[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 172 (Thursday, September 3, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54909-54910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19424]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 31328 Amdt. No. 3919]


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 September 3, 2020. 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 September 3, 2020.

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, email 
[email protected] or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/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 Procedures 
and Airspace Group, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Flight 
Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration. Mailing Address: 
FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures and Airspace 
Group, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Registry Bldg. 29, Room 104, 
Oklahoma City, OK 73169. 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

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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).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 21, 2020.
Wade Terrell,
Aviation Safety Manager, Flight Procedures & Airspace Group, Flight 
Technologies and Procedures Division.

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 8 October 2020

Plymouth, MA, Plymouth Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 6, Amdt 1G
Bowie, MD, Freeway, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 2A
Bar Harbor, ME, Hancock County-Bar Harbor, ILS OR LOC RWY 22, Amdt 
6D
Mooreland, OK, Mooreland Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig-A
Tyler, TX, Tyler Pounds Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 3A

Effective 5 November 2020

Alamosa, CO, San Luis Valley Rgnl/Bergman Field, VOR-A, Amdt 7, 
CANCELLED
Hartford, CT, Hartford-Brainard, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Orig-C
Meriden, CT, Meriden Markham Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig-F
Palm Coast, FL, Flagler Executive, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Amdt 1B
Atlanta, GA, Fulton County Airport-Brown Field, VOR-A, Amdt 1C, 
CANCELLED
Butler, GA, Butler Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Amdt 2A
Chicago, IL, Chicago O'Hare Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 9C, ILS RWY 9C (SA 
CAT I), ILS RWY 9C (CAT II), ILS RWY 9C (CAT III), Orig
Chicago, IL, Chicago O'Hare Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 27C, ILS RWY 27C 
(SA CAT I), ILS RWY 27C (CAT II), ILS RWY 27C (CAT III), Orig
Chicago, IL, Chicago O'Hare Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9C, Orig
Chicago, IL, Chicago O'Hare Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27C, Orig
Clay Center, KS, Clay Center Muni, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED
Lake Charles, LA, Lake Charles Rgnl, RADAR-1, Amdt 5D
Churchville, MD, Harford County, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Amdt 1A
Rockland, ME, Knox County Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig-B
Alma, MI, Gratiot Community, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Amdt 2
Muskegon, MI, Muskegon County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Amdt 2A
Muskegon, MI, Muskegon County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Amdt 1C
Muskegon, MI, Muskegon County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Amdt 2A
Muskegon, MI, Muskegon County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Amdt 2D
South Haven, MI, South Haven Area Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Amdt 1F
Rochester, MN, Rochester Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 13, Amdt 9A
Rochester, MN, Rochester Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Amdt 2C
Kosciusko, MS. Kosciusko-Attala County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-C
Salem, OR, Mcnary Fld, LOC BC RWY 13, Amdt 9B
Salem, OR, Mcnary Fld, LOC Y RWY 31, Amdt 4B
Somerset, PA, Somerset County, NDB RWY 25, Amdt 7B, CANCELLED
Lancaster, SC, Lancaster County-McWhirter Field, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1, 
CANCELLED
Lakeway, TX, Lakeway Airpark, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Wichita Falls, TX, Kickapoo Downtown, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1A
Moab, UT, Canyonlands Field, VOR-A, Amdt 11A
Cable, WI, Cable Union, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig-B
Eagle River, WI, Eagle River Union, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle 
DP, Orig-A
La Crosse, WI, La Crosse Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 1C
Manitowoc, WI, Manitowoc County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 2
Manitowoc, WI, Manitowoc County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 2
Rhinelander, WI, Rhinelander-Oneida County, Takeoff Minimums and 
Obstacle DP, Amdt 4B
Sheboygan, WI, Sheboygan County Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 4

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