Document ID: FAA-2008-1158-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Instrument Flight Rule Altitudes in Designated Mountainous Areas
Posted Date: 2008-10-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register: October 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 209)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 63885-63886]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

 
Instrument Flight Rule Altitudes in Designated Mountainous Areas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is amending its regulations concerning the use of 
instrument flight rule (IFR) altitudes. Specifically, a duplicate 
coordinate in the description of the Eastern United States Mountainous 
Area is being removed.

DATES: This amendment becomes effective October 28, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Crum, Air Traffic Systems 
Operations, Airspace and Rules Group, ATO-R, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone (202) 267-8783, facsimile (202) 267-9328.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On April 28, 1956, FAA published a final rule revising the 
regulations concerning minimum en route IFR altitudes (21 FR 2750). 
Section 610.8 concerned the designation of mountainous areas. This 
section was later redesignated as Sec.  95.13 (28 FR 6718, June 29, 
1963).
    When the section was originally written, one set of coordinates for 
the Eastern United States Mountainous Region (latitude 42[deg]13' N, 
longitude 72[deg] 44' W) was inadvertently repeated. This final rule 
removes the repeated coordinates to avoid confusion.

Technical Amendment

    This technical amendment merely removes duplicate coordinates. 
There are no other changes to the list of coordinates.

Justification for Immediate Adoption

    Because this action removes duplicated information, the FAA finds 
that notice and public comment under 5 U.S.C. section 553(b) is 
unnecessary. For the same reason, the FAA finds that good cause exists 
under 5 U.S.C. section 553(d) for making this rule effective upon 
publication.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 95

    Air traffic control, Airspace, Navigation (air).

The Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration 
amends Chapter I of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:

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. Amend Sec.  95.13 by revising the text of paragraph (a) following 
the map to read as follows:

Sec.  95.13  Eastern United States Mountainous Area.

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    (a) * * *
    Beginning at latitude 47[deg]10' N., longitude 67[deg]55' W.; 
thence west and south along the Canadian Border to latitude 45[deg]00' 
N., longitude 74[deg]15' W.; thence to latitude 44[deg]20' N., 
longitude 75[deg]30' W.; thence to latitude 43[deg]05' N., longitude 
75[deg]30' W.; thence to latitude 42[deg]57' N., longitude 77[deg]30' 
W.; thence to latitude 42[deg]52' N., longitude 78[deg]42' W.; thence 
to latitude 42[deg]26' N., longitude 79[deg]13' W.; thence to latitude 
42[deg]05' N., longitude 80[deg]00' W.; thence to latitude 40[deg]50' 
N., longitude 80[deg]00' W.; thence to latitude 40[deg]26' N., 
longitude 79[deg]54' W.; thence to latitude 38[deg]25' N., longitude 
81[deg]46' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]00' N., longitude 86[deg]00' 
W.; thence to latitude

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33[deg]37' N., longitude 86[deg]45' W.; thence to latitude 32[deg]30' 
N., longitude 86[deg]25' W.; thence to latitude 33[deg]22' N., 
longitude 85[deg]00' W.; thence to latitude 36[deg]35' N., longitude 
79[deg]20' W.; thence to latitude 40[deg]11' N., longitude 76[deg]24' 
W.; thence to latitude 41[deg]24' N., longitude 74[deg]30' W.; thence 
to latitude 41[deg]43' N., longitude 72[deg]40' W.; thence to latitude 
42[deg]13' N., longitude 72[deg]44' W.; thence to latitude 43[deg]12' 
N., longitude 71[deg]30' W.; thence to latitude 43[deg]45' N., 
longitude 70[deg]30' W.; thence to latitude 45[deg]00' N., longitude 
69[deg]30' W.; thence to latitude 47[deg]10' N., longitude 67[deg]55' 
W., point of beginning.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 23, 2008.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
 [FR Doc. E8-25692 Filed 10-27-08; 8:45 am]

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