Document ID: FAA-2014-0273-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes: Northeast Maine
Posted Date: 2014-05-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29138-29139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11777]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0273; Airspace Docket No. 14-ANE-2]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes; Northeast 
ME

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify VOR Federal airways V-93, V-
314, V-471 and RNAV route T-295 in northeastern Maine due to the 
scheduled decommissioning of the Princeton, ME, VOR facility. After an 
analysis of the airway structure the FAA found that portions of the ATS 
routes around the Princeton, ME, VOR navaid, were rarely utilized and 
would be removed to further the safe and efficient flow of air traffic 
within the National Airspace System.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 7, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 
telephone: (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2014-
0273 and Airspace Docket No. 14-ANE-2 at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace Policy and 
Regulations Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone: (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2014-0273 and Airspace Docket No. 14-ANE-2) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management Facility (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2014-0273 and Airspace Docket No. 14-ANE-2.'' The 
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified comment 
closing date will be considered before taking action on the proposed 
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the public docket both before and after the comment 
closing date. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with 
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, 
GA, 30337.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, 
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to modify the descriptions of VOR Federal 
airways V-93, V-314, V-471 and RNAV route T-295 due to the planned 
decommissioning of the Princeton, ME, VOR.
    An analysis of the airway structure around the Princeton VOR found 
that the airways are rarely utilized in that area. After coordination 
with Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, Bangor Airport Traffic 
Control Tower, and Moncton Center (Canada), the FAA is proposing to 
remove the underutilized segments of the affected airways. The proposed 
changes are described below.
    V-93 extends between Patuxent River, MD, and the intersection of 
the Princeton, ME, 157[deg] radial and the United States/Canadian 
border. The FAA proposes to terminate the route at the Bangor, ME, 
VORTAC (BGR), eliminating the route segments between BGR and the United 
States/Canadian border.
    V-314 extends from Quebec, PQ, Canada, through United States 
airspace, to St. John, NB, Canada. This proposal would terminate the 
route at Millinocket, ME, and eliminate the segments between 
Millinocket, Princeton, ME, and St. John, NB, Canada.
    V-471 extends between the intersection of the Princeton, ME, 
208[deg] and the Bangor, ME, 132[deg] radials (i.e., the charted BARHA 
fix) and the intersection of the Houlton, ME, 085[deg] radial and the 
United States/Canadian border. This action would remove the route 
segment between the Bangor VORTAC and the BARHA fix.
    T-295 extends between the LOUIE, MD, fix and the Princeton, ME, 
VOR/DME. The amended route would terminate at Bangor, ME, eliminating 
the segment between Bangor and Princeton, ME.

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    All radials in the route descriptions below are stated in True 
degrees.
    VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010, and area 
navigation routes are published in paragraph 6011, respectively, of FAA 
Order 7400.9X dated August 7, 2013, and effective September 15, 2013, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The VOR Federal 
airways and RNAV route listed in this document would be subsequently 
published in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant 
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 
``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (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 proposed 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.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in 
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the 
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it would amend the route structure as required to preserve the safe 
and efficient flow of air traffic within the northeastern United 
States.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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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.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9X, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 7, 2013 and 
effective September 15, 2013, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010 Domestic VOR Federal airways.

V-93 [Amended]

    From Patuxent River, MD, INT Patuxent 013[deg] and Baltimore, 
MD, 122[deg] radials; Baltimore; INT Baltimore 004[deg] and 
Lancaster, PA, 214[deg] radials; Lancaster; Wilkes-Barre, PA; to INT 
Wilkes-Barre 037[deg] and Sparta, NJ 300[deg] radials. From INT 
Sparta 018[deg] and Kingston, NY, 270[deg] radials; Kingston; 
Pawling, NY; Chester, MA, 12 miles 7 miles wide (4 miles E and 3 
miles W of centerline); Keene, NH; Concord, NH; Kennebunk, ME; INT 
Kennebunk 045[deg] and Bangor, ME, 220[deg] radials; to Bangor.

V-314 [Amended]

    From Quebec, PQ, Canada, 99 miles 55 MSL, to Millinocket, ME, 
excluding the airspace within Canada.

V-471 [Amended]

    From Bangor, ME; Millinocket, ME; Houlton, ME; INT Houlton 
085[deg] and the United States/Canadian border.

Paragraph 6011 United States area navigation routes.

T-295 Louie, MD to Bangor, ME (BGR) [Amended]
 
LOUIE, MD                            FIX                      (Lat. 38[deg]36'44'' N., long. 076[deg]18'04'' W.)
BAABS, MD                            WP                       (Lat. 39[deg]19'51'' N., long. 076[deg]24'41'' W.)
Lancaster, PA (LRP)                  VORTAC                   (Lat. 40[deg]07'12'' N., long. 076[deg]17'29'' W.)
Wilkes-Barre, PA (LVZ)               VORTAC                   (Lat. 41[deg]16'22'' N., long. 075[deg]41'22'' W.)
LAAYK, PA                            FIX                      (Lat. 41[deg]28'33'' N., long. 075[deg]28'57'' W.)
SAGES, NY                            FIX                      (Lat. 42[deg]02'46'' N., long. 074[deg]19'10'' W.)
SASHA, MA                            FIX                      (Lat. 42[deg]07'59'' N., long. 073[deg]08'55'' W.)
Keene, NH (EEN)                      VORTAC                   (Lat. 42[deg]47'39'' N., long. 072[deg]17'30'' W.)
Concord, NH (CON)                    VORTAC                   (Lat. 43[deg]13'11'' N., long. 071[deg]34'32'' W.)
Kennebunk, ME (ENE)                  VOR/DME                  (Lat. 43[deg]25'32'' N., long. 070[deg]36'49'' W.)
BRNNS, ME                            FIX                      (Lat. 43[deg]54'09'' N., long. 069[deg]56'43'' W.)
Bangor, ME (BGR)                     VORTAC                   (Lat. 44[deg]50'30'' N., long. 068[deg]52'26'' W.)
 

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2014.
Gary A. Norek,
Manager, Airspace Policy and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2014-11777 Filed 5-20-14; 8:45 am]
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