Alteration of VOR Federal Airway V-229; CT

SUMMARY: This action modifies Federal Airway V-229 located in

Connecticut. This action is necessary to accommodate airspace users,

reduce air traffic control (ATC) coordination and improve operations.

The description for V-229 is also being changed to eliminate the

exclusionary language regarding R-5002A, R-5002E, V-139 and V-308. In

addition, this action will correct an inadvertent error in the airway

description that reversed the Hartford true and magnetic radials.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., August 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia P. Crawford, Airspace and

Obstruction Evaluation Branch (ATP-240), Airspace--Rules and

Aeronautical Information Division, Air Traffic Rules and Procedures

Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-9255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On November 1, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify V-229 between

the Hartford, CT, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical

Air Navigation (VORTAC) facility and the Gardner, MA, VORTAC. It also

proposed to eliminate the exclusionary language regarding R-5002A, R-

5002E, V-139 and V-308 (58 FR 58312). Interested parties were invited

to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments objecting to the

proposal were received. Except for editorial changes and the correction

to the Hartford 040 deg. radial, this amendment is the same as that

proposed in the notice. Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in

paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and

effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The airway listed in this

document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

modifies V-229 between the Hartford, CT, VORTAC and the Gardner, MA,

VORTAC. Realigning the airway will accommodate the airspace users,

reduce ATC coordination, and improve operations.

The airspace designation for V-229 presently excludes R-5002A, R-

5002E, V-139 and V-308. These exclusions are being removed because the

airspace boundaries of the restricted areas and the airways do not

overlap the airspace of V-229. In addition, the Hartford true and

magnetic radials used to define an intersection on V-229 were reversed.

This action corrects the description to read ``INT Hartford

040 deg.T(053 deg.M).''

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

will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is

certified that this rule 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,

1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways

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V-229 [Revised]

From Patuxent, MD; INT Patuxent 036 deg. and Atlantic City, NJ,

236 deg. radials; Atlantic City; INT Atlantic City 055 deg. and

Colts Neck, NJ, 181 deg. radials; INT Colts Neck 181 deg. and

Kennedy, NY, 209 deg. radials; Kennedy; INT Kennedy 053 deg. and

Bridgeport, CT, 200 deg. radials; Bridgeport; Hartford, CT; INT

Hartford 040 deg. and Gardner, MA, 195 deg. radials; Gardner; Keene,

NH; INT Keene 336 deg. and Burlington, VT, 160 deg. radials; to

Burlington. The airspace within R-5002B is excluded during times of

use. The airspace below 2,000 feet MSL outside the United States is

excluded.

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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 27, 1994.

Harold W. Becker,

Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.

[FR Doc. 94-14192 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]

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