Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-2668
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Instrument Flight Rules Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
Posted Date: 2019-07-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34057-34060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15238]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 31264; Amdt. No. 547]

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 15, 2019.

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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 95

    Airspace, Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 12, 2019.
Rick Domingo,
Executive 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 15, 2019.

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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 547 Effective date August 15, 2019]
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                    Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes-U.S
     Sec.   95.6004 VOR Federal Airway V4 Is Amended To Read in Part
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* POCKET CITY, IN VORTAC.........  LAMBS, IN FIX...........
    *3600--MCA...................  W BND...................         2500
                                   E BND...................        10000
POCKET CITY, IN..................  VORTAC, E BND...........
LAMBS, IN FIX....................  *LOUISVILLE, KY VORTAC..      **10000
    *10000--MCA LOUISVILLE, KY...  VORTAC, W BND...........
    **3000--GNSS MEA.............
LOUISVILLE, KY VORTAC............  LEXINGTON, KY VOR/DME...         2800
LEXINGTON, KY VOR/DME............  NEWCOMBE, KY VORTAC.....         3100
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     Sec.   95.6007 VOR Federal Airway V7 Is Amended To Read in Part
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WIREGRASS, AL VORTAC.............  SKIPO, AL FIX...........         2300
SKIPO, AL FIX....................  *BANBI, AL FIX..........       **4000
    *4000--MCA...................  BANBI, AL FIX, SE BND...
    **1900--MOCA.................
    **2300--GNSS MEA.............
BANBI, AL FIX....................  MONTGOMERY, AL VORTAC...         2400

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MONTGOMERY, AL VORTAC............  VULCAN, AL VORTAC.......         3100
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        Sec.   95.6008 VOR Federal Airway V8 Is Amended To Delete
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BRIGGS, OH VOR/DME...............  ATWOO, OH FIX...........        *4000
    *3100--MOCA..................
    *3100--GNSS MEA..............
ATWOO, OH FIX....................  BELLAIRE, OH VOR/DME....        *6000
    *3000--MOCA..................
BELLAIRE, OH VOR/DME.............  *GALLS, PA FIX..........         3600
    *5000--MCA...................  GALLS, PA FIX, E BND....
GALLS, PA FIX....................  GRANTSVILLE, MD VOR/DME.         5500
GRANTSVILLE, MD VOR/DME..........  MARTINSBURG, WV VORTAC..         5500
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    Sec.   95.6012 VOR Federal Airway V12 Is Amended To Read in Part
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COLUMBIA, MO VOR/DME.............  STITH, MO FIX...........        *4000
    *2200--MOCA..................
STITH, MO FIX....................  FORISTELL, MO VORTAC....        *3000
    *2500--MOCA..................
FORISTELL, MO VORTAC.............  TROY, IL VORTAC.........        *2600
    *2100--MOCA..................
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       Sec.   95.6018 VOR Federal Airway V18 Is Amended To Delete
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GUTHRIE, TX VORTAC...............  BEKLE, TX FIX...........
    *3400--MOCA..................  NW BND..................        *6000
                                   SE BND..................        *8000
BEKLE, TX FIX....................  MILLSAP, TX VORTAC......        *8000
    *3500--MOCA..................
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       Sec.   95.6078 VOR Federal Airway V78 Is Amended To Delete
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ESCANABA, MI VOR/DME.............  SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY, MI           2500
                                    VOR/DME.
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY, MI VOR/DME...  PELLSTON, MI VORTAC.....         2600
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       Sec.   95.6092 VOR Federal Airway V92 Is Amended To Delete
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BELLAIRE, OH VOR/DME.............  *GALLS, PA FIX..........         3600
    *5000--MCA...................  GALLS, PA FIX, E BND....
GALLS, PA FIX....................  GRANTSVILLE, MD VOR/DME.         5500
GRANTSVILLE, MD VOR/DME..........  KEYER, WV FIX...........         5500
KEYER, WV FIX....................  ARMEL, VA VOR/DME.......         5000
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       Sec.   95.6102 VOR Federal Airway V102 Is Amended To Delete
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LUBBOCK, TX VORTAC...............  GUTHRIE, TX VORTAC......         5000
GUTHRIE, TX VORTAC...............  *SNEED, TX FIX..........       **3700
    *4000--MRA...................
    **3000--MOCA.................
    *SNEED, TX FIX...............  **ELECT, TX FIX.........         2700
    *4000--MRA...................
    **3500--MRA..................
    *ELECT, TX FIX...............  WICHITA FALLS, TX VORTAC         2700
    *3500--MRA...................
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    Sec.   95.6184 VOR Federal Airway V184 Is Amended To Read in Part
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DELRO, PA FIX....................  *MODENA, PA VORTAC......      **10000
    *10000--MCA..................  MODENA, PA VORTAC, W BND
    **4000--GNSS MEA.............
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          95.6214 VOR Federal Airway V214 Is Amended To Delete
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BELLAIRE, OH VOR/DME.............  GALLS, PA FIX...........         3600
    *5000--MCA...................  GALLS, PA FIX, E BND....
GALLS, PA FIX....................  GRANTSVILLE, MD VOR/DME.         5500
GRANTSVILLE, MD VOR/DME..........  MARTINSBURG, WV VORTAC..         5500
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       Sec.   95.6224 VOR Federal Airway V224 Is Amended To Delete
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SAWYER, MI VOR/DME...............  SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY, MI          *3500
                                    VOR/DME.

