2015-03923. 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 February 27, 2015. 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 February 27, 2015.

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:

Richard A. Dunham III, 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, 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 January 30, 2015.

John 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(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, 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, 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
5-Mar-15	PA	Doylestown	Doylestown	4/2203	01/13/15	This NOTAM, published in TL 15-05, is hereby rescinded in its entirety.
5-Mar-15	PA	Doylestown	Doylestown	4/2204	01/13/15	This NOTAM, published in TL 15-05, is hereby rescinded in its entirety.
5-Mar-15	MN	Austin	Austin Muni	4/0072	01/13/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	MN	Willmar	Willmar Muni-John L Rice Field	4/0101	01/13/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 31, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	ND	Bismark	Bismark Muni	4/1055	01/13/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 13, Orig.
5-Mar-15	ND	Bismark	Bismark Muni	4/1078	01/13/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 3, Amdt 2.
5-Mar-15	ND	Bismark	Bismark Muni	4/1082	01/13/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 21, Amdt 1..
5-Mar-15	IL	Peoria	Mount Hawley Auxiliary	4/1094	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	MA	Pittsfield	Pittsfield Muni	4/1842	01/15/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 26, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	MA	Pittsfield	Pittsfield Muni	4/1971	01/15/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 8, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	MA	Boston	General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl	4/2040	01/13/15	Takeoff Minimums and (Obstacle) DP, Amdt 13.
5-Mar-15	NY	Penn Yan	Penn Yan	4/2208	01/20/15	NDB Rwy 28, Amdt 6C.
5-Mar-15	NY	Penn Yan	Penn Yan	4/2209	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 19, Orig-B.
5-Mar-15	KS	Clay Center	Clay Center Muni	4/2532	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Orig.
5-Mar-15	WI	New Lisbon	Mauston-New Lisbon Union	4/7206	01/13/15	Takeoff Minimums and (Obstacle) DP, Orig.
5-Mar-15	LA	Bogalusa	George R Carr Memorial Air Fld	5/0810	01/08/15	Takeoff Minimums and (Obstacle) DP, Amdt 3.
5-Mar-15	NY	Farmingdale	Republic	5/2582	01/13/15	ILS OR LOC Rwy 14, Amdt 8C.
5-Mar-15	ND	Kindred	Robert Odegaard Field	5/2805	01/13/15	Takeoff Minimums and (Obstacle) DP, Orig.
5-Mar-15	TX	Plainview	Hale County	5/2973	01/20/15	VOR Rwy 4, Amdt 9B.
5-Mar-15	TX	Plainview	Hale County	5/2974	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 4, Orig.
5-Mar-15	AR	Little Rock	Bill And Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field	5/3530	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Amdt 1C.
5-Mar-15	AR	Little Rock	Bill And Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field	5/3531	01/20/15	ILS OR LOC Rwy 22R, ILS Rwy 22R (CAT II & III), Amdt 2C.
5-Mar-15	AR	Little Rock	Bill And Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field	5/3532	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 22R, Amdt 1A.
5-Mar-15	AR	Little Rock	Bill And Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field	5/3533	01/20/15	ILS OR LOC Rwy 22L, Orig-B.
5-Mar-15	AR	Little Rock	Bill And Hillary Clinton National/Adams Field	5/3534	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 22L, Amdt 1B.
5-Mar-15	MI	Grand Rapids	Gerald R Ford Intl	5/3682	01/20/15	VOR Rwy 17, Orig-D.
5-Mar-15	AR	Nashville	Howard County	5/3701	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 1, Orig.
5-Mar-15	AR	Paragould	Kirk Field	5/3708	01/20/15	VOR Rwy 4, Amdt 5.
5-Mar-15	IL	Cahokia/St Louis	St Louis Downtown	5/3910	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 30L, Orig.
5-Mar-15	IL	Cahokia/St Louis	St Louis Downtown	5/3911	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 30R, Orig.
5-Mar-15	IL	Benton	Benton Muni	5/3926	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 18, Orig.
5-Mar-15	IA	Hampton	Hampton Muni	5/4099	01/20/15	VOR/DME Rwy 35, Amdt 1C.
5-Mar-15	IN	Logansport	Logansport/Cass County	5/4127	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 27, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	MA	Nantucket	Nantucket Memorial	5/4420	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 15, Orig.
5-Mar-15	MA	Nantucket	Nantucket Memorial	5/4421	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 33, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	IL	Alton/St Louis	St Louis Rgnl	5/4741	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 29, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	IL	Alton/St Louis	St Louis Rgnl	5/4742	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	IL	Alton/St Louis	St Louis Rgnl	5/4743	01/20/15	LOC BC Rwy 11, Amdt 9.
5-Mar-15	IL	Alton/St Louis	St Louis Rgnl	5/4744	01/20/15	ILS OR LOC Rwy 29, Amdt 12.
5-Mar-15	IL	Alton/St Louis	St Louis Rgnl	5/4745	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	IL	Alton/St Louis	St Louis Rgnl	5/4746	01/20/15	NDB Rwy 17, Amdt 12.
5-Mar-15	IL	Alton/St Louis	St Louis Rgnl	5/4747	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 11, Amdt 2.
5-Mar-15	IL	Kewanee	Kewanee Muni	5/4748	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 19, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	IL	Kewanee	Kewanee Muni	5/4749	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 27, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	IL	Kewanee	Kewanee Muni	5/4750	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	IL	Kewanee	Kewanee Muni	5/4751	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 1, Amdt 1.
5-Mar-15	OH	Galion	Galion Muni	5/4755	01/20/15	VOR Rwy 23, Amdt 13.
5-Mar-15	OH	Galion	Galion Muni	5/4756	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 23, Orig.
5-Mar-15	OH	Galion	Galion Muni	5/4757	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5, Orig.
5-Mar-15	OH	Hillsboro	Highland County	5/4759	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 23, Orig.
5-Mar-15	OH	Hillsboro	Highland County	5/4760	01/20/15	NDB Rwy 23, Amdt 5.
5-Mar-15	OH	Dayton	Greene County-Lewis A Jackson Rgnl	5/4761	01/20/15	VOR Rwy 7, Orig.
5-Mar-15	OH	Lebanon	Warren County/John Lane Field	5/4762	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 1, Amdt 2.
5-Mar-15	IL	Chicago/Rockford	Chicago/Rockford Intl	5/5023	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 19, Amdt 2.
5-Mar-15	PA	New Castle	New Castle Muni	5/5070	01/21/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5, Amdt 1A.
5-Mar-15	PA	New Castle	New Castle Muni	5/5071	01/21/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 23, Amdt 1A.
5-Mar-15	PA	New Castle	New Castle Muni	5/5072	01/21/15	NDB Rwy 23, Amdt 3A.
5-Mar-15	TN	Nashville	Nashville Intl	5/5075	01/21/15	ILS OR LOC Rwy 31, Amdt 9.
5-Mar-15	NY	Penn Yan	Penn Yan	5/5126	01/20/15	RNAV (GPS) Rwy 1, Amdt 3A.