[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 72871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25802]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2022-0245; Airspace Docket No. 19-AAL-49]
RIN 2120-AA66


Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-
380; Emmonak, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule, delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This action delays the effective date of a final rule 
published in the Federal Register on October 26, 2022, establishing 
area navigation (RNAV) route T-380 in the vicinity of Emmonak, AK. The 
FAA is delaying the effective date to allow sufficient time for 
completion of the required flight inspection of the route.

DATES: The effective date of the final rule published on October 26, 
2022 (87 FR 64697) is delayed until April 20, 2023. The Director of the 
Federal Register approved 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Rules and Regulations 
Group, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The FAA published a final rule in the Federal Register for Docket 
No. FAA-2022-0245 (85 FR 64697, October 26, 2022), establishing RNAV 
route T-380 in the vicinity of Emmonak, AK. The effective date for that 
final rule is December 29, 2022. Subsequent to the final rule, it was 
determined that the required flight inspection of T-380 was not 
completed due to weather conditions. The pending onset of winter 
weather conditions in Alaska will further impact the completion of 
flight inspections in the State.
    To facilitate the safe and continuous use of existing air traffic 
procedures and allow sufficient time for completion of the required 
flight inspection of route T-380, the effective date of this rule is 
delayed to April 20, 2023.
    United States Area Navigation Routes are published in paragraph 
6011 of FAA Order JO 7400.11G dated August 19, 2022 and effective 
September 15, 2022, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The RNAV route listed in this document will be published subsequently 
in FAA Order JO 7400.11G.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

Good Cause for No Notice and Comment

    Section 553(b)(3)(B) of Title 5, United States Code, (the 
Administrative Procedure Act) authorizes agencies to dispense with 
notice and comment procedures for rules when the agency for ``good 
cause'' finds that those procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, 
or contrary to the public interest.'' Under this section, an agency, 
upon finding good cause, may issue a final rule without seeking comment 
prior to the rulemaking. The FAA finds that prior notice and public 
comment to this final rule is unnecessary due to the brief length of 
the extension of the effective date and the fact that there is no 
substantive change to the rule.''

Delay of Effective Date

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the 
effective date of the final rule, Airspace Docket 19-AAL-49, as 
published in the Federal Register on October 26, 2022 (87 FR 64697, FR 
Doc. 2022-22782), is hereby delayed until April 20, 2023.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., P. 389.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2022.
Scott M. Rosenbloom,
Manager, Airspace Rules and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2022-25802 Filed 11-25-22; 8:45 am]
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