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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 30844; Amdt. No. 3480 ] 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle Departure Procedures; 

Miscellaneous Amendments 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule establishes, amends, 

suspends, or revokes Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

(SIAPs) and associated Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle Departure 

Procedures 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 June 5, 

2012. 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 June 5, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters 

incorporated by reference in the 

amendment is as follows: 

For Examination— 

1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA 

Headquarters Building, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; 

2. The FAA Regional Office of the 

region in which the affected airport is 

located; 

3. The National Flight Procedures 

Office, 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 http:// 

www.nfdc.faa.gov to register. 

Additionally, individual SIAP and 

Takeoff Minimums and ODP copies may 

be obtained from: 

1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA– 

200), FAA Headquarters Building, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; or 

2. The FAA Regional Office of the 

region in which the affected airport is 

located. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard A. Dunham III, 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 

revoking SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums 

and/or ODPS. The complete regulators 

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 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, in addition to 

their complex nature and the need for 

a special format make publication in the 

Federal Register expensive and 

impractical. Furthermore, airmen do not 

use the regulatory text of the SIAPs, 

Takeoff Minimums or ODPs, but instead 

refer to their depiction on charts printed 

by publishers of aeronautical materials. 

The advantages of incorporation by 

reference are realized and publication of 

the complete description of each SIAP, 

Takeoff Minimums and ODP listed on 

FAA forms is unnecessary. This 

amendment provides the affected CFR 

sections and specifies the types of SIAPs 

and the effective dates of the, associated 

Takeoff Minimums and ODPs. This 

amendment also identifies the airport 

and its location, the procedure, and the 

amendment number. 

The Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is 

effective upon publication of each 

separate SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and 

ODP as contained 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 which 

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 procedures before 

adopting these SIAPS, Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPs are impracticable 

and contrary to the public interest and, 

where applicable, that good cause exists 

for making some SIAPs effective in less 

than 30 days. 

Conclusion 

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, and 

Navigation (air). 


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33088 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 5, 2012 / Rules and Regulations 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 25, 

2012. 

John Duncan, 

Deputy 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 

revoking Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures and/or Takeoff Minimums 

and/or Obstacle Departure Procedures 

effective at 0902 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(g), 40103, 40106, 

40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701, 

44719, 44721–44722. 

■ 2. Part 97 is amended to read as 

follows: 

Effective 28 June 2012 

Quakertown, PA, Quakertown, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Effective 26 July 2012 

Bethel, AK, Bethel, ILS OR LOC/DME Z RWY 

19R, Amdt 7A 

Fairbanks, AK, Fairbanks Intl, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 2L, ILS RWY 2L (SA CAT I), ILS 

RWY 2L (CAT II), ILS RWY 2L (CAT III), 

Amdt 9 

Auburn, AL, Auburn University Rgnl, ILS OR 

LOC RWY 36, Amdt 2 

Auburn, AL, Auburn University Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 11, Amdt 1 

Auburn, AL, Auburn University Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1 

Auburn, AL, Auburn University Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 29, Amdt 1 

Auburn, AL, Auburn University Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 2 

Auburn, AL, Auburn University Rgnl, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 

Amdt 1 

Auburn, AL, Auburn University Rgnl, VOR 

RWY 29, Amdt 11 

Auburn, AL, Auburn University Rgnl, VOR/ 

DME–A, Amdt 8 

Carlsbad, CA, Mc Clellan-Palomar, RNAV 

(GPS) Y RWY 24, Amdt 2 

Carlsbad, CA, Mc Clellan-Palomar, RNAV 

(RNP) Z RWY 24, Orig-A 

Crescent City, CA, Jack Mc Namara Field, 

GPS RWY 35, Orig, CANCELLED 

Crescent City, CA, Jack Mc Namara Field, ILS 

OR LOC/DME RWY 11, Amdt 8 

Crescent City, CA, Jack Mc Namara Field, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, Amdt 1 

Crescent City, CA, Jack Mc Namara Field, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig 

Crescent City, CA, Jack Mc Namara Field, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 

Amdt 1 

Crescent City, CA, Jack Mc Namara Field, 

VOR RWY 11, Amdt 11 

Crescent City, CA, Jack Mc Namara Field, 

VOR/DME RWY 11, Amdt 13 

Crescent City, CA, Jack Mc Namara Field, 

VOR/DME RWY 35, Amdt 11 

El Monte, CA, El Monte, Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle DP, Amdt 5 

Rio Vista, CA, Rio Vista Muni, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 25, Amdt 3 

Rio Vista, CA, Rio Vista Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Rio Vista, CA, Rio Vista Muni, VOR/DME–A, 

Amdt 2 

Tracy, CA, Tracy Muni, NDB RWY 12, Amdt 

1, CANCELLED 

Washington, DC, Washington Dulles Intl, 

RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 1C, Orig-E 

Sebastian, FL, Sebastian Muni, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 4, Orig 

Sebastian, FL, Sebastian Muni, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 22, Orig 

Sebastian, FL, Sebastian Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig 

St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, St PetersburgClearwater Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 18L, ILS 

