E6-8287. 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 May 30, 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 May 30, 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 May 19, 2006.

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
05/04/06	ID	Arco	Arco-Butte County	6/6871	RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig.
05/04/06	ID	Arco	Arco-Butte County	6/6872	NDB-A, Orig-A.
05/04/06	IA	Sioux City	Sioux Gateway/Col Bud Day Field	6/6890	ILS Rwy 13 Amdt 1D. This notam replaces FDC 6/5729 published in TL06-11.
05/05/06	NH	Concord	Concord MUNI	6/6891	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35, Orig.
05/05/06	CT	Groton (New London)	Groton-New London	6/6892	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5, Orig.
05/05/06	MA	Worcester	Worcester Regional	6/6905	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 11, Orig .
05/05/06	MA	Worcester	Worcester Regional	6/6906	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 29, Orig.
05/05/06	MA	Worcester	Worcester Regional	6/6910	VOR/DME Rwy 33, Orig-C.
05/05/06	MA	Worcester	Worcester Regional	6/6917	GPS Rwy 33, Amdt 1A.
05/05/06	AR	Walnut Ridge	Walnut Ridge Regional	6/6991	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 22, Orig.
05/05/06	AR	North Little Rock	North Little Rock Muni	6/6992	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5, Orig.
05/05/06	AR	Little Rock	Adams Field	6/7005	ILS Rwy 4L, Amdt 25A.
05/05/06	AZ	Flagstaff	Flagstaff Pulliam	6/7008	ILS/DME Rwy 21, Orig-C.
05/05/06	ME	Augusta	Augusta State	6/7012	ILS Rwy 17, Amdt 2C.
05/05/06	AR	Little Rock	Adams Field	6/7021	Vor A, Orig.
05/05/06	AR	Little Rock	Adams Field	6/7023	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 22R, Orig-A.
05/05/06	CO	Durango	Durango-La Plata County	6/7044	ILS OR LOC/DME Rwy 2, Amdt 3.
05/05/06	CO	Durango	Durango-La Plata County	6/7046	VOR/DME Rwy 2, Amdt 4A.
05/05/06	FL	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Intl	6/7217	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9R, Amdt 1.
05/05/06	FL	Jacksonville	Cecil Field	6/7010	ILS Rwy 36R, Orig.
05/05/06	WY	Rock Springs	Rock Springs-Sweetwater County	6/7057	ILS or LOC/DME Rwy 27, Orig.
05/06/06	OK	Clinton	Clinton-Sherman	6/7064	GPS Rwy 17R, Orig-A.
05/06/06	OK	Okmulgee	Okmulgee Regional	6/7065	ILS or LOC Rwy 17, Amdt 1.
05/06/06	OK	Clinton	Clinton-Sherman	6/7066	GPS Rwy 35L, Orig.
05/08/06	AK	Wainwright	Wainwright	6/7114	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5, Orig.
05/08/06	AK	Wainwright	Wainwright	6/7115	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 23, Orig.
05/08/06	AK	Buckland	Buckland	6/7116	NDB/DME Rwy 10, Orig.
05/08/06	AK	Buckland	Buckland	6/7117	NDB/DME Rwy 28, Orig.
05/08/06	IN	Warsaw	Warsaw Muni	6/7132	ILS/DME Rwy 27, Orig-A.
05/08/06	SD	Rapid City	Rapid City Regional	6/7170	VOR or TACAN Rwy 32, Amdt 24D.
05/08/06	SD	Rapid City	Rapid City Regional	6/7171	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 32, Orig-B.
05/08/06	SD	Rapid City	Rapid City Regional	6/7172	VOR or TACAN Rwy 14, Orig-D.
05/08/06	SD	Rapid City	Rapid City Regional	6/7173	ILS Rwy 32, Amdt 17B.
05/09/06	LA	Lake Charles	Lake Charles Regional	6/7193	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 23.
05/09/06	LA	Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field	6/7194	ILS Rwy 22R, Amdt 9B.
05/09/06	TX	Pleasanton	Pleasanton Muni	6/7236	NDB A, Amdt 5A.
05/09/06	TX	Yoakum	Yoakum Muni	6/7237	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 31, Orig.
05/09/06	TX	Lancaster	Lancaster	6/7238	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 31, Orig.
05/09/06	OH	Lancaster	Fairfield County	6/7239	LOC Rwy 28, Amdt 1A.
05/09/06	TX	Amarillo	Rick Husband Amarillo Intl	6/7240	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 22, Orig.
05/09/06	OH	Medina	Medina Municipal	6/7241	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9, Orig.
