Document ID: FAA-2016-9555-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Air Traffic Service Routes; Establishments, Modifications, and Revocations: Northcentral United States
Posted Date: 2017-02-27T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 37 (Monday, February 27, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11859-11866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03515]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2016-9555; Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-2]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Modification and Revocation of Multiple Air Traffic 
Service (ATS) Routes; Northcentral United States

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend and remove multiple VHF 
Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways in northcentral United 
States to reflect and accommodate route changes being made as part of 
the FAA's Cleveland/Detroit Metroplex Project airspace redesign effort.

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DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 13, 2017

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: 
1(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2016-9555 and Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-2 at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the 
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in 
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1 (800) 
647-5527), is on the ground floor of the building at the above address.
    FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the 
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of FAA Order 7400.11A at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy Group, 
Office of Airspace Services, 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 modifies the National Airspace System (NAS) route 
structure as necessary to preserve the safe and efficient flow of air 
traffic within the NAS.

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-2016-9555 and Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-2) 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 http://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-2016-9555 and Airspace Docket No. 16-AGL-2.'' 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 http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://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 Blvd., 
Fort Worth, TX, 76177.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11A, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016, and effective 
September 15, 2016. FAA Order 7400.11A is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11A lists 
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

Background

    The Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), with the 
Cleveland and Detroit Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) 
facilities, is currently undertaking the Cleveland/Detroit (CLE/DTW) 
Metroplex Project. This project is in support of the FAA's Next 
Generation (NextGen) goal to safely improve the overall efficiency of 
the NAS by increasing efficiencies in metropolitan areas with multiple 
airports and complex air traffic flows. More specifically, these 
proposed changes would enhance the way aircraft navigate the complex 
airspace, improve airport access, and make flight routes more efficient 
by optimizing the airspace and procedures based on satellite-based 
navigation.
    At present, the enroute airway structure within the CLE/DTW 
metroplex project area is conventionally based with the Federal airways 
established using ground-based navigation aids, and most of the current 
procedures rely on the existing Federal airways. The CLE/DTW metroplex 
project is aimed at amending the current Federal airways to assist NAS 
users by providing more efficient satellite-based navigation options 
for routing and integrating 100 new area navigation (RNAV) procedures 
that are being designed.
    Aircraft within the airspace area controlled by the Cleveland ARTCC 
often file direct to their final airport destinations, or are vectored 
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waypoints or VOR navigation aids further along their intended route of 
flight. Cleveland ARTCC and the Cleveland and Detroit TRACONs conducted 
an analysis of the Federal airways usage in Cleveland ARTCC's airspace. 
According to that analysis, 57 percent of the airways in Cleveland 
ARTCC's airspace were never filed or used, and the remaining 43 percent 
of the airways were filed or used less than 1 percent of the total 
monthly operations flown in the CLE/DTW metroplex project area.
    While the FAA proposes to amend the current Federal airway 
structure in support of the CLE/DTW metroplex project, the proposal 
itself does not remove any existing VORs. Unless proposed in a separate 
airspace action, the VORs within the CLE/DTW metroplex project area 
would remain available for flight plan filing and navigation purposes. 
Additionally, as part of the CLE/DTW metroplex project, the FAA plans 
to amend the current fixes contained within the project area by 
converting them into RNAV waypoints that would remain in place to 
assist pilots and air traffic controllers already familiar with them, 
for navigation purposes.
    Lastly, the FAA plans to continue NextGen modernization efforts of 
the Cleveland and Detroit TRACON assigned airspace areas, at a later 
date, by working with the TRACONs and establishing new RNAV T-routes 
designed to enhance the flow of traffic through their busy terminal 
airspace areas. The new RNAV T-routes would be proposed in a separate 
airspace action after the RNAV procedures being developed for the CLE/
DTW metroplex project are published and available for use.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to modify VOR Federal airways V-2, V-5, V-
