[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 30654-30655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14328]


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Proposed Rules
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 110 / Thursday, June 7, 2001 / 
Proposed Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2001-9559; Airspace Docket No. 01-AWP-2]

RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Revision of VOR Federal Airway 105 and Jet Route 86; AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise Federal Airway 105 (V-105) and 
Jet Route 86 (J-86) in the vicinity of Arizona. Specifically, the FAA 
is proposing to revise V-105 between the Drake and Phoenix, AZ, Very 
High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio Range and Tactical Air Navigation 
Aids (VORTAC) in order to manage aircraft operations in the Phoenix, 
AZ, terminal area. Additionally, the FAA is proposing to revise J-86 
between Winslow, AZ, and Peach Springs, AZ, as part of the National 
Airspace Redesign effort and to improve system efficiency in the 
Phoenix, AZ, area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket 
number FAA-2001-9559/Airspace Docket No. 01-AWP-2, at the beginning of 
your comments.
    You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. 
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments 
received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on the plaza 
level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above 
address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 90261.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, 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:

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 and be submitted 
in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA 
to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit 
with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2001-9559/
Airspace Docket No. 01-AWP-2.'' 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 notice may be changed in light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the Rules 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://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Superintendent of Document's web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
    Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by 
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of 
Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must 
identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in 
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should call 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 to revise V-105 and J-86 in the vicinity 
of Arizona. Specifically, this notice is proposing to revise V-105 
between the Drake and Phoenix, AZ, VORTAC in order to improve the 
management of aircraft operations in the Phoenix, AZ, terminal area. 
Although these changes will result in a slight increase in distance, 
the proposed actions will properly align these routes to facilitate 
operations in the Phoenix Terminal Area. Additionally, in this action 
the FAA is proposing to revise J-86 between Winslow, AZ, and Peach 
Springs, AZ, as part of the National Airspace Redesign effort and to 
improve system efficiency in the Phoenix, AZ, area.
    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. 
Therefore, this proposed 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

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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.
    Jet routes and Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in 
paragraphs 2004 and 6010(a), respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9H dated 
September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The jet route and VOR Federal 
airway listed in this document would be published subsequently in the 
order.

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:

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 FAA Order 
7400.9H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 
2000, and effective September 16, 2000, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 2004  Jet Routes

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J-86 [Revised]

    From Beatty, NV; INT Beatty 131 deg. and Boulder City, NV 
284 deg. radials; Boulder City; Peach Springs, AZ; INT of Peach 
Springs 091 deg.(076 deg.M) and Winslow, AZ, 301 deg.(287 deg.M) 
radials; El Paso, TX; Fort Stockton, TX; Junction, TX; Humble, TX; 
Leeville, LA; INT Leeville 104 deg. and Sarasota, FL, 286 deg. 
radials; Sarasota; INT Sarasota 103 deg. and La Belle, FL, 313 deg. 
radials; La Belle; to Dolphin, FL.
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Paragraph 6010(a)  Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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V-105 [Revised]

    From Tucson, AZ; INT Tucson 300 deg. and Stanfield, AZ 145 deg. 
radials; Stanfield; Phoenix, AZ; INT Phoenix 321 deg.(309 deg.M) and 
Drake, AZ, 168 deg.(154 deg.M) radials; Drake; 25 miles, 22 miles 85 
MSL; Boulder City, NV; Las Vegas, NV; INT Las Vegas 266 deg. and 
Beatty, NV, 142 deg. radials; 17 miles, 105 MSL; Beatty; 105 MSL, 
Coaldale, NV; 82 miles, 110 MSL; to Mustang, NV.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2001.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 01-14328 Filed 6-6-01; 8:45 am]
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