Rules and Regulations. Final rule

Agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT
Action: Final rule
Citation: FR Doc. 2025-19398 · Docket No. 31627; Amdt. No. 4185 · 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 October 2, 2025. 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 October 2, 2025.

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 97.20. The applicable FAA Forms are 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, pilots 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 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 September 26, 2025. Gary W. Petty, Aviation Safety, Flight Standards Service Manager (Acting), Standards Section, Flight Procedures & Airspace Group, Flight Technologies & Procedures Division, Federal Aviation Administration. 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 30 October 2025 Rochester, IN, RCR, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Amdt 1B South Bend, IN, SBN, ILS OR LOC RWY 27L, ILS RWY 27L (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 27L (SA CAT II), Amdt 38 New Orleans, LA, MSY, ILS OR LOC RWY 2, Amdt 20B New Orleans, LA, MSY, ILS OR LOC RWY 11, ILS RWY 11 (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 11 (CAT II), ILS RWY 11 (CAT III), Amdt 5C New Orleans, LA, MSY, ILS OR LOC RWY 29, Amdt 10B New Orleans, LA, MSY, LOC RWY 20, Amdt 3B New Orleans, LA, MSY, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Amdt 3A New Orleans, LA, MSY, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 11, Amdt 2D New Orleans, LA, MSY, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 20, Amdt 3B New Orleans, LA, MSY, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 29, Amdt 4B New Orleans, LA, MSY, VOR/DME RWY 11, Amdt 1B Devils Lake, ND, DVL, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Amdt 1C Auburn, NE, K01, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Amdt 1 Auburn, NE, K01, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig-B Neligh, NE, 4V9, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Amdt 1 Neligh, NE, 4V9, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Amdt 1 White Plains, NY, HPN, ILS OR LOC RWY 34, Amdt 6 White Plains, NY, HPN, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 34, Amdt 4 Sioux Falls, SD, KFSD, RADAR-1, Amdt 11 Sioux Falls, SD, FSD, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Amdt 2A Fort Atkinson, WI, 61C, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Amdt 1B Fort Atkinson, WI, 61C, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Amdt 1B Effective 27 November 2025 Deadhorse, AK, SCC/PASC, VOR RWY 6, Amdt 4 Deadhorse, AK, SCC/PASC, VOR Z RWY 24, Amdt 6 Togiak Village, AK, TOG/PATG, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Amdt 2 Tok, AK, 6K8/PFTO, EGAXE (RNAV) ONE, Graphic DP Tok, AK, PFTO, GULKANA ONE, Graphic DP, CANCELED Tok, AK, 6K8/PFTO, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 3 Atmore, AL, 0R1, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 2A Atmore, AL, 0R1, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 2A Little Rock, AR, LIT, ILS OR LOC RWY 4L, Amdt 27 Little Rock, AR, LIT, ILS OR LOC RWY 4R, Amdt 3 Little Rock, AR, LIT, ILS OR LOC RWY 22L, Amdt 1 Little Rock, AR, LIT, ILS OR LOC RWY 22R, ILS RWY 22R (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 22R (CAT II), ILS RWY 22R (CAT III), Amdt 4 Little Rock, AR, LIT, VOR-A, Orig-E, CANCELED Santa Ana, CA, SNA, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 2L, Amdt 4 Algona, IA, AXA, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 1 Algona, IA, AXA, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 2 Algona, IA, KAXA, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 5 Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL, PWK, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Amdt 1 Chicago/West Chicago, IL, DPA, ILS OR LOC RWY 10, Amdt 9 Bloomington, IN, BMG, RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig-E Bloomington, IN, BMG, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1D Bloomington, IN, BMG, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig-D Bloomington, IN, BMG, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1C Chanute, KS, CNU, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1 Chanute, KS, CNU, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 Bedford, MA, BED, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Orig Salisbury, MD, SBY, ILS OR LOC RWY 32, Amdt 9 Salisbury, MD, SBY, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Amdt 3 Benton Harbor, MI, BEH, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, Amdt 2 Dowagiac, MI, C91, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Amdt 1 Dowagiac, MI, C91, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Amdt 1 Kalamazoo, MI, AZO, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 1B Lansing, MI, LAN, ILS OR LOC RWY 10R, Amdt 11C Lansing, MI, LAN, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10R, Amdt 1A South Haven, MI, LWA, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 1G South Haven, MI, LWA, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Amdt 1H St Paul, MN, STP, ILS OR LOC RWY 14, Amdt 3 St Paul, MN, STP, ILS OR LOC RWY 32, Amdt 7 St Paul, MN, STP, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Amdt 2 Marshall, MO, MHL, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 3D Jamestown, NY, JHW, ILS OR LOC RWY 25, Amdt 8B Reading, PA, RDG, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 1 Morristown, TN, KMOR, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 7 Norfolk, VA, CPK, ILS OR LOC RWY 5, Amdt 2 Norfolk, VA, CPK, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 1D Suffolk, VA, SFQ, LOC RWY 4, Amdt 7 Suffolk, VA, SFQ, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 5 Wallops Island, VA, WAL, TACAN RWY 10, Orig Wallops Island, VA, WAL, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 10, Amdt 6B, CANCELED Appleton, WI, ATW, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Amdt 1C Cody, WY, COD, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 2 [FR Doc. 2025-19398 Filed 10-1-25; 8:45 am]