05-20849. 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 October 20, 2005. 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 October 20, 2005.

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 October 7, 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
09/23/05	AL	Huntsville	Huntsville Intl—Carl T. Jones Field	FDC 5/8672	VOR-A, Amdt 12A.
09/26/05	ND	Fargo	Hector Intl	FDC 5/8737	ILS or LOC Rwy 36, Orig-A.
09/27/05	IN	South Bend	South Bend Regional	FDC 5/8745	ILS or LOC Rwy, 27L, Amdt 35A.
09/28/05	MO	Columbia	Columbia Regional	FDC 5/8871	VOR Rwy 13, Amdt 3A.
09/29/05	MN	Minneapolis	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl (Wold-Chamberlain)	FDC 5/8891	ILS PRM Rwy 12L, Amdt 4A.
09/29/05	MN	Minneapolis	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl (Wold-Chamberlain)	FDC 5/8892	ILS PRM Rwy 12R, Amdt 3A.
09/29/05	AK	Chevak	Chevak	FDC 5/8907	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 14, Orig-A.
09/29/05	AK	Chevak	Chevak	FDC 5/8908	RNAV(GPS) Rwy 32, Orig-A.
09/29/05	AK	Dillingham	Dillingham	FDC 5/8909	RNAV (GPS), Rwy 19, Orig-B.
09/29/05	AK	Dillingham	Dillingham	FDC 5/8910	LOC/DME Rwy 19, Amdt 5A.
09/29/05	AK	Dillingham	Dillingham	FDC 5/8911	VOR/DME Rwy 19, Amdt 6A.
09/29/05	AK	Dillingham	Dillingham	FDC 5/8912	VOR Rwy 1, Amdt 8A.
09/29/05	AK	Dillingham	Dillingham	FDC 5/8913	NDB Rwy 1, Amdt 1A.
10/05/05	AR	Jonesboro	Jonesboro Muni	FDC 5/8965	ILS or LOC Rwy 23, Orig-B.
09/30/05	AK	Kotzebue	Ralph Wien Memorial	FDC 5/8969	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 26, Orig-A.
09/30/05	AK	Kotzebue	Ralph Wien Memorial	FDC 5/8970	VOR/DME Rwy 8, Amdt 4A.
09/30/05	AK	Kotzebue	Ralph Wien Memorial	FDC 5/8972	VOR/DME Rwy 26, Amdt 3A.
09/30/05	AK	Kotzebue	Ralph Wien Memorial	FDC 5/8974	ILS or LOC/DME Rwy 8, Orig-A.
09/30/05	AK	Kotzebue	Ralph Wien Memorial	FDC 5/8975	VOR/DME Z Rwy 26, Orig-A.
09/30/05	AK	Kotzebue	Ralph Wien Memorial	FDC 5/8976	VOR RWY 8, AMDT 3b.
09/30/05	AK	Kotzebue	Ralph Wien Memorial	FDC 5/8977	VOR/DME Y Rwy 26, Orig-A.
09/30/05	AK	Kotzebue	Ralph Wien Memorial	FDC 5/8978	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 8, Orig-A.
10/03/05	ID	Coeur D'Alene	Coeur D'Alene Air Terminal	FDC 5/9037	ILS Rwy 5, Amdt 4B.
10/05/05	IA	Des Moines	Des Moines Intl	FDC 5/9052	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 23, Orig A.
10/05/05	IA	Des Moines	Des Moines Intl	FDC 5/9053	VOR/DME Rwy 23, Orig A.
10/05/05	IA	Red Oak	Red Oak Muni	FDC 5/9054	NDB Rwy 17, Amdt 8A.
10/05/05	IA	Mason City	Mason City Muni	FDC 5/9056	VOR Rwy 36, Amdt 6A.
10/05/05	IA	Mason City	Mason City Muni	FDC 5/9057	ILS or LOC Rwy 36, Amdt 6B.
10/05/05	IA	Mason City	Mason City Muni	FDC 5/9058	VOR Rwy 18, Amdt 4A.
10/05/05	IA	Mason City	Mason City Muni	FDC 5/9060	LOC BC Rwy 18, Amdt 6A.
10/05/05	OK	Norman	University of Oklahoma Westheimer	FDC 5/9084	LOC Rwy 3, Amdt 3F.
10/05/05	OK	Norman	University of Oklahoma Westheimer	FDC 5/9086	NDB Rwy 3, Orig-A.
10/05/05	OK	Norman	University of Oklahoma Westheimer	FDC 5/9088	VOR/DME RNAV,Rwy 3, Orig-G.
10/05/05	OK	Norman	University of Oklahoma Westheimer	FDC 5/9092	NDB Rwy 35, Orig-A.
10/05/05	OK	Blackwell	Blackwell	FDC 5/9094	VOR-A, Amdt 3A.
