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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. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97 

Air Traffic Control, Airports, 

Incorporation by reference, Navigation 

(Air). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

13, 2024. 

Thomas J. Nichols, 

Standards Section Manager, Flight 

Procedures and Airspace Group, Flight 

Technologies and Procedures Division, Office 

of Safety Standards, Flight Standards Service, 

Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, 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 

■ 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: 

Effective 31 October 2024 

Utqiagvik, AK, BRW/PABR, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 8, Amdt 3 

Utqiagvik, AK, BRW/PABR, LOC BC RWY 

26, Amdt 3 

Utqiagvik, AK, BRW/PABR, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 26, Amdt 2 

Mountain Home, AR, BPK, ILS OR LOC RWY 

5, Amdt 2 

Mountain Home, AR, BPK, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 5, Amdt 1 

Mountain Home, AR, BPK, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 23, Amdt 1 

Key West, FL, EYW, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, 

Amdt 2 

Key West, FL, EYW, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, 

Amdt 1 

Fort Meade(Odenton), MD, FME, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 10, Amdt 2 

Fort Meade(Odenton), MD, FME, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 28, Amdt 2 

Fort Meade(Odenton), MD, KFME, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Jefferson City, MO, KJEF, Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle DP, Amdt 8 

Battle Mountain, NV, BAM, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 4, Amdt 2 

Battle Mountain, NV, BAM, VOR RWY 4, 

Amdt 8 

Las Vegas, NV, LAS, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1R, 

Amdt 5 

Las Vegas, NV, LAS, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 

19L, Amdt 1 

Las Vegas, NV, LAS, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 

19R, Amdt 1 

Klamath Falls, OR, KLMT, CRATER ONE, 

Graphic DP 

Klamath Falls, OR, KLMT, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 6 

Portland, OR, PDX, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 10L, 

Amdt 2 

Portland, OR, PDX, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 10R, 

Amdt 1 

Portland, OR, PDX, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 28L, 

Amdt 1 

Portland, OR, PDX, RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 28R, 

Amdt 2 

Edna, TX, 26R, RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Orig 

Edna, TX, 26R, RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Orig 

Edna, TX, 26R, RNAV (GPS)–A, Orig-A, 

CANCELED 

Edna, TX, 26R, RNAV (GPS)–B, Orig-A, 

CANCELED 

Dublin, VA, PSK, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, 

Amdt 2 

Burlington, VT, BTV, ILS OR LOC RWY 15, 

Amdt 26 

Burlington, VT, BTV, ILS OR LOC RWY 33, 

Amdt 2 

Burlington, VT, BTV, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 

33, Amdt 1 

Burlington, VT, BTV, VOR RWY 1, Amdt 1 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 31567; Amdt. No. 4132] 

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 October 1, 

2024. 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 October 1, 

2024. 

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 

Information Services, 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, visit 

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ 

ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@

nara.gov. 

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, Standards Section 

Manager, Flight Procedures and 

Airspace Group, Flight Technologies 

and Procedures Division, Office of 

Safety Standards, Flight Standards 

Service, Aviation Safety, Federal 

Aviation Administration. Mailing 

Address: FAA Mike Monroney 

Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures 

and Airspace Group, 6500 South 

MacArthur Blvd., STB Annex, Bldg 26, 

Room 217, Oklahoma City, OK 73099. 

Telephone: (405) 954–1139. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule 

amends 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 Air Missions (P–NOTAM), and is 

incorporated by reference under 5 

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


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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, 

pilots 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 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 September 

13, 2024. 

Thomas J. Nichols, 

Standards Section Manager, Flight 

Procedures and Airspace Group, Flight 

Technologies and Procedures Division, Office 

of Safety Standards, Flight Standards Service, 

Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, 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: 

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 Procedure name 

31–Oct–24 .... CO Gunnison ................ Gunnison-Crested Butte Rgnl 4/0631 8/16/2024 RNAV (RNP) RWY 24, Orig-A. 

31–Oct–24 .... NY Rochester ............... Frederick Douglass/Greater 

Rochester Intl.

