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Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this AD will affect 

10 propane cylinders. We also estimate 

that it would take about 2 work-hours to 

replace a cylinder, at an average labor 

rate of $85 per work-hour, and required 

parts would cost about $3,000 per 

product. Based on these figures, we 

estimate a total cost of $3,170 per 

balloon. 

We know the unsafe condition affects 

10 propane cylinders worldwide; 

however, we have no way of knowing 

the number of hot air balloons on the 

U.S. Registry that may have an affected 

propane cylinder installed. As such, we 

have no way of estimating the potential 

costs of compliance on U.S. operators. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

This AD is issued in accordance with 

authority delegated by the Executive 

Director, Aircraft Certification Service, 

as authorized by FAA Order 8000.51C. 

In accordance with that order, issuance 

of ADs is normally a function of the 

Compliance and Airworthiness 

Division, but during this transition 

period, the Executive Director has 

delegated the authority to issue ADs 

applicable to small airplanes, gliders, 

balloons, airships, domestic business jet 

transport airplanes, and associated 

appliances to the Director of the Policy 

and Innovation Division. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this AD will not 

have federalism implications under 

Executive Order 13132. This AD will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify that this AD: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

the DOT Regulatory Policies and 

Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 

1979), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(4) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as 

follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

2018–17–11 Linstrandt Propane Cylinders: 

Amendment 39–19365; Docket No. 

FAA–2018–0754; Product Identifier 

2018–CE–028–AD. 

(a) Effective Date 

This AD becomes effective September 24, 

2018. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Linstrandt T30 part 

number (P/N) CY050001 propane cylinders, 

serial numbers (S/N) 0227/0158, 0316/–, 

0321/–, 0322/0150, 0446/0152, 0534/0145, 

0539/–, 0543/0154, 0626/0153, and 0638/ 

0151; installed on hot air balloons. 

(d) Subject 

Air Transport Association of America 

(ATA) Code 28: Fuel. 

(e) Reason 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

issued by the aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as welding 

defects on the propane cylinders that could 

result in leaking of liquid propane. We are 

issuing this AD to prevent leaking of liquid 

propane that could lead to fire or explosion. 

(f) Actions and Compliance 

(1) If any hot air balloon has an affected 

P/N and serial number propane cylinder, as 

listed in paragraph (c) of this AD, within 30 

days after September 24, 2018 (the effective 

date of this AD), remove from service 

Linstrandt T30 propane cylinder P/N 

CY050001 and replace with a propane 

cylinder that is not listed in paragraph (c) of 

this AD. 

(2) After September 24, 2018 (the effective 

date of this AD), do not install on any hot air 

balloon a propane cylinder listed in 

paragraph (c) of this AD. 

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions 

The following provision also applies to this 

AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, Small Airplane 

Standards Branch, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Send information to ATTN: Mike Kiesov, 

Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane 

Standards Branch, 901 Locust, Room 301, 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: 

(816) 329–4144; fax: (816) 329–4090; email: 

mike.kiesov@faa.gov. Before using any 

approved AMOC on any airplane to which 

the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate 

principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight 

Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking 

a PI, your local FSDO. 

(2) Reserved. 

(h) Related Information 

Refer to MCAI EASA AD No. 2018–0107, 

dated May 15, 2018, corrected on May 22, 

2018, for related information. You may 

examine the MCAI on the internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by searching for and 

locating Docket No. FAA–2018–0754. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

None. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 

10, 2018. 

