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would indicate that the ventilation 

system is failing to meet the 

requirements of 14 CFR 25.831(b). 

iii. The smoke from a smoke source 

below the main deck must not rise 

above armrest height on the main deck. 

iv. The smoke from a source in the 

main deck must dissipate rapidly via 

dilution with fresh air and be evacuated 

from the airplane. A procedure must be 

included in the Airplane Flight Manual 

(AFM) to evacuate smoke from the 

occupied areas of the airplane. In order 

to demonstrate that the quantity of 

smoke is small, a flight test must be 

conducted that simulates the emergency 

procedures used in the event of a fire/ 

smoke during flight, including the use 

of VMO/MMO descent profiles and a 

simulated landing, if such conditions 

are specified in the emergency 

procedure. 

2. Requirement for smoke or fire 

detection in electrical/electronic 

equipment bays: 

A smoke or fire detection system 

compliant with 14 CFR 25.858 and 

25.855 must be provided for each 

electrical/electronic equipment bay in 

the pressurized cabin. Each system must 

provide a visual indication to the flight 

deck within one minute after the start of 

a fire. Airplane flight tests must be 

conducted to show compliance with 

these requirements, and the 

performance of the detectors must be 

shown in accordance with AC 25–9A, 

‘‘Smoke Detection, Penetration, and 

Evacuation Tests and Related Flight 

Manual Emergency Procedures,’’ or 

other means acceptable to the FAA. 

3. Requirement for AFM procedures 

safety evaluation: 

It shall be demonstrated by means of 

flight tests that, in the event of smoke/ 

fire detection in the electrical/electronic 

equipment bays, the AFM procedures 

for shutting down any or all of the 

electrical/electronic equipment do not 

compromise the safe operation of the 

airplane. 

In case a procedure requests only part 

of the equipment to be shut down, the 

remaining equipment shall be 

incorporated with safety features against 

fire propagation. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October 

4, 2016. 

Michael Kaszycki, 

Assistant Manager, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–25060 Filed 10–14–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No.: FAA–2015–0783; Amdt. No. 

97–1338] 

RIN 2120–AA65 

Cancellation of Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures as Part of the 

National Procedures Assessment 

(NPA) Initiative 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing a final 

rule that removes certain redundant or 

underutilized ground-based 

nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) and 

VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAPs). On April 13, 2015, 

the FAA published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking to remove 736 SIAPs. This 

final rule addresses 125 of the 198 

procedures for which comments were 

received. 

DATES: This rule is effective at 0901 

UTC on November 10, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: For information on where to 

obtain copies of rulemaking documents 

and other information related to this 

final rule, see ‘‘How To Obtain 

Additional Information’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dana Mitchell, Aeronautical 

Information Services, AJV–5, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, 1305 East-West Highway, 

Room 5257, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 

Telephone (301) 427–4897; Email AMCATO-IFP-Cancellations@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules on 

aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the 

United States Code. 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. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart i, Section 

40103, sovereignty and use of airspace, 

and Subpart iii, Section 44701, general 

requirements. Under these sections, the 

FAA is charged with prescribing 

regulations to regulate the safe and 

efficient use of the navigable airspace; to 

govern the flight, navigation, protection, 

and identification of aircraft for the 

protection of persons and property on 

the ground, and for the efficient use of 

the navigable airspace (49 U.S.C. 

40103(b)), and to promote safe flight of 

civil aircraft in air commerce by 

prescribing regulations and minimum 

standards for other practices, methods, 

and procedures necessary for safety in 

air commerce and national security (49 

U.S.C. 44701(a)(5)). This action is 

within the scope of that authority. 

SIAPs are promulgated by rulemaking 

procedures and are incorporated by 

reference into 14 CFR 97.20. 

Background 

On June 27, 2014, the FAA published 

criteria for determining whether to 

retain existing SIAPs (79 FR 36576). 

Removing identified ground-based NDB 

and VOR SIAPs is an integral part of 

right-sizing the quantity and type of 

procedures in the National Airspace 

System (NAS). As new technology 

facilitates the introduction of area 

navigation (RNAV) instrument approach 

procedures, the number of procedures 

available in the NAS has nearly doubled 

over the past decade. The complexity 

and cost of maintaining the existing 

ground based navigational infrastructure 

while expanding RNAV capability is not 

sustainable. 

