Document ID: FAA-2012-0261-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
Posted Date: 2012-03-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14269-14272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5719]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No.30830; Amdt. No. 499]

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 Date: 0901 UTC, April 5, 2012.

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

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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 March 2, 2012.
John McGraw,
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, April 5, 2012.

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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 and Changeover Points
                                  [Amendment 499 effective date April 5, 2012]
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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                                     Sec.   95.3000 Low Altitude RNAV Routes
                            Sec.   95.3223 RNAV Route T223 Is Amended to Read in Part
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NONDA, AK FIX.................................  BLUGA, AK FIX.........................        12400        17500
    *10000--MCA BLUGA, AK FIX, SW BND
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                            Sec.   95.3288 RNAV Route T288 Is Amended to Read in Part
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GILLETTE, WY VOR/DME..........................  TRTTL, WY FIX.........................         7000        17500
TRTTL, WY FIX.................................  KARAS, WY FIX.........................         9000        17500
KARAS, WY FIX.................................  *PACTO, SD FIX........................        10000        17500
    *9700--MRA
PACTO, SD FIX.................................  RAPID CITY, SD VORTAC.................         7100        17500
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                                    Sec.   95.4000 High Altitude RNAV Routes
                            Sec.   95.4044 RNAV Route Q44 Is Amended to Read in Part
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NOME, AK VOR/DME..............................  HLBLY, AK FIX.........................        18000        45000
    GNSS REQUIRED
HLBLY, AK FIX.................................  ANCHORAGE, AK VOR/DME.................        18000        45000
    GNSS REQUIRED
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                            Sec.   95.4051 RNAV Route Q51 Is Amended to Read in Part
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KING SALMON, AK VORTAC........................  SLIIM, AK FIX.........................        18000        45000
    GNSS REQUIRED
SLIIM, AK FIX.................................  HLBLY, AK FIX.........................        18000        45000
    GNSS REQUIRED
HLBLY, AK FIX.................................  KOTZEBUE, AK VOR/DME..................        18000        45000
    GNSS REQUIRED
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                            Sec.   95.4055 RNAV Route Q55 Is Amended to Read in Part
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KODIAK, AK VOR/DME............................  SLIIM, AK FIX.........................        18000        45000
    GNSS REQUIRED
SLIIM, AK FIX.................................  NOME, AK VOR/DME......................        18000        45000
    GNSS REQUIRED
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                   Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes--U.S.
     Sec.   95.6002 VOR Federal Airway V2 Is Amended to Read in Part
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REEPO, MT FIX....................  COLUS, MT FIX...........
                                   W BND...................         9700
                                   E BND...................         7000
COLUS, MT FIX....................  BILLINGS, MT VORTAC.....
                                   W BND...................         9700
                                   E BND...................         6400
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     Sec.   95.681 VOR Federal Airway V81 Is Amended to Read in Part
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SCOTTSBLUFF, NE VORTAC...........  TOADSTOOL, NE VOR/DME...         7000
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    Sec.   95.6086 VOR Federal Airway V86 Is Amended to Read in Part
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REEPO, MT FIX....................  COLUS, MT FIX...........
                                   W BND...................         9700

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                                   E BND...................         7000
COLUS, MT FIX....................  BILLINGS, MT VORTAC.....
                                   W BND...................         9700
                                   E BND...................         6400
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     Sec.   95.689 VOR Federal Airway V89 Is Amended to Read in Part
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CHEYENNE, WY VORTAC..............  LITER, WY FIX...........         8300
LITER, WY FIX....................  TOADSTOOL, NE VOR/DME...         7800
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    Sec.   95.6101 VOR Federal Airway V101 Is Amended to Read in Part
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GILL, CO VOR/DME.................  *LIBEL, CO FIX..........      **10000
    *13500--MCA LIBEL, CO FIX, W
     BND
    **8900--MOCA
LIBEL, CO FIX....................  BROCC, CO FIX...........        16000
BROCC, CO FIX....................  ECHOA, CO FIX...........        13200
ECHOA, CO FIX....................  *HAYDEN, CO VOR/DME.....
                                   E BND...................        13200
                                   W BND...................        11500
    *11500--MCA HAYDEN, CO VOR/
     DME, E BND
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    Sec.   95.6169 VOR Federal Airway V169 Is Amended to Read in Part
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SCOTTSBLUFF, NE VORTAC...........  TOADSTOOL, NE VOR/DME...         7000
TOADSTOOL, NE VOR/DME............  WAXER, NE FIX...........         7000
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    Sec.   95.6170 VOR Federal Airway V170 Is Amended to Read in Part
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ABERDEEN, SD VOR/DME.............  SIOUX FALLS, SD VORTAC..        *5000
    *3400--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6272 VOR Federal Airway V272 Is Amended to Read in Part
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SERTS, OK FIX....................  LIONS, OK FIX...........        *4500
    *3100--MOCA
    *3700--GNSS MEA
LIONS, OK FIX....................  WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC..         3300
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    Sec.   95.6291 VOR Federal Airway V291 Is Amended to Read in Part
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WINSLOW, AZ VORTAC...............  FLAGSTAFF, AZ          10100
                                    VOR/DME.
    *11000--MCA FLAGSTAFF, AZ VOR/
     DME, NE BND
    MTA V327 N TO V291 E
     11000
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    Sec.   95.6421 VOR Federal Airway V421 Is Amended to Read in Part
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ROBERT, CO VOR/DME...............  HAHNS, CO FIX...........       *13000
    *12300--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6437 VOR Federal Airway V437 Is Amended to Read in Part
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SAVANNAH, GA VORTAC..............  CHARLESTON, SC VORTAC...         2000
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    Sec.   95.6465 VOR Federal Airway V465 Is Amended to Read in Part
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DUNOIR, WY VOR/DME...............  REDLO, MT FIX...........       *17000
    *14500--MOCA
REDLO, MT FIX....................  LAREI, MT FIX...........
                                   N BND...................         7200
                                   S BND...................        17000
LAREI, MT FIX....................  *BILLINGS, MT VORTAC....
                                   S BND...................        17000
                                   N BND...................         6000
    *7000--MCA BILLINGS, MT
     VORTAC, S BND
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Sec.   95.6320 Alaska VOR Federal Airway V320 Is Amended to Read in Part
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WINOR, AK FIX....................  *FRIDA, AK FIX..........  10
                                                                     000

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    *9500--MRA
    *7600--MCA FRIDA, AK FIX, W
     BND
    MEA IS ESTABLISHED
     WITH A GAP IN NAVIGATION
     SIGNAL COVERAGE
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Sec.   95.6440 Alaska VOR Federal Airway V440 Is Amended to Read in Part
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WINOR, AK FIX....................  *FRIDA, AK FIX..........  10
                                                                     000
    *9500--MRA
    *7600--MCA FRIDA, AK FIX, W
     BND
    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.   95.7537 Jet Route J537 Is Amended to Read in Part
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ROME, OR VOR/DME.............  MULLAN PASS, ID        22000        45000
                                VOR/DME.
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