Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-2381
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: IFR Altitudes: Miscellaneous Amendments
Posted Date: 2018-06-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29667-29672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13611]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 31201; Amdt. No. 540]

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 19, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J Nichols, 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).

[[Page 29668]]

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2018.
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 19, 2018.

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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 540 effective date July 19, 2018]
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                     From                                         To                        MEA          MAA
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                                     Sec.   95.3000 Low Altitude RNAV Routes
                            Sec.   95.3225 RNAV Route T225 is Amended to Read in Part
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GALENA, AK VOR/DME............................  KUHZE, AK FIX.........................         4400        17500
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               From                           To                 MEA
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                   Sec.   95.6001 Victor Routes--U.S.
    Sec.   95.6064 VOR Federal Airway V64 is Amended to Read in Part
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SEAL BEACH, CA VORTAC............  *TUSTI, CA FIX..........         3000
    *6200--MCA TUSTI, CA FIX, E
     BND
TUSTI, CA FIX....................  COREL, CA FIX...........
                                   W BND...................         6200
                                   E BND...................         8000
COREL, CA FIX....................  PERIS, CA FIX...........
                                   W BND...................         8000
                                   E BND...................        11000
PERIS, CA FIX....................  HEMET, CA FIX...........       *11000
    *6700--MOCA
HEMET, CA FIX....................  HAPPE, CA FIX...........       *11000
    *10200--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6071 VOR Federal Airway V71 is Amended to Read in Part
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HOT SPRINGS, AR VOR/DME..........  OLLAS, AR FIX...........        *3600
    *3100--MOCA
OLLAS, AR FIX....................  *HAAWK, AR FIX..........       **4500
    *10000--MCA HAAWK, AR FIX, N
     BND
    **2500--MOCA
HAAWK, AR FIX....................  HARRISON, AR VOR/DME....       *10000
    *3700--MOCA
    *4000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6078 VOR Federal Airway V78 is Amended to Read in Part
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PELLSTON, MI VORTAC..............  ALPENA, MI VORTAC.......         2700
ALPENA, MI VORTAC................  *ZABLE, MI FIX..........         3000
    *5000--MCA ZABLE, MI FIX, S
     BND
BANJO, MI FIX....................  BENNY, MI FIX...........        *3000
    *2300--MOCA
BENNY, MI FIX....................  SAGINAW, MI VOR/DME.....         2400
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    Sec.   95.6081 VOR Federal Airway V81 is Amended to Read in Part
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BLACK FOREST, CO VOR/DME.........  HOHUM, CO FIX...........       #10000
    *10000--GNSS MEA
    #BLACK FOREST R-330 UNUSABLE
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    Sec.   95.6095 VOR Federal Airway V95 is Amended to Read in Part
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DURANGO, CO VOR/DME..............  ZEANS, CO FIX...........
                                   S BND...................        12300
                                   N BND...................        16500
ZEANS, CO FIX....................  LAZON, CO FIX...........        16500
LAZON, CO FIX....................  POWES, CO FIX...........
                                   N BND...................        15000
                                   S BND...................        16500
POWES, CO FIX....................  BLUE MESA, CO VOR/DME...
                                   S BND...................        16500
                                   N BND...................        12800
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    Sec.   95.6133 VOR Federal Airway V133 is Amended to Read in Part
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BARRETTS MOUNTAIN, NC VOR/DME....  MULBE, NC FIX...........
                                   S BND...................         5400
                                   N BND...................         7200
MULBE, NC FIX....................  *STOVE, VA FIX..........         7200
    *11000--MCA STOVE, VA FIX, N
     BND
STOVE, VA FIX....................  *PINEE, WV FIX..........      **13000
    *11400--MCA PINEE, WV FIX, S
     BND
    **7000--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6143 VOR Federal Airway V143 is Amended to Read in Part
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LYNCHBURG, VA VORTAC.............  ELLON, VA FIX...........
                                   N BND...................         5700
                                   S BND...................         3200
ELLON, VA FIX....................  *CLYFF, VA FIX..........         5700
    *6300--MCA CLYFF, VA FIX, N
     BND
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    Sec.   95.6154 VOR Federal Airway V154 is Amended to Read in Part
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*LOTTS, GA FIX...................  SAVANNAH, GA VORTAC.....       **3000
    *9000--MRA
    **1800--MOCA
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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
    *9000--MRA
    *10000--MCA LOTTS, GA FIX, SW
     BND
    **2000--GNSS MEA
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    Sec.   95.6179 VOR Federal Airway V179 is Amended to Read in Part
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DUBLIN, GA VORTAC................  HUSKY, GA FIX...........        *3000
    *2200--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6218 VOR Federal Airway V218 is Amended to Read in Part
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*BAULK, WI FIX...................  ROCKFORD, IL VOR/DME....       **4000
    *4000--MRA
    **2600--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6267 VOR Federal Airway V267 is Amended to Read in Part
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ORLANDO, FL VORTAC...............  PAOLA, FL FIX...........
                                   N BND...................        *2800
                                   S BND...................        *1900
    *1600--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6291 VOR Federal Airway V291 is Amended to Read in Part
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KACEE, AZ FIX....................  PEACH SPRINGS, AZ VOR/         *11000
                                    DME.
    *10000--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6312 VOR Federal Airway V312 is Amended to Read in Part
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WOODSTOWN, NJ VORTAC.............  COYLE, NJ VORTAC........         2100
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    Sec.   95.6323 VOR Federal Airway V323 is Amended to Read in Part
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NALIZ, GA FIX....................  WEMOB, GA FIX...........        *3000
    *2100--MOCA
WEMOB, GA FIX....................  HUSKY, GA FIX...........        *3000
    *2200--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6325 VOR Federal Airway V325 is Amended to Read in Part
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COLUMBIA, SC VORTAC..............  *VESTO, GA FIX..........         8000
    *8000--MCA VESTO, GA FIX, E
     BND
VESTO, GA FIX....................  ATHENS, GA VOR/DME......
                                   W BND...................         2500
                                   E BND...................         8000
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    Sec.   95.6361 VOR Federal Airway V361 is Amended to Read in Part
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MONTROSE, CO VOR/DME.............  ICIES, CO FIX...........
                                   S BND...................        10600
                                   N BND...................        15000
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    Sec.   95.6402 VOR Federal Airway V402 is Amended to Read in Part
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PANHANDLE, TX VORTAC.............  *BRISC, TX FIX..........       **7000
    *8000--MCA BRISC, TX FIX, NE
     BND
    **5000--MOCA
BRISC, TX FIX....................  *MITBEE, OK VORTAC......       **8000
    *8000--MCA MITBEE, OK VORTAC,
     SW BND
    **4500--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6417 VOR Federal Airway V417 is Amended to Read in Part
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ATHENS, GA VOR/DME...............  COLLIERS, SC VORTAC.....         2500
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    Sec.   95.6420 VOR Federal Airway V420 is Amended to Read in Part
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GAYLORD, MI VOR/DME..............  ALPENA, MI VORTAC.......         3200
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    Sec.   95.6421 VOR Federal Airway V421 is Amended to Read in Part
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DURANGO, CO VOR/DME..............  ZEANS, CO FIX...........
                                   N BND...................        16500
                                   S BND...................        12300
ZEANS, CO FIX....................  LAZON, CO FIX...........        16500
LAZON, CO FIX....................  POWES, CO FIX...........
                                   S BND...................        16500
                                   N BND...................        15000
POWES, CO FIX....................  BLUE MESA, CO VOR/DME...
                                   S BND...................        16500
                                   N BND...................        12800
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    Sec.   95.6485 VOR Federal Airway V485 is Amended to Read in Part
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VENTURA, CA VOR/DME..............  *HENER, CA FIX..........         5000
    *6500--MCA HENER, CA FIX, NW
     BND
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    Sec.   95.6500 VOR Federal Airway V500 is Amended to Read in Part
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SOLDE, ID FIX....................  *REAPS, ID FIX..........
                                   E BND...................      **14000
                                   W BND...................      **17000
    *15400--MCA REAPS, ID FIX, W
     BND
    **8200--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6506 VOR Federal Airway V506 is Amended to Read in Part
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TULSA, OK VORTAC.................  VINTA, OK FIX...........         2700
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    Sec.   95.6512 VOR Federal Airway V512 is Amended to Read in Part
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HOLAN, IN FIX....................  *SACKO, IN FIX..........       **3500
    *10000--MCA SACKO, IN FIX, E
     BND
    **2100--MOCA
    **3000--GNSS MEA
SACKO, IN FIX....................  LOUISVILLE, KY VORTAC...        10000
LOUISVILLE, KY VORTAC............  *CLEGG, KY FIX..........        10000
    *10000--MCA CLEGG, KY FIX, W
     BND
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    Sec.   95.6527 VOR Federal Airway V527 is Amended to Read in Part
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*HOT SPRINGS, AR VOR/DME.........  HIDER, AR FIX...........
                                   SE BND..................         3200
                                   NW BND..................         9500
    *5700--MCA HOT SPRINGS, AR
     VOR/DME, NW BND
HIDER, AR FIX....................  ROVER, AR FIX.
                                   SE BND..................        *5500
                                   NW BND..................        *9500
    *3200--MOCA
ROVER, AR FIX....................  *SCRAN, AR FIX..........       **9500
    *9500--MCA SCRAN, AR FIX, SE
     BND

