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7400.11A, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, 

and effective September 15, 2016, . . .’’. 

For Docket No. FAA–2015–4133; 

Airspace Docket No. 15–ANM–27 (81 

FR 62807, September 12, 2016). On page 

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and on page 62807, column 1, line 47, 

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‘‘. . . FAA Order 7400.11 . . .’’. On 

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43, under ADDRESSES; and on page 

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Documents for Incorporation by 

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‘‘. . . FAA Order 7400.11A, . . .’’. On 

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History; and on page 62807, column 2, 

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Summary of Documents for 

Incorporation by Reference; and on page 

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Amendatory Instruction 2 remove ‘‘. . . 

FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 6, 2015, and effective 

September 15, 2015, . . .’’ and add in 

its place ‘‘. . . FAA Order 7400.11A, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2016, and 

effective September 15, 2016, . . .’’. 

For Docket No. FAA–2016–6006; 

Airspace Docket No. 15–AGL–3 (81 FR 

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ADDRESSES; and on page 62810, column 

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Rule; and on page 62811, column 1, line 

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remove ‘‘. . . FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2015, and 

effective September 15, 2015, . . .’’ and 

add in its place ‘‘. . . FAA Order 

7400.11A, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, 

and effective September 15, 2016, . . .’’. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 13, 

2017. 

Leslie M. Swann, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2017–03521 Filed 2–24–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–3835; Airspace 

Docket No. 14–ASW–13] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Air Traffic Service 

(ATS) Routes; Southwest Oklahoma 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies 3 VHF 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

airways (V–140, V–272, and V–440) in 

the vicinity of Sayre, OK. The FAA is 

taking this action due to the scheduled 

decommissioning of the Sayre, OK, 

VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) 

facility that provides navigation 

guidance for a portion of the airways 

listed. This action enhances the enroute 

structure within the National Airspace 

System. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, April 

27, 2017. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA, Order 

7400.11 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11A, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

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

air_traffic/publications/. For further 

information, you can contact the 

Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) 

741–6030, or go to http://

www.archives.gov/federal_register/ 

code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_

locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy Group, 

Office of Airspace Services, 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 amend the route structure as 

required to preserve the safe and 

efficient flow of air traffic in the vicinity 

of Sayre, OK. 

History 

On October 20, 2015, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

(80 FR 63473), Docket No. FAA–2015– 

3835, to amend VOR Federal airways V– 

140, V–272, and V–440 due to the 

scheduled decommissioning of the 

Sayre VORTAC. Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal. One comment was 

received. 

Discussion of Comments 

The comment received was in regard 

to navigation aid signal reception 

coverage along the proposed realigned 

airway segments being sufficient enough 

for navigation. The commenter noted 

that low altitude VORs, like the Sayre 

and Burns Flat, OK, VORTAC facilities 

were only certified to 40 nautical miles 

(NM). He also stated that the distance of 

V–440 between the Sayre and 

Panhandle, TX, VORTACs was 102 NM 

and had already stretched the approved 

reception of the two VORs from 80 NM 

to 102 NM. The commenter offered that 

moving airway operations from the 

Sayre VORTAC to the Burns Flat 

VORTAC would only increase the 

reception distance further and possibly 

cause loss of navigation reception while 

on the airway. He recommended the 

FAA test the reception along the new 

proposed airway and confirm the airway 


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amendment would have sufficient 

navigation reception. 

In response to the comment received, 

the FAA accomplished an extended 

service volume (ESV) analysis of the 

VORTACs supporting all the proposed 

amendments and determined that the 

navigation aid signal reception along the 

proposed VOR Federal airway route 

segments fell within historical signal 

reception coverages for the area. FAA 

flight check evaluation of the amended 

route segments confirmed there is 

satisfactory navigation aid signal 

coverage along the new routes. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010 of FAA Order 7400.11A 

dated August 3, 2016, and effective 

September 15, 2016, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in 

this document will be subsequently 

published in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.11A, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, 

and effective September 15, 2016. FAA 

Order 7400.11A is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

The FAA is amending Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

to modify three VOR Federal airways 

(V–140, V–272, and V–440) in the 

vicinity of Sayre, OK, due to the 

scheduled decommissioning of the 

Sayre VORTAC. The route 

modifications are outlined below. 

V–140: V–140 extends from the 

Panhandle VORTAC to the Casanova, 

VA, VORTAC. The route segment 

between the Panhandle and Kingfisher, 

OK, VORTACs is amended to proceed 

over the Burns Flat VORTAC. 

V–272: V–272 extends from the 

Dalhart, TX, VORTAC to the Fort Smith, 

AR, VORTAC. The route segment 

between the Borger and Will Rogers 

VORTACs is amended to proceed over 

the Burns Flat VORTAC. 

V–440: V–440 extends from the 

Panhandle VORTAC to the Will Rogers 

VORTAC. The route segment between 

the BRISC and CARFF fixes is amended 

to proceed over the Burns Flat 

VORTAC. Additionally, the intersecting 

NAVAID radial information used to 

describe the BRISC fix is updated using 

the Panhandle VORTAC 070°(T) and 

Burns Flat VORTAC 288°(T) radials and 

the intersecting NAVAID radial 

information used to describe the CARFF 

fix is updated using the Burns Flat 

VORTAC 103°(T) and Will Rogers 

VORTAC 248°(T) radials. 

All radials in the regulatory text route 

descriptions below are stated in True 

degrees. 

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 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 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 modifying three VOR Federal 

airways near Sayre, OK qualifies for 

categorical exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (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 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). Therefore, this action 

is not expected to cause any potentially 

significant environmental impacts. Also 

in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

paragraph 5–2 regarding Extraordinary 

Circumstances, this action has been 

reviewed for factors and circumstances 

in which a normally categorically 

excluded action may have a significant 

environmental impact requiring further 

analysis, and it is determined that no 

extraordinary circumstances exist that 

warrant preparation of an 

environmental assessment. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

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(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 7400.11A, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 3, 2016, and 

effective September 15, 2016, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways 

* * * * * 

V–140 [Amended] 

From Panhandle, TX; Burns Flat, OK; 

Kingfisher, OK; INT Kingfisher 072° and 

Tulsa, OK, 261° radials; Tulsa; Razorback, 

AR; Harrison, AR; Walnut Ridge, AR; 

Dyersburg, TN; Nashville, TN; Livingston, 

TN; London, KY; Hazard, KY; Bluefield, WV; 

INT Bluefield 071° and Montebello, VA, 250° 

radials; Montebello; to Casanova, VA. 

* * * * * 

V–272 [Amended] 

From Dalhart, TX; Borger, TX; Burns Flat, 

OK; Will Rogers, OK; INT Will Rogers 113° 

and McAlester, OK, 286° radials; McAlester; 

to Fort Smith, AR. 

* * * * * 

V–440 [Amended] 

From Panhandle, TX; INT Panhandle 070° 

and Burns Flat, OK, 288° radials; Burns Flat; 

INT Burns Flat 103° and Will Rogers, OK, 

248° radials; to Will Rogers. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 16, 

2017. 

Leslie M. Swann, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2017–03542 Filed 2–24–17; 8:45 am] 

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