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and effective September 15, 2014. FAA 

Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with 311a, 

FAA Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures.’’ This 

airspace action is not expected to cause 

any potentially significant 

environmental impacts, and 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). 

Adoption of 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 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 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 7400.9Y, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2014, and 

effective September 15, 2014, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 2004—Jet Routes 

* * * * * 

J–2 [Amended] 

From Mission Bay, CA; Imperial, CA; Bard, 

AZ; INT Bard 089° and Gila Bend, AZ, 261° 

radials; Gila Bend; Tucson, AZ; El Paso, TX; 

Fort Stockton, TX; Junction, TX; San 

Antonio, TX; Humble, TX; Lake Charles, LA; 

Fighting Tiger, LA; Semmes, AL; Crestview, 

FL; INT Crestview 091° and Seminole, FL, 

290° radials; Seminole; to Taylor, FL. 

* * * * * 

J–138 [Amended] 

From Fort Stockton, TX; Center Point, TX; 

San Antonio, TX; Hobby, TX; Lake Charles, 

LA; Fighting Tiger, LA; to Semmes, AL. 

* * * * * 

J–590 [Amended] 

From Lake Charles, LA; Fighting Tiger, LA; 

Greene County, MS; to Montgomery, AL. 

Paragraph 2006—United States Area 

Navigation Routes 

* * * * * 

Q–24 Lake Charles, LA to PAYTN, AL 

[Amended] 

Lake Charles, LA (LCH) .......................................................... VORTAC .............. (lat. 30°08′29′′ N., long. 93°06′20′′ W). 

Fighting Tiger, LA (LSU) .......................................................... VORTAC .............. (lat. 30°29′06′′ N., long. 91°17′39′′ W). 

IRUBE, MS ............................................................................... WP ....................... (lat. 31°00′16′′ N., long. 88°56′19′′ W). 

PAYTN, AL ............................................................................... FIX ....................... (lat. 31°28′04′′ N., long. 87°53′08′′ W). 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6010(a)—Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways 

* * * * * 

V–70 [Amended] 

From Monterrey, Mexico; Brownsville, TX; 

INT Brownsville 338° and Corpus Christi, 

TX, 193° radials; 34 miles standard width, 37 

miles 7 miles wide (4 miles E and 3 miles 

W of centerline), Corpus Christi; INT Corpus 

Christi 054° and Palacios, TX, 226° radials; 

Palacios; Scholes, TX; Sabine Pass, TX; Lake 

Charles, LA; Lafayette, LA; Fighting Tiger, 

LA; Picayune, MS; Green County, MS; 

Monroeville, AL; INT Monroeville 073° and 

Eufaula, AL, 258° radials; Eufaula; Vienna, 

GA; to Allendale, SC. From Grand Strand, 

SC; Wilmington, NC; Kinston, NC; INT 

Kinston 050° and Cofield, NC, 186° radials; 

to Cofield. The airspace within Mexico is 

excluded. 

V–71 [Amended] 

From Fighting Tiger, LA; Natchez, MS; 

Monroe, LA; El Dorado, AR; Hot Springs, AR; 

INT Hot Springs 358° and Harrison, AR, 176° 

radials; Harrison; Springfield, MO; Butler, 

MO; Topeka, KS; Pawnee City, NE; INT 

Pawnee City 334° and Lincoln, NE., 146° 

radials; Lincoln; Columbus, NE; O’Neill, NE; 

Winner, SD; Pierre, SD; Bismarck, ND; to 

Williston, ND. 

* * * * * 

V–114 [Amended] 

From Panhandle, TX; Childress, TX; 

Wichita Falls, TX; INT Wichita Falls 117° 

and Blue Ridge, TX, 285° radials; Blue Ridge; 

Quitman, TX; Gregg County, TX; Alexandria, 

LA; INT Fighting Tiger, LA, 307° and 

Lafayette, LA, 042° radials; 7 miles wide (3 

miles north and 4 miles south of centerline); 

Fighting Tiger; INT Fighting Tiger 112° and 

Reserve, LA, 323° radials; Reserve; INT 

Reserve 084° and Gulfport, MS, 247° radials; 

Gulfport, INT Gulfport 344° and Eaton, MS, 

171° radials; to Eaton, excluding the portion 

within R3801B and R–3701C when active. 

