Proposed Alteration VOR Federal Airways

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-AGL-2]

Proposed Alteration VOR Federal Airways

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: This action withdraws the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

published in the Federal Register on October 15, 1993. The NPRM

proposed to alter the descriptions of VOR Federal Airways V-7, V-51, V-

97, and V-399, respectively, by reducing the standard width of these

airways. The FAA has determined that withdrawal of the proposal at this

time is warranted because a change in air traffic control (ATC)

procedures would alleviate the need to alter these airways.

DATES: This withdrawal is effective January 12, 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: On October 15, 1993, a Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking was published in the Federal Register to amend 14 CFR part

71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations to alter the descriptions of V-

7, V-51, V-97, and V-399, respectively, by reducing the standard width

of these airways located in the states of Indiana and Illinois (58 FR

53459). This action was proposed to redefine the lateral boundaries of

the airways to provide for more efficient utilization of the airspace.

No comments were received on the proposal.

The FAA has decided to withdraw the proposal at this time to

provide an opportunity to reexamine the operations effecting these

airways in the Lafayette Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and Chicago

Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) areas. This proposal was

initiated to simplify air traffic operations and to provide for more

efficient utilization of that airspace. The FAA has determined that

changing the ATC procedures and delegating to Chicago ARTCC the control

responsibility previously handled by Lafayette ATCT would alleviate the

need to alter these airways.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Withdrawal

In consideration of the foregoing, the Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, Airspace Docket No. 93-AGL-2, as published in the Federal

Register on October 15, 1993 (58 FR 53459), is hereby withdrawn.

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.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 5, 1994.

Harold W. Becker,

Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.

[FR Doc. 94-782 Filed 1-11-94; 8:45 am]

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