[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3452-3454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1579]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 28777; Amdt. No. 1776]
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) 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, addition of new obstacles, or changes in 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: An effective date for each SIAP is specified in the amendatory
provisions.
Incorporation by reference-approved by the Director of the Federal
Register on December 31, 1980, and reapproved as of January 1, 1982.
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; or
3. The Flight Inspection Area Office which originated the SIAP.
For Purchase--Individual SIAP 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.
By Subscription--Copies of all SIAPs, mailed once every 2 weeks,
are for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Best, Flight Procedures
Standards Branch (AFS-420), Technical Programs Division, Flight
Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8277.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 97 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 97) establishes, amends, suspends, or
revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs). The complete
regulatory description of each SIAP is contained in official FAA form
documents which are incorporated by reference in this amendment under 5
U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and Sec. 97.20 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (FAR). The applicable FAA Forms are identified as FAA Forms
8260-3, 8260-4, and 8260-5. Materials incorporated by reference are
available for examination or purchase as stated above.
The large number of SIAPs, their complex nature, and the need for a
special format make their verbatim publication in the Federal Register
expensive and impractical. Further, airmen do not use the regulatory
text of the SIAPs, but refer to their graphic depiction on charts
printed by publishers of aeronautical materials. Thus, the advantages
of incorporation by reference are realized and
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publication of the complete description of each SIAP contained in FAA
form documents is unnecessary. The provisions of this amendment state
the affected CFR (and FAR) sections, with the types and effective dates
of the SIAPs. This amendment also identifies the airport, its location,
the procedure identification and the amendment number.
The Rule
This amendment to part 97 is effective upon publication of each
separate SIAP as contained in the transmittal. Some SIAP amendments may
have been previously issued by the FAA in a National 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 amendments may
require making them effective in less than 30 days. For the remaining
SIAPs, an effective date at least 30 days after publication is
provided.
Further, the SIAPs contained in this amendment are based on the
criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for Terminal Instrument
Approach Procedures (TERPS). In developing these SIAPs, 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 and safety in air commerce. I find that notice and
public procedure before adopting these SIAPs 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.
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routing 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, Navigation (air).
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 10, 1997.
Thomas C. Accardi,
Director, Flight Standards Service.
Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, part 97 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 97) is amended by
establishing, amending, suspending, or revoking Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures, effective at 0901 UTC on the dates specified, as
follows:
PART 97-STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES
1. The authority citation for part 97 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; and 14
CFR 11.49(b)(2).
2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:
Secs. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, 97.35 [Amended]
By amending: Sec. 97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME or
TACAN; Sec. 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; Sec. 97.27
NDB, NDB/DME; Sec. 97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV;
Sec. 97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.35 COPTER
ISAPs, identified as follows:
...Effective January 30, 1997
Fayetteville, AR, Drake Field, LDA/DME RWY 34, Orig
Burlington, CO, Kit Carson County, LOC RWY 33, Orig
Suffolk, VA, Suffolk Muni, LOC RWY 4, Orig
Suffolk, VA, Suffolk Muni, NDB RWY 4, Orig
...Effective February 27, 1997
Unalakleet, AK, Unalakleet, MLS RWY 14, Orig
Frankfort, IL, Frankfort, VOR or GPS RWY 27, Amdt 4
Youngstown, OH, Youngstown Elser Metro, VOR or GPS-C, Amdt 1
Miller, SD, Miller Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 13, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Miller, SD, Miller Muni, NDB RWY 15, Orig
...Effective March 27, 1997
Port Heiden, AK, Port Heiden, VOR/DME RWY 13, Orig
St Mary's, AK, St Mary's, LOC/DME RWY 16, Amdt 2
St Mary's, AK, St Mary's, NDB RWY 16, Amdt 1
Benton, AR, Saline County, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Benton, AR, Saline County, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Hope, AR, Hope Muni, VOR/DME RWY 4, Amdt 7
Hope, AR, Hope Muni, NDB RWY 16, Amdt 4
Hope, AR, Hope Muni, GPS RWY 4, Orig
Hope, AR, Hope Muni, GPS RWY 16, Orig
Grass Valley, CA, Nevada County Air Park, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Telluride, CO, Telluride Regional, GPS RWY 9, Amdt 1
Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 7
Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Brooksville, FL, Hernando County, NDB RWY 9, Amdt 5
Brooksville, FL, Hernando County, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Brooksville, FL, Hernando County, GPS RWY 20, Orig
Claxton GA, Claxton-Evans County, NDB RWY 9, Orig, CANCELLED
Claxton, GA, Claxton-Evans County, NDB RWY 9, Orig
Muscatine, IA, Muscatine Muni, GPS RWY 23, Amdt 1
Frankfort, IN, Frankfort Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 9, Amdt 1
Frankfort, IN, Frankfort Muni, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Menominee, MI, Menominee-Marinette Twin County, GPS RWY 32, Orig
Ely, MN, Ely Muni, VOR/DME RWY 30, Amdt 4
ELY, MN, Ely Muni, VOR/DME RWY 12, Amdt 4
Ely, MN, Ely Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 30, Amdt 6
Ely, MN, Ely Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 12, Amdt 6
St Paul, MN, St Paul Downtown Holman Fld, GPS RWY 14, Orig
Sidney, MT, Sidney-Richland Muni, GPS RWY 1, Orig
Sidney, MT, Sidney-Richland Muni, GPS RWY 19, Orig
York, NE, York Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig
York, NE, York Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig
West Milford, NJ, Greenwood Lake, GPS RWY 6, Orig
Columbus, OH, Ohio State University, LORAN RNAV RWY 9R, Orig,
CANCELLED
Columbus, OH, Ohio State University, LORAN RNAV RWY 27L, Orig,
CANCELLED
Columbus, OH, Ohio State University, GPS RWY 9R, Orig
Columbus, OH, Ohio State University, GPS RWY 27L, Orig
Newberry, SC, Newberry Muni, GPS RWY 22, Orig
Houston, TX, Houston Intercontinental, GPS RWY 14L, Orig
Marfa, TX, Marfa Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Galax/Hillsville, VA, Twin County, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 6
Galax/Hillsville, VA, Twin County, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Leesburg, VA Leesburg Muni/Godfrey Field, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 1
Leesburg, VA Leesburg Muni/Godfrey Field, LOC RWY 17, Amdt 2
Leesburg, VA Leesburg Muni/Godfrey Field, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Orange, VA, Orange County, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Portsmouth, VA, Hampton Roads, NDB OR GPS RWY 2, Amdt 6
Portsmouth, VA, Hampton Roads, GPS RWY 10, Orig
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Portsmouth, VA, Hampton Roads, GPS RWY 28, Orig
Richmond/Ashland, VA, Hanover County Muni, LOC RWY 16, Amdt 1
Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, VA, Shenandoah Valley Regional,
GPS RWY 23, Orig
Charlotte Amalie, VI, Cyril E King, GPS RWY 10, Orig
Phillips, WI, Price County, GPS RWY 1, Orig
Phillips, WI, Price County, GPS RWY 19, Orig
Note: The FAA published two amendments of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (Vol 61, No. 248, page 67704, dated Tuesday, December
24, 1996) under Sections 97.29 and 97.33 in Docket No. 28765, Amdt.
No. 1770 to Part 97, with an effective publication date of January
30, 1997, which is hereby amended to read as follows:
Baltimore, MD, Baltimore-Washington Intl, ILS/DME RWY 15L, Amdt
4
Wilmington, DE, New Castle County, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 9,
Orig
[FR Doc. 97-1579 Filed 1-22-97; 8:45 am]
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