[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55508-55509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28414]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 29048; Amdt. No. 1829]
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
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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 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
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, Navigation (air).
Issued in Washington, DC on October 17, 1997.
Thomas E. Stuckey,
Acting 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 Standing 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
SIAPs, identified as follows:
* * *Effective November 6, 1997
West Palm Beach, FL, North Palm Beach County General Aviation, ILS
RWY 8R, Orig
West Palm Beach, FL, Palm Beach Intl, ILS RWY 27R, Orig
Driggs, ID, Teton Peaks/Driggs Muni, GPS-A, Orig
Grand Rapids, MI, Kent County Intl, VOR-A, Orig, CANCELLED
Grand Rapids, MI, Kent County Intl, VOR-B, Orig, CANCELLED
Grand Rapids, MI, Kent County Intl, VOR RWY 17, Orig
Grand Rapids, MI, Kent County Intl, VOR RWY 35, Orig
Manchester, NH, Manchester, LOC RWY 17, Orig, CANCELLED
Manchester, NH, Manchester, ILD RWY 17, Orig
Spokane, WA, Spokane Intl, ILS RWY 3, Amdt 4
* * *Effective December 4, 1997
Harrison, AR, Boone County, LOC/DME RWY 36, Amdt 8, CANCELLED
Harrison, AR, Boone County, ILS/DME RWY 36, Orig
Rochester, IN, Fulton County, NDB RWY 29, Amdt 11
New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Intl (Moisant Field), LOC RWY 19, Orig
New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Intl (Moisant Field), LOC BC RWY 19,
Amdt 14, CANCELLED
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain,
(Simultaneous Close Parallel) ILS PRM RWY 12L, Orig
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain,
(Simultaneous Close Parallel) ILS PRM RWY 12R, Orig
Savannah, TN, Savannah-Hardin County, NDB OR GPS RWY 18, Amdt 3A,
CANCELLED
Tulsa, OK, Tulsa Intl, RADAR-1, Amdt 17
Petersburg, VA, Petersburg Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 23, Amdt 4
* * *Effective January 1, 1998
Foley, AL, Foley Muni, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Hartselle, AL, Rountree Field, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Ozark, AL, Blackwell Field, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Palto Alto, CA, Palo Alto of Santa Clara Co, GPS RWY 30, Amdt 1
Boise, ID, Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field, GPS RWY 28L, Orig
North Vermon, IN, North Vernon, GPS RWY 23, Orig
Beaver Island, MI, Beaver Island, NDB RWY 27, Orig
St. James MI, Beaver Island, NDB OR GPS RWY 27, Orig, CANCELLED
Ashtabula, OH, Ashtabula County, GPS RWY 8, Orig
Hot Springs, VA, Ingalls Field, GPS RWY 24, Orig
[FR Doc. 97-28414 Filed 10-24-97; 8:45 am]
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