[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73387-73389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33936]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 29885; Amdt. No. 1967]
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
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 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;
2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which 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
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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, US Government Printing
Office, Washington, DC 20402.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure
Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs
Division, 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 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 on each SIAP is contained in the appropriate FAA
Form 8260 and the National Flight Data Center (FDC)/Permanent (P)
Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) which are incorporated by reference in the
amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and Sec. 97.20 of the
Federal Aviation's Regulations (FAR). 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 formal 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 of 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 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 97) establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes SIAPs. For
safety and timeliness of change considerations, this amendment
incorporates only specific changes contained in the content of the
following FDC/P NOTAMs for each SIAP. The SIAP information in some
previously designated FDC/Temporary (FDC/T) NOTAMs is of such duration
as to be permanent. With conversion to FDC/P NOTAMs, the respective
FDC/T NOTAMs have been canceled.
The FDC/P NOTAMs for the SIAPs contained in this amendment are
based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for Terminal
Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing these chart changes to
SIAPs by FDC/P NOTAMs, the TERPS criteria were applied to only these
specific conditions existing at the affected airports. All SIAP
amendments in this rule 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 all these SIAP amendments requires making them effective in less
than 30 days.
Further, the SIAPs contained in this amendment are based on the
criteria contained in the TERPS. 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 these SIAPs effective in
less than 30 days.
Conclusion
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body to 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 December 23, 1999.
L. Nicholas Lacey,
Director, Flight Standards Service.
Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, part 97 of
the Federal Aviation Regulation (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. 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; 49 U.S.C.
106(g); and 14 CFR 11.49(b)(2).
2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:
Secs. 97.23, 97.25, 95.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33 and 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 Upon Publication
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FDC Date State City Airport FDC number SIAP
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12/01/99...... CA Vacaville...... Nut Tree....... FDC 9/9622 GPS RWY 20 AMDT 1...
12/03/99...... HI Kailua-Kona.... Keahole-Kona FDC 9/9519 VOR/DME OR TACAN OR GPS Rwy 17,
Intl. AMDT 3...
......... ................ This corrects NOTAM Published IN
TL 00-01.
12/08/99...... PA Pottstown...... Pottstown- FDC 9/9584 NDB Rwy 28 AMDT 1...
Limerick.
12/08/99...... TX Laredo......... Laredo Intl.... FDC 9/9596 NDB OR GPS Rwy 17R. AMDT 9A...
12/08/99...... TX Laredo......... Laredo Intl.... FDC 9/9601 NDB OR GPS Rwy 17L, AMDT 2A...
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12/08/99...... TX Longview....... Gregg County... FDC 9/9602 NDB Rwy 13, AMDT 14...
12/09/99...... NC Siler City..... Siler City Muni FDC 9/9616 VOR OR GPS-A, AMDT 1A...
12/09/99...... NC Siler City..... Siler City Muni FDC 9/9620 NDB OR GPS Rwy 22, ORIG-A...
12/09/9....... TX Laredo......... Laredo Intl.... FDC 9/9609 VOR/DME OR TACAN OR GPS Rwy 32,
AMDT 9A...
12/09/99...... TX Laredo......... Laredo Intl.... FDC 9/9610 VOR/DME OR TACAN OR GPS Rwy 14,
AMDT 9...
12/09/99...... TX Laredo......... Laredo Intl.... FDC 9/9611 LOC BC Rwy 35L, AMDT 1...
12/13/99...... LA Slidell........ Slidell........ FDC 9/9672 VOR/DME OR GPS Rwy 18, AMDT 3A...
12/13/99...... MS Aberdeen Amory. Aberdeen/Monroe FDC 9/9661 VOR OR GPS Rwy 18, AMDT 6A...
County.
12/14/99...... AK Homer.......... Homer.......... FDC 9/9697 GPS Rwy 3, ORIG-A...
12/14/99...... IL Chicago........ Chicago-O'Hare FDC 9/9712 ILS Rwy 9L, AMDT 6A...
Intl.
12/14/99...... MD Cumberland..... Greater FDC 9/9710 LOC/DME Rwy 23, AMDT 5D...
Cumberland
Regional.
12/14/99...... MD Cumberland..... Greater FDC 9/9711 LOC-A AMDT 3C...
Cumberland
Regional.
12/14/99...... TN Nashville...... Nashville Intl. FDC 9/9716 ILS Rwy 2R (CAT I, II, III) AMDT
5A...
12/14/99...... TX Midland........ Midland Intl... FDC 9/9706 LOC BC Rwy 28, AMDT 12A...
......... ................ This Replaces FDC 9/9393
12/15/99...... FL Fort Pierce.... St. Lucie FDC 9/9753 GPS Rwy 9, ORIG-A...
County Intl.
12/15/99...... NC Albemarle...... Stanly County.. FDC 9/9741 NDB OR GPS Rwy 22L, ORIG-C...
12/15/99...... NC Albemarle...... Stanly County.. FDC 9/9742 GPS Rwy 4R, ORIG-B...
12/15/99...... NC Albemarle...... Stanly County.. FDC 9/9743 ILS Rwy 22L, ORIG-A...
12/15/99...... TX Gainesville.... Gainesville FDC 9/9774 NDB Rwy 7, AMDT 8...
Muni.
......... ................ This Replaces FDC 9/9274.
12/15/99...... TX Greenville..... Greenville/ FDC 9/9775 NDB OR GPS Rwy 17, AMDT 5...
Majors.
12/15/99...... WY Casper......... Natrona County FDC 9/9744 ILS Rwy 3, AMDT 5...
Intl.
12/20/99...... TX Gainesville.... Gainesville FDC 9/9923 GPS Rwy 17, ORIG...
Muni.
......... ................ This Replaces FDC 9/9275.
12/21/99...... NE North Platte... North Platte FDC 9/9961 NDB OR GPS Rwy 30R, AMDT 3...
Regional
Airport Lee
Bird Field.
12/21/99...... NE North Platte... North Platte FDC 9/9962 ILS Rwy 30R, AMDT 5B...
Regional
Airport Lee
Bird Field.
12/21/99...... TX Midland........ Midland Intl... FDC 9/9963 VOR/DME OR TACAN Rwy 34L, AMDT
9A...
......... ................ This Replaces FDC NOTAM 9/9392.
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[FR Doc. 99-33936 Filed 12-29-99; 8:45 am]
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