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T–634 VIBRU, NY to Sandy Point, RI (SEY) [Amended] 

VIBRU, NY WP (Lat. 44°20′21.30′′ N, long. 076°01′19.96′′ W) 

Watertown, NY (ART) VORTAC (Lat. 43°57′07.67′′ N, long. 076°03′52.66′′ W) 

Syracuse, NY (SYR) VORTAC (Lat. 43°09′37.87′′ N, long. 076°12′16.41′′ W) 

STODA, NY FIX (Lat. 43°07′00.20′′ N, long. 075°51′21.23′′ W) 

RAHKS, NY FIX (Lat. 42°27′59.28′′ N, long. 075°14′21.68′′ W) 

DANZI, NY WP (Lat. 42°10′41.86′′ N, long. 074°57′24.19′′ W) 

WEETS, NY FIX (Lat. 41°51′26.98′′ N, long. 074°11′51.51′′ W) 

Kingston, NY (IGN) VOR/DME (Lat. 41°39′55.63′′ N, long. 073°49′20.06′′ W) 

CASSH, NY FIX (Lat. 41°35′38.16′′ N, long. 073°42′17.07′′ W) 

Carmel, NY (CMK) VOR/DME (Lat. 41°16′48.32′′ N, long. 073°34′52.78′′ W) 

CREAM, NY FIX (Lat. 41°08′55.85′′ N, long. 072°31′18.32′′ W) 

Sandy Point, RI (SEY) VOR/DME (Lat. 41°10′02.77′′ N, long. 071°34′33.91′′ W) 

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Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

12, 2023. 

Frank Lias, 

Manager, Rules and Regulations Group. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27658 Filed 12–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2314; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–ASO–23] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment and Revocation of 

Multiple Air Traffic Service (ATS) 

Routes; Eastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend multiple Very High Frequency 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

airways; and revoke one VOR Federal 

airway and one Colored Federal airway 

in the eastern United States. This action 

is in support of the FAA’s 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: Comments must be received on 

or before February 1, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by FAA Docket No. FAA–2023–2314 

and Airspace Docket No. 22–ASO–23 

using any of the following methods: 

* Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

* Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

* Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

* Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at (202) 493–2251. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

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 would 

modify the route structure as necessary 

to preserve the safe and efficient flow of 

air traffic within the NAS while 

lessening the dependency on groundbased navigation. 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites interested persons to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting written comments, data, or 

views. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should submit only one 

time if comments are filed 

electronically, or commenters should 

send only one copy of written 

comments if comments are filed in 

writing. 

The FAA will file in the docket all 

comments it receives, as well as a report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerning 

this proposed rulemaking. Before acting 

on this proposal, the FAA will consider 

all comments it receives on or before the 

closing date for comments. The FAA 

will consider comments filed after the 

comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. The FAA may change 

this proposal in light of the comments 

it receives. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Availability of Rulemaking Documents 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 


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internet at www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at www.faa.gov/air_

traffic/publications/airspace_

amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Operations office 

(see ADDRESSES section for address, 

phone number, and hours of 

operations). 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 Avenue, College Park, GA, 

30337. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Domestic VOR Federal Airways are 

published in paragraph 6010(a) and 

Colored Federal airways are published 

in paragraph 6009 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 proposes 

to amend the current version of that 

order, FAA Order JO 7400.11H, dated 

August 11, 2023, and effective 

September 15, 2023. These updates 

would be published in the next update 

to FAA Order JO 7400.11. That order is 

publicly available as listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this document. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A, 

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

service routes, and reporting points. 

Background 

The FAA is planning to 

decommission the Danville, VA (DAN), 

VOR; the Franklin, VA (FKN), VOR/ 

Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC); and 

the Lawrenceville, VA (LVL), VORTAC 

in September 2024. 

The Danville VOR, the Franklin 

VORTAC, and the Lawrenceville 

VORTAC were candidate Navigation 

Aids (NAVAID) identified for 

discontinuance by the FAA’s VOR MON 

program and listed in the Final policy 

statement notice, ‘‘Provision of 

Navigation Services for the Next 

Generation Air Transportation System 

(NextGen) Transition to PerformanceBased Navigation (PBN) (Plan for 

Establishing a VOR Minimum 

Operational Network),’’ published in the 

Federal Register of July 26, 2016 (81 FR 

48694), Docket No. FAA–2011–1082. 

Additionally, the North Carolina 

Department of Transportation is no 

longer supporting the Wright Brothers, 

NC (RBX), VOR/Distance measuring 

Equipment (VOR/DME); and Manteo, 

NC (MQI), Nondirectional Radio Beacon 

(NDB), both of which are currently out 

of service and will not be repaired. 

