83_FR_41181 83 FR 41021 - Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-18, V-102, and V-278 in the Vicinity of Guthrie, TX

83 FR 41021 - Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-18, V-102, and V-278 in the Vicinity of Guthrie, TX

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 160 (August 17, 2018)

Page Range41021-41022
FR Document2018-17767

This action proposes to amend VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways V-18, V-102, and V-278 in the vicinity of Guthrie, TX. The modifications are necessary due to the planned decommissioning of the Guthrie, TX, VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) navigation aid (NAVAID), which provides navigation guidance for portions of the affected air traffic service (ATS) routes. The Guthrie VORTAC is being decommissioned as part of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17767]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0769; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-10]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-18, V-102, and V-278 
in the Vicinity of Guthrie, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) 
Federal airways V-18, V-102, and V-278 in the vicinity of Guthrie, TX. 
The modifications are necessary due to the planned decommissioning of 
the Guthrie, TX, VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) navigation aid 
(NAVAID), which provides navigation guidance for portions of the 
affected air traffic service (ATS) routes. The Guthrie VORTAC is being 
decommissioned as part of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network 
(MON) program.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 2018.

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: 
(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2018-0769; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-10 at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order 7400.11B, 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 7400.11B at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/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 would modify the route structure as necessary to 
preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National 
Airspace System.

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-2018-0769; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-10) 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-2018-0769; Airspace Docket No. 18-ASW-10.'' 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 7400.11B, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017, and effective 
September 15, 2017. FAA Order

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7400.11B is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of 
this document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists Class A, B, C, D, and E 
airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting points.

Background

    The FAA is planning decommissioning activities for the Guthrie, TX, 
VORTAC in 2019 as one of the candidate VORs identified for 
discontinuance by the FAA's VOR MON program and listed in the final 
policy statement notice, ``Provision of Navigation Services for the 
Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Transition to 
Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) (Plan for Establishing a VOR Minimum 
Operational Network),'' published in the Federal Register of July 26, 
2016 (81 FR 48694), Docket No. FAA-2011-1082. Although the VOR portion 
of the Guthrie, TX, VORTAC NAVAID is planned for decommissioning, the 
Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) portion is being retained. The ATS 
routes effected by the Guthrie VORTAC are VOR Federal airways V-18, V-
102, and V-278.
    With the planned decommissioning of the Guthrie VORTAC, the 
remaining ground-based NAVAID coverage in the area is insufficient to 
enable the continuity of the affected airways. As such, proposed 
modifications to V-18, V-102, and V-278 would result in gaps in the 
route structures. To overcome the gaps, instrument flight rules (IFR) 
traffic could use adjacent VOR Federal airways V-14 and V-114 between 
the Lubbock, TX, VORTAC and Wichita Falls, TX, VORTAC; Federal airways 
V-14, V-114, and V-355 between the Lubbock, TX, VORTAC and Bowie, TX, 
VORTAC; or Federal airways V-62 and V-66 between the Lubbock, TX, 
VORTAC and Millsap, TX, VORTAC to circumnavigate the affected area. 
Additionally, IFR traffic could file point to point through the 
affected area using fixes that will remain in place, or receive air 
traffic control (ATC) radar vectors through the area. Visual flight 
rules pilots who elect to navigate via the airways through the affected 
area could also take advantage of the adjacent VOR Federal airways or 
ATC services listed previously.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying VOR Federal airways V-18, V-
102, and V-278. The planned decommissioning of the Guthrie, TX, VORTAC 
has made these actions necessary. The proposed VOR Federal airway 
changes are outlined below.
    V-18: V-18 currently extends between the Guthrie, TX, VORTAC and 
the Charleston, SC, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the airway 
segment between the Guthrie, TX, VORTAC and the Millsap, TX, VORTAC. 
The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain as charted.
    V-102: V-102 currently extends between the Salt Flat, TX, VORTAC 
and the Wichita Falls, TX, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the 
airway segment between the Lubbock, TX, VORTAC and the Wichita Falls, 
TX, VORTAC. The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain 
as charted.
    V-278: V-278 currently extends between the Texico, NM, VORTAC and 
the Vulcan, AL, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the Plainview, TX, VOR/DME and the Bowie, TX, VORTAC. The 
unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain as charted.
    VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 
7400.11B dated August 3, 2017, and effective September 15, 2017, 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 
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

0
1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 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 7400.11B, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017 and 
effective September 15, 2017, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways.

