2024-00072

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-2023-2365; Airspace Docket No. 23-ACE-7] • RIN 2120-AA66 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action amends the United States (U.S.) Area Navigation (RNAV) route T-251 Part 71 description. The FAA is changing the type of point for the RIVRS, IL, route point from being listed as a “Fix” to a “Waypoint (WP)” to match the FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) database information. This is an editorial amendment only and does not alter the alignment, dimensions, or operating requirements of T-251. DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, March 21, 2024. 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: A copy of this final rule, and all background material may be viewed online at www.regulations.gov using the FAA Docket number. Electronic retrieval help and guidelines are available on the website. It is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/​air_​traffic/​publications/​. You may also contact the Rules and Regulations Group, Office of Policy, 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 Air Traffic Service (ATS) route structure as necessary to preserve the safe and efficient flow of air traffic within the National Airspace System. History On June 15, 2023, the FAA decommissioned the Quincy, IL, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. As a result of the Quincy VOR being decommissioned, the RIVRS, IL, Fix was changed in the FAA NASR database to a WP and on all associated Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) enroute, Visual Flight Rules (VFR) sectional, and controller charts. The Part 71 editorial amendment of the T-251 description was overlooked at that time and the RIVRS, IL, route point is still reflected as a Fix. The correct type of point for the RIVRS, IL, route point is WP. This rule corrects that difference by changing the type of point for the RIVRS, IL, route point listed in the T-251 r…

Fonte: Federal Register (federalregister.gov). Texto original em inglês. Conteúdo sanitizado por segurança.