[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 52 (Thursday, March 18, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13336-13338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6635]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29487; Amdt. No. 1919]


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 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 Headquarter 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:
Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight 
Technologies and Programs Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South 
MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma City OK. 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082 
Oklahoma City, OK. 73125) telephone: (405) 954-4164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 97 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations. (14 CFR part 97) establishes, amends, suspends, 
or revokes Standards 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 (FAA). 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

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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 
(NFDC) 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 
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.

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 March 5, 1999.
L. Nicholas Lacey,
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, 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 March 25, 1999

Jasper, AL, Walker County-Bevill Field, LOC/DME RWY 27, Orig, 
CANCELLED
Jasper, AL, Walker County-Bevill Field, ILS/DME RWY 27, Orig
Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Intl, ILS RWY 5R, Amdt 2
Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Intl, ILS RWY 23L, Amdt 2

. . .Effective April 22, 1999

Ruston, LA, Ruston Regional, GPS RWY 18, Amdt 1
Ruston, LA, Ruston Regional, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Sault Ste. Marie Muni/Sanderson Field, VOR OR 
GPS RWY 32, Amdt 2
Memphis, TN, Memphis Intl, ILS RWY 36R, Amdt 2
Arlington, TX, Arlington Muni, VOR/DME RWY 34, Orig
Arlington, TX, Arlington Muni, VOR/DME RWY 34, Orig-A, CANCELLED

. . .Effective May 20, 1999

King Salmon, AK, King Salmon, AK, GPS RWY 11, Orig
King Salmon, AK, King Salmon, AK, GPS RWY 29, Orig
Fort Huachuca-Sierra Vista, AZ, Libby AAF-Sierra Vista Muni, VOR RWY 
26, Amdt 3
Fort Huachuca-Sierra Vista, AZ, Libby AAF-Sierra Vista Muni, NDB RWY 
26, Amdt 3
Fort Huachuca-Sierra Vista, AZ, Libby AAF-Sierra Vista Muni, ILS RWY 
26, Amdt 2
For Huachuca-Sierra Vista, AZ, Libby AAF-Sierra Vista Muni, GPS RWY 
26, Orig
Crescent City, CA, Jack McNamara Field, GPS RWY 11, Orig
Crescent City, CA, Jack McNamara Field, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Hollister, CA, Hollister Muni, GPS RWY 31, Amdt 1
Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, ILS RWY 17, Amdt 2
Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, ILS RWY 18R, Amdt 5
Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, ILS RWY 35, Amdt 3
Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, ILS RWY 36R, Amdt 6
Orlando, FL, Orlando Intl, GPS RWY 36L, Amdt 1
St. Augustine, FL, St. Augustine, GPS RWY 31, Orig
Lanai City, HI, Lanai, ILS RWY 3, Orig
Dodge Center, MN, Dodge Center, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 2
Dodge Center, MN, Dodge Center, GPS RWY 34, Amdt 1
Columbia, SC, Columbia Metropolitan, GPS RWY 5, Orig
Columbia, SC, Columbia Metropolitan, GPS RWY 23, Orig
Provo, UT, Provo Muni, ILS RWY 13, Orig
Provo, UT, Provo Muni, ILS RWY 13, Amdt 4, CANCELLED
Wise, VA, Lonesome Pine, GPS RWY 6, Orig
Wise, VA, Lonesome Pine, GPS RWY 24, Orig
Wise, VA, Lonesome Pine, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 24, Amdt 2, 
CANCELLED

    The FAA published the following amendment in Docket No. 29454, 
Amdt No. 1911 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 
64, No. 23 Page 5595; dated Thursday, February 4, 1999), under 
Section 97.23 effective 25 February 1999 is hereby rescinded:

Victorville, CA, VOR/DME RWY 17, Orig

    The FAA published the following amendment in Docket No. 29454, 
Amdt No. 1911 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 
64, No. 23, Page 5595; dated Thursday, February 4, 1999), under 
Section 97.23 effective 25 February 1999 is hereby corrected to read 
as follows:

Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 17, Amdt 4, 
CANCELLED

    The FAA published the following amendment in Docket No. 29474, 
Amdt No. 1917 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 
64, No. 39, Page 9915; dated Monday, March 1, 1999), under Section 
97.27

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effective 22 April 1999 is hereby corrected to read as follows:

Shirley, NY, Brookhaven, NDB-A, Amdt 5, CANCELLED

    The FAA published the following amendment in Docket No. 29475, 
Amdt No. 1918 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol 
64, FR No. 39, Page 9915; dated March 1, 1999) under Section 97.23 
effective 20 May 1999, which is hereby amended as follows:

Grand Junction, CO, Walker Field, VOR OR GPS RWY 11, Amdt 1, 
CANCELLED, IS HEREBY RESCINDED. Amdt 1 remains in effect.

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