[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 13337]] 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 [[Page 13338]] 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. [FR Doc. 99-6635 Filed 3-17-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M