06-5320. 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 June 14, 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 June 14, 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 Ave., 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 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 June 2, 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:

§§ 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97,33, and 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
05/19/06	AL	Mobile	Mobile Regional	6/7965	RADAR-1, AMDT 4.
05/22/06	TX	Lubbock	Lubbock Preston Smith Intl	6/8064	LOC BR RWY 35L, AMDT 18A.
05/22/06	TX	Atlanta	Hall Miller Municipal	6/8070	RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, ORIG-A.
05/23/06	TX	Gainesville	Gainesville Municipal	6/8088	NDB RWY 17, AMDT 9.
05/23/06	IA	Dubuque	Dubuque Regional	6/8099	ILS RWY 36, ORIG-B.
05/23/06	IA	Dubuque	Dubuque Regional	6/8100	LOC RWY 31, ORIG-B.
05/23/06	IA	Dubuque	Dubuque Regional	6/8101	LOC/DME BC RWY 13, AMDT 5B.
05/23/06	MN	Faribault	Faribault Municipal	6/8103	GPS RWY 30, ORIG.
05/23/06	TX	Mesquite	Mesquite Metro	6/8104	ILS RWY 17, AMDT 1A.
05/23/06	TX	Mesquite	Mesquite Metro	6/8105	LOC BC RWY 35, AMDT 2A.
05/23/06	MD	Westminster	Carroll County Regional/Jack B. Poage Field	6/8121	RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, ORIG.
05/23/06	TX	Rockwall	Rockwall Municipal	6/8133	RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, ORIG.
05/23/06	TX	Victoria	Victoria Regional	6/8134	ILS RWY 12L, AMDT 9A.
05/23/06	TX	Pecos	Pecos Municipal	6/8135	GPS RWY 14, ORIG-A.
05/23/06	TX	Victoria	Victoria Regional	6/8136	NDB RWY 12L, AMDT 4B.
05/23/06	TX	Rockwall	Rockwall Municipal	6/8138	NDB A, ORIG-A.
05/23/06	TX	Port Lavaca	Calhoun County	6/8139	NDB RWY 14, AMDT 4A.
05/23/06	TX	Pecos	Pecos Municipal	6/8140	VOR RWY 14, AMDT 7B.
05/23/06	TX	Rockwall	Rockwall Municipal	6/8141	RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, ORIG.
05/23/06	TX	Canadian	Hemphill County	6/8147	GPS RWY 22, ORIG.
05/23/06	WI	Shawano	Shawano Municipal	6/8153	GPS RWY 29, ORIG.
05/23/06	WI	Madison	Dane County Regional-Traux Field	6/8154	ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 36, ORIG.
05/23/06	WI	Green Bay	Austin Straubel International	6/8160	RADAR-1, AMDT 9B.
05/23/06	WI	Appleton	Outagamie County Regional	6/8161	ILS RWY 3, AMDT 16E.
05/23/06	WI	Rhinelander	Rhinelander-Oneida County	6/8162	ILS RWY 9, AMDT 6B.
05/23/06	WI	Appleton	Outagamie County Regional	6/8163	VOR/DME RWY 3, AMDT 8D.
05/23/06	WI	Oshkosh	Wittman Regional	6/8164	VOR RWY 27, AMDT 4A.
05/24/06	PA	Philadelphia	Philadelphia International	6/8201	Converging ILS RWY 17, AMDT 4.
05/24/06	PA	Philadelphia	Philadelphia International	6/8202	ILS RWY 17, AMDT 6.
05/24/06	MD	Baltimore	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall	6/8203	VOR/DME RWY 4, AMDT 3.
05/24/06	MD	Baltimore	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall	6/8204	RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, ORIG.
05/25/06	AL	Andalusia-OPP	Andalusia-OPP	6/8343	RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, AMDT 1.
05/25/06	OH	Port Clinton	Carl R Keller Field	6/8344	GPS RWY 27, AMDT 1.
05/25/06	MO	Jefferson City	Jefferson City Memorial	6/8358	ILS OR LOC RWY 30, AMDT 5.
05/30/06	MI	Muskegon	Muskegon County	6/8525	RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, ORIG.
05/30/06	IA	Clarinda	Schenck Field	6/8531	GPS RWY 20, ORIG.
05/30/06	IL	Coles County Memorial	Mattoon/Charleston	6/8532	ILS RWY 29, AMDT 5B.
05/31/06	MO	St Joseph	Rosecrans Memorial	6/8595	ILS OR LOC RWY 35, AMDT 31.