2015-08103. 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 April 13, 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 April 13, 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 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 March 13, 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
30-Apr-15	PA	Doylestown	Doylestown	5/1883	03/02/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	PA	Doylestown	Doylestown	5/1884	03/02/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig.
30-Apr-15	WI	Lone Rock	Tri-County Rgnl	5/2415	02/27/15	VOR A, Amdt 7.
30-Apr-15	WI	Lone Rock	Tri-County Rgnl	5/2416	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig.
30-Apr-15	WI	Lone Rock	Tri-County Rgnl	5/2417	02/27/15	LOC RWY 27, Orig.
30-Apr-15	FL	Tampa	Tampa Intl	5/3591	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 19L, Amdt 2C.
30-Apr-15	FL	Tampa	Tampa Intl	5/3592	02/27/15	RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 19L, Amdt 1D.
30-Apr-15	FL	Tampa	Tampa Intl	5/3593	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Amdt 1A.
30-Apr-15	MO	Columbia	Columbia Rgnl	5/3800	02/27/15	ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 2, Amdt 15.
30-Apr-15	WI	Lone Rock	Tri-County Rgnl	5/5432	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig.
30-Apr-15	TX	Dallas	Dallas Love Field	5/5494	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 13R, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	TX	Dallas	Dallas Love Field	5/5495	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 31L, Amdt 1B.
30-Apr-15	TN	Clarksville	Outlaw Field	5/5846	02/27/15	LOC RWY 35, Amdt 5G.
30-Apr-15	TN	Clarksville	Outlaw Field	5/5847	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	TN	Clarksville	Outlaw Field	5/5848	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	TN	Clarksville	Outlaw Field	5/5849	02/27/15	VOR RWY 35, Amdt 15F.
30-Apr-15	KY	Jackson	Julian Carroll	5/5917	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	KY	Jackson	Julian Carroll	5/5918	02/27/15	VOR/DME RWY 1, Amdt 2.
30-Apr-15	NJ	Mount Holly	South Jersey Rgnl	5/5999	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Amdt 1A.
30-Apr-15	NJ	Mount Holly	South Jersey Rgnl	5/6004	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	NJ	Mount Holly	South Jersey Rgnl	5/6005	02/27/15	VOR RWY 26, Amdt 3.
30-Apr-15	MI	Frankfort	Frankfort Dow Memorial Field	5/6376	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	MI	Frankfort	Frankfort Dow Memorial Field	5/6377	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	MI	Frankfort	Frankfort Dow Memorial Field	5/6378	02/27/15	VOR/DME A, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	FL	Jacksonville	Jacksonville Intl	5/6411	03/04/15	RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 14, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	FL	Jacksonville	Jacksonville Intl	5/6412	03/04/15	RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 8, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	NY	Hamilton	Hamilton Muni	5/6691	03/02/15	RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 17, Orig.
30-Apr-15	NY	Hamilton	Hamilton Muni	5/6692	03/02/15	RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 17, Orig.
30-Apr-15	NY	Hamilton	Hamilton Muni	5/6693	03/02/15	VOR-A, Amdt 4.
30-Apr-15	NY	Hamilton	Hamilton Muni	5/6694	03/02/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	MI	Alma	Gratiot Community	5/6701	02/27/15	VOR/DME RWY 18, Amdt 1.
4/30/2015	OH	Ashtabula	Northeast Ohio Rgnl	5/6702	02/27/15	VOR/DME RWY 27, Amdt 6C.
30-Apr-15	OH	Ashtabula	Northeast Ohio Rgnl	5/6703	02/27/15	VOR RWY 9, Orig-C.
30-Apr-15	OH	Ashtabula	Northeast Ohio Rgnl	5/6704	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig-B.
30-Apr-15	OH	Ashtabula	Northeast Ohio Rgnl	5/6705	02/27/05	RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig-B.
30-Apr-15	MI	Alma	Gratiot Community	5/6709	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	AR	Fayetteville	Drake Field	5/6847	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Amdt 1A.
30-Apr-15	IN	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne Intl	5/7035	02/27/15	ILS OR LOC RWY 32, Amdt 30.
30-Apr-15	IN	Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne Intl	5/7036	02/27/15	LOC BC RWY 14, Amdt 15A.
30-Apr-15	IN	Logansport	Logansport/Cass County	5/7038	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	WI	Friendship (Adams)	Adams County Legion Field	5/7707	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Orig.
30-Apr-15	IA	Mount Pleasant	Mount Pleasant Muni	5/7708	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Orig.
30-Apr-15	IA	Mount Pleasant	Mount Pleasant Muni	5/7709	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Orig.
