Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-3273
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Instrument Flight Rules Altitudes
Posted Date: 2022-03-01T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11290-11293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04022]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 31417; Amdt. No. 564]

IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document 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: 0901 UTC, effective March 24, 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

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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 February 18, 2022.
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, March 24, 2022.

PART 95--IFR ALTITUDES

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1. The authority citation for part 95 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, and 14 CFR 
11.49(b)(2).

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2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:

              Revisions to IFR Altitudes & Changeover Point
             [Amendment 564 Effective Date, March 24, 2022]
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             From                     To            MEA          MAA
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                 Sec.   95.3000 Low Altitude RNAV Routes
                     Sec.   95.3302 RNAV Route T302
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     Is Amended by Adding
 
LLUKY, NE WP.................  ROKKK, IA WP...         4400        17500
ROKKK, IA WP.................  WATERLOO, IA            3000        17500
                                VOR/DME.
WATERLOO, IA VOR/DME.........  DUBUQUE, IA             2900        17500
                                VORTAC.
DUBUQUE, IA VORTAC...........  JOOLZ, IL WP...       * 2900        17500
    * 2500-MOCA
JOOLZ, IL WP.................  GRIFT, IL WP...         3000        17500
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                     Sec.   95.3411 RNAV Route T411
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       Is Added to Read
 
RAZORBACK, AR VORTAC.........  DROOP, MO WP...         3200        17500
DROOP, MO WP.................  BUTLER, MO              2800        17500
                                VORTAC.
BUTLER, MO VORTAC............  TOPEKA, KS              3100        17500
                                VORTAC.
TOPEKA, KS VORTAC............  LINCOLN, NE             3200        17500
                                VORTAC.
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                     Sec.   95.3413 RNAV Route T413
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       Is Added to Read
 
RAZORBACK, AR VORTAC.........  DROOP, MO WP...         3200        17500
DROOP, MO WP.................  EMPORIA, KS             3100        17500
                                VORTAC.
EMPORIA, KS VORTAC...........  SALINA, KS              3300        17500
                                VORTAC.
SALINA, KS VORTAC............  GRAND ISLAND,           3900        17500
                                NE VOR/DME.
GRAND ISLAND, NE VOR/DME.....  ISTIQ, NE WP...         3800        17500
ISTIQ, NE WP.................  LLUKY, NE WP...         4000        17500
LLUKY, NE WP.................  MMINI, NE WP...         4000        17500
MMINI, NE WP.................  JMBAG, SD WP...         4300        17500
JMBAG, SD WP.................  PIERRE, SD              4200        17500
                                VORTAC.
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                    Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes-U.S.
       Sec.   95.6013 VOR Federal Airway V13 Is Amended To Delete
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RAZORBACK, AR VORTAC.............  * PINNE, MO WP..........         3000

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    * 4500-MRA
PINNE, MO WP.....................  NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME......         3000
NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME...............  NASHE, MO FIX...........         2900
NASHE, MO FIX....................  DIZZI, MO WP............         2700
DIZZI, MO WP.....................  BUTLER, MO VORTAC.......       * 2600
    * 2000-MOCA
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       Sec.   95.6014 VOR Federal Airway V14 Is Amended To Delete
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TULSA, OK VORTAC.................  ADAIR, OK FIX...........         2500
ADAIR, OK FIX....................  NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME......         3000
NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME...............  SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC..         3000
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       Sec.   95.6015 VOR Federal Airway V15 Is Amended To Delete
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OKMULGEE, OK VOR/DME.............  MALTS, OK FIX...........         3500
MALTS, OK FIX....................  * PRYOR, OK FIX.........      ** 2900
    * 2900-MRA
    ** 2200-MOCA
PRYOR, OK FIX....................  NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME......         3000
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    Sec.   95.6027 VOR Federal Airway V27 Is Amended To Read in Part
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GAVIOTA, CA VORTAC...............  * ORCUT, CA FIX.........         6000
    * 6000-MCA                     ORCUT, CA FIX, SE BND...
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       Sec.   95.6037 VOR Federal Airway V37 Is Amended To Delete
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ELLWOOD CITY, PA VOR/DME.........  ERIE, PA TACAN..........         3000
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       Sec.   95.6043 VOR Federal Airway V43 Is Amended To Delete
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YOUNGSTOWN, OH VORTAC............  ERIE, PA TACAN..........       * 5000
    * 3000-GNSS MEA
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       Sec.   95.6270 VOR Federal Airway V270 Is Amended To Delete
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ERIE, PA VORTAC..................  JAMESTOWN, NY VOR/DME...         4000
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       Sec.   95.6307 VOR Federal Airway V307 Is Amended To Delete
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HARRISON, AR VOR/DME.............  NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME......       * 3400
    * 2800-MOCA
NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME...............  OSWEGO, KS VOR/DME......         3000
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       Sec.   95.6506 VOR Federal Airway V506 Is Amended To Delete
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TULSA, OK VORTAC.................  VINTA, OK FIX...........         2700
VINTA, OK FIX....................  NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME......         3000
NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME...............  BILIE, MO FIX...........         3000
BILIE, MO FIX....................  SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC..         3000
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             From                     To            MEA          MAA
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                        Sec.   95.7001 Jet Routes
                      Sec.   95.7181 Jet Route J181
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     Is Amended To Delete
 
OKMULGEE, OK VOR/DME.........  NEOSHO, MO VOR/        18000        45000
                                DME.
NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME...........  HALLSVILLE, MO         18000        45000
                                VORTAC.
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                           Airway Segment                                          Changeover Points
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                 From                                To                 Distance                From
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                                   Sec.   95.8005 Jet Route Changeover Points
                                   J181 Is Amended To Delete Changeover Point
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OKMULGEE, OK VOR/DME.................  NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME...........           58  OKMULGEE.
NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME...................  HALLSVILLE, MO VORTAC........          130  NEOSHO.
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