Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-1486
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: IFR Altitudes
Posted Date: 2017-02-08T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 8, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9678-9680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02512]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 31120; Amdt. No. 531]

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, March 2, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. 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 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 January 27, 2017.
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, March 2, 2017.

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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 531 effective date March 2, 2017]
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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                                     Sec.   95.3000 Low Altitude RNAV Routes
                                 Sec.   95.3326 RNAV Route T326 Is Added To Read
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MISSION BAY, CA VORTAC........................  HAILE, CA FIX.........................         3800        17500
HAILE, CA FIX.................................  BLLYJ, CA WP..........................         6400        17500
BLLYJ, CA WP..................................  STAXS, CA WP..........................         8000        17500
STAXS, CA WP..................................  GILYY, CA WP..........................         8600        17500
GILYY, CA WP..................................  KUMBA, CA FIX.........................         8600        17500
KUMBA, CA FIX.................................  IMPERIAL, CA VORTAC...................         4700        17500
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                    Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes-U.S.
     Sec.   95.6003 VOR Federal Airway V3 Is Amended To Read in Part
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MODENA, PA VORTAC................  * MAZIE, PA FIX.........         3000
    * 5000--MRA
* MAZIE, PA FIX..................  ** HARRS, PA FIX........         2500
    * 5000--MRA
    ** 5000--MRA
* HARRS, PA FIX..................  ** BIGGY, NJ FIX........         2500
    * 5000--MRA

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    ** 5000--MRA
* BIGGY, NJ FIX..................  SOLBERG, NJ VOR/DME.....         2500
    * 5000--MRA
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    Sec.   95.6012 VOR Federal Airway V12 Is Amended To Read in Part
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HARRISBURG, PA VORTAC............  KUPPS, PA FIX...........         #000
    #UNUSABLE
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    Sec.   95.6026 VOR Federal Airway V26 Is Amended To Read in Part
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EDGRR, WI FIX....................  * WAUSAU, WI VORTAC.....      ** 6000
    * 7100--MCA WAUSAU, WI
     VORTAC, E BND
    ** 3600--MOCA
    ** 3600--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6063 VOR Federal Airway V63 Is Amended To Read in Part
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WAUSAU, WI VORTAC................  RHINELANDER, WI VOR/DME.         #000
    #UNUSABLE
    #WAUSAU R-005 UNUSABLE BYD
     10NM
    RHINELANDER R185 UNUSABLE BYD
     10NM
RHINELANDER, WI VOR/DME..........  HOUGHTON, MI VOR/DME....         3600
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    Sec.   95.6078 VOR Federal Airway V78 Is Amended To Read in Part
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RHINELANDER, WI VOR/DME..........  IRON MOUNTAIN, MI VOR/           4400
                                    DME.
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    Sec.   95.6147 VOR Federal Airway V147 Is Amended To Read in Part
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YARDLEY, PA VOR/DME..............  * SPUDS, PA FIX.........         5000
    * 6000--MRA
* SPUDS, PA FIX..................  EAST TEXAS, PA VOR/DME..      ** 4100
    * 6000--MRA
    ** 2500--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6162 VOR Federal Airway V162 Is Amended To Read in Part
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HARRISBURG, PA VORTAC............  BOBSS, PA FIX...........         #000
    #UNUSABLE
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    Sec.   95.6190 VOR Federal Airway V190 Is Amended To Read in Part
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ST JOHNS, AZ VORTAC..............  ACOMA, NM FIX...........        11500
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    Sec.   95.6191 VOR Federal Airway V191 Is Amended To Read in Part
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OSHKOSH, WI VORTAC...............  RHINELANDER, WI VOR/DME.       * 4500
    * 3100--MOCA
RHINELANDER, WI VOR/DME..........  IRONWOOD, MI VORTAC.....       * 8000
    * 3200--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6235 VOR Federal Airway V235 Is Amended To Read in Part
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MATZO, UT FIX....................  * ENOCH, UT VOR/DME.....        12400
    * 11400--MCA ENOCH, UT VOR/
     DME, S BND
ENOCH, UT VOR/DME................  MILFORD, UT VORTAC......        10000
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    Sec.   95.6293 VOR Federal Airway V293 Is Amended To Read in Part
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BRYCE CANYON, UT VORTAC..........  * ENOCH, UT VOR/DME.....        13300
    * 12100--MCA ENOCH, UT VOR/
     DME, E BND
ENOCH, UT VOR/DME................  BERYL, UT FIX...........         9000
BERYL, UT FIX....................  WILSON CREEK, NV VORTAC.        11600
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    Sec.   95.6385 VOR Federal Airway V385 Is Amended To Read in Part
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LUBBOCK, TX VORTAC...............  WAGUN, TX FIX...........       * 8000
    * 4700--MOCA
WAGUN, TX FIX....................  ABILENE, TX VORTAC......       * 8000
    * 3900--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6405 VOR Federal Airway V405 Is Amended To Read in Part
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POTTSTOWN, PA VORTAC.............  * LANNA, NJ FIX.........         6000
    * 5000--MRA

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    * 6000--MCA LANNA, NJ FIX, SW
     BND
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    Sec.   95.6419 VOR Federal Airway V419 Is Amended To Read in Part
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MODENA, PA VORTAC................  * MAZIE, PA FIX.........         3000
    * 5000--MRA
* MAZIE, PA FIX..................  ** HARRS, PA FIX........         2500
    * 5000--MRA
    ** 5000--MRA
* HARRS, PA FIX..................  ** BIGGY, NJ FIX........         2500
    * 5000--MRA
    ** 5000--MRA
* BIGGY, NJ FIX..................  SOLBERG, NJ VOR/DME.....         2500
    * 5000--MRA
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Sec.   95.6438 Alaska VOR Federal Airway V438 Is Amended To Read in Part
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FAIRBANKS, AK VORTAC.............  CHATA, AK FIX...........
                                   N BND...................       * 8000
                                   S BND...................       * 7000
    * 5000--MOCA
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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
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                                    VI Is Amended To Delete Changeover Point
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CAPE CHARLES, VA VORTAC...............  WATERLOO, DE VOR/DME..........           31  CAPE CHARLES
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                                      V26 Is Amended To Add Changeover Point
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WAUSAU, WI VORTAC.....................  GREEN BAY, WI VORTAC..........            8  WAUSAU
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