With the planned decommissioning of 

the Danville, VA, the Franklin, VA, and 

the Lawrenceville, VA, NAVAIDs, the 

remaining ground-based NAVAID 

coverage in the area is insufficient to 

enable the continuity of the affected 

VOR Federal Airways. To overcome the 

proposed modifications, instrument 

flight rules (IFR) or visual flight rules 

(VFR) aircraft can use Area Navigation 

(RNAV) routes T–287, T–398, T–479, T– 

480, T–482, and T–488, which are new 

or amended RNAV routes proposed in 

other dockets, to circumnavigate the 

affected area. Additionally, aircraft may 

navigate via point-to-point navigation 

using the fixes that will remain in place, 

or request and receive air traffic control 

(ATC) radar vector through and around 

the area. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 to amend VOR 

Federal airways V–66, V–155, V–157, 

V–258, V–266, V–454, and V–469; and 

to revoke VOR Federal airway V–189 

and Colored Federal airway Green 13 

(G–13). The proposed changes facilitate 

the scheduled decommissioning of the 

following navigation aids: Danville, VA 

(DAN), VOR; Franklin, VA (FKN), 

VORTAC; Lawrenceville, VA (LVL), 

VORTAC; Wright Brothers, NC (RBX), 

VOR/DME; and Manteo, NC (MQI), 

NDB. The proposed route changes are 

described below. 

G–13: G–13 is a Colored Federal 

airway that currently extends between 

the Manteo, NC (MQI), NDB and the 

ZOLMN, NC, Fix. The Manteo NDB is 

a non-federal facility that is no longer 

serviceable. Without this navigation 

facility, G–13 is no longer viable, so the 

FAA proposes to remove the route in its 

entirety. 

V–66: V–66 consists of two parts: 

between the Mission Bay, CA (MZB), 

VORTAC and the LaGrange, GA (LGC), 

VORTAC; and between the Sandhills, 

NC (SDZ), VORTAC, and the Franklin, 

VA (FKN), VORTAC. The FAA proposes 

to remove the route segment between 

the Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU), 

VORTAC and the Franklin VORTAC. 

The first part of the route would remain 

unchanged as currently charted. As 

amended, the second part of the route 

would extend between the Sandhills 

VORTAC and the Raleigh/Durham 

VORTAC. 

V–155: V–155 currently extends 

between the intersection of the Dublin, 

GA (DBN), VORTAC 309° True (T) and 

the Colliers, SC (IRQ), VORTAC 243°(T) 

radials, and the Brooke, VA (BRV), 

VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove 

the route segments between the Raleigh/ 

Durham, NC (RDU), VORTAC and the 

Flat Rock, VA (FAK), VORTAC. As 

amended, the route would extend 

between the intersection of the Dublin, 

VORTAC 309°(T) and the Colliers 

VORTAC 243°(T) radials and the 

Raleigh/Durham VORTAC; and between 

the Flat Rock VORTAC and the Brooke 

VORTAC. 

V–157: V–157 consists of three parts: 

between the Key West, FL (EYW), 

VORTAC and the Waycross, GA (AYS), 

VORTAC; between the Florence, SC 

(FLO), VORTAC and the Richmond, VA 

(RIC), VORTAC; and between the 

Robbinsville, NJ (RBV), VORTAC and 

the Albany, NY (ALB), VORTAC. The 

FAA proposes to remove the route 

segments between the Tar River, NC 

(TYI), VORTAC and the Richmond 

VORTAC. The first and third part of the 

route would remain unchanged as 

currently charted. As amended, the 

second part of the route would extend 

between Florence VORTAC and the Tar 

River VORTAC. 

V–189: V–189 currently extends 

between the Wright Brothers, NC (RBX), 

VOR/DME and the Hopewell, VA 

(HPW), VORTAC. The FAA proposes to 

remove the route in its entirety. 

V–258: V–258 currently extends 

between the Charleston, WV (HVQ), 

VOR/DME and the Danville VOR. The 

FAA proposes to remove the route 

segments between the Roanoke, VA 

(ROA), VOR/DME and the Danville, VA 

(DAN), VOR. As amended, the route 

would extend between the Charleston 

VOR/DME and the Roanoke VOR/DME. 

V–266: V–266 consists of two parts: 

between the Electric City, SC (ELW), 

VORTAC and the Spartanburg, SC 

(SPA), VORTAC; and between the 

Greensboro, NC (GSO), VORTAC and 

the Wright Brothers, NC (RBX), VOR/ 

DME. The FAA proposes to remove the 

route segments between the South 

Boston, VA (SBV), VORTAC and the 

SUNNS, NC, Fix; and between the 

Elizabeth City, NC (ECG), VOR/DME, 

and the Wright Brothers VOR/DME. The 

SUNNS intersection is defined by the 

intersection of the Elizabeth City, VOR/ 

DME 304°(T)/311° Magnetic (M) and the 

Norfolk, VA (OFK), VOR/DME 209°(T)/ 

216°(M) radials. The first part of the 

route would remain unchanged as 

currently charted. As amended, the 

second part of the route would extend 

between the Greensboro VORTAC and 

the South Boston VORTAC; and 

between the intersection of the 

Elizabeth City VOR/DME 304°(T)/ 

311°(M) and Norfolk, VA 209°(T)/ 

216°(M) radials and the Elizabeth City 

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V–454: V–454 consists of two parts: 

