Removal of J-532

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AGL-2]

RIN 2120-AA66

Removal of J-532

agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

action: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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summary: This action removes Jet Route 532 (J-532) which currently runs

from the United States/Canadian border to Humboldt, MN. The FAA is

taking this action because the jet route is no longer necessary for

navigation between Canada and the United States.

dates: Effective date: 0901 UTC, March 27, 1997.

Comments: Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be

received on or before February 7, 1997.

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

Traffic Division, AGL-500, Docket No. 96-AGL-2, Federal Aviation

Administration, O'Hare Lake Office Center, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des

Plaines, IL 60018.

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

the Chief

[[Page 66913]]

Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC,

weekends, 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: Patricia P. Crawford, Airspace and

Rules Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management,

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC, 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.

supplementary information: J-532 originally was established to provide

a transition route for operations in the Canadian airspace. As a result

of a recent airspace review, Transport Canada and the United States

agreed that the jet route is no longer necessary for navigation and

should be removed. On April 25, 1996, Transport Canada removed that

portion of J-532 within the Canadian airspace from Red Lake, Ontario,

Canada, to the United States/Canadian border. The FAA is taking this

action to remove the remaining segment of J-532 which currently runs

from the United States/Canadian border to Humboldt, MN. Jet routes are

published in paragraph 2004 of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 4,

1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The jet route listed in this document will be

removed subsequently from the Order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse

or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct final rule.

This docket action is a technical amendment which is necessary to

eliminate chart clutter, and, therefore, no adverse or negative

comments are anticipated. Unless a written adverse or negative comment,

or a written notice of intent to submit an adverse or negative comment

is received within the comment period, the regulation will become

effective on the date specified above. After the close of the comment

period, the FAA will publish a document in the Federal Register

indicating that no adverse or negative comments were received and

confirming the date on which the final rule will become effective. If

the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an adverse or negative

comment, or written notice of intent to submit such a comment, a

document withdrawing the direct final rule will be published in the

Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking may be published

with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not

preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on

this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by

submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire.

Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted

in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ``ADDRESSES.''

All communications received on or before the closing date for comments

will be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light

of the comments received. Factual information that supports the

commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating

the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional

rulemaking action would be needed.

Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,

economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might

suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be

available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the

Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that

summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this

action will be filed in the Rules Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments

to Docket No. 96-AGL-2.'' The postcard will be date stamped and

returned to the commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct

effects on the States, on the relationship between the national

government and the States, or on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in

accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final

rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and

unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons

discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (1) is not a

``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is

not a ``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (DOT)

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);

and (3) if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact,

positive or negative, 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

Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends part 71 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

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

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,

1996, is amended as follow:

Paragraph 2004--Jet Routes

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J-532 [Removed]

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Issued in Washington, DC, on December 12, 1996.

Jeff Griffith,

Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.

[FR Doc. 96-32110 Filed 12-18-96; 8:45 am]

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