10/04/05	AK	Barrow	Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial	FDC 5/9104	VOR/DME Rwy 24, Amdt 1A.
10/04/05	AK	Barrow	Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial	FDC 5/9106	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 6, Orig-A.
10/04/05	AK	Barrow	Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial	FDC 5/9107	LOC/DME BC Rwy 24, Amdt 3B.
10/04/05	AK	Barrow	Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial	FDC 5/9108	GPS Rwy 24, Orig-B.
10/04/05	MN	Glenwood	Glenwood Muni	FDC 5/9123	VOR Rwy 33, Amdt 2A.
10/04/05	MN	International Falls	International Falls	FDC 5/9124	ILS or LOC Rwy 31, Amdt 8A.
10/04/05	WA	Tacoma	Tacoma Narrows	FDC 5/9127	GPS Rwy 17, Orig-A.
10/04/05	WA	Tacoma	Tacoma Narrows	FDC 5/9129	NDB Rwy 35, Amdt 7B.
10/04/05	WA	Tacoma	Tacoma Narrows	FDC 5/9130	GPS Rwy 35, Orig-A.
10/04/05	MN	Rochester	Rochester intl	FDC 5/9144	VOR Rwy 2, Amdt 17A.
10/05/05	OK	Claremore	Claremont Regional	FDC 5/9156	VOR/DME-B Amdt 3A.
10/05/05	OK	Cushing	Cushing Muni	FDC 5/9158	NDB Rwy 36, Amdt 4A.
10/05/05	SD	Rapid City	Rapid City Regional	FDC 5/9164	VOR or TACAN Rwy 24, Orig-D.
10/05/05	SD	Rapid City	Rapid City Regional	FDC 5/9165	VOR or TACAN Rwy 32, Amdt 24D.
10/05/05	KS	Wichita	Wichita Mid-Continent	FDC5/9177	ILS or LOC Rwy 1L (Cat 1), ILS Rwy 1L (Cat 11), Amdt 3A.
10/05/05	KS	Wichita	Wichita Mid-Continent	FDC5/9178	ILS or LOC Rwy 19R, Amdt 5A.
10/05/05	KS	Wichita	Wichita Mid-Continent	FDC5/9179	VOR Rwy 14, Amdt 1C.
10/05/05	AK	Dillingham	Dillingham	FDC 5/9187	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 1, Orig-A.
10/05/05	AK	St Mary's	St Mary's	FDC 5/9189	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 16, Orig-A.
10/05/05	AK	Iliamna	Iliamna	FDC 5/9191	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 7, Amdt 1A.
10/05/05	AK	Iliamna	Iliamna	FDC 5/9192	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Orig-A.
10/05/05	AK	Iliamna	Iliamna	FDC 5/9195	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35, Orig-A.
10/05/05	AK	Barrow	Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial	FDC 5/9200	ILS or LOC/DME Rwy 6, Orig-A.
10/05/05	LA	Shreveport	Shreveport Downtown	FDC 5/9202	LOC Rwy 14, Amdt 4D.
10/05/05	MN	Duluth	Duluth Intl	FDC 5/9203	ILS or LOC Rwy 27, Amdt 8B.
10/05/05	KS	Salina	Salina Muni	FDC 5/9207	ILS or LOC Rwy 35, Amdt 19A.
10/05/05	KS	Salina	Salina Muni	FDC 5/9208	VOR Rwy 17, Amdt 1A.
10/05/05	KS	Salina	Salina Muni	FDC 5/9209	NDB Rwy 35, Amdt 17A.
10/05/05	IA	Harlan	Harlan Muni	FDC 5/9224	NDB Rwy 33, Amdt 5A.
10/05/05	IA	Muscatine	Muscatine Muni	FDC 5/9225	VOR Rwy 6, Orig-B.
10/05/05	IA	Mason City	Mason City Muni	FDC 5/9226	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Orig A.
10/05/05	IA	Muscatine	Muscatine Muni	FDC 5/9227	VOR Rwy 24, Orig-B.
10/05/05	IA	Mason City	Mason City Muni	FDC 5/9228	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Orig A.
10/05/05	LA	Rayville	Rayville/John H Hooks Jr Memorial	FDC 5/9231	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Orig-A.
10/05/05	MN	Duluth	Duluth Intl	FDC 5/9236	Copter ILS or LOC Rwy 27, Orig-A.
10/05/05	KS	Hays	Hays Regional	FDC 5/9238	ILS or LOC Rwy 34, Orig-C.
10/05/05	OK	Clinton	Clinton Sherman	FDC 5/9239	VOR Rwy 35L, Amdt 11D.
10/05/05	OK	Clinton	Clinton Sherman	FDC 5/9243	ILS or LOC Rwy 17R, Amdt 7A.
10/05/05	LA	Lake Charles	Lake Charles Regional	FDC 5/9263	Radar 1, Amdt 5A.