[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 23, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42676-42679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16528]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30619; Amdt. No. 3279]


Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and 
Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums 
and Obstacle Departure Procedures 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, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements. 
These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the 
navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under

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instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

DATES: This rule is effective July 23, 2008. The compliance date for 
each SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, and ODP 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 July 23, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter 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.
    Availability_All SIAPs are available online free of charge. Visit 
nfdc.faa.gov to register. Additionally, individual SIAP and Takeoff 
Minimums and ODP 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harry J. Hodges, 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 rule amends Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) by amending the referenced SIAPs. 
The complete regulatory description of each SIAP is listed on the 
appropriate FAA Form 8260, as modified by the National Flight Data 
Center (FDC)/Permanent Notice to Airmen (P-NOTAM), and is incorporated 
by reference in the amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 
Sec.  97.20 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    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. This amendment provides the affected CFR sections and 
specifies the types of SIAP and the corresponding effective dates. This 
amendment also identifies the airport and its location, the procedure 
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 changes to 
SIAPs, the TERPS criteria were applied only to 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.
    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 DOT 
Regulatory 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 11, 2008.
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:

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. . . Effective Upon Publication

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      FDC date            State            City                 Airport            FDC No.          Subject
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07/02/08............  CA..........  Salinas...........  Salinas Muni...........       8/4752  ILS OR LOC Rwy 31,
                                                                                               Amdt 5B.
06/27/08............  UT..........  Salt Lake City....  Salt Lake City Intl....       8/4753  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 17,
                                                                                               Orig.
06/27/08............  UT..........  Salt Lake City....  Salt Lake City Intl....       8/4754  VOR/DME Rwy 34R,
                                                                                               Amdt 9.
06/27/08............  MA..........  Hyannis...........  Barnstable Muni-              8/4859  Takeoff Minimums
                                                         Boardman/Polando Field.               and (Obstacle)
                                                                                               DP, Amdt 3.
06/27/08............  GA..........  Atlanta...........  Hartsfield-Jackson            8/4864  VOR Rwy 27L, Amdt
                                                         Atlanta Intl.                         4B.
06/27/08............  MA..........  Hyannis...........  Barnstable Muni-              8/4865  VOR Rwy 6, Amdt 9.
                                                         Boardman/Polando Field.
06/30/08............  GA..........  Dalton............  Dalton Muni............       8/5046  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 14,
                                                                                               Orig.
06/30/08............  GA..........  Dalton............  Dalton Muni............       8/5047  ILS OR LOC Rwy 14,
                                                                                               Orig.
06/30/08............  VA..........  Danville..........  Danville Regional......       8/5129  VOR Rwy 2, Amdt
                                                                                               13.
06/30/08............  SC..........  Myrtle Beach......  Myrtle Beach Intl......       8/5130  ILS OR LOC Rwy 18,
                                                                                               Amdt 1G.
06/30/08............  PA..........  Johnstown.........  John Murtha Johnstown-        8/5138  VOR/DME Rwy 23,
                                                         Cambria County.                       Amdt 1.
06/30/08............  PA..........  Johnstown.........  John Murtha Johnstown-        8/5139  VOR Rwy 23, Amdt
                                                         Cambria County.                       7.
07/01/08............  WV..........  Clarksburg........  North Central West            8/5239  ILS Rwy 21, Amdt
                                                         Virginia.                             1.
07/01/08............  FL..........  Titusville........  Arthur Dunn Airpark....       8/5288  Takeoff Minimums
                                                                                               and (Obstacle)
                                                                                               DP, Amdt 1.
