Proposed Rule2022-17209
Proposed Amendment and Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes; Northeast United States
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Published
August 15, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This action proposes to amend three low altitude Area Navigation (RNAV) routes (T-routes), and establish three T-routes to augment the VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. The purpose is to enhance the efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS) by transitioning from a ground-based to a satellite-based navigation system.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 156 (Monday, August 15, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50015-50018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17209]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2022-0941; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-27]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment and Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV)
Routes; Northeast United States
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend three low altitude Area
Navigation (RNAV) routes (T-routes), and establish three T-routes to
augment the VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Minimum Operational Network
(MON) Program. The purpose is to enhance the efficiency of the National
Airspace System (NAS) by transitioning from a ground-based to a
satellite-based navigation system.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 29, 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-2022-0941; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-27 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.
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 expand the availability of RNAV in the northeast
United States and improve the efficient flow of air traffic within the
NAS by lessening the dependency on ground-based navigation.
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-2022-0941; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-27) 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-2022-0941; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-27.'' 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
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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, 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.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend three
low altitude RNAV T-routes, and establish six T-routes in the northeast
United States to augment the VOR MON Program.
T-216: T-216 extends from the Philipsburg, PA (PSB), VHF
Omnidirectional Range and Tactical Air Navigational System (VORTAC) to
the Nantucket, MA (ACK), VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring
Equipment (VOR/DME). This proposal would amend the route description by
replacing the Williamsport, PA (FQM), VOR/DME with the LYKOM, PA,
waypoint (WP). Also, the wording ``The airspace within R-4105 is
excluded during times of use'' would be removed from the description
because restricted area R-4105 has been revoked by the FAA and is no
longer in effect. There are no other changes to T-216.
T-440: T-440 is a proposed new route that would extend from the
STUBN, NY, WP to the TALLI, PA, WP. T-440 would overlay VOR Federal
airway V-147 from the STUBN WP to the WLKES, PA, WP. The WLKES WP would
replace the Wilkes-Barre, PA (LVZ), VORTAC. T-440 would also overlay
airway V-116 from the WLKES WP to the TALLI, PA, WP (located 26
nautical miles east of the Wilkes-Barre VORTAC).
T-449: T-449 is a proposed new route that would extend from the
KITHE, PA, Fix, to the Binghamton, NY (CFB), VOR/DME. The route would
overlay a portion of airway V-499 from the KITHE Fix to the Binghamton
VOR/DME. The HEXSN, PA, WP would replace the Lancaster, PA (LRP), VOR/
DME in the route description.
T-454: T-454 is a proposed new route that would extend from the
SCAAM, PA, WP to the NWTON, NJ, WP. The route would overlay a portion
of airway V-226 from the FAVUM, PA, WP to the NWTON, NJ, WP. In the
route description, WPs would be used in place of the following
navigation aids: The LYCOM, PA, WP replaces the Williamsport, PA (FQM),
VOR/DME. The WLKES, PA, WP replaces the Wilkes-Barre, PA (LVZ), VORTAC.
The NWTON, NJ, WP replaces the Stillwater, NJ (STW), VOR/DME.
T-634: T-634 is a Canadian RNAV route that extends between the
Syracuse, NY (SYR), VORTAC and the VIBRU, NY, WP. The FAA proposes to
expand T-634 south and eastward from Syracuse to the Sandy Point, RI
(SEY), VOR/DME. The order of points in the route description would be
amended to begin at the VIBRU, NY WP. The following points would be
added after Syracuse: STODA, NY, Fix; RAHKS, NY, WP; DANZI, NY, WP;
WEETS, NY, Fix; Kingston, NY (IGN), VOR/DME; CASSH, NY, Fix; BIZEX, NY,
WP; CREAM, NY, Fix and Sandy Point, RI (SEY), VOR/DME. The PAGER, NY,
and BRUIN, NY WPs would be removed from the description because they
don't mark a turn point in the route. T-634 would overlay portions of
airway V-483 from Syracuse to BIZEX. It would overlay V-374 from BIZEX
to CREAM; and overlay V-34 from CREAM to Sandy Point. In the route
description, the RAHKS, NY, WP would replace the Rockdale, NY (RKA),
VOR/DME.