4/2502 7/16/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 2B. 

31–Oct–24 .... WI Platteville ................ Platteville Muni ........................ 4/2624 7/29/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Orig-D. 

31–Oct–24 .... WI Platteville ................ Platteville Muni ........................ 4/2626 7/29/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Orig-A. 

31–Oct–24 .... WI Platteville ................ Platteville Muni ........................ 4/2636 7/29/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 33, Orig-A. 

31–Oct–24 .... CO Granby .................... Granby-Grand County ............. 4/3062 7/17/2024 RNAV (GPS)-C, Orig. 

31–Oct–24 .... AK New Stuyahok ........ New Stuyahok ......................... 4/3349 8/6/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-A. 

31–Oct–24 .... AK New Stuyahok ........ New Stuyahok ......................... 4/3351 8/6/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig-A. 

31–Oct–24 .... SD Pierre ...................... Pierre Rgnl .............................. 4/4769 8/7/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Amdt 2A.

31–Oct–24 .... NH Keene ..................... Dillant/Hopkins ........................ 4/5186 4/26/2024 ILS OR LOC RWY 2, Amdt 6. 

31–Oct–24 .... NH Keene ..................... Dillant/Hopkins ........................ 4/5187 4/26/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Amdt 1. 

31–Oct–24 .... MI Traverse City .......... Cherry Capital ......................... 4/5212 7/30/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig-B. 

31–Oct–24 .... MI Traverse City .......... Cherry Capital ......................... 4/5214 7/30/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Orig-B. 

31–Oct–24 .... VA Blackstone .............. Allan C Perkinson/Blackstone 

Aaf.

4/6093 7/23/2024 NDB–A, Amdt 13. 

31–Oct–24 .... MN Morris ...................... Morris Muni/Charlie Schmidt 

Fld.

4/6537 8/27/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Amdt 2. 

31–Oct–24 .... MN Morris ...................... Morris Muni/Charlie Schmidt 

Fld.

4/6538 8/27/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Amdt 2. 


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1As discussed below, as used in the final rule, 

‘‘final decision’’ is defined as both final written 

decisions under 35 U.S.C. 318, 328, for inter partes 

review and post grant review proceedings, and also 

final decisions under 35 U.S.C. 135, for derivation 

proceedings. 

2The PTAB was previously known as the Board 

of Patent Appeals and Interferences. 

AIRAC date State City Airport FDC No. FDC date Procedure name 

31–Oct–24 .... MN Morris ...................... Morris Muni/Charlie Schmidt 

Fld.

4/6539 8/27/2024 VOR RWY 14, Amdt 2. 

31–Oct–24 .... MN Morris ...................... Morris Muni/Charlie Schmidt 

Fld.

4/6540 8/27/2024 VOR RWY 32, Amdt 6. 

31–Oct–24 .... FL Wauchula ................ Wauchula Muni ....................... 4/6914 7/5/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1D. 

31–Oct–24 .... FL Wauchula ................ Wauchula Muni ....................... 4/6915 7/5/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1D. 

31–Oct–24 .... AL Andalusia ................ South Alabama Rgnl At Bill 

Benton Fld.

4/7059 7/29/2024 NDB–A, Amdt 4. 

31–Oct–24 .... AL Andalusia ................ South Alabama Rgnl At Bill 

Benton Fld.

4/7060 7/29/2024 COPTER NDB RWY 29, Orig-A. 

31–Oct–24 .... NY Rochester ............... Frederick Douglass/Greater 

Rochester Intl.

4/7551 5/22/2024 ILS OR LOC RWY 4, ILS RWY 4 

(SA CAT I), ILS RWY 4 (CAT 

II), Amdt 21B. 

31–Oct–24 .... NY Rochester ............... Frederick Douglass/Greater 

Rochester Intl.

4/7552 5/22/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 2B. 

31–Oct–24 .... GA Sylvania .................. Plantation Airpark .................... 4/8737 7/9/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Amdt 1. 

31–Oct–24 .... MO Bowling Green ........ Bowling Green Muni ................ 4/8755 8/14/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 1. 

