IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 11290-11293] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2022-04022]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 31417; Amdt. No. 564]

IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument conditions in the affected areas.

DATES: 0901 UTC, effective March 24, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Nichols, Flight Procedures and Airspace Group, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration. Mailing Address: FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures and Airspace Group, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Registry Bldg. 29 Room 104, Oklahoma City, OK 73125. Telephone: (405) 954-4164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) amends, suspends, or revokes IFR altitudes governing the operation of all aircraft in flight over a specified route or any portion of that route, as well as the changeover points (COPs) for

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Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes as prescribed in part 95.

The Rule

The specified IFR altitudes, when used in conjunction with the prescribed changeover points for those routes, ensure navigation aid coverage that is adequate for safe flight operations and free of frequency interference. The reasons and circumstances that create the need for this amendment involve matters of flight safety and operational efficiency in the National Airspace System, are related to published aeronautical charts that are essential to the user, and provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace. In addition, those various reasons or circumstances require making this amendment effective before the next scheduled charting and publication date of the flight information to assure its timely availability to the user. The effective date of this amendment reflects those considerations. In view of the close and immediate relationship between these regulatory changes and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and public procedure before adopting this amendment are impracticable and contrary to the public interest and that good cause exists for making the amendment effective in less than 30 days.

Conclusion

The FAA has determined that this 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 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. For the same reason, the FAA certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 95

Airspace, Navigation (air).

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 18, 2022. Thomas J. Nichols, Aviation Safety, Flight Standards Service, Manager, Standards Section, Flight Procedures & Airspace Group, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) is amended as follows effective at 0901 UTC, March 24, 2022.

PART 95--IFR ALTITUDES

0 1. The authority citation for part 95 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, and 14 CFR 11.49(b)(2).

0 2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:

Revisions to IFR Altitudes & Changeover Point [Amendment 564 Effective Date, March 24, 2022] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From To MEA MAA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.3000 Low Altitude RNAV Routes Sec. 95.3302 RNAV Route T302 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is Amended by Adding

LLUKY, NE WP................. ROKKK, IA WP... 4400 17500 ROKKK, IA WP................. WATERLOO, IA 3000 17500 VOR/DME. WATERLOO, IA VOR/DME......... DUBUQUE, IA 2900 17500 VORTAC. DUBUQUE, IA VORTAC........... JOOLZ, IL WP... * 2900 17500 * 2500-MOCA JOOLZ, IL WP................. GRIFT, IL WP... 3000 17500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.3411 RNAV Route T411 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is Added to Read

RAZORBACK, AR VORTAC......... DROOP, MO WP... 3200 17500 DROOP, MO WP................. BUTLER, MO 2800 17500 VORTAC. BUTLER, MO VORTAC............ TOPEKA, KS 3100 17500 VORTAC. TOPEKA, KS VORTAC............ LINCOLN, NE 3200 17500 VORTAC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.3413 RNAV Route T413 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is Added to Read

RAZORBACK, AR VORTAC......... DROOP, MO WP... 3200 17500 DROOP, MO WP................. EMPORIA, KS 3100 17500 VORTAC. EMPORIA, KS VORTAC........... SALINA, KS 3300 17500 VORTAC. SALINA, KS VORTAC............ GRAND ISLAND, 3900 17500 NE VOR/DME. GRAND ISLAND, NE VOR/DME..... ISTIQ, NE WP... 3800 17500 ISTIQ, NE WP................. LLUKY, NE WP... 4000 17500 LLUKY, NE WP................. MMINI, NE WP... 4000 17500 MMINI, NE WP................. JMBAG, SD WP... 4300 17500 JMBAG, SD WP................. PIERRE, SD 4200 17500 VORTAC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------ From To MEA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.6001 Victor Routes-U.S. Sec. 95.6013 VOR Federal Airway V13 Is Amended To Delete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RAZORBACK, AR VORTAC............. * PINNE, MO WP.......... 3000

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* 4500-MRA PINNE, MO WP..................... NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME...... 3000 NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME............... NASHE, MO FIX........... 2900 NASHE, MO FIX.................... DIZZI, MO WP............ 2700 DIZZI, MO WP..................... BUTLER, MO VORTAC....... * 2600 * 2000-MOCA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.6014 VOR Federal Airway V14 Is Amended To Delete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TULSA, OK VORTAC................. ADAIR, OK FIX........... 2500 ADAIR, OK FIX.................... NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME...... 3000 NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME............... SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC.. 3000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.6015 VOR Federal Airway V15 Is Amended To Delete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OKMULGEE, OK VOR/DME............. MALTS, OK FIX........... 3500 MALTS, OK FIX.................... * PRYOR, OK FIX......... ** 2900 * 2900-MRA ** 2200-MOCA PRYOR, OK FIX.................... NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME...... 3000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.6027 VOR Federal Airway V27 Is Amended To Read in Part ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GAVIOTA, CA VORTAC............... * ORCUT, CA FIX......... 6000 * 6000-MCA ORCUT, CA FIX, SE BND... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.6037 VOR Federal Airway V37 Is Amended To Delete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ELLWOOD CITY, PA VOR/DME......... ERIE, PA TACAN.......... 3000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.6043 VOR Federal Airway V43 Is Amended To Delete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ YOUNGSTOWN, OH VORTAC............ ERIE, PA TACAN.......... * 5000 * 3000-GNSS MEA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.6270 VOR Federal Airway V270 Is Amended To Delete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ERIE, PA VORTAC.................. JAMESTOWN, NY VOR/DME... 4000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.6307 VOR Federal Airway V307 Is Amended To Delete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HARRISON, AR VOR/DME............. NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME...... * 3400 * 2800-MOCA NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME............... OSWEGO, KS VOR/DME...... 3000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.6506 VOR Federal Airway V506 Is Amended To Delete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TULSA, OK VORTAC................. VINTA, OK FIX........... 2700 VINTA, OK FIX.................... NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME...... 3000 NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME............... BILIE, MO FIX........... 3000 BILIE, MO FIX.................... SPRINGFIELD, MO VORTAC.. 3000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------ From To MEA MAA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sec. 95.7001 Jet Routes Sec. 95.7181 Jet Route J181 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is Amended To Delete

OKMULGEE, OK VOR/DME......... NEOSHO, MO VOR/ 18000 45000 DME. NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME........... HALLSVILLE, MO 18000 45000 VORTAC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Airway Segment Changeover Points ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From To Distance From ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sec. 95.8005 Jet Route Changeover Points J181 Is Amended To Delete Changeover Point ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OKMULGEE, OK VOR/DME................. NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME........... 58 OKMULGEE. NEOSHO, MO VOR/DME................... HALLSVILLE, MO VORTAC........ 130 NEOSHO. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[FR Doc. 2022-04022 Filed 2-28-22; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P