[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38562-38563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18354]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 29641; Amdt. No. 1939]
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 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: 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 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
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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 July 9, 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, 41113, 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 August 12, 1999
Provo, UT, Provo Muni, GPS RWY 13, Orig
. . . Effective September 9, 1999
Mobile, AL. Mobile Regional, VOR OR TACAN OR GPS-A, Amdt 1
Akron, CO, Akron-Washington County, GPS RWY 11, Orig
Akron, CO, Akron-Washington County, GPS RWY 29, Orig
Leadville, Co, Lake County, GPS RWY 16, Orig
Fort Myers, FL, Southwest Florida Intl, GPS RWY 6, Orig
Fort Myers, FL, Southwest Florida Intl, GPS RWY 24, Orig
Key West, FL, Key West Intl, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 27, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Key West, FL, Key West Intl, VOR OR GPS-B, Amdt 10, CANCELLED
Key West, FL, Key West Intl, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Key West, FL, Key West Intl, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 15
Key West, FL, Key West Intl, GPS RWY 27, Orig
St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, St. Petersburg-Clearwater Intl, GPS RWY
17L, Orig
St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, St. Petersburg-Clearwater Intl, GPS RWY
35R, Orig
Bainbridge, GA, Decatur County Industrial Air Park, NDB OR GPS RWY 27,
Amdt 1
Bloomington/Normal, IL, Central IL Regl Arpt at Bloomington-Normal, GPS
RWY 11, Orig
Mount Sterling, KY, Mount Sterling-Montgomery County, GPS RWY 21, Amdt
1
Paducah, KY, West Kentucky Airpark, GPS RWY 4, Orig
Paducah, KY, West Kentucky Airpark, GPS RWY 22, Orig
Baltimore, MD, Martin State, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 15, Amdt 5
Bigfork, MN, Bigfork Muni, GPS RWY 15, Orig
Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas, Intl, ILS RWY 23, Amdt 1
Rockingham, NC, Rockingham-Hamlet, GPS RWY 31, Orig
Wadesboro, NC, Anson County, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 2
Van Wert, OH, Van Wert County, NDB RWY 9, Amdt 2
Van Wert, OH, Van Wert County, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Van Wert, OH, Van Wert County, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Austin, TX, Austin Executive Airpark, GPS RWY 18, Orig, CANCELLED
Neillsville, WI, Neillsville Muni, NDB RWY 27, Amdt 6
Neillsville, WI, Neillsville Muni, GPS RWY 27, Orig
[FR Doc. 99-18354 Filed 7-16-99; 8:45 am]
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