* * * * * 

V–194 [Amended] 

From Cedar Creek, TX; College Station, TX; 

INT College Station 151° and Hobby, TX, 

289° radials; Hobby; Sabine Pass, TX; 

Lafayette, LA; Fighting Tiger, LA; McComb, 

MS; INT McComb 055° and Meridian, MS, 

221° radials; to Meridian. From Liberty, NC; 

Raleigh-Durham, NC; Tar River, NC; Cofield, 

NC; to INT Cofield 077° and Norfolk, VA, 

209° radials. 

* * * * * 

V–559 [Amended] 

From Lafayette, LA; INT Lafayette 016° and 

Fighting Tiger, LA, 264° radials; to Fighting 

Tiger. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 6, 

2015. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Manager, Airspace Policy and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03056 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–1112; Airspace 

Docket No. 14–ANM–16] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V– 

330 in the Vicinity of Mountain Home, 

Idaho 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule, technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action amends VHF 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

Airway V–330 in the vicinity of 

Mountain Home, ID. The FAA is taking 

this action to correct the V–330 

description contained in Part 71 to 

ensure it matches the information 

contained in the FAA’s aeronautical 

database, matches the depiction on the 

associated charts, and promotes safety 

and efficiency within the National 

Airspace System (NAS). 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, April 

30, 2015. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 


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Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Y, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, and subsequent amendments can 

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

air_traffic/publications/. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call (202) 741–6030, 

or go to http://www.archives.gov/

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

After a recent review of aeronautical 

data, the legal description for V–330 

published in FAA Order 7400.9Y, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, did not match the airway 

information contained in the FAA’s 

aeronautical database or the charted 

depiction of the airway. In 2004, the 

FAA received a request from the U.S. 

Air Force to change the name and 

identifier of the Mountain Home, ID, 

VOR due to safety of flight concerns. At 

that time, Mountain Home Air Force 

Base (AFB), an on-base Tactical Air 

Navigation (TACAN) navigation aid 

(NAVAID), and a VOR located 5.5 

nautical miles (NM) off-base all shared 

the same Mountain Home name and 

MUO identifier. 

An event involving a KC–135 aircraft 

navigating to conduct aerial refueling 

(AR) activities highlighted the potential 

flight safety issue. While navigating to 

one of the AR tracks south of Mountain 

Home AFB, the flight crew entered 

‘‘MUO’’ as the reference fix. The flight 

computer indicated two fixes identified 

as MUO. The crew, not familiar with the 

area, spent considerable time 

determining which NAVAID to use. As 

a result of this hazard to navigation and 

flight safety issue of having two 

navigation aids located 5.5 NM apart 

with the same name and identifier, the 

USAF requested the Mountain Home 

VOR (MUO) be renamed Liberator VOR 

with a new identifier of LTR. 

In response, the FAA amended the 

aeronautical database information 

changing the Mountain Home VOR 

name to Liberator VOR and changing 

the MUO identifier to LIA, in lieu of 

LTR, effective September 30, 2004. The 

associated charts were published with 

the amended information, but the 

rulemaking action to amend the V–330 

legal description to reflect the 

amendment was inadvertently 

overlooked at that time. 

To overcome confusion and flight 

safety issues associated with the 

conflicting published V–330 airway 

description, the FAA is amending the 

legal description to reflect the Mountain 

Home VOR name change to Liberator 

VOR. Since this is an administrative 

correction to update the V–330 

description to be in concert with the 

FAA’s aeronautical database and 

charting, notice and public procedure 

under Title 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are 

unnecessary. 

VOR Federal airways are listed in 

paragraph 6010 of FAA Order 7400.9Y 

dated August 6, 2014, and effective 

September 15, 2014, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The VOR Federal airway listed in 

this document will be revised 

subsequently in the Order. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends FAA Order 

7400.9Y, airspace Designations and 

Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, 

and effective September 15, 2014. FAA 

Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Rule 

The FAA amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

modifying the legal description of VOR 

Federal airway V–330 in the vicinity of 

Mountain Home, ID. Specifically, the 

FAA amends V–330, renaming the 

Mountain Home, ID, VOR to reflect the 

Liberator, ID, VOR; thus, matching the 

information currently contained in the 

FAA’s aeronautical database and the 

charted depiction of the airway. 

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. Therefore, this regulation: (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. 

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 amends an 

existing VOR Federal airway within the 

NAS. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action qualifies for categorical exclusion 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act in accordance with 311a, 

FAA Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures.’’ This 

airspace action is not expected to cause 

any potentially significant 

environmental impacts, and 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). 

Adoption of 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 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 


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§ 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. 

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