07/01/08............  AK..........  Egegik............  Egegik.................       8/5335  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 12,
                                                                                               Amdt 1.
07/01/08............  AK..........  Egegik............  Egegik.................       8/5336  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 30,
                                                                                               Amdt 1.
07/01/08............  OR..........  Redmond...........  Roberts Field..........       8/5340  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 28,
                                                                                               Orig-A.
07/01/08............  OR..........  Medford...........  Rogue Valley Intl......       8/5343  VOR/DME Rwy 14,
                                                                                               Amdt 5.
07/01/08............  OR..........  Medford...........  Rogue Valley Intl......       8/5344  VOR/DME C, Amdt 3.
07/01/08............  OR..........  Medford...........  Rogue Valley Intl......       8/5345  LOC/DME BC B, Amdt
                                                                                               6A.
07/01/08............  OR..........  Medford...........  Rogue Valley Intl......       8/5348  RNAV (GPS) D, Orig-
                                                                                               A.
07/01/08............  MI..........  Saginaw...........  Saginaw County H.W.           8/5479  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9,
                                                         Browne.                               Orig.
07/02/08............  GA..........  Augusta...........  Daniel Field...........       8/5532  NDB OR GPS Rwy 11,
                                                                                               Amdt 3.
07/02/08............  CA..........  Petaluma..........  Petaluma Muni..........       8/5572  VOR/DME Rwy 29,
                                                                                               Orig.
07/09/08............  AK..........  Anaktuvuk Pass....  Anaktuvuk Pass.........       8/5573  RNAV (GPS) A,
                                                                                               Orig.
07/09/08............  AK..........  St Michael........  St Michael.............       8/5574  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 2,
                                                                                               Orig.
07/02/08............  CA..........  San Diego.........  San Diego Intl.........       8/5575  ILS Rwy 9, Amdt 1.
07/02/08............  CA..........  San Diego.........  San Diego Intl.........       8/5576  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9,
                                                                                               Orig.
07/09/08............  AK..........  St George.........  St George..............       8/5586  RNAV (GPS) B,
                                                                                               Orig.
07/09/08............  AK..........  St George.........  St George..............       8/5587  RNAV (GPS) D,
                                                                                               Orig.
07/03/08............  MA..........  New Bedford.......  New Bedford Regional...       8/5876  ILS Rwy 5, Amdt
                                                                                               25.
07/03/08............  CA..........  Ukiah.............  Ukiah Muni.............       8/5916  VOR/DME RNAV OR
                                                                                               GPS B, Amdt 4.
07/03/08............  CA..........  Ukiah.............  Ukiah Muni.............       8/5917  VOR OR GPS A, Amdt
                                                                                               3.
07/03/08............  CA..........  Ukiah.............  Ukiah Muni.............       8/5918  LOC Rwy 15, Amdt
                                                                                               5A.
07/09/08............  AK..........  King Cove.........  King Cove..............       8/5921  RNAV (GPS) A, Orig-
                                                                                               A.
07/07/08............  AR..........  Little Rock.......  Adams Field............       8/6150  VOR A, Orig-A.
07/07/08............  AR..........  Little Rock.......  Adams Field............       8/6151  ILS OR LOC Rwy 4L,
                                                                                               Amdt 25B.
07/07/08............  WI..........  Oshkosh...........  Wittman Rgnl...........       8/6190  VOR Rwy 9, Amdt 9.
07/07/08............  WI..........  Oshkosh...........  Wittman Rgnl...........       8/6193  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9,
                                                                                               Orig.
07/07/08............  CA..........  Sacramento........  Sacramento Intl........       8/6194  ILS Rwy 16L, Amdt
                                                                                               1.
07/07/08............  CA..........  Sacramento........  Sacramento Intl........       8/6195  RNAV (GPS) Rwy
                                                                                               34R, Orig-B.
07/07/08............  CA..........  Sacramento........  Sacramento Intl........       8/6196  RNAV (GPS) Rwy
                                                                                               16L, Orig-B.
07/07/08............  CA..........  Sacramento........  Sacramento Intl........       8/6197  RNAV (GPS) Rwy
                                                                                               16R, Orig-C.

