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National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

202–741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on August 

29, 2014. 

Jeffrey E. Duven, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–21772 Filed 9–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

Docket No. FAA–2014–0273; Airspace 

Docket No. 14–ANE–2 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Air Traffic Service 

(ATS) Routes; Northeast ME 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies VOR 

Federal airways V–93, V–314, and V– 

471; and RNAV route T–295 in 

northeastern Maine due to the 

scheduled decommissioning of the 

Princeton, ME, VOR facility. In 

addition, an analysis of the airway 

structure in that area found that some 

segments of the affected routes are 

rarely utilized and are therefore being 

removed. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

November 13, 2014. 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 7400.9 and 

publication of conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9X, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/ 

air_traffic/publications/. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030 or 

go to http://archives.gov/federal_

register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_

locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: 202–267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

The FAA published in the Federal 

Register a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend three 

VOR Federal airways and one area 

navigation route in northeastern Maine 

(79 FR 29138, May 21, 2014). Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 

written comments on the proposal. No 

comments were received. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

modifying the descriptions of VOR 

Federal airways V–93, V–314, V–471 

and RNAV route T–295 due to the 

planned decommissioning of the 

Princeton VOR in Maine. 

An analysis of the airway structure in 

northeastern Maine found that some 

segments of the affected routes airways 

are rarely utilized. After coordination 

with Boston Air Route Traffic Control 

Center, Bangor Airport Traffic Control 

Tower, and Moncton Center (Canada), 

the FAA is removing the underutilized 

segments of the affected routes. The 

changes are described below. 

V–93 extends between Patuxent River, 

MD, and the intersection of the 

Princeton, ME, 157° radial and the 

United States/Canadian border. The 

FAA is terminating the route at the 

Bangor, ME, VORTAC (BGR), 

eliminating the route segments between 

BGR and the United States/Canadian 

border. 

V–314 extends from Quebec, PQ, 

Canada, through United States airspace, 

to St. John, NB, Canada. This action 

terminates the route at Millinocket, ME, 

and eliminates the segments between 

Millinocket, Princeton, ME, and St. 

John, NB, Canada. 

V–471 extends between the 

intersection of the Princeton, ME, 208° 

and the Bangor, ME, 132° radials (i.e., 

the charted BARHA fix) and the 

intersection of the Houlton, ME, 085° 

radial and the United States/Canadian 

border. This action removes the route 

segment between the Bangor VORTAC 

and the BARHA fix. 

T–295 extends between the LOUIE, 

MD, fix and the Princeton, ME, VOR. 

The amended route terminates at 

Bangor, ME, eliminating the segment 

between Bangor and Princeton, ME. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010(a); and low altitude 

RNAV routes are published in 

paragraph 6011, respectively, of FAA 

Order 7400.9X dated August 7, 2013, 

and effective September 15, 2013, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal airways and area 

navigation route listed in this document 

will be subsequently published in the 

Order. 

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 Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Regulatory 

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; 

February 26, 1979); and (3) does not 

warrant preparation of a regulatory 

evaluation because 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 does not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

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 

because it modifies the route structure 

as required to preserve the safe and 

efficient flow of air traffic in 

northeastern Maine. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 311a. This airspace action is 

not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts, and 

no extraordinary circumstances exist 


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that warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

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, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 FAA Order 7400.9X, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 7, 2013 and 

effective September 15, 2013, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a)—VOR Federal Airways 

V–93 [Amended] 

From Patuxent River, MD, INT Patuxent 

013° and Baltimore, MD, 122° radials; 

Baltimore; INT Baltimore 004° and Lancaster, 

PA, 214° radials; Lancaster; Wilkes-Barre, 

PA; to INT Wilkes-Barre 037° and Sparta, NJ 

300° radials. From INT Sparta 018° and 

Kingston, NY, 270° radials; Kingston; 

Pawling, NY; Chester, MA, 12 miles 7 miles 

wide (4 miles E and 3 miles W of centerline); 

Keene, NH; Concord, NH; Kennebunk, ME; 

INT Kennebunk 045° and Bangor, ME, 220° 

radials; to Bangor. 

