CFR Part 622

[Docket No. 971009242–7308–02; I.D.

091997B]

RIN 0648–AJ14

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish

Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico;

Amendment 15; OMB Control Numbers

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; extension of

effectiveness.

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this final rule to

implement the approved measures in

Amendment 15 to the Fishery

Management Plan for the Reef Fish

Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP).

Amendment 15 and this rule replace the

current commercial red snapper

endorsement and trip limit system with

a system comprised of two classes of

transferrable red snapper licenses and

trip limits; split the red snapper

commercial fishing season into two time

periods, the first commencing February

1 with two-thirds of the annual quota

available and the second commencing

on September 1 with the remainder of

the annual quota available; open the red

snapper commercial fishery at noon on

the first of each month and close it at

noon on the 15th of each month during

the commercial season; prohibit the

possession of reef fish in excess of the

bag limit on a vessel that has on board,

or is tending, a trap other than a fish,

stone crab, or spiny lobster trap; limit

the harvest of greater amberjack to the

bag limit each year during March