[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14017-14018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7763]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 28508; Amdt. No. 1718]
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 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
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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 March 22, 1996.
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
SIAPs, identified as follows:
* * * Effective April 25, 1996
Athens, GA, Athens Muni, LOC RWY 27, Orig, CANCELLED
Athens, GA, Athens Muni, ILS RWY 27, Orig
Independence, KS, Independence Muni, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Minneapolis, MN, Airlake, VOR or GPS RWY 11, Amdt 1
Hettinger, ND, Hettinger Municipal, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Chillicothe, OH, Ross County, GPS RWY 23, Orig
Portland, OR, Portland Intl, LOC BC RWY 10L, Amdt 14, CANCELLED
Rice Lake, WI, Rice Lake Rgnl-Carl's Field, VOR/DME RWY 19, Orig
* * * Effective May 23, 1996
Arlington, TX, Arlington Muni, GPS RWY 34, Orig
* * * Effective June 20, 1996
Harrison, AR, Boone County, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Mountain Home, AR, Baxter County Regional, GPS RWY 5, Orig
Mountain Home, AR, Baxter County Regional, GPS RWY 23, Orig
Pine Bluff, AR, Grider Field, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Warren, AR, Warren Muni, GPS RWY 21, Orig
Muscatine, IA, Muscatine Muni, GPS RWY 23, Orig
Scott City, KS, Scott City Muni, NDB RWY 35, Orig
Alice, TX, Alice Intl, GPS RWY 31, Orig
Alpine, TX, Alpine-Casparis Municipal, GPS RWY 19, Orig
Bay City, TX, Bay City Muni, GPS RWY 13, Orig
Summersville, WV, Summersville, GPS RWY 4, Orig
* * * Effective Upon Publication
Sioux Falls, SD, Joe Foss Field, ILS RWY 21, Amdt 8
Note: The FAA published procedures in Docket No. 28475, Amdt.
No. 1712 to Part 97 to the Federal Aviation Regulations (VOL. 61, FR
No. 41, Page 7699, dated Thursday, February 29, 1996) under Section
97.27 which are hereby amended as follows:
Santa Fe, NM, Santa Fe County Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1
Santa Fe, NM, Santa Fe County Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 2, Amdt 4
Note: The FAA published a procedure in Docket No. 28447, Amdt.
No. 1707 to Part 97 to the Federal Aviation Regulations (VOL. 61, FR
No. 23, Page 3796, dated Friday, February 2, 1996) under Section
97.33 which is hereby amended as follows:
Kaiser/Lake Ozark, MO, Lee C. Fine Memorial, GPS RWY 21, Orig
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