Melvin J. Johnson, 

Deputy Director, Policy & Innovation Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18990 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 31212; Amdt. No. 3816] 

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 amends, suspends, 

or removes Standard Instrument 


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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 for the 

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 September 

4, 2018. 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 September 

4, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter 

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 

online 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 Procedures Division, 

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, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) by 

amending the referenced SIAPs. The 

complete regulatory description of each 

SIAP is listed on the appropriate FAA 

Form 8260, as modified by the National 

Flight Data Center (NFDC)/Permanent 

Notice to Airmen (P–NOTAM), and is 

incorporated by reference under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 

CFR 97.20. The large number of SIAPs, 

their complex nature, and the need for 

a special format make their verbatim 

publication in the Federal Register 

expensive and impractical. Further, 

airmen do not use the regulatory text of 

the SIAPs, but 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 contained on FAA form 

documents is unnecessary. This 

amendment provides the affected CFR 

sections, and specifies the SIAPs and 

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 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 and Takeoff Minimums 

and ODP as amended in the transmittal. 

For safety and timeliness of change 

considerations, this amendment 

incorporates only specific changes 

contained for each SIAP and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODP as modified by 

FDC permanent NOTAMs. 

The SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums 

and ODPs, as modified by FDC 

permanent NOTAM, and contained in 

this amendment are based on the 

criteria contained in the U.S. Standard 

for Terminal Instrument Procedures 

(TERPS). In developing these changes to 

SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and 

ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied 

only to specific conditions existing at 

the affected airports. All SIAP 

amendments in this rule have been 

previously issued by the FAA in a FDC 

NOTAM as an emergency action of 

immediate flight safety relating directly 

to published aeronautical charts. 

The circumstances that created the 

need for these SIAP and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODP amendments 

require making them effective in less 

than 30 days. 

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 these 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 August 24, 

2018. 

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 amending 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures and Takeoff Minimums and 

ODPs, 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: 


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By amending: § 97.23 VOR, VOR/ 

DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME 

or TACAN; § 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, 

LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; 

§ 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; § 97.29 ILS, 

ILS/DME, MLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV; 

§ 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; § 97.33 RNAV 

SIAPs; and § 97.35 COPTER SIAPs, 

Identified as follows: 

* * * Effective Upon Publication 

AIRAC date State City Airport FDC No. FDC date Subject 

11–Oct–18 ......... MI Battle Creek .......... W K Kellogg .......................... 8/0768 8/9/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 5L, Amdt 1A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... MI Battle Creek .......... W K Kellogg .......................... 8/0772 8/9/18 NDB RWY 23R, Amdt 19. 

11–Oct–18 ......... MD Clinton ................... Washington Executive/Hyde 

Field.

8/1332 8/14/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig-A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... NC Albemarle .............. Stanly County ........................ 8/1617 8/14/18 ILS OR LOC RWY 22L, Amdt 

1A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... OR Aurora .................... Aurora State .......................... 8/1823 8/21/18 LOC RWY 17, Amdt 2. 

11–Oct–18 ......... OR Aurora .................... Aurora State .......................... 8/1827 8/21/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1. 

11–Oct–18 ......... OR Aurora .................... Aurora State .......................... 8/1829 8/21/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1. 

11–Oct–18 ......... ND Devils Lake ............ Devils Lake Rgnl ................... 8/2249 8/21/18 VOR RWY 3, Orig-B. 

11–Oct–18 ......... MI Ionia ....................... Ionia County .......................... 8/2253 8/10/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig-A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... GA Greensboro ........... Greene County Rgnl ............. 8/2255 8/21/18 LOC RWY 25, Amdt 3D. 

11–Oct–18 ......... GA Greensboro ........... Greene County Rgnl ............. 8/2268 8/21/18 VOR–B, Amdt 3. 

11–Oct–18 ......... GA Greensboro ........... Greene County Rgnl ............. 8/2298 8/21/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Amdt 1C. 

11–Oct–18 ......... GA Greensboro ........... Greene County Rgnl ............. 8/2303 8/21/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Amdt 2. 

11–Oct–18 ......... GA Athens ................... Athens/Ben Epps .................. 8/2375 8/21/18 ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 27, 

Amdt 2B. 