6, V-8, V-10, V-11, V-14, V-26, V-30, V-38, V-43, V-45, V-47, V-59, V-
75, V-84, V-92, V-96, V-103, V-116, V-126, V-133, V-170, V-188, V-210, 
V-221, V-232, V-233, V-450, V-464, V-493, and V-542. Additionally, this 
action proposes to remove VOR Federal airways V-40, V-98, V-176, V-297, 
V-353, V-383, V-396, V-406, V-416, V-418, V-426, V-435, V-443, V-467, 
V-486, V-522, V-523, V-525, and V-584. The VOR Federal airway 
amendments and removals are proposed in support of the FAA's planned 
CLE/DTW metroplex project and are outlined below.
    V-2: V-2 currently extends between the Seattle, WA, VORTAC and the 
Gardner, MA, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within Canada. The FAA 
proposes to remove the airway segment between the Lansing, MI, VORTAC 
and the Buffalo, NY, VOR/DME. Additionally, this proposal would remove 
the exclusion statement for the airspace within Canada. The unaffected 
portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-5: V-5 currently extends between the Pecan, GA, VOR/DME and the 
London, ON, Canada, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within Canada. The 
FAA proposes to remove the airway segment between the Appleton, OH, 
VORTAC and the London, ON, Canada, VOR/DME. Additionally, this proposal 
would remove the exclusion statement for the airspace within Canada. 
The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-6: V-6 currently extends between the Oakland, CA, VORTAC and the 
DuPage, IL, VOR/DME; between the intersection of the Chicago Heights, 
IL, VORTAC 358[deg] and Gipper, MI, VORTAC 271[deg] radials (NILES fix) 
and the Waterville, OH, VOR/DME; and between the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME and 
the La Guardia, NY, VOR/DME; excluding the airspace within restricted 
areas R-4803, R-4813A, and R-4813B when active. The FAA proposes to 
remove the airway segment between the intersection of the Gipper, MI, 
VORTAC 092[deg](T)/092[deg](M) and Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME 196[deg](T)/
201[deg](M) radials (MODEM fix) and the Waterville, OH, VOR/DME; and 
between the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME and the Clarion, PA, VOR/DME. 
Additionally, this proposal would remove the exclusion statement for 
the airspace within restricted areas R-4803, R-4813A, and R-4813B 
because they do not affect V-6. The unaffected portions of the existing 
airway would remain unchanged.
    V-8: V-8 currently extends between the intersection of the Seal 
Beach, CA, VORTAC 266[deg] and Ventura, CA, VOR/DME 144[deg] radials 
(DOYLE fix) and the Washington, DC, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove 
the airway segment between the Flag City, OH, VORTAC and the Briggs, 
OH, VOR/DME. The unaffected portions of the existing airway would 
remain unchanged.
    V-10: V-10 currently extends between the Pueblo, CO, VORTAC and the 
intersection of the Bradford, IL, VORTAC 058[deg] and Joliet, IL, 
VORTAC 287[deg] radials (PLANO fix); and between the intersection of 
the Chicago Heights, IL, VORTAC 358[deg] and Gipper, MI, VORTAC 
271[deg] radials (NILES fix) and the Lancaster, PA, VOR/DME; excluding 
the airspace within Canada. The FAA proposes to remove the airway 
segment between the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME and the Youngstown, OH, 
VORTAC. Additionally, this proposal would remove the exclusion 
statement for the airspace within Canada. The unaffected portions of 
the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-11: V-11 currently extends between the Brookley, AL, VORTAC and 
the intersection of the Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC 038[deg] and Carleton, 
MI, VORTAC 262[deg] radials (CRUXX fix). The FAA proposes to remove the 
airway segment between the intersection of the Fort Wayne, IN, 
038[deg](T)/038[deg](M) and Waterville, OH, VOR/DME 273[deg](T)/
275[deg](M) radials (EDGEE fix) and the intersection of the Fort Wayne, 
IN, VORTAC 038[deg] and Carleton, MI, VORTAC 262[deg] radials (CRUXX 
fix). The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain 
unchanged.
    V-14: V-14 currently extends between the Chisum, NM, VORTAC and the 
Norwich, CT, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the Flag City, OH, VORTAC and the Dunkirk, NY, VORTAC. The 
unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-26: V-26 currently extends between the Blue Mesa, CO, VOR/DME and 
the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within Canada. The FAA 
proposes to remove the airway segment between the Lansing, MI, VORTAC 
and the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME. Additionally, this proposal would remove 
the exclusion statement for the airspace within Canada. The unaffected 
portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-30: V-30 currently extends between the Badger, WI, VORTAC and the 
Waterville, OH, VOR/DME; and between the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME and the 
Solberg, NJ, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME and the Waterville, OH, VOR/DME; 
and between the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME and the Clarion, PA, VOR/DME. The 
unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-38: V-38 currently extends between the Moline, IL, VORTAC and the 
Cape Charles, VA, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the intersection of the Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC 091[deg](T)/
091[deg](M) and Rosewood, OH, VORTAC 334[deg](T)/339[deg](M) radials 
(WINES fix) and the Appleton, OH, VORTAC. The unaffected portions of 
the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-40: V-40 currently extends between the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME and the 
intersection of the Briggs, OH, VOR/DME 077[deg] and Youngstown, OH,

