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Proposed Realignment of Federal Airway V-385; TX
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[Federal Register: December 7, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 236)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 63517-63518]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2001-10743; Airspace Docket No. 01-ASW-16]
Proposed Realignment of Federal Airway V-385; TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rule making.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to realign Federal Airway 385(V-385)
between Lubbock, TX, and Abilene, TX, so that aircraft navigating on
the airway will be able to remain clear of the newly established Lancer
Military Operations Area (MOA).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 28, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket
numbers FAA-2001-10743/Airspace Docket No. 01-ASW-16 at the beginning
of your comments.
You may also submit comments through the Internet to http://
dms.dot.gov. 
You may review the public docket containing the proposal,
any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the
Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The Dockets Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on
the plaza level of the NASSIF Building at the Department of
Transportation at the above address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours
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at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd; Fort Worth, TX 76193-0500.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Rohring, 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:
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 both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this action must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket Nos. FAA 2001-10743/
Airspace Docket No. ASD 01-ASW-16.'' 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 action 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
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this action by
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of
Air Traffic Airspace Management, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must
identify both docket numbers of this NPRM. Persons interested in being
placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should call the FAA's Office
of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-
2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes
the application procedure.
Background
On February 21, 2002, the Lancer MOA will be designated between
Lubbock, TX, and Abilene, TX. Currently, V-385 (between Lubbock and
Abilene) passes through the eastern boundary of the new MOA. By moving
a turning point (BOOMR intersection) on V-385, the airway would be
relocated approximately seven miles to the east of its present
location. With this realignment, aircraft may continue to use V-385 to
navigate between Lubbock and Abilene without encroaching upon the new
Lancer MOA.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to realign V-
385 between Lubbock, TX, and Abilene, TX, by relocating the BOOMR
intersection and moving the airway approximately seven miles to the
east of its present location. This realignment will allow aircraft to
navigate on the airway between Lubbock, TX, and Abilene, TX, without
encroaching upon the new Lancer MOA.
This regulation is limited to 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 it has been determined that 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.
Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order
7400.9J dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 2001, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Federal airway listed
in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1D, Policies and Procedures for Considering
Environmental Impacts. This airspace action is not expected to cause
any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no extraordinary
circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an environmental
assessment.
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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16,
2001, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6010(a)--Domestic VOR Federal Airways
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V-385 [Revised]
From Lubbock, TX, INT Lubbock 105 deg.T(094 deg.M) and Abilene,
TX, 329 deg.T(319 deg.M) radials; Abilene.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on December 3, 2001.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 01-30360 Filed 12-6-01; 8:45 am]
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