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qualifies for categorical exclusion under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its 

implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 

1500, and in accordance with FAA 

Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures, paragraph 5– 

6.5a, which categorically excludes from 

further environmental impact review 

rulemaking actions that designate or 

modify classes of airspace areas, 

airways, routes, and reporting points 

(see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of 

Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; 

Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points). As such, this action 

is not expected to result in any 

potentially significant environmental 

impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 

1050.1F, paragraph 5–2 regarding 

Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA 

has reviewed this action for factors and 

circumstances in which a normally 

categorically excluded action may have 

a significant environmental impact 

requiring further analysis. The FAA has 

determined that no extraordinary 

circumstances exist that warrant 

preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

study. 

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, 

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–161 [Amended] 

From Three Rivers, TX; Center Point, TX; 

Llano, TX; INT Llano 026° and Millsap, TX, 

193° radials; Millsap; Bowie, TX; Ardmore, 

OK; Okmulgee, OK; to Tulsa, OK. From 

Butler, MO; Napoleon, MO; Lamoni, IA; Des 

Moines, IA; Mason City, IA; Rochester, MN; 

Farmington, MN; to Gopher, MN. From 

International Falls, MN; to Winnipeg, MB, 

Canada, excluding the airspace within 

Canada. 

* * * * * 

V–190 [Amended] 

From Phoenix, AZ; St. Johns, AZ; 

Albuquerque, NM; Fort Union, NM; Dalhart, 

TX; Mitbee, OK; INT Mitbee 059° and 

Pioneer, OK, 280° radials; Pioneer; INT 

Pioneer 094° and Bartlesville, OK, 256° 

radials; to Bartlesville. 

* * * * * 

V–307 [Amended] 

From Chanute, KS; Emporia, KS; INT 

Emporia 336° and Pawnee City, NE, 194° 

radials; Pawnee City; to Omaha, IA. 

* * * * * 

V–516 [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21, 

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08892 Filed 4–26–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0632; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ASW–11] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of J–8 and V–140, and 

Establishment of T–422 in the Vicinity 

of Kingfisher, OK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Jet Route 

J–8 and VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airway V–140, and 

establishes Area Navigation (RNAV) 

route T–422 in the vicinity of 

Kingfisher, OK. The Air Traffic Service 

(ATS) route modifications are necessary 

due to the planned decommissioning of 

the VOR portion of the Kingfisher, OK, 

VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) 

navigational aid (NAVAID) which 

provides navigational guidance for 

portions of J–8 and V–140. The VOR 

portion of the VORTAC is being 

decommissioned as part of the FAA’s 

VOR Minimum Operational Network 

(MON) program. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 14, 

2022. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: 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, Policy Directorate, 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 modifies the 

route structure as necessary to preserve 

the safe and efficient flow of air traffic 

within the National Airspace System. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0632 in the Federal Register 

(86 FR 44671; August 13, 2021), 

amending Jet Route J–8 and VOR 

Federal airway V–140, and establishing 

RNAV route T–422 in the vicinity of 

Kingfisher, OK. The proposed actions 

were due to the planned 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Kingfisher, OK, VORTAC NAVAID. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. No comments were received. 

Jet routes are published in paragraph 

2004, VOR Federal airways are 

published in paragraph 6010(a), and 

United States RNAV T-routes are 

published in paragraph 6011 of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 

2021, and effective September 15, 2021, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1. The ATS routes listed in this 


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document will be published 

subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends 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. 

The Rule 

The FAA is amending 14 CFR part 71 

to modify Jet Route J–8 and VOR 

Federal airway V–140, and establish 

RNAV route T–422. The 

decommissioning of the VOR portion of 

the Kingfisher, OK, VORTAC has made 

this action necessary. 

The ATS route actions are outlined 

below. 

J–8: J–8 extends between the Needles, 

CA, VORTAC and the Casanova, VA, 

VORTAC. The route segment overlying 

the Kingfisher, OK, VORTAC between 

the Borger, TX, VORTAC and the 

Springfield, MO, VORTAC is removed. 

The unaffected portions of the existing 

route remain as charted. 

V–140: V–140 extends between the 

Panhandle, TX, VORTAC and the 

London, KY, VOR/Distance Measuring 

Equipment (VOR/DME); and between 

the Bluefield, WV, VOR/DME and the 

Casanova, VA, VORTAC. The airway 

segment overlying the Kingfisher, OK, 

VORTAC between the Burns Flat, OK, 

VORTAC and the Tulsa, OK, VORTAC 

is removed. The unaffected portions of 

the existing airway remain as charted. 

T–422: T–422 is a new route that 

extends between the Panhandle, TX, 

VORTAC and the Tulsa, OK, VORTAC. 

This RNAV route mitigates the removal 

of the V–140 airway segment between 

the Burns Flat, OK, VORTAC and the 

Tulsa, OK, VORTAC (above) and 

provides RNAV routing capability 

between the Amarillo, TX, area and the 

Tulsa, OK, area. 

The NAVAID radials listed in the ATS 

route descriptions below are unchanged 

and stated in True degrees. 