On April 13, 2015, the FAA published 

a notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM) proposing to remove certain 

SIAPs (80 FR 19577). The NPRM 

included a list of 736 procedures that 

were identified for cancellation and the 

comment period closed on May 28, 

2015. The FAA received comments on 

198 of those procedures. Of those 198 

procedures, 125 are being addressed in 

this final rule. The remaining 73 require 

additional evaluation and will be 

addressed in a subsequent Federal 

Register document. 

It should be noted that NPA 

Instrument Flight Procedure (IFP) 

cancellation activities, and associated 

criteria, do not supersede similar 

activities being performed under the 

FAA’s Very-High Frequency OmniDirectional Range Minimum 

Operational Network (VOR MON) 

Program (see 81 FR 48694 (July 26, 

2016)). However, NPA IFP cancellation 

activities have been coordinated with 

the FAA office responsible for the VOR 

MON implementation program, as their 

input has been thoroughly considered. 

SIAPs Being Processed for Cancellation 

The following 8 SIAPs were proposed 

for cancellation in the NPRM: VOR/ 

DME RWY 25, Alaska (GAL); VOR RWY 

18, AL (DCU); VOR RWY 18, Illinois 


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(CMI); VOR/DME–D, TX (BPT); VOR–A, 

TX (BPT); VOR–B, TX (BPT); VOR–C, 

TX (BPT); NDB RWY 27, WY (CYS). In 

reviewing the procedures and 

comments, the FAA realized that these 

8 procedures were already being 

processed for cancellation and were at 

various stages in that process. As such, 

the inclusion of these procedures in the 

NPRM was in error as they were already 

subject to prior agency commitments. 

The FAA notes all of these procedures 

received comment concerning the use of 

airport as an alternate, IFR training 

need, or backup SIAP for ILS OR LOC 

SIAP. The FAA confirms that, with the 

exception of GAL VOR/DME RWY 25, 

for each of the above affected 

procedures, the airports continue to 

maintain at least one other ground based 

procedure. In addition, there remain 

procedures available within a 20 nm 

radius of these airports for instrument 

flight training/proficiency. The 

procedures are listed below with the 

associated Federal Register citation 

announcing the cancellation. 

State Airport name ID Approach procedure 

AK ..................... EDWARD G PITKA SR .................................................... GAL VOR/DME RWY 25 (81 FR 51339; August 4, 2016). 

IL ....................... UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD ............................ CMI VOR RWY 18 (81 FR 10081; February 29, 2016). 

TX ..................... JACK BROOKS RGNL .................................................... BPT VOR/DME–D (81 FR 32639; May 24, 2016). 

TX ..................... JACK BROOKS RGNL .................................................... BPT VOR–A (81 FR 32639; May 24, 2016). 

TX ..................... JACK BROOKS RGNL .................................................... BPT VOR–B (81 FR 32639; May 24, 2016). 

TX ..................... JACK BROOKS RGNL .................................................... BPT VOR–C (81 FR 32639; May 24, 2016). 

WY .................... CHEYENNE RGNL/JERRY OLSON FIELD .................... CYS NDB RWY 27 (81 FR 32639; May 24, 2016). 

TX ..................... BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INTL ............. BRO VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 35 (81 FR 58390; August 25, 2016). 

Summary of Comments 

SIAPs Remaining in Effect 

Prior to the comment review process, 

because of the possibility of SIAP 

inventory changes, all procedures were 

again reviewed for compliance with the 

initial cancellation criteria as stated in 

the notice of policy published June 27, 

2014. The following 2 procedures did 

not meet the stated criteria and, 

therefore, will remain in effect and are 

not included in this final rule; however 

the FAA may reevaluate these 

procedures at a later date. 

State Airport name ID Approach procedure 

IA ...................... FORT DODGE RGNL ...................................................... FOD VOR RWY 12. 

PA ..................... CARLISLE ........................................................................ N94 NDB–B. 

The following 2 procedures have been 

requested by the FAA’s Very-High 

Frequency Omni-Directional Range 

Minimum Operational Network (VOR 

MON) Program to remain in effect and 

are not included in this final rule; 

however the FAA may reevaluate these 

procedures at a later date. 

