06-95. Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

This amendment amends Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, addition of new obstacles, or changes in 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 January 11, 2006. The compliance date for each SIAP 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 January 11, 2006.

ADDRESSES:

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

For Examination—

1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which affected airport is located; or

3. The National Flight Procedures Office, 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, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/​federal_​register/​code_​of_​federal_​regulations/​ibr_​locations.html.

For Purchase—Individual SIAP copies may be obtained from:

1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA-200), FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; or

2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected airport is located.

By Subscription—Copies of all SIAPs, mailed once every 2 weeks, are for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure Standards Branch (AFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082 Oklahoma City, OK 73125) telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) amends Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). The complete regulatory description of each SIAP is contained in the appropriate FAA Form 8260, as modified by the the National Flight Data Center (FDC)/Permanent Notice to Airmen (P-NOTAM), which is incorporated by reference in the amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and § 97.20 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Materials incorporated by reference are available for examination or purchase as stated above.

The large number of SIAPs, their complex nature, and the need for a special format make their verbatim publication in the Federal Register expensive and impractical. Further, airmen do not use the regulatory text of the SIAPs, but 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 contained in FAA form documents is unnecessary. The provisions of this amendment state the affected CFR sections, with the types and effective dates of the SIAPs. This amendment also identifies the airport, its location, the procedure identification and the amendment number.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is effective upon publication of each separate SIAP as amended in the transmittal. For safety and timeliness of change considerations, this amendment incorporates only specific changes contained for each SIAP as modified by FDC/P-NOTAMs.

The SIAPs, as modified by FDC P-NOTAM, and contained in this amendment are based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing these chart changes to SIAPs, the TERPS criteria were applied to only these specific conditions existing at the affected airports. All SIAP amendments in this rule have been previously issued by the FAA in a FDC NOTAM as an emergency action of immediate flight safety relating directly to published aeronautical charts. The circumstances which created the need for all these SIAP amendments requires making them effective in less than 30 days.

Further, the SIAPs contained in this amendment are based on the criteria contained in TERPS. Because of the close and immediate relationship between these SIAPs and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and public procedure before adopting these SIAPs are impracticable and contrary to the public interest and, where applicable, that good cause exists for making these SIAPs effective in less than 30 days.

Conclusion

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, and Navigation (Air)

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 30, 2005.

James J. Ballough,

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 amending Standard Instrument Approach 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(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

By amending: § 97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME or TACAN; § 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; § 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; § 97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV; § 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; § 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and § 97.35 COPTER SIAPs, Identified as follows:

