[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 24 (Monday, February 7, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6376-6378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2221]


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Proposed Rules
                                                Federal Register
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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. 70, No. 24 / Monday, February 7, 2005 / 
Proposed Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-19667; Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-13]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Establishment of Area Navigation Routes (RNAV), FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish eight area navigation (RNAV) 
routes in Florida in support of the High Altitude Redesign (HAR) 
project. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance safety and to 
improve the efficient use of the navigable airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 24, 2005.

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 FAA Docket 
No. FAA-2004-19667 and Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-13, at the beginning 
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace and Rules, 
Office of System Operations and Safety, 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 (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2004-19667 and Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-13) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.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-2004-19667 and Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-13.'' 
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 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 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 NPRMs

    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 Federal Register's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.
    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 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An 
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at 
the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue College Park, GA 30337.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs should contact 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.

Background

    As part of the on-going National Airspace Redesign, the FAA has 
implemented the HAR program. This specific effort focuses on developing 
and implementing improvements in navigation structure and operating 
methods to allow more flexible and efficient en route operations in the 
high altitude airspace environment. In support of this program, the FAA 
is establishing RNAV routes to provide greater freedom to properly 
equipped users and to achieve the economic benefits of flying user 
selected non-restrictive routings.
    The new RNAV routes will be identified by the letter prefix ``Q,'' 
followed by a number consisting of from one to three digits. The 
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has allocated the 
``Q'' prefix, along with the number set 1 through 499, for use by the 
U.S. for designating domestic RNAV routes.

Related Rulemaking

    On April 8, 2003, the FAA published the Designation of Class A, B, 
C, D, and E Airspace Areas; Air Traffic Service Routes, and Reporting 
Points rule in the Federal Register (68 FR 16943). This rule adopted 
certain amendments proposed in Notice No. 02-20, Area Navigation and 
Miscellaneous Amendments. The rule revised and adopted several 
definitions in FAA regulations, including Air Traffic Service Routes, 
to be in concert with ICAO definitions; and reorganized the structure 
of FAA regulations concerning the designation of Class A, B, C, D, and 
E airspace areas, airways, routes, and reporting points. The purpose of 
the rule was to facilitate the establishment of RNAV routes in the 
National Airspace System (NAS) for use by aircraft with advanced 
navigation system capabilities.
    On May 9, 2003, the FAA published the Establishment of RNAV final 
rule in the Federal Register (68 FR 24864). This rule, which supports 
Phase I of the

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HAR, established 11 new RNAV routes along high-density air traffic 
tracks in the western and north central U.S. The eight new RNAV routes 
being proposed in this notice would further support the HAR effort by 
extending the benefits of RNAV routing to the Florida area.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 (part 71) to establish eight RNAV routes 
in Florida within the airspace assigned to the Jacksonville Air Route 
Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). These routes are proposed as part of 
the HAR program to enhance safety, and to facilitate the more flexible 
and efficient use of the navigable airspace for en route instrument 
flight rules (IFR) operations within the Jacksonville ARTCC area of 
responsibility.
    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 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.

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(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 
7400.9M, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 30, 
2004, and effective September 16, 2004, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 2006--Area Navigation Routes

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Q-104 DEFUN to CYY [New]
DEFUN                  WP                    (Lat. 30[deg]48'51'' N., long. 86[deg]07'53'' W.)
HEVVN                  WP                    (Lat. 29[deg]49'19'' N., long. 83[deg]53'43'' W.)
PLYER                  WP                    (Lat. 28[deg]56'51'' N., long. 83[deg]20'09'' W.)
MARVE                  WP                    (Lat. 28[deg]35'16'' N., long. 83[deg]06'31'' W.)
CYY                    VOR/DME               (Lat. 26[deg]09'12'' N., long. 81[deg]46'41'' W.)
 
 Q-106 SMELZ to GADAY [New]
SMELZ                  WP                    (Lat. 28[deg]04'59'' N., long. 82[deg]06'34'' W.)
BULZI                  WP                    (Lat. 29[deg]59'14'' N., long. 83[deg]44'17'' W.)
GADAY                  WP                    (Lat. 31[deg]02'28'' N., long. 86[deg]08'02'' W.)
 
 Q-108 GADAY to CLAWZ [New]
GADAY                  WP                    (Lat. 31[deg]02'28'' N., long. 86[deg]08'02'' W.)
CLAWZ                  WP                    (Lat. 30[deg]38'29'' N., long. 83[deg]02'19'' W.)
 
 Q-110 KPASA to FEONA [New]
KPASA                  WP                    (Lat. 28[deg]10'34'' N., long. 81[deg]54'27'' W.)
BRUTS                  WP                    (Lat. 29[deg]30'58'' N., long. 82[deg]58'57'' W.)
GULFR                  WP                    (Lat. 30[deg]12'23'' N., long. 83[deg]33'08'' W.)
FEONA                  WP                    (Lat. 31[deg]36'11'' N., long. 84[deg]43'51'' W.)
 
 Q-112 DEFUN to INPIN [New]
DEFUN                  WP                    (Lat. 30[deg]48'51'' N., long. 86[deg]07'53'' W.)
HEVVN                  WP                    (Lat. 29[deg]49'19'' N., long. 83[deg]53'43'' W.)
INPIN                  WP                    (Lat. 28[deg]33'13'' N., long. 81[deg]48'27'' W.)
 
 Q-114 DEFUN to FORTL [New]
DEFUN                  WP                    (Lat. 30[deg]48'51'' N., long. 86[deg]07'53'' W.)
HEVVN                  WP                    (Lat. 29[deg]49'19'' N., long. 83[deg]53'43'' W.)
TEPEE                  WP                    (Lat. 28[deg]00'01'' N., long. 82[deg]21'59'' W.)
JOCKS                  WP                    (Lat. 27[deg]00'33'' N., long. 81[deg]51'13'' W.)
FORTL                  WP                    (Lat. 26[deg]18'34'' N., long. 81[deg]21'08'' W.)
 
 Q-116 KPASA to CEEYA [New]
KPASA                  WP                    (Lat. 28[deg]10'34'' N., long. 81[deg]54'27'' W.)
BRUTS                  WP                    (Lat. 29[deg]30'58'' N., long. 82[deg]58'57'' W.)
GULFR                  WP                    (Lat. 30[deg]12'23'' N., long. 83[deg]33'08'' W.)
CEEYA                  WP                    (Lat. 31[deg]31'32'' N., long. 84[deg]05'32'' W.)
 
 Q-118 KPASA to LENIE [New]
KPASA                  WP                    (Lat. 28[deg]10'34'' N., long. 81[deg]54'27'' W.)
BRUTS                  WP                    (Lat. 29[deg]30'58'' N., long. 82[deg]58'57'' W.)
LENIE                  WP                    (Lat. 31[deg]33'58'' N., long. 83[deg]50'50'' W.)
 


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2005.
Edie Parish,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules.
[FR Doc. 05-2221 Filed 2-4-05; 8:45 am]
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