83_FR_63838 83 FR 63601 - Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-128 and V-144 in the Vicinity of Kankakee, IL

83 FR 63601 - Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-128 and V-144 in the Vicinity of Kankakee, IL

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 237 (December 11, 2018)

Page Range63601-63602
FR Document2018-26677

This action proposes to amend VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways V-128 and V-144 in the vicinity of Kankakee, IL. The modifications are necessary due to the planned decommissioning of the Kankakee, IL (IKK), VOR navigation aid (NAVAID), which provides navigation guidance for portions of the affected air traffic service (ATS) routes. The Kankakee VOR is being decommissioned as part of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26677]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0990; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-13]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-128 and V-144 in the 
Vicinity of Kankakee, IL

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-128 and V-144 in the vicinity of Kankakee, IL. The 
modifications are necessary due to the planned decommissioning of the 
Kankakee, IL (IKK), VOR navigation aid (NAVAID), which provides 
navigation guidance for portions of the affected air traffic service 
(ATS) routes. The Kankakee VOR is being decommissioned as part of the 
FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 25, 2019.

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-2018-0990; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-13 at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    FAA Order 7400.11C, 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 7400.11C 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 National Airspace System as necessary 
to preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic.

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-2018-0990; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-13) 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-2018-0990; Airspace Docket No. 18-AGL-13.'' 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

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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 7400.11C, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective 
September 15, 2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C 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 Kankakee, IL 
(IKK), VOR 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 Kankakee, IL, VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) NAVAID is 
planned for decommissioning, the DME portion is being retained. The ATS 
routes impacted by the Kankakee VOR are VOR Federal airways V-128 and 
V-144.
    With the planned decommissioning of the Kankakee VOR, 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-128 and V-144 would result in the airways starting at the next NAVAID 
beyond the Kankakee VOR to avoid establishing gaps in the route 
structures. To overcome the loss of the airway segments proposed to be 
removed, instrument flight rules (IFR) traffic could use adjacent VOR 
Federal airways V-9, V-24, and V-227 between the Janesville, WI, VOR/
DME and the Brickyard, IN, VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) or VOR 
Federal airways V-38 and V-156 between the Bradford, IL, VORTAC and the 
Fort Wayne, IN, 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 to modify VOR Federal airways V-128 and V-
144. The planned decommissioning of the Kankakee, IL, VOR has made 
these actions necessary. The proposed VOR Federal airway changes are 
outlined below.
    V-128: V-128 currently extends between the Janesville, WI, VOR/DME 
and the Casanova, VA, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the airway 
segment between the Janesville, WI, VOR/DME and the Brickyard, IN, 
VORTAC. The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain as 
charted.
    V-144: V-144 currently extends between the Bradford, IL, VORTAC and 
the Linden, VA, VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment 
between the Bradford, IL, VORTAC and the Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC. The 
unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain as charted.
    All radials in the route descriptions below are unchanged and 
stated in True degrees.
    VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 
7400.11C dated August 13, 2018, and effective September 15, 2018, 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]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018 and 
effective September 15, 2018, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways.

* * * * *

V-128 [Amended]

    From Brickyard, IN; INT Brickyard 137[deg] and Cincinnati, OH, 
290[deg] radials; Cincinnati; York, KY; Charleston, WV; to Casanova, 
VA.
* * * * *

V-144 [Amended]