RWY 18L (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 18L (CAT 

II), Amdt 22 

St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, St PetersburgClearwater Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 36R, 

Amdt 3 

Reidsville, GA, Swinton Smith Fld at 

Reidsville Muni, NDB RWY 11, Amdt 8 

Reidsville, GA, Swinton Smith Fld at 

Reidsville Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 11, 

Amdt 1 

Reidsville, GA, Swinton Smith Fld at 

Reidsville Muni, Takeoff Minimums and 

Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Lawrenceville, IL, Lawrenceville-Vincennes 

Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Amdt 1 

Lawrenceville, IL, Lawrenceville-Vincennes 

Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1 

Lawrenceville, IL, Lawrenceville-Vincennes 

Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Amdt 1 

Lawrenceville, IL, Lawrenceville-Vincennes 

Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1 

Lawrenceville, IL, Lawrenceville-Vincennes 

Intl, VOR RWY 27, Amdt 7B, CANCELLED 

Alexandria, IN, Alexandria, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig 

Connersville, IN, Mettel Field, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 18, Orig-B 

Connersville, IN, Mettel Field, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 36, Amdt 2 

Hazard, KY, Wendell H Ford, LOC/DME 

RWY 14, Orig-A 

Hazard, KY, Wendell H Ford, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 14, Amdt 1A 

Hazard, KY, Wendell H Ford, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 32, Orig-A 

Hazard, KY, Wendell H Ford, VOR/DME 

RWY 14, Amdt 1B 

Lake Charles, LA, Lake Charles Rgnl, ILS OR 

LOC RWY 15, Amdt 21 

Lake Charles, LA, Lake Charles Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 15, Amdt 1 

Lake Charles, LA, Lake Charles Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 33, Amdt 2 

Augusta, ME, Augusta State, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 17, Amdt 3 

Augusta, ME, Augusta State, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 8, Amdt 1 

Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, NDB 

RWY 17, Amdt 4 

Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, NDB 

RWY 35, Amdt 5 

Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 17, Orig 

Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1 

Cloquet, MN, Cloquet Carlton County, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 

Amdt 2 

Preston, MN, Fillmore County, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 11, Orig 

Preston, MN, Fillmore County, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 29, Amdt 1 

Kansas City, MO, Charles B. Wheeler 

Downtown, ILS OR LOC RWY 3, Amdt 4 

Kansas City, MO, Charles B. Wheeler 

Downtown, ILS OR LOC RWY 19, Amdt 23 

Kansas City, MO, Charles B. Wheeler 

Downtown, NDB RWY 19, Amdt 18 

Kansas City, MO, Charles B. Wheeler 

Downtown, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Amdt 2 

Kansas City, MO, Charles B. Wheeler 

Downtown, VOR RWY 3, Amdt 19 

Kansas City, MO, Charles B. Wheeler 

Downtown, VOR RWY 19, Amdt 20 

Pender, NE, Pender Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

15, Orig 

Pender, NE, Pender Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

33, Orig 

Pender, NE, Pender Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig 

Red Cloud, NE, Red Cloud Muni, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 16, Orig 

Red Cloud, NE, Red Cloud Muni, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 34, Orig 

East Hampton, NY, East Hampton, RNAV 

(GPS) X RWY 10, Orig 

Pisceo, NY, Piseco, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig 

Pisceo, NY, Piseco, Takeoff Minimums and 

Obstacle DP, Orig 

Cleveland, OH, Cleveland-Hopkins Intl, ILS 

OR LOC RWY 28, Amdt 24A 

Cleveland, OH, Cuyahoga County, ILS OR 

LOC RWY 24, Amdt 15 

Cleveland, OH, Cuyahoga County, LOC/DME 

BC RWY 6, Amdt 12 

Cleveland, OH, Cuyahoga County, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 6, Amdt 1 

Cleveland, OH, Cuyahoga County, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 24, Amdt 1 

Fostoria, OH, Fostoria Metropolitan, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 9, Orig 

Grants Pass, OR, Grants Pass, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Butler, PA, Butler County/K W Scholter 

Field, ILS OR LOC RWY 8, Amdt 8 

Butler, PA, Butler County/K W Scholter 

Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Amdt 1 

Butler, PA, Butler County/K W Scholter 

Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Amdt 1 

Wilkes-Barre, PA, Wilkes-Barre Wyoming 

Valley, RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Orig 

Wilkes-Barre, PA, Wilkes-Barre Wyoming 

Valley, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Orig 

Wilkes-Barre, PA, Wilkes-Barre Wyoming 

Valley, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle 

DP, Orig 

Beaufort, SC, Beaufort County, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 7, Amdt 1A 

Hilton Head Island, SC, Hilton Head, LOC/ 

DME RWY 21, Amdt 5 

Belle Fourche, SD, Belle Fourche Muni, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Amdt 1 

Hot Springs, SD, Hot Springs Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Pine Ridge, SD, Pine Ridge, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Alice, TX, Alice Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, 

Amdt 1 

Alice, TX, Alice Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, 

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Alpine, TX, Alpine-Casparis Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 5 

Breckenridge, TX, Stephens County, GPS 

RWY 35, Orig, CANCELLED 

Breckenridge, TX, Stephens County, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 17, Orig 

