E8-12864. 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 revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures 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 June 13, 2008. 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 June 13, 2008.

ADDRESSES:

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

For Examination—

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

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

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.

Availability—All SIAPs are available online free of charge. Visit nfdc.faa.gov to register. Additionally, individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harry J. Hodges, Flight Procedure Standards Bra nch (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 rule amends Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) by amending the referenced SIAPs. The complete regulatory description of each SIAP is listed on the appropriate FAA Form 8260, as modified by the National Flight Data Center (FDC)/Permanent Notice to Airmen (P-NOTAM), and is incorporated by reference in the amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and § 97.20 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

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. This amendment provides the affected CFR sections and specifies the types of SIAP and the corresponding effective dates. This amendment also identifies the airport and its location, the procedure 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 changes to SIAPs, the TERPS criteria were applied only to 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.

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 DOT Regulatory 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 30, 2008.

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:

§§ 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.35

[Amended]

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
04/25/08	KS	Wichita	Wichita Mid-Continent	8/5001	ILS or LOC Rwy 1R, Amdt 17A. This Notam Published in TL 08-12 Is Hereby Rescinded in Its Entirety.
05/13/08	MN	Cloquet	Cloquet Carlton County	8/7372	NDB or GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 3B. This Notam Published in TL 08-13 Is Hereby Rescinded in Its Entirety.
05/15/08	IN	Indianapolis	Indianapolis Intl	8/7631	ILS or LOC Rwy 32, Amdt 18.
05/15/08	IN	Indianapolis	Indianapolis Intl	8/7632	ILS or LOC Rwy 14, Amdt 5B.
05/15/08	IN	Indianapolis	Indianapolis Intl	8/7633	ILS or LOC Rwy 23R, Amdt 3A.
05/15/08	IN	Indianapolis	Indianapolis Intl	8/7634	ILS or LOC Rwy 23L, Amdt 5.
05/15/08	IN	Indianapolis	Indianapolis Intl	8/7635	ILS or LOC Rwy 5L Amdt 3...ILS Rwy 5L (Cat II) Amdt 3...ILS Rwy 5L (Cat III) Amdt 3.
05/15/08	IN	Indianapolis	Indianapolis Intl	8/7636	ILS or LOC Rwy 5R Amdt 5...ILS Rwy 5R (CAT II) Amdt 5...ILS Rwy 5R (CAT III) Amdt 5.
05/15/08	IN	Marion	Marion Muni	8/7637	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 22, Orig.
05/15/08	MA	Westfield/Springfield	Barnes Muni	8/7649	ILS or LOC Rwy 20, Amdt 6.
05/15/08	NJ	Newark	Newark Liberty Intl	8/7651	ILS or LOC Rwy 22R, Amdt 4.
05/15/08	KY	Lexington	Blue Grass	8/7652	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 4, Amdt 1.
05/15/08	CA	Vacaville	Nut Tree	8/7654	VOR-A, Amdt 4B.
05/16/08	AR	Stuttgart	Stuttgart Muni	8/7829	VOR/DME A, Amdt 1A.
05/16/08	AR	Stuttgart	Stuttgart Muni	8/7830	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9, Orig.
05/16/08	AR	Stuttgart	Stuttgart Muni	8/7831	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 27, Amdt 1.
05/16/08	AR	Stuttgart	Stuttgart Muni	8/7832	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Amdt 1.
05/16/08	AR	Stuttgart	Stuttgart Muni	8/7833	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Amdt 1.
05/16/08	AR	Stuttgart	Stuttgart Muni	8/7835	ILS or LOC Rwy 36, Orig.
05/16/08	AR	Stuttgart	Stuttgart Muni	8/7836	NDB Rwy 18, Amdt 10B.
05/16/08	AR	Pine Bluff	Grider Field	8/7842	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Orig-A.
05/16/08	AR	Pine Bluff	Grider Field	8/7844	VOR/DME Rwy 36, Amdt 12.
05/16/08	AR	Pine Bluff	Grider Field	8/7845	VOR Rwy 18, Amdt 20.
05/16/08	AR	Pine Bluff	Grider Field	8/7846	ILS or LOC Rwy 18, Amdt 3.
05/16/08	IA	Atlantic	Atlantic Muni	8/7864	NDB Rwy 12, Amdt 9A.
05/16/08	IA	Harlan	Harlan Muni	8/7865	GPS Rwy 15, Orig.
05/16/08	OK	Tulsa	Tulsa Intl	8/7877	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 8, Orig.
05/16/08	CA	Ontario	Ontario Intl	8/7918	ILS Rwy 26L, Amdt 7B.
05/16/08	CA	Riverside	Riverside Muni	8/7919	ILS Rwy 9, Amdt 7A.
05/16/08	CA	Hawthorne	Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Muni	8/7920	VOR or GPS Rwy 25, Amdt 15A.