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VORTAC 177[deg] radials (CUTTA fix). The FAA proposes to remove the 
airway in its entirety.
    V-43: V-43 currently extends between the Appleton, OH, VORTAC and 
the Buffalo, NY, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the Appleton, OH, VORTAC and the Youngstown, OH, VORTAC. 
Additionally, this proposal would add an exclusion statement for the 
airspace within Canada. The unaffected portions of the existing airway 
would remain unchanged.
    V-45: V-45 currently extends between the New Bern, NC, VOR/DME and 
the Sault Ste Marie, MI, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within 
restricted areas R-5502A and R-5502B. The FAA proposes to remove the 
airway segment between the Appleton, OH, VORTAC and the Saginaw, MI, 
VOR/DME. Additionally, this proposal would remove the exclusion 
statement for the airspace within restricted areas R-5502A and R-5502B 
because they do not affect V-45. The unaffected portions of the 
existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-47: V-47 currently extends between the Pine Bluff, AR, VOR/DME 
and the Pocket City, IN, VORTAC; and between the Cincinnati, KY, VORTAC 
and the Waterville, OH, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway 
segment between the Flag City, OH, VORTAC and the Waterville, OH, VOR/
DME. The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain 
unchanged.
    In addition, the V-47 description incorrectly lists the state 
location of the Cincinnati VORTAC as ``Ohio'' instead of ``Kentucky.'' 
This action would correct the route description to reflect the proper 
state.
    V-59: V-59 currently extends between the Pulaski, VA, VORTAC and 
the Briggs, OH, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the Newcomerstown, OH, VOR/DME and the Briggs, OH, VOR/DME. The 
unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-75: V-75 currently extends between the Morgantown, WV, VORTAC and 
the intersection of the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME 325[deg] and Waterville, OH, 
VOR/DME 062[deg] radials (LLEEO fix), excluding the airspace within 
Canada. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment between the 
Briggs, OH, VOR/DME and the intersection of the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME 
325[deg] and Waterville, OH, VOR/DME 062[deg] radials (LLEEO fix). 
Additionally, this proposal would remove the exclusion statement for 
the airspace within Canada. The unaffected portions of the existing 
airway would remain unchanged.
    V-84: V-84 currently extends between the Northbrook, IL, VOR/DME 
and the Flint, MI, VORTAC; and between the Buffalo, NY, VOR/DME and the 
Syracuse, NY, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the Lansing, MI, VORTAC and the Flint, MI, VORTAC. The 
unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-92: V-92 currently extends between the intersection of the 
Chicago Heights, IL, VORTAC 358[deg] and Chicago O'Hare, IL, VOR/DME 
127[deg] radials (BEBEE fix) and the Armel, VA, VOR/DME. The FAA 
proposes to remove the airway segment between the intersection of the 
Goshen, IN, VORTAC 092[deg](T)/092[deg](M) and Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC 
016[deg](T)/016[deg](M) radials (ILTON fix) and the Tiverton, OH, VOR/
DME. The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain 
unchanged.
    V-96: V-96 currently extends between the Brickyard, IN, VORTAC and 
the Detroit, MI, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the intersection of the Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC 071[deg](T)/
071[deg](M) and Flag City, OH, VORTAC 289[deg](T)/291[deg](M) radials 
(TWERP fix) and the Detroit, MI, VOR/DME. The unaffected portions of 
the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-98: V-98 currently extends between the Dayton, OH, VOR/DME and 
the intersection of the Carleton, MI, VORTAC 243[deg] and Waterville, 
OH, VOR/DME 321[deg] radials (MIZAR fix). The FAA proposes to remove 
the airway in its entirety.
    V-103: V-103 currently extends between the Chesterfield, SC, VOR/
DME and the Lansing, MI, VORTAC, excluding the airspace within Canada. 
The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment between the Akron, OH, 
VOR/DME and the Lansing, MI, VORTAC. Additionally, this proposal would 
remove the exclusion statement for the airspace within Canada. The 
unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-116: V-116 currently extends between the intersection of the 
Chicago O'Hare, IL, VOR/DME 092[deg] and Chicago Heights, IL, VORTAC 
013[deg] radials (WILLA fix) and the Sparta, NJ, VORTAC, excluding the 
airspace within Canada. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the intersection of the Chicago O'Hare, IL, VOR/DME 092[deg] 
and Chicago Heights, IL, VORTAC 013[deg] radials (WILLA fix) and the 
Erie, PA, VORTAC. Additionally, this proposal would remove the 
exclusion statement for the airspace within Canada. The unaffected 
portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-126: V-126 currently extends between the intersection of the 
Peotone, IL, VORTAC 053[deg] and Knox, IN, VOR/DME 297[deg] radials 
(BEARZ fix) and the Waterville, OH, VOR/DME; and between the Dryer, OH, 
VOR/DME and the Stonyfork, PA, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the 
airway segment between the intersection of the Goshen, IN, VORTAC 
092[deg](T)/092[deg](M) and Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC 016[deg](T)/
016[deg](M) radials (ILTON fix) and the Waterville, OH, VOR/DME; and 
between the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME and the Erie, PA, VORTAC. The unaffected 
portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-133: V-133 currently extends between the intersection of the 
Charlotte, NC, VOR/DME 305[deg] and Barretts Mountain, NC, VOR/DME 
197[deg] radials and the Mansfield, OH, VORTAC; and between the Salem, 
MI, VORTAC and the Red Lake, ON, Canada, VOR/DME; excluding the 
airspace within Canada. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the Tiverton, OH, VOR/DME and the Mansfield, OH, VORTAC; and 
between the Salem, MI, VORTAC and the Saginaw, MI, VOR/DME. The 
unaffected portions of the existing airway and the exclusion statement 
for the airspace within Canada would remain unchanged.
    V-170: V-170 currently extends between the Devils Lake, ND, VOR/DME 
and the Salem, MI, VORTAC; and between the Erie, PA, VORTAC and the 
intersection of the Andrews, MD, VORTAC 060[deg] and Baltimore, MD, 
VORTAC 165[deg] radials (POLLA fix); excluding the airspace within 
restricted area R-5802. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the Erie, PA, VORTAC and the Bradford, PA, VOR/DME. The 
unaffected portions of the existing airway and the exclusion statement 
for restricted area R-5802 would remain unchanged.
    V-176: V-176 currently extends between the Carleton, MI, VORTAC and 
the intersection of the Chardon, OH, VOR/DME 294[deg] and Dryer, OH, 
VOR/DME 357[deg] radials (HIMEZ fix), excluding the airspace within 
Canada. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its entirety.
