[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 13, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 74762-74764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20941]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30526; Amdt. No. 3197]


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 December 13, 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 December 13, 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 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.

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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 December 1, 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, 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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11/16/06...............  IA                 CORNING...............  CORNING MUNI..........       6/6357  NDB OR GPS RWY 17, AMDT 1
11/16/06...............  MO                 CASSVILLE.............  CASSVILLE MUNI........       6/6358  VOR OR GPS RWY 8, AMDT 1B
11/16/06...............  IA                 SIOUX CENTER..........  SIOUX CENTER MUNI.....       6/6359  NDB OR GPS RWY 17, AMDT 4
11/16/06...............  IN                 CONNERSVILLE..........  METTLE FIELD..........       6/6412  VOR A, AMDT 1
11/20/06...............  CA                 SACRAMENTO............  MCCLELLAN AIRFIELD....       6/6587  VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 16, ORIG-A
11/20/06...............  CA                 SACRAMENTO............  MCCLELLAN AIRFIELD....       6/6588  VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 34, ORIG-A
11/14/06...............  ME                 PORTLAND..............  PORTLAND INTL JETPORT.       6/6193  THIS NOTAM CORRECTS FDC 6/6193 PUBLISHED IN
                                                                                                          TL06-26. ILS OR LOC RWY 11, ILS RWY 11 (CAT
                                                                                                          II), ILS RWY 11 (CAT III), AMDT 2
11/20/06...............  KS                 PITTSBURG.............  ATKINSON MUNI.........       6/6602  VOR/DME RWY 3, AMDT 3
11/20/06...............  TX                 AMARILLO..............  TRADEWIND.............       6/6603  NDB A, AMDT 14
11/20/06...............  TX                 AMARILLO..............  TRADEWIND.............       6/6604  GPS RWY 35, ORIG-A
11/24/06...............  MO                 ST LOUIS..............  LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL.       6/6822  ILS OR LOC RWY 6 AMDT 1
11/22/06...............  GA                 SAVANNAH..............  SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD         6/6702  VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 36, ORIG
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11/22/06...............  CO                 HAYDEN................  YAMPA VALLEY..........       6/6578  ILS OR LOC/DME Y RWY 10, AMDT 2
11/27/06...............  OR                 ASTORIA...............  ASTORIA REGIONAL......       6/6918  ILS RWY 26, AMDT 2A
11/27/06...............  WA                 WALLA WALLA...........  WALLA WALLA REGIONAL..       6/6922  NDB RWY 20, AMDT 5
11/27/06...............  WA                 WALLA WALLA...........  WALLA WALLA REGIONAL..       6/6923  ILS OR LOC RWY 20, AMDT 8
11/27/06...............  WA                 WALLA WALLA...........  WALLA WALLA REGIONAL..       6/6924  RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, ORIG
11/27/06...............  OR                 PORTLAND PORTLA.......  ND-HILLSBORO..........       6/6925  ILS OR LOC RWY 12, AMDT 8A
11/27/06...............  UT                 WENDOVER..............  WENDOVER..............       6/6926  VOR/DME OR TACAN-B, ORIG
11/27/06...............  WY                 CASPER................  NATRONA COUNTY INTL...       6/6962  RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, AMDT 1
11/27/06...............  WY                 CASPER................  NATRONA COUNTY INTL...       6/6968  VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 21, AMDT 8
11/28/06...............  MT                 BOZEMAN...............  GALLATIN FIELD........       6/7034  VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 12, AMDT 2
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