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Airac Date State City Airport FDC No. FDC Date Subject 

9–Feb-12 ..... MO Marshall ...................... Marshall Memorial Muni ............... 1/8313 12/9/11 Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle

DP, Orig 

9–Feb-12 ..... LA Slidell .......................... Slidell ............................................ 1/8760 12/9/11 RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig 

9–Feb-12 ..... LA Slidell .......................... Slidell ............................................ 1/8761 12/9/11 VOR/DME RWY 18, Amdt 4 

9–Feb-12 ..... LA Slidell .......................... Slidell ............................................ 1/8762 12/9/11 RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig-A 

9–Feb-12 ..... GA Atlanta ........................ Fulton County Airport—Brown 

Field.

1/9823 12/9/11 ILS RWY 8, Amdt 16 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 30821; Amdt. No. 3460] 

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 January 23, 

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 January 23, 

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 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, 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 

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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). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 6, 

2012. 

John M. Allen, 

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 9 FEB 2012 

Gadsden, AL, Northeast Alabama Rgnl, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 

4 

Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl, ILS 

OR LOC RWY 7R, Amdt 2 

Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl, ILS 

OR LOC 25L, Amdt 1E 

Tracy, CA, Tracy Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

12, Amdt 1 

Longmont, CO, Vance Brand, RNAV (GPS)– 

B, Amdt 1 

Longmont, CO, Vance Brand, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Longmont, CO, Vance Brand, VOR/DME–A, 

Amdt 2 

Windsor Locks, CT, Bradley Intl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 33, Amdt 2A 

Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan Washington 

National, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle 

DP, Amdt 7 

Fort Pierce, FL, St Lucie County Intl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 14, Amdt 1 

Fort Pierce, FL, St Lucie County Intl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 32, Amdt 1 

Fort Pierce, FL, St Lucie County Intl, VOR/ 

DME RWY 14, Amdt 9 

Titusville, FL, Arthur Dunn Air Park, GPS 

RWY 15, Orig–B, CANCELLED 

Titusville, FL, Arthur Dunn Air Park, GPS 

RWY 33, Orig–B, CANCELLED 

Titusville, FL, Arthur Dunn Air Park, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 15, Orig 

Titusville, FL, Arthur Dunn Air Park, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 33, Orig 

West Palm Beach, FL, Palm Beach Intl, ILS 

OR LOC RWY 10L, Amdt 26 

West Palm Beach, FL, Palm Beach Intl, 

RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 10L, Amdt 3 

West Palm Beach, FL, Palm Beach Intl, 

RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 10L, Amdt 1 

Perry, IA, Perry Muni, GPS RWY 14, Orig-B, 

CANCELLED 

Perry, IA, Perry Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, 

Orig 

Perry, IA, Perry Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, 

Amdt 1 

Belleville, IL, Scott AFB/Midamerica, ILS OR 

LOC/DME RWY 32L, Amdt 1 

Belleville, IL, Scott AFB/Midamerica, 

TACAN RWY 14R, Amdt 1 

Belleville, IL, Scott AFB/Midamerica, 

TACAN RWY 32L, Amdt 1 

Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL, 

Chicago Executive, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, 

Amdt 1 

Chicago/West Chicago, IL, Dupage, ILS OR 

LOC RWY 10, Amdt 8 

Decatur, IL, Decatur, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, 

Orig 

Decatur, IL, Decatur, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, 

Amdt 1 

Moline, IL, Quad City Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 

9, Amdt 31 

Moline, IL, Quad City Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

9, Amdt 1 

Moline, IL, Quad City Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

27, Amdt 1 

Moline, IL, Quad City Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y 

RWY 27, Orig, CANCELLED 

Augusta, KS, Augusta Muni, VOR/DME–A, 

Amdt 1 

Plymouth, MA, Plymouth Muni, ILS OR 

LOC/DME RWY 6, Amdt 1A 

Fort Meade (Odenton), MD, Tipton, VOR–A, 

Amdt 1, CANCELLED 

Brunswick, ME, Brunswick Executive, ILS 

OR LOC/DME RWY 1R, Orig 

Battle Creek, MI, W K Kellogg, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 31, Orig 

