[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 205-207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30640]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30643; Amdt. No. 3301]


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 
instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

DATES: This rule is effective January 5, 2009. 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 January 5, 2009.

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 
http://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 an 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 
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.

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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

    Air traffic control, Airports, Incorporation by reference, and 
Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC on December 12, 2008.
John M. Allen,
Deputy 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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11/25/08............  NH..........  Whitefield........  Mount Washington              8/1169  LOC/NDB Rwy 10,
                                                         Regional.                             Amdt 6.
11/25/08............  KY..........  Hopkinsville......  Hopkinsville--Christian       8/1302  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 8,
                                                         County.                               Orig.
11/25/08............  GA..........  Canton............  Cherokee County........       8/1313  NDB Rwy 4, Amdt 3.
11/26/08............  ID..........  Rexburg...........  Rexburg-Madison County.       8/1387  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35,
                                                                                               Amdt 1.
11/26/08............  ID..........  Idaho Falls.......  Idaho Falls Regional...       8/1399  NDB Rwy 20, Amdt
                                                                                               10B.
11/26/08............  ID..........  Idaho Falls.......  Idaho Falls Regional...       8/1400  LOC BC Rwy 2, Amdt
                                                                                               6A.
11/26/08............  ID..........  Idaho Falls.......  Idaho Falls Regional...       8/1402  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 2,
                                                                                               Orig.
11/26/08............  WA..........  Everett...........  Snohomish County (Paine       8/1414  ILS OR LOC/DME Rwy
                                                         Fld).                                 16R, Amdt 21.
12/1/08.............  NE..........  Omaha.............  Eppley Airfield........       8/1614  ILS OR LOC/DME Rwy
                                                                                               14R, Amdt 4...ILS
                                                                                               Rwy 14R (CAT II)
                                                                                               Amdt 4...ILS Rwy
                                                                                               14R (CAT III)
                                                                                               Amdt 4.
12/1/08.............  NE..........  Omaha.............  Eppley Airfield........       8/1615  ILS OR LOC Rwy
                                                                                               32R, Orig-A...ILS
                                                                                               Rwy 32R (CAT II)
                                                                                               Orig-A...ILS Rwy
                                                                                               32R (CAT III)
                                                                                               Orig-A.
12/1/08.............  NE..........  Omaha.............  Eppley Airfield........       8/1617  ILS OR LOC/DME Rwy
                                                                                               14L, Amdt 1A.
12/1/08.............  MT..........  Colstrip..........  Colstrip...............       8/1682  GPS Rwy 6, Orig-A.
12/1/08.............  ND..........  Grand Forks.......  Grand Forks Intl.......       8/1686  RNAV (GPS) Rwy
                                                                                               17R, Orig.
12/1/08.............  ND..........  Grand Forks.......  Grand Forks Intl.......       8/1688  VOR Rwy 17R, Amdt
                                                                                               6.
12/1/08.............  WA..........  Ellensburg........  Bowers Field...........       8/1689  VOR B, Amdt 3.
12/1/08.............  NE..........  Omaha.............  Eppley Airfield........       8/1711  ILS OR LOC/DME Rwy
                                                                                               18, Amdt 8.
12/1/08.............  NE..........  Omaha.............  Eppley Airfield........       8/1712  RNAV (GPS) Rwy
                                                                                               32R, Orig.
12/1/08.............  OH..........  Cleveland.........  Cleveland-Hopkins Intl.       8/1768  ILS OR LOC Rwy 6R,
                                                                                               Amdt 20.
12/7/08.............  CA..........  Arcata/Eureka.....  Arcata.................       8/2005  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 32,
                                                                                               Orig.
12/7/08.............  CA..........  Arcata/Eureka.....  Arcata.................       8/2007  VOR/DME Rwy 1,
                                                                                               Amdt 7B.
12/7/08.............  CA..........  Arcata/Eureka.....  Arcata.................       8/2011  ILS OR LOC/DME Rwy
                                                                                               32, Amdt 1C.
12/7/08.............  CA..........  Arcata/Eureka.....  Arcata.................       8/2012  ILS Rwy 32, Amdt
                                                                                               29B.
12/2/08.............  OR..........  Madras............  Madras Municipal.......       8/2016  TAKEOFF MINIMUMS
                                                                                               AND (OBSTACLE)
                                                                                               DP, Orig.
12/2/08.............  OR..........  Madras............  Madras Municipal.......       8/2020  RNAV (GPS) A,
                                                                                               Orig.
12/2/08.............  NY..........  New York..........  Laguardia..............       8/2159  LDA-A, Amdt 2A.
12/2/08.............  VA..........  Norfolk...........  Chesapeake Regional....       8/2247  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5,
                                                                                               Orig.
12/3/08.............  VA..........  Manassas..........  Manassas RGNL/Harry P         8/2248  RNAV (GPS) Rwy
                                                         David Fl.                             16R, Orig-A.
12/5/08.............  CO..........  Longmont..........  Vance Brand............       8/2637  VOR/DME-A, Amdt
                                                                                               1A.
12/5/08.............  CO..........  Longmont..........  Vance Brand............       8/2638  RNAV (GPS) B, Orig-
                                                                                               A.