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    **3600--MOCA
SCRAN, AR FIX....................  CASKS, AR FIX...........        *6500
    *3700--MOCA
GAMPS, AR FIX....................  BILIE, MO FIX...........        *4000
    *3200--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6609 VOR Federal Airway V609 is Amended to Read in Part
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SAGINAW, MI VOR/DME..............  BENNY, MI FIX...........         2400
BENNY, MI FIX....................  BANJO, MI FIX...........        *3000
    *2300--MOCA
BANJO, MI FIX....................  *ZABLE, MI FIX..........       **5000
    *5000--MCA ZABLE, MI FIX, S
     BND
    **2900--MOCA
ZABLE, MI FIX....................  *RONDO, MI FIX..........         3200
    *5000--MRA
*RONDO, MI FIX...................  PELLSTON, MI VORTAC.....       **3200
    *5000--MRA
    **2500--MOCA
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    Sec.   95.6611 VOR Federal Airway V611 is Amended to Read in Part
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BLACK FOREST, CO VOR/DME.........  LUFSE, CO FIX...........      #*10000
    *10000--GNSS MEA
    #BLACK FOREST R-028 UNUSABLE
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Sec.   95.6317 ALASKA VOR Federal Airway V317 is Amended to Read in Part
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ANNETTE ISLAND, AK VOR/DME.......  GESTI, AK FIX...........
                                   SE BND..................         5000
                                   NW BND..................         7000
GESTI, AK FIX....................  LEVEL ISLAND, AK VOR/DME        *7000
    *5300--MOCA
LEVEL ISLAND, AK VOR/DME.........  HOODS, AK FIX...........        *9000
    *6000--MOCA
HOODS, AK FIX....................  *SISTERS ISLAND, AK
                                    VORTAC.
                                   SE BND..................       **9000
                                   NW BND..................       **7000
    *7900--MCA SISTERS ISLAND, AK
     VORTAC, W BND
    **5500--MOCA
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Sec.   95.6456 ALASKA VOR Federal Airway V456 is Amended to Read in Part
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GULKANA, AK VOR/DME..............  *SANKA, AK FIX..........
                                   NE BND..................        11000
                                   SW BND..................         6000
    *8000--MCA SANKA, AK FIX, NE
     BND
SANKA, AK FIX....................  NORTHWAY, AK VORTAC.....       *11000
    *10500--MOCA
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Sec.   95.6506 ALASKA VOR Federal Airway V506 is Amended to Read in Part
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KODIAK, AK VOR/DME...............  BREMI, AK FIX...........      #*12000
    *9900--MOCA
    *10000--GNSS MEA
    #KODIAK R-280 UNUSABLE BYD
     20NM BLO 12000
BREMI, AK FIX....................  KING SALMON, AK VORTAC..
                                   E BND...................        12000
                                   W BND...................         5000
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 Sec.   95.6406 HAWAII VOR Federal Airway V6 is Amended to Read in Part
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PLUMB, HI FIX....................  MAUI, HI VORTAC.........         6300
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 Sec.   95.6411 HAWAII VOR Federal Airway V11 is Amended to Read in Part
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BARBY, HI FIX....................  *SWEEP, HI FIX..........       **5400
    *5400--MCA SWEEP, HI FIX, S
     BND
    **3000--MOCA
SWEEP, HI FIX....................  MAUI, HI VORTAC.........         5000
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 Sec.   95.6415 HAWAII VOR Federal Airway V15 is Amended to Read in Part
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MAUI, HI VORTAC..................  *BARBY, HI FIX..........         8400
    *9800--MCA BARBY, HI FIX, E
     BND