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 

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 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 

The FAA has determined that this 

action of modifying Jet Route J–8 and 

VOR Federal airway V–140, and 

establishing RNAV route T–422, due to 

the planned decommissioning of the 

VOR portion of the Kingfisher, OK, 

VORTAC NAVAID, qualifies for 

categorical exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in 

accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, paragraph 5–6.5a, which 

categorically excludes from further 

environmental impact review 

rulemaking actions that designate or 

modify classes of airspace areas, 

airways, routes, and reporting points 

(see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of 

Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; 

Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points). As such, this action 

is not expected to result in any 

potentially significant environmental 

impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 

1050.1F, paragraph 5–2 regarding 

Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA 

has reviewed this action for factors and 

circumstances in which a normally 

categorically excluded action may have 

a significant environmental impact 

requiring further analysis. The FAA has 

determined that no extraordinary 

circumstances exist that warrant 

preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

study. 

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, 

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 2004 Jet Routes. 

* * * * * 

J–8 [Amended] 

From Needles, CA; Flagstaff, AZ; Gallup, 

NM; Fort Union, NM; to Borger, TX. From 

Springfield, MO; St Louis, MO; Louisville, 

KY; Charleston, WV; INT Charleston 092° 

and Casanova, VA, 253° radials; to Casanova. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal 

airways. 

* * * * * 

V–140 [Amended] 

From Panhandle, TX; to Burns Flat, OK. 

From Tulsa, OK; Razorback, AR; Harrison, 

AR; Walnut Ridge, AR; Dyersburg, TN; 

Nashville, TN; Livingston, TN; to London, 

KY. From Bluefield, WV; INT Bluefield 071° 

and Montebello, VA, 250° radials; 

Montebello; to Casanova, VA. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

T–422 Panhandle, TX (PNH) to Tulsa, OK (TUL) [New] 

Panhandle, TX (PNH) VORTAC (Lat. 35°14′06.22′′ N, long. 101°41′56.51′′ W) 

Burns Flat, OK (BFV) VORTAC (Lat. 35°14′13.00′′ N, long. 099°12′22.20′′ W) 

BISKT, OK WP (Lat. 35°48′18.66′′ N, long. 098°00′14.73′′ W) 

LASTS, OK FIX (Lat. 35°59′45.23′′ N, long. 097°16′24.76′′ W) 

GULLI, OK FIX (Lat. 36°00′43.02′′ N, long. 097°08′39.63′′ W) 

Tulsa, OK (TUL) VORTAC (Lat. 36°11′46.51′′ N, long. 095°47′17.13′′ W) 


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Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21, 

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08896 Filed 4–26–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0914; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ASO–10] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment and Establishment of Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Routes T–354, and 

T–421; Eastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends area 

navigation (RNAV) route T–354, and 

establishes RNAV route T–421 in the 

eastern United States. The changes to 

the routes expand the availability of 

RNAV routing in support of 

transitioning the National Airspace 

System (NAS) from ground-based to 

satellite-based navigation. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 14, 

2022. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: 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: Paul 

Gallant, 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 modifies the 

route structure as necessary to preserve 

the safe and efficient flow of air traffic 

within the NAS. 

History 

The FAA published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for Docket No. 

FAA–2021–00914, in the Federal 

Register (86 FR 60183; November 1, 

2021), amending T–354 and establishing 

T–421. Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal. One comment was received 

but it did not address any specifics 

about the proposal. 

United States RNAV T-routes are 

published in paragraph 6011 of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 

2021, and effective September 15, 2021, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1. The RNAV routes listed in 

this document would be subsequently 

published in FAA Order JO 7400.11. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document amends 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. 

The Rule 

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by 

amending RNAV route T–354, and 

establishing T–421 as described below. 

T–354: T–354 currently extends 

between the BYZIN, MN, waypoint 

(WP) and the Cunningham, KY, (CNG) 

VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(VOR/DME). This action extends T–354 

southward from the Cunningham VOR/ 

DME to the Dyersburg, TN, (DYR) VOR 

Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC). The 

amended T–354 overlies that portion of 

VOR Federal airway V–47 between the 

Cunningham VOR/DME and the 

Dyersburg VORTAC. Additionally, due 

to the planned VOR decommissioning, 

the Cunningham VOR/DME is replaced 

by the MESSR, KY, WP (located 60 feet 

southwest of the Cunningham VOR/ 

DME), and the Dyersburg VORTAC is 

replaced by the HAUSS, TN, WP 

(located 60 feet northeast of the 

Dyersburg VORTAC). 

T–421: T–421 is a new RNAV route 

that extends between the LYFEE, AL, 

WP, and the HAGIE, AL, WP. T–421 

overlies that portion of VOR Federal 

airway V–7 between the Wiregrass, AL, 

(RRS) VORTAC, and the Muscle Shoals, 

AL, (MSL) VORTAC. Due to the planned 

VOR decommissioning, the Wiregrass 

VORTAC is replaced by the LYFEE WP 

(located 60 feet northwest of the 

Wiregrass VORTAC) and the Muscle 

Shoals VORTAC is replaced by the 

HAGIE WP (located 118 feet northwest 

of the Muscle Shoals VORTAC). 

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 

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 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. 

Environmental Review 

The FAA has determined that this 

action amending RNAV route T–354 

and establishing RNAV route T–421, in 

support of efforts transitioning the NAS 

from ground-based to satellite-based 

navigation, qualifies for categorical 

exclusion under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in 

accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures, paragraph 5–6.5a, which 

categorically excludes from further 

environmental impact review 

rulemaking actions that designate or 

modify classes of airspace areas, 

airways, routes, and reporting points 

(see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of 

Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; 

Air Traffic Service Routes; and 

Reporting Points); and paragraph 5– 


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