* * * * *

V-18 [Amended]

    From Millsap, TX; Glen Rose, TX; Cedar Creek, TX; Quitman, TX; 
Belcher, LA; Monroe, LA; Magnolia, MS; Meridian, MS; Crimson, AL; 
Vulcan, AL; Talladega, AL; Atlanta, GA; Colliers, SC; to Charleston, 
SC.
* * * * *

V-102 [Amended]

    From Salt Flat, TX; Carlsbad, NM; Hobbs, NM; to Lubbock, TX.
* * * * *

V-278 [Amended]

    From Texico, NM; to Plainview, TX. From Bowie, TX; Bonham, TX; 
Paris, TX; Texarkana, AR; Monticello, AR; Greenville, MS; Sidon, MS; 
Bigbee, MS; to Vulcan, AL.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2018.
Rodger A. Dean Jr.,
Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
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                                                This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;                      ASW–10) and be submitted in triplicate
                                                contains notices to the public of the proposed          telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is               to the Docket Management Facility (see
                                                issuance of rules and regulations. The                  also available for inspection at the                  ADDRESSES section for address and
                                                purpose of these notices is to give interested          National Archives and Records                         phone number). You may also submit
                                                persons an opportunity to participate in the            Administration (NARA). For                            comments through the internet at http://
                                                rule making prior to the adoption of the final
                                                                                                        information on the availability of FAA                www.regulations.gov.
                                                rules.
                                                                                                        Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)                      Commenters wishing the FAA to
                                                                                                        741–6030, or go to https://                           acknowledge receipt of their comments
                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/                on this action must submit with those
                                                                                                        ibr-locations.html.                                   comments a self-addressed, stamped
                                                Federal Aviation Administration                            FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace                        postcard on which the following
                                                                                                        Designations and Reporting Points, is                 statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA
                                                14 CFR Part 71                                          published yearly and effective on                     Docket No. FAA–2018–0769; Airspace
                                                                                                        September 15.                                         Docket No. 18–ASW–10.’’ The postcard
                                                [Docket No. FAA–2018–0769; Airspace                                                                           will be date/time stamped and returned
                                                Docket No. 18–ASW–10]                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                        Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy Group,                  to the commenter.
                                                RIN 2120–AA66                                           Office of Airspace Services, Federal                    All communications received on or
                                                                                                        Aviation Administration, 800                          before the specified comment closing
                                                Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal                                                                             date will be considered before taking
                                                Airways V–18, V–102, and V–278 in the                   Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
                                                                                                        DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.                  action on the proposed rule. The
                                                Vicinity of Guthrie, TX                                                                                       proposal contained in this action may
                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            be changed in light of comments
                                                AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                Administration (FAA), DOT.                              Authority for This Rulemaking                         received. All comments submitted will
                                                                                                                                                              be available for examination in the
                                                ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking                     The FAA’s authority to issue rules
                                                                                                                                                              public docket both before and after the
                                                (NPRM).                                                 regarding aviation safety is found in                 comment closing date. A report
                                                                                                        Title 49 of the United States Code.                   summarizing each substantive public
                                                SUMMARY:    This action proposes to                     Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the
                                                amend VHF Omnidirectional Range                                                                               contact with FAA personnel concerned
                                                                                                        authority of the FAA Administrator.                   with this rulemaking will be filed in the
                                                (VOR) Federal airways V–18, V–102,                      Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
                                                and V–278 in the vicinity of Guthrie,                                                                         docket.
                                                                                                        describes in more detail the scope of the
                                                TX. The modifications are necessary                     agency’s authority. This rulemaking is                Availability of NPRMs
                                                due to the planned decommissioning of                   promulgated under the authority                         An electronic copy of this document
                                                the Guthrie, TX, VOR/Tactical Air                       described in Subtitle VII, Part A,                    may be downloaded through the
                                                Navigation (VORTAC) navigation aid                      Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that                  internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                (NAVAID), which provides navigation                     section, the FAA is charged with                      Recently published rulemaking
                                                guidance for portions of the affected air               prescribing regulations to assign the use             documents can also be accessed through
                                                traffic service (ATS) routes. The Guthrie               of the airspace necessary to ensure the               the FAA’s web page at http://
                                                VORTAC is being decommissioned as                       safety of aircraft and the efficient use of           www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/
                                                part of the FAA’s VOR Minimum                           airspace. This regulation is within the               airspace_amendments/.
                                                Operational Network (MON) program.                      scope of that authority as it would                     You may review the public docket
                                                DATES: Comments must be received on                     modify the route structure as necessary               containing the proposal, any comments
                                                or before October 1, 2018.                              to preserve the safe and efficient flow of            received and any final disposition in
                                                ADDRESSES: Send comments on this                        air traffic within the National Airspace              person in the Dockets Office (see
                                                proposal to the U.S. Department of                      System.                                               ADDRESSES section for address and
                                                Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200                                                                       phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and
                                                New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building                     Comments Invited
                                                                                                                                                              5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                               Interested parties are invited to                   except Federal holidays. An informal
                                                Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (800)                  participate in this proposed rulemaking               docket may also be examined during
                                                647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You must                   by submitting such written data, views,               normal business hours at the office of
                                                identify FAA Docket No. FAA–2018–                       or arguments as they may desire.                      the Operations Support Group, Central
                                                0769; Airspace Docket No. 18–ASW–10                     Comments that provide the factual basis               Service Center, Federal Aviation
                                                at the beginning of your comments. You                  supporting the views and suggestions                  Administration, 10101 Hillwood Blvd.,
                                                may also submit comments through the                    presented are particularly helpful in                 Fort Worth, TX 76177.
                                                internet at http://www.regulations.gov.                 developing reasoned regulatory
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                                                   FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace                         decisions on the proposal. Comments                   Availability and Summary of
                                                Designations and Reporting Points, and                  are specifically invited on the overall               Documents for Incorporation by
                                                subsequent amendments can be viewed                     regulatory, aeronautical, economic,                   Reference
                                                online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/               environmental, and energy-related                       This document proposes to amend
                                                publications/. For further information,                 aspects of the proposal.                              FAA Order 7400.11B, Airspace
                                                you can contact the Airspace Policy                       Communications should identify both                 Designations and Reporting Points,
                                                Group, Federal Aviation                                 docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA–                   dated August 3, 2017, and effective
                                                Administration, 800 Independence                        2018–0769; Airspace Docket No. 18–                    September 15, 2017. FAA Order