    V-188: V-188 currently extends between the Carleton, MI, VORTAC and 
the Groton, CT, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within Canada. The FAA 
proposes to remove the airway segment between the Carleton, MI, VORTAC 
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the Tidioute, PA, VORTAC. Additionally, this proposal would remove the 
exclusion statement for the airspace within Canada. The unaffected 
portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-210: V-210 currently extends between the Los Angeles, CA, VORTAC 
and the Okmulgee, OK, VOR/DME; and between the Brickyard, IN, VORTAC 
and theYardley, PA, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway 
segment between the Tiverton, OH, VOR/DME and the Revloc, PA, VOR/DME. 
The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-221: V-221 currently extends between the Bible Grove, IL, VORTAC 
and the Erie, PA, VORTAC, excluding the airspace within Canada. The FAA 
proposes to remove the airway segment between the intersection of the 
Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC 016[deg](T)/016[deg](M) and Goshen, IN, VORTAC 
092[deg](T)/092[deg](M) radials (ILTON fix) and the Erie, PA, VORTAC. 
Additionally, this proposal would remove the exclusion statement for 
the airspace within Canada. The unaffected portions of the existing 
airway would remain unchanged.
    V-232: V-232 currently extends between the Chardon, OH, VOR/DME and 
the Colts Neck, NJ, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway 
segment between the Chardon, OH, VOR/DME and the Keating, PA, VORTAC. 
The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-233: V-233 currently extends between the Spinner, IL, VORTAC and 
the Pellston, MI, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the Litchfield, MI, VOR/DME and the Mount Pleasant, MI, VOR/
DME. The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain 
unchanged.
    V-297: V-297 currently extends between the Johnstown, PA, VORTAC 
and the intersection of the Akron, OH, VOR/DME 305[deg] and Waterville, 
OH, VOR/DME 062[deg] radials (LLEEO fix), excluding the airspace within 
Canada. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its entirety.
    V-353: V-353 currently extends between the Jackson, MI, VOR/DME and 
the Flint, MI, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its 
entirety.
    V-383: V-383 currently extends between the Rosewood, OH, VORTAC and 
the Detroit, MI, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its 
entirety.
    V-396: V-396 currently extends between the Windsor, ON, Canada, 
VOR/DME and the Chardon, OH, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within 
Canada. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its entirety.
    V-406: V-406 currently extends between the Salem, MI, VORTAC and 
the London, ON, Canada, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within Canada. 
The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its entirety.
    V-416: V-416 currently extends between the Rosewood, OH, VORTAC and 
the intersection of the Mansfield, OH, VORTAC 045[deg] and Dryer, OH, 
VOR/DME 123[deg] radials (JAKEE fix). The FAA proposes to remove the 
airway in its entirety.
    V-418: V-418 currently extends between the Salem, MI, VORTAC and 
the Jamestown, NY, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within Canada. The 
FAA proposes to remove the airway in its entirety.
    V-426: V-426 currently extends between the Carleton, MI, VORTAC and 
the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its 
entirety.
    V-435: V-435 currently extends between the Rosewood, OH, VORTAC and 
the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its 
entirety.
    V-443: V-443 currently extends between the intersection of the 
Newcomerstown, OH, VOR/DME 099[deg] and Bellaire, OH, VOR/DME 044[deg] 
radials (WISKE fix) and the Aylmer, ON, Canada, VOR/DME, excluding the 
airspace within Canada. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its 
entirety.
    V-450: V-450 currently extends between the Escanaba, MI, VOR/DME 
and the London, ON, Canada, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within 
Canada. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment between the 
Flint, MI, VORTAC and the London, ON, Canada, VOR/DME. Additionally, 
this proposal would remove the exclusion statement for the airspace 
within Canada. The unaffected portions of the existing airway would 
remain unchanged.
    V-464: V-464 currently extends between the Salem, MI, VORTAC and 
the Geneseo, NY, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within Canada. The FAA 
proposes to remove the airway segment between the Salem, MI, VORTAC and 
the Aylmer, ON, Canada, VOR/DME. The unaffected portions of the 
existing airway and the exclusion statement for the airspace within 
Canada would remain unchanged.
    V-467: V-467 currently extends between the Richmond, IN, VORTAC and 
the Detroit, MI, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its 
entirety.
    V-486: V-486 currently extends between the intersection of the 
Akron, OH, VOR/DME 316[deg] and Chardon, OH, VOR/DME 260[deg] radials 
(LEBRN fix) and the Jamestown, NY, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove 
the airway in its entirety.
    V-493: V-493 currently extends between the Livingston, TN, VORTAC 
and the Carleton, MI, VORTAC; and between the Menominee, MI, VOR/DME 
and the Rhinelander, WI, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the airway 
segment between the Appleton, OH, VORTAC and the Carleton, MI, VORTAC. 
The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-522: V-522 currently extends between the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME and 
the Toronto, ON, Canada, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within Canada. 
The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its entirety.
    V-523: V-523 currently extends between the Appleton, OH, VORTAC and 
the Erie, PA, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its 
entirety.
    V-525: V-525 currently extends between the Appleton, OH, VORTAC and 
the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in its 
entirety.
    V-542: V-542 currently extends between the Rosewood, OH, VORTAC and 
the Lebanon, NH, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the Rosewood, OH, VORTAC and the Tidioute, PA, VORTAC. The 
unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain unchanged.
    V-584: V-584 currently extends between the Waterville, OH, VOR/DME 
and the Dryer, OH, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway in 
its entirety.
    All radials in the route descriptions below that do not reflect 
True (T)/Magnetic (M) degree radial information are unchanged and 
stated in True degrees.
    VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 
7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, and effective September 15, 2016, which 
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The VOR Federal airways 
listed in this document would be subsequently published in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and

