80 FR 8240 - Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V-330 in the Vicinity of Mountain Home, Idaho
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 31 (February 17, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 8240-8242] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-03062] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA-2014-1112; Airspace Docket No. 14-ANM-16] RIN 2120-AA66 Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V-330 in the Vicinity of Mountain Home, Idaho AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule, technical amendment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action amends VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airway V-330 in the vicinity of Mountain Home, ID. The FAA is taking this action to correct the V-330 description contained in Part 71 to ensure it matches the information contained in the FAA's aeronautical database, matches the depiction on the associated charts, and promotes safety and efficiency within the National Airspace System (NAS). DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, April 30, 2015. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA [[Page 8241]] Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments. ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. The Order is also available for inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal-regulations/ibr_locations.html. FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is published yearly and effective on September 15. For further information, you can contact the Airspace Policy and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy and Regulations Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: History After a recent review of aeronautical data, the legal description for V-330 published in FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, did not match the airway information contained in the FAA's aeronautical database or the charted depiction of the airway. In 2004, the FAA received a request from the U.S. Air Force to change the name and identifier of the Mountain Home, ID, VOR due to safety of flight concerns. At that time, Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), an on-base Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) navigation aid (NAVAID), and a VOR located 5.5 nautical miles (NM) off-base all shared the same Mountain Home name and MUO identifier. An event involving a KC-135 aircraft navigating to conduct aerial refueling (AR) activities highlighted the potential flight safety issue. While navigating to one of the AR tracks south of Mountain Home AFB, the flight crew entered ``MUO'' as the reference fix. The flight computer indicated two fixes identified as MUO. The crew, not familiar with the area, spent considerable time determining which NAVAID to use. As a result of this hazard to navigation and flight safety issue of having two navigation aids located 5.5 NM apart with the same name and identifier, the USAF requested the Mountain Home VOR (MUO) be renamed Liberator VOR with a new identifier of LTR. In response, the FAA amended the aeronautical database information changing the Mountain Home VOR name to Liberator VOR and changing the MUO identifier to LIA, in lieu of LTR, effective September 30, 2004. The associated charts were published with the amended information, but the rulemaking action to amend the V-330 legal description to reflect the amendment was inadvertently overlooked at that time. To overcome confusion and flight safety issues associated with the conflicting published V-330 airway description, the FAA is amending the legal description to reflect the Mountain Home VOR name change to Liberator VOR. Since this is an administrative correction to update the V-330 description to be in concert with the FAA's aeronautical database and charting, notice and public procedure under Title 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. VOR Federal airways are listed in paragraph 6010 of FAA Order 7400.9Y dated August 6, 2014, and effective September 15, 2014, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The VOR Federal airway listed in this document will be revised subsequently in the Order. Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference This document amends FAA Order 7400.9Y, airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, and effective September 15, 2014. FAA Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting points. The Rule The FAA amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying the legal description of VOR Federal airway V-330 in the vicinity of Mountain Home, ID. Specifically, the FAA amends V-330, renaming the Mountain Home, ID, VOR to reflect the Liberator, ID, VOR; thus, matching the information currently contained in the FAA's aeronautical database and the charted depiction of the airway. 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. Therefore, this regulation: (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 only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 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 amends an existing VOR Federal airway within the NAS. Environmental Review The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance with 311a, FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures.'' This airspace action is not expected to cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an environmental assessment. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). Adoption of the Amendment In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 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 0 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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. [[Page 8242]] Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 0 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2014, and effective September 15, 2014, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6010 VOR Federal Airways (a) Domestic VOR Federal airways. * * * * * V-330 From Wildhorse, OR; Boise, ID; INT Boise 130[deg] and Liberator, ID, 084[deg] radials; to INT Liberator 084[deg] and Burley, ID, 323[deg] radials. From Idaho Falls, ID; Jackson, WY; Dunoir, WY; Riverton, WY; to Muddy Mountain, WY. Issued in Washington, DC, February 6, 2015. Gary A. Norek, Manager, Airspace Policy and Regulations Group. [FR Doc. 2015-03062 Filed 2-13-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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and effective September 15, 2014. FAA Adoption of the Amendment J–2 [Amended]
Order 7400.9Y is publicly available as In consideration of the foregoing, the From Mission Bay, CA; Imperial, CA; Bard,
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Federal Aviation Administration AZ; INT Bard 089° and Gila Bend, AZ, 261°
final rule. FAA Order 7400.9Y lists amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: radials; Gila Bend; Tucson, AZ; El Paso, TX;
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, Fort Stockton, TX; Junction, TX; San
air traffic service routes, and reporting PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Antonio, TX; Humble, TX; Lake Charles, LA;
points. B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR Fighting Tiger, LA; Semmes, AL; Crestview,
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND FL; INT Crestview 091° and Seminole, FL,
Environmental Review 290° radials; Seminole; to Taylor, FL.
