Document ID: FAA-2013-0891-0002
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: IFR Altitudes: Miscellaneous Amendments
Posted Date: 2013-11-15T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68699-68702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27404]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30931; Amdt. No. 510]

IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule

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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.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, December 12, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harry Hodges, Flight Procedure 
Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs 
Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma 
City, OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. 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

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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 November 8, 2013.
John Duncan,
Acting 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, June 30, 2011.

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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.

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2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:

              Revisions to IFR Altitudes & Changeover Point
            [Amendment 510 Effective date, December 12, 2013]
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                    Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes-U.S
     Sec.   95.6009 VOR Federal Airway V9 is Amended to Read in Part
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MC COMB, MS VORTAC...............  *ROMAR, MS FIX..........       **3000
    *4000--MRA
    **1900--MOCA
*ROMAR, MS FIX...................  MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC.....       **3000
    *4000--MRA
    **1900--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6018 VOR Federal Airway V18 is Amended to Read in Part
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MONROE, LA VORTAC................  MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC.....         2500
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    Sec.   95.6048 VOR Federal Airway V48 is Amended to Read in Part
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PEORIA, IL VORTAC................  MAROC, IL FIX...........        *3000
    *2400--MOCA
MAROC, IL FIX....................  PONTIAC, IL VOR/DME.....         2500
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    Sec.   95.6066 VOR Federal Airway V66 is Amended to Read in Part
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BROOKWOOD, AL VORTAC.............  LAGRANGE, GA VORTAC.....         3400
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    Sec.   95.6070 VOR Federal Airway V70 is Amended to Read in Part
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U.S./MEXICO BORDER...............  BROWNSVILLE, TX VORTAC..        *5000
    *1600--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6083 VOR Federal Airway V83 is Amended to Read in Part
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ALAMOSA, CO VORTAC...............  BLOKE, CO FIX...........
                                   E BND...................        14000
                                   W BND...................        10400
BLOKE, CO FIX....................  *GOSIP, CO FIX..........        14000
    *14000--MCA GOSIP, CO FIX, SW
     BND
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    Sec.   95.6091 VOR Federal Airway V91 is Amended to Read in Part
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GLENS FALLS, NY VORTAC...........  *ENSON, VT FIX..........      **10000
    *10000--MCA ENSON, VT FIX, SW
     BND
    **5000--GNSS MEA
ENSON, VT FIX....................  WEIGH, VT FIX...........        *4000
    *2800--MOCA
WEIGH, VT FIX....................  BURLINGTON, VT VOR/DME..
                                   N.......................     BND 3000
                                   S.......................     BND 4000
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    Sec.   95.6119 VOR Federal Airway V119 is Amended to Read in Part
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NEWCOMBE, KY VORTAC..............  *CROUP, OH FIX..........         2800
  *5500--MCA CROUP, OH FIX, NE
   BND
CROUP, OH FIX....................  HENDERSON, WV VORTAC....         5500
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    Sec.   95.6140 VOR Federal Airway V140 is Amended to Read in Part
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NASHVILLE, TN VORTAC.............  *LENON, TN FIX..........       **3000
  *6500--MRA
  **2400--MOCA
*LENON, TN FIX...................  HARME, TN FIX...........       **3000

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  *6500--MRA
  **2400--MOCA
HARME, TN FIX....................  LIVINGSTON, TN VORTAC...         3200
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    Sec.   95.6141 VOR Federal Airway V141 is Amended to Read in Part
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RUCKY, VT FIX....................  *BURLINGTON, VT VOR/DME.         6300
    *4000--MCA BURLINGTON, VT VOR/
     DME, SE BND
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    Sec.   95.6161 VOR Federal Airway V161 is Amended to Read in Part
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LLANO, TX VORTAC.................  *BUILT, TX FIX..........       **6000
    *6000--MRA
    **3200--MOCA
*BUILT, TX FIX...................  DUFFA, TX FIX...........       **6000
    *6000--MRA
    **2900--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6198 VOR Federal Airway V198 is Amended to Read in Part
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PEARL, LA FIX....................  MINNI, MS FIX...........        *2300
    *1300--MOCA
MINNI, MS FIX....................  ELSIE, MS FIX...........        *3500
    *1300--MOCA
ELSIE, MS FIX....................  *ROMMY, MS FIX..........       **2800
    *4000--MRA
    **1300--MOCA
SEMINOLE, FL VORTAC..............  LLOYD, FL FIX...........         2000
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    Sec.   95.6210 VOR Federal Airway V210 is Amended to Read in Part
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ALAMOSA, CO VORTAC...............  BLOKE, CO FIX...........
                                   E BND...................        14000
                                   W BND...................        10400
BLOKE, CO FIX....................  *GOSIP, CO FIX..........        14000
    *14000--MCA GOSIP, CO FIX, SW
     BND
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    Sec.   95.6229 VOR Federal Airway V229 is Amended to Read in Part
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MUDDI, VT FIX....................  *BURLINGTON, VT VOR/DME.         6000
    *3100--MCA BURLINGTON, VT VOR/
     DME, SE BND
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    Sec.   95.6240 VOR Federal Airway V240 is Amended to Read in Part
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PEARL, LA FIX....................  MINNI, MS FIX...........        *2300
    *1300--MOCA
MINNI, MS FIX....................  ELSIE, MS FIX...........        *3500
    *1300--MOCA
ELSIE, MS FIX....................  *ROMMY, MS FIX..........       **2800
    *4000--MRA
    **1300--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6487 VOR Federal Airway V487 is Amended to Read in Part
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WEIGH, VT FIX....................  BURLINGTON, VT VOR/DME..
                                   N BND...................         3000
                                   S BND...................         4000
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    Sec.   95.6568 VOR Federal Airway V568 is Amended to Read in Part
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LLANO, TX VORTAC.................  *BUILT, TX FIX..........       **6000
    *6000--MRA
    **3200--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6573 VOR Federal Airway V573 is Amended to Read in Part
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TEXARKANA, AR VORTAC.............  ELMMO, AR FIX...........
                                   SW BND..................        *3500
                                   NE BND..................        *5500
    *2600--MOCA
ELMMO, AR FIX....................  *MARKI, AR FIX..........       **5500

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    *5500--MCA MARKI, AR FIX, SW
     BND
    **2600--MOCA
MARKI, AR FIX....................  HOT SPRINGS, AR VOR/DME.        *3500
    *2700--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6586 VOR Federal Airway V586 is Amended to Read in Part
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MACON, MO VOR/DME................  QUINCY, IL VORTAC.......         2700
QUINCY, IL VORTAC................  PEORIA, IL VORTAC.......         2500
PEORIA, IL VORTAC................  MAROC, IL FIX...........        *3000
    *2400--MOCA
MAROC, IL FIX....................  PONTIAC, IL VOR/DME.....         2500
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                  From                                  To                    MEA                 MAA
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                                            Sec.  95.7001 JET ROUTES
                          Sec.   95.7190 Jet Route J190 MAA is Amended to Read in Part
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SLATE RUN, PA VORTAC..........  BINGHAMTON, NY VORTAC..........        18000  45000
    USE SLATE RUN R-072 TO
     BINGHAMTON
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                             Airway Segment                                          Changeover points
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                  From                                  To                  Distance              From
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                               Sec.   95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Point
                                   V210 is Amended To Delete Changeover Point
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ALAMOSA, CO VORTAC.....................  LAMAR, CO VOR/DME..............           60  ALAMOSA.
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[FR Doc. 2013-27404 Filed 11-14-13; 8:45 am]
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