Standard instrument approach procedures,

[Federal Register: December 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 247)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 76394-76395]

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

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30471; Amdt. No. 3146]

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, Weather Takeoff Minimums; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums 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, 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 December 27, 2005. The compliance date for each SIAP and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums 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 December 27, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters 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 .

   For Purchase--Individual SIAP and Weather Takeoff Minimums 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.

   By Subscription--Copies of all SIAPs and Weather Takeoff Minimums 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 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97), establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes SIAPs and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums. The complete regulatory description of each SIAP and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums is contained in official 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 identified as FAA Forms 8260-3, 8260-4, 8260-5 and 8260-15A. Materials incorporated by reference are available for examination or purchase as stated above.

   The large number of SIAPs and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums, 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 and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums but refer to their 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 and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums 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 and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums. 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 and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums as contained in the transmittal. Some SIAP and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums amendments may have been previously issued 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 which created the need for some SIAP, and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums amendments may require making them

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   effective in less than 30 days. For the remaining SIAPs and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums, an effective date at least 30 days after publication is provided.

   Further, the SIAPs and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums 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/or Weather Takeoff Minimums, 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 and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and public procedure before adopting these SIAPs and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums are impracticable and contrary to the public interest and, where applicable, that good cause exists for making some SIAPs and/or Weather Takeoff Minimums 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.

   List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

   Air Traffic Control, Airports, Incorporation by reference, and Navigation (Air).

   Issued in Washington, DC, on December 16, 2005. James J. Ballough, Director, Flight Standards Service.

   Adoption of the Amendment

   0 Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) is amended by establishing, amending, suspending, or revoking Standard Instrument Approach Procedures and Weather Takeoff Minimums 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:

   * * * Effective 19 Jan 2006

   Newark, NJ, Newark Liberty Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4L, Amdt 1 Newark, NJ, Newark Liberty Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4R, Amdt 1 Newark, NJ, Newark Liberty Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22L, Amdt 1

   * * * Effective 16 Feb 2006

   Bay Minette, AL, Bay Minette Muni, VOR RWY 8, Amdt 7 Tucson, AZ, Tucson Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29R, Amdt 1 Monterey, CA, Monterey Peninsula, ILS OR LOC RWY 10R, Amdt 27 Monterey, CA, Monterey Peninsula, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10L, Orig Monterey, CA, Monterey Peninsula, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 10R, Orig Monterey, CA, Monterey Peninsula, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 10R, Orig Monterey, CA, Monterey Peninsula, GPS RWY 10L, Amdt 1A, CANCELLED Monterey, CA, Monterey Peninsula, GPS RWY 10R, Amdt 1A, CANCELLED Danbury, CT, Danbury Muni, LOC RWY 8, Amdt 5 Durango, CO, Durango-La Plata County, ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 2, Amdt 3 Vidalia, GA, Vidalia Regional, ILS OR LOC/NDB RWY 24, Orig Vidalia, GA, Vidalia Regional, LOC RWY 24, Amdt 3, CANCELLED Davenport, IA, Davenport Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig Davenport, IA, Davenport Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Orig Davenport, IA, Davenport Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig Davenport, IA, Davenport Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Orig Davenport, IA, Davenport Muni, VOR RWY 3, Amdt 9 Davenport, IA, Davenport Muni, VOR RWY 21, Amdt 8 Tallulah, LA, Vicksburg Tallulah Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 2 Tallulah, LA, Vicksburg Tallulah Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 2 Muskegon, MI, Muskegon County, VOR-A, Amdt 20 Olive Branch, MS, Olive Branch, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 2 Columbus, NE, Columbus Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-A Columbus, NE, Columbus Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig-A Scottsbluff, NE, Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Field, NDB RWY 12, Amdt 8B, CANCELLED Vineland, NJ, Rudy's, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 7, CANCELLED Vineland, NJ, Rudy's, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Amdt 1, CANCELLED Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Westheimer, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Orig Eugene, OR, Mahlon-Sweet Field, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Amdt 6 Johnstown, PA, John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, VOR RWY 5, Amdt 6 Ballinger, TX, Ballinger Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig Ballinger, TX, Ballinger Field, GPS RWY 35, Orig, CANCELLED Cotulla, TX, Cotulla-La Salle County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 1 Cotulla, TX, Cotulla-La Salle County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 1 Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie Muni, VOR/DME RWY 35, Amdt 1 Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig, CANCELLED Hillsboro, TX, Hillsboro Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig Hillsboro, TX, Hillsboro Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig Hillsboro, TX, Hillsboro Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Textual DP, Orig Houston, TX, Houston-Southwest, NDB RWY 9, Amdt 5, CANCELLED Terrell, TX, Terrell Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig Terrell, TX, Terrell Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig Terrell, TX, Terrell Muni, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 4 Blackstone, VA, Allen C. Perkinson/BAAF, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig Blackstone, VA, Allen C. Perkinson/BAAF, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig Blackstone, VA, Allen C. Perkinson/BAAF, GPS RWY 4, Orig, CANCELLED Blackstone, VA, Allen C. Perkinson/BAAF, GPS RWY 22, Orig, CANCELLED Burlington, VT, Burlington Intl, ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 15, Amdt 23 Pullman/Moscow, ID, WA, Pullman/Moscow Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 1 Spokane, WA, Felts Field, NDB RWY 3L, Amdt 2, CANCELLED Walla Walla, WA, Walla Walla Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig Walla Walla, WA, Walla Walla Regional, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Orig Walla Walla, WA, Walla Walla Regional, VOR RWY 16, Amdt 12 Walla Walla, WA, Walla Walla Regional, VOR/DME RWY 2, Orig Walla Walla, WA, Walla Walla Regional, GPS RWY 20, Orig, CANCELLED Walla Walla, WA, Walla Walla Regional, VOR RWY 2, Amdt 10A, CANCELLED

   The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 30466 Amdt No. 3142 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 70, FR No. 234, page 72705, dated December 7, 2005) Under Section 97.29 effective 22 December 2005, which is hereby corrected as follows:

   Colorado Springs, CO, City of Colorado Springs Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35R, Amdt 1

   [FR Doc. 05-24437 Filed 12-23-05; 8:45 am]

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