[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58256-58257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16093]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30515 Amdt. No. 3187]


Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, Weather Takeoff 
Minimums; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 October 3, 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 October 3, 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

[[Page 58257]]

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 September 22, 2006.
James J. Ballough,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

0
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

0
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.


0
2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

Effective 26 October 2006

Fort Myers, FL, Southwest Florida Intl, RADAR-2, Orig
Fort Myers, FL, Southwest Florida Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Textual 
DP, Orig
State College, PA, University Park, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig-A

Effective 23 November 2006

Mekoryuk, AK, Mekoryuk, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig
Mekoryuk, AK, Mekoryuk, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig
Mekoryuk, AK, Mekoryuk, NDB-B, Orig
Mekoryuk, AK, Mekoryuk, NDB/DME-A, Amdt 4
Mekoryuk, AK, Mekoryuk, GPS RWY 23, Orig, CANCELLED
Mekoryuk, AK, Mekoryuk, NDB RWY 23, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Mekoryuk, AK, Mekoryuk, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Amdt. 1
Mekoryuk, AK, Mekoryuk, DF RWY 23, Amdt 1
Butler, AL, Butler-Choctaw County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Orig
Butler, AL, Butler-Choctaw County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Orig
Butler, AL, Butler-Choctaw County, NDB OR GPS RWY 11, Amdt 2B, 
CANCELLED
Butler, AL, Butler-Choctaw County, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, 
Orig
Butler, GA, Butler Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
Butler, GA, Butler Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Butler, GA, Butler Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Orig
Davenport, IA, Davenport Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Amdt 1
Topeka, KS, Philip Billard Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1
Topeka, KS, Philip Billard Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 1
Oakdale, LA, Allen Parish, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1
Oakdale, LA, Allen Parish, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 1
Oakdale, LA, Allen Parish, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Orig
Kalispell, MT, Glacier Park Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 2, Amdt 5
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, 
Amdt 1
Big Lake, TX, Reagan County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig
Big Lake, TX, Reagan County, GPS RWY 16, Orig, CANCELLED
Big Lake, TX, Reagan County, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Amdt 1
Paris, TX, Cox Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Paris, TX, Cox Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Paris, TX, Cox Field, VOR RWY 35, Amdt 2
Paris, TX, Cox Field, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Orig

    The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 30513, Amdt No. 3184 
to Part 97 if the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 71, FR No. 179, 
Page 54405; dated Friday, September 15, 2006) under section 97.33 
effective 23 November 2006, which is hereby rescinded:

St. George, UT, St George Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Amdt 1A
 [FR Doc. E6-16093 Filed 10-2-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P