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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/
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_regulations/
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_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

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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