Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 13, 2001 / Rules and Regulations 9913

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone: (202) 267–8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 6,

2000, Airspace Docket No. 98–AAL–26

(65 FR 35822; FR Doc. 00–14044) was

published for the modification and

revocation of VOR and Colored Federal

Airways, and Jet Routes in Alaska.

Included in this rule was the

amendment to the legal description of

G–8 which omitted the Glenallen, AK,

NDB Intersection. This action adds the

Glenallen intersection to the legal

description of G–8, thereby correcting

this error.

Correction to Final Rule

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, the legal

description for Colored Federal Airway

G–8, as published in the Federal

Register on June 6, 2000 (65 FR 35822;

FR Doc. 00–14044), and incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1, is corrected as

follows:

§ 71.1 [Corrected]

On page 35823, correct the legal

description of the G–8, to read as

follows:

Paragraph 6009 (a)—Green Federal Airways

* * * * *

G–8 [Revised]

From Shemya, AK, NDB, 20 AGL , Mount

Moffet, NDB, AK; 20 AGL Dutch Harbor, AK,

NDB; 20 AGL INT Dutch Harbor NDB 041°

and Elfee, AK, NDB 253° bearings; 20 AGL

Elfee NDB; 20 AGL Saldo, AK, NDB; INT

Saldo NDB 054° and Kachemak, AK, NDB

269° bearings, to Kachemak NDB. From

Campbell Lake, AK, NDB; INT Campbell

Lake NDB 031° and Glenallen, AK, NDB 255°

bearings; Glenallen NDB; INT Glenallen NDB

052° and Nabesna, AK, NDB 252° bearings;

Nabesna NDB.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 23,

2001.

Reginald C. Matthews,

Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.

[FR Doc. 01–3642 Filed 2–12–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–AAL–07]

RIN 2120–AA66

Revision of VOR Federal V–480 and Jet

Route J–120; AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final Rule

SUMMARY: This action revises Very High

Frequency Omnidirectional Range

(VOR) Federal Airway 480 (V–480) and

Jet Route 120 (J–120) in Alaska by

adding a routinely used route segment

between Mt. Moffett and St. Paul Island,

AK. The FAA is revising these routes for

the following reasons: The conversion of

this uncharted nonregulatory route to a

VOR Federal airway and jet route will

add additional instrument flight rules

(IFR) airway and route infrastructure in

Alaska; pilots will be provided with

minimum en route altitudes and

minimum obstruction clearance

altitudes information; to establish

controlled airspace, thus eliminating

some of the commercial IFR operations

in uncontrolled airspace; and to

improve the management of air traffic

operations and thereby enhance safety.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 22,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken

McElroy, Airspace and Rules Division,

ATA–400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace

Management, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone: (202) 267–8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On October 11, 2000, the FAA

proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 (part

71) to revise V–480 and J–120 (65 FR

60385). Interested parties were invited

to participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments were received. With the

exception of editorial changes, this

amendment is the same as that proposed

in the notice.

The Rule

The FAA is amending part 71 to

revise V–480 and J–120 in Alaska. The

revision to V–480 and J–120 will add a

routinely used route segment between

Mt. Moffett and St. Paul Island, AK.

Presently, there is an uncharted

nonregulatory route segment with the

same routing as this airway and jet route

revision. The current route is used by

air carrier and general aviation aircraft.

The FAA is revising these routes for the

following reasons: (1) The conversion of

this uncharted nonregulatory route to a

VOR Federal airway and jet route will

add additional IFR airway and route

infrastructure in Alaska; (2) pilots

would be provided with minimum en

route altitudes and minimum

obstruction clearance altitude

information; (3) to establish controlled

airspace, thus eliminating some of the

commercial IFR operations in

uncontrolled airspace; and (4) to

improve the management of air traffic

operations and thereby enhance safety.

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. Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’

under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not

a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 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.