    From Fort Wayne, IN; Appleton, OH; Zanesville, OH; Morgantown, 
WV; Kessel, WV; to Linden, VA.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 3, 2018.
Rodger A. Dean Jr.,
Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
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                                                from a manufacturer, the instructions must                    Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                                                                        ACTION:                                               Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,
                                                be accomplished using a method approved                 (NPRM).                                               describes in more detail the scope of the
                                                by the Manager, International Section,                                                                        agency’s authority. This rulemaking is
                                                Transport Standards Branch, FAA; or EASA;               SUMMARY:    This action proposes to                   promulgated under the authority
                                                or Airbus SAS’s EASA Design Organization                amend VHF Omnidirectional Range
                                                Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA,
                                                                                                                                                              described in Subtitle VII, Part A,
                                                                                                        (VOR) Federal airways V–128 and V–                    Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that
                                                the approval must include the DOA-                      144 in the vicinity of Kankakee, IL. The
                                                authorized signature.                                                                                         section, the FAA is charged with
                                                   (3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except
                                                                                                        modifications are necessary due to the                prescribing regulations to assign the use
                                                as required by paragraph (j)(2) of this AD:             planned decommissioning of the                        of the airspace necessary to ensure the
                                                Any RC procedures and tests identified in the           Kankakee, IL (IKK), VOR navigation aid                safety of aircraft and the efficient use of
                                                service information referenced in EASA AD               (NAVAID), which provides navigation                   airspace. This regulation is within the
                                                2018–0218 must be done to comply with this              guidance for portions of the affected air             scope of that authority as it would
                                                AD; any procedures or tests that are not                traffic service (ATS) routes. The                     modify the National Airspace System as
                                                identified as RC are recommended. Those                 Kankakee VOR is being                                 necessary to preserve the safe and
                                                procedures and tests that are not identified            decommissioned as part of the FAA’s
                                                as RC may be deviated from using accepted
                                                                                                                                                              efficient flow of air traffic.
                                                                                                        VOR Minimum Operational Network
                                                methods in accordance with the operator’s                                                                     Comments Invited
                                                maintenance or inspection program without
                                                                                                        (MON) program.
                                                obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided                 DATES: Comments must be received on                      Interested parties are invited to
                                                the procedures and tests identified as RC can           or before January 25, 2019.                           participate in this proposed rulemaking
                                                be done and the airplane can be put back in             ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
                                                                                                                                                              by submitting such written data, views,
                                                an airworthy condition. Any substitutions or            proposal to the U.S. Department of                    or arguments as they may desire.
                                                changes to procedures or tests identified as
                                                                                                        Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200               Comments that provide the factual basis
                                                RC require approval of an AMOC.                                                                               supporting the views and suggestions
                                                                                                        New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
                                                (k) Related Information                                 Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                           presented are particularly helpful in
                                                                                                        Washington, DC 20590; telephone:                      developing reasoned regulatory
                                                   (1) For information about EASA AD 2018–
                                                0218, contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer                1(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826.                   decisions on the proposal. Comments
                                                3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49                You must identify FAA Docket No.                      are specifically invited on the overall
                                                221 89990 6017; email ADs@easa.europa.eu;               FAA–2018–0990; Airspace Docket No.                    regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
                                                Internet www.easa.europa.eu. You may find               18–AGL–13 at the beginning of your                    environmental, and energy-related
                                                this EASA AD on the EASA website at
                                                                                                        comments. You may also submit                         aspects of the proposal.
                                                https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this                                                                     Communications should identify both
                                                EASA AD at the FAA, Transport Standards                 comments through the internet at http://
                                                                                                                                                              docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA–
                                                Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines,               www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                                                                              2018–0990; Airspace Docket No.
                                                WA. For information on the availability of                 FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace
                                                                                                                                                              18–AGL–13) and be submitted in
                                                this material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195.            Designations and Reporting Points, and
                                                                                                                                                              triplicate to the Docket Management
                                                EASA AD 2018–0218 may be found in the                   subsequent amendments can be viewed
                                                AD docket on the internet at http://                                                                          Facility (see ADDRESSES section for
                                                                                                        online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
                                                www.regulations.gov by searching for and                publications/. For further information,               address and phone number). You may
                                                locating Docket No. FAA–2018–1007.                      you can contact the Airspace Policy                   also submit comments through the
                                                   (2) For more information about this AD,
                                                                                                        Group, Federal Aviation                               internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                contact Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer,                                                                       Commenters wishing the FAA to
                                                International Section, Transport Standards              Administration, 800 Independence
                                                                                                                                                              acknowledge receipt of their comments
                                                Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des                  Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591;
                                                                                                                                                              on this action must submit with those
                                                Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax 206–                telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is
                                                                                                                                                              comments a self-addressed, stamped
                                                231–3223.                                               also available for inspection at the
                                                                                                                                                              postcard on which the following
                                                  Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on                  National Archives and Records
                                                                                                                                                              statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA
                                                November 29, 2018.                                      Administration (NARA). For
                                                                                                                                                              Docket No. FAA–2018–0990; Airspace
                                                James Cashdollar,                                       information on the availability of FAA
                                                                                                                                                              Docket No. 18–AGL–13.’’ The postcard
                                                                                                        Order 7400.11C at NARA, call (202)
                                                Acting Director, System Oversight Division,                                                                   will be date/time stamped and returned
                                                Aircraft Certification Service.                         741–6030, or go to https://
                                                                                                                                                              to the commenter.
                                                                                                        www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/                   All communications received on or
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–26624 Filed 12–10–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        ibr-locations.html.                                   before the specified comment closing
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                                                                                                           FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace                        date will be considered before taking
                                                                                                        Designations and Reporting Points, is                 action on the proposed rule. The
                                                                                                        published yearly and effective on                     proposal contained in this action may
                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                        September 15.                                         be changed in light of comments
                                                Federal Aviation Administration                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      received. All comments submitted will
                                                                                                        Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy Group,                  be available for examination in the
                                                14 CFR Part 71                                          Office of Airspace Services, Federal                  public docket both before and after the
                                                                                                        Aviation Administration, 800                          comment closing date. A report
                                                [Docket No. FAA–2018–0990; Airspace                     Independence Avenue SW, Washington,                   summarizing each substantive public
                                                Docket No. 18–AGL–13]                                   DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.                  contact with FAA personnel concerned
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                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            with this rulemaking will be filed in the
                                                RIN 2120–AA66
                                                                                                        Authority for This Rulemaking                         docket.
                                                Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal                                                                             Availability of NPRMs
                                                Airways V–128 and V–144 in the                            The FAA’s authority to issue rules
                                                Vicinity of Kankakee, IL                                regarding aviation safety is found in                   An electronic copy of this document
                                                                                                        Title 49 of the United States Code.                   may be downloaded through the
                                                AGENCY:Federal Aviation                                 Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the                 internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                Administration (FAA), DOT.                              authority of the FAA Administrator.                   Recently published rulemaking


