05-23646. 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 December 7, 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 December 7, 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 November 18, 2005.

James J. Ballough,

Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendemnt

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
11/03/05	TX	Lubbock	Lubbock Preston Smith Intl	5/0297	ILS OR LOC RWY 26, AMDT 3A.
11/07/05	ND	Hillsboro	Hillsboro Muni	5/0375	RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, ORIG-A.
11/07/05	ND	Hillsboro	Hillsboro Muni	5/0376	RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, ORIG-A.
11/15/05	FL	Melbourne	Melbourne Intl	5/0328	RNAV (GPS) RWY 27L, ORIG-A.
11/03/05	SC	Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach Intl	5/0232	ILS OR LOC RWY 36, AMDT 1C.
11/03/05	SC	Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach Intl	5/0233	RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, AMDT 1A.
11/03/05	SC	Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach Intl	5/0234	RADAR-1, AMDT 1C.
11/03/05	SC	Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach Intl	5/0235	ILS OR LOC RWY 18, AMDT 1F.
11/03/05	SC	Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach Intl	5/0236	RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, AMDT 1C.
11/09/05	TN	Chattanooga	Lovell Field	5/0497	ILS OR LOC RWY 2, AMDT 7A.
11/15/05	OR	Eugene	Mahlon Sweet Field	5/0407	LOC/DME RWY 16L, ORIG-A.
11/15/05	OR	Eugene	Mahlon Sweet Field	5/0409	RNAV (GPS) RWY 16L, ORIG-A.
11/15/05	WA	Pasco	Tri-Cities	5/0394	VOR/DME RWY 30, AMDT 2A.
11/15/05	WA	Pasco	Tri-Cities	5/0395	ILS RWY 21R,.AMDT 10D.
11/15/05	WA	Pasco	Tri-Cities	5/0396	RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, ORIG-A.
11/08/05	IL	Jacksonville	Jacksonville Muni	5/0388	RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, ORIG-A.
11/08/05	IL	Jacksonville	Jacksonville Muni	5/0389	RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, ORIG-A.
11/08/05	IL	Jacksonville	Jacksonville Muni	5/0390	RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, ORIG-A.
11/08/05	SD	Brookings	Brookings Muni	5/0401	ILS OR LOC RWY 30, ORIG-A.
11/08/05	ND	Dickinson	Dickinson-Theodore Roosevelt Regional	5/0402	ILS OR LOC RWY 32, AMDT 1A.
11/08/05	OH	Port Clinton	Carl R Keller Field	5/0422	NDB RWY 27, AMDT 12A.
11/08/05	MN	Minneapolis	Flying Cloud	5/0441	ILS OR LOC RWY 10R, AMDT 2B.
11/09/05	MN	Minneapolis	Flying Cloud	5/0442	COPTER OR ILS RWY 10R, ORIG-C.
11/09/05	IL	Champaign/Urbana	University of Illinois-Willard	5/0485	GPS RWY 36, ORIG-B.
11/09/05	IL	Champaign/Urbana	University of Illinois-Willard	5/0487	VOR RWY 18, ORIG-A.
11/09/05	IL	Champaign/Urbana	University of Illinois-Willard	5/0488	ILS OR LOC RWY 32R, AMDT 11C.
11/09/05	IL	Champaign/Urbana	University of Illinois-Willard	5/0489	GPS RWY 18, ORIG-B.
11/09/05	IL	Jacksonville	Jacksonville Muni	5/0490	RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, ORIG-A.
11/15/05	IL	Springfield	Abraham Lincoln Capital	5/0636	ILS OR LOC RWY 31, AMDT 2A.
11/15/05	IL	Springfield	Abraham Lincoln Capital	5/0637	ILS OR LOC RWY 22, AMDT 8A.
11/15/05	IL	Springfield	Abraham Lincoln Capital	5/0638	ILS OR LOC RWY 4, AMDT 25A.
11/08/05	RI	Providence	Theodore Francis Green State	5/0412	ILS RWY 34, AMDT 10B.
11/08/05	RI	Providence	Theodore Francis Green State	5/0413	RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, ORIG-A.
11/08/05	RI	Providence	Theodore Francis Green State	5/0414	RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, ORIG-A.
11/08/05	RI	Providence	Theodore Francis Green State	5/0415	RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, ORIG-B.
11/08/05	RI	Providence	Theodore Francis Green State	5/0416	RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, ORIG-B.
11/08/05	RI	Providence	Theodore Francis Green State	5/0417	VOR/DME RWY 16, AMDT 4C.
11/08/05	RI	Providence	Theodore Francis Green State	5/0418	VOR/DME RWY 23, AMDT 6F.
11/08/05	RI	Providence	Theodore Francis Green State	5/0419	VOR/DME RWY 34, AMDT 5D.
11/08/05	RI	Providence	Theodore Francis Green State	5/0420	VOR RWY 5, AMDT 13E.
11/08/05	RI	Providence	Theodore Francis Green State	5/0421	VOR RWY 34, AMDT 4D.
11/17/05	NM	Farmington	Four Corners Regional	5/0438	ILS OR LOC ILS RWY 25, AMDT 7A.
11/17/05	NM	Roswell	Roswell International Air Center	5/0464	LOC BC RWY 3, AMDT 9A.
11/17/05	NM	Santa Fe	Santa Fe Muni	5/0504	VOR/DME-A, AMDT 1B.
11/17/05	NM	Santa Fe	Santa Fe Muni	5/0506	VOR RWY 33, AMDT 9B.