[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 25909-25910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11836]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 31195; Amdt. No. 3801]


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 June 5, 2018. 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 June 5, 2018.

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 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

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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).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2018.
John S. Duncan,
Executive 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 21 June 2018

Fort Madison, IA, Fort Madison Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1A
Big Rapids, MI, Roben-Hood, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 
6A
Detroit, MI, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, ILS OR LOC RWY 22L, 
ILS RWY 22L SA CAT I, Amdt 32A
Detroit, MI, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, RNAV (RNP) W RWY 
22R, Orig-A
Detroit, MI, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, RNAV (RNP) X RWY 3R, 
Orig-A
Detroit, MI, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, RNAV (RNP) X RWY 
21L, Orig-A
St Paul, MN, St Paul Downtown Holman Fld, ILS OR LOC RWY 32, Amdt 6A
Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 18, Amdt 4A
Saranac Lake, NY, Adirondack Rgnl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Amdt 8
Cleveland, OH, Cleveland-Hopkins Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 6L, Amdt 2A
Ottawa, OH, Putnam County, VOR RWY 27, Amdt 2C

Effective 19 July 2018

Manley Hot Springs, AK, Manley Hot Springs, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
Manley Hot Springs, AK, Manley Hot Springs, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Manley Hot Springs, AK, Manley Hot Springs, Takeoff Minimums and 
Obstacle DP, Orig
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR, Northwest Arkansas Rgnl, ILS OR 
LOC RWY 34, Amdt 4
Auburn, CA, Auburn Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Orig-B
Long Beach, CA, Long Beach/Daugherty Field/, ILS OR LOC RWY 30, Amdt 
34
Long Beach, CA, Long Beach/Daugherty Field/, RNAV (RNP) RWY 26R, 
Amdt 1A
Long Beach, CA, Long Beach/Daugherty Field/, Takeoff Minimums and 
Obstacle DP, Amdt 6A
Long Beach, CA, Long Beach/Daugherty Field/, VOR OR TACAN RWY 30, 
Amdt 9
Oakland, CA, Metropolitan Oakland Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 12, Amdt 2
Palm Springs, CA, Jacqueline Cochran Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Amdt 1
Palm Springs, CA, Jacqueline Cochran Rgnl, VOR RWY 30, Amdt 2
Palm Springs, CA, Jacqueline Cochran Rgnl, VOR-A, Amdt 1
Panama City, FL, Northwest Florida Beaches Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 16, 
ILS RWY 16 SA CAT I, ILS RWY 16 SA CAT II, Amdt 3
Douglas, GA, Douglas Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 4, Amdt 2C
Kahului, HI, Kahului, ILS OR LOC RWY 2, Amdt 25A
Springfield, IL, Abraham Lincoln Capital, VOR RWY 4, Orig-C
Sterling/Rockfalls, IL, Whiteside Co Arpt-Jos H Bittorf Fld, ILS OR 
LOC RWY 25, Amdt 11
Sterling/Rockfalls, IL, Whiteside Co Arpt-Jos H Bittorf Fld, LOC BC 
RWY 7, Amdt 6
Sterling/Rockfalls, IL, Whiteside Co Arpt-Jos H Bittorf Fld, NDB RWY 
7, Amdt 6, CANCELED
Sterling/Rockfalls, IL, Whiteside Co Arpt-Jos H Bittorf Fld, RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 7, Amdt 1
Sterling/Rockfalls, IL, Whiteside Co Arpt-Jos H Bittorf Fld, RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 25, Amdt 1
Howell, MI, Livingston County Spencer J Hardy, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, 
Amdt 1B
Howell, MI, Livingston County Spencer J Hardy, VOR RWY 31, Amdt 11A, 
CANCELED
Menominee, MI, Menominee Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 3, Amdt 3
Menominee, MI, Menominee Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig-A
Menominee, MI, Menominee Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig-C
Menominee, MI, Menominee Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Amdt 1C
Menominee, MI, Menominee Rgnl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Amdt 3A
Menominee, MI, Menominee Rgnl, VOR-A, Amdt 3C
Cabool, MO, Cabool Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig-B
Cabool, MO, Cabool Memorial, VOR/DME RWY 21, Amdt 2A, CANCELED
Ithaca, NY, Ithaca Tompkins Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 32, Amdt 7
Ithaca, NY, Ithaca Tompkins Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig-B
Ithaca, NY, Ithaca Tompkins Rgnl, VOR RWY 14, Amdt 14A, CANCELED
Ogdensburg, NY, Ogdensburg Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Amdt 1
Watertown, NY, Watertown Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Amdt 3
Tiffin, OH, Seneca County, NDB RWY 24, Amdt 7D
Tiffin, OH, Seneca County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig-B
Tiffin, OH, Seneca County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Amdt 1C
Tiffin, OH, Seneca County, VOR RWY 6, Amdt 9B
Anderson, SC, Anderson Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Amdt 2
Weslaco, TX, Mid Valley, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-A
Weslaco, TX, Mid Valley, VOR-A, Orig-B
Eastsound, WA, Orcas Island, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Amdt 2
Port Angeles, WA, William R Fairchild Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 8, Amdt 
3A
Port Angeles, WA, William R Fairchild Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Amdt 
1A
Port Angeles, WA, William R Fairchild Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Amdt 
1B
Port Angeles, WA, William R Fairchild Intl, Takeoff Minimums and 
Obstacle DP, Amdt 3A
Port Angeles, WA, William R Fairchild Intl, WATTR SEVEN, Graphic DP
New Holstein, WI, New Holstein Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-B

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