State Airport name ID Approach procedure 

MI ...................... GERALD R. FORD INTL ................................................. GRR VOR RWY 17. 

WI ..................... BURLINGTON MUNI ....................................................... BUU VOR–A. 

The following 18 procedures have 

been requested by the Department of 

Defense to remain in effect and are not 

included in this final rule; however the 

FAA may reevaluate these procedures at 

a later date. 

State Airport name ID Approach procedure 

IL ....................... ST LOUIS RGNL .............................................................. ALN VOR–A. 

IL ....................... UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD ............................ CMI VOR/DME RWY 14L. 

IL ....................... GREATER KANKAKEE ................................................... IKK VOR RWY 04. 

IL ....................... ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAPITAL ....................................... SPI VOR/DME RWY 04. 

IL ....................... ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAPITAL ....................................... SPI VOR/DME RWY 22. 

IL ....................... ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAPITAL ....................................... SPI VOR/DME RWY 31. 

IN ...................... FORT WAYNE INTL ........................................................ FWA VOR OR TACAN RWY 05. 

IN ...................... FORT WAYNE INTL ........................................................ FWA VOR OR TACAN RWY 14. 

MO .................... ROSECRANS MEMORIAL .............................................. STJ VOR OR TACAN RWY 17. 

MO .................... ROSECRANS MEMORIAL .............................................. STJ VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 35. 

TX ..................... ALICE INTL ...................................................................... ALI VOR–A. 

TX ..................... JACK BROOKS RGNL .................................................... BPT VOR RWY 12. 

TX ..................... VALLEY INTL ................................................................... HRL VOR/DME RWY 17R. 

TX ..................... VALLEY INTL ................................................................... HRL VOR/DME RWY 35L. 

TX ..................... MC ALLEN MILLER INTL ................................................ MFE VOR RWY 13. 

TX ..................... MC ALLEN MILLER INTL ................................................ MFE VOR RWY 31. 

TX ..................... PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY .............................. PIL VOR–A. 

MT ..................... GREAT FALLS INTL ........................................................ GTF NDB RWY 34. 


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Numerous comments mentioned the 

need for a VOR or NDB procedure as a 

‘‘backup’’ in case a localizer-based 

procedure became unusable for any 

reason. The FAA determined that, in the 

case of an airport having a single 

instrument approach procedure using a 

localizer NavAid, or multiple 

instrument approach procedures using a 

single localizer NavAid, that a VOR or 

NDB procedure would be retained at 

that airport in case the localizer NavAid 

became unusable. Due to this 

determination, the following 25 

procedures will remain in effect and are 

not included in this final rule; however, 

the FAA may reevaluate these 

procedures at a later date. 

State Airport name ID Approach procedure 

AR ..................... MENA INTERMOUNTAIN MUNI ..................................... MEZ VOR/DME–A. 

CA ..................... ARCATA ........................................................................... ACV VOR/DME RWY 14. 

CA ..................... EASTERN SIERRA RGNL ............................................... BIH VOR OR GPS–A. 

CA ..................... BOB HOPE ...................................................................... BUR VOR RWY 08. 

CA ..................... BRACKETT FIELD ........................................................... POC VOR OR GPS–A. 

CA ..................... SANTA MARIA PUB/CAPT G ALLAN HANCOCK FLD .. SMX VOR RWY 12. 

GA ..................... HEART OF GEORGIA RGNL .......................................... EZM VOR/DME–A. 

GA ..................... THOMSON-MCDUFFIE COUNTY ................................... HQU VOR/DME–A. 

IA ...................... MASON CITY MUNI ........................................................ MCW VOR RWY 36. 

IA ...................... SPENCER MUNI .............................................................. SPW VOR/DME RWY 30. 

IN ...................... TERRE HAUTE INTL-HULMAN FIELD ........................... HUF VOR RWY 23. 

KS ..................... PHILIP BILLARD MUNI ................................................... TOP VOR RWY 22. 

MI ...................... BISHOP INTL ................................................................... FNT VOR RWY 18. 

MO .................... CAPE GIRARDEAU RGNL .............................................. CGI VOR RWY 02. 

