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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 regular 

business hours at the office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 210, 1701 

Columbia Ave., College Park, GA 30337. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 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 7400.11J, Airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated July 31, 2024, 

and effective September 15, 2024. These 

updates will be published in the next 

update to FAA Order JO 7400.11. FAA 

Order JO 7400.11J is publicly available 

as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order JO 7400.11J lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA proposes an amendment to 

14 CFR part 71 to amend Class E 

airspace by adding airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

within a 6-mile radius of the Lenoir 

Memorial Hospital Heliport, Kinston, 

NC. This action also proposes to correct 

the coordinates for Kinston Regional 

Jetport at Stallings Field, Kinston, NC. 

Controlled airspace is necessary for the 

safety and management of instrument 

flight rules (IFR) operations in the area. 

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 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. 

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 final 

regulatory action by the FAA. 

Lists 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 7400.11J, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 31, 2024, and 

effective September 15, 2024, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO NC E5 Kinston, NC [Amended] 

Kinston Regional Jetport at Stallings Field, 

NC 

(Lat. 35°19′53′′ N, Long. 77°36′32′′ W) 

Kinston VORTAC 

(Lat. 35°22′15′′ N, Long. 77°33′30′′ W) 

Lenoir Memorial Hospital Heliport, NC 

(Lat. 35°17′24′′ N, Long. 77°35′04′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile 

radius of Kinston Regional Jetport at Stallings 

Field, within 2.5 miles on each side of the 

Kinston VORTAC 047° radial, extending from 

the 6.7-mile radius to 7 miles northeast of the 

VORTAC, and within a 6-mile radius of 

Lenoir Memorial Hospital Heliport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on 

November 1, 2024. 

Patrick Young, 

Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team North, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25775 Filed 11–6–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2444; Airspace 

Docket No. 24–ASW–7] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Establishment of Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Routes Q–162 and 

Q–166; Southwest United States. 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Area Navigation (RNAV) 

routes Q–162 and Q–166 in the 

Southwest United States. The proposed 

new RNAV routes would provide 

alternative routing for air traffic 

travelling between southwest Arizona 

and western Texas in response to severe 

weather events during the spring and 

summer months. Additionally, the new 

RNAV routes would expand the 

availability of RNAV routing in support 

of transitioning the National Airspace 

System (NAS) from a ground-based to 

satellite-based system for navigation. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 23, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by FAA Docket No. FAA–2024–2444 

and Airspace Docket No. 24–ASW–7 

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. 


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FAA Order JO 7400.11J, 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, Policy 

Directorate, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 600 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20597; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 600 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20597; 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 National Airspace System 

(NAS) as necessary to preserve the safe 

and efficient flow of air traffic. 

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 

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 

Operations Support Group, Central 

Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 10101 Hillwood 

Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

Incorporation by Reference 

United States Area Navigation Routes 

are published in paragraph 2006 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 7400.11J, dated July 31, 2024, and 

effective September 15, 2024. 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 7400.11J lists Class A, 

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

service routes, and reporting points. 

Background 

During the spring and summer 

months each year, the FAA experiences 

severe dry-line thunderstorm weather 

activity across central Arizona and New 

Mexico, and western Texas that impact 

air traffic operations transiting that area. 

When the severe weather activity events 

occur, the Albuquerque Air Route 

Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) issues 

radar vectors to affected aircraft to 

minimize the operational impact to the 

operators and to the NAS as a whole. 

To further mitigate severe weatherrelated impacts for aircraft operations 

flying through the southwest United 

States during the spring and summer 

months, the FAA is proposing to 

establish two new RNAV routes, Q–162 

and Q–166, within Albuquerque ARTCC 

airspace. The proposed Q–162 route 

would transition west to east across the 

northern portion of Albuquerque 

ARTCC’s airspace and the proposed Q– 

166 route would transition west to east 

across the southern portion of 

Albuquerque ARTCC’s airspace. 

Instrument flight rules pilots with 

RNAV-equipped aircraft would be able 

to navigate north or south of the severe 

weather events and affected areas 

without further contributing to air traffic 

control (ATC) workload associated with 

sequencing and separating affected 

aircraft via radar vectors around the 

severe weather events and affected 

areas. 