REPORTING POINTS
The FAA has determined that this * * * * *
action qualifies for categorical exclusion ■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
part 71 continues to read as follows: J–138 [Amended]
under the National Environmental
From Fort Stockton, TX; Center Point, TX;
Policy Act in accordance with 311a, Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,
San Antonio, TX; Hobby, TX; Lake Charles,
FAA Order 1050.1E, ‘‘Environmental 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–
1963 Comp., p. 389. LA; Fighting Tiger, LA; to Semmes, AL.
Impacts: Policies and Procedures.’’ This
airspace action is not expected to cause * * * * *
§ 71.1 [Amended]
any potentially significant J–590 [Amended]
environmental impacts, and no ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y, From Lake Charles, LA; Fighting Tiger, LA;
extraordinary circumstances exist that Greene County, MS; to Montgomery, AL.
warrant preparation of an Airspace Designations and Reporting
environmental assessment. Points, dated August 6, 2014, and Paragraph 2006—United States Area
effective September 15, 2014, is Navigation Routes
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 amended as follows: * * * * *
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Paragraph 2004—Jet Routes Q–24 Lake Charles, LA to PAYTN, AL
Navigation (air). * * * * * [Amended]
Lake Charles, LA (LCH) .......................................................... VORTAC .............. (lat. 30°08′29″ N., long. 93°06′20″ W).
Fighting Tiger, LA (LSU) .......................................................... VORTAC .............. (lat. 30°29′06″ N., long. 91°17′39″ W).
IRUBE, MS ............................................................................... WP ....................... (lat. 31°00′16″ N., long. 88°56′19″ W).
PAYTN, AL ............................................................................... FIX ....................... (lat. 31°28′04″ N., long. 87°53′08″ W).
* * * * * Quitman, TX; Gregg County, TX; Alexandria, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
LA; INT Fighting Tiger, LA, 307° and
Paragraph 6010(a)—Domestic VOR Federal
Airways
Lafayette, LA, 042° radials; 7 miles wide (3 Federal Aviation Administration
miles north and 4 miles south of centerline);
* * * * * Fighting Tiger; INT Fighting Tiger 112° and 14 CFR Part 71
V–70 [Amended] Reserve, LA, 323° radials; Reserve; INT
From Monterrey, Mexico; Brownsville, TX; Reserve 084° and Gulfport, MS, 247° radials; [Docket No. FAA–2014–1112; Airspace
INT Brownsville 338° and Corpus Christi, Gulfport, INT Gulfport 344° and Eaton, MS, Docket No. 14–ANM–16]
TX, 193° radials; 34 miles standard width, 37 171° radials; to Eaton, excluding the portion
miles 7 miles wide (4 miles E and 3 miles within R3801B and R–3701C when active. RIN 2120–AA66
W of centerline), Corpus Christi; INT Corpus * * * * *
Christi 054° and Palacios, TX, 226° radials; Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V–
Palacios; Scholes, TX; Sabine Pass, TX; Lake V–194 [Amended] 330 in the Vicinity of Mountain Home,
Charles, LA; Lafayette, LA; Fighting Tiger, Idaho
From Cedar Creek, TX; College Station, TX;
LA; Picayune, MS; Green County, MS;
Monroeville, AL; INT Monroeville 073° and INT College Station 151° and Hobby, TX, AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Eufaula, AL, 258° radials; Eufaula; Vienna, 289° radials; Hobby; Sabine Pass, TX; Administration (FAA), DOT.
