Rules and Regulations. Final rule

Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
Action: Final rule
Citation: FR Doc. 2023-16037 · Docket No. 31499; Amdt. No. 4071 · 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 July 28, 2023. 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 July 28, 2023.

Supplementary Information

This rule amends 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 8260-3, 8260-4, 8260-5, 8260-15A, 8260-15B, when required by an entry on 8260-15A, and 8260-15C. 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 or 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 typed 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 flights 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. Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97 Air traffic control, Airports, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). Issued in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2023. Thomas J. Nichols, Aviation Safety, Flight Standards Service Manager, Standards Section, Flight Procedures & Airspace Group, Flight Technologies & Procedures Division. Adoption of the Amendment Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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 7 September 2023 Muscle Shoals, AL, KMSL, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1A Groton (New London), CT, KGON, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 8A Leesburg, FL, KLEE, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 2E Leesburg, FL, KLEE, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 5A Titusville, FL, X21, RNAV (GPS)-B, Orig-B, CANCELED Donalsonville, GA, 17J, VOR-A, Amdt 3B, CANCELED Moultrie, GA, KMGR, NDB-A, Amdt 1, CANCELED Michigan City, IN, KMGC, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2A Grand Rapids, MI, KGRR, RADAR 1, Amdt 10C, CANCELED Shelby, MT, KSBX, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig-C Shelby, MT, KSBX, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Amdt 2C Reno, NV, KRNO, RNAV (GPS) X RWY 35R, Amdt 3A Cleveland, OH, KBKL, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 7A Jamestown, TN, 2A1, VOR-A, Amdt 2A, CANCELED Alice, TX, KALI, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig-A Effective 5 October 2023 Anchorage, AK, PANC, ILS OR LOC RWY 7L, ILS RWY 7L (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 7L (SA CAT II), Amdt 5 Anchorage, AK, PANC, ILS OR LOC RWY 7R, ILS RWY 7R (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 7R (CAT II), ILS RWY 7R (CAT III), Amdt 5 Brevig Mission, AK, PFKT, BREVIG THREE, Graphic DP Brevig Mission, AK, PFKT, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 Galena, AK, PAGA, VOR RWY 26, Orig Northway, AK, PAOR, NORTHWAY ONE, Graphic DP Northway, AK, PAOR, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Amdt 1 Northway, AK, PAOR, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Amdt 2 Northway, AK, PAOR, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 3 Northway, AK, PAOR, VOR-A, Amdt 2 Tok, AK, PFTO, GULKANA ONE, Graphic DP Tok, AK, PFTO, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Amdt 1 Tok, AK, PFTO, RNAV (GPS)-A, Amdt 1 Tok, AK, PFTO, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2 Williams, AZ, KCMR, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig Williams, AZ, KCMR, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig Coalinga, CA, C80, AVENAL ONE, Graphic DP Coalinga, CA, C80, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig Coalinga, CA, C80, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig Indianapolis, IN, KTYQ, ILS OR LOC RWY 36, Amdt 6 Indianapolis, IN, KTYQ, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 2 Indianapolis, IN, KTYQ, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1 Indianapolis, IN, KTYQ, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2 Ruston, LA, KRSN, NDB RWY 18, Orig-G, CANCELED Ruston, LA, KRSN, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 2 Worcester, MA, KORH, ILS OR LOC RWY 11, ILS RWY 11 (CAT II), ILS RWY 11 (CAT III), Amdt 25B Worcester, MA, KORH, ILS OR LOC RWY 29, Amdt 4E Leonardtown, MD, 2W6, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Amdt 3 Leonardtown, MD, 2W6, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 Detroit, MI, KDET, ILS OR LOC RWY 15, Amdt 11A St Paul, MN, 21D, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2 Kansas City, MO, KMKC, ILS OR LOC RWY 4, Amdt 6 Kansas City, MO, KMKC, ILS OR LOC RWY 19, Amdt 24A Kansas City, MO, KMKC, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 3B Kansas City, MO, KMKC, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 2A Kansas City, MO, KMKC, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 19, Orig Kansas City, MO, KMKC, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 19, Amdt 2 Kansas City, MO, KMKC, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 5A Mountain View, MO, KMNF, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Amdt 1 Bedford, PA, KHMZ, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Amdt 2A Bedford, PA, KHMZ, VOR-A, Amdt 1B, CANCELED Chambersburg, PA, N68, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Amdt 1 Chambersburg, PA, N68, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Amdt 1 Chambersburg, PA, N68, VOR/DME-B, Amdt 2B, CANCELED Big Lake, TX, E41, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 3 Dallas, TX, KDAL, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 17A Winnie/Stowell, TX, T90, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig Winnie/Stowell, TX, T90, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig Dixon, WY, KDWX, CARBON TWO, Graphic DP Dixon, WY, KDWX, DIXON TWO, Graphic DP [FR Doc. 2023-16037 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]