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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(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 7400.11A, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2016 and 
effective September 15, 2016, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways.

* * * * *

V-2 [Amended]

    From Seattle, WA; Ellensburg, WA; Moses Lake, WA; Spokane, WA; 
Mullan Pass, ID; Missoula, MT; Helena, MT; INT Helena 119[deg] and 
Livingston, MT, 322[deg] radials; Livingston; Billings, MT; Miles 
City, MT; 24 miles, 90 miles, 55 MSL, Dickinson, ND; 10 miles, 60 
miles, 38 MSL, Bismarck, ND; 14 miles, 62 miles, 34 MSL, Jamestown, 
ND; Fargo, ND; Alexandria, MN; Gopher, MN; Nodine, MN; Lone Rock, 
WI; Madison, WI; Badger, WI; Muskegon, MI; to Lansing, MI. From 
Buffalo, NY, 259[deg] radials; Buffalo; Rochester, NY; Syracuse, NY; 
Utica, NY; Albany, NY; INT Albany 084[deg] and Gardner, MA, 284[deg] 
radials; to Gardner.
* * * * *

V-5 [Amended]

    From Pecan, GA; Vienna, GA; Dublin, GA; Athens, GA; INT Athens 
340[deg] and Electric City, SC, 274[deg] radials; INT Electric City 
274[deg] and Choo Choo, GA, 127[deg] radials; Choo Choo; Bowling 
Green, KY; New Hope, KY; Louisville, KY; Cincinnati, OH; to 
Appleton, OH.

V-6 [Amended]

    From Oakland, CA; INT Oakland 039[deg] and Sacramento, CA, 
212[deg] radials; Sacramento; Squaw Valley, CA; Mustang, NV; 
Lovelock, NV; Battle Mountain, NV; INT Battle Mountain 062[deg] and 
Wells, NV, 256[deg] radials; Wells; 5 miles, 40 miles, 98 MSL, 85 
MSL, Lucin, UT; 43 miles, 85 MSL, Ogden, UT; 11 miles, 50 miles, 105 
MSL, Fort Bridger, WY; Rock Springs, WY; 20 miles, 39 miles 95 MSL, 
Cherokee, WY; 39 miles, 27 miles 95 MSL, Medicine Bow, WY; INT 
Medicine Bow 106[deg] and Sidney, NE., 291[deg] radials; Sidney; 
North Platte, NE; Grand Island, NE; Omaha, NE; Des Moines, IA; Iowa 
City, IA; Davenport, IA; INT Davenport 087[deg] and DuPage, IL, 
255[deg] radials; to DuPage. From INT Chicago Heights, IL, 358[deg] 
and Gipper, MI, 271[deg] radials; Gipper; to INT Gipper 092[deg](T)/
092[deg](M) and Litchfield, MI, 196[deg](T)/201[deg](M) radials. 
From Clarion, PA; Philipsburg, PA; Selinsgrove, PA; Allentown, PA; 
Solberg, NJ; INT Solberg 107[deg] and Yardley, PA, 068[deg] radials; 
INT Yardley 068[deg] and La Guardia, NY, 213[deg] radials; to La 
Guardia.
* * * * *

