Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-0144
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: IFR Altitudes: Miscellaneous Amendments
Posted Date: 2013-07-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44874-44878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17841]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No.30913; Amdt. No. 508]

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, August 22, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Dunham, 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 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 July 19, 2013.
John M. Allen,
Deputy 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, August 22, 2013.

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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:

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                                  Revisions to IFR Altitudes & Changeover Point
                                 [Amendment 508 Effective Date August 22, 2013]
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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                                     Sec.   95.3000 Low Altitude RNAV Routes
                                 Sec.   95.3291 RNAV Route T291 Is Added To Read
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LOUIE, MD FIX.................................  BAABS, MD WP..........................        *5000        11000
    *1800--MOCA
BAABS, MD WP..................................  HARRISBURG, PA VORTAC.................        *5000        11000
    *3000--MOCA
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                                 Sec.   95.3295 RNAV Route T295 Is Added To Read
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LOUIE, MD FIX.................................  BAABS, MD WP..........................        *5000        11000
    *1800--MOCA
BAABS, MD WP..................................  LANCASTER, PA VORTAC..................        *5000        11000
    *2400--MOCA
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                                    Sec.   95.4000 High Altitude RNAV Routes
                            Sec.   95.4035 RNAV Route Q35 Is Amended To Read in Part
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NEERO, NV WP..................................  KOATA, OR WP..........................       *29000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
KOATA, OR WP..................................  KIMBERLY, OR VORTAC...................       *29000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
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                                 Sec.   95.4068 RNAV Route Q68 Is Added To Read
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CHARLESTON, WV VORTAC.........................  TOMCA, WV WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
TOMCA, WV WP..................................  RONZZ, WV WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
RONZZ, WV WP..................................  HHOLZ, WV WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
HHOLZ, WV WP..................................  HAMME, WV WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
HAMME, WV WP..................................  CAPOE, VA WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
CAPOE, VA WP..................................  OTTTO, VA WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
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                                 Sec.   95.4072 RNAV Route Q72 Is Added To Read
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HACKS, WV FIX.................................  GEQUE, WV WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
GEQUE, WV WP..................................  BENSH, WV WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
BENSH, WV WP..................................  RAMAY, VA WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
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                                 Sec.   95.4080 RNAV Route Q80 Is Added To Read
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FAREV, KY WP..................................  JEDER, KY WP..........................       *18000        18000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
JEDER, KY WP..................................  ENGRA, KY WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
ENGRA, KY WP..................................  DEWAK, KY WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
DEWAK, KY WP..................................  CEGMA, KY WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA

