[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73367-73369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23850]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30469; Amdt. No. 3144]


Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, Weather Takeoff 
Minimums; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and/or Weather Takeoff 
Minimums 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, 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 December 12, 2005. The compliance date 
for each SIAP and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums 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 December 12, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters 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

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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 and Weather Takeoff Minimums 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.
    By Subscription--Copies of all SIAPs and Weather Takeoff Minimums 
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: (405) 954-4164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to Title 14 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97), establishes, amends, 
suspends, or revokes SIAPs and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums. The 
complete regulatory description of each SIAP and/or Weather Takeoff 
Minimums is contained in official FAA form documents which are 
incorporated by reference in this amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 
CFR part 51, and 14 CFR part 97.20. The applicable FAA Forms are 
identified as FAA Forms 8260-3, 8260-4, 8260-5 and 8260-15A. Materials 
incorporated by reference are available for examination or purchase as 
stated above.
    The large number of SIAPs and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums, 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 and/or Weather 
Takeoff Minimums but refer to their 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 and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums 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 and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums. 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 and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums as contained in the 
transmittal. Some SIAP and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums amendments may 
have been previously issued by the FAA in a Flight Data Center (FDC) 
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an emergency action of immediate flight 
safety relating directly to published aeronautical charts. The 
circumstances which created the need for some SIAP, and/or Weather 
Takeoff Minimums amendments may require making them effective in less 
than 30 days. For the remaining SIAPs and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums, 
an effective date at least 30 days after publication is provided.
    Further, the SIAPs and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums contained in 
this amendment are based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard 
for Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing these SIAPs 
and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums, the TERPS criteria were applied to the 
conditions existing or anticipated at the affected airports. Because of 
the close and immediate relationship between these SIAPs and/or Weather 
Takeoff Minimums and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and 
public procedure before adopting these SIAPs and/or Weather Takeoff 
Minimums are impracticable and contrary to the public interest and, 
where applicable, that good cause exists for making some SIAPs and/or 
Weather Takeoff Minimums 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 December 2, 2005.
James J. Ballough,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

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Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, under Title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) is amended by 
establishing, amending, suspending, or revoking Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedures and Weather Takeoff Minimums effective at 0901 UTC 
on the dates specified, as follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

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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.

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2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

* * * Effective 19 January 2006

Macon, GA, Middle Georgia Regional, VOR RWY 23, Amdt 3

* * * Effective 16 February 2006

Arctic Village, AK, Arctic Village, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Orig
Arctic Village, AK, Arctic Village, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Orig
Arctic Village, AK, Arctic Village, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, 
Orig
Nikolai, AK, Nikolai, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig
Nikolai, AK, Nikolai, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig
Nikolai, AK, Nikolai, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DPs, Orig
El Dorado, AR, South Arkansas Regional at Goodwin Field, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 4, Orig
El Dorado, AR, South Arkansas Regional at Goodwin Field, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 22, Orig
El Dorado, AR, South Arkansas Regional at Goodwin Field, VOR/DME RWY 
4, Amdt 10
El Dorado, AR, South Arkansas Regional at Goodwin Field, GPS RWY 22, 
Orig-B, CANCELLED
Byron, CA, Byron, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Amdt 1
LaVerne, CA, Brackett Field, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Amdt 5
Vandalia, IL, Vandalia Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
Vandalia, IL, Vandalia Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Hill City, KS, Hill City Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Hill City, KS, Hill City Muni RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig

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Hill City, KS, Hill City Muni Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Orig
Wichita, KS, Colonel James Jabara, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 18, Amdt 3A, 
CANCELLED
Medina, OH, Medina Municipal, VOR RWY 27, Amdt 2
Waverly, OH, Pike County, NDB RWY 25, Amdt 1
Clinton, OK, Clinton Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Clinton, OK, Clinton Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1
Clinton, OK, Clinton Regional, VOR/DME-A, Orig
Clinton, OK, Clinton Regional, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 7, CANCELLED
Guthrie, OK, Guthrie Muni, NDB RWY 16, Amdt 5A, CANCELLED
Comanche, TX, Comanche County-City, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Comanche, TX, Comanche County-City, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, 
Orig
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