GA; to Allendale, SC. From Grand Strand, Lafayette, LA; Fighting Tiger, LA; McComb, ACTION: Final rule, technical
SC; Wilmington, NC; Kinston, NC; INT MS; INT McComb 055° and Meridian, MS, amendment.
Kinston 050° and Cofield, NC, 186° radials; 221° radials; to Meridian. From Liberty, NC;
to Cofield. The airspace within Mexico is Raleigh-Durham, NC; Tar River, NC; Cofield, SUMMARY: This action amends VHF
excluded. NC; to INT Cofield 077° and Norfolk, VA, Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal
V–71 [Amended] 209° radials. Airway V–330 in the vicinity of
From Fighting Tiger, LA; Natchez, MS; * * * * * Mountain Home, ID. The FAA is taking
Monroe, LA; El Dorado, AR; Hot Springs, AR; this action to correct the V–330
V–559 [Amended] description contained in Part 71 to
INT Hot Springs 358° and Harrison, AR, 176°
radials; Harrison; Springfield, MO; Butler, From Lafayette, LA; INT Lafayette 016° and ensure it matches the information
MO; Topeka, KS; Pawnee City, NE; INT Fighting Tiger, LA, 264° radials; to Fighting contained in the FAA’s aeronautical
Pawnee City 334° and Lincoln, NE., 146° Tiger. database, matches the depiction on the
radials; Lincoln; Columbus, NE; O’Neill, NE; associated charts, and promotes safety
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 6,
Winner, SD; Pierre, SD; Bismarck, ND; to and efficiency within the National
2015.
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Williston, ND.
Gary A. Norek,
Airspace System (NAS).
* * * * * DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, April
Manager, Airspace Policy and Regulations
V–114 [Amended] Group. 30, 2015. The Director of the Federal
From Panhandle, TX; Childress, TX; [FR Doc. 2015–03056 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am]
Register approves this incorporation by
Wichita Falls, TX; INT Wichita Falls 117° reference action under 1 CFR part 51,
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and Blue Ridge, TX, 285° radials; Blue Ridge; subject to the annual revision of FAA
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§ 71.1 [Amended] Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; public interest. As this final rule
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in telephone (202) 267–8783; email restores helicopter route information to
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Y, david.maddox@faa.gov. the Code of Federal Regulations, thereby
Airspace Designations and Reporting For legal questions concerning this enhancing safety, good cause exists
Points, dated August 6, 2014, and action, contact Lorelei Peter, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make the
effective September 15, 2014, is International Law, Legislation and rule effective in less than 30 days.
amended as follows: Regulations Division, AGC–200, Office
of the Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 93
Paragraph 6010 VOR Federal Airways Administration, 800 Independence
(a) Domestic VOR Federal airways. Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; Air traffic control, Airspace,
telephone (202) 267–3073; email Navigation (air).
* * * * *
lorelei.peter@faa.gov. The Amendment
V–330
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
From Wildhorse, OR; Boise, ID; INT Boise In consideration of the foregoing, the
130° and Liberator, ID, 084° radials; to INT Background Federal Aviation Administration
Liberator 084° and Burley, ID, 323° radials.
On July 6, 2012, the FAA published amends chapter I of Title 14 of the Code
From Idaho Falls, ID; Jackson, WY; Dunoir,
WY; Riverton, WY; to Muddy Mountain, WY. Subpart H of part 93, which contained of Federal Regulations as follows:
the rules governing civil helicopter
Issued in Washington, DC, February 6, operations when flying under visual PART 93—SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC
2015. RULES
flight rules along the north shore of
Gary A. Norek, Long Island, New York. This was a two-
Manager, Airspace Policy and Regulations year rule that expired on August 6, 2014 ■ 1. The authority citation for part 93
Group. (77 FR 39911). On June 23, 2014, the continues to read as follows:
[FR Doc. 2015–03062 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] FAA published a final rule entitled
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106,
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P ‘‘The Extension of the Expiration Date of 40109, 40113, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44715,
the New York North Shore Helicopter 44719, 46301.