T-705: T-705 is a Canadian RNAV route that extends into U.S.
airspace between the DANZI, NY, WP and the MUTNA, NY, WP. The FAA
proposes to extend T-705 generally eastward to the Nantucket, MA (ACK),
VOR/DME. The DANZI WP would be removed from the route at air traffic
control request. Thus, the proposed eastward expansion of the route to
Nantucket would begin at the CODDI, NY, Fix instead of DANZI. As
amended, the route would begin at the Nantucket VOR/DME, then pass
through the following added points: LIBBE, NY, Fix; ORCHA, NY, WP;
Calverton, NY (CCC), VOR/DME; BELTT, NY, WP; EEGOR, CT, WP; LOVES, CT,
WP; PAWLN, NY, WP; CYPER, NY, Fix. From the CYPER Fix, T-705 would
proceed to the CODDI, NY, Fix where the remainder of the route would
continue to the MUTNA, NY, WP as currently charted, except for the
following changes. The following points would be removed because they
don't mark a turn point on the route: MILID, NY, Fix; USICI, NY, WP;
GACKE, NY, WP; BECKS, NY, WP; SMAIR, NY, WP; FOSYU, NY, WP; and UUBER,
NY, WP. In the route description, the PAWLN, NY, WP would replace the
Pawling, NY (PWL), VOR/DME.
The amended route would overlay portions of airway V-46 from
Nantucket to Calverton. It would overlay airway V-44 from the BELTT WP
to the PAWLN WP. As amended, T-705 would extend from Nantucket, MA, to
MUTNA, NY.
United States Area Navigation (RNAV) routes are published in
paragraph 6011, and Canadian Area Navigation routes are published in
paragraph 6013, respectively, 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 RNAV 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.
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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 14 CFR 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 6011 United States Area Navigation Routes.
* * * * *
T-216 Philipsburg, PA (PSB) to Nantucket, MA (ACK) [Amended]
Philipsburg, PA (PSB) VORTAC (Lat. 40[deg]54'58.53'' N, long. 077[deg]59'33.78'' W)
LYKOM, PA WP (Lat. 41[deg]20'18.75'' N, long. 076[deg]46'' 30.30'' W)
ELEXY, PA WP (Lat. 41[deg]25'53.71'' N, long. 076[deg]07'' 35.20'' W)
LAAYK, PA FIX (Lat. 41[deg]28'32.64'' N, long. 075[deg]28'' 57.31'' W)
HELON, NY FIX (Lat. 41[deg]40'02.72'' N, long. 074[deg]16'' 49.52'' W)
Kingston, NY (IGN) VOR/DME (Lat. 41[deg]39'55.62'' N, long. 073[deg]49'' 20.01'' W)
MOONI, CT FIX (Lat. 41[deg]37'53.28'' N, long. 073[deg]19'' 19.43'' W)
Hartford, CT (HFD) VOR/DME (Lat. 41[deg]38'27.98'' N, long. 072[deg]32'' 50.70'' W)
Groton, CT (GON) VOR/DME (Lat. 41[deg]19'49.45'' N, long. 072[deg]03'07.14'' W)
Sandy Point, RI (SEY) VOR/DME (Lat. 41[deg]10'02.77'' N, long. 071[deg]34'33.91'' W)
Nantucket, MA (ACK) VOR/DME (Lat. 41[deg]16'54.79'' N, long. 070[deg]01'36.16'' W)
* * * * * * *
T-440 STUBN, NY to TALLI, PA [New]
STUBN, NY WP (Lat. 42[deg]05'38.58'' N, long. 077[deg]01'28.68'' W)
WLKES, PA WP (Lat. 41[deg]16'22.57'' N, long. 075[deg]41'21.60'' W)
TALLI, PA WP (Lat. 41[deg]19'01.60'' N, long. 075[deg]06'43.17'' W)
* * * * * * *
T-449 KITHE, PA to Binghamton, NY (CFB) [New]
KITHE, PA FIX (Lat. 39[deg]48'35.53'' N, long. 076[deg]17'48.12'' W)
HEXSN, PA WP (Lat. 40[deg]07'12.46'' N, long. 076[deg]17'28.38'' W)
Binghamton, NY (CFB) VOR/DME (Lat. 42[deg]09'26.97'' N, long. 076[deg]08'11.30'' W)
* * * * * * *
T-454 SCAAM, PA to NWTON, NJ [New]
SCAAM, PA WP (Lat. 41[deg]11'37.46'' N, long. 077[deg]58'15.20'' W)
FAVUM, PA WP (Lat. 41[deg]15'59.17'' N, long. 077[deg]35'42.32'' W)
LYKOM, PA WP (Lat. 41[deg]20'18.75'' N, long. 076[deg]46'30.30'' W)
WLKES, PA WP (Lat. 41[deg]16'22.57'' N, long. 075[deg]41'21.60'' W)
NWTON, NJ WP (Lat. 40[deg]59'45.19'' N, long. 074[deg]52'09.21'' W)
* * * * * * *
Paragraph 6013 Canadian Area Navigation Routes.