Having experienced a 24 percent 

increase of enroute air traffic through 

Albuquerque ARTCC’s airspace in the 

last 10 years, the proposed routes would 

support the increased enroute 

operations and establish much-needed 

published holding information that 

would increase safety for both pilots 

and controllers by reducing 

phraseology/frequency congestion and 

depicting predictable holding locations 

during days that require restraints as a 

result of system overload due to a high 

volume of traffic. Moreover, the 

proposed Q-routes would add structure 

for overflight air traffic in concert with 

new Phoenix Terminal Radar Approach 

Control (TRACON) and Tucson 

TRACON procedures when the 

traditional route structure is inadequate. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to establish RNAV 

routes Q–162 and Q–166 in the 

southwest United States. The proposed 

new RNAV Q-routes are described 

below. 

Q–162: Q–162 is a proposed new 

route that would extend between the 

HAHAA, AZ, Waypoint (WP), located 

approximately 20 nautical miles (NM) 

northwest of the Flagstaff, AZ, Very 

High Frequency Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(VOR/DME) and the AGGIY, TX, WP, 

located approximately 36 NM northeast 

of the Panhandle, TX, VOR/Tactical Air 

Navigation (VORTAC). This Q-route 

would provide a routing alternative 

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Albuquerque ARTCC airspace between 

the Flagstaff, AZ, area and the Borger, 

TX, area when severe weather events 

impact the high altitude enroute 

structure through central Arizona and 

New Mexico, and western Texas. 

Q–166: Q–166 is a proposed new 

route that would extend between the 

MOHAK, AZ, Fix, located 

approximately 32 NM east of the Bard, 

CA, VORTAC and the MRTHN, TX, WP, 

located approximately 55 NM southeast 

of the Fort Stockton, TX, VORTAC. This 

Q-route would also provide a routing 

alternative along the southern portion of 

Albuquerque ARTCC airspace between 

the Wellton, AZ, area and the 

Longfellow, TX, area when severe 

weather events impact the high altitude 

enroute structure through central 

Arizona and New Mexico, and western 

Texas. 

This proposal to establish RNAV 

routes Q–162 and Q–166 would reduce 

air traffic control (ATC) sector workload 

and complexity, reduce pilot-tocontroller communication requirements, 

and increase NAS safety and capacity in 

areas effected by severe weather events 

in the southwest United States. These 

new RNAV Q-routes would also assist 

ATC when non-radar procedures are 

required and provide additional RNAV 

enroute structure supporting the FAA’s 

NextGen efforts to make flying safer, 

more efficient, and more predictable 

within the NAS. 

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 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 7400.11J, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 31, 2024, and 

effective September 15, 2024, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 2006 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

Q–162 HAHAA, AZ to AGGIY, TX [New] 

HAHAA, AZ WP (Lat. 35°27′21.83′′ N, long. 111°51′43.96′′ W) 

Gallup, NM (GUP) VORTAC (Lat. 35°28′33.60′′ N, long. 108°52′21.41′′ W) 

DRICC, NM WP (Lat. 35°41′21.20′′ N, long. 105°22′08.78′′ W) 

MIRME, NM WP (Lat. 35°47′00.72′′ N, long. 103°50′31.88′′ W) 

AGGIY, TX WP (Lat. 35°48′20.71′′ N, long. 101°28′38.83′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Q–166 MOHAK, AZ to MRTHN, TX [New] 

MOHAK, AZ FIX (Lat. 32°46′33.04′′ N, long. 113°58′19.55′′ W) 

Gila Bend, AZ (GBN) VORTAC (Lat. 32°57′22.53′′ N, long. 112°40′27.38′′ W) 

Stanfield, AZ (TFD) VORTAC (Lat. 32°53′09.08′′ N, long. 111°54′31.44′′ W) 

OLIIN, AZ FIX (Lat. 32°03′45.69′′ N, long. 110°11′23.06′′ W) 

GRNNT, NM WP (Lat. 31°53′00.00′′ N, long. 108°07′00.00′′ W) 

SWIMS, TX WP (Lat. 31°50′35.65′′ N, long. 106°35′10.22′′ W) 

El Paso, TX (ELP) VORTAC (Lat. 31°48′57.28′′ N, long. 106°16′54.78′′ W) 

FNLAY, TX WP (Lat. 31°10′24.00′′ N, long. 105°20′29.00′′ W) 

TRQSE, TX WP (Lat. 31°01′00.41′′ N, long. 105°05′22.81′′ W) 

Marfa, TX (MRF) VOR/DME (Lat. 30°17′54.14′′ N, long. 103°57′17.12′′ W) 

MRTHN, TX WP (Lat. 30°04′59.00′′ N, long. 102°38′47.00′′ W) 

* * * * * Issued in Washington, DC, on October 31, 

2024. 

Brian Eric Konie, 

Manager (A), Rules and Regulations Group. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25706 Filed 11–6–24; 8:45 am] 

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