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Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) Part 71 by establishing Class E 

en route domestic airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface at the Truth or Consequences 

VORTAC navigation aid, Truth or 

Consequences, NM. This action would 

contain aircraft while in IFR conditions 

under control of Albuquerque ARTCC 

by vectoring aircraft from en route 

airspace to terminal areas. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6006, of FAA 

Order 7400.9X, dated August 7, 2013, 

and effective September 15, 2013, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in this Order. 

The FAA has determined this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. 

Therefore, this proposed 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 this proposed rule, when 

promulgated, would 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 U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 

Section 106, describes the authority for 

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 proposed regulation is 

within the scope of that authority as it 

would establish controlled airspace at 

the Truth or Consequences VORTAC, 

Truth or Consequences, NM. 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

‘‘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 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, 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(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 the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9X, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 7, 2013, and effective 

September 15, 2013 is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6006 En Route Domestic 

Airspace Areas 

* * * * * 

ASW NM E6 Truth or Consequences, NM 

[New] 

Truth or Consequences VORTAC, NM 

(Lat. 33°16′57′′ N., long. 107°16′50′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface within an area 

bounded by lat. 33°38′15′′ N., long. 

103°29′15′′ W.; to lat. 33°24′10′′ N., long. 

103°41′30′′ W.; to lat. 33°23′00′′ N., long. 

103°48′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°00′00′′ N., long. 

103°48′00′′ W.; to lat. 32°28′00′′ N., long. 

103°56′00′′ W.; to lat. 32°02′00′′ N., long. 

103°48′00′′ W.; to lat. 31°39′00′′ N., long. 

103°20′00′′ W.; to lat. 31°35′00′′ N., long. 

103°07′00′′ W.; to lat. 31°17′00′′ N., long. 

102°09′00′′ W.; to lat. 30°57′08′′ N., long. 

102°58′33′′ W.; to lat. 30°17′54′′ N., long. 

103°57′17′′ W.; to lat. 30°42′00′′ N., long. 

105°00′00′′ W.; to lat. 31°45′00′′ N., long. 

106°23′00′′ W.; to lat. 31°48′00′′ N., long. 

106°32′00′′ W.; to lat. 31°47′00′′ N., long. 

108°12′00′′ W.; to lat. 32°25′00′′ N., long. 

108°12′00′′ W.; to lat. 32°25′00′′ N., long. 

108°00′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°35′00′′ N., long. 

107°28′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°35′00′′ N., long. 

106°48′10′′ W.; to lat. 33°49′45′′ N., long. 

106°45′20′′ W.; to lat. 33°49′30′′ N., long. 

106°16′30′′ W.; to lat. 33°44′45′′ N., long. 

106°04′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°17′00′′ N., long. 

106°04′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°17′00′′ N., long. 

105°51′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°58′00′′ N., long. 

105°27′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°08′45′′ N., long. 

105°09′00′′ W., thence to the point of 

beginning. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on 

December 11, 2013. 

Christopher Ramirez, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30681 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0994; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASW–29] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Albuquerque, NM 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E airspace at the 

Albuquerque VHF Omni-Directional 

Radio Range Tactical Air Navigation 

Aid (VORTAC), Albuquerque, NM, to 

facilitate vectoring of Instrument Flight 

Rules (IFR) aircraft under control of 

Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control 

Center (ARTCC). The FAA is proposing 

this action to enhance the safety and 

management of aircraft operations 

within the National Airspace System. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 10, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202) 

366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0994; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–ASW–29, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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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 

2013–0994 and Airspace Docket No. 13– 

ASW–29) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at http: 

//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–2013–0994 and 

Airspace Docket No. 13–ASW–29’’. The 

postcard will be date/time stamped and 

returned to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments 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 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRM’s 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s Web page at http://

www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/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 the 

ADDRESSES section for the 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 Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRM’s should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) Part 71 by establishing Class E 

en route domestic airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface at the Albuquerque VORTAC 

navigation aid, Albuquerque, NM. This 

action would contain aircraft while in 

IFR conditions under control of 

Albuquerque ARTCC by vectoring 

aircraft from en route airspace to 

terminal areas. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6006, of FAA 

Order 7400.9X, dated August 7, 2013, 

and effective September 15, 2013, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in this Order. 

The FAA has determined this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. 

Therefore, this proposed 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 this proposed rule, when 

promulgated, would 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 U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 

Section 106, describes the authority for 

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 proposed regulation is 

within the scope of that authority as it 

would establish controlled airspace at 

the Albuquerque VORTAC, 

Albuquerque, NM. 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1E, 

‘‘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 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, 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(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 the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9X, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 7, 2013, and effective 

September 15, 2013 is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6006 En Route Domestic 

Airspace Areas 

* * * * * 

ASW NM E6 Albuquerque, NM [New] 

Albuquerque VORTAC, NM 

(Lat. 35°02′38′′ N., long. 106°48′59′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface within an area 

bounded by lat. 35°41′00′′ N., long. 

