[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58254-58256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16092]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30516; Amdt. No. 3187]


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 October 3, 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 October 3, 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 modified by 
the the National Flight Data Center (FDC)/Permanent 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

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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 require 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 September 22, 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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09/13/06...............  FM                 WENO ISLAND...........  CHUUK INTL............       6/0004  RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, ORIG
09/13/06...............  MP                 SAIPAN ISLAND.........  FRANCISCO C. ADA/            6/0005  GPS RWY 25, AMDT 1
                                                                     SAIPAN INTL.
09/13/06...............  MP                 SAIPAN ISLAND.........  FRANCISCO C. ADA/            6/0009  GPS RWY 7, ORIG
                                                                     SAIPAN INTL.
09/13/06...............  MQ                 SAND ISLAND...........  HENDERSON FIELD/MIDWAY       6/0011  RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, ORIG
                                                                     ATOLL.
09/13/06...............  MQ                 SAND ISLAND...........  HENDERSON FIELD/MIDWAY       6/0012  RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, ORIG
                                                                     ATOLL.
09/13/06...............  CQ                 ROTA ISLAND...........  ROTA INTL.............       6/0013  GPS RWY 27, ORIG-A
09/13/06...............  CQ                 ROTA ISLAND...........  ROTA INTL.............       6/0014  GPS RWY 9, ORIG-A
09/13/06...............  CQ                 ROTA ISLAND...........  ROTA INTL.............       6/0015  NDB RWY 27, AMDT 3A
09/15/06...............  FL                 FORT MYERS............  SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL       6/0222  RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, AMDT 1
09/15/06...............  FL                 FORT MYERS............  SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL       6/0224  RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, AMDT 1
09/18/06...............  IA                 WATERLOO..............  WATERLOO REGIONAL.....       6/0498  ILS OR LOC RWY 12, AMDT 8C
09/07/06...............  NY                 PLATTSBURGH...........  PLATTSBURGH INTL......       6/9204  ILS RWY 17, AMDT 1B
09/07/06...............  ME                 AUGUSTA...............  AUGUSTA STATE.........       6/9252  ILS OR LOC RWY 17, AMDT 2D
09/07/06...............  FL                 DAYTONA BEACH.........  DAYTONA BEACH INTL....       6/9253  RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 7L, ORIG
09/07/06...............  FL                 WEST PALM BEACH.......  PALM BEACH INTL.......       6/9313  RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, AMDT 1
09/07/06...............  FL                 GAINESVILLE...........  GAINESVILLE REGIONAL..       6/9316  ILS OR LOC RWY 29, AMDT 12B
09/07/06...............  FL                 GAINESVILLE...........  GAINESVILLE REGIONAL..       6/9319  VOR RWY 29, ORIG-C
09/07/06...............  FL                 GAINESVILLE...........  GAINESVILLE REGIONAL..       6/9321  VOR/DME RWY 11, ORIG-B
09/07/06...............  FL                 GAINESVILLE...........  GAINESVILLE REGIONAL..       6/9323  RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, AMDT 1
09/07/06...............  NC                 CHARLOTTE.............  CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL       6/9356  ILS OR LOC RWY 36L, ILS RWY 36L(CAT II), ILS
                                                                                                          RWY 36L(CAT III), AMDT 15A
09/08/06...............  VA                 CULPEPER..............  CULPEPER REGIONAL.....       6/9410  VOR OR GPS-A, AMDT 4A
09/08/06...............  WY                 CHEYENNE..............  CHEYENNE REGIONAL/           6/9491  RADAR-1, AMDT 1
                                                                     JERRY OLSON FIELD.
09/08/06...............  CA                 LONG BEACH............  LONG BEACH/DAUGHERTY         6/9591  RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, AMDT 1A
                                                                     FIELD.
09/11/06...............  ID                 BURLEY................  BURLEY MUNI...........       6/9607  VOR A, AMDT 4
09/11/06...............  WY                 KEMMERER..............  KEMMERER MUNI.........       6/9640  RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, ORIG
09/11/06...............  OR                 PRINEVILLE............  PRINEVILLE MUNI.......       6/9641  RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, ORIG
09/11/06...............  OR                 PORTLAND..............  PORTLAND INTL.........       6/9642  RNAV (GPS) RWY 10R, ORIG

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09/11/06...............  ID                 BURLEY................  BURLEY MUNI...........       6/9646  VOR/DME B, AMDT 4
09/11/06...............  OR                 BURNS.................  BURNS MUNI............       6/9661  VOR RWY 30, AMDT 3
09/11/06...............  WA                 SEATTLE...............  BOEING FIELD/KING            6/9662  ILS RWY 13R, AMDT 28B
                                                                     COUNTY INTL.
09/11/06...............  WA                 SEATTLE...............  BOEING FIELD/KING            6/9663  RNAV (GPS) RWY 13R, ORIG
                                                                     COUNTY INTL.
09/12/06...............  FL                 FORT LAUDERDALE.......  FORT LAUDERDALE              6/9665  ILS RWY 8, AMDT 4C
                                                                     EXECUTIVE.
09/11/06...............  NY                 PENN YAN..............  PENN YAN..............       6/9724  NDB RWY 19, AMDT 6A
09/11/06...............  NY                 PENN YAN..............  PENN YAN..............       6/9726  RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, ORIG
09/12/06...............  ME                 AUBURN-LEWISTON.......  AUBURN-LEWISTON MUNI..       6/9736  ILS OR LOC RWY 4, AMDT 10
09/12/06...............  ME                 WATERVILLE............  WATERVILLE ROBERT            6/9740  ILS RWY 5, AMDT 2
                                                                     LAFLEUR.
09/12/06...............  DE                 WILMINGTON............  NEW CASTLE............       6/9741  VOR RWY 9, AMDT 6A
09/12/06...............  DE                 WILMINGTON............  NEW CASTLE............       6/9742  MLS RWY 9, ORIG-A
09/12/06...............  DE                 WILMINGTON............  NEW CASTLE............       6/9743  VOR OR GPS RWY 19, AMDT 4A
09/12/06...............  GA                 AMERICUS..............  SOUTHER FIELD.........       6/9750  ILS OR LOC/NDB RWY 23, ORIG
09/12/06...............  GA                 AMERICUS..............  SOUTHER FIELD.........       6/9752  RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, ORIG
09/12/06...............  GA                 AMERICUS..............  SOUTHER FIELD.........       6/9755  RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, ORIG
09/12/06...............  NY                 PENN YAN..............  PENN YAN..............       6/9844  NDB RWY 28, AMDT 6A
09/12/06...............  MI                 DETROIT...............  DETROIT METROPOLITAN         6/9847  ILS RWY 4R, AMDT 15
                                                                     WAYNE COUNTY.
09/12/06...............  MI                 DETROIT...............  DETROIT METROPOLITAN         6/9848  ILS RWY 4R (CAT III), AMDT 15
                                                                     WAYNE COUNTY.
09/12/06...............  MI                 DETROIT...............  DETROIT METROPOLITAN         6/9849  ILS RWY 4R (CAT II), AMDT 15
                                                                     WAYNE COUNTY.
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