This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

87985 

Vol. 89, No. 215 

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–2458; Airspace 

Docket No. 23–AGL–27] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of VOR Federal Airways 

V–9, V–78, V–341, and V–430, and 

Canadian RNAV Route T–765, and 

Establishment of United States RNAV 

Route T–490; Northcentral United 

States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Very High Frequency 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

Airways V–9, V–78, V–341, and V–430, 

and Canadian Area Navigation (RNAV) 

Route T–765; and establish United 

States (U.S.) RNAV route T–490. The 

FAA is proposing this action due to the 

planned decommissioning of the VOR 

portion of the Iron Mountain, MI (IMT) 

VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(VOR/DME) navigational aid (NAVAID). 

The Iron Mountain VOR is being 

decommissioned in support of the 

FAA’s VOR Minimum Operational 

Network (MON) program. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 23, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by FAA Docket No. FAA–2024–2458 

and Airspace Docket No. 23–AGL–27 

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 7400.11J, 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, Office of 

Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 600 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20597; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Policy Directorate, 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 


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87986 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 6, 2024 / Proposed Rules 

Administration, 10101 Hillwood 

Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

Incorporation by Reference 

VOR Federal Airways are published 

in paragraph 6010(a), U.S. Area 

Navigation Routes (T-routes) are 

published in paragraph 6011, and 

Canadian Area Navigation Routes (Troutes) are published in paragraph 6013 

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 

The FAA is planning to 

decommission the Iron Mountain, MI, 

VOR in April 2025. The Iron Mountain 

VOR was one of the candidate VORs 

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 

Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) 

(Plan for Establishing a VOR Minimum 

Operational Network),’’ published in the 

Federal Register on July 26, 2016 (81 FR 

48694), Docket No. FAA–2011–1082. 

Although the VOR portion of the Iron 

Mountain VOR/DME is planned for 

decommissioning, the co-located DME 

portion of the NAVAID is being 

retained. The DME would continue to 

provide service supporting current and 

future NextGen PBN flight procedure 

requirements. 

The Air Traffic Service (ATS) routes 

affected by the Iron Mountain VOR 

decommissioning are VOR Federal 

Airways V–9, V–78, V–341, and V–430. 

With the planned decommissioning of 

the Iron Mountain VOR, the remaining 

ground-based NAVAID coverage in the 

area is insufficient to enable the 

continuity of the affected airways. As 

such, proposed modifications to V–9, 

V–341, and V–430 would result in the 

airways being shortened and to V–78 

would result in an existing gap in the 

airway being expanded. 

To mitigate the loss of the V–9, V–78, 

V–341, and V–430 airway segments, 

pilots operating under instrument flight 

rules (IFR) could use adjacent VOR 

Federal Airways V–63, V–133, V–217, 

V–316, and V–413 to navigate around 

the affected area. IFR pilots with RNAVequipped aircraft could navigate using 

the proposed RNAV route T–490 or the 

proposed extension of RNAV route T– 

765. Additionally, IFR pilots could 

request air traffic control (ATC) radar 

vectors to fly through or around the 

affected area. Pilots operating under 

visual flight rules who elect to navigate 

via airways could also take advantage of 

the adjacent VOR Federal airways or the 

ATC services listed previously. 

Additionally, proposed modifications 

to Canadian RNAV route T–765 within 

U.S. airspace would mitigate proposed 

modifications to V–9 due to the planned 

Iron Mountain VOR decommissioning. 

The route would be extended southward 

within U.S. airspace to the Green Bay, 

WI, VOR/Tactical Air Navigation 

(VORTAC) NAVAID to address the 

proposed removal of the affected V–9 

airway segment. The extended T–765 

would provide pilots with RNAVequipped aircraft a route alternative 

through the affected area to the U.S./ 

Canada border and then cross-border 

connectivity with NAV CANADA’s 

further extension of T–765 within 

Canadian airspace. 

