Proposed Rule2022-18484
Proposed Amendment and Revocation of VOR Federal Airways; Eastern United States
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Published
August 29, 2022
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Abstract
This action proposes to amend five VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways, and remove five VOR Federal airways. This action supports the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52710-52712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18484]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2022-1027; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-33]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Amendment and Revocation of VOR Federal Airways; Eastern
United States
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend five VHF Omnidirectional Range
(VOR) Federal airways, and remove five VOR Federal airways. This action
supports the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 13, 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-
2022-1027; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-33 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 modify the VOR Federal airway route structure in
the eastern United States to maintain the 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-2022-1027; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-33) 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-2022-1027; Airspace Docket No. 21-AEA-33.'' 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. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRM's
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 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 amend five
VOR Federal airways, and remove five VOR Federal airways. This action
supports the FAA's VOR MON program.
V-46: V-46 extends from Deer Park, NY to Nantucket, MA. The FAA
proposes to remove V-46 in its entirety to support the decommissioning
of the Hampton, NY (HTO), VHF Omnidirectional Range and Tactical Air
Navigational System (VORTAC) and the Norwich, CT (ORW). VHF
Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME). RNAV
route T-705 would be extended as a partial overlay of the route.
V-91: V-91 extends from the intersection of the Calverton, NY
180[deg] and the Hampton, NY 223[deg] radials to Albany, NY. This
action proposes to remove the entire route in support of the
decommissioning of the Bridgeport, CT (BDR), VOR/DME, Carmel, NY (CMK),
VOR/DME, and the Pawling, NY (PWL), VOR/DME. RNAV route T-463 is being
published as a partial overlay.
V-123: V-123 extends from the intersection of the Washington, DC
065[deg] and the Baltimore, MD 197[deg] radials to Cambridge, NY. This
action would remove the segments from the intersection of the above
Washington and Baltimore radials to Woodstown, NJ. This would support
the decommissioning of the Woodstown, NJ (OOD), VORTAC. As amended, V-
123 would extend from Robbinsville, NJ to Cambridge, NY.
V-157: V-157 extends from Key West, FL, to Albany, NY. This action
proposes to remove the segments from the intersection of the Richmond,
VA 039[deg] and the Patuxent, MD 238[deg] radials, to
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Woodstown, NJ. As a result, V-157 would consist of two parts: From Key
West, FL, to Richmond, VA; and From Robbinsville, NJ to Albany, NY.
This would support the decommissioning of the Nottingham, MD (OTT), and
the Patuxent, MD (PXT), VORTACs. With the remove of the above segments,
the words excluding the airspace within R-4005, R-4006, and R-4007A are
no longer required in the description. The exclusion of R-6602A is
amended to read ``R-6602A, B, and C when active.''
V-213: V-213 extends from Grand Strand, SC, to Albany, NY. This
action proposes to remove segment that extends between the intersection
of the Hopewell, VA 019[deg] and the Brooke, VA 132[deg] radials, and
Patuxent River, MD. As a result, V-213 would consist of two parts: From
Grand Strand, SC to Hopewell, VA; and from Smyrna, DE to Albany, NY.
V-270: V-270 extends, in two parts, From Erie, PA, to Jamestown,
NY; and From Elmira, NY, to Boston, MA. The FAA proposes to remove the
entire route as it is no longer used for air traffic purposes. This
would support the decommissioning of the Elmira, NY (ULM), VOR/DME and
the Delancey, NY (DNY), VOR/DME. RNAV route T-460 would provide a
partial overlay.
V-273: V-273 extends from the intersection of the Huguenot, NY
134[deg] and the Solberg, NJ 044[deg] radials to Hancock, NY. This
action proposes to remove the entire route in support of the
decommissioning of the Hancock, NY (HNK), VOR/DME and the Huguenot, NY
(HOU), VOR/DME. RNAV route T-391 will be extended as a partial overlay.