* * * Effective Upon Publication

FDC date	State	City	Airport	FDC No.	Subject
12/22/05	AL	HUNTSVILLE	HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T. JONES FIELD	5/1925	ILS OR LOC RWY 18R, ILS RWY 18R (CAT II), ILS RWY 18R (CAT III), AMDT 23.
12/28/05	AK	DEADHORSE	DEADHORSE	5/2123	ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 4, ORIG.
12/28/05	AK	DEADHORSE	DEADHORSE	5/2122	VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 4, AMDT 1.
12/28/05	AK	DEADHORSE	DEADHORSE	5/2121	VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 22, AMDT 3.
12/28/05	MA	FITCHBURG	FITCHBURG MUNI	5/2090	NDB-A, AMDT 4.
12/28/05	MA	FITCHBURG	FITCHBURG MUNI	5/2089	RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, ORIG.
12/28/05	MA	FITCHBURG	FITCHBURG MUNI	5/2088	RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, ORIG.
12/28/05	MA	FITCHBURG	FITCHBURG MUNI	5/2087	RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, ORIG.
12/28/05	MA	FITCHBURG	FITCHBURG MUNI	5/2086	NDB RWY 20 AMDT 6.
12/28/05	MD	GAITHERSBURG	MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK	5/1975	VOR RWY 14, AMDT 3.
12/28/05	MD	GAITHERSBURG	MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK	5/1973	NDB RWY 14, AMDT 2.
12/22/05	AK	NUIQSUT	NUIQSUT	5/1967	RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, ORIG.
12/22/05	AK	NUIQSUT	NUIQSUT	5/1965	RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, ORIG.
12/22/05	FL	FORT LAUDERDALE	FORT LAUDERDALE—HOLLYWOOD INTL	5/1920	RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, ORIG.
12/22/05	AK	ST. PAUL ISLAND	ST. PAUL ISLAND	5/1917	RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, ORIG.
12/28/05	CT	DANIELSON	DANIELSON	5/1916	VOR-A, AMDT 6A.
12/28/05	NV	LAS VEGAS	NORTH LAS VEGAS	5/1915	ILS OR LOC RWY 12L, ORIG.
12/22/05	KY	COVINGTON	CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTL	5/1865	ILS OR LOC RWY 18R, ILS RWY 18R (CAT II), ORIG.
12/22/05	ND	WAHPETON	HARRY STERN	5/1863	RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, ORIG.
12/28/05	LA	LAFAYETTE	LAFAYETTE REGIONAL	5/1857	ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 4R, ORIG.
12/22/05	KY	COVINGTON	CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTL	5/1850	ILS OR LOC RWY 36L, ORIG.
12/20/05	CA	SOUTH LAKE TAHOE	LAKE TAHOE	5/1831	LDA/DME-2 RWY 18, AMDT 1A.
12/20/05	CA	SOUTH LAKE TAHOE	LAKE TAHOE	5/1830	LDA/DME-1 RWY 18, AMDT 7A.
12/20/05	CA	HEMET	HEMET-RYAN	5/1787	NDB-A, AMDT 1.
12/20/05	CA	SAN ANDREAS	CALAVERAS COUNTY-MAURY RASMUSSEN FIELD	5/1785	GPS RWY 31, ORIG.
12/20/05	CA	MONTEREY	MONTEREY PENINSULA	5/1783	LOC/DME RWY 28L, AMDT 3D.
12/20/05	CA	OAKLAND	METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL	5/1782	ILS RWY 27R, AMDT 34.
12/20/05	CA	PLACERVILLE	PLACERVILLE	5/1778	GPS RWY 5, AMDT 1.
12/20/05	AZ	GRAND CANYON	GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK	5/1777	ILS RWY 3, ORIG.
12/19/05	AK	COLDFOOT	COLDFOOT	5/1732	RNAV (GPS)-A, ORIG.
12/19/05	AK	COLDFOOT	COLDFOOT	5/1731	RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, ORIG.
12/17/05	MS	JACKSON	JACKSON-EVERS INTL	5/1688	RADAR-1 RWY 34L, AMDT 11A.
12/17/05	MS	JACKSON	JACKSON-EVERS INTL	5/1686	ILS RWY 34L, AMDT 5.
12/17/05	MS	JACKSON	JACKSON-EVERS INTL	5/1685	RNAV (GPS) RWY 34L, ORIG.
12/16/05	GU	AGANA	GUAM INTL	5/1629	VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 6L, ORIG.
12/15/05	WY	CASPER	NATRONA COUNTY INTL	5/1628	ILS RWY 8, AMDT 24A.
12/28/05	NH	MANCHESTER	MANCHESTER	5/1849	ILS OR LOC RWY 35, AMDT 1.
12/22/05	AL	COURTLAND	LAWRENCE COUNTY	5/1921	VOR RWY 13, ORIG-A.
12/22/05	AL	TALLADEGA	TALLADEGA MUNI	5/1923	VOR/DME-B, ORIG.
12/22/05	FL	ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER	ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTL	5/1926	RNAV (GPS) RWY 17L, ORIG.
12/23/05	ID	POCATELLO	POCATELLO REGIONAL	5/1998	RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, ORIG-A.
12/23/05	GA	CARTERSVILLE	CARTERSVILLE	5/2003	VOR/DME-A, AMDT 2.
12/23/05	FL	TALLAHASSEE	TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL	5/2022	RADAR-1, AMDT 5.

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