V-8 [Amended]

    From INT Seal Beach, CA, 266[deg] and Ventura, CA, 144[deg] 
radials; Seal Beach; Paradise, CA; 35 miles, 7 miles wide (3 miles 
SE and 4 miles NW of centerline) Hector, CA; Goffs, CA; INT Goffs 
033[deg] and Morman Mesa, NV, 196[deg] radials; Morman Mesa; Bryce 
Canyon, UT; Hanksville, UT; Grand Junction, CO; Rifle, CO; 
Kremmling, CO; Mile High, CO; Akron, CO; Hayes Center, NE; Grand 
Island, NE; Omaha, NE; Des Moines, IA; Iowa City, IA; Moline, IL; 
Joliet, IL; Chicago Heights, IL; Goshen, IN; to Flag City, OH. From 
Briggs, OH; Bellaire, OH; INT Bellaire 107[deg] and Grantsville, MD, 
285[deg] radials; Grantsville; Martinsburg, WV; to Washington, DC. 
The portion outside the United States has no upper limit.
* * * * *

V-10 [Amended]

    From Pueblo, CO; 18 miles, 48 miles, 60 MSL, Lamar, CO; Garden 
City, KS; Dodge City, KS; Hutchinson, KS; Emporia, KS; INT Emporia 
063[deg] and Napoleon, MO, 243[deg] radials; Napoleon; Kirksville, 
MO; Burlington, IA; Bradford, IL; to INT Bradford 058[deg] and 
Joliet, IL, 287[deg] radials. From INT Chicago Heights, IL, 358[deg] 
and Gipper, MI, 271[deg] radials; Gipper; to Litchfield, MI. From 
Youngstown, OH; INT Youngstown 116[deg] and Revloc, PA, 300[deg] 
radials; Revloc; INT Revloc 107[deg] and Lancaster, PA, 280[deg] 
radials; to Lancaster.

V-11 [Amended]

    From Brookley, AL; Greene County, MS; INT Greene County 315[deg] 
and Magnolia, MS 133[deg] radials; Magnolia; Sidon, MS; Holly 
Springs, MS; Dyersburg, TN; Cunningham, KY; Pocket City, IN; 
Brickyard, IN; Marion, IN; Fort Wayne, IN; to INT Fort Wayne 
038[deg](T)/038[deg](M) and Waterville, OH, 273[deg](T)/275[deg](M) 
radials.
* * * * *

V-14 [Amended]

    From Chisum, NM; Lubbock, TX; Childress, TX; Hobart, OK; Will 
Rogers, OK; INT Will Rogers 052[deg] and Tulsa, OK 246[deg] radials; 
Tulsa; Neosho, MO; Springfield, MO; Vichy, MO; INT Vichy 067[deg] 
and St. Louis, MO, 225[deg] radials; St. Louis; Vandalia, IL; Terre 
Haute, IN; Brickyard, IN; Muncie, IN; to Flag City, OH. From 
Dunkirk, NY; Buffalo, NY; Geneseo, NY; Georgetown, NY; INT 
Georgetown 093[deg] and Albany, NY, 270[deg] radials; Albany; INT 
Albany 084[deg] and Gardner, MA, 284[deg] radials; Gardner; to 
Norwich, CT.
* * * * *

V-26 [Amended]

    From Blue Mesa, CO, via Montrose, CO; 13 miles, 112 MSL, 131 
MSL; Grand Junction, CO; Meeker, CO; Cherokee, WY; Muddy Mountain, 
WY; 14 miles 12 AGL, 37 miles 75 MSL, 84 miles 90 MSL, 17 miles 12 
AGL; Rapid City, SD; Philip, SD; Pierre, SD; Huron, SD; Redwood 
Falls, MN; Farmington, MN; Eau Claire, WI; Waussau, WI; Green Bay, 
WI; INT Green Bay 116[deg] and White Cloud, MI 302[deg] radials; 
White Cloud; Lansing, MI.
* * * * *

V-30 [Amended]

    From Badger, WI; INT Badger 102[deg] and Pullman, MI, 303[deg] 
radials; Pullman; to Litchfield, MI. From Clarion, PA; Philipsburg, 
PA; Selinsgrove, PA; East Texas, PA; INT East Texas 095[deg] and 
Solberg, NJ, 264[deg] radials; to Solberg.
* * * * *