Finally, the proposed establishment of 

U.S. RNAV route T–490 would mitigate 

proposed modifications to V–430 and 

provide positive course guidance for 

RNAV-equipped aircraft around the Big 

Bear, MI, Military Operations Area 

(MOA). The route would be extended 

southward between the Ironwood, MI, 

VOR/DME and Escanaba, MI, VOR/DME 

NAVAIDs. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing to amend 14 

CFR part 71 by amending VOR Federal 

Airways V–9, V–78, V–341, and V–430, 

and Canadian RNAV Route T–765; and 

establishing U.S. RNAV Route T–490. 

This action is required due to the 

planned decommissioning of the VOR 

portion of the Iron Mountain, MI, VOR/ 

DME NAVAID. The proposed ATS route 

actions are described below. 

V–9: V–9 currently extends between 

the Leeville, LA, VORTAC and the 

Pontiac, IL, VOR/DME; and between the 

Janesville, WI, VOR/DME and the 

Houghton, MI, VOR/DME. The FAA 

proposes to remove the airway segment 

between the Green Bay, WI, VORTAC 

and the Houghton VOR/DME. As 

amended, the airway would be changed 

to extend between the Leeville VORTAC 

and the Pontiac VOR/DME, and between 

the Janesville VOR/DME and the Green 

Bay VORTAC. Additional changes to the 

airway have been proposed in a separate 

docket action. 

V–78: V–78 currently extends 

between the Gopher, MN, VORTAC and 

the Escanaba, MI, VOR/DME; and 

between the Pellston, MI, VORTAC and 

the Saginaw, MI, VOR/DME. The FAA 

proposes to remove the airway segment 

between the Rhineland, WI, VOR/DME 

and the Escanaba, MI, VOR/DME. As 

amended, the airway would be changed 

to extend between the Gopher VORTAC 

and the Rhineland VOR/DME, and 

between the Pellston VORTAC and the 

Saginaw VOR/DME. 

V–341: V–341 currently extends 

between the Cedar Rapids, IA, VOR/ 

DME and the Green Bay, WI, VORTAC; 

and between the Iron Mountain, MI, 

VOR/DME and the Houghton, MI, VOR/ 

DME. The FAA proposes to remove the 

airway segment between the Iron 

Mountain VOR/DME and the Houghton 

VOR/DME. As amended, the airway 

would be changed to extend between 

the Cedar Rapids VOR/DME and the 

Green Bay VORTAC. 

V–430: V–430 currently extends 

between the Cut Bank, MT, VOR/DME 

and the Minot, ND, VOR/DME; and 

between the Grand Forks, ND, VOR/ 

DME and the Escanaba, MI, VOR/DME. 

The FAA proposes to remove the airway 

segment between the Ironwood, MI, 

VOR/DME and the Escanaba VOR/DME. 

As amended, the airway would be 

changed to extend between the Cut 

Bank VOR/DME and the Minot VOR/ 

DME, and between the Grand Forks 

VOR/DME and the Ironwood VOR/DME. 

T–490: T–490 is a new U.S. RNAV 

route proposed to be established 

extending between the Ironwood, MI, 

VOR/DME and the Escanaba, MI, VOR/ 

DME. The new RNAV route would 

mitigate the proposed V–430 airway 

segment removal and provide route 

guidance for aircraft routed around the 

Big Bear, MI, MOA. 

T–765: T–765 currently extends 

between the between the Houghton, MI, 

VOR/DME and the BBLUE, MI, 

Waypoint (WP) on the U.S./Canada 

border; between the ASIXX, MN, WP on 

the U.S./Canada border and the KORTY, 

MN, WP on the U.S./Canada border; and 

between the LCROS, MN, WP on the 

U.S./Canada border and the CALDU, 

MN, WP on the U.S./Canada border. The 

FAA proposes to extend the route 

southward to the Green Bay, WI, 

VORTAC to serve as a RNAV 

replacement for the airway segment of 

V–9 proposed to be removed. As 

amended, the route would be changed 

to extend between the Green Bay 

VORTAC and the BBLUE WP; between 

the ASIXX WP and the KORTY WP; and 

between the LCROS WP and the CALDU 

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The NAVAID radials listed in the 

VOR Federal airway descriptions in 

regulatory text of this NPRM are 

unchanged and stated in degrees True 

north. 