MT ..................... BOZEMAN YELLOWSTONE INTL .................................. BZN VOR RWY 12. 

MT ..................... YELLOWSTONE .............................................................. WYS NDB RWY 1. 

NC ..................... LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL ...................... IPJ NDB RWY 23. 

NH ..................... BOIRE FIELD ................................................................... ASH VOR–A. 

NV ..................... ELKO RGNL ..................................................................... EKO VOR/DME–B. 

OK ..................... RICHARD LLOYD JONES JR ......................................... RVS VOR/DME–A. 

TX ..................... MAJORS .......................................................................... GVT VOR/DME RWY 17. 

TX ..................... NORTH TEXAS RGNL/PERRIN FIELD .......................... GYI VOR/DME–A. 

VA ..................... NEW RIVER VALLEY ...................................................... PSK VOR/DME RWY 06. 

WA .................... SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) ............................ PAE VOR/DME RWY 16R. 

WI ..................... CHIPPEWA VALLEY RGNL ............................................ EAU VOR–A. 

Numerous comments mentioned the 

need for a VOR and/or NDB procedures 

for IFR training and/or proficiency. To 

address that concern, each procedure 

that received a comment(s) pertaining to 

IFR training and/or proficiency was 

reviewed in the following manner: If 

there was not a similar type (i.e., VOR, 

NDB) procedure at an airport within 

20NM of the airport containing the 

procedure in question, the procedure in 

question would be retained. Based upon 

the method for reviewing comments 

pertaining to IFR training and/or 

proficiency, the following 11 procedures 

will remain in effect and are not 

included in this final rule; however, the 

FAA may reevaluate these procedures at 

a later date. 

State Airport name ID Approach procedure 

AK ..................... SOLDOTNA ...................................................................... SXQ NDB RWY 25. 

AK ..................... SOLDOTNA ...................................................................... SXQ VOR/DME–A. 

AK ..................... TALKEETNA .................................................................... TKA VOR–A. 

AZ ..................... CHANDLER MUNI ........................................................... CHD NDB RWY 4R. 

CA ..................... CATALINA ........................................................................ AVX VOR OR GPS–A. 

IA ...................... DUBUQUE RGNL ............................................................ DBQ VOR RWY 36. 

KS ..................... NEWTON-CITY-COUNTY ................................................ EWK VOR/DME–A. 

LA ..................... RUSTON RGNL ............................................................... RSN VOR/DME–A. 

SD ..................... WATERTOWN RGNL ...................................................... ATY VOR OR TACAN RWY 17. 

TX ..................... WHARTON RGNL ............................................................ ARM VOR/DME–A. 

VA ..................... CULPEPER RGNL ........................................................... CJR NDB RWY 4. 

The following instrument flight 

procedures received comments that 

were not substantive enough to warrant 

retention in the National Airspace 

System IFP inventory. Some comments 

were general in nature, expressing 

opposition to the cost of equipping their 

aircraft with GPS equipment, while 

others expressed opposition to the 

decommissioning of NavAids, which is 

unrelated to this final rule. Numerous 

comments pertained to the cancellation 

of multiple procedures at each airport, 

but those comments became 

insubstantial once another procedure at 

the same airport was retained, as in the 

instances mentioned previously in this 

final rule. Cancellation of the following 

59 procedures is in accordance with the 

criteria stated in the notice of policy 

published June 27, 2014, as well as the 

criteria established for the provision for 

IFR training/proficiency as stated earlier 

in this final rule. 

State Airport name ID Approach procedure 

AK ..................... BETHEL ........................................................................... BET VOR/DME RWY 19R. 

AR ..................... SPRINGDALE MUNI ........................................................ ASG VOR RWY 18. 


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State Airport name ID Approach procedure 

AR ..................... MEMORIAL FIELD ........................................................... HOT VOR Y RWY 05. 

CA ..................... ARCATA ........................................................................... ACV VOR/DME RWY 01. 

CA ..................... EASTERN SIERRA RGNL ............................................... BIH VOR/DME OR GPS–B. 

CA ..................... BRAWLEY MUNI ............................................................. BWC VOR/DME–A. 

CA ..................... LOS BANOS MUNI .......................................................... LSN VOR/DME RWY 14. 