Battle Creek, MI, W K Kellogg, VOR OR 

TACAN OR GPS RWY 31, Amdt 14 

CANCELLED 

Cook, MN, Cook Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, 

Orig 

Cook, MN, Cook Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, 

Amdt 1 

Ely, MN, Ely Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, 

Amdt 1 

Ely, MN, Ely Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, 

Amdt 1 

Worthington, MN, Worthington Muni, ILS 

OR LOC RWY 29, Orig-B 

Asheboro, NC, Asheboro Muni, NDB RWY 

21, Amdt 3, CANCELLED 

Raleigh/Durham, NC, Raleigh-Durham Intl, 

NDB RWY 23L, Amdt 5, CANCELLED 

Rockingham, NC, Richmond County, NDB 

RWY 32, Amdt 3B, CANCELLED 

Siler City, NC, Siler City Muni, NDB RWY 

22, Amdt 1, CANCELLED 

Morristown, NJ, Morristown Muni, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 3 

Aiken, SC, Aiken Muni, ILS OR LOC/DME 

RWY 7, Orig 

Aiken, SC, Aiken Muni, LOC RWY 7, Orig, 

CANCELLED 

Aiken, SC, Aiken Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

7, Amdt 1 

Aiken, SC, Aiken Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

25, Amdt 1 

Spartanburg, SC, Spartanburg Downtown 

Memorial, ILS OR LOC RWY 5, Amdt 1A 

Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN, Tri-Cities 

Rgnl TN/VA, ILS OR LOC RWY 5, Amdt 

3 

Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN, Tri-Cities 

Rgnl TN/VA, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 

1 

Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN, Tri-Cities 

Rgnl TN/VA, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Amdt 

1 

Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, TN, Tri-Cities 

Rgnl TN/VA, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23, Orig, 

CANCELLED 

Springfield, TN, Springfield Robertson 

County, LOC RWY 4, Amdt 3 

Springfield, TN, Springfield Robertson 

County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 1 

Springfield, TN, Springfield Robertson 

County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 1 

Springfield, TN, Springfield Robertson 

County, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle 

DP, Amdt 1 

Houston, TX, Ellington Field, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 17R, Amdt 6 

Houston, TX, Ellington Field, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 22, Amdt 3E 

Houston, TX, Ellington Field, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 35L, Amdt 5B 

Houston, TX, Ellington Field, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 4, Amdt 1A 

Houston, TX, Ellington Field, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 35L, Orig-B 

Houston, TX, Ellington Field, TACAN RWY 

17R, Orig 

Houston, TX, Ellington Field, TACAN RWY 

22, Orig 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, ILS OR LOC RWY 26L, ILS RWY 

26L (CAT II), ILS RWY 26L (CAT III), ILS 

RWY 26L (SA CAT I), Amdt 20 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, ILS OR LOC RWY 26R, ILS RWY 

26R (CAT II), ILS RWY 26R (CAT III), ILS 

RWY 26R (SA CAT I), Amdt 3 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, ILS OR LOC RWY 27, ILS RWY 

27 (CAT II), ILS RWY 27 (CAT III), ILS 

RWY 27 (SA CAT I), Amdt 9 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 26L, Amdt 

3 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 26R, Amdt 

3 

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Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 27, Amdt 3 

Bryce Canyon, UT, Bryce Canyon, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 21, Amdt 1 

St. George, UT, St. George Muni, LDA/DME 

RWY 19, Orig-A 

St. George, UT, St. George Muni, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 19, Orig-A 

Franklin, VA, Franklin Muni-John Beverly 

Rose, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Amdt 1 

Franklin, VA, Franklin Muni-John Beverly 

Rose, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Amdt 1 

Williamson, WV, Mingo County Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 8, Orig 

Williamson, WV, Mingo County Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 26, Orig 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

14 CFR Part 1216 

[Notice 12–004] 

RIN 2700–AD71 

Procedures for Implementing the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA) is 

amending its regulations governing 

compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) and the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508). This rule replaces 

procedures contained in NASA’s 

current regulations. The revised 

regulations are intended to improve 

NASA’s efficiency in implementing 

NEPA requirements by reducing costs 

and preparation time while maintaining 

quality. In addition, NASA’s experience 

in applying the NASA NEPA regulations 

since they were issued in 1988 

suggested the need for NASA to make 

changes in its NEPA regulations. 

DATES: Effective January 23, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information about NASA’s 

NEPA process, readers are directed to 

the NASA NEPA Portal and NEPA 

Library at http://www.nasa.gov/agency/ 

nepa/. Questions may be directed to 

Tina Borghild Norwood, NASA NEPA 

Manager, at (202) 358–7324, or via email 

at Tina.Norwood-1@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

final regulations are a supplement to the 

CEQ regulations implementing NEPA. 

