[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 56 (Monday, March 23, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16243-16245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05870]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 31301; Amdt. No. 3895]


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 March 23, 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 March 23, 2020.

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, email 
fedreg.legal@nara.gov or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/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 Procedures 
and Airspace Group, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Flight 
Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration. Mailing Address: 
FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures and Airspace 
Group, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Registry Bldg. 29, Room 104, 
Oklahoma City, OK 73169. 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, 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.

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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 March 6, 2020.
Rick Domingo,
Executive 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 23 April 2020

Laurel, MS, Hesler-Noble Field, VOR-A, Amdt 6
Lebanon, NH, Lebanon Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1
Hudson, NY, Columbia County, NDB-A, Amdt 4B, CANCELLED
New Castle, PA, New Castle Muni, NDB RWY 23, Amdt 3C, CANCELLED
Viroqua, WI, Viroqua Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2

Effective 21 May 2020

Marianna, AR, Marianna/Lee County-Steve Edwards Field, RNAV (GPS) 
RWY 36, Amdt 1B
West Memphis, AR, West Memphis Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 17, Amdt 5B
Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista, AZ, Sierra Vista Muni-Libby AAF, TACAN 
RWY 8, Amdt 1B
Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista, AZ, Sierra Vista Muni-Libby AAF, TACAN 
RWY 26, Amdt 1B
Chico, CA, Chico Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 7
Modesto, CA, Modesto City-Co-Harry Sham Fld, ILS OR LOC RWY 28R, 
Amdt 15
Modesto, CA, Modesto City-Co-Harry Sham Fld, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28R, 
Amdt 1
Modesto, CA, Modesto City-Co-Harry Sham Fld, VOR RWY 28R, Amdt 1
Paso Robles, CA, Paso Robles Muni, PASO ROBLES ONE, Graphic DP
Paso Robles, CA, Paso Robles Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Amdt 2
Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Amdt 1A
Live Oak, FL, Suwannee County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Orig-C
Perry, FL, Perry-Foley, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1B
Clarion, IA, Clarion Muni, NDB RWY 14, Amdt 4A, CANCELLED
Council Bluffs, IA, Council Bluffs Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 36, Amdt 1B
Independence, IA, James H Connell Fld at Independence Muni, RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1A
Independence, IA, James H Connell Fld at Independence Muni, RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1A
Independence, IA, James H Connell Fld at Independence Muni, Takeoff 
Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 5A
Mapleton, IA, James G Whiting Memorial Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, 
Orig-C
Sheldon, IA, Sheldon Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Amdt 1D
Spencer, IA, Spencer Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig-A
Urbana, IL, Frasca Field, VOR-A, Amdt 11B
Harper, KS, Harper Muni, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig
Harper, KS, Harper Muni, VOR OR GPS-B, Amdt 1B, CANCELLED
Independence, KS, Independence Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 35, Amdt 2A
Independence, KS, Independence Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 3A
Kingman, KS, Kingman Airport--Clyde Cessna Field, Takeoff Minimums 
and Obstacle DP, Orig-B
Harlan, KY, Tucker-Guthrie Memorial, RNAV (GPS)-A, Amdt 1
Shreveport, LA, Shreveport Downtown, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle 
DP, Amdt 4
Baltimore, MD, Baltimore/Washington Intl Thurgood Marshall, Takeoff 
Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 10A
Augusta, ME, Augusta State, RNAV (GPS)-B, Orig-C, CANCELLED
Augusta, ME, Augusta State, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 4
Battle Creek, MI, W K Kellogg, NDB RWY 23R, Amdt 19A, CANCELLED
Austin, MN, Austin Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 2A
Mahnomen, MN, Mahnomen County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1A
Mahnomen, MN, Mahnomen County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1A

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Pine River, MN, Pine River Rgnl, NDB RWY 34, Amdt 2A
Staples, MN, Staples Muni, NDB RWY 14, Amdt 3C
Tarkio, MO, Gould Peterson Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 
Amdt 1
Trenton, MO, Trenton Muni, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 7D, CANCELLED
Trenton, MO, Trenton Muni, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 10B, CANCELLED
Tioga, ND, Tioga Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig-B
Toledo, OH, Toledo Executive, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 
3
Gregory, SD, Gregory Muni--Flynn Fld, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig-C
Pierre, SD, Pierre Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 31, Amdt 13
Gilmer, TX, Fox Stephens Field-Gilmer Muni, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1A, 
CANCELLED
Houston, TX, William P Hobby, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 
7
Mount Pleasant, TX, Mount Pleasant Rgnl, VOR/DME-A, Orig-A, 
CANCELLED
Sulphur Springs, TX, Sulphur Springs Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Amdt 1C
Terrell, TX, Terrell Muni, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 4, CANCELLED
Ogden, UT, Ogden-Hinckley, ILS OR LOC RWY 3, Amdt 5A
Newport News, VA, Newport News/Williamsburg Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 7, 
Amdt 35
Marshfield, WI, Marshfield Muni, SDF RWY 34, Amdt 7, CANCELLED

[FR Doc. 2020-05870 Filed 3-20-20; 8:45 am]
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