GA ..................... FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT-BROWN FIELD ............... FTY NDB RWY 8. 

GA ..................... GWINNETT COUNTY-BRISCOE FIELD ......................... LZU NDB RWY 25. 

GA ..................... BARROW COUNTY ......................................................... WDR VOR/DME–A. 

IA ...................... THE EASTERN IOWA ..................................................... CID VOR RWY 27. 

IA ...................... THE EASTERN IOWA ..................................................... CID VOR/DME RWY 09. 

IA ...................... MASON CITY MUNI ........................................................ MCW VOR/DME RWY 18. 

IA ...................... SPENCER MUNI .............................................................. SPW VOR/DME RWY 12. 

ID ...................... BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD ............................. BOI VOR/DME RWY 10R. 

ID ...................... BURLEY MUNI ................................................................. BYI VOR/DME–B. 

ID ...................... POCATELLO RGNL ......................................................... PIH VOR/DME RWY 21. 

IL ....................... AURORA MUNI ................................................................ ARR VOR RWY 15. 

IL ....................... AURORA MUNI ................................................................ ARR VOR RWY 33. 

IL ....................... MOUNT VERNON ............................................................ MVN VOR RWY 23. 

IN ...................... EVANSVILLE RGNL ........................................................ EVV NDB RWY 22. 

IN ...................... MARION MUNI ................................................................. MZZ VOR RWY 22. 

IN ...................... MARION MUNI ................................................................. MZZ VOR RWY 4. 

IN ...................... KOKOMO MUNI ............................................................... OKK VOR RWY 23. 

IN ...................... INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTIVE ........................................... TYQ VOR/DME RWY 36. 

LA ..................... BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN-RYAN FIELD .......... BTR NDB RWY 31. 

LA ..................... BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN-RYAN FIELD .......... BTR VOR/DME RWY 22R. 

LA ..................... RUSTON RGNL ............................................................... RSN NDB RWY 36. 

ME .................... AUGUSTA STATE ........................................................... AUG VOR/DME RWY 08. 

ME .................... AUGUSTA STATE ........................................................... AUG VOR/DME RWY 17. 

MI ...................... JACKSON COUNTY-REYNOLDS FIELD ........................ JXN VOR/DME RWY 24. 

MO .................... CAPE GIRARDEAU RGNL .............................................. CGI VOR RWY 10. 

MO .................... MACON-FOWER MEMORIAL ......................................... K89 VOR/DME RWY 20. 

MO .................... SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS ...................................................... SUS NDB RWY 26L. 

MO .................... SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS ...................................................... SUS NDB RWY 8R. 

MT ..................... BERT MOONEY ............................................................... BTM VOR/DME OR GPS–A. 

MT ..................... BOZEMAN YELLOWSTONE INTL .................................. BZN VOR/DME RWY 12. 

MT ..................... MISSION FIELD ............................................................... LVM VOR–A. 

MT ..................... SIDNEY-RICHLAND MUNI .............................................. SDY NDB RWY 1. 

NC ..................... ELIZABETH CITY CG AIR STATION/RGNL ................... ECG VOR/DME RWY 10. 

NE ..................... WAYNE MUNI/STAN MORRIS FLD ................................ LCG NDB RWY 23. 

NE ..................... NORFOLK RGNL/KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL FLD ....... OFK VOR RWY 01. 

NH ..................... BOIRE FIELD ................................................................... ASH NDB RWY 14. 

NV ..................... ELKO RGNL ..................................................................... EKO VOR–A. 

NY ..................... CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK ............................... DKK VOR RWY 06. 

OK ..................... RICHARD LLOYD JONES JR ......................................... RVS VOR RWY 1L. 

TX ..................... NORTH TEXAS RGNL/PERRIN FIELD .......................... GYI NDB RWY 17L. 

TX ..................... DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS RGNL ............ TPL VOR RWY 15. 

VA ..................... DANVILLE RGNL ............................................................. DAN VOR RWY 02. 

VA ..................... NEW RIVER VALLEY ...................................................... PSK VOR–A. 

VA ..................... ROANOKE RGNL/WOODRUM FIELD ............................ ROA VOR RWY 34, formerly VOR/NDB RWY 34. 

