Document ID: FAA-2021-0596-0003
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Airspace Designations and Reporting Points: Vicinity of Litchfield, MI
Posted Date: 2022-04-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 20295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07206]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0596; Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-15]
RIN 2120-AA66

Amendment of V-6, V-10, V-30, V-100, and V-233 in the Vicinity of 
Litchfield, MI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: This action withdraws the final rule published in the Federal 
Register on March 21, 2022, amending VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) 
Federal airways V-6, V-10, V-30, V-100, and V-233 in the vicinity of 
Litchfield, MI, due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion 
of the Litchfield, MI, VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) 
navigational aid. Unanticipated issues affecting the completion of 
related VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program instrument 
procedure amendments and the associated flight inspection activities 
required to adopt those amendments have made this withdrawal action 
necessary.

DATES: As of April 7, 2022, the final rule published on March 21, 2022 
(87 FR 15879) is withdrawn.

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:

History

    The FAA published a final rule in the Federal Register for Docket 
No. FAA-2021-0596 (87 FR 15879; March 21, 2022) amending VOR Federal 
airways V-6, V-10, V-30, V-100, and V-233 due to the planned 
decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME. The 
effective date of that rule is May 19, 2022. Subsequent to the final 
rule, unanticipated requirements and issues affecting the completion of 
related instrument procedure amendments and the associated flight 
inspection activities required to adopt those amendments by the 
published effective date have been identified. As a result, the planned 
Litchfield, MI, VOR decommissioning has been slipped to April 20, 2023.

FAA's Conclusions

    The FAA has reviewed the Litchfield, MI, VOR decommissioning 
project and determined additional time is required to complete the 
related instrument procedure amendments and associated flight 
inspection activities to ensure an efficient implementation and 
integration with other ongoing VOR MON program actions. Therefore, the 
final rule is being withdrawn.
    The existing VOR Federal airways (V-6, V-10, V-30, V-100, and V-
233) addressed in the final rule remain unchanged.
    The FAA will publish a new notice of proposed rulemaking action at 
a later date, using a new airspace docket number, to coincide with the 
slipped Litchfield, MI, VOR decommissioning now planned for April 20, 
2023.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Withdrawal

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Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the final rule 
published in the Federal Register on March 21, 2022 (87 FR 15879), FR 
Doc. 2022-05546, is hereby withdrawn.

    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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2022-07206 Filed 4-6-22; 8:45 am]
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