[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60862-60864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27679]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 31170; Amdt. No. 3779]


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 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 December 26, 2017. 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 December 26, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters 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 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 Programs Divisions, 
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 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,

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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 December 15, 2017.
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 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

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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.

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2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

Effective 1 February 2018

Buckland, AK, Buckland, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2
Sitka, AK, Sitka Rocky Gutierrez, BIORKA FOUR, Graphic DP
Atmore, AL, Atmore Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 2
Atmore, AL, Atmore Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 2
Atmore, AL, Atmore Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2
Helena/West Helena, AR, Thompson-Robbins, Takeoff Minimums and 
Obstacle DP, Amdt 1
San Martin, CA, San Martin, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig-C
Santa Monica, CA, Santa Monica Muni, TOPANGA TWO, Graphic DP
Stockton, CA, Stockton Metropolitan, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11L, Amdt 1A
Stockton, CA, Stockton Metropolitan, RNAV (GPS) RWY 29R, Amdt 1A
Vacaville, CA, Nut Tree, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Amdt 1A
Burlington, CO, Kit Carson County, LOC RWY 33, Amdt 1
Burlington, CO, Kit Carson County, NDB RWY 15, Amdt 2
Burlington, CO, Kit Carson County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Amdt 1
Burlington, CO, Kit Carson County, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Orig-A
Colorado Springs, CO, City of Colorado Springs Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 
35L, ILS RWY 35L (SA CAT II), Amdt 39
Rifle, CO, Rifle Garfield County, SQUAT FOUR, Graphic DP
Rifle, CO, Rifle Garfield County, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Amdt 11
West Palm Beach, FL, North Palm Beach County General Aviation, ILS 
OR LOC RWY 9R, Amdt 2
West Palm Beach, FL, North Palm Beach County General Aviation, RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 9R, Amdt 2
West Palm Beach, FL, North Palm Beach County General Aviation, RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 14, Amdt 1
West Palm Beach, FL, North Palm Beach County General Aviation, RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 27L, Amdt 2
West Palm Beach, FL, North Palm Beach County General Aviation, 
Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1
West Palm Beach, FL, North Palm Beach County General Aviation, VOR 
RWY 8R, Amdt 1D, CANCELED
Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 5, Amdt 1
Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 13, Amdt 10
Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 31, ILS RWY 31 (SA 
CAT I), ILS RWY 31 (CAT II), ILS RWY 31 (CAT III), Amdt 24
Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 2
Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 2
Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Amdt 1
Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 2
Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Amdt 11A
Topeka, KS, Topeka Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 31, Amdt 10
Topeka, KS, Topeka Rgnl, NDB RWY 13, Amdt 7C, CANCELED
Wichita, KS, Colonel James Jabara, ILS OR LOC RWY 18, Orig-B
Jackson, MI, Jackson County-Reynolds Field, Takeoff Minimums and 
Obstacle DP, Amdt 6

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South St Paul, MN, South St Paul Muni-Richard E Fleming Fld, RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 34, Amdt 2
Billings, MT, Billings Logan Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 28R, Amdt 3
Billings, MT, Billings Logan Intl, ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 10L, Amdt 26
Billings, MT, Billings Logan Intl, NDB RWY 10L, Amdt 19A, CANCELED
Billings, MT, Billings Logan Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Amdt 2
Billings, MT, Billings Logan Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10L, Amdt 4
Billings, MT, Billings Logan Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Amdt 2
Billings, MT, Billings Logan Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 28R, Amdt 4
Billings, MT, Billings Logan Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 28R, Amdt 1
Billings, MT, Billings Logan Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Amdt 7A
Twin Bridges, MT, Twin Bridges, BRIDGES ONE, Graphic DP
Twin Bridges, MT, Twin Bridges, DILLON ONE, Graphic DP
Twin Bridges, MT, Twin Bridges, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Twin Bridges, MT, Twin Bridges, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Twin Bridges, MT, Twin Bridges, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Orig
Bismarck, ND, Bismarck Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 31, Amdt 34
Columbus, OH, John Glenn Columbus Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 28L, Amdt 
3D
Columbus, OH, John Glenn Columbus Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 28L, Amdt 
1C
Eugene, OR, Mahlon Sweet Field, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 16R, Amdt 2A
Eugene, OR, Mahlon Sweet Field, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 34R, Amdt 3A
Eugene, OR, Mahlon Sweet Field, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 16R, Amdt 1A
The Dalles, OR, Columbia Gorge Rgnl/The Dalles Muni, RNAV (GPS)-A, 
Amdt 1A
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 9L, Amdt 4D
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 26, Amdt 4C
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 27L, Amdt 14A
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 27R, ILS RWY 27R 
(SA CAT I), ILS RWY 27R (SA CAT II), Amdt 10G
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS V RWY 17, Amdt 6C 
(CONVERGING)
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS Z OR LOC RWY 17, Amdt 8B
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 9R, ILS Z 
RWY 9R (SA CAT I), ILS Z RWY 9R (CAT II), ILS Z RWY 9R (CAT III), 
Amdt 10A
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 3B
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Amdt 1C
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27L, Amdt 3A
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27R, Amdt 1C
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 4A
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 9L, Amdt 1B
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 9R, Amdt 3A
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 9L, Orig-D
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 9R, Orig-D
Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County, ILS OR LOC RWY 10, Amdt 7
Sumter, SC, Sumter, ILS OR LOC RWY 23, Amdt 1
Sumter, SC, Sumter, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Amdt 1
Sumter, SC, Sumter, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 23, Amdt 1, CANCELED
College Station, TX, Easterwood Field, ILS OR LOC RWY 34, Amdt 14
College Station, TX, Easterwood Field, LOC BC RWY 16, Amdt 8
College Station, TX, Easterwood Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, Amdt 1C
College Station, TX, Easterwood Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Amdt 1B
College Station, TX, Easterwood Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Amdt 1A
College Station, TX, Easterwood Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Amdt 1B
College Station, TX, Easterwood Field, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle 
DP, Amdt 4
College Station, TX, Easterwood Field, VOR RWY 28, Amdt 14
College Station, TX, Easterwood Field, VOR OR TACAN RWY 10, Amdt 19D
Laredo, TX, Laredo Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 18R, Amdt 12
Laredo, TX, Laredo Intl, LOC BC RWY 36L, Amdt 3
Laredo, TX, Laredo Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Amdt 1
Laredo, TX, Laredo Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18L, Amdt 1
Laredo, TX, Laredo Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18R, Amdt 2
Laredo, TX, Laredo Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Amdt 2
Laredo, TX, Laredo Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36L, Amdt 3
Provo, UT, Provo Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 13, Amdt 4
Rock Springs, WY, Rock Springs-Sweetwater County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, 
Orig-A
Rock Springs, WY, Rock Springs-Sweetwater County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, 
Amdt 1B

    RESCINDED: On December 4, 2017 (82 FR 57115), the FAA published 
an Amendment in Docket No. 31166, Amdt No. 3775, to Part 97 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations under section 97.23, 97.29, and 97.33. 
The following entries for Price, UT, effective February 1, 2018, are 
hereby rescinded in their entirety:

Price, UT, Carbon County Rgnl/Buck Davis Field, ILS OR LOC RWY 1, 
Amdt 1B
Price, UT, Carbon County Rgnl/Buck Davis Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, 
Amdt 2B
Price, UT, Carbon County Rgnl/Buck Davis Field, VOR RWY 1, Amdt 1B

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