WA .................... SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) ............................ PAE VOR RWY 16R. 

WI ..................... DANE COUNTY RGNL-TRUAX FIELD ........................... MSN VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 14. 

WI ..................... DANE COUNTY RGNL-TRUAX FIELD ........................... MSN VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 32. 

WI ..................... DANE COUNTY RGNL-TRUAX FIELD ........................... MSN VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 18. 

WV .................... GREENBRIER VALLEY ................................................... LWB VOR RWY 04. 

WY .................... CASPER/NATRONA COUNTY INTL ............................... CPR VOR/DME RWY 03. 

WY .................... EVANSTON-UINTA COUNTY BURNS FIELD ................ EVW VOR/DME RWY 23. 

WY .................... GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY .................................... GCC VOR/DME RWY 34. 

The Amendment 

SIAPs and associated supporting data 

adopted or removed by the FAA are 

documented on FAA Forms 8260–3, 

8260–4, and 8260–5, which are 

incorporated by reference under 5 

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

CFR part 97. The FAA has determined 

that the 59 procedures listed above 

should be removed consistent with FAA 

policy on maintaining instrument 

approach procedures in the NAS. 

Conclusion 

The FAA has determined that this 

final rule 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. 


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Documents 

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documents may be obtained from the 

Internet by— 

1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal (http://www.regulations.gov); 

2. Visiting the FAA’s Regulations and 

Policies Web page at http://

www.faa.gov/regulations_policies or 

3. Accessing the Government 

Publishing Office’s Web page at http:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. 

Copies may also be obtained by 

sending a request to the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Office of 

Rulemaking, ARM–1, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or 

by calling (202) 267–9677. Persons 

requesting additional information must 

identify the docket or amendment 

number of this rulemaking. 

All documents the FAA considered in 

developing this rule, including 

technical reports, may be accessed from 

the Internet through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal referenced in item 

(1) above. 

B. Comments Submitted to the Docket 

Comments received may be viewed by 

going to http://www.regulations.gov and 

following the online instructions to 

search the docket number for this 

action. Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of the FAA’s dockets 

by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

C. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

The Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) of 

1996 requires FAA to comply with 

small entity requests for information or 

advice about compliance with statutes 

and regulations within its jurisdiction. 

A small entity with questions regarding 

this document, may contact its local 

FAA official, or the person listed under 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

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rulemaking/sbre_act/. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97 

Air traffic control, Airports, 

Incorporation by reference, Navigation 

(air). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 4, 

2016. 

John S. Duncan, 

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 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, and 44721–44722. 

■ 2. Part 97 is amended by removing the 

specified procedures as follows: 

State Airport name ID Approach procedure 

AK ..................... BETHEL ........................................................................... BET VOR/DME RWY 19R. 

AR ..................... SPRINGDALE MUNI ........................................................ ASG VOR RWY 18. 

AR ..................... MEMORIAL FIELD ........................................................... HOT VOR Y RWY 05. 

CA ..................... ARCATA ........................................................................... ACV VOR/DME RWY 01. 

CA ..................... EASTERN SIERRA RGNL ............................................... BIH VOR/DME OR GPS–B. 

CA ..................... BRAWLEY MUNI ............................................................. BWC VOR/DME–A. 

CA ..................... LOS BANOS MUNI .......................................................... LSN VOR/DME RWY 14. 

GA ..................... FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT-BROWN FIELD ............... FTY NDB RWY 8. 

GA ..................... GWINNETT COUNTY-BRISCOE FIELD ......................... LZU NDB RWY 25. 

GA ..................... BARROW COUNTY ......................................................... WDR VOR/DME–A. 

IA ...................... THE EASTERN IOWA ..................................................... CID VOR RWY 27. 

IA ...................... THE EASTERN IOWA ..................................................... CID VOR/DME RWY 09. 

IA ...................... MASON CITY MUNI ........................................................ MCW VOR/DME RWY 18. 

IA ...................... SPENCER MUNI .............................................................. SPW VOR/DME RWY 12. 

ID ...................... BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD ............................. BOI VOR/DME RWY 10R. 

ID ...................... BURLEY MUNI ................................................................. BYI VOR/DME–B. 

