[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 1998)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 23213-23214] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-11239] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 97 [Docket No. 29162; Amdt. No. 1858] 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 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 the 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 March 20, 1998. Tom 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: [[Page 23214]] 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 23 April 1998 Crosett, AR, Z M Jack Stell Field, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 23, Orig-A, CANCELLED Chicago/Prospect Hgts/Wheeling, IL, Palwaukee Muni, ILS RWY 16, Orig, CANCELLED Chicago/Prospect Hgts/Wheeling, IL, Palwaukee Muni, ILS RWY 16, Orig Chicago/Prospect Hgts/Wheeling, IL, Palwaukee Muni, GPS RWY 16, Orig Okmulgee, OK, Okmulgee Muni, ILS RWY 17, Amdt 3, CANCELLED Okmulgee, OK, Okmulgee Muni, ILS RWY 17, Orig Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, ILS RWY 10C, Orig Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, ILS RWY 28C, Orig Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, GPS RWY 4, Orig Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, GPS RWY 22, Orig * * * Effective 21 May 1998 Fayetteville, AR, Drake Field, LDA/DME RWY 34, Amdt 2 Fayetteville, AR, Drake Field, MLS RWY 34, Amdt 2 Chicago, IL, Chicago Midway, MLS RWY 22L, Orig-A, CANCELLED Springfield, IL, Capital, ILS RWY 31, Amdt 1 Springfield, IL, Capital, RADAR-1, Amdt 8 Cambridge, NE, Cambridge Muni, GPS RWY 32, Orig Gallup, NM, Gallup Muni, GPS RWY 6, Orig Cortland, NY, Cortland County-Chase Field, GPS RWY 24, Amdt 1 Youngstown, OH, Youngstown Elser Metro, GPS RWY 28, Orig Grove, OK, Grove Muni, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 1, CANCELLED Grove, OK, Grove Muni, VOR/DME-A, Orig * * * Effective 18 June 1998 Kotzebue, AK, Ralph Wien Memorial, GPS RWY 8, Orig Kotzebue, AK, Ralph Wien Memorial, GPS RWY 26, Orig Oxnard, CA, Oxnard, GPS RWY 7, Orig Oxnard, CA, Oxnard, GPS RWY 25, Orig Visalia, CA, Visalia Muni, GPS RWY 12, Orig Visalia, CA, Visalia Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig Lake In The Hills, IL, Lake In The Hills, GPS RWY 8, Orig Huntington, IN, Huntington Muni, GPS RWY 9, Amdt 1 Scott City, KS, Scott City Muni, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 1 Scott City, KS, Scott City Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig Scott City, KS, Scott City Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig Wichita, KS, Beech Factory, VOR OR GPS-B, Amdt 2 Wichita, KS, Beech Factory, RNAV OR GPS RWY 18, Orig, CANCELLED Wichita, KS, Beech Factory, RNAV OR GPS RWY 36, Orig, CANCELLED Wichita, KS, Beech Factory, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 18, Orig Wichita, KS, Beech Factory, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 36, Orig Wichita, KS, Beech Factory, GPS RWY 18, Orig Wichita, KS, Beech Factory, GPS RWY 36, Orig Minneapolis, MN, Anoka County-Blaine Airport (Janes Field), VOR OR GPS RWY 8 Amdt 11 Minneapolis, MN, Anoka County-Blaine Airport (Janes Field), VOR/DME RWY 26, Amdt 4 Minneapolis, MN, Anoka County-Blaine Airport (Janes Field), VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 17, Amdt 3 Minneapolis, MN, Anoka County-Blaine Airport (Janes Field), GPS RWY 35, Orig Redwood Falls, MN, Redwood Falls Muni, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 4 Redwood Falls, MN, Redwood Falls Muni, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 30, Amdt 1 Redwood Falls, MN, Redwood Falls Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig Columbus-West Point-Starkville, MS, Golden Triangle Regional, LOC/ DME BC RWY 36, Amdt 6A, CANCELLED Meridian, MS, Key Field, RNAV OR GPS RWY 19, Amdt 3, CANCELLED Meridian, MS, Key Field, GPS RWY 1, Orig Meridian, MS, Key Field, GPS RWY 19, Orig Millersburg, OH, Holmes County, GPS RWY 27, Orig Millington, TN, Millington Muni, GPS RWY 22, Orig Baraboo, WI, Baraboo Wisconsin Dells, GPS RWY 1, Orig [FR Doc. 98-11239 Filed 4-27-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M