Alteration of VOR Federal Airway V-1

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANE-22]

Alteration of VOR Federal Airway V-1

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule modifies Federal Airway V-1 by extending the airway

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

Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) facility to the Boston, MA, VORTAC.

Modifying V-1 simplifies air traffic control (ATC) clearances and

reduces the controllers' workload. This action also changes the airway

description in the vicinity of the South Florida Low, FL, Offshore

Airspace Area. The description is modified to incorporate changes

associated with the offshore airspace reconfiguration.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., October 13, 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 October 14, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify V-1 from the

Hartford, CT, VORTAC to the Boston, MA, VORTAC (58 FR 53164).

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, 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-1 by extending the airway from the Hartford, CT, VORTAC to

the Boston, MA, VORTAC. This action simplifies ATC clearances along

this extremely active airway. This action reduces the workload for

pilots and controllers.

In addition, this rule changes the floor of V-1 in the vicinity of

the South Florida Low, FL, Offshore Airspace Area. On June 22, 1993,

the northern boundary of the South Florida Low, FL, Offshore Airspace

Area was moved from latitude 28 deg.00'00'' N. to latitude

34 deg.00'00'' N., to ensure that certain ATC operations were conducted

in controlled airspace (58 FR 33907). Relocating the northern boundary

of that offshore airspace area prompted changes to the floor of the

airway. The floor of V-1 is raised from 2,000 feet mean sea level (MSL)

to 2,700 feet MSL to coincide with the floor of the South Florida Low,

FL, Offshore Airspace Area.

Since this action involves, in part, the designation of navigable

airspace outside of the United States, the Administrator has consulted

with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense in accordance

with the provisions of Executive Order 10854.

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-1 [Revised]

From Craig, FL, via INT Craig 020 deg. and Charleston, SC,

214 deg. radials; Charleston; Grand Strand, SC; INT Grand Strand

031 deg. and Kinston, NC, 214 deg. radials; Kinston; Cofield, NC;

Norfolk, VA; Cape Charles, VA; INT Cape Charles 006 deg. and

Salisbury, MD, 206 deg. radials; Salisbury; Waterloo, DE; INT

Waterloo 024 deg. and Coyle, NJ, 216 deg. radials; Coyle; INT Coyle

036 deg. and Kennedy, NY, 209 deg. radials; Kennedy; Deer Park, NY;

Madison, CT; Hartford, CT; INT Hartford 040 deg. and Boston, MA,

252 deg. radials; to Boston, MA; excluding the airspace below 2,700

feet MSL outside the United States between STARY INT and Charleston,

SC. The portions within R-5002A, R-5002C and R-5002D are excluded

during their times of use. The airspace within R-4006 is excluded.

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Issued in Washington, DC, on July 29, 1994.

Reginald C. Matthews,

Acting Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.

[FR Doc. 94-19274 Filed 8-5-94, 8:45 am]

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