ID ...................... POCATELLO RGNL ......................................................... PIH VOR/DME RWY 21. 

IL ....................... AURORA MUNI ................................................................ ARR VOR RWY 15. 

IL ....................... AURORA MUNI ................................................................ ARR VOR RWY 33. 

IL ....................... MOUNT VERNON ............................................................ MVN VOR RWY 23. 

IN ...................... EVANSVILLE RGNL ........................................................ EVV NDB RWY 22. 

IN ...................... MARION MUNI ................................................................. MZZ VOR RWY 22. 

IN ...................... MARION MUNI ................................................................. MZZ VOR RWY 4. 

IN ...................... KOKOMO MUNI ............................................................... OKK VOR RWY 23. 

IN ...................... INDIANAPOLIS EXECUTIVE ........................................... TYQ VOR/DME RWY 36. 

LA ..................... BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN-RYAN FIELD .......... BTR NDB RWY 31. 

LA ..................... BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN-RYAN FIELD .......... BTR VOR/DME RWY 22R. 

LA ..................... RUSTON RGNL ............................................................... RSN NDB RWY 36. 

ME .................... AUGUSTA STATE ........................................................... AUG VOR/DME RWY 08. 

ME .................... AUGUSTA STATE ........................................................... AUG VOR/DME RWY 17. 

MI ...................... JACKSON COUNTY-REYNOLDS FIELD ........................ JXN VOR/DME RWY 24. 

MO .................... CAPE GIRARDEAU RGNL .............................................. CGI VOR RWY 10. 

MO .................... MACON-FOWER MEMORIAL ......................................... K89 VOR/DME RWY 20. 

MO .................... SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS ...................................................... SUS NDB RWY 26L. 

MO .................... SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS ...................................................... SUS NDB RWY 8R. 

MT ..................... BERT MOONEY ............................................................... BTM VOR/DME OR GPS–A. 

MT ..................... BOZEMAN YELLOWSTONE INTL .................................. BZN VOR/DME RWY 12. 

MT ..................... MISSION FIELD ............................................................... LVM VOR–A. 

MT ..................... SIDNEY-RICHLAND MUNI .............................................. SDY NDB RWY 1. 


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State Airport name ID Approach procedure 

NC ..................... ELIZABETH CITY CG AIR STATION/RGNL ................... ECG VOR/DME RWY 10. 

NE ..................... WAYNE MUNI/STAN MORRIS FLD ................................ LCG NDB RWY 23. 

NE ..................... NORFOLK RGNL/KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL FLD ....... OFK VOR RWY 01. 

NH ..................... BOIRE FIELD ................................................................... ASH NDB RWY 14. 

NV ..................... ELKO RGNL ..................................................................... EKO VOR–A. 

NY ..................... CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK ............................... DKK VOR RWY 06. 

OK ..................... RICHARD LLOYD JONES JR ......................................... RVS VOR RWY 1L. 

TX ..................... NORTH TEXAS RGNL/PERRIN FIELD .......................... GYI NDB RWY 17L. 

TX ..................... DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS RGNL ............ TPL VOR RWY 15. 

VA ..................... DANVILLE RGNL ............................................................. DAN VOR RWY 02. 

VA ..................... NEW RIVER VALLEY ...................................................... PSK VOR–A. 

VA ..................... ROANOKE RGNL/WOODRUM FIELD ............................ ROA VOR/NDB RWY 34, VOR RWY 34. 

WA .................... SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) ............................ PAE VOR RWY 16R. 

WI ..................... DANE COUNTY RGNL-TRUAX FIELD ........................... MSN VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 14. 

WI ..................... DANE COUNTY RGNL-TRUAX FIELD ........................... MSN VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 32. 

WI ..................... DANE COUNTY RGNL-TRUAX FIELD ........................... MSN VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 18. 

WV .................... GREENBRIER VALLEY ................................................... LWB VOR RWY 04. 

WY .................... CASPER/NATRONA COUNTY INTL ............................... CPR VOR/DME RWY 03. 

WY .................... EVANSTON-UINTA COUNTY BURNS FIELD ................ EVW VOR/DME RWY 23. 

WY .................... GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY .................................... GCC VOR/DME RWY 34. 

