[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 1997)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 1051-1053] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-314] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 14 CFR Part 97 [Docket No. 28765; Amdt. No. 1773] RIN 2120-AA65 Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 1052]] 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, and 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 December 27, 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 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 January 30, 1997 Anvik, AK, Anvik, GPS RWY 35, Orig Noatak, AK, Noatak, NDB/DME RWY 36, Amdt 1 Harrisburg, IL, Harrisburg-Raleigh, NDB RWY 24, Amdt 10 Newberry, MI, Luce County, VOR or GPS RWY 11, Amdt 10 Newberry, MI, Luce County, VOR or GPS RWY 29, Amdt 10 Weslaco, TX, Mid Valley, VOR/DME-A, Orig Weslaco, TX, Mid Valley, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Orig, cancelled * * *Effective February 27, 1997 San Diego, CA, Brown Field Muni, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 4 Houston, TX, Houston Intercontinental, ILS RWY 9, Amdt 4 Houston, TX, Houston Intercontinental, ILS RWY 26, Amdt 15 Houston, TX, Houston Intercontinental, GPS RWY 27, Orig Leesburg, VA, Leesburg Muni/Godfrey Field, RNAV RWY 17, Amdt 9, Cancelled Manassas, VA, Manassas Muni/Harry P. Davis Field, VOR-B, Amdt 3, Cancelled * * *Effective March 27, 1997 Lake Village, Lake Village Muni AR, GPS RWY 1, Orig Lake Village, Lake Village Muni AR, GPS RWY 19, Orig Magnolia, AR, Magnolia Muni, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 1 Magnolia, AR, Magnolia Muni, GPS RWY 18, Amdt 1 Magnolia, AR, Magnolia Muni, GPS RWY 36, Amdt 1 Monticello, AR, Monticello Muni/Ellis Field, VOR-A, Amdt 5 Monticello, AR, Monticello Muni/Ellis Field, GPS RWY 3, Orig San Diego, CA, Brown Field Muni, GPS RWY 8L, Orig Hays, KS, Hays Muni, GPS RWY 16, Orig New Orleans, LA, New Orleans (Moisant Field), GPS RWY 10, Orig New Orleans, LA, New Orleans (Moisant Field), GPS RWY 19, Orig Bedford, MA, Laurence G. Hanscom, GPS RWY 23, Orig Adrian, MI, Lenawee County, GPS RWY 5, Orig Jefferson City, MO, Jefferson City Memorial, GPS RWY 12, Orig Jefferson City, MO, Jefferson City Memorial, GPS RWY 30, Orig Albany, NY, Albany County, ILS RWY 19, Amdt 20 Hudson, NY, Columbia County, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 3 Hudson, NY, Columbia County, GPS RWY 21, Orig Penn Yan, NY, Penn Yan, NDB RWY 28, Amdt 6 Penn Yan, NY, Penn Yan, NDB RWY 1, Orig Penn Yan, NY, Penn Yan, NDB RWY 19, Orig Hazen, ND, Mercer County Regional, GPS RWY 14, Orig Hazen, ND, Mercer County Regional, GPS RWY 32, Orig Chandler, OK, Chandler Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig Chandler, OK, Chandler Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig Providence, RI, Theodore Frances Green State, GPS RWY 16, Orig Hondo, TX, Hondo Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 35R, Amdt 4 Hondo, TX, Hondo Muni, VOR RWY 17L, Orig, Cancelled Hondo, TX, Hondo Muni, GPS RWY 17L, Amdt 1 Houston, TX, Ellington Field, NDB RWY 22, Orig Houston, TX, Ellington Field, GPS RWY 4, Orig Houston, TX, Ellington Field, GPS RWY 17R, Orig [[Page 1053]] Houston, TX, Ellington Field, GPS RWY 35L, Orig Waco, TX, McGregor Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig Waco, TX, McGregor Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig Blacksburg, VA, Virginia Tech, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 2 [FR Doc. 97-314 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M