41632 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 133 / Wednesday, July 13, 2022 / Proposed Rules 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th 

St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

206–231–3195. This material may be found 

in the AD docket at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2022–0873. 

(2) For more information about this AD, 

contact Ho-Joon Lim, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, FAA, International 

Validation Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198; telephone 206–231– 

3405; email ho-joon.lim@faa.gov. 

Issued on July 7, 2022. 

Christina Underwood, 

Acting Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14867 Filed 7–12–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0824; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ASO–33] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment and Revocation 

of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes; 

Southeastern and Northeastern United 

States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Area Navigation (RNAV) route 

Q–81 to realign a portion of the route to 

improve traffic flows, and to remove 

Canadian RNAV route Q–947 at the 

request of NavCanada. These changes 

would support the Northeast Corridor 

Atlantic Coast Route Project. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 12, 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: 1 

(800) 647–5527 or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2022–0824; Airspace Docket No. 21– 

ASO–33 at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at http://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 expands the 

availability of RNAV routes in the 

National Airspace System, increases 

airspace capacity, and reduces 

complexity in high air traffic volume 

areas. 

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– 

2022–0824; Airspace Docket No. 21– 

ASO–33) 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–2022–0824; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–ASO–33.’’ 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 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, 

issued 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 Q–81 in the 

southeastern United States, and 

removing Canadian route Q–947 in the 

northeastern United States. 

Q–81: Q–81 currently extends from 

the TUNSL, FL., waypoint (WP), to the 

HONID, GA, WP. This proposal would 

amend the current route segments 

between the FIPES, OG, WP and the 

FARLU, FL, WP, by removing the 

THMPR, FL, WP and the LEEHI, FL, 

WP, and inserting the ZEILR, FL, Fix, 

and the PIKKR, OG, WP. The effect of 

this change would be to realign the track 


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of Q–81 by between one nautical mile 

(NM) and 10.5 NM to the west of its 

current path. This change would assist 

with traffic flow, conflict avoidance, 

and prevent excessive coordination for 

air traffic controllers. In addition, the 

FAA proposes to remove the following 

WPs from the legal description of Q–81: 

MGNTY, FL; BITNY, OG; SNAPY, FL; 

and IPOKE, GA. Because they do not 

denote a route turn point, these WPs are 

not required to be included in the Q–81 

legal description. However, these points 

will continue to be depicted on the IFR 

En Route charts because they are used 

for air traffic control purposes. The 

proposed full route description of Q–81 

is set out in the amendments to part 71 

below. 

The abbreviation ‘‘OG’’ is used in 

place of a state abbreviation for the 

FIPES, PIKKR, and BITNY WPs. OG 

means ‘‘Offshore Gulf of Mexico’’ 

indicating that those points overlie 

international waters. 

This action also proposes to remove 

portions of Canadian RNAV route Q– 

947. 

Q–947: Segments of Q–947 extend 

from the REVEN, Canada, WP; to the 

TOPPS, ME, WP; to the CUZWA, ME, 

WP; then back into Canada at the 

DUVOK, Canada, WP. NavCanada 

requested that these segments be 

removed due to potential conflicts with 

aircraft departures from Halifax, Nova 

Scotia (YHZ). 

United States Area Navigation Routes 

are published in paragraph 2006 and 

Canadian Area Navigation Routes are 

published in paragraph 2007 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. RNAV routes listed in this 

document would be subsequently 

published in and removed from 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 

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 

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 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–81 TUNSL, FL TO HONID, GA [AMENDED] 

TUNSL, FL WP (Lat. 24°54′02.43′′ N, long. 081°31′02.80′′ W) 

KARTR, FL FIX (Lat. 25°29′45.76′′ N, long. 081°30′46.24′′ W) 

FIPES, OG WP (Lat. 25°41′30.15′′ N, long. 081°37′13.79′′ W) 

ZEILR, FL WP (Lat. 26°38′13.17′′ N, long. 082°22′27.71′′ W) 

PIKKR, OG WP (Lat. 26°56′24.43′′ N, long. 082°41′25.28′′ W) 

FARLU, FL WP (Lat. 27°45′32.56′′ N, long. 082°50′43.77′′ W) 

ENDEW, FL WP (Lat. 28°18′01.73′′ N, long. 082°55′56.70′′ W) 

NICKI, FL WP (Lat. 29°15′20.19′′ N, long. 083°20′31.80′′ W) 

BULZI, FL WP (Lat. 30°22′24.93′′ N, long. 084°04′34.47′′ W) 

HONID, GA WP (Lat. 31°38′50.31′′ N, long. 084°23′42.60′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 2007 Canadian Area Navigation 

Routes. 

* * * * * 

Q–947 [Remove] 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2022. 

Scott M. Rosenbloom, 

Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14779 Filed 7–12–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0827; Airspace 

Docket No. 21–AEA–12] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment and Revocation 

of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes; 

Eastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend four jet routes and remove eight 

jet routes in the eastern United States. 

This action is associated with the 

Northeast Corridor Atlantic Coast Route 

Project and supports the VHF 

Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Minimum 

Operational Network (MON) to improve 

the efficiency of the National Airspace 

System (NAS) and reduce dependency 

on ground-based navigational systems. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 12, 2022. 


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