2024-09869

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-2024-0696; Airspace Docket No. 23-ASO-54] • RIN 2120-AA66 ( printed page 42351) AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This action amends United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes Q-30 and T-370 by changing the name of the “SKNRR”, MS, waypoint (WP) to “HRISN”. The FAA is taking this action due to a similarly pronounced and sounding WP (SKNNR, GA) located 209 nautical miles (NM) east of the SKNRR WP. Additionally, T-370 will be renumbered to T-486 to correct a duplicative use of RNAV Route number T-370 in Alaska. This action is an administrative change and does not affect the airspace boundaries or operating requirements. DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, July 11, 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/​. 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: Brian Vidis, 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 (NAS). Background The FAA identified a safety issue with similar sounding WP names, the SKNRR, MS, WP and the SKNNR, GA, WP located 209 NM to the east of SKNRR WP which contributes to communications errors resulting from the similar-sounding WP names in radio communications. To remedy this, the FAA is changing the name from the SKNRR, MS, WP to the HRISN, MS, WP in both RNAV Routes Q-30 and T-370. Additionally, the FAA identified that it had inadvertently assigned the RNAV Route number T-370 to multiple route entries in FAA Order JO 7400.11H, one in Alaska and one in the southeastern United States. The FAA corrects this …

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