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 JO 7400.11J, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated July 31, 2024, and 

effective September 15, 2024, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) VOR Federal Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–9 [Amended] 

From Leeville, LA; McComb, MS; INT 

McComb 004° and Magnolia, MS 194° 

radials; Magnolia; Sidon, MS; Marvell, AR; 

INT Marvell 326° and Walnut Ridge, AR 187° 

radials; Walnut Ridge; Farmington, MO; St. 

Louis, MO; Spinner, IL; to Pontiac, IL. From 

Janesville, WI; Madison, WI; Oshkosh, WI; to 

Green Bay, WI. 

* * * * * 

V–78 [Amended] 

From Gopher, MN; INT Gopher 091° and 

Eau Claire, WI, 290° radials; Eau Claire; to 

Rhinelander, WI. From Pellston, MI; Alpena, 

MI; INT Alpena 232° and Saginaw, MI, 353° 

radials; to Saginaw. 

* * * * * 

V–341 [Amended] 

From Cedar Rapids, IA; Dubuque, IA; 

Madison, WI; Oshkosh, WI; to Green Bay, WI. 

* * * * * 

V–430 [Amended] 

From Cut Bank, MT; 10 miles, 74 miles 55 

MSL, Havre, MT; 14 miles, 100 miles 50 

MSL, Glasgow, MT; INT Glasgow 100° and 

Williston, ND, 263° radials; 22 miles, 33 

miles 55 MSL, Williston; to Minot, ND. From 

Grand Forks, ND; Thief River Falls, MN; INT 

Thief River Falls 122° and Grand Rapids, 

MN, 292° radials; Grand Rapids; Duluth, MN; 

to Ironwood, MI. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–490 Ironwood, MI (IWD) to Escanaba, MI (ESC) [New] 

Ironwood, MI (IWD) VOR/DME (Lat. 46°31′56.12′′ N, long. 090°07′33.06′′ W) 

BBEAR, MI WP (Lat. 45°48′57.67′′ N, long. 088°06′42.85′′ W) 

Escanaba, MI VOR/DME (Lat. 45°43′21.49′′ N, long. 087°05′22.55′′ W) 

* * * * * Paragraph 6013 Canadian Area Navigation 

Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–765 Green Bay, WI (GRB) to CALDU, MN [Amended] 

Green Bay, WI (GRB) VORTAC (Lat. 44°33′18.58′′ N, long. 088°11′41.49′′ W) 

BBEAR, MI WP (Lat. 45°48′57.67′′ N, long. 088°06′42.85′′ W) 

Houghton, MI (CMX) VOR/DME (Lat. 47°10′12.94′′ N, long. 088°29′07.41′′ W) 

BBLUE, MI WP (Lat. 48°01′10.44′′ N, long. 089°13′39.22′′ W) 

and 

ASIXX, MN WP (Lat. 48°30′56.17′′ N, long. 092°37′34.98′′ W) 

International Falls, MN (INL) VOR/DME (Lat. 48°33′56.87′′ N, long. 093°24′20.44′′ W) 

KORTY, MN WP (Lat. 48°35′20.54′′ N, long. 093°27′59.55′′ W) 

and 

LCROS, MN WP (Lat. 49°03′44.39′′ N, long. 094°44′18.17′′ W) 

CALDU, MN WP (Lat. 49°12′42.53′′ N, long. 095°09′11.89′′ W) 

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

2024. 

Brian Eric Konie, 

Manager (A), Rules and Regulations Group. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25703 Filed 11–5–24; 8:45 am] 

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