14 CFR Part 71

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-2]

Proposed Alteration of Jet Routes; LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would realign five jet routes located in

Louisiana. The New Orleans Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/

Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) will be decommissioned because the

platform on which it is located is deteriorating. As a result, the

Harvey, LA, (VORTAC) will be upgraded to a high class navigational aid

and the five jet routes would be realigned to use the Harvey, LA,

VORTAC. This action would enhance air traffic procedures and

accommodate concerns of airspace users.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 30, 1994

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to:

Manager, Air Traffic Division, ASW-500

Docket No. 94-ASW-2,

Federal Aviation Administration,

4400 Blue Mound Road,

Fort Worth, TX 76193-0500.

The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of

the Chief Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,

DC, weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norman W. Thomas, 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) 267-9230.

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 the airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate 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 Airspace Docket No. 94-

ASW-2.'' 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 notice may be changed

in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available

for examination in the Rules 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

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-220,

800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202)

267-3485. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM.

Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's

should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which

describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to realign five jet routes

located in Louisiana. The New Orleans VORTAC will be decommissioned

because it is located on a platform which is deteriorating. As a

result, Harvey VORTAC will be upgraded to a high class navigational aid

and the five jet routes would be realigned to use the Harvey, LA,

VORTAC. This action would enhance air traffic procedures and

accommodate concerns of airspace users. Jet routes are published in

paragraph 2004 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 jet routes listed in this document

would be published subsequently in the Order.

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.

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, 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 - [AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 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 2004-Jet Routes

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J-2 [Revised]

From Mission Bay, CA, via Imperial, CA; Bard, AZ; INT of the Bard

089 and Gila Bend, AZ, 261 radials; Gila Bend, Cochise, AZ; El Paso,

TX; Fort Stockton, TX; Junction, TX; San Antonio, TX; Humble, TX;

Lake Charles, LA; Semmes, AL; Crestview, FL; INT of the Crestview

091 and the Tallahassee, FL, 290 radials; Tallahassee, FL; to

Taylor, FL.

* * * * *

J-31 [Revised]

From Leeville, LA; Harvey, LA; Meridian, MS; to Vulcan.

* * * * *

J-35 [Revised]

From McComb, MS; Leeville, LA; Sidon, MS; Memphis, TN;

Farmington, MO; St. Louis, MO; Capital, IL; Pontiac, IL;

Joliet, IL; to Northbrook, IL.

* * * * *

J-37 [Revised]

From Hobby, TX, via INT of the Hobby 084 deg.T(081 deg.M) and

Harvey, LA, 265 deg.T(263 deg.M) radials; Harvey; Semmes, AL;

Montgomery, AL; Spartanburg, SC; Lynchburg, VA; Gordonsville, VA;

Brooke, VA; INT Brooke 067 and Coyle, NJ, 226 radials; to Coyle.

From Kennedy, NY; Kingston, NY; Albany, NY; Massena, NY, to the INT

of the Massena 037 radial and the United States/Canadian Border.

* * * * *

J-58 [Revised]

From Oakland, CA, via Manteca, CA; Coaldale, NV; Wilson Creek, NV;

Milford, UT; Farmington, NM; Las Vegas, NM; Amarillo, TX; Wichita

Falls, TX; Dallas-Fort Worth, TX; Alexandria, LA; Harvey, LA; INT of

Grand Isle, LA, 104 and Crestview, FL, 201 radials; INT of Grand

Isle 104 and Sarasota, FL, 286 radials; Sarasota; Lee County, FL; to

the INT Lee County 118 and Palm Beach, FL, 184 radials.

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Issued in Washington, DC, on July 6, 1994

Harold W. Becker

Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division

[FR Doc. 94-17012 Filed 7-13-94, 8:45 am]

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