Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-3249
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Instrument Flight Rules Altitudes
Posted Date: 2022-01-05T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 388-391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28504]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 31408; Amdt. No. 563]

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, January 27, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Nichols, Flight Procedures 
and Airspace Group, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Flight 
Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration. Mailing Address: 
FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures and Airspace 
Group, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Registry Bldg 29 Room 104, 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.

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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 95

    Airspace, Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 27, 2021.
Thomas J Nichols,
Aviation Safety, Flight Standards Service Manager, Standards Section, 
Flight Procedures & Airspace Group, Flight Technologies and Procedures 
Division.

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, January 27, 2022.

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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 563 effective date January 27, 2022]
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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                                     Sec.   95.3000 Low Altitude RNAV Routes
                               Sec.   95.3348 RNAV Route T348 Is Amended by Adding
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LESNR, SD WP..................................  TECUD, SD WP..........................        *4000        17500
TECUD, SD WP..................................  SIOUX FALLS, SD VORTAC................        *4100        17500
SIOUX FALLS, SD VORTAC........................  GRSIS, MN WP..........................        *3500        17500
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                                 Sec.   95.3409 RNAV Route T409 Is Added To Read
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LLUKY, NE WP..................................  ADEDY, SD WP..........................        *4000        17500
ADEDY, SD WP..................................  LESNR, SD WP..........................        *4000        17500
LESNR, SD WP..................................  PIERRE, SD VORTAC.....................        *4200        17500
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                                    Sec.   95.4000 High Altitude RNAV Routes
                            Sec.   95.4013 RNAV Route Q13 Is Amended To Read in Part
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SKANN, NV WP..................................  SHUFL, NV WP..........................      #*25000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
SHUFL, NV WP..................................  LOMIA, NV WP..........................      #*25000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
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                            Sec.   95.4015 RNAV Route Q15 Is Amended To Read in Part
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SKANN, NV WP..................................  SHUFL, NV WP..........................      #*25000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
SHUFL, NV WP..................................  LOMIA, NV WP..........................      #*25000        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.   95.6001 VOR Federal Airway V1 Is Amended To Read in Part
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COYLE, NJ VORTAC.................  *DIXIE, NJ FIX..........         3800
    *3800--MCA DIXIE, NJ FIX, SW
     BND
DIXIE, NJ FIX....................  KENNEDY, NY VOR/DME.....        *2500
    *1700--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6016 VOR Federal Airway V16 Is Amended To Read in Part
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COYLE, NJ VORTAC.................  *DIXIE, NJ FIX..........         3800
    *3800--MCA DIXIE, NJ FIX, SW
     BND
DIXIE, NJ FIX....................  KENNEDY, NY VOR/DME.....        *2500
    *1700--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6031 VOR Federal Airway V31 Is Amended To Read in Part
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ROCHESTER, NY VOR/DME............  AIRCO, NY FIX...........         4000
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       Sec.   95.6036 VOR Federal Airway V36 Is Amended To Delete
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U.S. CANADIAN BORDER.............  U.S. CANADIAN BORDER....        *8000
    *3000--MOCA

