Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-0490
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: IFR Altitudes: Miscellaneous Amendments
Posted Date: 2014-06-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36389-36393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15196]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30967; Amdt. No. 514]

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, July 24, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harry Hodges, 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

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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 June 20, 2014.
John Duncan,
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, July 24, 2014.

PART 95--[AMENDED]

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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 514 effective date July 24, 2014]
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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        Sec.   95.3000 Low Altitude RNAV Routes Sec.   95.3252 RNAV Route T252 is Amended to Read in Part
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KOTZEBUE, AK VOR/DME..........................  PERCI, AK WP..........................  ...........        17500
                                                   NE BND.............................         3500  ...........
                                                   SW BND.............................         3000  ...........
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                               Sec.   95.3265 RNAV Route T265 is Amended by Adding
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AHMED, IL FIX.................................  START, IL FIX.........................        *4000         8000
    *2500--MOCA
START, IL FIX.................................  BULLZ, IL FIX.........................        *4000         8000
    *2500--MOCA
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                               Sec.   95.3265 RNAV Route T265 is Amended to Delete
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KELSI, IL FIX.................................  BULLZ, IL FIX.........................        *4000         8000
    *2300--MOCA
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                                    Sec.   95.4000 High Altitude RNAV Routes
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                               Sec.   95.4019 RNAV Route Q19 is Amended by Adding
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PLESS, IL FIX.................................  ST LOUIS, MO VORTAC...................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
ST LOUIS, MO VORTAC...........................  DES MOINES, IA VORTAC.................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
DES MOINES, IA VORTAC.........................  SIOUX FALLS, SD VORTAC................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
SIOUX FALLS, SD VORTAC........................  ABERDEEN, SD VOR/DME..................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
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                            Sec.   95.4019 RNAV Route Q19 is Amended to Read in Part
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NASHVILLE, TN VORTAC..........................  PLESS, IL FIX.........................       *18000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
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                            Sec.   95.4020 RNAV Route Q20 is Amended to Read in Part
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UNNOS, NM WP..................................  FUSCO, TX FIX.........................       *24000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA

