Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)

Federal Register Volume 81, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)

Rules and Regulations

Pages 15627-15630

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2016-06327

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

Docket No. 31065; Amdt. No. 3686

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 amends, suspends, or removes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures 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 for the safe and efficient use of the navigable

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airspace and to promote safe flight operations under instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

DATES: This rule is effective March 24, 2016. 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 March 24, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter 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 online 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 Procedures 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 rule amends Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) by amending the referenced SIAPs. The complete regulatory description of each SIAP is listed on the appropriate FAA Form 8260, as modified by the National Flight Data Center (NFDC)/Permanent Notice to Airmen (P-NOTAM), and is incorporated by reference under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 CFR 97.20. 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 on FAA form documents is unnecessary.

   This amendment provides the affected CFR sections, and specifies the SIAPs and 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 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 and Takeoff Minimums and ODP as amended in the transmittal. For safety and timeliness of change considerations, this amendment incorporates only specific changes contained for each SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP as modified by FDC permanent NOTAMs.

   The SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, as modified by FDC permanent 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 changes to SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied only to 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 that created the need for these SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP amendments require making them effective in less than 30 days.

   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 these 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 February 26, 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 amending Standard Instrument Approach Procedures and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, 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.

   Sec. Sec. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, 97.35 Amended

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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, MLS, 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

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   AIRAC date State City Airport FDC No. FDC date Subject

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   31-Mar-16............ CA San Diego........... Brown Field Muni.... 5/7981 01/27/16 This NOTAM, published in TL. 16-07, is

   hereby rescinded in its entirety.

   31-Mar-16............ AL Auburn.............. Auburn University 5/0011 02/11/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 2A.

   Rgnl.

   31-Mar-16............ AL Auburn.............. Auburn University 5/0018 02/11/16 ILS OR LOC RWY 36, Amdt 2A.

   Rgnl.

   31-Mar-16............ AL Auburn.............. Auburn University 5/0020 02/11/16 VOR/DME-A, Amdt 8.

   Rgnl.

   31-Mar-16............ WI Ladysmith........... Rusk County......... 5/0022 02/10/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig-A.

   31-Mar-16............ AL Auburn.............. Auburn University 5/0026 02/11/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Amdt 1A.

   Rgnl.

   31-Mar-16............ AL Auburn.............. Auburn University 5/0028 02/11/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1A.

   Rgnl.

   31-Mar-16............ AL Auburn.............. Auburn University 5/0036 02/11/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Amdt 1A.

   Rgnl.

   31-Mar-16............ NC Morganton........... Foothills Regional.. 5/0803 02/11/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Amdt 1.

   31-Mar-16............ GA Jasper.............. Pickens County...... 5/1499 02/11/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Amdt 1A.

   31-Mar-16............ CO La Junta............ La Junta Muni....... 5/1868 02/16/16 Takeoff Minimums and (Obstacle) DP, Amdt 3.

   31-Mar-16............ MD Baltimore........... Martin State........ 5/2207 02/16/16 VOR/DME OR TACAN Z RWY 15, Orig-A.

   31-Mar-16............ DE Wilmington.......... New Castle.......... 5/2426 02/11/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig-A.

   31-Mar-16............ IL Freeport............ Albertus............ 5/2785 02/10/16 ILS OR LOC RWY 24, Orig.

   31-Mar-16............ IL Freeport............ Albertus............ 5/2786 02/10/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig.

   31-Mar-16............ IL Freeport............ Albertus............ 5/2787 02/10/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Amdt 1.

   31-Mar-16............ IL Freeport............ Albertus............ 5/2788 02/10/16 VOR RWY 24, Amdt 7.

   31-Mar-16............ AL Montgomery.......... Montgomery Rgnl 5/2875 02/11/16 VOR-A, Amdt 4.

   (Dannelly Field).

   31-Mar-16............ AL Montgomery.......... Montgomery Rgnl 5/2876 02/11/16 RADAR 1, Amdt 9.

   (Dannelly Field).

   31-Mar-16............ WI Milwaukee........... General Mitchell 5/4924 02/17/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 7L, Orig.

   Intl.

   31-Mar-16............ WI Milwaukee........... General Mitchell 5/4929 02/17/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 19L, Orig.

   Intl.

   31-Mar-16............ WI Milwaukee........... General Mitchell 5/4931 02/17/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 25R, Orig-A.

   Intl.

   31-Mar-16............ WI Milwaukee........... General Mitchell 5/4934 02/17/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig.

   Intl.

   31-Mar-16............ NC Wilmington.......... Wilmington Intl..... 5/5567 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Amdt 2A.

   31-Mar-16............ TN Jackson............. Mc Kellar-Sipes Rgnl 5/6906 02/11/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Orig.

   31-Mar-16............ TN Jackson............. Mc Kellar-Sipes Rgnl 5/6907 02/11/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Orig.

   31-Mar-16............ TN Jackson............. Mc Kellar-Sipes Rgnl 5/6908 02/11/16 ILS OR LOC RWY 2, Amdt 8A.

