17040 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 58 / Friday, March 25, 2022 / Proposed Rules 

V–398 [Amended] 

From Redwood Falls, MN; to Rochester, 

MN. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–462 Bismarck, ND (BIS) to GENEO, MN [New] 

Bismarck, ND (BIS) VOR/DME (Lat. 46°45′42.34′′ N, long. 100°39′55.47′′ W) 

Aberdeen, SD (ABR) VOR/DME (Lat. 45°25′02.48′′ N, long. 098°22′07.39′′ W) 

FFORT, SD WP (Lat. 44°58′47.45′′ N, long. 097°08′30.36′′ W) 

GENEO, MN WP (Lat. 45°05′15.37′′ N, long. 094°27′14.30′′ W) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 21, 

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06311 Filed 3–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0243; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AGL–5] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal 

Airways V–26 and V–63; Establishment 

of Area Navigation (RNAV) Route 

T–464; and Revocation of the Wausau, 

WI, Low Altitude Reporting Point; in 

the Vicinity of Wausau, WI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to amend 

two VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) 

Federal airways, establish one RNAV 

T-route, and revoke one Low Altitude 

Reporting Point in the vicinity of 

Wausau, Wisconsin. This action is 

necessary due to the planned 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Wausau, WI, VOR/Distance 

Measuring Equipment (DME) which 

provides navigational guidance to 

portions of the affected Air Traffic 

Service (ATS) routes. The Wausau VOR 

is being decommissioned as part of the 

FAA’s VOR Minimum Operational 

Network (VOR MON) program. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 9, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (800) 

647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must 

identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2022– 

0243; Airspace Docket No. 22–AGL–5 at 

the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments through the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at https://www.faa.gov/air_

traffic/publications/. For further 

information, you can contact the Rules 

and Regulations Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, 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 

modify the route structure as necessary 

to preserve the safe and efficient flow of 

air traffic within the National Airspace 

System. 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2022–0243; Airspace Docket No. 22– 

AGL–5) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2022–0243; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AGL–5.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date will be considered before taking 

action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

comment closing date. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at https://

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 Office (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 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. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 58 / Friday, March 25, 2022 / Proposed Rules 17041 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 10, 2021, and effective 

September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 

7400.11F is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F lists 

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

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

Background 

The FAA is planning 

decommissioning activities for the VOR 

portion of the Wausau, WI, VOR/DME 

in December 2022. The Wausau 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 NextGen Transition to PerformanceBased Navigation (PBN) (Plan for 

Establishing a VOR MON),’’ published 

in the Federal Register of July 26, 2016 

(81 FR 48694), Docket No. FAA–2011– 

1082. Although the VOR portion of the 

Wausau VOR/DME is planned for 

decommissioning, the co-located DME 

portion of the navigational aid is being 

retained in support of current and future 

RNAV procedures. 

The VOR Federal airways affected by 

the Wausau VOR are V–26 and V–63. 

With the planned decommissioning of 

the Wausau VOR, the remaining groundbased navigational aid coverage in the 

area is insufficient to enable the 

continuity of these affected airways. As 

such, the proposed modifications would 

result in the removal of airway 

segments. 

To overcome the impacts from the 

loss of portions of the airways, 

instrument flight rules (IFR) traffic may 

use adjacent airways, including V–9, 

V–78, V–191, V–217, V–413, and V–493, 

to navigate through or around the 

affected areas or could receive air traffic 

control radar vectors through the area. 

Aircraft equipped with RNAV 

capabilities may file point to point 

through the affected area using the fixes 

that will remain in place or use the 

proposed new RNAV route, T–464, 

which is proposed as part of this action. 

Visual flight rules (VFR) pilots may 

utilize the ATC services previously 

listed. 

Additionally, to mitigate the proposed 

removal of the V–26 airway segment 

between the Wausau, WI, VOR/DME 

and Green Bay, WI, VOR/Tactical Air 

Navigation (VORTAC) navigational aids, 

the FAA would establish a new RNAV 

route, T–464. The proposed new T–464 

would also provide navigational options 

in areas of limited or no radar coverage 

to pilots whose aircraft are RNAV 

equipped, as well as, support the FAA’s 

efforts to transition the National 

Airspace System from ground-based to 

satellite-based navigation. 

