[Federal Register: November 7, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 216)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2002-13524; Airspace Docket No. 02-AWP-07]
Proposed Revision of VOR Federal Airway 257
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise VOR Federal Airway 257 (V-257)
between the Phoenix, AZ, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Radio
Range and Tactical Air Navigation Aids (VORTAC) and the Drake, AZ,
VORTAC. This proposed change is part of the FAA's National Airspace
Redesign effort and is intended to improve the management of aircraft
operations near the Phoenix, AZ, terminal area.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 9, 2002.
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 the docket
number FAA-2002-13524/Airspace Docket No. 02-AWP-07, at the beginning
of your comments.
You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal; any comments
received; and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on the plaza
level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above
address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 90261.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, Airspace and Rules
Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, 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 and be submitted
to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge
receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those
comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following
statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2002-13524/Airspace
Docket No. 02-AWP-07.'' 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
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taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this
notice 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 NPRM's
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 Superintendent of Document's web page at http://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of
Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must
identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should call 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.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 71 to revise V-257 between the Phoenix, AZ,
VORTAC, and the Drake, AZ, VORTAC. This proposed change is part of the
FAA's National Airspace Redesign effort and is intended to improve the
management of aircraft operations near the Phoenix, AZ, terminal area.
Although the change will slightly increase the length of the route, the
proposed action will coincide with revisions made to V-105, and align
this route to facilitate Air Traffic Management operations in the
Phoenix Terminal Area.
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.
Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a), of
FAA Order 7400.9K dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16,
2002, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The VOR
Federal airway listed in this document would be published subsequently
in the order.
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, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; 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
7400.9K, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 30,
2002, and effective September 16, 2002, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a) Domestic VOR Federal Airways
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V-257 [Revised]
From Phoenix, AZ; INT Phoenix 333[deg] (321[deg]M) and Drake, AZ,
182[deg] (168[deg] M) radials; Drake; INT Drake 003[deg] and Grand
Canyon, AZ, 211[deg] radials; Grand Canyon; 38 miles 12 AGL, 24 miles
125 MSL, 16 miles 95 MSL, 26 miles 12 AGL, Bryce Canyon, UT; INT Bryce
Canyon 338[deg] and Delta, UT, 186[deg] radials, Delta; 39 miles, 105
MSL INT Delta 004[deg] and Malad City, ID, 179[deg] radials; 20 miles,
118 MSL, Malad City; Pocatello, ID; DuBois, ID; Dillon, MT; Coppertown,
MT; INT Coppertown 002[deg] and Helena, MT, 272[deg] radials; INT
Helena 272[deg] and Great Falls, MT, 222[deg] radials; Great Falls; 73
miles, 56 MSL, Havre, MT. The airspace within Restricted Area R-6403 is
excluded.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2002.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 02-28367 Filed 11-6-02; 8:45 am]
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