   31-Mar-16............ NC Reidsville.......... Rockingham County NC 5/9488 02/16/16 NDB RWY 31, Amdt 5.

   Shiloh.............

   31-Mar-16............ NC Reidsville.......... Rockingham County NC 5/9489 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig.

   Shiloh.............

   31-Mar-16............ OH Marysville.......... Union County........ 5/9514 02/17/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig-A.

   31-Mar-16............ TN Athens.............. McMinn County....... 5/9954 02/11/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Orig-A.

   31-Mar-16............ TN Athens.............. McMinn County....... 5/9955 02/11/16 NDB RWY 2, Amdt 6A.

   31-Mar-16............ ND Devils Lake......... Devils Lake Rgnl.... 6/0293 02/17/16 ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 31, Amdt 3A.

   31-Mar-16............ MI Pellston............ Pellston Rgnl 6/2211 02/17/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig-B.

   Airport Of Emmet

   County.

   31-Mar-16............ MI Pellston............ Pellston Rgnl 6/2212 02/17/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig-A.

   Airport Of Emmet

   County.

   31-Mar-16............ MI Pellston............ Pellston Rgnl 6/2214 02/17/16 ILS OR LOC RWY 32, Amdt 11A.

   Airport Of Emmet

   County.

   31-Mar-16............ CT Groton (New London). Groton-New London... 6/3087 02/16/16 VOR RWY 5, Amdt 8A.

   31-Mar-16............ CT Groton (New London). Groton-New London... 6/3088 02/16/16 VOR RWY 23, Amdt 10A.

   31-Mar-16............ CT Groton (New London). Groton-New London... 6/3089 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig-B.

   31-Mar-16............ CT Groton (New London). Groton-New London... 6/3090 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Orig-A.

   31-Mar-16............ TX Burnet.............. Burnet Muni Kate 6/3503 02/17/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig-A.

   Craddock Field.

   31-Mar-16............ TX Burnet.............. Burnet Muni Kate 6/3504 02/17/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig.

   Craddock Field.

   31-Mar-16............ MN Olivia.............. Olivia Rgnl......... 6/3505 02/16/16 VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 2.

   31-Mar-16............ MN Olivia.............. Olivia Rgnl......... 6/3506 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Orig.

   31-Mar-16............ NE Imperial............ Imperial Muni....... 6/3507 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig.

   31-Mar-16............ NE Imperial............ Imperial Muni....... 6/3508 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 1A.

   31-Mar-16............ IA Marshalltown........ Marshalltown Muni... 6/3772 02/17/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 1.

   31-Mar-16............ IA Marshalltown........ Marshalltown Muni... 6/3773 02/17/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 1.

   31-Mar-16............ MI Grand Ledge......... Abrams Muni......... 6/4558 02/17/16 VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 5.

   31-Mar-16............ NJ Toms River.......... Ocean County........ 6/4595 02/16/16 ILS OR LOC RWY 6, Amdt 2A.

   31-Mar-16............ NJ Toms River.......... Ocean County........ 6/4596 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig-A.

   31-Mar-16............ NJ Toms River.......... Ocean County........ 6/4597 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig-A.

   31-Mar-16............ NJ Toms River.......... Ocean County........ 6/4598 02/16/16 VOR RWY 6, Amdt 7A.

   31-Mar-16............ NJ Toms River.......... Ocean County........ 6/4599 02/16/16 VOR/DME RWY 24, Amdt 4A.

   31-Mar-16............ TN Sparta.............. Upper Cumberland 6/4644 02/17/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig-B.

   Rgnl.

   31-Mar-16............ CO Meeker.............. Meeker Coulter Fld.. 6/5329 02/11/16 RNAV (GPS)-B, Orig-A.

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   31-Mar-16............ CO Meeker.............. Meeker Coulter Fld.. 6/5330 02/11/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Amdt 3A.

   31-Mar-16............ CO Meeker.............. Meeker Coulter Fld.. 6/5331 02/11/16 VOR-A, Amdt 1.

   31-Mar-16............ NC Wilmington.......... Wilmington Intl..... 6/5562 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) 35, Amdt 3A.

   31-Mar-16............ VA Marion/Wytheville... Mountain Empire..... 6/6183 02/16/16 LOC RWY 26, Amdt 2A.

   31-Mar-16............ VA Marion/Wytheville... Mountain Empire..... 6/6184 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig-A.

   31-Mar-16............ ME Rockland............ Knox County Rgnl.... 6/6882 02/16/16 NDB RWY 31, Orig-C.

   31-Mar-16............ GA Carrollton.......... West Georgia Rgnl--O 6/7059 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig-A.

   V Gray Field.

   31-Mar-16............ GA Carrollton.......... West Georgia Rgnl--O 6/7060 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig.

   V Gray Field.

   31-Mar-16............ VA Crewe............... Crewe Muni.......... 6/7076 02/16/16 RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Orig.

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