82250 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 225 / Friday, November 24, 2023 / Rules and Regulations 

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 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 JO 7400.11H, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 11, 2023, and 

effective September 15, 2023, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 2007 Canadian Area Navigation 

Routes. 

* * * * * 

Q–907 POSTS, MI to IMAMA, ME [Amended] 

POSTS, MI WP (Lat. 42°18′00.00′′ N, long. 085°02′00.00′′ W) 

PADDE, MI WP (Lat. 42°17′09.00′′ N, long. 084°28′28.00′′ W) 

Salem, MI (SVM) VORTAC (Lat. 42°24′31.11′′ N, long. 083°35′38.05′′ W) 

GADAV, MI WP (Lat. 42°42′27.47′′ N, long. 082°29′24.66′′ W) 

ATENE, ME WP (Lat. 46°14′15.18′′ N, long. 070°15′28.92′′ W) 

IMAMA, ME WP (Lat. 46°44′09.51′′ N, long. 067°47′20.94′′ W) 

Excluding the airspace within 

Canada 

* * * * * * * 

Q–951 POSTS, MI to DANOL, ME [Amended] 

POSTS, MI WP (Lat. 42°18′00.00′′ N, long. 085°02′00.00′′ W) 

PADDE, MI WP (Lat. 42°17′09.00′′ N, long. 084°28′28.00′′ W) 

Salem, MI (SVM) VORTAC (Lat. 42°24′31.11′′ N, long. 083°35′38.05′′ W) 

GADAV, MI WP (Lat. 42°42′27.47′′ N, long. 082°29′24.66′′ W) 

KATEK, NY WP (Lat. 44°40′45.38′′ N, long. 075°32′22.66′′ W) 

DAVDA, NY WP (Lat. 44°43′27.00′′ N, long. 075°22′28.20′′ W) 

SSENA, NY WP (Lat. 44°54′51.43′′ N, long. 074°43′21.31′′ W) 

TALNO, NY WP (Lat. 44°59′35.11′′ N, long. 074°21′35.70′′ W) 

KERVO, ME WP (Lat. 45°26′41.75′′ N, long. 070°39′02.77′′ W) 

DANOL, ME WP (Lat. 45°41′49.51′′ N, long. 067°48′11.94′′ W) 

Excluding the airspace within 

Canada 

* * * * * Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–739 KATEK, MD to DANOL, ME [New] 

KATEK, NY WP (Lat. 44°40′45.38′′ N, long. 075°32′22.66′′ W) 

DAVDA, NY WP (Lat. 44°43′27.00′′ N, long. 075°22′28.20′′ W) 

SSENA, NY WP (Lat. 44°54′51.43′′ N, long. 074°43′21.31′′ W) 

TALNO, NY WP (Lat. 44°59′35.11′′ N, long. 074°21′35.70′′ W) 

KERVO, ME WP (Lat. 45°26′41.75′′ N, long. 070°39′02.77′′ W) 

CAMPO, ME WP (Lat. 45°26′49.95′′ N, long. 070°20′54.73′′ W) 

Millinocket, ME (MLT) VOR/DME (Lat. 45°35′12.15′′ N, long. 068°30′55.67′′ W) 

DANOL, ME WP (Lat. 45°41′49.51′′ N, long. 067°48′11.94′′ W) 

Excluding the airspace within 

Canada 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

17, 2023. 

Karen L. Chiodini, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25853 Filed 11–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2097; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–ANE–7] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Very High Frequency 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

Airway V–16; Northeast United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Very High 

Frequency Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airway V–16. This action 

is necessary to reinstate six route points 

that were inadvertently omitted in a 

previous route amendment of VOR 

Federal Airway V–16 that took effect 

August 10, 2023. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, January 

25, 2024. 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 JO 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11H, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_

traffic/publications/. You may also 

contact the Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 


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Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Vidis, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

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 necessary to preserve 

the safe and efficient flow of air traffic 

within the National Airspace System. 

History 

The FAA published a NPRM for 

Docket No. FAA–2022–0901 in the 

Federal Register (87 FR 43755; July 22, 

2022), proposing to amend VOR Federal 

airway V–16 by removing the route 

segments between the Richmond, VA 

(RIC), VOR/Tactical Air Navigation 

(VORTAC) and the Boston, MA (BOS), 

VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(VOR/DME). The FAA then published a 

final rule for Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0901 in the Federal Register (88 FR 

32638; May 22, 2023) amending V–16. 

