2016-23410. 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 amends, suspends, or removes 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 for the 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 September 30, 2016. 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 September 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES:

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

For Examination

1. U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Ops-M30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg., Ground Floor, Washington, DC, 20590-0001;

2. The FAA Air Traffic Organization Service Area in which the affected airport is located;

3. The office of Aeronautical Navigation Products, 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 and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs are available online free of charge. Visit the National Flight Data Center online at nfdc.faa.gov to register. Additionally, individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP copies may be obtained from the FAA Air Traffic Organization Service Area in which the affected airport is located.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas J. Nichols, Flight Procedure Standards Branch (AFS-420) Flight Technologies and Procedures 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 (NFDC)/Permanent Notice to Airmen (P-NOTAM), and is incorporated by reference under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 CFR 97.20. 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 on FAA form documents is unnecessary.

This amendment provides the affected CFR sections, and specifies the SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs with their applicable effective dates. This amendment also identifies the airport and its location, the procedure and the amendment number.

Availability and Summary of Material Incorporated by Reference

The material incorporated by reference is publicly available as listed in the ADDRESSES section.

The material incorporated by reference describes SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs as identified in the amendatory language for part 97 of this final rule.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is effective upon publication of each separate SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP as amended in the transmittal. For safety and timeliness of change considerations, this amendment incorporates only specific changes contained for each SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP as modified by FDC permanent NOTAMs.

The SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, as modified by FDC permanent 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 and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, 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 that created the need for these SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP amendments require making them effective in less than 30 days.

Because of the close and immediate relationship between these SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and contrary to the public interest and, where applicable, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d), good cause exists for making these SIAPs effective in less than 30 days.

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
• Navigation (air)

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2016.

John S. Duncan,

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 and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, 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(f), 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

§§ 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, 97.35

[Amended]

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, MLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV; § 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; § 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and § 97.35 COPTER SIAPs, Identified as follows:

