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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 209 / Tuesday, November 2, 2021 / Proposed Rules
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vectors to fly around or through the affected area. Additionally, IFR pilots equipped with RNAV capabilities could also navigate point to point using the existing NAVAIDs and fixes that would remain in place to support continued operations though the affected area.
Visual flight rules VFR pilots who elect to navigate via the affected ATS
routes could also take advantage of the adjacent ATS routes or ATC services listed previously.
Further, the FAA proposes to establish RNAV route T420 between the Dalhart, TX, VORTAC and Will Rogers, OK, VORTAC. The new T-route would, in part, mitigate the proposed removal of the V272 airway segment affected by the planned Borger VOR
decommissioning, reduce air traffic control ATC sector workload and complexity, and reduce pilot-tocontroller communication. The new route would also increase NAS capacity in the routes vicinity and assist ATC
when non-radar procedures are required due to frequent outages of the Amarillo Approach Control radar. Finally, the new T-route would provide airspace users equipped with RNAV an ATS
route between the Dalhart, TX, area eastward to the Oklahoma City, OK, area and support the FAAs NextGen efforts to modernize the NAS navigation system from a ground-based system to a satellite-based system.
The Proposal The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to amend Jet Route J
8 and VOR Federal airway V272;
establish RNAV route T420; and remove Jet Route J142 and VOR
Federal airways V304 and V390 due to the planned decommissioning of the Borger, TX, VOR. The proposed ATS
route actions are described below.
J8: J8 currently extends between the Needles, CA, VORTAC and the Casanova, VA, VORTAC. The FAA
proposes to remove the route segment between the Fort Union, NM, VORTAC
and the Kingfisher, OK, VORTAC.
Additional changes to other portions of the route have been proposed in a separate NPRM. The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain as charted.
J142: J142 currently extends between the Socorro, NM, VORTAC and the Borger, TX, VORTAC. The FAA
proposes to remove the route segment between the Anton Chico, NM, VORTAC and Borger VORTAC due to the planned decommissioning of the Borger VOR. Additionally, the FAA
proposes to remove the remaining route segment between the Socorro VORTAC
and the Anton Chico VORTAC since the
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distance between the VORTACs is within NAVAID service volumes and pilots could file direct. As a result, the FAA proposes to remove J142 in its entirety.
V272: V272 currently extends between the Dalhart, TX, VORTAC and the Will Rogers, OK, VORTAC. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment between the Dalhart VORTAC
and the Burns Flat, OK, VORTAC. The unaffected portions of the existing airway would remain as charted.
V304: V304 currently extends between the Panhandle, TX, VORTAC
and the Lamar, CO, VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment VOR/DME. The FAA proposes to remove the airway segment between the Panhandle VORTAC and Liberal, KS, VORTAC due to the planned decommissioning of the Borger VOR. Additionally, the FAA
proposes to remove the remaining airway segment between the Liberal VORTAC and the Lamar VOR/DME
since it overlays V210 between the two NAVAIDs and will remain available for use by NAS users. As a result, the FAA
proposes to remove V304 in its entirety.
V390: V390 currently extends between the Tucumcari, NM, VORTAC
and the Mitbee, OK, VORTAC. The FAA
proposes to remove the airway in its entirety.
T420: T420 is a proposed new route that would extend between the Dalhart, TX, VORTAC and the Will Rogers, OK, VORTAC. This T-route would mitigate the proposed removal of the V272
airway segment between the Dalhart, TX, VORTAC and the Burns Flat, OK, VORTAC noted above, as well as provide RNAV routing capability from the Dalhart, TX, area, eastward to the Oklahoma City, OK, area.
All NAVAID radials listed in the Jet Route description below are unchanged and stated in True degrees.
Jet Routes are published in paragraph 2004, VOR Federal airways are published in paragraph 6010a, and RNAV T-routes are published in paragraph 6011 of FAA Order JO
7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021, and effective September 15, 2021, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The ATS routes listed in this document would be published subsequently in FAA Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 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 proposed regulation only involves an established body of technical
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regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are 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 will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, prior to any FAA final regulatory action.
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 proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for part 71
continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106f, 106g; 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 19591963 Comp., p. 389.
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Amended
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 2004

Jet Routes.

J8 Amended From Needles, CA; Flagstaff, AZ; Gallup, NM; to Fort Union, NM. From Kingfisher, OK; Springfield, MO; St Louis, MO;
Louisville, KY; Charleston, WV; INT
Charleston 092 and Casanova, VA, 253
radials; to Casanova.

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