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                                                documents can also be accessed through                  instrument flight rules (IFR) traffic                 Transportation (DOT) Regulatory
                                                the FAA’s web page at http://                           could use adjacent VOR Federal airways                Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034;
                                                www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/                   V–9, V–24, and V–227 between the                      February 26, 1979); and (3) does not
                                                airspace_amendments/.                                   Janesville, WI, VOR/DME and the                       warrant preparation of a regulatory
                                                  You may review the public docket                      Brickyard, IN, VOR/Tactical Air                       evaluation as the anticipated impact is
                                                containing the proposal, any comments                   Navigation (VORTAC) or VOR Federal                    so minimal. Since this is a routine
                                                received and any final disposition in                   airways V–38 and V–156 between the                    matter that will only affect air traffic
                                                person in the Dockets Office (see                       Bradford, IL, VORTAC and the Fort                     procedures and air navigation, it is
                                                ADDRESSES section for address and                       Wayne, IN, VORTAC to circumnavigate                   certified that this proposed rule, when
                                                phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and                     the affected area. Additionally, IFR                  promulgated, will not have a significant
                                                5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,                       traffic could file point to point through             economic impact on a substantial
                                                except federal holidays. An informal                    the affected area using fixes that will               number of small entities under the
                                                docket may also be examined during                      remain in place, or receive air traffic               criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
                                                normal business hours at the office of                  control (ATC) radar vectors through the
                                                the Operations Support Group, Central                                                                         Environmental Review
                                                                                                        area. Visual flight rules pilots who elect
                                                Service Center, Federal Aviation                        to navigate via the airways through the                  This proposal will be subject to an
                                                Administration, 10101 Hillwood Blvd.,                   affected area could also take advantage               environmental analysis in accordance
                                                Fort Worth, TX 76177.                                   of the adjacent VOR Federal airways or                with FAA Order 1050.1F,
                                                                                                        ATC services listed previously.                       ‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and
                                                Availability and Summary of                                                                                   Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final
                                                Documents for Incorporation by                          The Proposal                                          regulatory action.
                                                Reference
                                                                                                           The FAA is proposing an amendment                  List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
                                                  This document proposes to amend                       to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
                                                FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace                            (14 CFR) part 71 to modify VOR Federal                  Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
                                                Designations and Reporting Points,                      airways V–128 and V–144. The planned                  Navigation (air).
                                                dated August 13, 2018, and effective                    decommissioning of the Kankakee, IL,                  The Proposed Amendment
                                                September 15, 2018. FAA Order                           VOR has made these actions necessary.
                                                7400.11C is publicly available as listed                                                                        In consideration of the foregoing, the
                                                                                                        The proposed VOR Federal airway
                                                in the ADDRESSES section of this                                                                              Federal Aviation Administration
                                                                                                        changes are outlined below.
                                                document. FAA Order 7400.11C lists                         V–128: V–128 currently extends                     proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as
                                                Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,                                                                       follows:
                                                                                                        between the Janesville, WI, VOR/DME
                                                air traffic service routes, and reporting               and the Casanova, VA, VORTAC. The                     PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
                                                points.                                                 FAA proposes to remove the airway                     B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
                                                Background                                              segment between the Janesville, WI,                   TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
                                                                                                        VOR/DME and the Brickyard, IN,                        REPORTING POINTS
