96-7765. Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 14020-14021]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-7765]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    14 CFR Part 97
    
    [Docket No. 28510; Amdt. No. 1720]
    
    
    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 Form 
    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.
        This amendment to part 97 is effective upon publication of each 
    separate SIAP as contained in the transmittal. The SIAPs contained in 
    this amendment are based on the criteria contained in the United States 
    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.
        The FAA has determined through testing that current non-localizer 
    type, non-precision instrument approaches developed using the TERPS 
    criteria can be flown by aircraft equipped with Global Positioning 
    System (GPS) equipment. In consideration of the above, the applicable 
    Standard Instrument Approach procedures (SIAPs) will be altered to 
    include ``or GPS'' in the title without otherwise reviewing or 
    modifying the procedure. (Once a stand alone GPS procedure is 
    developed, the procedure title will be altered to remove ``or GPS'' 
    from these non-localizer, non-precision instrument approach procedure 
    titles.) 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
    
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    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 Standard 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. 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, 97.27, 97.33, 97.35  [Amended]
    
        By amending: Sec. 97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME or 
    TACAN; Sec. 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.35 
    COPTER SIAPs, identified as follows:
    
    * * * Effective April 25, 1996
    
    Alturas, CA, Alturas Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 31, Amdt 1 CANCELLED
    Alturas, CA, Alturas Muni, NDB RWY 31, Amdt 1
    
    [FR Doc. 96-7765 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
03/29/1996
Department:
Transportation Department
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
96-7765
Dates:
An effective date for each SIAP is specified in the amendatory provisions.
Pages:
14020-14021 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. 28510, Amdt. No. 1720
PDF File:
96-7765.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 97