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    *2600--MOCA..................
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    Sec.   95.6275 VOR Federal Airway V275 Is Amended To Read in Part
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CINCINNATI, KY VORTAC............  DAYTON, OH VOR/DME......         3000
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       Sec.   95.6278 VOR Federal Airway V278 Is Amended To Delete
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PLAINVIEW, TX VOR/DME............  GUTHRIE, TX VORTAC......        *5100
    *4600--MOCA..................
GUTHRIE, TX VORTAC...............  NIFDE, TX WP............        *4500
    *3300--MOCA..................
NIFDE, TX WP.....................  BOWIE, TX VORTAC........        *4500
    *2600--MOCA..................
    *3300--GNSS MEA..............
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    Sec.   95.6295 VOR Federal Airway V295 Is Amended To Read in Part
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VIRGINIA KEY, FL VOR/DME.........  HEATT, FL FIX...........        *5000
    *2100--MOCA..................
HEATT, FL FIX....................  *BLUFI, FL FIX..........       **6000
    *6000--MCA...................  BLUFI, FL FIX, S BND....
    **2000--MOCA.................
BLUFI, FL FIX....................  STOOP, FL FIX...........        *5000
    *2000--MOCA..................
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    Sec.   95.6306 VOR Federal Airway V306 Is Amended To Read in Part
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JUNCTION, TX VORTAC..............  *AMUSE, TX FIX..........       **7000
    *5000--MCA...................  AMUSE, TX FIX, E BND....
    **5000--MOCA.................
AMUSE, TX FIX....................  CENTEX, TX VORTAC.......        *3300
    *2900--MOCA..................
CENTEX, TX VORTAC................  NAVASOTA, TX VOR/DME....         2400
ZMSKL, TX FIX....................  CLEEP, TX FIX...........        *5000
    *2400--MOCA..................
CLEEP, TX FIX....................  DAISETTA, TX VORTAC.....         3100
DAISETTA, TX VORTAC..............  KUUPR, TX FIX...........
                                   W BND...................         2300
                                   E BND...................         2800
KUUPR, TX FIX....................  OFERS, LA FIX...........         2800
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          95.6352 VOR Federal Airway V352 Is Amended To Delete
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U.S. CANADIAN BORDER.............  *PATTA, ME FIX..........         6300
    *10000--MRA..................
HOULTON, ME VOR/DME..............  U.S. CANADIAN BORDER....         2000
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    Sec.   95.6404 VOR Federal Airway V404 Is Amended To Read in Part
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CHILDRESS, TX VORTAC.............  *SNEED, TX FIX..........         4700
    *5000--MRA...................
*SNEED, TX FIX...................  WICHITA FALLS, TX VORTAC
                                   E BND...................         3000
                                   W BND...................         4700
    *5000--MRA...................
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    Sec.   95.6430 VOR Federal Airway V430 Is Amended To Read in Part
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WILLISTON, ND VOR/DME............  MINOT, ND VORTAC........        *6000
    *3900--MOCA..................
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       Sec.   95.6438 VOR Federal Airway V438 Is Amended To Delete
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GRANTSVILLE, MD VOR/DME..........  FLINT, MD FIX...........         6000
FLINT, MD FIX....................  TOMAC, WV FIX...........
                                   E BND...................         4000
                                   W BND...................         6000
TOMAC, WV FIX....................  HAGERSTOWN, MD VOR......         4000
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    Sec.   95.6474 VOR Federal Airway V474 Is Amended To Read in Part
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DELRO, PA FIX....................  *MODENA, PA VORTAC......      **10000
    *10000--MCA..................  MODENA, PA VORTAC, W BND
    **4000--GNSS MEA.............
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    Sec.   95.6491 VOR Federal Airway V491 Is Amended To Read in Part
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DICKINSON, ND VORTAC.............  MINOT, ND VORDME........        *6000
    *4400--MOCA..................
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    Sec.   95.6521 VOR Federal Airway V521 Is Amended To Read in Part
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WIREGRASS, AL VORTAC.............  SKIPO, AL FIX...........         2300
SKIPO, AL FIX....................  *BANBI, AL FIX..........       **4000
    *4000--MCA...................  BANBI, AL FIX, SE BND...
    **1900--MOCA.................
    **2300--GNSS MEA.............
BANBI, AL FIX MONTGOMERY, AL
 VORTAC 2400.
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    Sec.   95.6565 VOR Federal Airway V565 Is Amended To Read in Part
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LLANO, TX VORTAC.................  AMUSE, TX FIX...........         3500
AMUSE, TX FIX....................  CENTEX, TX VORTAC.......         3300
    *2900--MOCA..................
CENTEX, TX VORTAC................  COLLEGE STATION, TX              2400
                                    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 Routes Changeover Points
                                     J153 Is Amended To Add Changeover Point
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ROME, OR VOR/DME.......................  BAKER CITY, OR VOR/DME.........          120  ROME.
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