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AIRAC Date State City Airport FDC No. FDC Date Subject 

12–Jan–12 ... NV Las Vegas .................... Mc Carran Intl .............. 1/6653 12/1/11 ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 1L, OrigA. 

12–Jan–12 ... NV Las Vegas .................... Mc Carran Intl .............. 1/6654 12/1/11 RNAV (GPS) RWY 1R, Amdt 1. 

12–Jan–12 ... NV Las Vegas .................... Mc Carran Intl .............. 1/6655 12/1/11 RNAV (GPS) RWY 19R, Amdt 1. 

12–Jan–12 ... NV Las Vegas .................... Mc Carran Intl .............. 1/6656 12/1/11 VOR RWY 25L/R, Amdt 3. 

12–Jan–12 ... NV Las Vegas .................... Mc Carran Intl .............. 1/6657 12/1/11 RNAV (GPS) RWY 19L, Amdt 1. 

12–Jan–12 ... NV Las Vegas .................... Mc Carran Intl .............. 1/6658 12/1/11 VOR/DME A, Orig-C. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 30817; Amdt. No. 3456] 

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 December 

20, 2011. 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 December 

20, 2011. 

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 

and contrary to the public interest and, 

where applicable, that good cause exists 


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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 December 9, 

2011. 

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 12 JAN 2012 

San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Intl, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 

7 

New Haven, CT, Tweed-New Haven, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 6 

Fort Myers, FL Southwest Florida Intl, VOR/ 

DME OR TACAN RWY 24, Amdt 2A 

Nahunta, GA, Brantley County, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig 

Independence, KS, Independence Muni, ILS 

OR LOC RWY 35, Amdt 1A 

Olathe, KS, Johnson County Executive, LOC 

RWY 36, Amdt 1B 

Olathe, KS, Johnson County Executive, LOC/ 

DME RWY 18, Amdt 7D 

Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence 

Logan Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 15R, Amdt 

1A 

Mooresville, NC, Lake Norman Airpark, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-B 

Hastings, NE., Hastings Muni, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 4, Orig 

Hastings, NE., Hastings Muni, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 32, Orig 

Hastings, NE., Hastings Muni, VOR RWY 32, 

Amdt 14 

Portland, OR, Portland Intl, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 10R, ILS RWY 10R (SA CAT I), ILS 

RWY 10R (CAT II), ILS RWY 10R (CAT III), 

Amdt 34 

Greenville, SC, Greenville Downtown, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 

6 

Fort Hood/Killeen, TX, Robert Gray AAF, 

RADAR–2, Orig 

Effective 9 FEB 2012 

Anchorage, AK, Merrill Field, RNAV (GPS)– 

A, Amdt 1 

Anchorage, AK, Merrill Field, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Anchorage, AK, Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl, 

ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 7L, ILS RWY 7L 

(SA CAT I), ILS RWY 7L (CAT II), Amdt 

2 

Anchorage, AK, Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl, 

ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 7R, ILS RWY 7R 

(SA CAT I), ILS RWY 7R (CAT II), ILS 

RWY 7R (CAT III), Amdt 2 

Anchorage, AK, Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl, 

ILS RWY 15, Amdt 5 

Anchorage, AK, Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 7L, Amdt 2 

Anchorage, AK, Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 7R, Amdt 4 

Anchorage, AK, Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Amdt 2 

Anchorage, AK, Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl, 

Takeoff Minimum and Obstacle DP, Amdt 

7 

Anchorage, AK, Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl, 

VOR RWY 7R, Amdt 13A, CANCELLED 

Big Lake, AK, Big Lake, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

7, Amdt 1 

Big Lake, AK, Big Lake, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

25, Amdt 1 

Big Lake, AK, Big Lake, Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2 

Big Lake, AK, Big Lake, VOR RWY 7, Amdt 

7 

Galena, AK, Edward G. Pitka Sr., VOR/DME 

RWY 7, Amdt 7B 

Galena, AK, Edward G. Pitka Sr., VOR/DME 

RWY 25, Amdt 10B 

Kenai, AK, Kenai Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 

19R, Amdt 4 

Kenai, AK, Kenai Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

1L, Amdt 2 

Kenai, AK, Kenai Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

19R, Amdt 2 

Kenai, AK, Kenai Muni, VOR RWY 19R, 

Amdt 19 

Kenai, AK, Kenai Muni, VOR/DME RWY 1L, 

Amdt 8 

Kodiak, AK, Kodiak, ILS OR LOC/DME Y 

RWY 25, Amdt 2 

Kodiak, AK, Kodiak, VOR RWY 25, Amdt 2 

McGrath, AK, McGrath, VOR/DME–C, Amdt 

2 

Middleton Island, AK, Middleton Island, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Amdt 1 