Jet routes are published in paragraph

2004 and Alaskan VOR Federal airways

are published in paragraph 6010(b) of

FAA Order 7400.9H dated September 1,

2000, and effective September 16, 2000,

which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR 71.1. The jet route and the Alaskan

VOR Federal airway listed in this

document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;

AIRWAYS; 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.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9H,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, dated September 1, 2000, and

effective September 16, 2000, is

amended as follows:

Paragraph 2004—Jet Routes

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J–120 [Revised]

From Mt. Moffett, AK, NDB via St. Paul

Island, AK, NDB; Bethel, AK; McGrath, AK;

Fairbanks, AK; Fort Yukon, AK; to the Barter

Island, AK, NDB.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6010(b)—Alaskan VOR Federal

Airways

* * * * *

V–480 [Revised]

From Mt. Moffett, AK, NDB, 20 AGL via St.

Paul Island, AK, NDB, 20 AGL, Kipnuk, AK;

Bethel, AK, McGrath, AK, Nenana, AK; to

Fairbanks, AK.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 23,

2001.

Reginald C. Matthews,

Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.

[FR Doc. 01–3643 Filed 2–12–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30231; Amdt. No. 427]

IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous

Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts

miscellaneous amendments to the

required IFR (instrument flight rules)

altitudes and changeover points for

certain Federal airways, jet routes, or

direct routes for which a minimum or

maximum en route authorized IFR

altitude is prescribed. This regulatory

action is needed because of changes

occurring in the National Airspace

System. These changes are designed to

provide for the safe and efficient use of

the navigable airspace under instrument

conditions in the affected areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 22,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure

Standards Branch (AMCAFS–420),

Flight Technologies and Program

Division, Flight Standards Service,

Federal Aviation Administration, Mike

Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500

South MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma City,

OK 73169 (Mail Address: PO Box 25082

Oklahoma City, OK. 73125) telephone:

(405) 954–4164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

amendment to part 95 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95)

amends, suspends, or revokes IFR

altitudes governing the operation of all

aircraft in flight over a specified route

or any portion of that route, as well as

the changeover points (COPs) for

Federal airways, jet routes, or direct

routes as prescribed in part 95.

The Rule

The specified IFR altitudes, when

used in conjunction with the prescribed

changeover points for those routes,

ensure navigation aid coverage that is

adequate for safe flight operations and

free of frequency interference. The

reasons and circumstances that create

the need for this amendment involve

matters of flight safety and operational

efficiency in the National Airspace

System, are related to published

aeronautical charts that are essential to

the user, and provide for the safe and

efficient use of the navigable airspace.

In addition, those various reasons or

circumstances require making this

amendment effective before the next

scheduled charting and publication date

of the flight information to assure its

timely availability to the user. The

effective date of this amendment reflects

those considerations. In view of the

close and immediate relationship

between these regulatory changes and

safety in air commerce, I find that notice

and public procedure before adopting

this amendment are impracticable and

contrary to the public interest and that

good cause exists for making the

amendment effective in less than 30

days.

Conclusion

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 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. For the same

reason, the FAA certifies that this

amendment 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 95

Airspace, Navigation (air).

Issued in Washington, DC on February 5,

2001.

L. Nicholas Lacey,

Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, part 95 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) is

amended as follows effective at 0901

UTC.

PART 95—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 95

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106,

40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44719,

44721.

2. Part 95 is amended to read as

follows:

REVISIONS TO IFR ALTITUDES AND CHANGEOVER POINTS

[Amendment 427 effective March 22, 2001]

From To MEA

Color Routes

§ 95.4 Green Federal Airway 8 is Amended to Read in Part

Campbell Lake, AK NDB .............................................................. Glennallen, AK NDB .................................................................... 10200

Victor Routes-U.S.

§ 95.6221 VOR Federal Airway 221 is Amended by Adding

Bible Grove, IL VORTAC .............................................................. Hoosier, in VORTAC ................................................................... 3000