Finally, the FAA has determined the 

Wausau, WI, Domestic Low Altitude 

Reporting Point would no longer be 

required by air traffic control. As such, 

the Wausau, WI, reporting point would 

also be revoked in this action. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 to amend two VOR 

Federal airways, establish one RNAV 

T-route, and revoke one Domestic Low 

Altitude Reporting Point. The proposed 

ATS route and Reporting Point actions 

are described below. 

V–26: V–26 currently extends 

between the Blue Mesa, CO, VOR/DME 

and the Pierre, SD, VORTAC; and 

between the Redwood Falls, MN, VOR/ 

DME and the White Cloud, MI, VOR/ 

DME. The FAA proposes to remove the 

airway segment between the Eau Claire, 

WI, VOR/DME and the Green Bay, WI, 

VORTAC. As a result, V–26 would 

extend between the Blue Mesa, CO, 

VOR/DME and the Pierre, SD, VORTAC; 

between the Redwood Falls, MN, VOR/ 

DME and the Eau Claire, WI, VOR/DME; 

and between the Green Bay, WI, 

VORTAC and the White Cloud, MI, 

VOR/DME. Concurrent changes to other 

segments of V–26 are proposed in a 

separate rulemaking action. 

V–63: V–63 currently extends 

between the Razorback, AR, VORTAC 

and the Davenport, IA, VORTAC; 

between the Janesville, WI, VOR/DME 

and the Oshkosh, WI, VORTAC; and 

between the Wausau, WI, VOR/DME 

and the Houghton, MI, VOR/DME. The 

airspace at and above 10,000 feet MSL 

from 5 NM north to 46 NM north of 

Quincy, IL, when the Howard West 

MOA is active, is excluded. The FAA 

proposes to remove the airway segment 

between the Wausau, WI, VOR/DME 

and the Rhinelander, WI, VOR/DME. As 

a result, V–63 would extend between 

the Razorback, AR, VORTAC and the 

Davenport, IA, VORTAC; between the 

Janesville, WI, VOR/DME and the 

Oshkosh, WI, VORTAC; and between 

the Rhinelander, WI, VOR/DME and the 

Houghton, MI, VOR/DME. The excluded 

airspace would remain unchanged. 

T–464: T–464 would be a new RNAV 

route that is proposed to extend 

between the CUSAY, WI, waypoint 

(WP) located northwest of Eau Clarie, 

WI, and the CHURP, WI, fix located near 

Clintonville, WI. 

Wausau, WI: The Wausau, WI, 

Domestic Low Altitude Reporting Point 

is proposed to be revoked. 

All of the navigational aid radials 

listed in the VOR Federal airway 

descriptions below are unchanged and 

stated in True degrees. 

VOR Federal airways are published in 

paragraph 6010(a), RNAV T-routes are 

published in paragraph 6011, and 

Domestic Low Altitude Reporting Points 

are published in paragraph 7001 of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 

2021, and effective September 15, 2021, 

which are incorporated by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1. The ATS routes listed in 

this document would be published 

subsequently in FAA JO 7400.11. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

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 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: 


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17042 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 58 / Friday, March 25, 2022 / Proposed Rules 

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 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

Airways. 

* * * * * 

V–26 [Amended] 

From Blue Mesa, CO; Montrose, CO; 13 

miles 112 MSL, 131 MSL, Grand Junction, 

CO; Meeker, CO; Cherokee, WY; Muddy 

Mountain, WY; 14 miles, 37 miles 75 MSL, 

84 miles 90 MSL, Rapid City, SD; Philip, SD; 

to Pierre, SD. From Redwood Falls, MN; 

Farmington, MN; to Eau Claire, WI. From 

Green Bay, WI; INT Green Bay 116° and 

White Cloud, MI, 302° radials; to White 

Cloud. 