109°38′30′′ W.; to lat. 35°51′00′′ N., long. 

109°19′00′′ W.; to lat. 36°02′00′′ N., long. 

108°13′00′′ W.; to lat. 36°12′00′′ N., long. 

107°28′00′′ W.; to lat. 36°37′37′′ N., long. 

106°21′00′′ W.; to lat. 36°43′00′′ N., long. 

106°05′00′′ W.; to lat. 36°43′00′′ N., long. 

105°20′30′′ W.; to lat. 35°12′30′′ N., long. 

105°28′30′′ W.; to lat. 35°00′00′′ N., long. 

105°04′00′′ W.; to lat. 35°00′00′′ N., long. 

104°33′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°43′00′′ N., long. 

104°33′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°30′00′′ N., long. 

105°09′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°08′45′′ N., long. 

105°09′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°58′00′′ N., long. 

105°27′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°17′00′′ N., long. 

105°51′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°17′00′′ N., long. 

106°04′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°44′45′′ N., long. 

106°04′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°49′30′′ N., long. 


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106°16′30′′ W.; to lat. 33°49′45′′ N., long. 

106°45′20′′ W.; to lat. 33°35′00′′ N., long. 

106°48′10′′ W.; to lat. 33°35′00′′ N., long. 

107°36′00′′ W.; to lat. 33°50′00′′ N., long. 

108°00′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°00′00′′ N., long. 

108°00′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°21′00′′ N., long. 

108°00′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°25′27′′ N., long. 

109°08′37′′ W.; to lat. 34°17′28′′ N., long. 

109°17′27′′ W.; to lat. 34°30′00′′ N., long. 

109°35′00′′ W.; to lat. 34°47′52′′ N., long. 

110°18′52′′ W., thence to the point of 

beginning. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on 

December 11, 2013. 

Christopher Ramirez, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30691 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0990; Airspace 

Docket No. 13–AGL–8] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Modification and 

Establishment of Air Traffic Service 

(ATS) Routes in the Vicinity of 

Huntingburg, IN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify a VOR Federal airway (V–243) 

and establish an area navigation (RNAV) 

route (T–325) in the vicinity of 

Huntingburg, IN. The FAA is proposing 

this action due to the scheduled 

decommissioning of the Huntingburg, 

IN (HNB), VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(DME) facility that provides navigation 

guidance for a portion of V–243. This 

action would enhance the safety and 

efficient management of aircraft within 

the National Airspace System (NAS). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 10, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. You must identify FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2013–0990 and 

Airspace Docket No. 13–AGL–8 at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

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: 

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– 

2013–0990 and Airspace Docket No. 13– 

AGL–8) 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 

http://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–2013–0990 and 

Airspace Docket No. 13–AGL–8.’’ 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 NPRM’s 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

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 Central Service Center, Operations 

Support Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Fort Worth, TX 76137. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory 

Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Distribution System, which 

describes the application procedure. 

Background 

The Huntingburg, IN, (HNB) VOR/

DME facility is currently out of service. 

As a result, aircraft that file V–243 are 

being vectored between the Bowling 

Green, KY (BWG), VOR Tactical Air 

Navigation (VORTAC) and the Terre 

Haute, IN (TTH), VORTAC. In response 

to the proponent responsible for the 

HNB VOR/DME requesting the FAA 

decommission of the facility, the FAA 

conducted the required non-rulemaking 

study and public notice circularization 

actions to propose decommissioning the 

facility. As a result, a determination was 

made to permanently decommission the 

HNB VOR/DME due to maintenance 

issues associated with keeping the 

facility operational. Additionally, the 

HNB VOR/DME is not on the list of 

VORs planned for retention in the VOR 

Minimum Operational Network (MON). 

Therefore, the ATS routes, fixes, and 

procedures that utilize the HNB VOR/

DME must be amended. With the 

decommissioning of the HNB VOR/

DME, the ground-based navigation aid 

(NAVAID) coverage is insufficient to 

ensure the continuity of V–243. The 

proposed modification to V–243 would 

result in the segment between BWG and 

TTH being cancelled, but the remaining 

segments supported by other NAVAIDs 

being retained. To cover the cancelled 

segment of V–243, an RNAV route, T– 

325, would be established between 

BWG and TTH. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to amend VOR Federal 

airway V–243 and establish RNAV route 

T–325. The scheduled decommissioning 

of the HNB VOR/DME facility has made 

this action necessary. The proposed 

route modification and establishment 

actions are outlined below. 

V–243: V–243 currently extends 

between Craig, FL (CRG) and TTH. The 

route segment between BWG and TTH 

would be cancelled. A new RNAV route, 

T–325, is proposed, as described below, 

to replace the cancelled Federal airway 

route segment, thereby furthering the 


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