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12/5/08.............  OR..........  Medford...........  Rogue Valley Intl/            8/2640  Takeoff Minimums
                                                         Medford.                              and (Obstacle)
                                                                                               DP, Amdt 8.
12/5/08.............  TX..........  Dallas............  Dallas Executive.......       8/2716  ILS OR LOC Rwy 31,
                                                                                               Amdt 8.
12/9/08.............  IL..........  Belleville........  Scott AFB/Midamerica...       8/3076  ILS OR LOC Rwy
                                                                                               14R, Orig-B.
12/10/08............  NC..........  Maxton............  Laurinburg-Maxton......       8/3203  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 5,
                                                                                               Orig.
12/10/08............  NC..........  Maxton............  Laurinburg-Maxton......       8/3204  ILS Rwy 5, Amdt 1.
12/10/08............  NC..........  Mooresville.......  Lake Norman Airpark....       8/3271  RNAV (GPS) Rwy 14,
                                                                                               Orig.
12/11/08............  DC..........  Washington........  Washington Dulles Intl.       8/3289  RNAV (GPS) Y Rwy
                                                                                               19C, Amdt 3.
12/10/08............  FL..........  Tallahassee.......  Tallahassee Regional...       8/3356  VOR Rwy 18, Amdt
                                                                                               11.
12/10/08............  FL..........  Tallahassee.......  Tallahassee Regional...       8/3357  NDB Rwy 36, Amdt
                                                                                               20.
12/10/08............  PA..........  Pittsburgh........  Pittsburgh Intl........       8/3421  RNAV (RNP) Z Rwy
                                                                                               32, Orig.
12/10/08............  PA..........  Pittsburgh........  Pittsburgh Intl........       8/3422  RNAV (GPS) Y Rwy
                                                                                               32, Amdt 4.
12/10/08............  PA..........  Pittsburgh........  Pittsburgh Intl........       8/3423  ILS OR LOC Rwy 32,
                                                                                               Amdt 12.
12/9/08.............  IL..........  Belleville........  Scott AFB/Midamerica...       8/8135  This NOTAM
                                                                                               Published In TL
                                                                                               08-26 Is Hereby
                                                                                               Rescinded In It's
                                                                                               Entirety. ILS OR
                                                                                               LOC Rwy 14R, Orig-
                                                                                               B.
11/14/08............  LA..........  Natchitoches......  Natchitoches RGNL......       8/9331  This NOTAM
                                                                                               Published In TL
                                                                                               09-01 Is Hereby
                                                                                               Rescinded In It's
                                                                                               Entirety. LOC Rwy
                                                                                               35, Amdt 3D.
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