05/16/08	CA	Hawthorne	Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Muni	8/7921	LOC Rwy 25, Amdt 10A.
05/16/08	WA	Spokane	Spokane Intl	8/7922	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 21, Orig-C.
05/16/08	WA	Spokane	Spokane Intl	8/7923	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 3, Orig-D.
05/19/08	MO	Warrensburg	Skyhaven	8/8013	VOR/DME A, Amdt 2.
05/19/08	MO	Warrensburg	Skyhaven	8/8014	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Orig-A.
05/19/08	MO	Warrensburg	Skyhaven	8/8015	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 36, Orig-A.
05/19/08	ME	Rangeley	Steven A. Bean Muni	8/8048	NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 4A.
05/19/08	NC	Goldsboro	Goldsboro-Wayne Muni	8/8077	ILS or LOC Rwy 23, Amdt 1.
05/19/08	TN	Millington	Charles W. Baker	8/8078	GPS Rwy 36, Orig-A.
05/19/08	MO	Ava	Ava Bill Martin Memorial	8/8097	GPS Rwy 31, Orig.
05/19/08	NY	New York	John F. Kennedy Intl	8/8140	ILS or LOC Rwy 31R, Amdt 15.
05/19/08	NY	New York	John F. Kennedy Intl	8/8141	ILS or LOC Rwy 31L, Amdt 10A.
05/19/08	OK	Hobart	Hobart Muni	8/8144	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35, Amdt 1.
05/19/08	OH	West Union	Alexander Salamon	8/8145	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5, Orig.
05/20/08	CA	Imperial	Imperial County	8/8271	VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 4.
05/20/08	MN	Waseca	Waseca Muni	8/8289	VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 4.
05/20/08	MN	Waseca	Waseca Muni	8/8290	NDB or GPS Rwy 15, Amdt 4.
05/21/08	TX	Brownsville	Brownsville/South Padre Island Intl	8/8410	LOC BC Rwy 31L, Amdt 11A.
05/21/08	NJ	Newark	Newark Liberty Intl	8/8439	ILS Rwy 11, Amdt 1.
05/21/08	CA	Daggett	Barstow-Daggett	8/8446	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 26, Orig-A.
05/21/08	CA	Daggett	Barstow-Daggett	8/8447	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 22, Orig.
05/21/08	NJ	Wildwood	Cape May County	8/8468	RNAV (RPS) Rwy 10, Orig.
05/21/08	NJ	Wildwood	Cape May County	8/8469	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 19, Orig.
05/21/08	NJ	Wildwood	Cape May County	8/8470	LOC Rwy 19, Amdt 6A.
05/21/08	NJ	Wildwood	Cape May County	8/8471	VOR-A, Amdt 3A.
05/21/08	PA	Butler	Butler County/KW Scholter Fld	8/8525	ILS or LOC Rwy 8, Amdt 7.
05/21/08	PA	Butler	Butler County/KW Scholter Fld	8/8526	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 8, Orig.
05/21/08	MO	St Louis	Spirit of St Louis	8/8557	ILS Rwy 8R, Amdt 13B.
05/21/08	NM	Farmington	Four Corners Rgnl	8/8558	ILS or LOC Rwy 25, Amdt 7A.
05/21/08	NM	Farmington	Four Corners Rgnl	8/8559	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 25, Orig.
05/21/08	NM	Farmington	Four Corners Rgnl	8/8560	VOR/DME Rwy 7, Amdt 4.
05/21/08	MO	St Louis	Spirit Of St Louis	8/8561	ILS Rwy 26L, Orig.
05/21/08	ND	Fargo	Fargo/Hector Intl	8/8572	VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 18, Amdt 1A.
05/21/08	LA	Many	Hart	8/8582	Take Off Minimums and (Obstacle) Departure Procedures.
05/22/08	LA	Shreveport	Shreveport Regional	8/8623	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 32, Orig.
05/22/08	LA	Shreveport	Shreveport Regional	8/8624	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5, Orig.
05/22/08	LA	Shreveport	Shreveport Regional	8/8625	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 23, Orig-A.
05/22/08	LA	Shreveport	Shreveport Regional	8/8626	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 14, Orig.
05/22/08	LA	New Orleans	Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl	8/8746	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 10, Orig.
05/22/08	LA	New Orleans	Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl	8/8747	VOR/DME Rwy 10, Orig-A.
05/22/08	OH	New Lexington	Perry County	8/8759	VOR/DME OR GPS Rwy 26, Amdt 1.
05/22/08	AR	Fort Smith	Fort Smith Rgnl	8/8760	ILS Rwy 7, Orig-A.
05/22/08	AR	Fort Smith	Fort Smith Rgnl	8/8761	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 7, Orig-A.
05/22/08	AR	Fort Smith	Fort Smith Rgnl	8/8764	VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 7, Amdt 11A.
05/22/08	AR	Fort Smith	Fort Smith Rgnl	8/8766	RADAR-1, Amdt 8A.
05/22/08	IA	Charles City	Northeast Iowa Rgnl	8/8767	NDB or GPS Rwy 12, Orig-D.
05/22/08	IA	Charles City	Northeast Iowa Rgnl	8/8769	LOC Rwy 12, Orig-D.
05/22/08	AR	Fort Smith	Fort Smith Rgnl	8/8770	VOR or TACAN Rwy 25, Amdt 20F.
05/22/08	AR	Fort Smith	Fort Smith Rgnl	8/8771	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 25, Orig-A.
05/22/08	AR	Fort Smith	Fort Smith Rgnl	8/8773	ILS or LOC Rwy 25, Amdt 21C.
05/22/08	TX	San Angelo	San Angelo Regional/Mathis Fld	8/8790	VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 3, Orig.