Proposed Establishment of Jet Route J-512 and Alteration of VOR Federal Airway V-351

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-14]

Proposed Establishment of Jet Route J-512 and Alteration of VOR

Federal Airway V-351

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Jet Route J-512 from the

Kalispell, MT, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance

Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to enhance

traffic flow between the United States and Canada. This action also

proposes to amend VOR Federal Airway V-351 from Kalispell, MT, to the

United States/Canadian Border to reduce controller workload

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 25, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air

Traffic Division, ANM-500, Docket No. 93-AWA-14, Federal Aviation

Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056.

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 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. 93-

AWA-14.'' 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 establish Jet Route J-512 from

the Kalispell, MT, VOR/DME to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, excluding that

airspace within Canada. This action would enhance traffic flow between

the United States and Canada. This action would also amend V-351 from

Kalispell, MT, to the United States/Canadian Border to reduce

controller workload. Jet routes and domestic VOR Federal airways are

published in paragraphs 2004 and 6010(a), respectively, of FAA Order

7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 as of September 16, 1993. The

jet route and domestic VOR Federal airway 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 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 2004--Jet Routes

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J-512 [New]

From Kalispell, MT; to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The airspace

within Canada is excluded.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways

* * * * *

V-351 [Revised]

From Kalispell, MT; to INT Kalispell 022 deg.T(004 deg.M) and

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 184 deg.T(164 deg.M) radials; Calgary. The

airspace within Canada is excluded.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23, 1994.

Willis C. Nelson,

Acting Manager, Airspace--Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.

[FR Doc. 94-4873 Filed 3-2-94; 8:45 am]

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