[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3605-3606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00295]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 31114; Amdt. No. 3729]


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 removes Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums 
and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) 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 12, 2017. 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 12, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters incorporated by reference in the 
amendment is as follows:

For Examination

    1. U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Ops-M30, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg., Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    2. The FAA Air Traffic Organization Service Area in which the 
affected airport is located;
    3. The office of Aeronautical Navigation Products, 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 and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs are available online free 
of charge. Visit the National Flight Data Center at nfdc.faa.gov to 
register. Additionally, individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP 
copies may be obtained from the FAA Air Traffic Organization Service 
Area in which the affected airport is located.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Nichols, Flight Procedure 
Standards Branch (AFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs Divisions, 
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 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97), by establishing, 
amending, suspending, or removes SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums and/or ODPS. 
The complete regulatory description of each SIAP and its associated 
Takeoff Minimums or ODP for an identified airport is listed on 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 Sec.  97.20. The 
applicable FAA forms are FAA Forms 8260-3, 8260-4, 8260-5, 8260-15A, 
and 8260-15B when required by an entry on 8260-15A.
    The large number of SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, their complex 
nature, and the need for a special format make publication in the 
Federal Register expensive and impractical. Further, airmen do not use 
the regulatory text of the SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums or ODPs, but instead 
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, Takeoff Minimums and ODP listed on FAA form documents is 
unnecessary. This amendment provides the affected CFR sections and 
specifies the types of SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs with their 
applicable effective dates. This amendment also identifies the airport 
and its location, the procedure, and the amendment number.

Availability and Summary of Material Incorporated by Reference

    The material incorporated by reference is publicly available as 
listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    The material incorporated by reference describes SIAPS, Takeoff 
Minimums and/or ODPS as identified in the amendatory language for part 
97 of this final rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is effective upon publication of 
each separate SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP as Amended in the 
transmittal. Some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and textual ODP amendments 
may have been issued previously 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 that created the need for some SIAP and Takeoff 
Minimums and ODP amendments may require making them effective in less 
than 30 days. For the remaining SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, an 
effective date at least 30 days after publication is provided.
    Further, the SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs 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 
Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, 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, Takeoff 
Minimums and ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and 
public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and contrary 
to the public interest and, where applicable, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d), 
good cause exists for making some SIAPs effective in less than 30 days.
    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, 
Navigation (air).


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 30, 2016.
John S. Duncan,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, Title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) is amended by 
establishing, amending, suspending, or removing Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedures and/or Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure 
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(f), 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:

Effective 2 February 2017

Rutland, VT, Rutland-Southern Vermont Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Amdt 1

Effective 2 March 2017

Birmingham, AL, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl, LOC RWY 18, Amdt 2C
Birmingham, AL, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, 
Amdt 1B
Gadsden, AL, Northeast Alabama Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 24, Orig-B
Bullhead City, AZ, Laughlin/Bullhead Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Amdt 3
Bullhead City, AZ, Laughlin/Bullhead Intl, Takeoff Minimums and 
Obstacle DP, Amdt 2
Bullhead City, AZ, Laughlin/Bullhead Intl, VOR RWY 34, Amdt 2
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 
10R, Amdt 1
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 
28L, Amdt 1
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 
10R, Amdt 1
Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 
28L, Amdt 1
Albany, GA, Southwest Georgia Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 1B
Lawrenceville, GA, Gwinnett County--Briscoe Field, ILS OR LOC RWY 
25, Amdt 2C
Crawfordsville, IN, Crawfordsville Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 1A
Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Downtown, COPTER RNAV (GPS) 291, 
Orig-A
Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Downtown, COPTER VOR/DME 287, Amdt 2A
Gaithersburg, MD, Montgomery County Airpark, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig-B
Portland, ME, Portland Intl Jetport, ILS OR LOC RWY 11, ILS RWY 11 
(SA CAT I), ILS RWY 11 (CAT II), ILS RWY 11 (CAT III), Amdt 4A
Jaffrey, NH, Jaffrey Airport-Silver Ranch, RNAV (GPS)-C, Orig-A
Buffalo, OK, Buffalo Muni, NDB-A, Amdt 3, CANCELED
Hazleton, PA, Hazleton Rgnl, LOC RWY 28, Amdt 8
Hazleton, PA, Hazleton Rgnl, VOR RWY 10, Amdt 11B, CANCELED
Hazleton, PA, Hazleton Rgnl, VOR RWY 28, Amdt 9B, CANCELED
Quakertown, PA, Quakertown, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Orig-B
Quakertown, PA, Quakertown, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Amdt 1B
Aberdeen, SD, Aberdeen Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Aberdeen, SD, Aberdeen Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1
Aberdeen, SD, Aberdeen Rgnl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 
1
Knoxville, TN, Mc Ghee Tyson, ILS OR LOC RWY 5L, Amdt 9A
Gladewater, TX, Gladewater Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-B
Gladewater, TX, Gladewater Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig-B
Gladewater, TX, Gladewater Muni, VOR RWY 14, Amdt 3B
San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Amdt 1A

RESCINDED: On December 19, 2016 (81 FR 91698), the FAA published an 
Amendment in Docket No. 31107, Amdt No. 3723 to Part 97 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations under section 97.33. The following 
entry for Suffolk, VA, effective January 5, 2017, is hereby 
rescinded in its entirety:

Suffolk, VA, Suffolk Executive, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 2

[FR Doc. 2017-00295 Filed 1-11-17; 8:45 am]
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