[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40645-40646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20346]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-40]
RIN 2120-AA66


Realignment of VOR Federal Airway 369; TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action realigns Federal Airway 369 (V-369) located in the 
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, area. Due to the decommissioning of the Dallas/
Fort Worth Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air 
Navigation (VORTAC), V-369 will be realigned to the newly commissioned 
Maverick Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring 
Equipment (VOR/DME), which is located .66 miles west of the former 
Dallas/Fort Worth VORTAC. The FAA is taking this action to improve the 
management of air traffic operations in the vicinity of the Dallas/Fort 
Worth area.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, October 8, 1998.
    Comment date: Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be 
received on or before August 31, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, ASW-500, Docket No. 98-ASW-40, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0500.
    The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of 
the Chief Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC, weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76193-
0500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bil Nelson, Airspace and Rules 
Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

    The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse 
or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct final rule.
    Due to the decommissioning of the Dallas/Fort Worth VORTAC and the 
commissioning of the Maverick VOR/DME there is a need to realign V-369 
to the Maverick VOR/DME. Realigning V-369 does not alter the airway 
track significantly and will benefit users of the airway. Since 
previous rulemaking actions similar to this one have not been 
controversial, the FAA does not anticipate any adverse comments on this 
regulatory effort. Therefore, unless a written adverse or negative 
comment, or a written notice of intent to submit an adverse or negative 
comment is received within the comment period, the regulation will 
become effective on the date specified above. After the close of the 
comment period, the FAA will publish a document in the Federal Register 
indicating that no adverse or negative comments were received and 
confirming the date on which the final rule will become effective. If 
the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an adverse or negative 
comment, or written notice of intent to submit such a comment, a 
document withdrawing the direct final rule will be published in the 
Federal Register, and

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a notice of proposed rulemaking may be published with a new comment 
period.

Comments Invited

    Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not 
preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on 
this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by 
submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire. 
Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted 
in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All 
communications received on or before the specified closing date for 
comments will be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn 
in light of comments received. Factual information that supports the 
commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating 
the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional 
rulemaking action would be needed.
    Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of 
the rule that might suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments 
submitted will be available for examination in the Rules Docket both 
before and after the closing date for comments. A report that 
summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this 
action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-40.'' The postcard will be date stamped 
and returned to the commenter.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 realigns V-369 located in the 
Dallas/Fort Worth area. Due to the decommissioning of the Dallas/Fort 
Worth VORTAC, V-369 is being realigned to the newly commissioned 
Maverick VOR/DME, which is located .66 nautical miles west of the 
former Dallas/Fort Worth VORTAC. Realigning V-369 will ensure that air 
traffic operations are not interrupted by virtue of the decommissioning 
of the Dallas/Fort Worth VORTAC and the commissioning of the Maverick 
VOR/DME. The effective date of this direct final rule will coincide 
with the effective date of the commissioning of the Maverick VOR/DME. 
The FAA is taking this action to improve the management of air traffic 
operations in the vicinity of Dallas/Fort Worth area.
    Domestic VOR Federal Airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of 
FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 
16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The 
airways listed in this document will be published subsequently in the 
Order.

Agency Findings

    The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct 
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national 
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in 
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final 
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the 
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation is not controversial 
and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons 
discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (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 rule, when 
promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact, positive or 
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria 
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for 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.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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V-369 [Revised]

    From Navasota, TX; Groesbeck, TX; to Maverick, TX.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 23, 1998.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 98-20346 Filed 7-29-98; 8:45 am]
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