11–Oct–18 ......... IA Ottumwa ................ Ottumwa Rgnl ....................... 8/2417 8/21/18 VOR/DME RWY 13, Amdt 7A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... IA Ames ..................... Ames Muni ............................ 8/2524 8/14/18 VOR RWY 31, Amdt 10. 

11–Oct–18 ......... GA Calhoun ................. Tom B David Fld ................... 8/2699 8/21/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1B. 

11–Oct–18 ......... GA Calhoun ................. Tom B David Fld ................... 8/2705 8/21/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... NJ Wildwood ............... Cape May County ................. 8/3697 8/9/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Orig. 

11–Oct–18 ......... NJ Wildwood ............... Cape May County ................. 8/3701 8/9/18 VOR–A, Amdt 4. 

11–Oct–18 ......... NJ Wildwood ............... Cape May County ................. 8/3705 8/9/18 LOC RWY 19, Amdt 7. 

11–Oct–18 ......... NJ Wildwood ............... Cape May County ................. 8/3710 8/9/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig. 

11–Oct–18 ......... NJ Wildwood ............... Cape May County ................. 8/3712 8/9/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, Amdt 1. 

11–Oct–18 ......... NJ Wildwood ............... Cape May County ................. 8/3714 8/9/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Amdt 1. 

11–Oct–18 ......... NE Seward .................. Seward Muni ......................... 8/5512 8/21/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig. 

11–Oct–18 ......... MO Harrisonville ........... Lawrence Smith Memorial .... 8/5711 8/9/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig. 

11–Oct–18 ......... MO Harrisonville ........... Lawrence Smith Memorial .... 8/5713 8/9/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig. 

11–Oct–18 ......... KS Colby ..................... Shalz Field ............................ 8/6393 8/21/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... KS Colby ..................... Shalz Field ............................ 8/6398 8/21/18 NDB RWY 17, Amdt 1. 

11–Oct–18 ......... IL Chicago ................. Chicago O’Hare Intl ............... 8/6806 8/9/18 ILS OR LOC RWY 9R, Amdt 12. 

11–Oct–18 ......... IL Litchfield ................ Litchfield Muni ....................... 8/6811 8/14/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig-A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... IL Litchfield ................ Litchfield Muni ....................... 8/6817 8/14/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig. 

11–Oct–18 ......... IL Litchfield ................ Litchfield Muni ....................... 8/6818 8/14/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig-A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... CA Avalon ................... Catalina ................................. 8/6873 8/13/18 VOR OR GPS–A, Amdt 4B. 

11–Oct–18 ......... WI Fond Du Lac ......... Fond Du Lac County ............. 8/7025 8/14/18 VOR/DME RWY 36, Amdt 6B. 

11–Oct–18 ......... OR Redmond ............... Roberts Field ......................... 8/7158 8/21/18 RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 29, Amdt 

2A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... AZ Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista.Sierra Vista Muni-Libby AAF 8/7288 8/9/18 RADAR 1, Orig. 

11–Oct–18 ......... WI Hayward ................ Sawyer County ...................... 8/7642 8/13/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Amdt 1B. 

11–Oct–18 ......... WI Hayward ................ Sawyer County ...................... 8/7644 8/13/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig-D. 

11–Oct–18 ......... FL Sebastian .............. Sebastian Muni ..................... 8/7670 8/14/18 Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle 

DP, Orig-A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... WI Superior ................. Richard I Bong ...................... 8/7688 8/10/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Orig-A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... WI Superior ................. Richard I Bong ...................... 8/7689 8/10/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... WI Superior ................. Richard I Bong ...................... 8/7692 8/10/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig-A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... WI Superior ................. Richard I Bong ...................... 8/7694 8/10/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig-A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... NC Mocksville .............. Twin Lakes ............................ 8/7696 8/9/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Amdt 1A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... ME Augusta ................. Augusta State ........................ 8/7787 8/9/18 ILS OR LOC RWY 17, Amdt 3A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... OK Madill ..................... Madill Muni ............................ 8/7792 8/10/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig. 

