Rules and Regulations. Final rule

Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
Action: Final rule
Citation: FR Doc. 2020-17203 · Docket No. 31323 Amdt. No. 3915 · 14 CFR 97

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 August 6, 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 August 6, 2020.

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 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 July 24, 2020. Wade E.K. Terrell, Manager, Flight Procedures & Airspace Group. 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 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. 2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows: Effective 10 September 2020 Aniak, AK, Aniak, ILS OR LOC RWY 11, Amdt 1 Aniak, AK, Aniak, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Amdt 2 Point Hope, AK, Point Hope, NDB RWY 1, Amdt 2C, CANCELLED Point Hope, AK, Point Hope, NDB RWY 19, Amdt 2C, CANCELLED Haleyville, AL, Posey Field, VOR/DME RWY 18, Amdt 5C, CANCELLED Prattville, AL, Prattville—Grouby Field, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 3C, CANCELLED Tuskegee, AL, Moton Field Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 4B, CANCELLED Wetumpka, AL, Wetumpka Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED Dumas, AR, Billy Free Muni, VOR/DME RWY 36, Amdt 3B, CANCELLED Mena, AR, Mena Intermountain Muni, NDB RWY 27. Amdt 1B, CANCELLED Chandler, AZ, Stellar Airpark, VOR-A, Amdt 1C Grand Canyon, AZ, Valle, VOR/DME RWY 19, Orig-A, CANCELLED Long Beach, CA, Long Beach/Daugherty Field, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 6B Modesto, CA, Modesto City-Co-Harry Sham FLD, VOR RWY 28R, Amdt 1, CANCELLED Paso Robles, CA, Paso Robles Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Amdt 2 Paso Robles, CA, Paso Robles Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 1 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Mather, VOR RWY 4R, Orig-F, CANCELLED Santa Rosa, CA, Charles M. Schulz—Sonoma County, VOR/DME RWY 14, Amdt 3B, CANCELLED Pensacola, FL, Pensacola Intl, NDB RWY 35, Orig-A, CANCELLED Cedartown, GA, Polk County Airport—Cornelius Moore Field, VOR-A, Amdt 13, CANCELLED Dawson, GA, Dawson Muni, VOR RWY 32, Orig-D, CANCELLED Lawrenceville, GA, Gwinnett County—Briscoe Field, VOR RWY 7, Amdt 2B, CANCELLED Albia, IA, Albia Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 4A, CANCELLED Winterset, IA, Winterset Muni, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 3, CANCELLED Lewiston, ID, Lewiston-Nez Perce County, VOR RWY 8, Amdt 6, CANCELLED Chicago, IL, Chicago O'Hare Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4L, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED Effingham, IL, Effingham County Memorial, VOR RWY 1, Amdt 10D, CANCELLED Lake In The Hills, IL, Lake In The Hills, VOR-A, Orig, CANCELLED Marion, IL, Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois, NDB RWY 20, Amdt 10D, CANCELLED Marion, IL, Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois, VOR RWY 20, Amdt 17D, CANCELLED Peoria, IL, Mount Hawley Auxiliary, VOR-A, Orig-B, CANCELLED Michigan City, IN, Michigan City Muni-Phillips Field, VOR-A, Amdt 6, CANCELLED Terre Haute, IN, Sky King, VOR-A, Amdt 7, CANCELLED Atwood, KS, Atwood-Rawlins County City-County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1 Atwood, KS, Atwood-Rawlins County City-County, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig-A Burlington, KS, Coffey County, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED Junction City, KS, Freeman Field, NDB-B, Amdt 5B, CANCELLED Wichita, KS, Colonel James Jabara, VOR-A, Amdt 4A, CANCELLED Eunice, LA, Eunice, NDB RWY 16, Amdt 1A, CANCELLED Eunice, LA, Eunice, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 3A, CANCELLED Augusta, ME, Augusta State, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 12, CANCELLED Adrian, MI, Lenawee County, NDB RWY 5, Orig-A, CANCELLED Clare, MI, Clare Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED Greenville, MI, Greenville Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 3, CANCELLED Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 4B Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 5B Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig-B Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1B Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 3 Waseca, MN, Waseca Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 5, CANCELLED Excelsior Springs, MO, Excelsior Springs Memorial, VOR-A, Orig, CANCELLED Malden, MO, Malden Rgnl, VOR RWY 32, Amdt 9, CANCELLED St Louis, MO, St Louis Lambert Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 