[Federal Register: February 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 24)]
[Proposed Rules]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2004-19667; Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-13]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Establishment of Area Navigation Routes (RNAV), FL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish eight area navigation (RNAV)
routes in Florida in support of the High Altitude Redesign (HAR)
project. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance safety and to
improve the efficient use of the navigable airspace.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 24, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify FAA Docket
No. FAA-2004-19667 and Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-13, at the beginning
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at
http://dms.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace and Rules,
Office of System Operations and Safety, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone: (202) 267-8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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-2004-19667 and Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-13) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
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-2004-19667 and Airspace Docket No. 04-ASO-13.''
The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
All communications received on or before the specified closing date
for comments 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 closing date
for comments. 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 http://dms.dot.gov Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov.,
or the Federal Register's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
.
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
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at
the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue College Park, GA 30337.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.
Background
As part of the on-going National Airspace Redesign, the FAA has
implemented the HAR program. This specific effort focuses on developing
and implementing improvements in navigation structure and operating
methods to allow more flexible and efficient en route operations in the
high altitude airspace environment. In support of this program, the FAA
is establishing RNAV routes to provide greater freedom to properly
equipped users and to achieve the economic benefits of flying user
selected non-restrictive routings.
The new RNAV routes will be identified by the letter prefix ``Q,''
followed by a number consisting of from one to three digits. The
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has allocated the
``Q'' prefix, along with the number set 1 through 499, for use by the
U.S. for designating domestic RNAV routes.
Related Rulemaking
On April 8, 2003, the FAA published the Designation of Class A, B,
C, D, and E Airspace Areas; Air Traffic Service Routes, and Reporting
Points rule in the Federal Register (68 FR 16943). This rule adopted
certain amendments proposed in Notice No. 02-20, Area Navigation and
Miscellaneous Amendments. The rule revised and adopted several
definitions in FAA regulations, including Air Traffic Service Routes,
to be in concert with ICAO definitions; and reorganized the structure
of FAA regulations concerning the designation of Class A, B, C, D, and
E airspace areas, airways, routes, and reporting points. The purpose of
the rule was to facilitate the establishment of RNAV routes in the
National Airspace System (NAS) for use by aircraft with advanced
navigation system capabilities.
On May 9, 2003, the FAA published the Establishment of RNAV final
rule in the Federal Register (68 FR 24864). This rule, which supports
Phase I of the
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HAR, established 11 new RNAV routes along high-density air traffic
tracks in the western and north central U.S. The eight new RNAV routes
being proposed in this notice would further support the HAR effort by
extending the benefits of RNAV routing to the Florida area.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 (part 71) to establish eight RNAV routes
in Florida within the airspace assigned to the Jacksonville Air Route
Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). These routes are proposed as part of
the HAR program to enhance safety, and to facilitate the more flexible
and efficient use of the navigable airspace for en route instrument
flight rules (IFR) operations within the Jacksonville ARTCC area of
responsibility.
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.
Therefore, this proposed regulation: (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.
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
1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order
7400.9M, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 30,
2004, and effective September 16, 2004, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 2006--Area Navigation Routes
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Q-104 DEFUN to CYY [New]
DEFUN WP (Lat. 30[deg]48'51'' N., long. 86[deg]07'53'' W.)
HEVVN WP (Lat. 29[deg]49'19'' N., long. 83[deg]53'43'' W.)
PLYER WP (Lat. 28[deg]56'51'' N., long. 83[deg]20'09'' W.)
MARVE WP (Lat. 28[deg]35'16'' N., long. 83[deg]06'31'' W.)
CYY VOR/DME (Lat. 26[deg]09'12'' N., long. 81[deg]46'41'' W.)
Q-106 SMELZ to GADAY [New]
SMELZ WP (Lat. 28[deg]04'59'' N., long. 82[deg]06'34'' W.)
BULZI WP (Lat. 29[deg]59'14'' N., long. 83[deg]44'17'' W.)
GADAY WP (Lat. 31[deg]02'28'' N., long. 86[deg]08'02'' W.)
Q-108 GADAY to CLAWZ [New]
GADAY WP (Lat. 31[deg]02'28'' N., long. 86[deg]08'02'' W.)
CLAWZ WP (Lat. 30[deg]38'29'' N., long. 83[deg]02'19'' W.)
Q-110 KPASA to FEONA [New]
KPASA WP (Lat. 28[deg]10'34'' N., long. 81[deg]54'27'' W.)
BRUTS WP (Lat. 29[deg]30'58'' N., long. 82[deg]58'57'' W.)
GULFR WP (Lat. 30[deg]12'23'' N., long. 83[deg]33'08'' W.)
FEONA WP (Lat. 31[deg]36'11'' N., long. 84[deg]43'51'' W.)
Q-112 DEFUN to INPIN [New]
DEFUN WP (Lat. 30[deg]48'51'' N., long. 86[deg]07'53'' W.)
HEVVN WP (Lat. 29[deg]49'19'' N., long. 83[deg]53'43'' W.)
INPIN WP (Lat. 28[deg]33'13'' N., long. 81[deg]48'27'' W.)
Q-114 DEFUN to FORTL [New]
DEFUN WP (Lat. 30[deg]48'51'' N., long. 86[deg]07'53'' W.)
HEVVN WP (Lat. 29[deg]49'19'' N., long. 83[deg]53'43'' W.)
TEPEE WP (Lat. 28[deg]00'01'' N., long. 82[deg]21'59'' W.)
JOCKS WP (Lat. 27[deg]00'33'' N., long. 81[deg]51'13'' W.)
FORTL WP (Lat. 26[deg]18'34'' N., long. 81[deg]21'08'' W.)
Q-116 KPASA to CEEYA [New]
KPASA WP (Lat. 28[deg]10'34'' N., long. 81[deg]54'27'' W.)
BRUTS WP (Lat. 29[deg]30'58'' N., long. 82[deg]58'57'' W.)
GULFR WP (Lat. 30[deg]12'23'' N., long. 83[deg]33'08'' W.)
CEEYA WP (Lat. 31[deg]31'32'' N., long. 84[deg]05'32'' W.)
Q-118 KPASA to LENIE [New]
KPASA WP (Lat. 28[deg]10'34'' N., long. 81[deg]54'27'' W.)
BRUTS WP (Lat. 29[deg]30'58'' N., long. 82[deg]58'57'' W.)
LENIE WP (Lat. 31[deg]33'58'' N., long. 83[deg]50'50'' W.)
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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2005.
Edie Parish,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules.
[FR Doc. 05-2221 Filed 2-4-05; 8:45 am]
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