V–314 [Amended] 

From Quebec, PQ, Canada, 99 miles 55 

MSL, to Millinocket, ME, excluding the 

airspace within Canada. 

V–471 [Amended] 

From Bangor, ME; Millinocket, ME; 

Houlton, ME; INT Houlton 085° radial and 

the United States/Canadian border. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes 

T–295 LOUIE, MD TO BANGOR, ME (BGR) [AMENDED] 

LOUIE, MD FIX (Lat. 38°36′44′′ N., long. 076°18′04′′ W.) 

BAABS, MD WP (Lat. 39°19′51′′ N., long. 076°24′41′′ W.) 

Lancaster, PA (LRP) VORTAC (Lat. 40°07′12′′ N., long. 076°17′29′′ W.) 

Wilkes-Barre, PA 

(LVZ) 

VORTAC (Lat. 41°16′22′′ N., long. 075°41′22′′ W.) 

LAAYK, PA FIX (Lat. 41°28′33′′ N., long. 075°28′57′′ W.) 

SAGES, NY FIX (Lat. 42°02′46′′ N., long. 074°19′10′′ W.) 

SASHA, MA FIX (Lat. 42°07′59′′ N., long. 073°08′55′′ W.) 

Keene, NH (EEN) VORTAC (Lat. 42°47′39′′ N., long. 072°17′30′′ W.) 

Concord, NH (CON) VORTAC (Lat. 43°13′11′′ N., long. 071°34′32′′ W.) 

Kennebunk, ME 

(ENE) 

VOR/DME (Lat. 43°25′32′′ N., long. 070°36′49′′ W.) 

BRNNS, ME FIX (Lat. 43°54′09′′ N., long. 069°56′43′′ W.) 

Bangor, ME (BGR) VORTAC (Lat. 44°50′30′′ N., long. 068°52′26′′ W.) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 8, 

2014. 

Ellen Crum, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group. 

[FR Doc. 2014–21801 Filed 9–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

14 CFR Part 1204 

[Docket Number—2014–0009] 

RIN 2700–AE10 

NASA Protective Services 

Enforcement 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: NASA is amending its 

regulations by adding a subpart for 

traffic enforcement regulations, 

authorities, and procedures at all NASA 

Centers and component facilities. 

Changes are being made to align this 

part with NASA objectives in the 

protection of its people and property. 

Establishing a traffic safety program is 

essential for the protection and security 

of NASA bases, stations, facilities 

laboratories and of its aircraft, 

spacecraft, missiles and similar vehicles 

and of its real and personal property, 

including property in the custody of 

NASA contractors and subcontractors. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 15, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Lombard, 202–358–0891, 

charles.e.lombard.nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

NASA published a proposed rule in 

the Federal Register at 79 FR 37252 on 

July 1, 2014, to amend its regulations by 

adding a subpart to establish traffic 

enforcement regulations, authorities, 

and procedures at all NASA Centers and 

component facilities. Amendments to 

this rule aligns Part 1204 with NASA 

objectives in the protection of its people 

and property. The proposed rule 

published on July 1, 2014. No 

respondents submitted comments on the 

proposed rule. The revisions to this rule 

are part of NASA’s retrospective plan 

under EO 13563 completed in August 

2011. 

II. Regulatory Analysis Section 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) generally requires an 

agency to conduct a regulatory 

flexibility analysis of any rule subject to 

notice and comment rulemaking 

requirements, unless the agency certifies 

that the rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. This rule 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities because this rule only pertains 

to NASA employees. 

Executive Order 12866 and Executive 

Order 13563 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess all costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if the regulation is 

necessary, to select the regulatory 

approach that maximizes net benefits. 

This rule is not a significant regulatory 

action under section 3(f) of Executive 

Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, because this rule relates solely 

to the internal operations of NASA. 

Therefore, the Office of Management 

and Budget did not review this rule. 


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