V-38 [Amended]

    From Moline, IL; INT Moline 082[deg] and Peotone, IL, 281[deg] 
radials; Peotone; Fort Wayne, IN; to INT Fort Wayne 091[deg](T)/
091[deg](M) and Rosewood, OH, 334[deg](T)/339[deg](M) radials. From 
Appleton, OH; Zanesville, OH; Parkersburg, WV; Elkins, WV; 
Gordonsville, VA; Richmond, VA; Harcum, VA; to Cape Charles, VA.
* * * * *

V-40 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-43 [Amended]

    From Youngstown, OH; Erie, PA; INT Erie 042[deg] and Buffalo, 
NY, 259[deg] radials; to Buffalo. The airspace within Canada is 
excluded.
* * * * *

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V-45 [Amended]

    From New Bern, NC; Kinston, NC; Raleigh-Durham, NC; INT Raleigh-
Durham 275[deg] and Greensboro, NC, 105[deg] radials; Greensboro; 
INT Greensboro 334[deg] and Pulaski, VA, 147[deg] radials; Pulaski; 
Bluefield, WV; Charleston, WV; Henderson, WV; to Appleton, OH. From 
Saginaw, MI; Alpena, MI; to Sault Ste Marie, MI.
* * * * *

V-47 [Amended]

    From Pine Bluff, AR; Gilmore, AR; Dyersburg, TN; Cunningham, KY; 
to Pocket City, IN. From Cincinnati, KY; Rosewood, OH; to Flag City, 
OH.
* * * * *

V-59 [Amended]

    From Pulaski, VA; Beckley, WV; Parkersburg, WV; to 
Newcomerstown, OH.
* * * * *

V-75 [Amended]

    From Morgantown, WV; Bellaire, OH; to Briggs, OH.
* * * * *

V-84 [Amended]

    From Northbrook, IL; Pullman, MI; to Lansing, MI. From Buffalo, 
NY; Geneseo, NY; INT Geneseo 091[deg] and Syracuse, NY, 240[deg] 
radials; to Syracuse.
* * * * *

V-92 [Amended]

    From INT Chicago O'Hare, IL, 127[deg] and Chicago Heights, IL, 
358[deg] radials; Chicago Heights; Goshen, IN; to INT Goshen 
092[deg](T)/092[deg](M) and Fort Wayne, IN, 016[deg](T)/016[deg](M) 
radials. From Tiverton, OH; Newcomerstown, OH; Bellaire, OH; INT 
Bellaire 107[deg] and Grantsville, MD, 285[deg] radials; 
Grantsville; INT Grantsville 124[deg] and Armel, VA, 292[deg] 
radials; to Armel.
* * * * *

V-96 [Amended]

    From Brickyard, IN; Kokomo, IN; Fort Wayne, IN; to INT Fort 
Wayne 071[deg](T)/071[deg](M) and Flag City, OH, 289[deg](T)/
291[deg](M) radials.
* * * * *

V-98 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-103 [Amended]

    From Chesterfield, SC; Greensboro, NC; Roanoke, VA; Elkins, WV; 
Clarksburg, WV; Bellaire, OH; INT Bellaire 327[deg] and Akron, OH, 
181[deg] radials; to Akron.
* * * * *

V-116 [Amended]

    From Erie, PA; Bradford, PA; Stonyfork, PA; INT Stonyfork 
098[deg] and Wilkes-Barre, PA, 310[deg] radials; Wilkes-Barre; INT 
Wilkes-Barre 084[deg] and Sparta, NJ, 300[deg] radials; to Sparta.
* * * * *

V-126 [Amended]

    From INT Peotone, IL, 053[deg] and Knox, IN, 297[deg] radials; 
INT Knox 297[deg] and Goshen, IN, 270[deg] radials; Goshen; to INT 
Goshen 092[deg](T)/092[deg](M) and Fort Wayne, IN, 016[deg](T)/
016[deg](M) radials. From Erie, PA; Bradford, PA; to Stonyfork, PA.
* * * * *

V-133 [Amended]

    From INT Charlotte, NC, 305[deg] and Barretts Mountain, NC, 
197[deg] radials; Barretts Mountain; Charleston, WV; Zanesville, OH; 
to Tiverton, OH. From Saginaw, MI; Traverse City, MI; Escanaba, MI; 
Sawyer, MI; Houghton, MI; Thunder Bay, ON, Canada; International 
Falls, MN; to Red Lake, ON, Canada. The airspace within Canada is 
excluded.
* * * * *

V-170 [Amended]

