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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 27634; Amdt. No. 1589]

 

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: Effective: 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 Field 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 or 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.
    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 unnecessary, 
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, Incorporation by reference, 
Navigation (air), Standard instrument approaches, Weather.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 11, 1994.
Thomas C. Accardi,
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 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. App. 1348, 1354(a), 1421 and 1510; 49 
U.S.C. 106(g) (Revised Pub. L. 97-449, January 12, 1983); and 14 CFR 
11.49(b)(2).


Sec. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33, 97.35  [Amended]

    2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:
    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 April 28, 1994

Carlsbad, CA, McClellan-Palomar, ILS RWY 24, AMDT 6
Windsor Locks, CT, Bradley International, ILS RWY 33, AMDT 5
St. Augustine, FL, St. Augustine, VOR RWY 31, ORIG
St. Augustine, FL, St. Augustine, VOR RWY 13, AMDT 5
Vero Beach, FL, Vero Beach Muni, NDB RWY 29L, ORIG
Covington, GA, Covington Muni, NDB RWY 27, ORIG
Swainsboro, GA, Emanuel County, LOC RWY 13 ORIG
Marion, IL, Williamson County Regional, VOR RWY 2, AMDT 12
Marion, IL, Williamson County Regional, VOR RWY 20, AMDT 16
Marion, IL, Williamson County Regional, NDB RWY 20, AMDT 9
Marion, IL, Williamson County Regional, ILS RWY 20, AMDT 11
Goshen, IN, Goshen Muni, LOC BC RWY 9, AMDT 1, CANCELLED
Kingman, KS, Kingman MUni, VOR/DME RWY 18, AMDT 1
Eunice, Eunice, LA, VOR/DME-A, AMDT 1
Escanaba, MI, Delta County, VOR RWY 9, AMDT 13
Escanaba, MI, Delta County, VOR RWY 18, AMDT 7
Escanaba, MI, Delta County, VOR RWY 27, AMDT 11
Escanaba, MI, Delta County, LOC/DME BC RWY 27, AMDT 3
Escanaba, MI, Delta County, ILS/DME RWY 9, AMDT 4
Plymouth, MI, Mettetal-Canton, VOR-A, AMDT 11
Somerville, NJ, Somerset, VOR RWY 8, AMDT 11
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, VOR/DME 1 RWY 24, AMDT 7
Hobbs, NM, Lea County (Hobbs), VOR OR TACAN RWY 3, AMDT 20
Hobbs, NM, Lea County (Hobbs), VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 21, AMDT 8
Hobbs, NM, Lea County (Hobbs), LOC/DME BC RWY 21, AMDT 5
Hobbs, NM, Lea County (Hobbs), ILS RWY 3, AMDT 5
Binghamton, NY, Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field, ILS RWY 34, 
AMDT 1
Binghamton, NY, Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field, NDB RWY 34, 
AMDT 17
White Plains, NY, Westchester County, VOR/DME OR TACAN-A, AMDT 3
White Plains, NY, Westchester County, NDB RWY 16, AMDT 20
White Plains, NY, Westchester County, ILS RWY 16, AMDT 22
White Plains, NY, Westchester County, ILS RWY 34, AMDT 3
White Plains, NY, Westchester County, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 34, AMDT 6
Cleveland, OH, Cleveland-Hopkins Intl, NDB RWY 5L, AMDT 3, CANCELLED
Cleveland, OH, Cleveland-Hopkins Intl, NDB RWY 23R, ORIG, CANCELLED
Cleveland, OH, Cleveland-Hopkins Intl, NDB RWY 5R, AMDT 5
Cleveland, OH, Cleveland-Hopkins Intl, NDB RWY 23L, AMDT 1
Cleveland, OH, Cleveland-Hopkins Intl, ILS RWY 23L, AMDT 16
Cleveland, OH, Cleveland-Hopkins Intl, ILS, RWY 5R, AMDT 15
Watertown, SD, Watertown Muni, VOR OR TACAN RWY 17, AMDT 15
Watertown, SD, Watertown Muni, VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 35, AMDT 10
Watertown, SD, Watertown Muni, LOC/DME BC RWY 17, AMDT 8
Watertown, SD, Watertown Muni, NDB RWY 35, AMDT 7
Watertown, SD, Watertown Muni, ILS RWY 35, AMDT 9
Brady, TX, Curtis Field, NDB RWY 17, AMDT 2
Cotulla, TX, Cotulla-La Salle County, VOR-A, AMDT 11
San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 30L, AMDT 11

. . . Effective March 4, 1994

Ardmore, OK, Ardmore Muni, VOR RWY 4, AMDT 20
Idabel, OK, Idabel, NDB RWY 17, AMDT 3

. . . Effective March 3, 1994

Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, VOR/DME 1 RWY 24, AMDT 7


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