30-Apr-15	IA	Mount Pleasant	Mount Pleasant Muni	5/7710	02/27/15	NDB RWY 33, Amdt 6.
30-Apr-15	TX	Houston	George Bush Intercontinental/Houston	5/7714	02/27/15	RNAV (RNP) Y RWY 27, Amdt 1A.
30-Apr-15	TX	Houston	George Bush Intercontinental/Houston	5/7716	02/27/15	GLS RWY 27, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	TX	Houston	George Bush Intercontinental/Houston	5/7717	02/27/15	ILS OR LOC RWY 27, ILS RWY 27 (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 27 (CAT II & III), Amdt 10A.
30-Apr-15	TX	Houston	George Bush Intercontinental/Houston	5/7718	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 26R, Amdt 4.
30-Apr-15	TX	Houston	George Bush Intercontinental/Houston	5/7719	02/27/15	GLS RWY 26R, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	TX	Houston	George Bush Intercontinental/Houston	5/7720	02/27/15	ILS OR LOC RWY 26R, ILS RWY 26R (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 26R (CAT II & III), Amdt 4.
30-Apr-15	TX	Houston	George Bush Intercontinental/Houston	5/7721	02/27/15	GLS RWY 8L, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	IL	Marion	Williamson County Rgnl	5/7723	03/04/15	VOR RWY 2, Amdt 13C.
30-Apr-15	IL	Macomb	Macomb Muni	5/7726	03/04/15	LOC RWY 27, Amdt 3.
30-Apr-15	IL	Macomb	Macomb Muni	5/7727	03/04/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	MI	Manistee	Manistee Co-Blacker	5/7728	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	MI	Manistee	Manistee Co-Blacker	5/7729	02/27/15	ILS OR LOC RWY 28, Amdt 1A.
30-Apr-15	MI	Manistee	Manistee Co-Blacker	5/7730	02/27/15	VOR RWY 28, Amdt 1A.
30-Apr-15	MI	Manistee	Manistee Co-Blacker	5/7731	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	MI	Manistee	Manistee Co-Blacker	5/7732	02/27/15	VOR RWY 10, Amdt 1A.
30-Apr-15	KY	Falmouth	Gene Snyder	5/8172	03/02/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	KY	Falmouth	Gene Snyder	5/8173	03/02/15	VOR-A, Amdt 3.
30-Apr-15	GA	Atlanta	Dekalb-Peachtree	5/8180	03/02/15	ILS OR LOC RWY 21L, Amdt 8A.
30-Apr-15	GA	Atlanta	Dekalb-Peachtree	5/8181	03/02/15	RNAV (RNP) RWY 3R, Amdt 2.
30-Apr-15	GA	Atlanta	Dekalb-Peachtree	5/8182	03/02/15	RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 21L, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	GA	Atlanta	Dekalb-Peachtree	5/8183	03/02/15	RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21L, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	GA	Atlanta	Dekalb-Peachtree	5/8184	03/02/15	VOR/DME RWY 21L, Amdt 2A.
30-Apr-15	GA	Atlanta	Dekalb-Peachtree	5/8185	03/02/15	VOR/DME-D, Amdt 1.
30-Apr-15	TN	Winchester	Winchester Muni	5/8190	03/02/15	NDB RWY 18, Amdt 6.
30-Apr-15	TN	Winchester	Winchester Muni	5/8191	03/02/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig.
30-Apr-15	TN	Winchester	Winchester Muni	5/8192	03/02/15	RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 18, Orig.
30-Apr-15	TN	Winchester	Winchester Muni	5/8193	03/02/15	RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 18, Orig.
30-Apr-15	ME	Millinocket	Millinocket Muni	5/8194	02/27/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Amdt 1A.
30-Apr-15	ME	Millinocket	Millinocket Muni	5/8195	03/02/15	VOR RWY 29, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	CO	Denver	Denver Intl	5/8357	03/02/15	RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 34R, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	CO	Denver	Denver Intl	5/8358	03/02/15	RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 35R, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	CO	Denver	Denver Intl	5/8359	03/02/15	RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 16L, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	CO	Denver	Denver Intl	5/8360	03/02/15	RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 16R, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	CO	Denver	Denver Intl	5/8361	03/02/15	RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17R, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	CO	Denver	Denver Intl	5/8362	03/02/15	RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 35L, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	CO	Denver	Denver Intl	5/8363	03/02/15	RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 17L, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	CO	Denver	Denver Intl	5/8364	03/02/15	RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 34L, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	IL	Savanna	Tri-Township	5/9649	03/04/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig-A.
30-Apr-15	IL	Decatur	Decatur	5/9650	03/04/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig.
30-Apr-15	IL	Decatur	Decatur	5/9651	03/04/15	RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Amdt 1.