* * * * * 

V–63 [Amended] 

From Razorback, AR; Springfield, MO; 

Hallsville, MO; Quincy, IL; Burlington, IA; 

Moline, IL; to Davenport, IA. From Janesville, 

WI; Badger, WI; to Oshkosh, WI. From 

Rhinelander, WI; to Houghton, MI. Excluding 

that airspace at and above 10,000 feet MSL 

from 5 NM north to 46 NM north of Quincy, 

IL, when the Howard West MOA is active. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–464 CUSAY, WI to CHURP, WI [New] 

CUSAY, WI WP (Lat. 46°01′07.84′′ N, long. 091°26′47.14′′ W) 

TONOC, WI WP (Lat. 45°03′47.56′′ N, long. 091°38′11.87′′ W) 

EDGRR, WI WP (Lat. 44°51′31.83′′ N, long. 089°56′43.06′′ W) 

HEVAV, WI WP (Lat. 44°50′48.43′′ N, long. 089°35′12.51′′ W) 

CHURP, WI FIX (Lat. 44°42′54.82′′ N, long. 088°56′48.69′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 7001 Domestic Low Altitude 

Report Points. 

* * * * * 

Wausau, WI [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 22, 

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06312 Filed 3–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

32 CFR Part 861 

[Docket No. USAF–2019–HQ–0010] 

RIN 0701–AA88 

Department of Defense Commercial Air 

Transportation Quality and Safety 

Review Program 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air 

Force (DAF) proposes to amend portions 

of its regulations in order to update and 

clarify references and terminology 

relating to the Department of Defense 

(DOD) Commercial Air Transportation 

Quality and Safety Review Program. It 

also extends to DOD contracts for 

charter air transportation services the 

existing DOD policy prohibiting the use 

of foreign air carriers who are not in 

compliance with International Civil 

Aviation Organization standards. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

May 24, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and or 

Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) and 

title, by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: DOD cannot receive written 

comments at this time due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should 

be sent electronically to the docket 

listed above. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or RIN for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing at https://www.regulations.gov 

as they are received without change, 

including any personal identifiers or 

contact information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Berry, DOD Commercial Airlift 

Division, AMC/A3B, 402 Scott Drive, 

Unit 3A1, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 

62225–5302, (618) 229–2082, 

matthew.berry@us.af.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Department of Defense 

Commercial Air Transportation Quality 

and Safety Review Program establishes 

the safety requirements and criteria for 

evaluating civil air carriers, to include 

foreign air carriers, providing air 

transportation to the DOD. As stated in 

32 CFR 861.6, foreign air carriers 

providing or seeking to provide services 

to DOD are subject to review and, if 

appropriate, approval by DOD. 

Application of the criteria and 

requirements of this rule and the degree 

of oversight to be exercised by DOD over 

a foreign air carrier depends upon the 

type of services performed and, in some 

instances, by the quality of oversight 

exercised by the foreign air carrier’s 

Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA). The 

scope and frequency of review of any 

given foreign air carrier under this rule 

will be at the discretion of the 

Commercial Airlift Review Board 

(CARB) or higher authority. This rule 

was last revised on October 28, 2002 (67 

FR 65698), to add § 861.7 relating to the 

disclosure of voluntarily provided 

safety-related information and to make 

minor administrative adjustments. 

DOD’s internal instruction associated 

with this rule was last updated on May 

7, 2021, as DOD Instruction (DODI) 

4500.53, ‘‘DoD Commercial Air 

Transportation Quality and Safety 

Review Program’’ (available at https://

www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/ 

Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/ 

450053p.pdf?ver=2019-02-26-144429- 

747). 

II. Authority for This Regulatory Action 

This action is authorized by 10 U.S.C. 

113, 2640 and 9013. Sections 113 and 

9013 contain the authority of the 

Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 

of the Air Force, respectively, to publish 

regulations necessary for the 

functioning of the Department of 

Defense and the Department of the Air 

Force. Section 2640 requires the 

Secretary of Defense to establish the 

Department of Defense Commercial 

Airlift Review Board; specifies 

minimum requirements which must be 


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