Route’’ (79 FR 35488), which was to
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION extend the regulations addressing ■ 2. Add new heading for subpart H to
helicopter operations along the North part 93 to read as follows:
Federal Aviation Administration
Shore for an additional two years from
August 6, 2014 to August 6, 2016. In Subpart H—Mandatory Use of the New
14 CFR Part 93
that rule, the FAA stated that: York North Shore Helicopter Route
[Docket No.: FAA–2010–0302; Amdt. No. This action extends the requirement for
93–98A] pilots of civil helicopters to use the North ■ 3. Redesignate § 93.101 to subpart H.
Shore Helicopter Route when transiting along
RIN 2120–AK64 ■ 4. Add new § 93.103 to subpart H to
the north shore of Long Island for an
additional two years, while the FAA read as follows:
New York North Shore Helicopter considers whether to make the mandatory
Route use of the route permanent. The current rule § 93.103 Helicopter operations.
requiring use of the route expires on August
AGENCY: Federal Aviation 6, 2014. Public input to this consideration is (a) Unless otherwise authorized, each
Administration (FAA), DOT. critical and additional time is needed to person piloting a helicopter along Long
ACTION: Final rule. conduct the rulemaking process. However, Island, New York’s northern shoreline
the FAA does not want to disrupt the between the VPLYD waypoint and
SUMMARY: On June 23, 2014, the FAA operating environment and cause any Orient Point, shall utilize the North
published a final rule to extend the confusion on using the route during this
interim period. Therefore, the FAA finds that
Shore Helicopter route and altitude, as
requirement for an additional two years published.
for pilots operating civil helicopters a two year extension of the current rule is
warranted to maintain the current operating (b) Pilots may deviate from the route
under Visual Flight Rules to use the environment and permit the agency to engage
New York North Shore Helicopter Route and altitude requirements of paragraph
in rulemaking to determine future action on
when operating along the north shore of this route. (See 79 FR 35489, June 23, 2014) (a) of this section when necessary for
Long Island, New York. The final rule safety, weather conditions or
However, the Code of Federal transitioning to or from a destination or
extended the expiration date to August
Regulations was not amended correctly point of landing.
6, 2016. However, an error in the final
and Subpart H of part 93 of Title 14 of
rule resulted in the inadvertent removal Issued under authority provided by 49
the Code of Federal Regulations was
of Subpart H of part 93 of Title 14 of the U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and 44703, in
inadvertently removed.
Code of Federal Regulations. This final This rule adds Subpart H back in part Washington, DC on February 6, 2015.
rule corrects that error and reinstates the 93 with an expiration date of August 6, Michael P. Huerta,
provisions of Subpart H. 2016, as originally intended. Adding Administrator.
DATES: This final rule is effective Subpart H back into part 93 will ensure [FR Doc. 2015–03066 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am]
February 17, 2015. Subpart H of part 93 that all pilots are aware of the New York
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
of Title 14 of the Code of Federal North Shore helicopter route and will
Regulations expires August 6, 2016. make the regulations consistent with the
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For New York Helicopter Chart. Because the
technical questions concerning this amendment corrects an error and
action, contact David Maddox, Airspace clarifies the regulations, the FAA finds
Regulation and ATC Procedures Group, that the notice and public procedures
AJV–113, Federal Aviation under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary,
Administration, 800 Independence impracticable, and contrary to the
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| Action | Final rule, technical amendment. | |
| Dates | Effective date 0901 UTC, April 30, 2015. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments. | |
| Contact | Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy and Regulations Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 8240 | |
| RIN Number | 2120-AA66 | |
| CFR Associated | Airspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air) |
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