* * * Effective Upon Publication

AIRAC date	State	City	Airport	FDC No.	FDC date	Subject
13-Oct-16	CA	San Francisco	San Francisco Intl	6/0046	8/15/16	RNAV (GPS) X RWY 28R, Amdt 1A.
13-Oct-16	CA	San Francisco	San Francisco Intl	6/0047	8/15/16	RNAV (GPS) PRM X RWY 28R (SIMULTANEOUS CLOSE PARALLEL), Amdt 1A.
13-Oct-16	CA	San Francisco	San Francisco Intl	6/0048	8/15/16	LDA PRM RWY 28R (SIMULTANEOUS CLOSE PARALLEL), Amdt 2A.
13-Oct-16	CA	San Francisco	San Francisco Intl	6/0049	8/15/16	LDA/DME RWY 28R, Amdt 2A.
13-Oct-16	CA	San Francisco	San Francisco Intl	6/0050	8/15/16	ILS OR LOC RWY 28R, ILS RWY 28R (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 28R (CAT II-III), Amdt 13A.
13-Oct-16	TX	Perryton	Perryton Ochiltree County	6/0457	8/11/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig-A.
13-Oct-16	TX	Perryton	Perryton Ochiltree County	6/0458	8/11/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1A.
13-Oct-16	TX	Perryton	Perryton Ochiltree County	6/0459	8/11/16	NDB-A, Amdt 4A.
13-Oct-16	WI	Minocqua-Woodruff	Lakeland/Noble F Lee Memorial Field	6/0534	8/23/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig.
13-Oct-16	NM	Grants	Grants-Milan Muni	6/1350	8/15/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig.
13-Oct-16	ND	Rugby	Rugby Muni	6/2712	8/15/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig-A.
13-Oct-16	ND	Rugby	Rugby Muni	6/2714	8/15/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig-A.
13-Oct-16	MI	Gaylord	Gaylord Rgnl	6/2719	8/11/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig-A.
13-Oct-16	MI	Gaylord	Gaylord Rgnl	6/2720	8/11/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig-A.
13-Oct-16	OK	Oklahoma City	Will Rogers World	6/3132	8/15/16	RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17L, Amdt 3A.
13-Oct-16	LA	Alexandria	Alexandria Intl	6/3303	8/23/16	VOR/DME RWY 14, Orig-B.
13-Oct-16	OK	Idabel	Mc Curtain County Rgnl	6/3469	8/15/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Orig.
13-Oct-16	MO	Mexico	Mexico Memorial	6/3471	8/15/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Amdt 1C.
13-Oct-16	IN	French Lick	French Lick Muni	6/3700	8/23/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig-A.
13-Oct-16	IN	French Lick	French Lick Muni	6/3701	8/23/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Amdt 1A.
13-Oct-16	WV	Clarksburg	North Central West Virginia	6/5614	8/11/16	VOR-A, Amdt 1.
13-Oct-16	MI	Owosso	Owosso Community	6/5851	8/19/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Amdt 1B.
13-Oct-16	MI	Owosso	Owosso Community	6/5852	8/19/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Amdt 1B.
13-Oct-16	MI	Owosso	Owosso Community	6/5854	8/19/16	VOR/DME RWY 29, Amdt 1B.
13-Oct-16	IN	Lafayette	Purdue University	6/6114	8/19/16	ILS RWY 10, Amdt 11.
13-Oct-16	IN	Lafayette	Purdue University	6/6115	8/19/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, Amdt 1.
13-Oct-16	IN	Lafayette	Purdue University	6/6116	8/19/16	VOR-A, Amdt 26.
13-Oct-16	IN	Lafayette	Purdue University	6/6117	8/19/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Amdt 1.
13-Oct-16	WI	Land O' Lakes	Kings Land O' Lakes	6/7434	8/22/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig.
13-Oct-16	WI	Land O' Lakes	Kings Land O' Lakes	6/7435	8/22/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig.
13-Oct-16	IL	Cahokia/St Louis	St Louis Downtown	6/7439	8/19/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 30R, Orig-A.
13-Oct-16	KS	Goodland	Renner Fld/Goodland Muni/	6/7987	8/19/16	ILS OR LOC RWY 30, Amdt 2A.
13-Oct-16	KS	Goodland	Renner Fld/Goodland Muni/	6/7988	8/19/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Amdt 2.
13-Oct-16	KS	Goodland	Renner Fld/Goodland Muni/	6/7989	8/19/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Amdt 1A.
13-Oct-16	KS	Goodland	Renner Fld/Goodland Muni/	6/7990	8/19/16	VOR RWY 30, Amdt 9A.
13-Oct-16	KS	Goodland	Renner Fld/Goodland Muni/	6/7991	8/19/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Amdt 1A.
13-Oct-16	TX	La Porte	La Porte Muni	6/7997	8/19/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Amdt 2A.
13-Oct-16	MN	Duluth	Duluth Intl	6/8581	8/19/16	ILS OR LOC RWY 27, Amdt 10A.
13-Oct-16	IL	Bloomington/Normal	Central Il Rgnl Arpt At Bloomington-Normal	6/8584	8/22/16	ILS OR LOC RWY 29, Amdt 11.
13-Oct-16	DE	Georgetown	Delaware Coastal	6/8745	8/11/16	RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 2B.
13-Oct-16	DE	Georgetown	Delaware Coastal	6/8746	8/11/16	VOR RWY 22, Amdt 7A.
13-Oct-16	MI	Gaylord	Gaylord Rgnl	6/8956	8/11/16	VOR RWY 27, Amdt 2A.
13-Oct-16	FL	Miami	Miami Intl	6/9444	8/15/16	RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 27, Amdt 2.
13-Oct-16	KY	Louisville	Louisville Intl-Standiford Field	6/9490	8/11/16	RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 35L, Amdt 1B.