30L, Amdt 1A St Louis, MO, Creve Coeur, VOR-A, Amdt 5A, CANCELLED Brookhaven, MS, Brookhaven-Lincoln County, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 9A, CANCELLED Atkinson, NE, Stuart-Atkinson Muni, VOR/DME RWY 29, Amdt 1A, CANCELLED David City, NE, David City Muni, VOR/DME RWY 32, Amdt 1A, CANCELLED Minden, NE, Pioneer Village Field, VOR-A, Amdt 1, CANCELLED Norfolk, NE, Norfolk Rgnl/Karl Stefan Memorial Fld, ILS OR LOC RWY 2, Amdt 6A Norfolk, NE, Norfolk Rgnl/Karl Stefan Memorial Fld, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Amdt 2 Norfolk, NE, Norfolk Rgnl/Karl Stefan Memorial Fld, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Amdt 2 Norfolk, NE, Norfolk Rgnl/Karl Stefan Memorial Fld, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Amdt 2 Norfolk, NE, Norfolk Rgnl/Karl Stefan Memorial Fld, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Amdt 2 Norfolk, NE, Norfolk Rgnl/Karl Stefan Memorial Fld, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 Norfolk, NE, Norfolk Rgnl/Karl Stefan Memorial Fld, VOR RWY 14, Amdt 8 Norfolk, NE, Norfolk Rgnl/Karl Stefan Memorial Fld, VOR RWY 19, Amdt 8A, CANCELLED Norfolk, NE, Norfolk Rgnl/Karl Stefan Memorial Fld, VOR RWY 32, Amdt 8 Nashua, NH, Boire Field, VOR RWY 32, Orig-A, CANCELLED Nashua, NH, Boire Field, VOR-A, Amdt 12A, CANCELLED Blairstown, NJ, Blairstown, VOR RWY 25, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED Manville, NJ, Central Jersey Rgnl, VOR-A, Amdt 7B, CANCELLED Ocean City, NJ, Ocean City Muni, VOR-A, Orig-C, CANCELLED Gallup, NM, Gallup Muni, VOR RWY 6, Amdt 8B Silver City, NM, Grant County, LOC RWY 26, Amdt 5D Silver City, NM, Grant County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Orig-C Tucumcari, NM, Tucumcari Muni, VOR RWY 26, Amdt 6A, CANCELLED Cortland, NY, Cortland County-Chase Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Amdt 1 Cortland, NY, Cortland County-Chase Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Amdt 2 Montauk, NY, Montauk, VOR RWY 6, Amdt 4, CANCELLED Monticello, NY, Sullivan County Intl, VOR RWY 33, Amdt 4, CANCELLED Ashland, OH, Ashland County, VOR-A, Amdt 9D, CANCELLED Middlefield, OH, Geauga County, VOR-A, Amdt 6, CANCELLED Ada, OK, Ada Rgnl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 4A Bristow, OK, Jones Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 2 Bristow, OK, Jones Memorial, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 2 Bristow, OK, Jones Memorial, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 5 Goldsby, OK, David Jay Perry, VOR RWY 31, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED Madill, OK, Madill Muni, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 3A, CANCELLED Lakeview, OR, Lake County, VOR/DME-A, Orig-A, CANCELLED Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 5, Amdt 3A Sunriver, OR, Sunriver, VOR RWY 18, Amdt 1D, CANCELLED Grove City, PA, Grove City, VOR-A, Amdt 7A, CANCELLED Greenville, SC, Donaldson Center, NDB RWY 5, Amdt 6A, CANCELLED Dayton, TN, Mark Anton, NDB RWY 3, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, VOR RWY 13, Amdt 13E, CANCELLED Alpine, TX, Alpine-Casparis Muni, NDB RWY 19, Amdt 5D, CANCELLED El Paso, TX, El Paso Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 22, Amdt 32E El Paso, TX, El Paso Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 22, Orig-F El Paso, TX, El Paso Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 22, Amdt 1B Fort Stockton, TX, Fort Stockton-Pecos County, VOR/DME RWY 30, Orig-B, CANCELLED La Grange, TX, Fayette Regional Air Center, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1B, CANCELLED Muleshoe, TX, Muleshoe Municipal, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1A, CANCELLED Brookneal, VA, Brookneal/Campbell County, VOR-A, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED Norfolk, VA, Hampton Roads Executive, ILS OR LOC RWY 10, Orig-A Deer Park, WA, Deer Park, NDB-A, Amdt 2C, CANCELLED Ephrata, WA, Ephrata Muni, VOR/DME RWY 3, Amdt 4, CANCELLED New Holstein, WI, New Holstein Muni, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 2, CANCELLED Moundsville, WV, Marshall County, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 2C, CANCELLED RESCINDED: On July 13, 2020 (85 FR 41912), the FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 31319 Amdt No. 3911, to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations under sections 97.33. The following Entry for Thief River Falls, MN, effective September 10, 2020, is hereby rescinded in its entirety: Thief River Falls, MN, Thief River Falls Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig-A [FR Doc. 2020-17203 Filed 8-5-20; 8:45 am]