2020-05870. Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or removes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements. These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

DATES:

This rule is effective March 23, 2020. The compliance date for each SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, and ODP is specified in the amendatory provisions.

The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of March 23, 2020.

ADDRESSES:

Availability of matters incorporated by reference in the amendment is as follows:

For Examination

1. U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Ops-M30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Bldg., Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

2. The FAA Air Traffic Organization Service Area in which the affected airport is located;

3. The office of Aeronautical Navigation Products, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169 or,

4. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, email [e-mail] or go to: https://www.archives.gov/​federal-register/​cfr/​ibr-locations.html .

Availability

All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs are available online free of charge. Visit the National Flight Data Center at nfdc.faa.gov to register. Additionally, individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP copies may be obtained from the FAA Air Traffic Organization Service Area in which the affected airport is located.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas J. Nichols, Flight Procedures and Airspace Group, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration. Mailing Address: FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures and Airspace Group, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Registry Bldg. 29, Room 104, Oklahoma City, OK 73169. Telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This rule amends Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97), by establishing, amending, suspending, or removes SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums and/or ODPS. The complete regulatory description of each SIAP and its associated Takeoff Minimums or ODP for an identified airport is listed on FAA form documents which are incorporated by reference in this amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 CFR part 97.20. The applicable FAA forms are FAA Forms 8260-3, 8260-4, 8260-5, 8260-15A, and 8260-15B when required by an entry on 8260-15A.

The large number of SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs,their complex nature, and the need for a special format make publication in the Federal Register expensive and impractical. Further, airmen do not use the regulatory text of the SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums or ODPs, but instead refer to their graphic depiction on charts printed by publishers of aeronautical materials. Thus, the advantages of incorporation by reference are realized and publication of the complete description of each SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP listed on FAA form documents is unnecessary. This amendment provides the affected CFR sections and specifies the types of SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs with their applicable effective dates. This amendment also identifies the airport and its location, the procedure, and the amendment number.

Availability and Summary of Material Incorporated by Reference

The material incorporated by reference is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section.

The material incorporated by reference describes SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums and/or ODPS as identified in the amendatory language for part 97 of this final rule.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is effective upon publication of each separate SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP as Amended in the transmittal. Some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and textual ODP amendments may have been issued previously by the FAA in a Flight Data Center (FDC) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an emergency action of immediate flight safety relating directly to published aeronautical charts.

The circumstances that created the need for some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP amendments may require making them effective in less than 30 days. For the remaining SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, an effective date at least 30 days after publication is provided.

Further, the SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs contained in this amendment are based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing these SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied to the conditions existing or anticipated at the affected airports. Because of the close and immediate relationship between these SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and contrary to the public interest and, where applicable, under 5 U.S.C 553(d), good cause exists for making some SIAPs effective in less than 30 days.

The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an established body of technical 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 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. For the same reason, the FAA certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

• Air Traffic Control
• Airports
• Incorporation by reference
• Navigation (Air)

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2020.

Rick Domingo,

Executive Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) is amended by establishing, amending, suspending, or removing Standard Instrument Approach Procedures and/or Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures effective at 0901 UTC on the dates specified, as follows:

PART 97—STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

Effective 23 April 2020

Laurel, MS, Hesler-Noble Field, VOR-A, Amdt 6

Lebanon, NH, Lebanon Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1

Hudson, NY, Columbia County, NDB-A, Amdt 4B, CANCELLED

New Castle, PA, New Castle Muni, NDB RWY 23, Amdt 3C, CANCELLED

Viroqua, WI, Viroqua Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2

Effective 21 May 2020

Marianna, AR, Marianna/Lee County-Steve Edwards Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1B

West Memphis, AR, West Memphis Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 17, Amdt 5B

Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista, AZ, Sierra Vista Muni-Libby AAF, TACAN RWY 8, Amdt 1B

Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista, AZ, Sierra Vista Muni-Libby AAF, TACAN RWY 26, Amdt 1B

Chico, CA, Chico Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 7

Modesto, CA, Modesto City-Co-Harry Sham Fld, ILS OR LOC RWY 28R, Amdt 15

Modesto, CA, Modesto City-Co-Harry Sham Fld, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28R, Amdt 1

Modesto, CA, Modesto City-Co-Harry Sham Fld, VOR RWY 28R, Amdt 1

Paso Robles, CA, Paso Robles Muni, PASO ROBLES ONE, Graphic DP

Paso Robles, CA, Paso Robles Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2

Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1A

Live Oak, FL, Suwannee County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Orig-C

Perry, FL, Perry-Foley, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1B

Clarion, IA, Clarion Muni, NDB RWY 14, Amdt 4A, CANCELLED

Council Bluffs, IA, Council Bluffs Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 36, Amdt 1B

Independence, IA, James H Connell Fld at Independence Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1A

Independence, IA, James H Connell Fld at Independence Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1A

Independence, IA, James H Connell Fld at Independence Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 5A

Mapleton, IA, James G Whiting Memorial Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Orig-C

Sheldon, IA, Sheldon Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Amdt 1D

Spencer, IA, Spencer Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig-A

Urbana, IL, Frasca Field, VOR-A, Amdt 11B

Harper, KS, Harper Muni, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig

Harper, KS, Harper Muni, VOR OR GPS-B, Amdt 1B, CANCELLED

Independence, KS, Independence Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 35, Amdt 2A

Independence, KS, Independence Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 3A

Kingman, KS, Kingman Airport—Clyde Cessna Field, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig-B

Harlan, KY, Tucker-Guthrie Memorial, RNAV (GPS)-A, Amdt 1

Shreveport, LA, Shreveport Downtown, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 4

Baltimore, MD, Baltimore/Washington Intl Thurgood Marshall, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 10A

Augusta, ME, Augusta State, RNAV (GPS)-B, Orig-C, CANCELLED

Augusta, ME, Augusta State, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 4

Battle Creek, MI, W K Kellogg, NDB RWY 23R, Amdt 19A, CANCELLED

Austin, MN, Austin Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 2A

Mahnomen, MN, Mahnomen County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1A

Mahnomen, MN, Mahnomen County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1A

Pine River, MN, Pine River Rgnl, NDB RWY 34, Amdt 2A

Staples, MN, Staples Muni, NDB RWY 14, Amdt 3C

Tarkio, MO, Gould Peterson Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1

Trenton, MO, Trenton Muni, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 7D, CANCELLED

Trenton, MO, Trenton Muni, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 10B, CANCELLED

Tioga, ND, Tioga Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig-B

Toledo, OH, Toledo Executive, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 3

Gregory, SD, Gregory Muni—Flynn Fld, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig-C

Pierre, SD, Pierre Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 31, Amdt 13

Gilmer, TX, Fox Stephens Field-Gilmer Muni, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1A, CANCELLED

Houston, TX, William P Hobby, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 7

Mount Pleasant, TX, Mount Pleasant Rgnl, VOR/DME-A, Orig-A, CANCELLED

Sulphur Springs, TX, Sulphur Springs Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Amdt 1C

Terrell, TX, Terrell Muni, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 4, CANCELLED

Ogden, UT, Ogden-Hinckley, ILS OR LOC RWY 3, Amdt 5A

Newport News, VA, Newport News/Williamsburg Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 7, Amdt 35

Marshfield, WI, Marshfield Muni, SDF RWY 34, Amdt 7, CANCELLED