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§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order JO 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AEA PA E5 Brownsville, PA [Removed] 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on May 23, 

2022. 

Lisa Burrows, 

Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team North, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11432 Filed 5–27–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

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14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0646; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AEA–17] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment and Removal of 

VOR Federal Airways in the Eastern 

United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify 4 VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal Airways, (V–7, V–9, V– 

106, and V–214); and remove 7 VOR 

Federal Airways, (V–58, V–130, V–149, 

V–379, V–445, V–451, and V–479) in 

support of the FAA’s VOR Minimum 

Operation Network (MON) project. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 15, 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– 

0646; Airspace Docket No. 21–AEA–17 

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: 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 would 

modify the VOR Federal airway route 

structure in the eastern United States to 

maintain the efficient flow of air traffic. 

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– 

2022–0646; Airspace Docket No. 21– 

AEA–17) 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–2022–0646; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AEA–17.’’ 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. 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 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 Eastern Service 

Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 210, 1701 

Columbia Ave., College Park, GA, 

30337. 

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 

proposed rule. FAA Order JO 7400.11F 

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

areas, air traffic service routes, and 

reporting points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 to modify 4 VOR 

Federal Airways, (V–7, V–9, V–106, and 

V–214), and remove 7 VOR Federal 

Airways, (V–58, V–130, V–149, V–379, 

V–445, V–451, and V–479). The 

proposed changes are described below. 

V–7: V–7 currently consists of three 

separate parts: From Dolphin, FL, to 

Muscle Shoals, AL; From Pocket City, 

IN, to the intersection of radials from 

the Chicago Heights, IL, and Badger, WI, 

navigation aids; and From Green Bay, 

WI, to Sawyer, MI. The FAA proposes 

amend the first part of the route by 

removing the segment between Vulcan, 

AL, and Muscle Shoals, AL. As 

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extend between Dolphin, FL, and 

Montgomery, AL. The remaining two 

parts of the route would remain 

unchanged. Additionally, the current 

legal description of V–7 contains the 

following statements: ‘‘The airspace 

below 2,000 feet MSL outside the 

United States is excluded. The portion 

outside the United States has no upper 

limit.’’ A review of aeronautical charts 

revealed that no part of V–7 extends 

outside of United States airspace. 

Therefore, the FAA intends to remove 

the statements from the legal 

description. Other changes to V–7 are 

being proposed in a separate docket 

action. 

V–9: V–9 currently extends from 

Leeville, LA to Pontiac, IL; and from 

Janesville, WI, to Houghton, MI. This 

action would remove Sidon, MS, 

Marvell, AR, Gilmore, AR, and Malden, 

MO, from the route. As amended, V–9 

would consist of three parts: From 

Leeville, LA, to Magnolia, MS; From 

Farmington, MO, to Pontiac, IL; and 

From Janesville, WI, to Houghton, MI. 

V–58: V–58 currently consists of two 

parts: From Philipsburg, PA, to 

Williamsport, PA; and from the 

intersection of the Sparta, NJ, 018° and 

the Kingston NY, 270° radials to 

Nantucket, MA. This action proposes to 

remove the entire route. RNAV route T– 

216 replaces V–58. 

V–106: V–106 currently extends 

between Johnstown, PA, and the 

intersection of the Wilkes-Barre, PA, 

037 °, and the Sparta, NJ, 300 ° radials. 

This action would remove the segments 

from Selinsgrove, PA, to the intersection 

of the above Wilkes-Barre and Sparta 

radials. As amended, V–106 would 

extend from Johnstown, PA, to the 

intersection of the Johnstown 068 ° and 

the Selinsgrove 259 ° radials. RNAV 

route T–212 replaces the segments of V– 

106 being proposed for removal. 

V–130: V–130 currently extends from 

Norwich, CT, to Marthas Vineyard, MA. 

The FAA proposes to remove the entire 

route. RNAV route T–255 replaces V– 

130. 

V–149: V–149 currently extends from 

Allentown, PA, to Binghamton, NY. 

This action would remove the entire 

route. RNAV route T–221 replaces V– 

149. 

