Standard instrument approach procedures,

[Federal Register: August 7, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 151)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 44562-44564]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr07au06-4]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30507; Amdt. No. 3179 ]

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment amends Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, addition of new obstacles, or changes in 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 August 7, 2006. The compliance date for each SIAP 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 August 7, 2006.

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

For Examination--

  1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591;

  2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which affected airport is located; or

  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 .

    For Purchase--Individual SIAP copies may be obtained from:

  5. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA-200), FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; or

  6. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected airport is located.

    By Subscription--Copies of all SIAPs, mailed once every 2 weeks, are for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald P. Pate, 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 amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, part 97 (14 CFR part 97) amends Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). The complete regulatory description of each SIAP is contained in the appropriate FAA Form 8260, as modifiedby the the National Flight Data Center (FDC)/Permanent Notice to Airmen (P-NOTAM), which is incorporated by reference in the amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and Sec. 97.20 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Materials incorporated by reference are available for examination or purchase as stated above.

    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. The provisions of this amendment state the affected CFR sections, with the types and effective dates of the SIAPs. This amendment also identifies the airport, its location, the procedure identification 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 chart changes to SIAPs, the TERPS criteria were applied to only these 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.

    Further, the SIAPs contained in this amendment are based on the criteria contained in TERPS. 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 July 28, 2006. James J. Ballough, Director, Flight Standards Service.

    Adoption of the Amendment

    0 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

    0 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.

    0 2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

    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:

    * * * Effective Upon Publication

    FDC State

    State

    City

    Airport

    FDC No.

    Subject

    07/14/06............... WV

    Huntington............ Tri-State/Milton J.

    6/0208 Radar-1 Rwy 3, Amdt 5. This Notam Replaces FDC Ferguson Field.

    6/9123 Published In TL06-17. 06/22/06............... NY

    Niagara Falls......... Niagara Falls Intl.... 6/0607 ILS Rwy 28R, Amdt 22A. 06/22/06............... NY

    Niagara Falls......... Niagara Falls Intl.... 6/0608 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 10L, Orig. 06/22/06............... NY

    Niagara Falls......... Niagara Falls Intl.... 6/0609 NDB or GPS Rwy 28R, Amdt 16A. 07/13/06............... HI

    Lihue................. Lihue................. 6/2517 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 35, Orig-B. 07/14/06............... OR

    Bend.................. Bend Muni............. 6/2654 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 16, Orig. 07/14/06............... OR

    Bend.................. Bend Muni............. 6/2655 VOR/DME Rwy 16, Amdt 8. 07/14/06............... WA

    Pullman/Moscow........ Pullman/Moscow

    6/2656 VOR Rwy 5, Amdt 8. Regional. 07/14/06............... WA

    Pullman/Moscow........ Pullman/Moscow

    6/2657 VOR/DME A, Amdt 1. Regional. 07/14/06............... WA

    Pullman/ Moscow....... Pullman/ Moscow

    6/2658 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 23, Orig. Regional. 07/17/06............... CA

    South Lake Tahoe...... Lake Tahoe............ 6/2659 VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 3B. 07/19/06............... MN

    Minneapolis........... Airlake............... 6/3229 ILS Rwy 30, Orig-A. 07/21/06............... ME

    Presque Isle.......... Northern Maine

    6/3315 ILS Rwy 1, Amdt 5A. Regional Arpt at Presque Isle. 07/20/06............... CO

    Pueblo................ Pueblo Memorial....... 6/3379 GPS Rwy 8L, Ori. 07/21/06............... UT

    Milford............... Milford Muni/Ben &

    6/3462 VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 3A. Judy Briscoe Field. 07/24/06............... VA

    Culpeper.............. Culpeper Regional..... 6/3682 VOR/DME RNAV or GPS Rwy 22, Amdt 1A. 07/24/06............... NH

    Rochester............. Skyhaven.............. 6/3683 NDB Rwy 33, Amdt 4A. 07/24/06............... GA

    Macon................. Middle Georgia

    6/3690 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 31, Orig. Regional. 07/24/06............... MD

    Westminster........... Carroll County Regnl/

    6/3694 VOR Rwy 34, Amdt 4A. Jack B Poage Field. 07/24/06............... MD

    Westminster........... Carroll County Regnl/

    6/3695 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 34, Orig-A. Jack B Poage Field. 07/24/06............... MS

    Greenville............ Mid Delta Regional.... 6/3697 ILS Rwy 18L, Amdt 9A. 07/25/06............... MN

    Austin................ Austin Muni........... 6/3734 VOR or GPS Rwy 36, Amdt 1. 07/25/06............... MN

    Austin................ Austin Muni........... 6/3735 VOR or GPS Rwy 18, Amdt 1. 07/25/06............... CA

    Carlsbad.............. McClellan-Palomar..... 6/3736 VOR-A, Amdt 7A. 07/25/06............... CA

    Ontario............... Ontario Intl.......... 6/3737 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 26R, Orig-B 07/25/06............... CA

    Ontario............... Ontario Intl.......... 6/3739 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 8L, Orig-B 07/25/06............... CA

    Ontario............... Ontario Intl.......... 6/3740 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 26L, Orig-A 07/25/06............... CA

    Carlsbad.............. McClellan-Palomar..... 6/3830 ILS or LOC Rwy 24, Amdt 8B. 07/26/06............... NC

    Hickory............... Hickory Regional...... 6/3897 ILS Rwy 24, Amdt 7. 07/26/07............... GA

    Macon................. Middle Georgia

    6/3919 ILS or LOC/DME Rwy 5, Orig. Regional. 07/26/07............... FL

    Brooksville........... Hernando County....... 6/3951 RNAV (GPS) Rwy 9, Orig. 06/07/06............... MT

    Havre................. Havre City-County..... 6/8985 VOR or GPS Rwy 25, Amdt 8B.

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