3544 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 14 / Wednesday, January 22, 2014 / Proposed Rules 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0961; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–AEA–13] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal 

Airways V–35 and V–267; Eastern 

United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify VHF omnidirectional range 

(VOR) Federal airways V–35 and V–276 

due to the scheduled decommissioning 

of the Tyrone, PA, VORTAC facility, 

which provides navigation guidance for 

portions of the routes. Once the 

VORTAC is decommissioned, the FAA 

plans a waypoint to be established for 

point-to-point area navigation for 

continued safety and management 

within the National Airspace System. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 10, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0961 and 

Airspace Docket No. 13–AEA–13 at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments through the 

Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

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: 

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 both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0961 and Airspace Docket No. 13– 

AEA–13) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0961 and 

Airspace Docket No. 13–AEA–13.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date will be considered before taking 

action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

comment closing date. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRM’s 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the office of 

the Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Room 210, 

1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA, 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to modify VOR Federal 

airways V–35 and V–276 due to the 

planned decommissioning of the 

Tyrone, PA, VORTAC. The Tyrone 

VORTAC, which provides navigation 

signal guidance for portions of the 

routes, has been inoperable for a 

sustained period of time and is not 

planned for replacement. The FAA 

plans to establish a waypoint over the 

Tyrone VORTAC location that could be 

used for point-to-point area navigation 

(RNAV) once the VORTAC is 

decommissioned. 

In light of the planned VORTAC 

decommissioning, the FAA conducted 

an analysis of the air traffic usage of V– 

35 and V–276 and found that some 

segments of both airways experienced 

low utilization in the general area of the 

Tyrone VORTAC. Consequently, the 

FAA is proposing to remove the 

underutilized segments in both airways. 

V–35 extends between Dolphin, FL, 

and Syracuse, NY. Analysis of the V–35 

traffic around the Tyrone VORTAC 

showed that the airway is rarely used in 

that area. Based on that analysis, the 

FAA proposes to remove that portion of 

the airway between Morgantown, WV 

and Philipsburg, PA. This would 

eliminate the V–35 route segments from 

Morgantown, WV, through Indian Head, 

PA, Johnstown, PA, and Tyrone, PA to 

Philipsburg, PA. As proposed, the 

modified V–35 would extend between 

Dolphin, FL, and Morgantown, WV; and 

between Philipsburg, PA, and Syracuse, 

NY. This would leave a gap in airway 

continuity between Morgantown and 

Philipsburg. 

V–276 now extends between Erie, PA, 

and an intersection of radials from the 

Robbinsville, NJ, and Coyle, NJ, 

VORTACs (i.e., the PREPI intersection). 

Due to low air traffic usage, the FAA 

proposes to eliminate the segments of 

V–276 between Erie, PA, and the 

intersection of radials from the 

Philipsburg, PA, and Ravine, PA, 

VORTACs (i.e., RASHE intersection). 

The modified V–276 would thus extend 

from the RASHE intersection, then 

proceed along its currently charted track 

through Ravine, PA, Yardley, PA, and 

Robbinsville, NJ, to the PREPI 

intersection. 

Where new radials are proposed in 

the route descriptions, below, both True 

and Magnetic degrees are stated. 

Otherwise, only True degrees are listed. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010, 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 listed in 

this document would be subsequently 

published 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. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 14 / Wednesday, January 22, 2014 / Proposed Rules 3545 

Therefore, this proposed 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 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. 

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 as 

it modifies the route structure as 

required to preserve the safe and 

efficient flow of air traffic within the 

eastern United States. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

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, 

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 Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways 

V–35 

From Dolphin, FL; INT Dolphin 266° and 

Cypress, FL, 110° radials; INT Cypress 110° 

and Lee County, FL, 138° radials; Lee 

County; INT Lee County 326° and St. 

Petersburg, FL, 152° radials; St. Petersburg; 

INT St. Petersburg 350° and Cross City, FL, 

168° radials; Cross City; Greenville, FL; 

Pecan, GA; Macon, GA; INT Macon 005° and 

Athens, GA, 195° radials; Athens; Electric 

City, SC; Sugarloaf Mountain, NC; Holston 

Mountain, TN; Glade Spring, VA; Charleston, 

WV; INT Charleston 051° and Elkins, WV, 

264° radials; Clarksburg, WV to Morgantown, 

WV. From Philipsburg, PA; Stonyfork, PA; 

Elmira, NY; Syracuse, NY. The airspace 

below 2,000 feet MSL outside the United 

States is excluded. The portion outside the 

United States has no upper limit. 

V–276 

From INT Philipsburg, PA 132°(T)/142°(M) 

and Ravine, PA 279°(T)/290°(M) radials; 

Ravine; Yardley, PA; Robbinsville, NJ; to INT 

Robbinsville 112° and Coyle, NJ, 090° radials. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 15, 

2014. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Manager, Airspace Policy and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01180 Filed 1–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–1062; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ACE–3] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Modification of Air Traffic 

Service (ATS) Routes; North Central 

United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify three Jet Routes (J–45, J–151, 

and J–233) and a high altitude area 

navigation (RNAV) route (Q–19). The 

FAA is proposing this action due to a 

service restriction of the Des Moines, IA 

(DSM), VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR)/Tactical Air Navigation 

(VORTAC) facility that provides 

navigation guidance for a portion of the 

ATS routes. This action would enhance 

the safety and efficient management of 

aircraft flying within the National 

Airspace System (NAS). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 10, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2013–1062 and 

Airspace Docket No. 13–ACE–3 at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, 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: 

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 both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2013–1062 and Airspace Docket No. 13– 

ACE–3) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2013–1062 and 

Airspace Docket No. 13–ACE–3.’’ The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date will be considered before taking 

action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 


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