Breckenridge, TX, Stephens County, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 35, Orig 

Breckenridge, TX, Stephens County, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig 

Jacksonville, TX, Cherokee County, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 14, Amdt 1 

Jacksonville, TX, Cherokee County, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 32, Orig 

Midland, TX, Midland Airpark, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 34, Orig 

Odessa, TX, Odessa-Schlemeyer Field, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 

Amdt 3 

Marion/Wytheville, VA, Mountain Empire, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 

Amdt 2 

Moses Lake, WA, Grant Co Intl, RNAV (GPS) 

Y RWY 4, Amdt 1A 

Moses Lake, WA, Grant Co Intl, RNAV (GPS) 

Y RWY 14L, Amdt 1A 

Moses Lake, WA, Grant Co Intl, RNAV (GPS) 

Y RWY 22, Amdt 1A 

Moses Lake, WA, Grant Co Intl, RNAV (GPS) 

Y RWY 32R, Amdt 3 

Williamson, WV, Appalachian Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 8, Orig-A 

Williamson, WV, Appalachian Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 26, Orig-A 

Williamson, WV, Appalachian Rgnl, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig-A 

Cheyenne, WY, Cheyenne Rgnl/Jerry Olson 

Field, NDB RWY 27, Amdt 15 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

22 CFR Parts 120, 123, 124, 126, 127, 

and 129 

RIN 1400–AC95 

[Public Notice 7913 ] 

Announcement of Entry Into Force of 

the Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty 

Between the United States and the 

United Kingdom 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: On April 13, 2012, the United 

States and the United Kingdom 

exchanged diplomatic notes bringing 

the Treaty between the Government of 

the United States of America and the 

Government of the United Kingdom of 

Great Britain and Northern Ireland 

Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation 

(Treaty Doc. 110–7) into force. This 

document announces the entry into 

force of the Treaty and announces April 

13, 2012, as the effective date of the rule 

published on March 21, 2012, 

implementing the Treaty and making 

other updates to the International 

Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). 

DATES: This document announces the 

entry into force of the Treaty and 

announces April 13, 2012 as the 

effective date of the rule published on 

March 21, 2012 (77 FR 16592) 

implementing the Treaty and making 

other updates to the ITAR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah J. Heidema, Office of Defense 

Trade Controls Policy, Directorate of 

Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of 

Political-Military Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State, Washington, DC 

20522–0112, telephone (202) 663–2809, 

email heidemasj@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

21, 2012, the Department of State 

published a rule (77 FR 16592) 

amending the ITAR to implement the 

Treaty, and identify via a supplement 

the defense articles and defense services 

that may not be exported pursuant to 

the Treaty. The rule also amended the 

ITAR section pertaining to the Canadian 

exemption and added Israel to the list 

of countries and entities that have a 

shorter Congressional notification 

certification time period and a higher 

dollar value reporting threshold. This 

rule indicated it would become effective 

upon the entry into force of the Treaty 

and that the Department of State would 

publish a rule document in the Federal 

Register announcing the effective date 

of this rule. This document is being 

published to make such announcement. 

Dated: May 30, 2012. 

Beth M. McCormick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Defense Trade 

and Regional Security, Bureau of PoliticalMilitary Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13583 Filed 6–4–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Parts 100 and 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2012–0174] 

RIN 1625–AA00, AA08, AA11 

OPSAIL 2012 Virginia, Port of Hampton 

Roads, VA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing temporary regulations in 

the Port of Hampton Roads, Virginia for 

Operation Sail (OPSAIL) 2012 Virginia 

activities. This regulation is necessary to 

provide for the safety of life on 

navigable waters before, during, and 

after OPSAIL 2012 Virginia events. This 

action is intended to restrict vessel 

traffic movement in portions of 

Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads, the 

James River and Elizabeth River. 

DATES: This rule is effective from June 

6, 2012 to June 12, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble are part of docket [USCG– 

2012–0174]. To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, type the docket 

number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rulemaking. You may also visit the 

Docket Management Facility in Room 

W12–140 on the ground floor of the 

Department of Transportation West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Dennis Sens, Prevention Division, 

Fifth Coast Guard District; (757) 398– 

6204, email Dennis.M.Sens@uscg.mil. If 

you have questions on viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone (202) 

366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Acronyms 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

A. Regulatory History and Information 

On April 3, 2012, we published a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

entitled ‘‘OPSAIL 2012 Virginia, Port of 

Hampton Roads, VA’’ in the Federal 

Register (77 FR 19957). We received no 

comments on the proposed rule. No 

public meeting was requested, and none 

was held. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast 

Guard finds that good cause exists for 

making this rule effective less than 30 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register. Due to the need for immediate 

action, the restriction of vessel traffic is 

necessary to protect life, property and 

the environment; therefore, a 30-day 

notice is impracticable. Delaying the 

effective date would be contrary to the 

regulations intended objectives of 

protecting persons and vessels, and 

enhancing public and maritime safety. 

B. Basis and Purpose 

The legal basis for the rule is the 

Coast Guard’s authority to establish 


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