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SAULT STE MARIE, MI VOR/DME......  U.S. CANADIAN BORDER....        *5000
    *2800--MOCA
BUFFALO, NY VOR/DME..............  *BURST, NY WP...........      **11000
    *11000--MCA BURST, NY WP, NW
     BND
    **4000--GNSS MEA
BURST, NY WP.....................  THINK, NY WP............         4000
THINK, NY WP.....................  ELMIRA, NY VOR/DME......         3500
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    Sec.   95.6045 VOR Federal Airway V45 Is Amended To Read in Part
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NEW BERN, NC VOR/DME.............  KINSTON, NC VORTAC......        #2900
    #KINSTON R-130 UNUSABLE USE
     NEWBERN R-313
KINSTON, NC VORTAC...............  BRADE, NC FIX...........     UNUSABLE
BRADE, NC FIX....................  RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC               2600
                                    VORTAC.
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    Sec.   95.6063 VOR Federal Airway V63 Is Amended To Read in Part
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RAZORBACK, AR VORTAC.............  BILIE, MO FIX...........        *4000
    *3200--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6070 VOR Federal Airway V70 Is Amended To Read in Part
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GRAND STRAND, SC VORTAC..........  WILMINGTON, NC VORTAC...     UNUSABLE
WILMINGTON, NC VORTAC............  BEULA, NC FIX...........     UNUSABLE
BEULA, NC FIX....................  KINSTON, NC VORTAC......     UNUSABLE
KINSTON, NC VORTAC...............  PEARS, NC FIX...........     UNUSABLE
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    Sec.   95.6071 VOR Federal Airway V71 Is Amended To Read in Part
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SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC...........  BUTLER, MO VORTAC.......        *3000
    *2500--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6072 VOR Federal Airway V72 Is Amended To Read in Part
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RAZORBACK, AR VORTAC.............  EDUGE, AR FIX...........        *4000
    *3200--MOCA
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       Sec.   95.6084 VOR Federal Airway V84 Is Amended To Delete
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BUFFALO, NY VOR/DME..............  GENESEO, NY VOR/DME.....         4000
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    Sec.   95.6088 VOR Federal Airway V88 Is Amended To Read in Part
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TULSA, OK VORTAC.................  *VINTA, OK FIX..........         2700
    *6200--MCA VINTA, OK FIX, NE
     BND
VINTA, OK FIX....................  SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC..        *6200
    *3100--MOCA
    *4000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6132 VOR Federal Airway V132 Is Amended To Read in Part
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NALLY, KS FIX....................  SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC..        *4500
    *2800--MOCA
    *3000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6140 VOR Federal Airway V140 Is Amended To Read in Part
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TULSA, OK VORTAC.................  *PRYOR, OK FIX..........       **3400
    *2900--MRA
    **2300--MOCA
PRYOR, OK FIX....................  RAZORBACK, AR VORTAC....        *3400
    *2900--MOCA
RAZORBACK, AR VORTAC.............  SPRAY, AR FIX...........        *4000
    *2900--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6159 VOR Federal Airway V159 Is Amended To Read in Part
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SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC...........  TRALE, MO FIX...........         3000
TRALE, MO FIX....................  HODEN, MO FIX...........        *4000
    *2400--MOCA
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       Sec.   95.6180 VOR Federal Airway V180 Is Amended To Delete
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INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN VOR/DME..  U.S. CANADIAN BORDER....         2900
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    Sec.   95.6190 VOR Federal Airway V190 Is Amended To Read in Part
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OSWEGO, KS VOR/DME...............  SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC..        *6200
    *3100--MOCA
    *4000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6213 VOR Federal Airway V213 Is Amended To Read in Part
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GRAND STRAND, SC VORTAC..........  WILMINGTON, NC VORTAC...     UNUSABLE
WILMINGTON, NC VORTAC............  WALLO, NC FIX...........     UNUSABLE
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    Sec.   95.6229 VOR Federal Airway V229 Is Amended To Read in Part
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DIXIE, NJ FIX....................  KENNEDY, NY VOR/DME.....        *2500
    *1700--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6252 VOR Federal Airway V252 Is Amended To Read in Part
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AIRCO, NY FIX....................  GENESEO, NY VOR/DME.....        *4000
    *2800--MOCA
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          95.6316 VOR Federal Airway V316 Is Amended To Delete
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SAULT STE MARIE, MI VOR/DME......  U.S. CANADIAN BORDER....        *5000
    *2800--MOCA
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       Sec.   95.6510 VOR Federal Airway V510 Is Amended To Delete
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BUFFALO, NY VOR/DME..............  *EHMAN, NY FIX..........      **11000
    *11000--MCA EHMAN, NY FIX, SW
     BND
    **3000--GNSS MEA
EHMAN, NY FIX....................  ROCHESTER, NY VOR/DME...         2400
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    Sec.   95.6527 VOR Federal Airway V527 Is Amended To Read in Part
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RAZORBACK, AR VORTAC.............  BILIE, MO FIX...........        *4000
    *3200--MOCA
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 Sec.   95.6424 Hawaii VOR Federal Airway V24 Is Amended To Read in Part
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#*LANAI, HI VORTAC...............  MAUI, HI VORTAC.........       **9000
    *5100--MCA LANAI, HI VORTAC,
     NE BND
    **7800--MOCA
    #6700--MCA MAUI, HI VORTAC,
     SW BND
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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 V159 Is Amended To Add Changeover Point
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SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC...............  NAPOLEON, MO VORTAC..........           57  SPRINGFIELD.
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