* * * * *
T-634 VIBRU, NY to Sandy Point, RI (SEY) [Amended]
VIBRU, NY WP (Lat. 44[deg]20'21.30'' N, long. 076[deg]01'19.96'' W)
Watertown, NY (ART) VORTAC (Lat. 43[deg]57'07.67'' N, long. 076[deg]03'52.66'' W)
Syracuse, NY (SYR) VORTAC (Lat. 43[deg]09'37.87'' N, long. 076[deg]12'16.41'' W)
STODA, NY FIX (Lat. 43[deg]07'00.20'' N, long. 075[deg]51'21.23'' W)
RAHKS, NY WP (Lat. 42[deg]27'59.28'' N, long. 075[deg]14'21.68'' W)
DANZI, NY WP (Lat. 42[deg]10'41.86'' N, long. 074[deg]57'24.19'' W)
WEETS, NY FIX (Lat. 41[deg]51'26.98'' N, long. 074[deg]11'51.51'' W)
Kingston, NY (IGN) VOR/DME (Lat. 41[deg]39'55.62'' N, long. 073[deg]49'20.01'' W)
CASSH, NY FIX (Lat. 41[deg]35'38.16'' N, long. 073[deg]42'17.07'' W)
BIZEX, NY WP (Lat. 41[deg]17'02.86'' N, long. 073[deg]34'50.20'' W)
CREAM, NY FIX (Lat. 41[deg]08'55.85'' N, long. 072[deg]31'18.32'' W)
Sandy Point, RI (SEY) VOR/DME (Lat. 41[deg]10'02.77'' N, long. 071[deg]34'33.91'' W)
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T-705 Nantucket, MA (ACK) to MUTNA, NY [Amended]
Nantucket, MA (ACK) VOR/DME (Lat. 41[deg]16'54.79'' N, long. 070[deg]01'36.16'' W)
LIBBE, NY FIX (Lat. 41[deg]00'15.86'' N, long. 071[deg]21'20.34'' W)
ORCHA, NY WP (Lat. 40[deg]54'55.46'' N, long. 072[deg]18'43.64'' W)
Calverton, NY (CCC) VOR/DME (Lat. 40[deg]55'46.63'' N, long. 072[deg]47'55.89'' W)
BELTT, NY WP (Lat. 41[deg]03'48.61'' N, long. 072[deg]59'13.52'' W)
EEGOR, CT WP (Lat. 41[deg]09'38.94'' N, long. 073[deg]07'27.66'' W)
LOVES, CT FIX (Lat. 41[deg]32'19.64'' N, long. 073[deg]29'17.14'' W)
PAWLN, NY WP (Lat. 41[deg]46'11.51'' N, long. 073[deg]36'02.64'' W)
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CYPER, NY FIX (Lat. 42[deg]06'32.37'' N, long. 074[deg]16'25.52'' W)
CODDI, NY FIX (Lat. 42[deg]22'52.15'' N, long. 075[deg]00'21.84'' W)
LAMMS, NY WP (Lat. 43[deg]01'35.30'' N, long. 075[deg]09'51.50'' W)
SRNAC, NY WP (Lat. 44[deg]23'05.00'' N, long. 074[deg]12'16.11'' W)
RIGID, NY WP (Lat. 44[deg]35'19.53'' N, long. 073[deg]44'34.07'' W)
PBERG, NY WP (Lat. 44[deg]42'06.25'' N, long. 073[deg]31'22.18'' W)
LATTS, NY WP (Lat. 44[deg]51'29.78'' N, long. 073[deg]32'29.26'' W)
MUTNA, NY WP (Lat. 45[deg]00'20.84'' N, long. 073[deg]33'27.65'' W)
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Issued in Washington, DC, on August 4, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2022-17209 Filed 8-12-22; 8:45 am]
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