31–Oct–24 .... MO Bowling Green ........ Bowling Green Muni ................ 4/8757 8/14/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 1. 

31–Oct–24 .... PA Wilkes-Barre ........... Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley 4/9312 7/30/2024 RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Orig-E. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

37 CFR Part 42 

[Docket No. PTO–P–2024–0014] 

RIN 0651–AD79 

Rules Governing Director Review of 

Patent Trial and Appeal Board 

Decisions 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is 

adding a new rule to govern the process 

for the review of Patent Trial and 

Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) 

decisions in Leahy-Smith America 

Invents Act (AIA) proceedings by the 

Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Intellectual Property and Director of the 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office (Director). The new rule promotes 

the accuracy, consistency, and integrity 

of PTAB decision-making in AIA 

proceedings. 

DATES: This rule is effective October 31, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Krause, Director Review 

Executive; Kalyan Deshpande, Vice 

Chief Administrative Patent Judge; or 

James Worth, Acting Senior Lead 

Administrative Patent Judge, at 571– 

272–9797. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Executive Summary 

Following the decision of the U.S. 

Supreme Court in United States v. 

Arthrex, Inc., 141 S. Ct. 1970, 1986 

(2021) (‘‘Arthrex’’), on June 29, 2021, 

the USPTO implemented an interim 

process for Director Review of final 

written decisions in AIA proceedings. 

To promote the accuracy, consistency, 

and integrity of PTAB decision-making 

in AIA proceedings, the USPTO then 

issued an updated ‘‘Interim Process for 

Director Review’’ on April 22, 2022. The 

updated interim process set forth 

guidance for parties who wished to 

request Director Review. This guidance 

increased clarity as the Office continued 

to update and improve the process 

based on experience and initial 

stakeholder feedback. The USPTO 

subsequently issued a Request for 

Comments (RFC) seeking public input 

on Director Review. 87 FR 43249–52 

(July 20, 2022); 87 FR 58330 (Sept. 26, 

2022) (extending comment period). 

Based on experience and in light of 

stakeholder feedback received in 

response to the RFC, on July 24, 2023, 

the USPTO modified the interim 

Director Review process to allow parties 

to request Director Review of decisions 

on institution in AIA proceedings. The 

USPTO then issued a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on April 

16, 2024, taking into consideration the 

feedback received in response to the 

RFC. Following the proposed rule and 

solicitation of public comments, 89 FR 

26807 (Apr. 16, 2024), this final rule 

implements, in regulation, key aspects 

of the processes used for Director 

Review. 

This final rule provides that a party to 

an AIA proceeding may request Director 

Review in that proceeding of any: (1) 

decision on institution, (2) final 

decision,1 (3) decision granting 

rehearing of a decision on institution or 

a final decision, or (4) other decision 

concluding an AIA proceeding. In 

addition, the final rule provides that the 

Director may sua sponte (on their own 

initiative) initiate a review of such 

decisions. The final rule also sets forth 

the timing and format of a party’s 

request for Director Review. The final 

rule addresses the impact of Director 

Review on the underlying proceeding at 

the PTAB, as well as the time by which 

an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals 

for the Federal Circuit must be filed. 

The final rule also provides that the 

Director may delegate a review. 

Background 

On September 16, 2011, Congress 

enacted the AIA (Pub. L. 112–29, 125 

Stat. 284 (2011)). The AIA established 

the PTAB,2 which is made up of 

administrative patent judges (APJs) and 

four statutory members, namely the 

Director, the Deputy Director, the 

Commissioner for Patents, and the 

Commissioner for Trademarks. 35 

U.S.C. 6(a). The Director is appointed by 

the President, by and with the advice 

and consent of the Senate. 35 U.S.C. 

3(a)(1). APJs are appointed by the 

Secretary of Commerce in consultation 

with the Director. Id. section 6(a). The 

PTAB hears and decides ex parte 

appeals of adverse decisions by 

examiners in applications for patents, 

applications for reissue, and 

reexamination proceedings, and 


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