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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 27635; Amdt. No. 1590]

 

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 
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 matter 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 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 on each SIAP is contained in the appropriate FAA 
Form 8260 and the National Flight Data Center (FDC)/Permanent (P) 
notices to Airmen (NOTAM) which are incorporated by reference in the 
amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and Sec. 97.20 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). 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 of 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 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 97) establishes, amend, suspends, or revokes SIAPs. For safety 
and timeliness of change considerations, this amendment incorporates 
only specific changes contained in the content of the following FDC/P 
NOTAM for each SIAP. The SIAP information in some previously designated 
FDC/Temporary (FDC/T) NOTAMs is of such duration as to be permanent. 
With conversion to FDC/P NOTAMs, the respective FDC/T NOTAMs have been 
cancelled. The FDC/P NOTAMs for 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 chart 
changes to SIAPs by FDC/P NOTAMS, the TERPs criteria were applied to 
only these specific conditions existing at the affected airports.
    This amendment to part 97 contains separate SIAPs which have 
compliance dates stated as effective dates based on related changes in 
the National Airspace System or the application of new or revised 
criteria. All SIAP amendments in this rule have been previously issued 
by the FAA in a National Flight Data Center (FDC) Notice Airmen (NOTAM) 
as an emergency action of immediate flight safety relating directly to 
published aeronautical charts. The circumstances which created the need 
for all these SIAP amendments requires making them effective in less 
than 30 days.
    Further, the SIAPs contained in this amendment are based on the 
criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for Terminal Instrument 
Approach Procedures (TERPs). 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 these 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; 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 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 u.t.c. 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).

    2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:


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:

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  Effective      State           City                Airport             FDC No.                 SIAP           
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03/02/94.....  AR        Dumas...............  Billy Free Muni....  FDC 4/0972        VOR/DME Rwy 36 Amdt 2.    
03/02/94.....  WI        Oconto..............  Oconto Muni........  FDC 4/0979        NDB Rwy 29 Orig.          
03/03/94.....  NC        Charlotte...........  Charlotte/Douglas    FDC 4/1024        LOC BC Rwy 23, Amdt 9.    
                                                Intl.                                                           
03/03/94.....  NC        Charlotte...........  Charlotte/Douglas    FDC 4/1026        NDB Rwy 23, Amdt 6.       
                                                Intl.                                                           
03/03/94.....  NC        Charlotte...........  Charlotte/Douglas    FDC 4/1028        VOR/DME Rwy 23, Orig.     
                                                Intl.                                                           
03/03/94.....  NC        Charlotte...........  Charlotte/Douglas    FDC 4/1030        Radar-1 Amdt 19.          
                                                Intl.                                                           
03/03/94.....  NC        Charlotte...........  Charlotte/Douglas    FDC 4/1031        VOR/DME Rwy 18L Amdt 5.   
                                                Intl.                                                           
03/03/94.....  NC        Charlotte...........  Charlotte/Douglas    FDC 4/1032        VOR Rwy 36R Amdt 5.       
                                                Intl.                                                           
03/03/94.....  WV        Bluefield...........  Mercer County......  FDC 4/1046        VOR/DME Rwy 23 Amdt 2A.   
03/03/94.....  WV        Bluefield...........  Mercer County......  FDC 4/1047        VOR Rwy 23 Amdt 7A.       
03/03/94.....  WV        Bluefield...........  Mercer County......  FDC 4/1048        ILS Rwy 23 Amdt 13A.      
03/09/94.....  TX        El Paso.............  El Paso Intl.......  FDC 4/1131        Radar-1 Amdt 13.          
03/09/94.....  TX        El Paso.............  El Paso Intl.......  FDC 4/1134        VOR Rwy 26L Amdt 29.      
03/09/94.....  TX        El Paso.............  El Paso Intl.......  FDC 4/1137        ILS Rwy 22 Amdt 31.       
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Dumas

BILLY FREE MUNI
Arkansas
VOR/DME RWY 36 AMDT 2...
Effective: 03/02/94

    FDC 4/0972/OMO FI/P BILLY FREE MUNI, DUMAS, AR. VOR/DME RWY 36 AMDT 
2...MSA FROM MONTICELLO VORTAC 1800. THIS IS VOR/DME RWY 36 AMDT 2A.

Charlotte

CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL
North Carolina
LOC BC RWY 23, AMDT 9...
Effective: 03/03/94

    FDC 4/1024/CLT/ FI/P CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL, CHARLOTTE, NC. LOC BC 
RWY 23, AMDT 9...S-23... RVR 5000 ALL CATS. THIS BECOMES LOC BC RWY 23, 
AMDT 9A.

Charlotte

CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL
North Carolina
NDB RWY 23, AMDT 6...
Effective: 03/03/94

    FDC 4/1026/CLT/ FI/P CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL, CHARLOTTE, NC. NDB RWY 
23, AMDT 6...S-23... RVR 6000 CAT A, B. THIS BECOMES NDB RWY 23, AMDT 
6A.

