Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-3022
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: IFR Altitudes
Posted Date: 2020-12-18T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 244 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 82310-82313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26551]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 31345; Amdt. No. 556]

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, December 31, 2020.

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

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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 November 25, 2020.
Wade Terrell,
Aviation Safety, Manager, 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, December 31, 2020.

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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 Point
            [Amendment 556 effective date December 31, 2020]
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               FROM                           TO                 MEA
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                              Color Routes
        Sec.   95.10 Amber Federal Airway A1 is Amended to Delete
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ORCA BAY, AK NDB.................  CAMPBELL LAKE, AK NDB...       * 9000
    * 8300--MOCA
CAMPBELL LAKE, AK NDB............  TAKOTNA RIVER, AK NDB...      * 10000
    * 9500--MOCA
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       Sec.   95.107 Amber Federal Airway A7 is Amended to Delete
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CAMPBELL LAKE, AK NDB............  MINERAL CREEK, AK NDB...        10000
                                   COP 069 CMQ
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       Sec.   95.51 Green Federal Airway G11 is Amended to Delete
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CAMPBELL LAKE, AK NDB............  GLENNALLEN, AK NDB......        10000
GLENNALLEN, AK NDB...............  NABESNA, AK NDB.........        10000
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                     FROM                                         TO                        MEA          MAA
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                                     Sec.   95.3000 Low Altitude RNAV Routes
                                 Sec.   95.3301 RNAV Route T301 is Added to Read
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO DME........................  CENTRALIA, IL VORTAC..................         3500        17500
CENTRALIA, IL VORTAC..........................  TYMME, IL WP..........................         2400        17500
TYMME, IL WP..................................  SPINNER, IL VORTAC....................         2500        17500
SPINNER, IL VORTAC............................  PEORIA, IL VORTAC.....................         2400        17500
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                                 Sec.   95.3305 RNAV Route T305 is Added to Read
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO DME........................  AMART, IL WP..........................         3300        17500
AMART, IL WP..................................  TYMME, IL WP..........................         2400        17500
TYMME, IL WP..................................  DELCO, IL FIX.........................         2400        17500
DELCO, IL FIX.................................  JIBKA, IN WP..........................         2400        17500
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               FROM                           TO                 MEA
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                    Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes--U.S
       Sec.   95.6063 VOR Federal Airway V63 is Amended to Delete
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BOWIE, TX VORTAC.................  TEXOMA, OK VOR/DME......         3000
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    Sec.   95.6154 VOR Federal Airway V154 is Amended to Read in Part
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OCONE, GA FIX....................  * LOTTS, GA FIX.........            #
    *11000--MRA
    #UNUSABLE
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    Sec.   95.6157 VOR Federal Airway V157 is Amended to Read in Part
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ALMA, GA VORTAC..................  * LOTTS, GA FIX.........      **10000
    *11000--MRA
    *11000--MCA LOTTS, GA FIX, NE
     BND
    **2000--GNSS MEA
LOTTS, GA FIX....................  ALLENDALE, SC VOR.......       *11000
    *1800--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6289 VOR Federal Airway V289 is Amended to Read in Part
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TEXARKANA, AR VORTAC.............  *PROVO, AR FIX..........
    N BND                                                           4300
    S BND                                                           2200
    *4500--MRA
PROVO, AR FIX....................  UMPIR, AR FIX...........
    N BND                                                          *4300
    S BND                                                          *3900
    *3400--MOCA
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Sec.   95.6427 Alaska VOR Federal Airway V427 is Amended to Read in Part
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* KING SALMON, AK VORTAC.........  TOMMY, AK FIX...........
    SW BND                                                        **3000
    NE BND                                                       **16000
    *7200--MCA...................  KING SALMON, AK VORTAC,
                                    NE BND.
    **3000--GNSS MEA
TOMMY, AK FIX NUTUW, AK FIX......
    SW BND                                                         *7000
    NE BND                                                        *16000
    *5300--MOCA
    *6000--GNSS MEA
NUTUW, AK FIX....................  RINGO, AK FIX...........
    SW BND                                                         *9000
    NE BND                                                        *16000
    *5300--MOCA
    *6000--GNSS MEA
RINGO, AK FIX....................  * NONDA, AK FIX.........      **16000
    *16000--MCA NONDA, AK FIX, SW
     BND.
    **9000--MOCA
    **9000--GNSS MEA
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Sec.   95.6456 Alaska VOR Federal Airway V456 is Amended to Read in Part
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*KING SALMON, AK VORTAC..........  STREW, AK FIX...........
    SW BND                                                        **3000
    NE BND                                                       **11000
    *5400--MCA KING SALMON, AK
     VORTAC, NW BND.
    **2300--MOCA
STREW, AK FIX....................  BITOP, AK FIX...........
    SW BND                                                         *5000
    NE BND                                                        *11000
    *5000--MOCA
    *6000--GNSS MEA
BITOP, AK FIX....................  * NOSKY, AK FIX.........      **11000
    *15000--MCA NOSKY, AK FIX, NE
     BND.
    **5900--MOCA
    **6000--GNSS MEA
NOSKY, AK FIX....................  * TUCKS, AK FIX.........      **15000
    *10300--MCA TUCKS, AK FIX, SW
     BND
    **12300--MOCA
    **13000--GNSS MEA
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                     FROM                                         TO                        MEA          MAA
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                                            Sec.   95.7001 Jet Routes
                            Sec.   95.7227 Jet Route J227 is Amended to Read in Part
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ARMEL, VA VOR/DME.............................  ELMIRA, NY VOR/DME....................       #18000        23000
    #ARMEL R-009 UNUSABLE BYD 74 NM
    ELMIRA R-205 UNUSABLE BYD 73 NM
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                            Airway Segment                                          Changeover Points
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                 FROM                                 TO                  DISTANCE               FROM
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                               Sec.   95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Point
                                     V157 is Amended to Add Changeover Point
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ALMA, GA VORTAC.......................  ALLENDALE, SC VOR.............           58  ALMA
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                                    J8 is Amended to Modify Changeover Point
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GALLUP, NM VORTAC.....................  FORT UNION, NM VORTAC.........          103  GALLUP
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                                    J19 is Amended to Modify Changeover Point
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BUKKO, NM FIX.........................  FORT UNION, NM VORTAC.........           80  BUKKO
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