[FR Doc. 2016–24445 Filed 10–14–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Parts 740 and 746 

[Docket No. 160915848–6952–01] 

RIN 0694–AH12 

Cuba: Revisions to License Exceptions 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule amends a license 

exception to allow cargo aboard aircraft 

to transit Cuba when that cargo is bound 

for destinations other than Cuba. This 

rule also authorizes export and reexport 

of certain items sold directly to 

individuals in Cuba under a license 

exception. Finally, this rule revises the 

lists of ineligible Cuban officials for 

purposes of certain license exceptions. 

BIS is publishing this rule to further 

implement the administration’s policy 

of increasing engagement and commerce 

that benefits the Cuban people. 

DATES: Effective: October 17, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Foreign Policy Division, Bureau of 

Industry and Security, Phone: (202) 

482–4252. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 17, 2014, the President 

announced a new approach in U.S. 

policy toward Cuba. This approach 

recognized that increased engagement 

and commerce benefits the American 

and Cuban people, and sought to make 

the lives of ordinary Cubans easier and 

more prosperous. In furtherance of that 

policy, and in coordination with the 

Department of the Treasury’s Office of 

Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

published five rules amending the 

Export Administration Regulation (EAR) 

between January 16, 2015, and March 

16, 2016 (see 80 FR 2286, 80 FR 43314, 

80 FR 56898, 81 FR 4580, and 81 FR 

13972). Collectively these rules 

established License Exception Support 

for the Cuban People (SCP) (§ 740.21 of 

the EAR) and revised existing license 

exceptions and licensing policy in the 

EAR for Cuba. 

Today, BIS is taking this action in 

coordination with OFAC, which is 

amending the Cuban Assets Control 

Regulations (CACR) (31 CFR part 515). 

This rule continues the President’s 

policy of increasing engagement and 

commerce between the United States 

and Cuba by making cargo transiting 

Cuba via aircraft on temporary sojourn 

eligible for License Exception Aircraft, 

Vessels and Spacecraft (AVS) (§ 740.15 

of the EAR), placing it on par with such 

cargo aboard vessels on temporary 

sojourn to Cuba. This rule also makes a 

non-substantive clarifying edit in 

describing the limits that apply to the 

transiting cargo. Previously, one of those 

limits read: ‘‘The cargo . . . does not 

enter the Cuban economy. . . .’’ This 

rule revises that limit to read: ‘‘The 

cargo . . . is not removed from the 

aircraft or vessel for use in Cuba. . . .’’ 

BIS believes that the latter more clearly 

expresses the underlying concept, i.e., 

that the cargo must truly be in transit to 

be eligible for this license exception. 

This final rule continues to apply the 

other limits of License Exception AVS 

(that the cargo must not be transferred 

to another vessel and must leave with 

the same vessel when it departs) to 

aircraft as well as vessels without any 

substantive change. 

In furtherance of the President’s 

policy to support the Cuban people, this 

rule also makes exports or reexports of 

eligible items sold directly to eligible 

individuals in Cuba for their personal 

use or their immediate family’s personal 

use eligible for License Exception SCP. 

To be eligible, the items must be 

designated as EAR99 or controlled on 

the Commerce Control List (CCL) 

(Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 of the 

EAR) only for anti-terrorism reasons. 

Additionally, the purchasers and end 

users must not be members of the 

Council of Ministers, flag officers of the 

Revolutionary Armed Forces, or 

members of the Politburo. This 

amendment to License Exception SCP 

facilitates direct sales to individuals in 

Cuba by online retailers and others that 

sell eligible consumer products directly 

to end users. This new provision of 

License Exception SCP complements 

existing authorizations in the EAR. 

License Exception SCP already 

authorizes the export or reexport to 

Cuba of certain items for use by the 

Cuban private sector. There is an 

existing case-by-case licensing policy 

for the export or reexport to Cuba of 

items that would meet the needs of the 

Cuban people, including items for 

wholesale and retail distribution for 

domestic consumption by the Cuban 

people. Additionally, certain donations 

to the Cuban people have been 

authorized pursuant to License 

Exceptions Gift Parcels and 

Humanitarian Donations (GFT) (§ 740.12 

of the EAR), Consumer Communications 


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