39334 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 126 / Friday, July 1, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6011 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

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T–308 Emmonak, AK (ENM) to WEREL, AK [New] 

Emmonak, AK 

(ENM) 

VOR/DME (Lat. 62°47′04.52′′ N, long. 164°29′15.12′′ W) 

WEREL, AK WP (Lat. 62°38′29.25′′ N, long. 160°11′07.20′′ W) 

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Issued in Washington, DC, on June 27, 

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14085 Filed 6–30–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0623; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–AGL–13] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Area Navigation (RNAV) 

Route Q–440; MI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends the legal 

description of area navigation (RNAV) 

route Q–440 by changing one route 

point reflected as a fix to a waypoint 

(WP) and removing one route point that 

is not required for defining the route 

structure. This action does not change 

the Q–440 structure, charted alignment, 

or the operating requirements of the 

route. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

September 8, 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, 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 description, but retains the route 

structure as necessary to preserve the 

safe and efficient flow of air traffic 

within the National Airspace System 

(NAS). 

History 

RNAV route Q–440 extends through 

the Great Lakes region into New 

England between the HUFFR, MN, WP 

and the RAAKK, NY, WP. After 

reviewing Q–440 in preparation of 

upcoming planned navigational aid 

decommissioning actions, the FAA 

determined one route point listed in the 

route description could be removed 

without affecting the route’s structure or 

charted alignment. The SLLAP, MI, WP 

in the Q–440 description does not 

denote a route turn point, have 

established holding requirements, and 

does not result in PBN leg length 

maximum allowable distances being 

exceeded; therefore, it is not required in 

the description. 

Further, the FAA is changing the 

DEANI, MI, fix to become a WP in the 

aeronautical database. As such, the 

DEANI, MI, fix will be amended in the 

Q–440 description to reflect the route 

point as a WP. 

Once this action is completed, the 

SLLAP, MI, WP will continue to be 

depicted on the IFR En Route High 

Altitude charts and support air traffic 

control requirements. 

United States Area Navigation Routes 

(Q-routes) are published in paragraph 

2006 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 Q–440 route listed in this 

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 

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by 

amending Q–440 in Michigan. Q–440 

extends between the HUFFR, MN, WP 

and the RAAKK, NY, WP. The DEANI, 

MI, fix will be changed to reflect the 

route point as the DEANI, MI, WP in the 

route description. The SLLAP, MI, WP 

route point is removed from the 

description of Q–440 between the 

DEANI, MI, WP and the BERYS, MI, 

WP. The SLLAP WP is on a straight 

segment of the route and not required to 

retain the route’s structure. The charted 

depiction of Q–440 is unchanged and 

the full route description is listed in The 

Amendment section, below. 

This is an administrative change and 

does not affect the Q–440 route 

structure, charted alignment, or the 

operating requirements of the route. 

Therefore, notice and public procedure 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) is unnecessary. 

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; 


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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 of amending the legal description 

of RNAV route Q–440, by changing one 

route point from a fix to a WP and 

removing an unnecessary route point 

from the route description, 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. This is 

also 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– 

6.5k, which categorically excludes from 

further environmental impact review 

the publication of existing air traffic 

control procedures that do not 

essentially change existing tracks, create 

new tracks, change altitude, or change 

concentration of aircraft on these tracks. 

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 2006 United States Area 

Navigation Routes. 

* * * * * 

Q–440 HUFFR, MN to RAAKK, NY [Amended] 

HUFFR, MN WP (Lat. 45°08′48.63′′ N, long. 093°29′29.66′′ W) 

IDIOM, WI WP (Lat. 44°30′18.00′′ N, long. 088°17′57.00′′ W) 

DEANI, MI WP (Lat. 43°43′07.35′′ N, long. 085°46′29.20′′ W) 

BERYS, MI WP (Lat. 42°54′33.97′′ N, long. 083°17′59.75′′ W) 

TWIGS, MI WP (Lat. 42°48′34.10′′ N, long. 082°33′10.30′′ W) 

JAAJA, Canada WP (Lat. 42°40′00.00′′ N, long. 081°16′00.00′′ W) 

ICHOL, Canada WP (Lat. 42°38′31.46′′ N, long. 080°30′13.99′′ W) 

FARGN, Canada WP (Lat. 42°36′42.19′′ N, long. 079°47′18.42′′ W) 

RAAKK, NY WP (Lat. 42°23′59.00′′ N, long. 078°54′39.00′′ W) 

Excluding the airspace within Canada. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 27, 

2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14117 Filed 6–30–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0853; Airspace 

Docket No. 19–AAL–44] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment of United States Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Route T–375; 

Bettles, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes United 

States Area Navigation (RNAV) route T– 

375 in the vicinity of Bettles, AK in 

support of a large and comprehensive Troute modernization project for the state 

of Alaska. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, 

September 8, 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: 

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 expands the 

availability of RNAV in Alaska and 

improve the efficient flow of air traffic 

within the National Airspace System by 


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