[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 1997)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 49142-49144] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-24992] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 97 [Docket No. 29017; Amdt. No. 1820] 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. [[Page 49143]] 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 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 September 5, 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; 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 October 9, 1997 Fort Pierce, FL, St. Lucie County Intl, NDB RWY 9, Orig Fort Pierce, FL, St. Lucie County Intl, NDB RWY 9, Amdt 1, Cancelled Fort Pierce, FL, St. Lucie County Intl, ILS RWY 9, Amdt 1 Rutland, VT, Rutland State, LDA 1 RWY 19, Amdt 8, Cancelled Rutland, VT, Rutland State, LOC/DME 1 RWY 19, Orig * * * Effective November 6, 1997 Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Intl, GPS RWY 23, Orig Talladega, AL, Talladega Muni, GPS RWY 3, Orig Talladega, AL, Talladega Muni, GPS RWY 21, Orig Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 4R, Orig Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 22L, Orig South Lake Tahoe, CA, Lake Tahoe, GPS RWY 18, Orig Caldwell, ID, Caldwell Industrial, NDB RWY 30, Orig Caldwell, ID, Caldwell Industrial, NDB OR GPSA RWY 30, Amdt 3A, Cancelled Belleville, IL, Midamerica, NDB RWY 32R, Orig, Cancelled [[Page 49144]] Belleville, IL, Midamerica, NDB RWY 32R, Orig Coldwater, MI, Branch County Memorial, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 24, Amdt 3, Cancelled Coldwater, MI, Branch County Memorial, VOR OR GPS RWY 6, Amdt 4 Coldwater, MI, Branch County Memorial, VOR RWY 24, Orig Hillsdale, MI, Hillsdale Muni, VOR OR GPS-G, Amdt 7 Marshall, MI, Brooks Field, VOR OR GPS RWY 28, Amdt 14 Butte, MT, Bert Mooney, ILS RWY 15, Amdt 5 Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati-Blue Ash, VOR RWY 24, Amdt 6 Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati-Blue Ash, NDB RWY 6, Amdt 2 Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati-Blue Ash, NDB OR GPS RWY 24, Amdt 2 Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Muni-Lunken Field, NDB OR GPS RWY 21L, Amdt 13 Harrison, OH, Cincinnati West, VOR OR GPS RWY 18, Amdt 3 Tulsa, OK, Tulsa Intl, GPS RWY 8, Orig Tulsa, OK, Tulsa Intl, GPS RWY 18L, Orig Tulsa, OK, Tulsa Intl, GPS RWY 18R, Orig Tulsa, OK, Tulsa Intl, GPS RWY 36R, Orig Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, GPS RWY 10, Orig Redmond, OR, Roberts Field, GPS RWY 28, Orig West Chester, PA, Brandywine, GPS RWY 9, Orig Pineville, WV, Kee Field, GPS RWY 7, Orig Summersville, WV, Summersville, GPS RWY 22, Orig * * * Effective Upon Publication Tinian Island, N. Mariana Islands, West Tinian, NDB-A, Amdt 1 Note: The FAA published the following procedure in Docket No. 28992, Amdt. No. 1813 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol. 62, No. 163, Page 44542, dated Friday, August 22, 1997) under Section 97.25 effective November 6, 1997, which is hereby amended as follows: Anchorage, AK, Anchorage Intl, ILS Rwy 6L, Amdt 9 should read: LOC Rwy 6L, Amdt 9. [FR Doc. 97-24992 Filed 9-18-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M