between the Brookley, AL (BFM), 

VORTAC and the Monroeville, AL 

(MVC), VORTAC; and between the 

intersection of the Charlotte, VA (CLT), 

VOR/DME 034°(T) and Liberty, NC 

(LIB), VORTAC 253°(T) radials and the 

Hopewell, VA (HPW), VORTAC. The 

FAA proposes to remove the route 

segments between the Liberty VORTAC 

and the Hopewell VORTAC. The first 

part of the route would remain 

unchanged as currently charted. As 

amended, the second part of the route 

would extend between the intersection 

of the Charlotte VOR/DME 034°(T) and 

Liberty VORTAC 253°(T) radials and the 

Liberty VORTAC. 

V–469: V–469 consists of two parts: 

between the Danville, VA (DAN), VOR 

and the Johnstown, PA (JST), VOR/ 

DME; and between the Harrisburg, PA 

(HAR), VORTAC and the Woodstown, 

NJ (OOD), VORTAC. The FAA proposes 

to remove the route segment between 

the Danville VOR and the Lynchburg, 

VA (LYH), VOR/DME. The second part 

of the route would remain unchanged as 

currently charted. As amended, the first 

part of the route would extend between 

the Lynchburg VOR/DME and the 

Johnstown VOR/DME. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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. 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 

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. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘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(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 6009 Colored Federal Airways. 

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G–13 [Removed] 

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Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

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V–66 [Amended] 

From Mission Bay, CA; Imperial, CA; 13 

miles, 24 miles, 25 MSL; Bard, AZ; 12 miles, 

35 MSL; INT Bard 089° and Gila Bend, AZ, 

261° radials; 46 miles, 35 MSL; Gila Bend; 

Tucson, AZ, 7 miles wide (3 miles south and 

4 miles north of centerline); Douglas, AZ; 

INT Douglas 064° and Columbus, NM, 277° 

radials; Columbus; El Paso, TX; 6 miles wide; 

INT El Paso 109° and Hudspeth, TX, 287° 

radials; 6 miles wide; Hudspeth; Pecos, TX; 

Midland, TX; INT Midland 083° and Abilene, 

TX, 252° radials; Abilene; to Millsap, TX. 

From Brookwood, AL; to LaGrange, GA. 

From Sandhills, NC; to Raleigh-Durham, NC. 

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V–155 [Amended] 

From INT Dublin, GA 309° and Colliers, 

SC, 243° radials; Colliers; Chesterfield, SC; 

Sandhills, NC; to Raleigh-Durham, NC. From: 

Flat Rock; to Brooke, VA. The airspace 

within R–6602A is excluded. 

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V–157 [Amended] 

From Key West, FL; INT Key West 038° 

and Dolphin, FL, 244° radials; Dolphin; INT 

Dolphin 331° and La Belle, FL, 113° radials; 

La Belle; Lakeland, FL; Ocala, FL; INT Ocala 

346° and Taylor, FL,170° radials; Taylor; to 

Waycross, GA. From Florence, SC; 

Fayetteville, NC; Kinston, NC; to Tar River, 

NC. From Robbinsville, NJ; INT Robbinsville 

044° and LaGuardia, NY, 213° radials; 

LaGuardia; INT LaGuardia 032° and Deer 

Park, NY, 326° radials; INT Deer Park 326° 

and Kingston, NY, 191° radials; Kingston; to 

Albany, NY. The airspace within R–6602A, 

B, and C is excluded when active. 

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V–189 [Removed] 

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V–258 [Amended] 

From Charleston, WV, Beckley, WV; INT 

Beckley 125° and Roanoke, VA, 288° radials; 

to Roanoke. 

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V–266 [Amended] 

From Electric City, SC, to Spartanburg, SC. 

From Greensboro, NC; to South Boston, VA. 

From INT Elizabeth City, NC 304° and 

Norfolk, VA 209° radials to Elizabeth City. 

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V–454 [Amended] 

From Brookley, AL; to Monroeville, AL. 

From INT Charlotte 034° and Liberty, NC, 

253° radials; to Liberty, NC. 

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V–469 [Amended] 

From Lynchburg, VA; INT Lynchburg 347° 

and Elkins, WV, 142° radials; Elkins; 

Morgantown, WV; INT Morgantown 010° and 

Johnstown, PA, 260°; to Johnstown. From 

Harrisburg, PA; Dupont, DE; to Woodstown, 

NJ. 

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Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

12, 2023. 

Frank Lias, 

Manager, Rules and Regulations Group. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27664 Filed 12–15–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2204; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–AEA–20] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Class D and Class E 

Airspace; Wallops Island, VA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class D airspace, Class E surface 

airspace, and Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

for the Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops 

Island, VA. This action would eliminate 

the Snow Hill VORTAC from this 

airport’s airspace descriptions and 

update the geographic coordinates and 

description headers. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 1, 2024. 


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