[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41266-41268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20288]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 28982; Amdt. No. 1811]
RIN 2120-AA65
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 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:
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 on each SIAP is contained in the appropriate FAA
Form 8260 and the National Flight Data
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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 Aviations 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 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 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 NOTAM 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 cancelled.
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 Approach 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 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 July 25, 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 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:
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 No. SIAP
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06/04/97............. MN Minneapolis........... Flying Cloud.......... 7/3354 VOR or GPS Rwy 9R, Amdt 7...
07/08/97............. PA Hazleton.............. Hazleton Muni......... 7/4264 LOC Rwy 28 Amdt 5A...
07/10/97............. LA Shreveport............ Shreveport Downtown... 7/4386 LOC Rwy 14, Amdt 4...
07/10/97............. LA Shreveport............ Shreveport Downtown... 7/4387 VOR or GPS Rwy 14, Amdt 14...
07/13/97............. FL Miami................. Opa Locka............. 7/4397 ILS Rwy 12 Orig...
07/15/97............. OH Athens/Albany......... Ohio University....... 7/4489 GPS Rwy 7, Orig...
07/15/97............. OH Athens/Albany......... Ohio University....... 7/4490 GPS Rwy 25, Orig...
07/15/97............. OH Wilmington............ Clinton Field......... 7/4484 VOR or GPS-A, Orig-A...
07/15/97............. TX Dumas................. Moore County.......... 7/4485 VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 19, Amdt 3B...
07/16/97............. GA Elberton.............. Elbert County-Patz 7/4531 VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 10, Amdt 2B...
Field.
07/16/97............. IN LAPorte............... LaPorte Muni.......... 7/4517 GPS Rwy 2, Orig-A...
07/16/97............. IN Warsaw................ Warsaw Muni........... 7/4526 ILS/DME Rwy 27, Orig...
07/16/97............. IN Warsaw................ Warsaw Muni........... 7/4527 VOR or GPS Rwy 27, Amdt 6...
07/16/97............. IN Warsaw................ Warsaw Muni........... 7/4528 VOR or GPS Rwy 9, Amdt 5...
07/16/97............. OH Athens/Albany......... Ohio University....... 7/4522 LOC Rwy 25, Amdt 3...
07/16/97............. OH Athens/Albany......... Ohio University....... 7/4523 NDB Rwy 25, Amdt 8...
07/17/97............. AL Huntsville............ Huntsville Intl-Carl 7/4566 ILS Rwy 18R, Amdt 21...
T. Jones Field.
07/17/97............. FL Tampa................. Tampa Intl............ 7/4582 LOC Rwy 36R Orig...
07/17/97............. IA Maquoketa............. Maquoketa Muni........ 7/4606 NDB or GPS Rwy 15, Amdt 2A...
07/17/97............. NE Nebraska City......... Nebraska City Muni.... 7/4624 NDB Rwy 33, Orig...
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07/17/97............. NE Nebraska City......... Nebraska City Muni.... 7/4625 NDB Rwy 15, Orig...
07/17/97............. NE Nebraska City......... Nebraska City Muni.... 7/4626 GPS Rwy 33, Orig...
07/21/97............. IN Peru.................. Peru Muni............. 7/4754 VOR or GPS Rwy 1, Amdt 7...
07/21/97............. VA Chesapeake............ Chesapeake Muni....... 7/4749 VOR/DME Rwy 23 Amdt 2...
07/21/97............. VA Chesapeake............ Chesapeake Muni....... 7/4750 LOC Rwy 5 Amdt 2...
07/21/97............. VA Chesapeake............ Chesapeake Muni....... 7/4751 NDB Rwy 5 Amdt 1...
07/21/97............. VA Chesapeake............ Chesapeake Muni....... 7/4752 GPS Rwy 5 Orig...
07/22/97............. IN Kokomo................ Kokomo Muni........... 7/4784 VOR/DME RNAV or GPS Rwy 5 Amdt 5...
07/22/97............. IN Kokomo................ Kokomo Muni........... 7/4785 VOR or GPS Rwy 23, Amdt 19...
07/22/97............. IN Kokomo................ Kokomo Muni........... 7/4786 VOR or GPS Rwy 32, Amdt 19...
07/22/97............. VA Richmond/Ashland...... Hanover County Muni... 7/4789 VOR Rwy 16 Orig...
07/23/97............. IN Kokomo................ Kokomo Muni........... 7/4809 ILS Rwy 23 Amdt 8...
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[FR Doc. 97-20288 Filed 7-31-97; 8:45 am]
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