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                                                7400.11B is publicly available as listed                Federal airways V–18, V–102, and V–                   Environmental Review
                                                in the ADDRESSES section of this                        278. The planned decommissioning of
                                                document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists                      the Guthrie, TX, VORTAC has made                         This proposal will be subject to an
                                                Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,                 these actions necessary. The proposed                 environmental analysis in accordance
                                                air traffic service routes, and reporting               VOR Federal airway changes are                        with FAA Order 1050.1F,
                                                points.                                                 outlined below.                                       ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
                                                                                                                                                              Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
                                                Background                                                 V–18: V–18 currently extends                       regulatory action.
                                                                                                        between the Guthrie, TX, VORTAC and
                                                   The FAA is planning                                  the Charleston, SC, VORTAC. The FAA                   List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
                                                decommissioning activities for the                      proposes to remove the airway segment
                                                Guthrie, TX, VORTAC in 2019 as one of                                                                          Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
                                                                                                        between the Guthrie, TX, VORTAC and
                                                the candidate VORs identified for                                                                             Navigation (air).
                                                                                                        the Millsap, TX, VORTAC. The
                                                discontinuance by the FAA’s VOR MON                     unaffected portions of the existing                   The Proposed Amendment
                                                program and listed in the final policy                  airway would remain as charted.
                                                statement notice, ‘‘Provision of                                                                                In consideration of the foregoing, the
                                                                                                           V–102: V–102 currently extends
                                                Navigation Services for the Next                                                                              Federal Aviation Administration
                                                                                                        between the Salt Flat, TX, VORTAC and
                                                Generation Air Transportation System                                                                          proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
                                                                                                        the Wichita Falls, TX, VORTAC. The
                                                (NextGen) Transition to Performance-                                                                          follows:
                                                                                                        FAA proposes to remove the airway
                                                Based Navigation (PBN) (Plan for
                                                                                                        segment between the Lubbock, TX,                      PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
                                                Establishing a VOR Minimum
                                                                                                        VORTAC and the Wichita Falls, TX,                     B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
                                                Operational Network),’’ published in the
                                                                                                        VORTAC. The unaffected portions of                    TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
                                                Federal Register of July 26, 2016 (81 FR
                                                                                                        the existing airway would remain as                   REPORTING POINTS
                                                48694), Docket No. FAA–2011–1082.
                                                                                                        charted.
                                                Although the VOR portion of the
                                                Guthrie, TX, VORTAC NAVAID is                              V–278: V–278 currently extends                     ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71
                                                planned for decommissioning, the                        between the Texico, NM, VORTAC and                    continues to read as follows:
                                                Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)                      the Vulcan, AL, VORTAC. The FAA
                                                                                                                                                                Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
                                                portion is being retained. The ATS                      proposes to remove the airway segment                 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
                                                routes effected by the Guthrie VORTAC                   between the Plainview, TX, VOR/DME                    1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
                                                are VOR Federal airways V–18, V–102,                    and the Bowie, TX, VORTAC. The
                                                and V–278.                                              unaffected portions of the existing                   § 71.1       [Amended]
                                                   With the planned decommissioning of                  airway would remain as charted.                       ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
                                                the Guthrie VORTAC, the remaining                          VOR Federal airways are published in               14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11B,
