Proposed Rule2022-16236
Proposed Establishment and Amendment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes; Eastern United States
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Published
July 29, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This action proposes to establish Area Navigation (RNAV) route Q-141 and amend RNAV route Q-437 in support of the Northeast Corridor Atlantic Coast Route Project.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 145 (Friday, July 29, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45719-45721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16236]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2022-0858; Airspace Docket No. 22-AEA-5]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Establishment and Amendment of Area Navigation (RNAV)
Routes; Eastern United States
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Area Navigation (RNAV) route
Q-141 and amend RNAV route Q-437 in support of the Northeast Corridor
Atlantic Coast Route Project.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 12, 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, Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
(800) 647-5527 or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-
2022-0858; Airspace Docket No. 22-AEA-5 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at <a href="http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/">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: Paul Gallant, Rules and Regulations
Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
Authority for This Rulemaking
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
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safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This regulation
is within the scope of that authority as it expands the availability of
RNAV routes in the National Airspace System, increases airspace
capacity, and reduces complexity in high air traffic volume areas.
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-2022-0858; Airspace Docket No. 22-AEA-5) 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="http://www.regulations.gov">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-2022-0858; Airspace Docket No. 22-AEA-5.'' 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at
<a href="http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/">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 Eastern Service Center, Federal
Aviation Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Ave., College Park, GA
30337.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, issued August 10. 2021, and
effective September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly
available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this proposed rule. FAA
Order JO 7400.11F lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air
traffic service routes, and reporting points.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to establish
RNAV route Q-141, and amend RNAV route Q-437 in the eastern United
States in support of the Northeast Corridor Atlantic Coast Route
project.
Q-141: Q-141 is a proposed new route that would extend from the
HOUKY, VA waypoint (WP) (located in the vicinity of the Hopewell, VA
(HPW), VOR and Tactical Air Navigational System (VORTAC)) to the NALES,
DE, WP. Q-141 would expand the availability of RNAV routing in the
area.
Q-437: Q-437 extends from the VILLS, NJ, Fix, (located northwest of
the Sea Isle, NJ (SIE), VORTAC to the SLANG, VT, WP (located northeast
of the Cambridge, NY (CAM), VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance
Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME)). The FAA proposes to terminate the route
at the LLUND, NY, Fix (located north of the Kennedy, NY (JFK), VOR/
DME). All points north of the LLUND Fix (i.e., BINGS, WARUV, and SLANG)
would be removed from the route. This is based on low demand for those
segments and would better fit traffic flows in the area. Additionally,
the LUIGI, NJ, Fix would be removed from the route description because
it does not mark a turn point.
The proposed full route descriptions of Q-141 and Q-437 are listed
in the amendments to part 71 set forth below.
United States Area Navigation Routes are published in paragraph
2006 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 routes listed in this document would be subsequently published in
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 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 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 part 71 of FAA Order JO
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10,
2021 and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 2006 United States Area Navigation Routes.
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Q-141 HOUKY, VA to NALES, DE [New]
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HOUKY, VA WP (Lat. 37[deg]19'55.98'' N, long. 077[deg]07'57.63'' W)
TAPPA, VA FIX (Lat. 37[deg]58'12.66'' N, long. 076[deg]50'40.62'' W)
HYTRA, MD WP (Lat. 38[deg]17'31.91'' N, long. 076[deg]24'49.80'' W)
BLNTN, MD WP (Lat. 38[deg]44'10.33'' N, long. 075[deg]59'02.69'' W)
NALES, DE FIX (Lat. 38[deg]53'35.20'' N, long. 075[deg]38'11.13'' W)
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Q-437 VILLS, NJ to LLUND, NY [Amended]
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VILLS, NJ FIX (Lat. 39[deg]18'03.87'' N, long. 075[deg]06'37.90'' W)
DITCH, NJ FIX (Lat. 39[deg]47'37.86'' N, long. 074[deg]42'59.88'' W)
HNNAH, NJ WP (Lat. 40[deg]28'12.73'' N, long. 074[deg]02'36.62'' W)
LLUND, NY FIX (Lat. 40[deg]51'45.04'' N, long. 073[deg]46'57.30'' W)
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Issued in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2022-16236 Filed 7-28-22; 8:45 am]
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