These final regulations were drafted 

with the objective of minimizing 

repetition of requirements already 

contained in the CEQ regulations and 

with the understanding that these 

NASA-specific regulations would be 

applied with (and be bounded by) the 

CEQ regulations. 

During the public comment period, 

the following documents were posted 

on the NASA’s NEPA Portal and NEPA 

Library at http://www.nasa.gov/agency/ 

nepa/ (under News); the Federal 

Register Notice of NASA’s Proposed 

Rule with Preamble, Preparers, and 

More Information on NASA’s 

Categorical Exclusions. The Federal 

Register Notice (Volume 76, pages 

43616–43629) includes a detailed 

preamble explaining the changes being 

made to NASA’s NEPA regulations. The 

list of preparers and sample Categorical 

Exclusions were posted at the request of 

CEQ. This Federal Register Notice will 

also be posted on this Web site upon 

publication. 

The proposed rule was published in 

the Federal Register on July 21, 2011, 

for a 60-day comment period. No public 

comments were received. Accordingly, 

NASA is issuing this rule with minor 

edits and the changes discussed below. 

NASA reviewed the Categorical 

Exclusions (CatExs) in 1216.304(d) (1)– 

(5) and identified those CatExs that 

would require documentation (see 

1216.304(d)(4) and (5)). This 

documentation will support the use of 

the CatEx for a site- or project-specific 

proposal, and the periodic review of 

CatExs stated in 1216.304(g). The 

reference to NASA’s NEPA portal has 

been added to this subpart indicating 

where the public can access this 

subpart, NASA’s NEPA policy, NEPA 

Library, public notices, and the list of 

NASA’s NEPA personnel. NASA also 

added text to section 1216.302(a)(1) to 

identify where interested persons can 

get information or status reports on 

environmental impact statements and 

other elements of the NEPA process. 

For further clarification NASA is also 

changing ‘‘installation’’ to ‘‘Center’’ in 

section 1216.305(b)(2), which describes 

the activities typically analyzed in an 

Environmental Assessment, but does 

not change the scope of the activities 

covered by that section. NASA 

‘‘Centers’’ are the geographic boundaries 

of land that NASA manages and 

operates as a land-owner or tenant. 

NASA has ten Centers, several of which 

also manage remote locations. This 

subpart applies to all Centers in their 

entirety, including the management of 

remote locations. The Centers are 

comprised of ‘‘facilities’’, which are the 

buildings that contain offices and 

technical structures; such as wind 

tunnels, space chambers, launch 

structures, and laboratories. 

‘‘Laboratories’’, as used in two CatExs, 

are a specialized type of facility. 

In accordance with the CEQ NEPA 

regulations, 40 CFR 1507.3, NASA has 

consulted with CEQ regarding these 

final amendments to the NASA NEPA 

rule. CEQ has found the amendments 

are in conformity with NEPA and CEQ 

regulations. 

The revisions to this subpart were 

included in NASA’s retrospective 

analysis, conducted in accordance with 

Executive Order 13563, Improving 

Regulation and Regulatory Review. 

NASA’s Final Plan for Retrospective 

Analysis of Existing Regulations was 

published in August 2011 and has been 

posted on the NASA NEPA portal at 

http://www.nasa.gov/agency/nepa/ 

regulatoryreview/. 

Regulatory Analysis and Notices 

A. Executive Order 12866—Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 

direct agencies to assess all costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes the importance of 

quantifying both costs and benefits, of 

reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, 

and of promoting flexibility. This final 

rule has been designated a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ although not 

economically significant, under section 

3(f) of Executive Order 12866. 

Accordingly, the rule has been reviewed 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget. 

B. Review Under the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires an agency to 

prepare an initial regulatory flexibility 

analysis to be published at the time the 

proposed rule is published. This 

requirement does not apply if the 

agency ‘‘certifies that the rule will not, 

if promulgated, have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities’’ (5 U.S.C. 603). 

This rule modifies existing policies and 

procedural requirements for NASA 

compliance with NEPA. The rule makes 

no substantive changes to requirements 

imposed on applicants for licenses, 

permits, financial assistance, and 

similar actions as related to NEPA 

compliance. Therefore, NASA certifies 

this final rule would not have a 

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