                                                ground-based NAVAID coverage in the                     paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order                        Airspace Designations and Reporting
                                                area is insufficient to enable the                      7400.11B dated August 3, 2017, and                    Points, dated August 3, 2017 and
                                                continuity of the affected airways. As                  effective September 15, 2017, which is                effective September 15, 2017, is
                                                such, proposed modifications to V–18,                   incorporated by reference in 14 CFR                   amended as follows:
                                                V–102, and V–278 would result in gaps                   71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in
                                                                                                                                                              Paragraph 6010(a)        Domestic VOR Federal
                                                in the route structures. To overcome the                this document would be subsequently
                                                                                                                                                              Airways.
                                                gaps, instrument flight rules (IFR) traffic             published in the Order.
                                                                                                                                                              *        *      *    *      *
                                                could use adjacent VOR Federal airways                  Regulatory Notices and Analyses
                                                V–14 and V–114 between the Lubbock,                                                                           V–18     [Amended]
                                                TX, VORTAC and Wichita Falls, TX,                         The FAA has determined that this                      From Millsap, TX; Glen Rose, TX; Cedar
                                                VORTAC; Federal airways V–14, V–114,                    proposed regulation only involves an                  Creek, TX; Quitman, TX; Belcher, LA;
                                                and V–355 between the Lubbock, TX,                      established body of technical                         Monroe, LA; Magnolia, MS; Meridian, MS;
                                                VORTAC and Bowie, TX, VORTAC; or                        regulations for which frequent and                    Crimson, AL; Vulcan, AL; Talladega, AL;
                                                Federal airways V–62 and V–66                           routine amendments are necessary to                   Atlanta, GA; Colliers, SC; to Charleston, SC.
                                                between the Lubbock, TX, VORTAC and                     keep them operationally current. It,                  *        *      *    *      *
                                                Millsap, TX, VORTAC to                                  therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant
                                                                                                        regulatory action’’ under Executive                   V–102        [Amended]
                                                circumnavigate the affected area.
                                                Additionally, IFR traffic could file point              Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant                From Salt Flat, TX; Carlsbad, NM; Hobbs,
                                                                                                        rule’’ under Department of                            NM; to Lubbock, TX.
                                                to point through the affected area using
                                                fixes that will remain in place, or                     Transportation (DOT) Regulatory                       *        *      *    *      *
                                                receive air traffic control (ATC) radar                 Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034;                 V–278        [Amended]
                                                vectors through the area. Visual flight                 February 26, 1979); and (3) does not
                                                                                                                                                                From Texico, NM; to Plainview, TX. From
                                                rules pilots who elect to navigate via the              warrant preparation of a regulatory
                                                                                                                                                              Bowie, TX; Bonham, TX; Paris, TX;
                                                airways through the affected area could                 evaluation as the anticipated impact is               Texarkana, AR; Monticello, AR; Greenville,
                                                also take advantage of the adjacent VOR                 so minimal. Since this is a routine                   MS; Sidon, MS; Bigbee, MS; to Vulcan, AL.
                                                Federal airways or ATC services listed                  matter that will only affect air traffic
                                                                                                        procedures and air navigation, it is                    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 13,
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                                                previously.
                                                                                                                                                              2018.
                                                                                                        certified that this proposed rule, when
                                                The Proposal                                            promulgated, will not have a significant              Rodger A. Dean Jr.,
                                                  The FAA is proposing an amendment                     economic impact on a substantial                      Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
                                                to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations                number of small entities under the                    [FR Doc. 2018–17767 Filed 8–16–18; 8:45 am]
                                                (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying VOR                       criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.           BILLING CODE 4910–13–P




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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before October 1, 2018.
ContactColby Abbott, Airspace Policy Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267- 8783.
FR Citation83 FR 41021 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (air)

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