[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1801-1803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00071]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2023-2453; Airspace Docket No. 22-ANM-57]
RIN 2120-AA66
Amendment of Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Federal
Airway V-4 in the Vicinity of Burley, ID
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range
(VOR) Federal Airway V-4 in the vicinity of Burley, ID. The FAA is
taking this action to update one of the radials used in the airway
description.
DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, March 21, 2024. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA
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Order JO 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. You may also contact the Rules and
Regulations Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Roff, 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 route structure as necessary to
preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National
Airspace System (NAS).
Incorporation by Reference
VOR Federal Airways are published in paragraph 6010 of FAA Order JO
7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an annual basis. This
document amends the current version of that order, FAA Order JO
7400.11H, dated August 11, 2023, and effective September 15, 2023.
These updates will be published in the next update to FAA Order JO
7400.11. That order is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this document.
FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
air traffic service routes, and reporting points.
The Rule
This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by amending VOR Federal Airway V-
4 in the vicinity of Burley, ID. The FAA is taking this action to
update one of the radials used in the airway description. During a
review of VOR Federal Airway V-4, the FAA discovered that V-4 was
established without the accuracy of the Terminal Area Route Generation
and Traffic Simulation software tool used today. Because of this, there
is a one-degree discrepancy in the airway description. The current
airway description for V-4 includes the intersection of the Boise, ID,
Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation
(VORTAC) 130[deg] and the Burley, ID, Very High Frequency
Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) 292[deg]
radials (ALKAL, Fix). However, the ALKAL Fix has been reviewed and is
located at the intersection of the Boise VORTAC 130[deg] and the Burley
VOR/DME 293[deg] radials. This action corrects the Burley VOR/DME
radial used for defining the ALKAL Fix. The amendment is described
below.
V-4: V-4 currently extends between the Tatoosh, WA, VORTAC and the
Armel, VA, VOR/DME and includes the intersection of the INT Boise
130[deg] and Burley, ID, 292[deg] radials (ALKAL, Fix). This rule
changes the component radials that makeup the ALKAL Fix to the
intersection of the Boise VORTAC 130[deg] and Burley VOR/DME 293[deg]
radials.
The radials in the V-4 airway description are listed in degrees
True north.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
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. Since this is a routine matter that
only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified
that this rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this action of amending Federal Airway
V-4 in the vicinity of Burley, ID qualifies for categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
and its implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in accordance
with FAA Order 1050,1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures,
paragraph 5-6-5a, which categorically excludes from further
environmental impact review rulemaking actions that designate or modify
classes of airspace areas, airways, routes, and reporting points (see
14 CFR part 71, Designation of Class A, B, C, D and E Airspace Areas;
Air Traffic Service Routes; and Reporting Points); and paragraph 5-
6.5.k., which categorically excludes from further environmental review
the publication of existing air traffic control procedures that do not
essentially change existing tracks, create new tracks, change altitude,
or change concentration of aircraft on these tracks. As such, this
action is not expected to result in in any potentially significant
environmental impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 1050.1f, paragraph
5-2 regarding Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA has reviewed this
action for factors and circumstances in which a normally categorically
excluded action may have a significant environmental impact requiring
further analysis. Accordingly, the FAA has determined that no
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant prepared of an
environmental impact statement.
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 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
7400.11H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 11,
2023, and effective September 15, 2023, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways
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V-4 [Amended]
From Tatoosh, WA; INT of Tatoosh 102[deg] and Seattle, WA,
329[deg] radials; Seattle; Yakima, WA; Pendleton, OR; Baker, OR;
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Boise, ID; INT Boise 130[deg] and Burley, ID, 293[deg] radials;
Burley; Malad City, ID; Rock Springs, WY; Cherokee, WY; Laramie, WY;
Gill, CO; Thurman, CO; Goodland, KS; Hill City, KS; Salina, KS;
Topeka, KS; Kansas City, MO; Hallsville, MO; St. Louis, MO; Troy,
IL; Centralia, IL; Pocket City, IN; Louisville, KY; to Lexington,
KY. From Charleston, WV; Elkins, WV; Kessel, WV; INT Kessel 097[deg]
and Armel, VA, 292[deg] radials; to Armel.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 2, 2024.
Frank Lias,
Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
[FR Doc. 2024-00071 Filed 1-10-24; 8:45 am]
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