[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 151 (Monday, August 7, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44560-44562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12666]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30506 Amdt. No. 3178]


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 August 7, 2006. 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 August 7, 2006.

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 
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.

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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 July 28, 2006.
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 31 August 2006

Louisville, KY, Louisville Intl-Standiford Field, Takeoff Minimums 
and Textual DP, Amdt 4
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 4R, 
Amdt 1A, CANCELLED
Binghamton, NY, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A. Link Field, NDB RWY 34, 
Amdt 18, CANCELLED
Tulsa, OK, Tulsa Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 18L, Amdt 15
Berkeley Springs, WV, Potomac Airpark, VOR/DME RNAV-A, Amdt 2, 
CANCELLED

* * * Effective 28 September 2006

Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, ILS OR LOC RWY 4R, Amdt 2
Arcata/Eureka, CA, Arcata, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig
Arcata/Eureka, CA, Arcata, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Arcata/Eureka, CA, Arcata, GPS RWY 2, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Arcata/Eureka, CA, Arcata, GPS RWY 14, Orig, CANCELLED
Keokuk, IA, Keokuk Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig
Keokuk, IA, Keokuk Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Keokuk, IA, Keokuk Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig
Keokuk, IA, Keokuk Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig
Keokuk, IA, Keokuk Muni, NDB RWY 14, Amdt 12
Keokuk, IA, Keokuk Muni, NDB RWY 26, Amdt 1
Keokuk, IA, Keokuk Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Orig
Fort Wayne, IN, Fort Wayne International, NDB RWY 32, Amdt 26, 
CANCELLED
Paducah, KY, Barkley Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig
Paducah, KY, Barkley Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig
Paducah, KY, Barkley Regional, ILS OR LOC RWY 4, Amdt 9
Paducah, KY, Barkley Regional, VOR RWY 4, Amdt 18
Paducah, KY, Barkley Regional, NDB OR GPS RWY 22, Amdt 3, CANCELLED
Paducah, KY, Barkley Regional, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Amdt 
3
Prestonsburg, KY, Big Sandy Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Amdt 1
Prestonsburg, KY, Big Sandy Regional, Takeoff Minimums and Textual 
DP, Amdt 1
New Iberia, LA, Acadiana Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig
New Iberia, LA, Acadiana Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig
New Iberia, LA, Acadiana Regional, VOR OR TACAN RWY 16, Amdt 1
New Iberia, LA, Acadiana Regional, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, 
Orig
Sikeston, MO, Sikeston Meml Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Orig
Sikeston, MO, Sikeston Meml Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Orig
Sikeston, MO, Sikeston Meml Muni, VOR/DME RWY 2, Amdt 2
Sikeston, MO, Sikeston Meml Muni, GPS RWY 20, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Sikeston, MO, Sikeston Meml Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, 
Orig
Bismarck, ND, Bismarck Muni, NDB RWY 31, Amdt 31, CANCELLED
Plattsmouth, NE, Plattsmouth Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig
Plattsmouth, NE, Plattsmouth Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig
Plattsmouth, NE, Plattsmouth Muni, GPS RWY 16, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Plattsmouth, NE, Plattsmouth Muni, GPS RWY 34, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Plattsmouth, NE, Plattsmouth Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, 
Orig
New York, NY, John F. Kennedy, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Amdt 
7
Bowling Green, OH, Wood County, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 28, Amdt 1A, 
CANCELLED
Chillicothe, OH, Ross County, NDB RWY 23, Amdt 7A, CANCELLED
Coshocton, OH, Richard Downing, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 22, Amdt 4, 
CANCELLED
Portland, OR, Portland-Hillsboro, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig
Anderson, SC, Anderson Regional, NDB OR GPS RWY 35, Amdt 1A, 
CANCELLED
Sumter, SC, Sumter Muni, RADAR-1, Amdt 7A, CANCELLED
Edinburg, TX, Edinburg Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Edinburg, TX, Edinburg Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig
Edinburg, TX, Edinburg Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Orig
Galveston, TX, Scholes Intl at Galveston, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1
Galveston, TX, Scholes Intl at Galveston, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig
Galveston, TX, Scholes Intl at Galveston, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Mc Allen, TX, Mc Allen Miller Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig
Mc Allen, TX, Mc Allen Miller Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig
Mc Allen, TX, Mc Allen Miller Intl, GPS RWY 13, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Mc Allen, TX, Mc Allen Miller Intl, GPS RWY 31, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Mesquite, TX, Mesquite Metro, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Mesquite, TX, Mesquite Metro, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Plainview, TX, Hale County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig
Plainview, TX, Hale County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig
Plainview, TX, Hale County, GPS RWY 4, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Plainview, TX, Hale County, GPS RWY 22, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Temple, TX, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 
2, Orig
Temple, TX, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 
15, Amdt 1
Temple, TX, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 
33, Amdt 1
Temple, TX, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional, Takeoff Minimums 
and Textual DP, Amdt 3
Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville-Albemarle, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21, 
Amdt 1
Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville-Albemarle, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 21, 
Orig
Roanoke, VA, Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field, LDA RWY 6, Amdt 9
Olympia, WA, Olympia, ILS OR LOC RWY 17, Amdt 10
Seattle, WA, Seattle-Tacoma Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16C, Orig-D
Seattle, WA, Seattle-Tacoma Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34C, Orig-C
Seattle, WA, Seattle-Tacoma Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 34C, Orig-D
Seattle, WA, Seattle-Tacoma Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 16C, Amdt 12F, ILS 
RWY 16C (CAT II) ILS RWY 16C (CAT III)
Seattle, WA, Seattle-Tacoma Intl, VOR RWY 16L/C, Amdt 13C
Seattle, WA, Seattle-Tacoma Intl, VOR RWY 34C/R, Amdt 9C
Mosinee, WI, Central Wisconsin, ILS OR LOC RWY 8, Amdt 12
Rice Lake, WI, Rice Lake Regional-Carl's Field, NDB RWY 1, Orig, 
CANCELLED

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Afton, WY, Afton Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Amdt 2
Afton, WY, Afton Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Amdt 2
Afton, WY, Afton Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Amdt 1

    The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 30504, Amdt No. 
3176 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 71 FR No. 
140 Page 41353; Dated Friday, July 21, 2006) under section 97.33 
effective 28 September 2006, which is hereby amended as follows:

Andalusia/Opp, AL, Andalusia-Opp, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Amdt 1
Andalusia/Opp, AL, Andalusia-Opp, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, 
Amdt 1

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