2022-10031

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • 14 CFR Part 71 • [Docket No. FAA-2021-1093; Airspace Docket No. 21-ASO-8] • RIN 2120-AA66 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In the proposed rule for this action, the FAA proposed to amend 11 VHF Omnidirectional Radar (VOR) Federal airways and remove 6 airways in support of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) project in the southeastern United States. However, due to need for additional coordination with the Department of Defense (DoD), modifications of 9 airways will be made at a later date. Eight airways remain in this rule with some changes from the proposed route structure. DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 14, 2022. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order JO 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments. ADDRESSES: FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at https://www.faa.gov/​air_​traffic/​publications/​. For further information, you can contact the Rules and Regulations Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Rules and Regulations Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for This Rulemaking The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority as it would modify the route structure as necessary to preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National Airspace System (NAS). History The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking for Docket No. FAA-2021-1093 in the Federal Register (86 FR 72897; December 23, 2021), to modify 11 VOR Federal airways and remove 6 airways in the southeastern United States. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. Four persons submitted comments. Domestic VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021 and effective September 15, 2021, which is incorporated by reference in 14 ( printed page 29826) CFR 71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in this document will be subsequently published in, or removed from FAA Order JO 7400.11. Discussion of Comments All commenters opposed the removal of VOR Federal airways unless they are replaced by Area Navigation (RNAV) T routes, or there are sui…

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