                                                   The FAA is planning                                  VORTAC. The unaffected portions of
                                                decommissioning activities for the                      the existing airway would remain as                   ■ 1. The authority citation for part 71
                                                Kankakee, IL (IKK), VOR in 2019 as one                  charted.                                              continues to read as follows:
                                                of the candidate VORs identified for                       V–144: V–144 currently extends
                                                discontinuance by the FAA’s VOR MON                                                                             Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
                                                                                                        between the Bradford, IL, VORTAC and                  40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
                                                program and listed in the final policy                  the Linden, VA, VOR/DME. The FAA                      1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
                                                statement notice, ‘‘Provision of                        proposes to remove the airway segment
                                                Navigation Services for the Next                        between the Bradford, IL, VORTAC and                  § 71.1       [Amended]
                                                Generation Air Transportation System                    the Fort Wayne, IN, VORTAC. The                       ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in
                                                (NextGen) Transition to Performance-                    unaffected portions of the existing                   14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C,
                                                Based Navigation (PBN) (Plan for                        airway would remain as charted.                       Airspace Designations and Reporting
                                                Establishing a VOR Minimum                                 All radials in the route descriptions              Points, dated August 13, 2018 and
                                                Operational Network),’’ published in the                below are unchanged and stated in True                effective September 15, 2018, is
                                                Federal Register of July 26, 2016 (81 FR                degrees.                                              amended as follows:
                                                48694), Docket No. FAA–2011–1082.                          VOR Federal airways are published in               Paragraph 6010(a)        Domestic VOR Federal
                                                Although the VOR portion of the                         paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order                        Airways.
                                                Kankakee, IL, VOR/Distance Measuring                    7400.11C dated August 13, 2018, and
                                                Equipment (DME) NAVAID is planned                                                                             *        *      *    *      *
                                                                                                        effective September 15, 2018, which is
                                                for decommissioning, the DME portion                    incorporated by reference in 14 CFR                   V–128 [Amended]
                                                is being retained. The ATS routes                       71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in                 From Brickyard, IN; INT Brickyard 137°
                                                impacted by the Kankakee VOR are VOR                    this document would be subsequently                   and Cincinnati, OH, 290° radials; Cincinnati;
                                                Federal airways V–128 and V–144.                        published in the Order.                               York, KY; Charleston, WV; to Casanova, VA.
                                                   With the planned decommissioning of                                                                        *        *      *    *      *
                                                the Kankakee VOR, the remaining                         Regulatory Notices and Analyses
                                                                                                                                                              V–144 [Amended]
                                                ground-based NAVAID coverage in the                       The FAA has determined that this
                                                area is insufficient to enable the                      proposed regulation only involves an                    From Fort Wayne, IN; Appleton, OH;
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                                                continuity of the affected airways. As                  established body of technical                         Zanesville, OH; Morgantown, WV; Kessel,
                                                                                                                                                              WV; to Linden, VA.
                                                such, proposed modifications to V–128                   regulations for which frequent and
                                                and V–144 would result in the airways                   routine amendments are necessary to                     Issued in Washington, DC, on December 3,
                                                starting at the next NAVAID beyond the                  keep them operationally current. It,                  2018.
                                                Kankakee VOR to avoid establishing                      therefore: (1) Is not a ‘‘significant                 Rodger A. Dean Jr.,
                                                gaps in the route structures. To                        regulatory action’’ under Executive                   Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
                                                overcome the loss of the airway                         Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant               [FR Doc. 2018–26677 Filed 12–10–18; 8:45 am]
                                                segments proposed to be removed,                        rule’’ under Department of                            BILLING CODE 4910–13–P




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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
DatesComments must be received on or before January 25, 2019.
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 63601 
RIN Number2120-AA66
CFR AssociatedAirspace; Incorporation by Reference and Navigation (Air)

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