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1,200 feet or more above the surface of 

the earth for the purpose of transitioning 

to or from the terminal or en route 

environment. When such areas are 

designated in conjunction with airways 

or routes, the extent of such designation 

has the lateral extent identical to that of 

a Federal airway and extends upward 

from 1,200 feet or higher. Unless 

otherwise specified, the airspace areas 

in the paragraph extend upward from 

1,200 feet or higher above the surface to, 

but not including, 14,500 feet MSL. 

(d) The Federal airways described in 

subpart E of FAA Order 7400.9R 

(incorporated by reference, see § 71.1). 

(e) The airspace areas listed as en 

route domestic airspace areas in subpart 

E of FAA Order 7400.9R (incorporated 

by reference, see § 71.1). Unless 

otherwise specified, each airspace area 

has a lateral extent identical to that of 

a Federal airway and extends upward 

from 1,200 feet above the surface of the 

earth to the overlying or adjacent 

controlled airspace. 

(f) The airspace areas listed as 

offshore airspace areas in subpart E of 

FAA Order 7400.9R (incorporated by 

reference, see § 71.1) that are designated 

in international airspace within areas of 

domestic radio navigational signal or 

ATC radar coverage, and within which 

domestic ATC procedures are applied. 

Unless otherwise specified, each 

airspace area extends upward from a 

specified altitude up to, but not 

including, 18,000 feet MSL. 

■ 11. Section 71.901 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 71.901 Applicability. 

Unless otherwise designated: 

(a) Each reporting point listed in 

subpart H of FAA Order 7400.9R 

(incorporated by reference, see § 71.1) 

applies to all directions of flight. In any 

case where a geographic location is 

designated as a reporting point for less 

than all airways passing through that 

point, or for a particular direction of 

flight along an airway only, it is so 

indicated by including the airways or 

direction of flight in the designation of 

geographical location. 

(b) Place names appearing in the 

reporting point descriptions indicate 

VOR or VORTAC facilities identified by 

those names. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

16, 2008. 

Barry C. Davis, 

Acting Director, Systems Operations, 

Airspace, and AIM. 

[FR Doc. E8–21986 Filed 9–16–08; 4:40 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 30627; Amdt. No. 3286] 

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 September 

22, 2008. 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 September 

22, 2008. 

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 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: 

Harry J. Hodges, 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. 

Thus, 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 


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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 

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 September 5, 

2008. 

James J. Ballough, 

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 25 SEP 2008 

Bethel AK, Bethel, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 

8C, CANCELLED 

Bethel AK, Bethel, VOR RWY 18, Amdt 

8C, CANCELLED 

Bethel AK, Bethel, VOR/DME–B Orig-A, 

CANCELLED 

Effective 23 OCT 2008 

Willimantic, CT, Windham, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 5 

Eastman, GA, Heart of Georgia Rgnl, ILS 

OR LOC RWY 2, Amdt 1A 

Owensboro, KY, Owensboro-Daviess 

County, Takeoff Minimums and 

Obstacle DP, Amdt 4 

Tulsa, OK, Richard Lloyd Jones Jr, Take 

Off Minimums and Obstacle DP, 

Amdt 6 

Greer, SC, Greenville-Spartanburg IntlRoger Milliken, ILS OR LOC RWY 4, 

ILS RWY 4 

(CAT II), ILS RWY 4 (CAT III), Amdt 22 

Effective 20 NOV 2008 

Hutchinson, KS, Hutchinson Muni, GPS 

RWY 13, Orig, CANCELLED 

Hutchinson, KS, Hutchinson Muni, GPS 

RWY 31, Amdt 1, CANCELLED 

Hutchinson, KS, Hutchinson Muni, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig 

Hutchinson, KS, Hutchinson Muni, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig 

Detroit, MI, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne 

County, ILS Y RWY 4L, Orig 

Detroit, MI, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne 

County, ILS Y RWY 22R, Orig 

Willoughby, OH, Willoughby Lost 

Nation Muni, VOR RWY 28, Orig-C, 

CANCELLED 

Willoughby, OH, Willoughby Lost 

Nation Muni, VOR–A, Orig-B, 

CANCELLED 

Willoughby, OH, Willoughby Lost 

Nation Muni, VOR–B, Orig-B, 

CANCELLED 

Renton, WA, Renton Muni, NDB RWY 

15, Amdt 5 

Renton, WA, Renton Muni, RNAV (GPS) 

Y RWY 15, Amdt 2 

Renton, WA, Renton Muni, RNAV (GPS) 

Z RWY 15, Orig 

[FR Doc. E8–21794 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 30628; Amdt. No. 3287] 

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 September 

22, 2008. 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 September 

22, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter 

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; 


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