    From Devils Lake, ND; INT Devils Lake 187[deg] and Jamestown, 
ND, 337[deg] radials; Jamestown; Aberdeen, SD; Sioux Falls, SD; 
Worthington, MN; Fairmont, MN; Rochester, MN; Nodine, MN; Dells, WI; 
INT Dells 097[deg] and Badger, WI, 304[deg] radials; Badger; INT 
Badger 121[deg] and Pullman, MI, 282[deg] radials; Pullman; to 
Salem, MI. From Bradford, PA; Slate Run, PA; Selinsgrove, PA; 
Ravine, PA; INT Ravine 125[deg] and Modena, PA, 318[deg] radials; 
Modena; Dupont, DE; INT Dupont 223[deg] and Andrews, MD, 060[deg] 
radials; to INT Andrews 060[deg] and Baltimore, MD, 165[deg] 
radials. The airspace within R-5802 is excluded when active.
* * * * *

V-176 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-188 [Amended]

    From Tidioute, PA; Slate Run, PA; Williamsport, PA; Wilkes-
Barre, PA; INT Wilkes-Barre 084[deg] and Sparta, NJ, 300[deg] 
radials; Sparta; INT Sparta 082[deg] and Carmel, NY, 243[deg] 
radials; Carmel; INT Carmel 078[deg] and Groton, CT, 276[deg] 
radials; to Groton.
* * * * *

V-210 [Amended]

    From Los Angeles, CA, INT Los Angeles 083[deg] and Pomona, CA, 
240[deg] radials; Pomona; INT Daggett, CA, 229[deg] and Hector, CA, 
263[deg] radials; Hector; Goffs, CA; 13 miles, 23 miles 71 MSL, 85 
MSL, Peach Springs, AZ; Grand Canyon, AZ; Tuba City, AZ; 10 miles 90 
MSL, 91 miles 105 MSL, Rattlesnake, NM; Alamosa, CO; INT Alamosa 
074[deg] and Lamar, CO, 250[deg] radials; 40 miles, 51 miles, 65 
MSL, Lamar; 13 miles, 79 miles, 55 MSL, Liberal, KS; INT Liberal 
137[deg] and Will Rogers, OK, 284[deg] radials; Will Rogers; INT 
Will Rogers 113[deg] and Okmulgee, OK, 238[deg] radials; Okmulgee. 
From Brickyard, IN, Muncie, IN; Rosewood, OH; to Tiverton, OH. From 
Revloc, PA; INT Revloc 096[deg] and Harrisburg, PA, 285[deg] 
radials; Harrisburg; Lancaster, PA; INT Lancaster 095[deg] and 
Yardley, PA, 255[deg] radials; to Yardley.
* * * * *

V-221 [Amended]

    From Bible Grove, IL; Hoosier, IN; Shelbyville, IN; Muncie, IN; 
Fort Wayne, IN; to INT Fort Wayne 016[deg](T)/016[deg](M) and 
Goshen, IN, 092[deg](T)/092[deg](M) radials.
* * * * *

V-232 [Amended]

    From Keating, PA; Milton, PA; INT Milton 099[deg] and Solberg, 
NJ, 299[deg] radials; Solberg; INT Solberg 137[deg] and Colts Neck, 
NJ, 263[deg] radials; to Colts Neck.

V-233 [Amended]

    From Spinner, IL; INT Spinner 061[deg] and Roberts, IL, 233[deg] 
radials; Roberts; Knox, IN; Goshen, IN; to Litchfield, MI. From 
Mount Pleasant, MI; INT Mount Pleasant 351[deg] and Gaylord, MI, 
207[deg] radials; Gaylord; to Pellston, MI.
* * * * *

V-297 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-353 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-383 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-396 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-406 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-416 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-418 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-426 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-435 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-443 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-450 [Amended]

    From Escanaba, MI; Menominee, MI; Green Bay, WI; Muskegon, MI; 
INT Muskegon 094[deg] and Flint, MI, 280[deg] radials; to Flint.
* * * * *

V-464 [Amended]

    From Aylmer, ON, Canada; Dunkirk, NY; to Geneseo, NY. The 
airspace within Canada is excluded.
* * * * *

V-467 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-486 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-493 [Amended]

    From Livingston, TN, Lexington, KY; York, KY; INT York 030[deg] 
and Appleton, OH, 183[deg] radials; to Appleton. From Menominee, MI; 
to Rhinelander, WI.
* * * * *

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V-522 [Removed]

V-523 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-525 [Removed]

* * * * *

V-542 [Amended]

    From Tidioute, PA; Bradford, PA; INT Bradford 078[deg] and 
Elmira, NY, 252[deg] radials; Elmira; Binghampton, NY; Rockdale, NY; 
Albany, NY; Cambridge, NY; INT Cambridge 063[deg] and Lebanon, NH, 
214[deg] radials; to Lebanon.
* * * * *

V-584 [Removed]

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2017.
Leslie M. Swann,
Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
[FR Doc. 2017-03515 Filed 2-24-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P