[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 52404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18584]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0773; Notice of Availability Docket No. 20-AEA-14]


Notice of Availability of Categorical Exclusion and Record of 
Decision (CATEX/ROD) for DCA Airspace Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The FAA, Eastern Service Center is issuing this notice to 
advise the public of the availability of the Categorical Exclusion/
Record of Decision (CATEX/ROD) approving certain airspace procedure 
changes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The FAA 
reviewed the action and determined it to be categorically excluded from 
further environmental review. The FAA's Record of Decision also 
documents the FAA's compliance with Section 106 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act and other special purpose laws.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Andrew Pieroni, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, 1701 
Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337, (404) 305-5586. 
Additional information about the FAA's actions and environmental review 
is available at the following website: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/community_involvement/dca_p56/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
approved these procedure changes to enhance national security, at the 
request of the United States Secret Service, by amending eight existing 
north flow standard instrument departures (SIDs) by moving one waypoint 
approximately 784 feet to the southwest to direct aircraft further away 
from protected airspace above the White House and Naval Observatory. 
Additionally, in response to a request from the Reagan National 
Community Noise Working Group, the FAA is amending one waypoint on six 
existing SIDs, which will route aircraft closer to the Potomac River. 
Furthermore, the FAA is establishing the AMEEE1 SID to replace the 
HOLTB1 and BOOCK3, both of which will be canceled (HOLTB1 will remain 
in effect until it is canceled). The AMEEE procedure will use the new 
waypoint established for national security, and will otherwise not 
change from the procedures it is replacing. Finally, to integrate air 
traffic with the Northeast Corridor (NEC) and Atlantic Coast Routes 
(ACR) procedures, the FAA is implementing the SCOOB transition by 
extending the AMEEE (HOLTB/BOOCK replacement procedure) enroute 
transition beyond waypoint COLIN to SCOOB. This final action also 
requires amending the Baltimore Washington Airport (BWI) CONLE SID and 
Dulles Airport (IAD) JCOBY SID to establish the SCOOB Transition beyond 
COLIN waypoint. The SCOOB transition will be used for aircraft flying 
over 18,000 feet above ground level (AGL). The FAA reviewed the action 
and determined it to be categorically excluded from further 
environmental review according to FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental 
Impacts: Policies and Procedures. The applicable categorical exclusion 
is Sec.  5-6.5(i.). The Record of Decision was signed in College Park, 
Georgia on July 31, 2020, and the FAA issued this decision to the 
public on August 17, 2020 by publishing the decision on the project 
website, available at: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/community_involvement/dca_p56/.

    Additional information about the FAA's actions and environmental 
review can be found at the same website. This Categorical Exclusion/
Record of Decision constitutes a final order of the FAA 
Administrator and is subject to exclusive judicial review under 49 
U.S.C. 46110 by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District 
of Columbia or the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the circuit in 
which the person contesting the decision resides or has its 
principal place of business. Any party having a substantial interest 
in this order may apply for review of the decision by filing a 
petition for review in the appropriate U.S. Court of Appeals no 
later than 60 days after the order is issued in accordance with the 
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 46110. Any party seeking to stay the 
implementation of this Categorical Exclusion/Record of Decision must 
file an application with the FAA prior to seeking judicial relief in 
the form of a stay, as provided in Rule 18(a), Federal Rules of 
Appellate Procedure.

Andrew Pieroni,
EPS Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2020-18584 Filed 8-24-20; 8:45 am]
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