8242 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 31 / Tuesday, February 17, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2014, and 

effective September 15, 2014, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010 VOR Federal Airways 

(a) Domestic VOR Federal airways. 

* * * * * 

V–330 

From Wildhorse, OR; Boise, ID; INT Boise 

130° and Liberator, ID, 084° radials; to INT 

Liberator 084° and Burley, ID, 323° radials. 

From Idaho Falls, ID; Jackson, WY; Dunoir, 

WY; Riverton, WY; to Muddy Mountain, WY. 

Issued in Washington, DC, February 6, 

2015. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Manager, Airspace Policy and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03062 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 93 

[Docket No.: FAA–2010–0302; Amdt. No. 

93–98A] 

RIN 2120–AK64 

New York North Shore Helicopter 

Route 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: On June 23, 2014, the FAA 

published a final rule to extend the 

requirement for an additional two years 

for pilots operating civil helicopters 

under Visual Flight Rules to use the 

New York North Shore Helicopter Route 

when operating along the north shore of 

Long Island, New York. The final rule 

extended the expiration date to August 

6, 2016. However, an error in the final 

rule resulted in the inadvertent removal 

of Subpart H of part 93 of Title 14 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations. This final 

rule corrects that error and reinstates the 

provisions of Subpart H. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

February 17, 2015. Subpart H of part 93 

of Title 14 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations expires August 6, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action, contact David Maddox, Airspace 

Regulation and ATC Procedures Group, 

AJV–113, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–8783; email 

david.maddox@faa.gov. 

For legal questions concerning this 

action, contact Lorelei Peter, 

International Law, Legislation and 

Regulations Division, AGC–200, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–3073; email 

lorelei.peter@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 6, 2012, the FAA published 

Subpart H of part 93, which contained 

the rules governing civil helicopter 

operations when flying under visual 

flight rules along the north shore of 

Long Island, New York. This was a twoyear rule that expired on August 6, 2014 

(77 FR 39911). On June 23, 2014, the 

FAA published a final rule entitled 

‘‘The Extension of the Expiration Date of 

the New York North Shore Helicopter 

Route’’ (79 FR 35488), which was to 

extend the regulations addressing 

helicopter operations along the North 

Shore for an additional two years from 

August 6, 2014 to August 6, 2016. In 

that rule, the FAA stated that: 

This action extends the requirement for 

pilots of civil helicopters to use the North 

Shore Helicopter Route when transiting along 

the north shore of Long Island for an 

additional two years, while the FAA 

considers whether to make the mandatory 

use of the route permanent. The current rule 

requiring use of the route expires on August 

6, 2014. Public input to this consideration is 

critical and additional time is needed to 

conduct the rulemaking process. However, 

the FAA does not want to disrupt the 

operating environment and cause any 

confusion on using the route during this 

interim period. Therefore, the FAA finds that 

a two year extension of the current rule is 

warranted to maintain the current operating 

environment and permit the agency to engage 

in rulemaking to determine future action on 

this route. (See 79 FR 35489, June 23, 2014) 

However, the Code of Federal 

Regulations was not amended correctly 

and Subpart H of part 93 of Title 14 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations was 

inadvertently removed. 

This rule adds Subpart H back in part 

93 with an expiration date of August 6, 

2016, as originally intended. Adding 

Subpart H back into part 93 will ensure 

that all pilots are aware of the New York 

North Shore helicopter route and will 

make the regulations consistent with the 

New York Helicopter Chart. Because the 

amendment corrects an error and 

clarifies the regulations, the FAA finds 

that the notice and public procedures 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary, 

impracticable, and contrary to the 

public interest. As this final rule 

restores helicopter route information to 

the Code of Federal Regulations, thereby 

enhancing safety, good cause exists 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make the 

rule effective in less than 30 days. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 93 

Air traffic control, Airspace, 

Navigation (air). 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends chapter I of Title 14 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 93—SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC 

RULES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 93 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 

40109, 40113, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44715, 

44719, 46301. 

■ 2. Add new heading for subpart H to 

part 93 to read as follows: 

Subpart H—Mandatory Use of the New 

York North Shore Helicopter Route 

■ 3. Redesignate § 93.101 to subpart H. 

■ 4. Add new § 93.103 to subpart H to 

read as follows: 

§ 93.103 Helicopter operations. 

(a) Unless otherwise authorized, each 

person piloting a helicopter along Long 

Island, New York’s northern shoreline 

between the VPLYD waypoint and 

Orient Point, shall utilize the North 

Shore Helicopter route and altitude, as 

published. 

(b) Pilots may deviate from the route 

and altitude requirements of paragraph 

(a) of this section when necessary for 

safety, weather conditions or 

transitioning to or from a destination or 

point of landing. 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and 44703, in 

Washington, DC on February 6, 2015. 

Michael P. Huerta, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03066 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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