Document ID: FAA-2021-0914-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Airspace Designations and Reporting Points: Eastern United States
Posted Date: 2021-11-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 208 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60183-60185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23566]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0914; Airspace Docket No. 21-ASO-10]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment and Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) 
Routes T-354, and T-421; Eastern United States.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend United States Area Navigation 
(RNAV) route T-354, and establish RNAV route T-421 in the eastern 
United States. The proposed changes to the routes would expand the 
availability of RNAV routing in support of transitioning the National 
Airspace System (NAS) from ground-based to satellite-based navigation. 
Additionally, a portion of the RNAV routes would provide en route 
structure where VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airway segments 
would be removed due to VORs scheduled for decommissioning under the 
FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 16, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 
(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2021-0914; Airspace Docket No. 21-ASO-10 at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, 
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the 
Rules and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is also available for inspection at the 
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on 
the availability of FAA Order JO 7400.11F at NARA, email: 
[email protected] or go to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    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 expand the availability of RNAV in the eastern 
United States and improve the efficient flow of air traffic within the 
NAS by lessening the dependency on ground-based navigation.

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-2021-0914; Airspace Docket No. 21-ASO-10) 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 https://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-2021-0914; Airspace Docket No. 21-ASO-10.'' 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 https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    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 Operations Support Group, Central 
Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 10101 Hillwood 
Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace

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Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and effective 
September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly available as 
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F 
lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service 
routes, and reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend RNAV 
route T-354, and establish T-421.
    T-354: T-354 currently extends between the BYZIN, MN, waypoint (WP) 
and the Cunningham, KY, (CNG) VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/
DME). This action would extend T-354 southward from the Cunningham VOR/
DME to the Dyersburg, TN, (DYR) VOR Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC). 
T-354 would overlay that portion of VOR Federal airway V-47 between the 
Cunningham VOR/DME and the Dyersburg VORTAC. Additionally, due to 
planned VOR decommissionings, the Cunningham VOR/DME would be replaced 
by the MESSR, KY, WP (located 60 feet southwest of the Cunningham VOR/
DME), and the Dyersburg VORTAC would be replaced by the HAUSS, TN, WP 
(located 60 feet northeast of the Dyersburg VORTAC). As amended, T-354 
would extend between the BYZIN, MN, WP, and the HAUSS, TN, WP.
    T-421: T-421 is a proposed new RNAV route that would extend between 
the LYFEE, AL, WP, and the HAGIE, AL, WP. T-421 would overlay that 
portion of VOR Federal airway V-7 between the Wiregrass, AL, (RRS) 
VORTAC, and the Muscle Shoals, AL, (MSL) VORTAC. Due to planned VOR 
decommissionings, the Wiregrass VORTAC would be replaced by the LYFEE 
WP (located 60 feet northwest of the Wiregrass VORTAC) and the Muscle 
Shoals VORTAC would be replaced by the HAGIE WP (located 118 feet 
northwest of the Muscle Shoals VORTAC).
    United States RNAV T-routes are published in paragraph 6011 of FAA 
Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021, and effective September 15, 
2021, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The RNAV 
routes listed in this document would be subsequently published in FAA 
Order JO 7400.11.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, 
is published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    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. 
It, therefore: (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.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``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(f), 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 JO 
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6011 United States Area Navigation Routes.

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T-354 BYZIN, MN to HAUSS, TN [Amended]
 
BYZIN, MN                                       WP                             (Lat. 47[deg]29'03.97'' N, long. 096[deg]13'28.09'' W)
Park Rapids, MN (PKD)                           DME                             (Lat. 46[deg]53'53.34'' N, long. 095[deg]04'15.21'' W)
BRNRD, MN                                       WP                             (Lat. 46[deg]20'53.81'' N, long. 094[deg]01'33.54'' W)
SSKYY, WI                                       WP                             (Lat. 45[deg]49'13.60'' N, long. 092[deg]22'28.26'' W)
TONOC, WI                                       FIX                            (Lat. 45[deg]03'47.56'' N, long. 091[deg]38'11.87'' W)
KOETZ, WI                                       WP                             (Lat. 44[deg]13'15.00'' N, long. 091[deg]28'14.00'' W)
HRMNN, WI                                       WP                             (Lat. 43[deg]55'32.51'' N, long. 090[deg]58'04.07'' W)
FOMAG, WI                                       WP                             (Lat. 43[deg]29'38.44'' N, long. 089[deg]46'09.53'' W)
MAYSE, WI                                       WP                             (Lat. 43[deg]10'14.18'' N, long. 089[deg]42'46.52'' W)
HOMRC, IL                                       WP                             (Lat. 41[deg]34'04.67'' N, long. 089[deg]30'20.55'' W)
CPTON, IL                                       WP                             (Lat. 41[deg]06'51.57'' N, long. 089[deg]11'58.93'' W)
BLLUE, IL                                       WP                             (Lat. 40[deg]07'09.20'' N, long. 088[deg]32'45.48'' W)
BOSTN, IL                                       WP                             (Lat. 39[deg]53'46.57'' N, long. 088[deg]26'18.96'' W)
Bible Grove, IL (BIB)                           VORTAC                         (Lat. 38[deg]55'13.24'' N, long. 088[deg]28'54.50'' W)
MESSR, KY                                       WP                             (Lat. 37[deg]00'30.44'' N, long. 088[deg]50'13.16'' W)
HAUSS, TN                                       WP                             (Lat. 36[deg]01'07.37'' N, long. 089[deg]19'03.41'' W)
 
                                                                     * * * * * * *
T-421 LYFEE, AL to HAGIE, AL [New]
 
LYFEE, AL                                       WP                              (Lat. 31[deg]17'05.04'' N, long. 085[deg]25'52.67'' W)
CLIOS, AL                                       FIX                            (Lat. 31[deg]41'34.39'' N, long. 085[deg]40'16.19'' W)
BANBI, AL                                       FIX                            (Lat. 31[deg]50'04.30'' N, long. 085[deg]45'35.30'' W)
ZOREL, AL                                       WP                             (Lat. 32[deg]26'31.62'' N, long. 086[deg]11'20.06'' W)
GUMMP, AL                                       WP                             (Lat. 33[deg]04'32.55'' N, long. 086[deg]37'06.44'' W)
VLKNN, AL                                       WP                             (Lat. 33[deg]40'12.47'' N, long. 086[deg]53'58.83'' W)
HAGIE, AL                                       WP                             (Lat. 34[deg]42'25.87'' N, long. 087[deg]29'29.76'' W)
 

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 25, 2021.
Michael R. Beckles,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2021-23566 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
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