Proposed Rule2022-11500
Proposed Revocation of Colored Federal Airway Green 17 (G-17); Atqasuk, AK
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Published
May 31, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This action proposes to revoke the Colored Federal airway Green 17 (G-17) near Atqasuk, AK due to the pending decommission of the Atqasuk, AK, (ATK) Non-directional Beacon (NDB).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32371-32373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11500]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2022-0539; Airspace Docket No. 22-AAL-13]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Revocation of Colored Federal Airway Green 17 (G-17);
Atqasuk, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revoke the Colored Federal airway
Green 17 (G-17) near Atqasuk, AK due to the pending decommission of the
Atqasuk, AK, (ATK) Non-directional Beacon (NDB).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 15, 2022.
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,
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Washington, DC 20590; telephone: (800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You
must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2022-0539; Airspace Docket No. 22-AAL-
13 at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments
through the internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at <a href="https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/">https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/</a>. For further information, you can contact the
Rules and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Acevedo, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, 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-2022-0539; Airspace Docket No 22-AAL-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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
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-2022-0539; Airspace Docket No. 22-AAL-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 NPRM
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at <a href="https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/">https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/</a>.
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, Western
Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 2200 South 216th St.,
Des Moines, WA 98198.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and effective
September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F
lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service
routes, and reporting points.
Background
The aviation industry/users have indicated a desire for the FAA to
transition the Alaskan en route navigation structure away from the
dependency on NDBs. The advances in technology have allowed for
alternate navigation methods to support decommissioning of high cost
ground navigation equipment. The FAA conducted a non-rulemaking study,
in accordance with FAA Order JO 7400.2, Procedures for Handling
Airspace Matters, in 2021 on Atqasuk, AK, (ATK) NDB due to the ongoing
high cost of maintenance and repairs. As a result of the study, there
were no objections received and the FAA added the Atqasuk, AK, (ATK)
navigational aid (NAVAID) to the schedule to be decommissioned.
With the planned decommissioning of the Atqasuk, AK, (ATK) NDB, the
remaining ground-based NAVAID coverage in the area is insufficient to
enable the continuity of the Colored Federal airway G-17. As a result,
G-17 would be unusable. This proposal would revoke G-17 in its
entirety. To overcome the loss of G-17, pilots equipped with Area
Navigation (RNAV) capabilities may use RNAV T-route, T-235, as an
alternate route. In a separate rule-making action, there is a proposal
to extend RNAV T-235 to overlay the G-17 route segment that is proposed
to be revoked. This action, if approved, would be in place prior to the
revocation of G-17.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to revoke the
Colored Federal airway G-17 near Atqasuk, AK, due to the planned
decommissioning of the Atqasuk, AK, (ATK) NDB. G-17 currently navigates
between the Wainwright Village, AK, NDB and the Atqasuk, AK, NDB. The
FAA proposes to revoke G-17 in its entirety.
Colored Federal airways are published in paragraph 6009(a) of FAA
Order JO 7400.11F dated August 10, 2021 and effective September 15,
2021, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Colored
Federal airway listed in this document would be removed subsequently
from FAA Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
is published yearly and effective on September 15.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical
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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
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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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 JO
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10,
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6009(a) Colored Federal Airways
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G-17 [Remove]
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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2022-11500 Filed 5-27-22; 8:45 am]
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