V–214: V–214 currently consists of 

three parts: From Kokomo, IN, to 

Muncie, IN; From the intersection of the 

Appleton, OH, 236° and the Zanesville, 

OH, 274° radials to Bellaire, OH; and 

From Martinsburg, WV, to Teterboro, 

NJ. This action proposes to remove the 

segments from Martinsburg, WV, to 

Teterboro, NJ. As proposed, V–214 

would extend from Kokomo, IN, to 

Muncie, IN; and From the intersection 

of the Appleton and Zanesville radials 

to Bellaire. RNAV route T–356 replaces 

V–214. 

V–379: V–379 currently extends from 

Nottingham, MD, to Smyrna, DE. This 

route is not being used, therefore, the 

FAA proposes to remove the entire 

route. New performance Based 

Navigation procedures and T-routes 

have been designed to mirror current 

routings to and from the Washington, 

DC, Metropolitan area. 

V–445: V–445 currently extends from 

the intersection of the Washington, DC, 

065° and the Baltimore, MD, 197° 

radials, to LaGuardia, NY. This action 

would remove the entire route. RNAV 

route T–356 replaces portions of this 

route. 

V–451: V–451 currently extends from 

LaGuardia, NY, to Groton, CT. This 

route is not being used, therefore, the 

FAA proposes to remove the entire 

route. New T-routes have been designed 

to mirror current routings to and from 

the New York Metropolitan area. 

V–479: V–479 currently extends from 

Dupont, DE, to Yardley, PA. This route 

is not being used, therefore, the FAA 

proposes to remove the entire route. 

New T-routes have been designed to 

mirror current routings to and from the 

Philadelphia and New York 

Metropolitan areas. 

Domestic VOR Federal airways are 

published in paragraph 6010(a) 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 VOR Federal airways 

listed in this document would be 

subsequently published in FAA Order 

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: 

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–7 [Amended] 

From Dolphin, FL; INT Dolphin 299° and 

Lee County, FL, 120° radials; Lee County; 

Lakeland, FL; Cross City, FL; Seminole, FL; 

Wiregrass, AL; INT Wiregrass 333° and 

Montgomery, AL, 129° radials; to 

Montgomery. From Pocket City, IN; INT 

Pocket City 016° and Terre Haute, IN, 191° 

radials; Terre Haute; Boiler, IN; Chicago 

Heights, IL; to INT Chicago Heights 358° and 

Badger, WI, 117° radials. From Green Bay, 

WI; Menominee, MI; to Sawyer, MI. 

* * * * * 

V–9 [Amended] 

From Leeville, LA; McComb, MS; INT 

McComb 004° and Magnolia, MS 194° 

radials; to Magnolia. From Farmington, MO; 

St. Louis, MO; Spinner, IL; to Pontiac, IL. 

From Janesville, WI; Madison, WI; Oshkosh, 

WI; Green Bay, WI; Iron Mountain, MI; to 

Houghton, MI. 

* * * * * 

V–58 [Removed] 

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V–106 [Amended] 

From Johnstown, PA; to INT Johnstown 

068° and Selinsgrove, PA, 259° radials. 

* * * * * 

V–130 [Removed] 

* * * * * 

V–149 [Removed] 

* * * * * 

V–214 [Amended] 

From Kokomo, IN, Marion, IN; to Muncie, 

IN. From INT Appleton, OH, 236° and 

Zanesville, OH, 274° radials; Zanesville; to 

Bellaire, OH. 

* * * * * 

V–37 [Removed] 

* * * * * 

V–445 [Removed] 

* * * * * 

V–451 [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 23, 

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11502 Filed 5–27–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

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14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0540; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AAL–49] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Alaskan 

Federal Airway V–531 Near Point Hope, 

AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend the Alaskan VHF 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal 

airway V–531 (hereinafter referred to as 

Alaskan V–531) due to the planned 

decommissioning of the Point Hope, 

AK, (PHO) Non-directional Beacon 

(NDB) navigational aid (NAVAID). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 15, 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– 

0540; Airspace Docket No. 22–AAL–49 

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: 

Jesse Acevedo, 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 airway 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– 

2022–0540; Airspace Docket No 22– 

AAL–49) 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–2022–0540; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AAL–49.’’ 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 

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, Western 

Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2200 South 216th St., 

Des Moines, WA 98198. 

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 aviation industry/users have 

indicated a desire for the FAA to 

transition the Alaskan en route 

navigation structure away from the 


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