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BARBY, HI FIX....................  *RABAT, HI FIX..........      **10000
    *10000--MCA RABAT, HI FIX, W
     BND
    **2700--MOCA
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 Sec.   95.6422 HAWAII VOR Federal Airway V22 is Amended to Read in Part
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PLUMB, HI FIX....................  MAUI, HI VORTAC.........         6300
MAUI, HI VORTAC..................  *BARBY, HI FIX..........         8400
    *12000--MCA BARBY, HI FIX, SE
     BND
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                                            Sec.   95.7001 Jet Routes
                            Sec.   95.7225 Jet Route J225 is Amended to Read in Part
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CEDAR LAKE, NJ VOR/DME........................  KENNEDY, NY VOR/DME...................        18000        45000
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                      Sec.   95.7536 Jet Route J536 is Amended to Read in Part
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SISTERS ISLAND, AK VORTAC.....................  U.S. CANADIAN BORDER..................       #21000        45000
    #MEA is ESTABLISHED WITH A GAP IN
     NAVIGATION SIGNAL COVERAGE.
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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 V291 is Amended to Add Changeover Point
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FLAGSTAFF, AZ VOR/DME......................  PEACH SPRINGS, AZ VOR/DME..........           39          FLAGSTAFF
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                                     V325 is Amended to Add Changeover Point
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ATHENS, GA VOR/DME.........................  COLUMBIA, SC VORTAC................           24             ATHENS
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                                     V417 is Amended to Add Changeover Point
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ATHENS, GA VOR/DME.........................  COLLIERS, SC VORTAC................           24             ATHENS
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