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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 43 / Monday, March 8, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
Beauce, Canada. This action is necessary due to Canadas civil air navigation services provider, NAV
Canada, planned decommissioning of the Beauce, Canada, VHF Omnidirectional Range VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment DME navigation aid, which provides navigation guidance for segments of the routes.
NAV Canada has deleted the portions of both airways that resided in their airspace.
Effective date 0901 UTC, August 12, 2021. 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 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

DATES:

FAA Order 7400.11E, 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 2678783.
The Order is also available for inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration NARA. For information on the availability of FAA
Order 7400.11E at NARA, email:
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to https
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
ibr-locations.html.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sean Hook, Rules and Regulations Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202 2678783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Authority for This Rulemaking The FAAs 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 agencys 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 VOR Federal airway route structure in the eastern United States to maintain the efficient flow of air traffic.

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History The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking NPRM for Docket No. FAA20200992 in the Federal Register 85 FR 70534;
November 5, 2020, removing VHF
Omni-directional Range Federal airway V346 and V400, in the vicinity of Beauce, Canada. NAV Canada has deleted the portions of both airways that resided in their airspace. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments were received.
VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010a of FAA Order 7400.11E, dated July 21, 2020, and effective September 15, 2020, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in this document will be subsequently published in the Order.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference This document amends FAA Order 7400.11E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 21, 2020
and effective September 15, 2020. FAA
Order 7400.11E is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11E lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting points.
The Rule This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by removing VOR Federal airway V346
and V4000, in the vicinity of Beauce, Canada, due to the planned decommissioning of the Beauce, Canada, VOR/DME navigational aid.
The routes have already been removed by NAV Canada for those portions in Canada. The VOR Federal airway changes are outlined below.
V346: V346 currently extends from Beauce, PQ, Canada, VOR/DME to Millinocket, ME, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within Canada. The airway is removed in its entirety.
V400: V400 currently extends from Presque Isle, ME, VOR/DME to Beauce, PQ, Canada, VOR/DME, excluding the airspace within Canada. The airway is removed in its entirety.
FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is published yearly and effective on September 15.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are
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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 Department of Transportation 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 this is a routine matter that only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review The FAA has determined that this action of removing VHF Omnidirectional Range Federal airways V
346 and V400, in the vicinity of Beauce, Canada, qualifies for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act and its implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 1500, and in accordance with FAA
Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts:
Policies and Procedures, paragraph 56.5a, which categorically excludes from further environmental impact review rulemaking actions that designate or modify classes of airspace areas, airways, routes, and reporting points see 14 CFR part 71, Designation of Class A, B, C, D, and E Airspace Areas; Air Traffic Service Routes; and Reporting Points. As such, this action is not expected to cause any potentially significant environmental impacts. In accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, paragraph 52 regarding Extraordinary Circumstances, the FAA has reviewed this action for factors and circumstances in which a normally categorically excluded action may have a significant environmental impact requiring further analysis. The FAA has determined that no extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact study.
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 amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

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