Middleton Island, AK, Middleton Island, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Amdt 1 

Petersburg, AK, Petersburg James A. Johnson, 

GPS–B, Orig, CANCELLED 

Petersburg, AK, Petersburg James A. Johnson, 

LDA/DME–D, Amdt 6 

Petersburg, AK, Petersburg James A. Johnson, 

RNAV (GPS)–B, Orig 

Petersburg, AK, Petersburg James A. Johnson, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 

5 

Petersburg, AK, Petersburg James A. Johnson, 

ZARUT ONE Graphic DP 

Soldotna, AK, Soldotna, NDB RWY 7, Amdt 

2 

Soldotna, AK, Soldotna, NDB RWY 25, Amdt 

3 

Soldotna, AK, Soldotna, VOR–A, Amdt 7 

Valdez, AK, Valdez Pioneer Field, JMAAL 

ONE Graphic DP 

Valdez, AK, Valdez Pioneer Field, LDA/ 

DME–H, Amdt 1 

Valdez, AK, Valdez Pioneer Field, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 6 

Wasilla, AK, Wasilla Takeoff Minimums and 

Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Anniston, AL Anniston Rgnl, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 5, Amdt 3B 

Anniston, AL Anniston Rgnl, NDB RWY 5, 

Amdt 4B 

Anniston, AL Anniston Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 5, Amdt 1A 

Anniston, AL Anniston Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) Y 

RWY 23, Amdt 1A 

Anniston, AL Anniston Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) Z 

RWY 23, Orig-A 

Anniston, AL Anniston Rgnl, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 6A 

Nashville, AR, Howard County, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 1, Orig 

Nashville, AR, Howard County, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 19, Orig 

Nashville, AR, Howard County, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig 

Chinle, AZ, Chinle Muni, Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle DP, Orig 

Douglas Bisbee, AZ, Bisbee Douglas Intl, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 

1 

Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Intl, ILS OR 

LOC RWY 25R, Amdt 17A 

Fort Collins/Loveland, CO, Fort CollinsLoveland Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 33, 

Amdt 6A 

Leesburg, FL, Leesburg Intl, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 13, Amdt 2A 

Clinton, IA, Clinton Muni, ILS OR LOC RWY 

3, Amdt 5 

Independence, IA, Independence Muni, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 

5 

Driggs, ID, Driggs-Reed Memorial, GPS–A, 

Orig-C, CANCELLED 

Driggs, ID, Driggs-Reed Memorial, RNAV 

(GPS)–A, Orig 

Paris, IL, Edgar County, NDB RWY 27, Amdt 

10, CANCELLED 

Olathe, KS, New Century Aircenter, VOR–A, 

Amdt 6B, CANCELLED 

Scott City, KS, Scott City Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig 

Grand Haven MI, Grand Haven Memorial 

Airpark, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle 

DP, Amdt 5 


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Cook, MN, Cook Muni, Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Ely, MN, Ely Muni, Takeoff Minimums and 

Obstacle DP, Amdt 3 

Aurora, MO, Jerry Sumners Sr Aurora Muni, 

GPS RWY 36, Orig, CANCELLED 

Aurora, MO, Jerry Sumners Sr Aurora Muni, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig 

Aurora, MO, Jerry Sumners Sr Aurora Muni, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig 

Branson West, MO, Branson West MuniEmerson Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Orig 

Branson West, MO, Branson West MuniEmerson Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig 

Farmington, MO, Farmington Rgnl, VOR/ 

DME–A, Orig-B 

Jackson, MS, Hawkins Field, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 16, Amdt 5A 

West Yellowstone, MT, Yellowstone, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2 

West Yellowstone, MT, Yellowstone, TARGY 

ONE Graphic DP 

Hickory, NC, Hickory Rgnl, HICKORY 

THREE Graphic DP 

Northwood, ND, Northwood Muni-Vince 

Field, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 

Orig 

Zelienople, PA, Zelienople Muni, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 17, Orig-A 

Hohenwald, TN, John A. Baker Fld, NDB 

RWY 2, Orig-B 

Hohenwald, TN, John A. Baker Fld, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 2, Amdt 1 

Seymour, TX, Seymour Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig 

Norfolk, VA, Chesapeake Rgnl, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 3 

La Crosse, WI, La Crosse Muni, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 18, Amdt 20 

