[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30800-30802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4472]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30494; Amdt. No. 3167]


Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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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 May 31, 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 May 31, 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 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, 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, 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 modifiedby 
the the National Flight Data Center (FDC)/Permanent

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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 Sec.  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 May 5, 2006.
James J. Ballough,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

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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

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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:


Sec. Sec.  97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, and 
97.35  [Amended]

    By amending: Sec.  97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME or 
TACAN; Sec.  97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; Sec.  
97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; Sec.  97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV; 
Sec.  97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec.  97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec.  97.35 COPTER 
SIAPs, Identified as follows:

* * * Effective Upon Publication

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        FDC date               State                 City                   Airport           FDC No.                        Subject
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04/01/06...............  NC                 Currituck.............  Currituck County......       6/6278  GPS RWY 22, Orig.
04/14/06...............  MO                 St. Louis.............  Lambert-St. Louis Intl       6/5525  ILS PRM RWY 30R (Simultaneous Close Parallel),
                                                                                                          Orig.
04/25/06...............  DC                 Washington............  Washington Dulles Intl       6/6219  Converging ILS RWY 19, Amdt 6.
04/25/06...............  GA                 Augusta...............  Daniel Field..........       6/6221  RADAR-1, Amdt 7A.
04/25/06...............  GA                 Covington.............  Covington Muni........       6/6222  NDB RWY 28, Amdt 1A.
04/25/06...............  MA                 Vineyard Haven........  Marthas Vineyard......       6/6211  ILS OR LOC RWY 24, Amdt 1.
04/25/06...............  MA                 Hyannis...............  Barstable Muni-              6/6224  RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig.
                                                                     Boardman/Polan DO
                                                                     Field.
04/25/06...............  NH                 Berlin................  Berlin Muni...........       6/6240  VOR/DME RWY 18, Amdt 1C.
04/25/06...............  NH                 Keene.................  Dillant-Hopkins.......       6/6242  GPS RWY 2, Orig.
04/25/06...............  NJ                 Atlantic City.........  Atlantic City Intl....       6/6220  Copter ILS RWY 13, Orig.
04/25/06...............  NJ                 Atlantic City.........  Atlantic City Intl....       6/6223  ILS RWY 13, Amdt 6.
04/25/06...............  NY                 New York..............  John F. Kennedy Intl..       6/6230  Copter RNAV (GPS) 028, Orig.
04/26/06...............  NM                 Taos..................  Taos Regional.........       6/6267  RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig.
04/27/06...............  NY                 Syracuase.............  Syracuse Hancock Intl.       6/6384  ILS OR LOC RWY 10, Amdt 11.
04/27/06...............  OH                 Akron.................  Akron-Canton Regional.       6/6345  ILS RWY 1, Amdt 37.
04/27/06...............  OH                 Akron.................  Akron-Canton Regional.       6/6346  ILS OR LOC RWY 19, Amdt 7.
04/27/06...............  OH                 Akron.................  Akron-Canton Regional.       6/6366  ILS RWY 23, Amdt 10.
05/01/06...............  AR                 Stuttgart.............  Stuttgart Muni........       6/6648  VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1.
05/01/06...............  GA                 Atlanta...............  Dekalb-Peachtree......       6/6577  VOR/DME RWY 20L, Amdt 1D
05/01/06...............  GA                 Atlanta...............  Dekalb-Peachtree......       6/6576  ILS RWY 20L, Amdt 7D.
05/01/06...............  GA                 Atlanta...............  Dekalb-Peachtree......       6/6578  VOR/DME RWY 27, Amdt 1C.
05/01/06...............  NC                 Raleigh/Durham........  Raleigh-Durham Intl...       6/6580  ILS OR LOC RWY 23L, Amdt 7.

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05/01/06...............  NY                 White Plains..........  Westchester County....       6/6586  Copter ILS/DME 162, Orig-C.
05/01/06...............  NY                 Newburgh..............  Stewart Intl..........       6/6588  COPTER ILS 092, Orig.
05/02/06...............  KY                 Mount Sterling........  Mount Sterling-              6/6716  NDB RWY 21, Amdt 1B.
                                                                     Montgomery County.
05/02/06...............  KY                 Mount Sterling........  Mount Sterling-              6/6717  GPS RWY 21, Amdt 1A.
                                                                     Montgomery County.
05/02/06...............  KY                 Hazard................  Wendell H Ford........       6/6718  VOR/DME RWY 14, Amdt 1.
05/02/06...............  KY                 Covington.............  Cincinnati/Northern          6/6720  RNAV (GPS) RWY 36R, Orig.
                                                                     Kentucky Intl.
05/02/06...............  MS                 Jackson...............  Jackson-Evers Intl....       6/6633  RNAV (GPS) RWY 16L, Orig.
05/02/06...............  OH                 Marysville............  Union County..........       6/6652  GPS RWY 9, Orig-A.
05/02/06...............  OH                 Marysville............  Union County..........       6/6654  GPS RWY 27, Orig-A.
05/03/06...............  OH                 Freemont..............  Sandusky County              6/6806  VOR/DME RWY 24, Orig.
                                                                     Regional.
05/03/06...............  TX                 Palacios..............  Palacios Muni.........       6/6798  VOR RWY 13, Amdt 10A.
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