05/09/06	TX	Sinton	San Patricio County	6/7244	VOR Rwy 32, Amdt 8A.
05/09/06	TX	Marshall	Harrison County	6/7245	GPS Rwy 33, Orig-E.
05/09/06	SD	Madison	Madison Muni	6/7246	GPS Rwy 33, Orig-B.
05/09/06	TX	Muskogee	Davis Field	6/7247	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 31, Orig.
05/09/06	OH	Columbus	Ohio State University	6/7248	GPS Rwy 27L, Amdt 1.
05/09/06	OH	Columbus	Ohio State University	6/7250	VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 27L, Amdt 6C.
05/09/06	OH	Columbus	Ohio State University	6/7251	ILS Rwy 9R, Amdt 4A.
05/09/06	IL	Decatur	Decatur	6/7262	ILS Rwy 6, Amdt 13B.
05/09/06	IL	Peoria	Greater Peoria Regional	6/7260	NDB Rwy 31, Amdt 15.
05/11/06	IL	Vandalia	Vandalia Muni	6/7366	VOR Rwy 18, Amdt 11A.
05/11/06	IL	Kankakee	Greater Kankakee	6/7367	ILS Rwy 4, Amdt 6.
05/11/06	TX	Henderson	Rusk County	6/7437	NDB B, Orig-A.
05/11/06	TX	Henderson	Rusk County	6/7440	VOR/DME A, Amdt 3A.
05/11/06	OH	Wapakoneta	Neil Armstrong	6/7446	LOC Rwy 26, Amdt 3C.
05/11/06	OH	Athens/Albany	Ohio University Snyder Field	6/7459	NDB Rwy 25, Amdt 9.
05/11/06	OH	Athens/Albany	Ohio University Snyder Field	6/7460	ILS OR LOC Rwy 25, Amdt 1A.
05/11/06	OH	Georgetown	Brown County	6/7461	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35, Orig.
05/12/06	KS	Hays	Hays Regional	6/7488	GPS Rwy 16, Orig-C.
05/12/06	KS	Hays	Hays Regional	6/7489	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 34, Amdt 1.
05/12/06	KS	Wichita	Beech Factory	6/7490	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Orig.
05/12/06	NE	Fairmont	Fairmont State Airfield	6/7496	NDB Rwy 35 Amdt 2.
05/12/06	NE	Fairmont	Fairmont State Airfield	6/7497	NDB Rwy 17 Amdt 1.
05/12/06	NE	Fairmont	Fairmont State Airfield	6/7498	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Orig.
05/12/06	NE	Imperial	Imperial Muni	6/7514	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 31, Orig.
05/12/06	NE	Imperial	Imperial Muni	6/7516	NDB Rwy 31, Amdt 3.
05/12/06	AK	Manokotak	Manokotak	6/7527	RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig.
05/12/06	AK	Nelson Lagoon	Nelson Lagoon	6/7528	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 26, Orig.
05/12/06	AK	Nelson Lagoon	Nelson Lagoon	6/7529	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 8, Orig.
05/12/06	AK	Ruby	Ruby	6/7530	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 21, Orig.
05/12/06	AK	Ruby	Ruby	6/7531	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 3, Orig.
05/15/06	TX	Llano	Llano Muni	6/7640	GPS Rwy 35, Amdt 1.
05/15/06	ME	Augusta	Augusta State	6/7677	RNAV (GPS)-B, Orig-A.
05/15/06	MD	Frederick	Frederick Muni	6/7678	ILS or LOC Rwy 23, Amdt 5.
05/16/06	MD	Frederick	Frederick Muni	6/7711	VOR-A, Amdt 2.
05/16/06	VA	Petersburg	Dinwiddie County	6/7734	LOC Rwy 5, Amdt 1.
05/16/06	MD	Indian Head	Maryland	6/7710	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Orig-A.
05/16/06	MD	Westminster	Carroll County Regional/Jack B. Boage Field	6/7708	VOR Rwy 34, Amdt 4.
05/16/06	MD	Westminster	Carroll County Regional/Jack B. Boage FIeld	6/7709	VOR-A, Amdt 1.
05/17/06	MS	Columbus-Westport-Starkville	Golden Triangle Regional	6/7782	ILS Rwy 18, Amdt 6B.
05/17/06	MS	Bay St Louis	Stennis Intl	6/7786	ILS Rwy 18, Orig.
05/17/06	MS	Bay St Louis	Stennis Intl	6/7787	GPS Rwy 36, Orig-A.
05/17/06	MS	Bay St Louis	Stennis Intl	6/7788	NDB Rwy 18, Amdt 1.