Rescinded: On December 12, 2011 (76 FR 

77112), the FAA published an Amendment 

in Docket No. 30815, Amdt No. 3454 to Part 

97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations under 

section 97.33. The following four entries, 

effective December 15, 2011, are hereby 

rescinded in their entirety: 

Rota Island-North Mariana Island, CQ, Rota 

Intl, GPS RWY 9, Orig-C, CANCELLED 

Rota Island-North Mariana Island, CQ, Rota 

Intl, GPS RWY 27, Orig-C, CANCELLED 

Rota Island-North Mariana Island, CQ, Rota 

Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig 

Rota Island-North Mariana Island, CQ, Rota 

Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

15 CFR Part 285 

[Docket No 110125063–1687–02] 

RIN 0693–AB61 

National Voluntary Laboratory 

Accreditation Program; Operating 

Procedures 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Director of the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST), United States Department of 

Commerce, is issuing a final rule 

amending the regulations pertaining to 

the National Voluntary Laboratory 

Accreditation Program (NVLAP). 

Regulations concerning the 

establishment of laboratory 

accreditation programs (LAPs) within 

NVLAP are being amended to clarify the 

original intent of this section and to 

improve the readability and 

understanding of the agency’s 

regulations. 

DATES: This rule is effective on 

December 20, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: David F. Alderman, Acting 

Chief, National Voluntary Laboratory 

Accreditation Program, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2140, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2140. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David F. Alderman, Acting Chief, 

National Voluntary Laboratory 

Accreditation Program, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2140, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2140; 

telephone number: (301) 975–4019; 

email address: 

david.alderman@nist.gov; NVLAP Web 

site: www.nist.gov/nvlap. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Title 15 Part 285 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations sets out procedures 

and general requirements under which 

the National Voluntary Laboratory 

Accreditation Program (NVLAP) 

operates as an unbiased third party to 

accredit both testing and calibration 

laboratories. NVLAP establishes 

laboratory accreditation programs 

(LAPs) in response to legislation or 

requests from government agencies and 

private sector entities. 

The NVLAP procedures were first 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 25, 1976, and have been 

revised several times. In 2001, major 

revisions to the procedures were 

published to ensure their consistency 

with certain international standards and 

guidance documents, and to reorganize 

and simplify Part 285 for ease of use and 

understanding. While the existing 

regulations were accurate, the language 

was complex and difficult to 

understand; therefore, the procedures 

were rewritten in plain English and 

their subparts consolidated in order to 

make the regulations more user friendly. 

Description and Explanation of Change 

The purpose of this rule is to amend 

section 285.4, Establishment of 

laboratory accreditation programs 

(LAPs) within NVLAP, so that it 

conforms to the intent of the 2001 

revisions to Part 285 of Title 15 of the 

CFR and makes the regulations easier to 

understand. NIST is amending the last 

sentence in section 285.4 as follows: 

change the third instance of the word 

‘‘and’’ to ‘‘or,’’ and add the words ‘‘to 

ensure open participation’’ after the 

phrase ‘‘other means.’’ 

As a signatory to the International 

Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation 

(ILAC) Mutual Recognition 

Arrangement (MRA), NVLAP complies 

with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17011, 

Conformity assessment—General 

requirements for accreditation bodies 

accrediting conformity assessment 

bodies. The change will allow NVLAP 

more flexibility in determining how to 

best fulfill the requirements for 

impartiality found in ISO/IEC 17011, 

4.3.2, by assuring a balanced 

representation of interested parties 

when evaluating the need for a 

requested LAP. 

The original intent of the last sentence 

of section 285.4 was to allow NVLAP 

the flexibility to employ the most 

appropriate means to ensure open 

participation of stakeholders; however, 

the use of the word ‘‘and’’ may be 

misinterpreted to mean that a public 

workshop is required for each and every 

LAP request. There are numerous means 

by which consultation with interested 

parties may be accomplished exclusive 

of a workshop, which include, but are 

not limited to meeting with government 

and individual industry stakeholders on 

a frequent basis, attending consortia and 

conferences at which regulators, 

specifiers, and requesters are in 

attendance, and soliciting public 

comments via public notices, electronic 

communications, and news articles. 

Further, the use of the word ‘‘or’’ does 

not preclude the use of both workshops 

and other means to collect the necessary 

information. 

Summary of Comments 

On March 29, 2011, the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking and request for comments in 

the Federal Register (76 FR 17367) 

pertaining to the proposed amendment 

to section 285.4 of Part 285 of Title 15 

of the CFR. The comment period closed 

on April 28, 2011. No comments were 

received and there is no other reason to 

believe that any alteration to the 

proposed rule is necessary; therefore, 


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