2022-14117

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-2022-0623; Airspace Docket No. 22-AGL-13] • RIN 2120-AA66 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action amends the legal description of area navigation (RNAV) route Q-440 by changing one route point reflected as a fix to a waypoint (WP) and removing one route point that is not required for defining the route structure. This action does not change the Q-440 structure, charted alignment, or the operating requirements of the route. DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, September 8, 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: Colby Abbott, 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 modifies the route description, but retains the route structure as necessary to preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National Airspace System (NAS). History RNAV route Q-440 extends through the Great Lakes region into New England between the HUFFR, MN, WP and the RAAKK, NY, WP. After reviewing Q-440 in preparation of upcoming planned navigational aid decommissioning actions, the FAA determined one route point listed in the route description could be removed without affecting the route's structure or charted alignment. The SLLAP, MI, WP in the Q-440 description does not denote a route turn point, have established holding requirements, and does not result in PBN leg length maximum allowable distances being exceeded; therefore, it is not required in the description. Further, the FAA is changing the DEANI, MI, fix to become a WP in the aeronautical database. As such, the DEANI, MI, fix will be amended in the Q-440 description to reflect the route point as a WP. Once this action is completed, the SLLAP, MI, WP will continue to be depicted on the IFR En Route High Altitude charts and support air traffic control requirements. United States Area Navigation Routes (Q-routes) are published in paragraph 2006 of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021, and effective September 15, 20…

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