In the final rule, differences from the 

NPRM were stated that after publication 

of the NPRM the FAA decided to retain 

some of the segments of V–16. 

Specifically, the FAA removed the 

segments between the Richmond 

VORTAC, and the Smyrna, DE (ENO), 

VORTAC; and the segments between the 

CREAM, NY, Fix, and the Boston VOR/ 

DME. The segment between the Smyrna 

VORTAC and the CREAM, Fix was 

retained. The legal description in that 

final rule only reinstated the first and 

last points in the segment being retained 

and inadvertently omitted the six 

intermediate route points that made up 

the original route segments. This action 

reinstates the six route points that 

originally defined the route segments 

between the Smyrna VORTAC and the 

CREAM, Fix. 

Incorporation by Reference 

United States VOR Federal Airways 

are published in paragraph 6010 of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This 

document amends the current version of 

that order, FAA Order JO 7400.11H, 

dated August 11, 2023, and effective 

September 15, 2023. FAA Order JO 

7400.11H is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. These amendments will be 

published in the next update to FAA 

Order JO 7400.11. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A, 

B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 

The Rule 

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by 

modifying VOR Federal airway V–16 to 

reinstate six route points that were 

inadvertently omitted in a previous 

route amendment in Docket No. FAA– 

2022–0901 in the Federal Register (88 

FR 32638; May 22, 2023). The route 

changes are described below. 

V–16: V–16 consists of three parts: 

between the Los Angeles, CA (LAX), 

VORTAC, and the Holly Springs, MS 

(HLI), VORTAC; between the 

Shelbyville, TN (SYI), VOR/DME, and 

the Richmond VORTAC; and between 

the Smyrna VORTAC and the CREAM 

Fix. The CREAM Fix is defined by the 

intersection of the Calverton, NY (CCC), 

VOR/DME 044°, and the Madison, CT 

(MAD), VOR/DME 142° radials. The first 

and second part of the route, between 

the Los Angeles VORTAC and the Holly 

Springs VORTAC; and between the 

Shelbyville VOR/DME and the 

Richmond VORTAC remains unchanged 

as currently published in FAA Order JO 

7400.11H. This action amends the third 

part of the route by reinstating six route 

points to the legal description between 

the Smyrna VORTAC and the Calverton 

VOR/DME, 044°, and the Madison VOR/ 

DME 142° radials. As amended the third 

route segment is defined as Smyrna 

VORTAC; Cedar Lake, NJ (VCN), VOR/ 

DME; Coyle, NJ (CYN), VORTAC; INT 

Coyle VORTAC 036° and Kennedy, NY 

(JFK), VOR/DME 209° radials; Kennedy 

VOR/DME; INT Kennedy VOR/DME 

040° and Calverton VOR/DME 261° 

radials; Calverton VOR/DME; to INT 

Calverton VOR/DME 044° and Madison 

VOR/DME 142° radials. 

The NAVAID radials listed in the V– 

16 description in The Rule section are 

unchanged and stated in degrees True 

north. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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 only affects air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, does not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action of amending VOR Federal airway 

V–16 in the Northeastern United States, 

qualifies for categorical exclusion under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its 

implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 

1500, and in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures,’’ 

paragraph 5–6.5a, which categorically 

excludes from further environmental 

impact review rulemaking actions that 

designate or modify classes of airspace 

areas, airways, routes, and reporting 

points (see 14 CFR part 71, Designation 

of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace 

Areas; Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points); and paragraph 5– 

6.5b, which categorically excludes from 

further environmental impact review 

‘‘Actions regarding establishment of jet 

routes and Federal airways (see 14 CFR 

71.15, Designation of jet routes and VOR 

Federal airways) . . .’’. As such, this 

airspace action is not expected to cause 

any potentially significant 

environmental impacts. In accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph 5– 

2 regarding Extraordinary 

Circumstances, the FAA has reviewed 

this action for factors and circumstances 

in which a normally categorically 

excluded action may have a significant 

environmental impact requiring further 

analysis. Accordingly, the FAA has 

determined that no extraordinary 

circumstances exist that warrant 

preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

study. 