V-433: V-433 extends from Nottingham, MD, to Syracuse, NY. This
action proposes to remove the segment from Nottingham, MD, to
Bridgeport, CT, is support of the decommissioning of the Nottingham, MD
(OTT), VORTAC; Patuxent, MD (PXT),VORTAC; and the Bridgeport, CT (BDR),
VOR/DME. As amended, V-433 would extend from Bridgeport, CT to
Syracuse, NY, as currently charted.
V-483: V-483 extends from Deer Park, NY, to Rochester, NY. This
action would remove the segments from Deer Park, NY, to the
intersection of the Rockdale, NY 325[deg] and the Syracuse, NY 100[deg]
radials. This would support the decommissioning of the Delancy, NY
(DNY), VOR/DME, Carmel, NY (CMK), VOR/DME, Pawling, NY (PWL), VOR/DME,
and Hancock, NY (HNK), VOR/DME. As amended, V-483 would extend from
Syracuse, NY, to Rochester, NY. RNAV route T-634 would be extended as a
partial overlay.
V-499: V-499 extends from Baltimore, MD, to Binghamton, NY. The FAA
proposes to remove the entire route. The airway is no longer used for
air traffic purposes.
The full descriptions of the above routes are listed in the
amendments to part 71 set forth below.
Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(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 VOR
Federal airways listed in this document would be subsequently published
in and removed 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 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 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways.
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V-46 [Removed]
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V-91 [Removed]
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V-123 [Amended]
From Robbinsville, NJ; INT Robbinsville 044[deg] and LaGuardia,
NY, 213[deg] radials; LaGuardia; INT LaGuardia 032[deg] and Carmel,
NY, 157[deg] radials; Carmel; INT Carmel 344[deg] and Albany, NY,
181[deg] radials; Albany; to Cambridge, NY.
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V-157 [Amended]
From Key West, FL; INT Key West 038[deg] and Dolphin, FL,
244[deg] radials; Dolphin; INT Dolphin 331[deg] and La Belle, FL,
113[deg] radials; La Belle; Lakeland, FL; Ocala, FL; INT Ocala
346[deg] and Taylor, FL, 170[deg] radials; Taylor, FL; Waycross, GA;
Alma, GA; Allendale, SC; Vance, SC; Florence, SC; Fayetteville, NC;
Kinston, NC; Tar River, NC; Lawrenceville, VA; to Richmond, VA. From
Robbinsville, NJ; INT Robbinsville 044[deg] and LaGuardia, NY,
213[deg] radials; LaGuardia; INT LaGuardia 032[deg]and Deer Park,
NY, 326[deg] radials; INT Deer Park 326[deg] and Kingston, NY,
191[deg] radials; Kingston, NY; to Albany, NY. The airspace within
R-6602A, B, and C is excluded when active.
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V-213 [Amended]
From Grand Strand, SC, via Wilmington, NC; INT Wilmington
352[deg] and Tar River, NC, 191[deg] radials; Tar River; to
Hopewell, VA; From Smyrna, DE; INT Smyrna 035[deg] and Robbinsville,
NJ, 228[deg] radials; Robbinsville; INT Robbinsville 014[deg] and
Sparta, NJ, 174[deg] radials; Sparta; to Albany, NY. The airspace
within R-4005 and R-4006 is excluded.
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V-270 [Removed]
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V-273 [Removed]
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V-433 [Amended]
From Bridgeport, CT; INT Bridgeport 324[deg] and Pawling, NY,
160[deg] radials; Pawling; INT Pawling 304[deg] and Rockdale, NY,
116[deg] radials; Rockdale; INT Rockdale 325[deg] and Syracuse, NY,
100[deg] radials; to Syracuse.
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V-483 [Amended]
From Syracuse, NY; Rochester, NY; INT Syracuse 283[deg] and
Rochester 064[deg] radials; Rochester.
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V-499 [Removed]
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Issued in Washington, DC, on August 23, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2022-18484 Filed 8-26-22; 8:45 am]
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