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FUSCO, TX FIX.................................  JUNCTION, TX VORTAC...................       *24000        45000
    *18000--GNSS MEA
    *DME/DME/IRU MEA
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                    Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes-U.S.
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    Sec.   95.6014 VOR Federal Airway V14 is Amended to Read in Part
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SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC...........  VICHY, MO VOR/DME.......         3100
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       Sec.   95.6035 VOR Federal Airway V35 is Amended to Delete
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MORGANTOWN, WV VORTAC............  INDIAN HEAD, PA VORTAC..        *5000
    *4400--MOCA
INDIAN HEAD, PA VORTAC...........  JOHNSTOWN, PA VORTAC....        *5000
    *4500--MOCA
JOHNSTOWN, PA VORTAC.............  TYRONE, PA VORTAC.......         4500
TYRONE, PA VORTAC................  PHILIPSBURG, PA VORTAC..         4500
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    Sec.   95.6088 VOR Federal Airway V88 is Amended to Read in Part
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SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC...........  VICHY, MO VOR/DME.......         3100
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    Sec.   95.6132 VOR Federal Airway V132 is Amended to Read in Part
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SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC...........  FORNEY, MO VOR..........         3100
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    Sec.   95.6139 VOR Federal Airway V139 is Amended to Read in Part
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CAPE CHARLES, VA VORTAC..........  *DUNFE, VA FIX..........  ...........
                                   NE BND..................       **4000
                                   SSW BND.................       **2000
    *7000--MRA
    **1600--MOCA
*DUNFE, VA FIX...................  SNOW HILL, MD VORTAC....       **4000
    *7000--MRA
    **1600--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6170 VOR Federal Airway V170 is Amended to Read in Part
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DUPONT, DE VORTAC................  ODESA, MD FIX...........  *2
                                                                     000
    *2000--GNSS MEA
    DUPONT R-233
     UNUSABLE BEYOND 22 NM.
ODESA, MD FIX....................  SWANN, MD FIX...........  *2
                                                                     500
    *1500--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
    UNUSABLE
SWANN, MD FIX....................  PALEO, MD FIX...........  *2
                                                                     500
    *1700--MOCA
    UNUSABLE
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    Sec.   95.6214 VOR Federal Airway V214 is Amended to Read in Part
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SWANN, MD FIX....................  ODESA, MD FIX...........  *2
                                                                     500
    *1500--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
    UNUSABLE
ODESA, MD FIX....................  DUPONT, DE VORTAC.......  *2
                                                                     000
    *2000--GNSS MEA
    DUPONT R-233
     UNUSABLE BEYOND 22NM
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       Sec.   95.6276 VOR Federal Airway V276 is Amended to Delete
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ERIE, PA VORTAC..................  FRANKLIN, PA VOR........         3600
FRANKLIN, PA VOR.................  CLARION, PA VOR/DME.....        *3700
    *3200--MOCA
CLARION, PA VOR/DME..............  TYRONE, PA VORTAC.......         4600
TYRONE, PA VORTAC................  RASHE, PA FIX...........         4500
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    Sec.   95.6433 VOR Federal Airway V433 is Amended to Read in Part
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NOTTINGHAM, MD VORTAC............  SWANN, MD FIX...........  *2
                                                                     500
    *1700--MOCA
    UNUSABLE
SWANN, MD FIX....................  ODESA, MD FIX...........  *2
                                                                     500
    *1500--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
    UNUSABLE
ODESA, MD FIX....................  DUPONT, DE VORTAC.......  *2
                                                                     000
    *2000--GNSS MEA
    DUPONT R-233
     UNUSABLE BEYOND 22NM
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    Sec.   95.6445 VOR Federal Airway V445 is Amended to Read in Part
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SWANN, MD FIX....................  ODESA, MD FIX...........  *2
                                                                     500
    *1500--MOCA
    *2000--GNSS MEA
    UNUSABLE
ODESA, MD FIX....................  DUPONT, DE VORTAC.......  *2
                                                                     000
    *2000--GNSS MEA
    DUPONT R-233
     UNUSABLE BEYOND 22NM
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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                                            Sec.   95.7001 Jet Routes
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                             Sec.   95.7042 Jet Route J42 is Amended to Read in Part
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TONIO, KY FIX.................................  BECKLEY, WV VORTAC....................        18000        35000
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                             Sec.   95.7045 Jet Route J45 is Amended to Read in Part
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ST LOUIS, MO VORTAC...........................  KIRKSVILLE, MO VORTAC.................        18000        45000
KIRKSVILLE, MO VORTAC.........................  DES MOINES, IA VORTAC.................        18000        45000
    DES MOINES R-141 UNUSABLE, USE
     KIRKVILLE R-323
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                             Sec.   95.7051 Jet Route J51 is Amended to Read in Part
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NOTTINGHAM, MD VORTAC.........................  PALEO, MD FIX.........................        18000        29000
    UNUSABLE
PALEO, MD FIX.................................  DUPONT, DE VORTAC.....................        18000        29000
    UNUSABLE
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                            Sec.   95.7151 Jet Route J151 is Amended to Read in Part
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ST LOUIS, MO VORTAC...........................  KIRKSVILLE, MO VORTAC.................        18000        45000
KIRKSVILLE, MO VORTAC.........................  OMAHA, IA VORTAC......................        18000        45000
OMAHA, IA VORTAC..............................  O'NEILL, NE VORTAC....................        18000        45000
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                            Sec.   95.7233 Jet Route J233 is Amended to Read in Part
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ST LOUIS, MO VORTAC...........................  KIRKSVILLE, MO VORTAC.................        18000        45000
KIRKSVILLE, MO VORTAC.........................  WATERLOO, IA VORTAC...................        18000        45000
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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
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                                     J233 is Amended to Add Changeover Point
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KIRKSVILLE, MO VORTAC.................  WATERLOO, IA VORTAC...........           78  ...........................
KIRKSVILLE
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                                   J233 is Amended to Delete Changeover Point
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WATERLOO, IA VORTAC...................  ST LOUIS, MO VORTAC...........           55  ...........................
WATERLOO
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