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82252 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 225 / Friday, November 24, 2023 / Rules and Regulations 

Lists 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 

TRAFFICSERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 JO 7400.11H, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 11, 2023, and 

effective September 15, 2023, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–16 [Amended] 

From Los Angeles, CA; Paradise, CA; Palm 

Springs, CA; Blythe, CA; Buckeye, AZ; 

Phoenix, AZ; INT Phoenix 155° and 

Stanfield, AZ, 105° radials; Tucson, AZ; San 

Simon, AZ; INT San Simon 119° and 

Columbus, NM, 277° radials; Columbus; El 

Paso, TX; Salt Flat, TX; Wink, TX; INT Wink 

066° and Big Spring, TX, 260° radials; Big 

Spring; Abilene, TX; Bowie, TX; Bonham, 

TX; Paris, TX; Texarkana, AR; Pine Bluff, AR; 

Marvell, AR; to Holly Springs, MS. From 

Shelbyville, TN; Hinch Mountain, TN; 

Volunteer, TN; Holston Mountain, TN; 

Pulaski, VA; Roanoke, VA; Lynchburg, VA; 

Flat Rock, VA; to Richmond, VA. From 

Smyrna, DE; Cedar Lake, NJ; Coyle, NJ; INT 

Coyle 036° and Kennedy, NY, 209° radials; 

Kennedy; INT Kennedy 040° and Calverton, 

NY 261° radials; Calverton; to INT Calverton, 

NY, 044° and Madison, CT, 142° radials. The 

airspace within Mexico and the airspace 

below 2,000 feet MSL outside the United 

States is excluded. The airspace within 

Restricted Areas R–5002A, R–5002C, and R– 

5002D is excluded during their times of use. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

17, 2023. 

Karen L. Chiodini, 

Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25851 Filed 11–22–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1329; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–AEA–2] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment of United States Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Routes T–440, T– 

455, T–457, T–459, and T–476, and 

Amendment of RNAV Routes T–358, T– 

416, and T–445; Eastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes United 

States Area Navigation (RNAV) routes 

T–440, T–455, T–457, T–459, and T– 

476, and amends RNAV routes T–358, 

T–416, and T–445 in support of the 

FAA’s Very High Frequency 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Minimum 

Operational Network (MON) Program. 

The purpose is to enhance the efficiency 

of the National Airspace System (NAS) 

by transitioning from ground-based 

navigation aids to a satellite-based 

navigation system. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, January 

25, 2024. 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 JO 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), all 

comments received, this final rule, and 

all background material may be viewed 

online at www.regulations.gov using the 

FAA Docket number. Electronic 

retrieval help and guidelines are 

available on the website. It is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. You may also contact the 

Rules and Regulations Group, Office of 

Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Vidis, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

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 will expand 

the availability of RNAV routing in the 

eastern United States and improve the 

efficient flow of air traffic within the 

NAS by lessening the dependency on 

ground-based navigation. 

History 

The FAA published a NPRM for 

Docket No. FAA–2023–1329 in the 

Federal Register (88 FR 37177; June 7, 

2023), proposing to establish 5 lowaltitude RNAV routes and amend 3 lowaltitude RNAV routes in support of 

transitioning the NAS from a groundbased to a satellite-based navigation. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. 

Differences From the NPRM 

Subsequent to the NPRM, a minor 

amendment was made to the geographic 

coordinates for the GABRS, NJ, 

Waypoint (WP). The GABRS, NJ, WP 

was moved 1.25 nautical miles (NM) 

south from its proposed location due to 

required route geometry and does not 

substantively alter the proposed route of 

T–457. The GABRS, NJ, WP is updated 

from ‘‘lat. 39°38′15.91′′ N, long. 

075°04′15.96′′ W’’ to ‘‘lat. 39°37′14.11′′ 

N, long. 075°03′20.87′′ W.’’ 

Incorporation by Reference 

United States Area Navigation Routes 

are published in paragraph 6011 of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This 

document amends the current version of 

that order, FAA Order JO 7400.11H, 

dated August 11, 2023, and effective 

September 15, 2023. FAA Order JO 

7400.11H is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. These amendments will be 

published in the next update to FAA 

Order JO 7400.11. 


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