[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5886-5887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2587]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 29121; Amdt. No. 1848]
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 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 mandatory
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
compete 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 January 23, 1998.
Richard O. Gordon,
Deputy 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 par t97) 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:
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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 February 26, 1998
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, LOC RWY 22R, Orig
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, ILS RWY 22R, Amdt 8, Cancelled
Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 4L, Orig
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Intl, ILS RWY 6R, Amdt 15
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Intl, ILS RWY 6L, Amdt 10
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Intl, ILS RWY 7R, Amdt 3
Porterville, CA, Porterville Muni, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 1
Rockford, IL, Greater Rockford, ILS RWY 7, Amdt 1
Owensboro, KY, Owensboro-Daviess County, VOR RWY 5, Orig
Owensboro, KY, Owensboro-Daviess County, GPS RWY 5, Orig
Goldsboro, NC, Goldsboro-Wayne Muni, LOC RWY 23, Orig, Cancelled
Goldsboro, NC, Goldsboro-Wayne Muni, ILS RWY 23, Orig
Murfreesboro, TN, Murfreesboro Muni, NDB RWY 18, Orig
Murfreesboro, TN, Murfreesboro Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 18, Amdt 2,
Cancelled
* * * Effective March 26, 1998
Escanaba, MI, Delta County, VOR RWY 36, Orig
Escanaba, MI, Delta County, VOR OR GPS RWY 18, Amdt 7A, Cancelled
Greensville, MS, Mid Delta Regional, LOC BC RWY 36R, Amdt 8A,
Cancelled
* * * Effective April 23, 1998
Phoenix, AZ, Williams Gateway, GPS RWY 30C, Orig
Danielson, CT, Danielson, GPS RWY 31, Orig
New Port Richey, FL, Tampa Bay Executive, GPS RWY 8, Orig, Cancelled
Casey, IL, Casey Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 4, Amdt 7
Mount Carmel, IL, Mount Carmel Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 4, Amdt 5
Mount Carmel, IL, Mount Carmel Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 22, Amdt 9
French Lick, IN, French Lick Muni, NDB RWY 8, Orig
Iola, KS, Allen County, NDB RWY 1, Amdt 1
Iola, KS, Allen County, GPS RWY 1, Orig
Iola, KS, Allen County, GPS RWY 19, Orig
Churchville, MD, Harford County, GPS RWY 10, Orig
Ortonville, MN, Ortonville Muni-Martinson Field, NDB RWY 34, Amdt 2
Ortonville, MN, Ortonville Muni-Martinson Field, GPS RWY 34, Orig
Wilmington, NC, New Hanover International, GPS RWY 6, Orig
Wilmington, NC, New Hanover International, GPS RWY 24, Orig
Laconia, NH, Laconia Muni, GPS RWY 26, Orig
Ticonderoga, NY, Ticonderoga Muni, GPS RWY 2, Orig
Ticonderoga, NY, Ticonderoga Muni, GPS RWY 20, Orig
New Braunfels, TX, New Braunfels Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 8,
Cancelled
New Braunfels, TX, New Braunfels Muni, VOR/DME-A, Orig
New Braunfels, TX, New Braunfels Muni, NDB OR GPS, RWY 22, Amdt 1,
Cancelled
New Braunfels, TX, New Braunfels Muni, NDB-B, Orig
New Braunfels, TX, New Braunfels Muni, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 31,
Amdt 2, Cancelled
New Braunfels, TX, New Braunfels Muni, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 31, Orig
New Braunfels, TX, New Braunfels Muni, VOR/DME OR RNAV RWY 13, Amdt
2, Cancelled
New Braunfels, TX, New Braunfels Muni, GPS RWY 13, Orig
New Braunfels, TX, New Braunfels Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig
New Braunfels, TX, New Braunfels Muni, GPS RWY 31, Orig
New Braunfels, TX, New Braunfels Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Note: The FAA published the following amendments in Docket No.
29114; Amdt. No. 1846 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations
(63 FR 2605, dated January 16, 1998) under Sec. 97.33 effective
February 26, 1998 which are hereby rescinded:
Manville, NJ, Central Jersey Regional, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Wisconsin Repaids, WI, Alexander Field South Wood County, GPS RWY
20, Orig
[FR Doc. 98-2587 Filed 2-4-98; 8:45 am]
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