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07/07/08............  CA..........  Sacramento........  Sacramento Intl........       8/6201  ILS Rwy 16R, Amdt
                                                                                               14A...ILS Rwy 16R
                                                                                               (CAT II), Amdt
                                                                                               14A...ILS Rwy 16R
                                                                                               (CAT III), Amdt
                                                                                               14A.
07/07/08............  NE..........  Grand Island......  Central Nebraska              8/6211  ILS OR LOC Rwy 35,
                                                         Regional.                             Amdt 9C.
07/07/08............  CA..........  Livermore.........  Livermore Muni.........       8/6221  GPS Rwy 25R, Orig-
                                                                                               A.
07/02/08............  CO..........  Denver............  Centennial.............       8/6226  NDB Rwy 35R, Amdt
                                                                                               10A.
07/02/08............  CO..........  Denver............  Centennial.............       8/6227  ILS Rwy 35R, Amdt
                                                                                               8A.
07/01/08............  DE..........  Wilmington........  New Castle.............       8/6228  ILS OR LOC Rwy 1,
                                                                                               Amdt 21.
07/07/08............  NV..........  Reno..............  Reno/Stead.............       8/6231  Take-Off Minimums
                                                                                               And (Obstacle)
                                                                                               Departure
                                                                                               Procedures, Amdt
                                                                                               3.
07/09/08............  AK..........  Anchorage.........  Ted Stevens Anchorage         8/6232  ILS OR LOC/DME Rwy
                                                         Intl.                                 7R, Orig.
07/09/08............  AK..........  Anchorage.........  Ted Stevens Anchorage         8/6233  ILS Rwy 14, Amdt
                                                         Intl.                                 4.
07/09/08............  AK..........  Anchorage.........  Ted Stevens Anchorage         8/6234  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 14,
                                                         Intl.                                 Amdt 1.
07/09/08............  AK..........  Anchorage.........  Ted Stevens Anchorage         8/6235  ILS OR LOC/DME Rwy
                                                         Intl.                                 7L, Orig.
07/09/08............  AK..........  Anchorage.........  Ted Stevens Anchorage         8/6236  VOR Rwy 7R, Amdt
                                                         Intl.                                 13.
07/03/08............  AL..........  Headland..........  Headland Muni..........       8/6282  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 27,
                                                                                               Orig.
07/03/08............  IA..........  Ames..............  Ames Muni..............       8/6314  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 13,
                                                                                               Orig-A.
07/03/08............  TX..........  Houston...........  George Bush                   8/6315  ILS OR LOC Rwy 9,
                                                         Intercontinental/                     Amdt 7A.
                                                         Houston.
07/03/08............  WV..........  Summersville......  Summersville...........       8/6323  GPS Rwy 4, Amdt 2.
07/03/08............  NV..........  Las Vegas.........  Mc Carran Intl.........       8/6362  ILS Rwy 25L, Amdt
                                                                                               3A.
07/03/08............  NV..........  Las Vegas.........  Mc Carran Intl.........       8/6363  ILS OR LOC Rwy
                                                                                               25R, Amdt 16H.
07/03/08............  LA..........  Shreveport........  Shreveport Downtown....       8/6536  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 14,
                                                                                               Orig.
07/07/08............  KS..........  Wellington........  Wellington Muni........       8/6699  VOR/DME Rwy 17,
                                                                                               Amdt 2.
05/31/08............  MI..........  Saginaw...........  Saginaw County H.W.           8/9533  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9,
                                                         Browne.                               Orig. This Notam
                                                                                               Published In Tl08-
                                                                                               15 Is Hereby
                                                                                               Rescinded In Its'
                                                                                               Entirety.
05/31/08............  NY..........  Albany............  Albany Intl............       8/9706  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 19,
                                                                                               Orig. This Notam
                                                                                               Published In Tl08-
                                                                                               15 Is Hereby
                                                                                               Rescinded In Its
                                                                                               Entirety.
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