11–Oct–18 ......... OK Madill ..................... Madill Muni ............................ 8/7800 8/10/18 VOR/DME–A, Amdt 3. 

11–Oct–18 ......... OH Wilmington ............. Wilmington Air Park .............. 8/7987 8/10/18 ILS OR LOC RWY 4L, Amdt 4B. 

11–Oct–18 ......... OK Guymon ................. Guymon Muni ........................ 8/8036 8/21/18 NDB RWY 18, Amdt 5B. 

11–Oct–18 ......... OH Kent ....................... Kent State Univ ..................... 8/8791 8/10/18 NDB RWY 1, Amdt 13B. 

11–Oct–18 ......... OH Kent ....................... Kent State Univ ..................... 8/8804 8/10/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Amdt 1A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... TX Palacios ................. Palacios Muni ........................ 8/8814 8/21/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig-A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... MI Grayling ................. Grayling AAF ......................... 8/9448 8/9/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-B. 

11–Oct–18 ......... MI Grayling ................. Grayling AAF ......................... 8/9452 8/9/18 NDB RWY 14, Amdt 8B. 

11–Oct–18 ......... MI Grayling ................. Grayling AAF ......................... 8/9453 8/9/18 VOR RWY 14, Amdt 2B. 

11–Oct–18 ......... TX Port Isabel ............. Port Isabel-Cameron County 8/9676 8/14/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 1. 

11–Oct–18 ......... TX Port Isabel ............. Port Isabel-Cameron County 8/9677 8/14/18 VOR–A, Amdt 6A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... WI New Richmond ...... New Richmond Rgnl ............. 8/9813 8/14/18 RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Amdt 2C. 

11–Oct–18 ......... KS Salina .................... Salina Rgnl ............................ 8/9851 8/21/18 NDB RWY 35, Amdt 17A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... KS Harper ................... Harper Muni .......................... 8/9939 8/10/18 VOR OR GPS–B, Amdt 1A. 

11–Oct–18 ......... ME Bar Harbor ............. Hancock County-Bar Harbor 8/9951 8/10/18 ILS OR LOC RWY 22, Amdt 6B. 


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[FR Doc. 2018–18878 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 31209; Amdt. No. 3814] 

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 amends, suspends, 

or removes 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 for the 

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 September 

4, 2018. 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 September 

4, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter 

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 

online 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 Procedures Division, 

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, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) by 

amending the referenced SIAPs. The 

complete regulatory description of each 

SIAP is listed on the appropriate FAA 

Form 8260, as modified by the National 

Flight Data Center (NFDC)/Permanent 

Notice to Airmen (P–NOTAM), and is 

incorporated by reference under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 

CFR 97.20. The large number of SIAPs, 

their complex nature, and the need for 

a special format make their verbatim 

publication in the Federal Register 

expensive and impractical. Further, 

airmen do not use the regulatory text of 

the SIAPs, but 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 contained on FAA form 

documents is unnecessary. 

This amendment provides the affected 

CFR sections, and specifies the SIAPs 

and 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 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 and Takeoff Minimums 

and ODP as amended in the transmittal. 

For safety and timeliness of change 

considerations, this amendment 

incorporates only specific changes 

contained for each SIAP and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODP as modified by 

FDC permanent NOTAMs. 

The SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums 

and ODPs, as modified by FDC 

permanent NOTAM, and contained in 

this amendment are based on the 

criteria contained in the U.S. Standard 

for Terminal Instrument Procedures 

(TERPS). In developing these changes to 

SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and 

ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied 

only to specific conditions existing at 

the affected airports. All SIAP 

amendments in this rule have been 

previously issued by the FAA in a FDC 

NOTAM as an emergency action of 

immediate flight safety relating directly 

to published aeronautical charts. 

The circumstances that created the 

need for these SIAP and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODP amendments 

require making them effective in less 

than 30 days. 

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 these 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). 


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