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    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
CEGMA, KY WP..................................  JONEN, KY WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
JONEN, KY WP..................................  BULVE, WV WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
BULVE, WV WP..................................  WISTA, WV WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
WISTA, WV WP..................................  LEVII, WV WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
LEVII, WV WP..................................  RONZZ, WV WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
RONZZ, WV WP..................................  HHOLZ, WV WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
HHOLZ, WV WP..................................  HAMME, WV WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
HAMME, WV WP..................................  CAPOE, VA WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
CAPOE, VA WP..................................  OTTTO, VA WP..........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
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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..........         2300
    *4000--MRA
*ROMAR, MS FIX...................  MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC.....         2300
    *4000--MRA
MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC..............  SIDON, MS VORTAC........         2000
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    Sec.   95.6011 VOR Federal Airway V11 Is Amended To Read in Part
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GREENE COUNTY, MS VORTAC.........  MIZZE, MS FIX...........        *4000
    *1900--MOCA
    *3000--GNSS MEA
MIZZE, MS FIX....................  MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC.....        *3000
    *2400--MOCA
MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC..............  SIDON, MS VORTAC........         2000
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    Sec.   95.6012 VOR Federal Airway V12 Is Amended To Read in Part
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HARRISBURG, PA VORTAC............  KUPPS, PA FIX...........         3100
KUPPS, PA FIX....................  BOYER, PA FIX...........  00
                                                                       0
    UNUSABLE
BOYER, PA FIX....................  POTTSTOWN, PA VORTAC....        *3000
    *2400--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6014 VOR Federal Airway V14 Is Amended To Read in Part
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*FLATT, TX FIX...................  SHALO, TX FIX...........         5200
    *8000--MRA
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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.....         2000
MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC..............  MERIDIAN, MS VORTAC.....         2500
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    Sec.   95.6062 VOR Federal Airway V62 Is Amended To Read in Part
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FLECK, TX FIX....................  GEENI, TX FIX...........        *4000
    *3500--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6071 VOR Federal Airway V71 Is Amended To Read in Part
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*WRACK, LA FIX...................  NATCHEZ, MS VOR/DME.....       **3500
    *4000--MRA
    **2200--MOCA
    **2200--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6074 VOR Federal Airway V74 Is Amended To Read in Part
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GREENVILLE, MS VOR/DME...........  MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC.....         2000
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    Sec.   95.6083 VOR Federal Airway V83 Is Amended To Read in Part
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GOSIP, CO FIX....................  PUEBLO, CO VORTAC.......         8700
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    Sec.   95.6121 VOR Federal Airway V121 Is Amended To Read in Part
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DOSEE, OR FIX....................  *VIDAS, OR FIX..........  ...........
                                   NE BND..................         8000
                                   SW BND..................         6000
    *9300--MCA VIDAS, OR FIX, NE
     BND
VIDAS, OR FIX....................  *WHIFF, OR FIX..........  ...........
                                   NE BND..................      **13000
                                   SW BND..................       **9000
    *12000--MCA WHIFF, OR FIX, NE
     BND
    **7500--MOCA
    **8000--GNSS MEA
WHIFF, OR FIX....................  SNOKY, OR FIX...........       *13000
    *12300--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6198 VOR Federal Airway V198 Is Amended To Read in Part
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JUNCTION, TX VORTAC..............  SAN ANTONIO, TX VORTAC..         4100
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    Sec.   95.6245 VOR Federal Airway V245 Is Amended To Read in Part
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NATCHEZ, MS VOR/DME..............  MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC.....         3500
MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC..............  BIGBEE, MS VORTAC.......        *5000
    *2000--MOCA MAA--17500
    *3000--GNSS MEA
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       Sec.   95.6417 VOR Federal Airway V417 Is Amended To Delete
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MONROE, LA VORTAC................  *BOLTS, MS FIX..........       **5000
    *3400--MRA
    **1900--MOCA
BOLTS, MS FIX....................  JACKSON, MS VORTAC......         2000
JACKSON, MS VORTAC...............  *FANEN, MS FIX..........       **3000
    *3300--MRA
    **2000--MOCA
FANEN, MS FIX....................  MERIDIAN, MS VORTAC.....         3000
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       Sec.   95.6427 VOR Federal Airway V427 Is Amended To Delete
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MONROE, LA VORTAC................  *PECKS, MS FIX..........       **5000
    *2800--MRA
    **1900--MOCA
    **2000--GNSS MEA
PECKS, MS FIX....................  JACKSON, MS VORTAC......  20
                                                                      00
    JACKSON R-281
     UNUSABLE BEYOND 40 NM
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    Sec.   95.6500 VOR Federal Airway V500 Is Amended To Read in Part
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GLARA, OR FIX....................  HARZL, OR FIX...........  ...........
                                   W BND...................        *7200
                                   E BND...................       *10000
    *6700--MOCA
    *7000--GNSS MEA
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       Sec.   95.6537 VOR Federal Airway V537 Is Amended To Delete
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GREENVILLE, FL VORTAC............  MOULTRIE, GA VOR/DME....        *5000
    *1600--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
MOULTRIE, GA VOR/DME.............  MACON, GA VORTAC........        *3000

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    *2400--MOCA
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       Sec.   95.6555 VOR Federal Airway V555 Is Amended To Delete
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MC COMB, MS VORTAC...............  *BANDO, MS FIX..........         2100
    *3400--MRA
BANDO, MS FIX....................  JACKSON, MS VORTAC......         2000
JACKSON, MS VORTAC...............  *VAHNS, MS FIX..........         2000
    *3500--MRA
VAHNS, MS FIX....................  SIDON, MS VORTAC........         2000
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       Sec.   95.6557 VOR Federal Airway V557 Is Amended To Delete
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MC COMB, MS VORTAC...............  *BYRAM, MS FIX..........         2900
    *4200--MRA
*BYRAM, MS FIX...................  JACKSON, MS VORTAC......         2900
    *4200--MRA
JACKSON, MS VORTAC...............  SIDON, MS VORTAC........         2000
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    Sec.   95.6611 VOR Federal Airway V611 Is Amended To Read in Part
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GOSIP, CO FIX....................  PUEBLO, CO VORTAC.......         8700
*LIMEX, CO FIX...................  GILL, CO VOR/DME........         7900
    *10000--MRA
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Sec.   95.6440 Alaska VOR Federal Airway V440 Is Amended To Read in Part
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CENTA, AK FIX....................  SALIS, AK FIX...........  *9
                                                                     000
    *2000--MOCA
    MEA IS ESTABLISHED
     WITH A GAP IN NAVIGATION
     SIGNAL COVERAGE.
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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                                            Sec.   95.7001 Jet Routes
                             Sec.   95.7004 Jet Route J4 Is Amended To Read in Part
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BELCHER, LA VORTAC............................  MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC...................        18000        45000
MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC...........................  MERIDIAN, MS VORTAC...................        18000        45000
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                             Sec.   95.7020 Jet Route J20 Is Amended To Read in Part
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BELCHER, LA VORTAC............................  MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC...................        18000        45000
MAGNOLIA, MS VORTAC...........................  MERIDIAN, MS VORTAC...................        18000        45000
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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 V198 Is Amended To Delete Changeover Point
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JUNCTION, TX VORTAC...................  SAN ANTONIO, TX VORTAC........           51  JUNCTION
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                                 Alaska V440 Is Amended To Add Changeover Point
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YAKUTAT, AK VOR/DME...................  BIORKA ISLAND, AK VORTAC......          108  YAKUTAT
BIORKA ISLAND, AK VORTAC..............  SANDSPIT, CA VOR/DME..........          134  BIORKA ISLAND
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