Charlotte

CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL
North Carolina
VOR/DME RWY 23, ORIG...
Effective: 03/03/94

    FDC 4/1028/CLT/ FI/P CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL, CHARLOTTE, NC. VOR/DME 
RWY 23, ORIG...S-23... RVR 5000 CAT A, B. THIS BECOMES VOR/DME RWY 23, 
ORIG A.

Charlotte

CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL
North Carolina
RADAR-1 AMDT 19...
Effective: 03/03/94

    FDC 4/1030/CLT FI/P CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL, CHARLOTTE, NC. RADAR-1 
AMDT 19...ASR... S-18L...RVR 6000 ALL CATS. S-23...RVR 6000 ALL CATS. 
S-36R...RVR 4000 CAT A/B/C; RVR 5000 CAT D. DELETE NOTE... CAT D S-36R 
VIS INCREASED \1/4\ MILE FOR INOP MALSR. ADD NOTE... CAT D S-36R VIS 
INCREASED TO RVR 6000 FOR INOP MALSR. THIS BECOMES RADAR-1 AMDT 19A.

Charlotte

CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL
North Carolina
VOR/DME RWY 18L AMDT 5...
Effective: 03/03/94

    FDC 4/1031/CLT/ FI/P CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL, CHARLOTTE, NC. VOR/DME 
RWY 18L AMDT 5...S-18L... RVR 5000 CAT A/B. THIS BECOMES VOR/DME RWY 
18L AMDT 5A.

Charlotte

CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL
North Carolina
VOR RWY 36R AMDT 5...
Effective: 03/03/94

    FDC 4/1032/CLT FI/P CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL, CHARLOTTE, NC. VOR RWY 
36R AMDT 5...S-36R... RVR 2400 CAT A/B/C; RVR 5000 CAT D. DELETE 
NOTE... CAT D S-36R VIS INCREASED \1/4\ MILE FOR INOP MALSR. ADD 
NOTE... CAT D S-36R VIS INCREASED TO RVR 6000 FOR INOP MALSR. THIS 
BECOMES VOR RWY 36R AMDT 5A.

El Paso

EL PASO INTL
Texas
RADAR-1 AMDT 13...
Effective: 03/09/94

    FDC 4/1131/ELP/ FI/P EL PASO INTL, EL PASO, TX. RADAR-1 AMDT 
13...CHG ALTN MINS TO READ... CAT E 800-2-\1/4\. THIS IS RADAR-1 AMDT 
13A.

El Paso

EL PASO INTL
Texas
VOR RWY 26L AMDT 29...
Effective: 03/09/94

    FDC 4/1134/ELP/ FI/P EL PASO INTL, EL PASO, TX. VOR RWY 26L AMDT 
29...CHG ALTN MINS TO READ... CAT E 800-2-1/4. THIS IS VOR RWY 26L AMDT 
29A.

El Paso

EL PASO INTL
Texas
ILS RWY 22 AMDT 31...
Effective: 03/09/94

    FDC 4/1137/ELP/FI/P EL PASO INTL, EL PASO, TX. ILS RWY 22, AMDT 
31...CHG ALTN MINS TO READ... ILS CAT E 700-2-1/4, LOC CAT E 800-2-1/4. 
THIS IS ILS RWY 22 AMDT 31A.

Oconto

OCONTO MUNI
Wisconsin
NDB RWY 29 ORIG...
Effective: 03/02/94

    FDC 4/0979/OCQ/ FI/P OCONTO MUNI, OCONTO, WI. NDB RWY 29 
ORIG...MISSED APPROACH... CMBG LEFT TURN TO 2300 VIA HEADING 180, THEN 
LEFT TURN DIRECT OCQ NDB AND HOLD. DELETE TERMINAL ROUTE...SPRYS INT TO 
OCQ NDB. THIS IS NDB RWY 29 ORIG-A.

Bluefield

MERCER COUNTY
West Virginia
VOR/DME RWY 23 AMDT 2A...
Effective: 03/03/94

    FDC 4/1046/BLF/ FI/P MERCER COUNTY, BLUEFIELD, WV. VOR/DME RWY 23 
AMDT 2A...CHG NOTE TO READ... OBTAIN LCL ALSTG ON CTAF; WHEN NOT 
RECEIVED, USE BECKLEY ALSTG AND INCREASE ALL MDA's 340 FT AND ALL VIS 
TO 3 MILES. MIN ALT LUPUS BLF 3 DME 4200 WHEN USING BECKLEY ALSTG. ALTN 
MINS NA WHEN FSS CLOSED. THIS BECOMES VOR/DME RWY 23 AMDT 2B.

Bluefield

MERCER COUNTY
West Virginia
VOR RWY 23 AMDT 7A...
Effective: 03/03/94

    FDC 4/1047/BLF/ FI/P MERCER COUNTY, BLUEFIELD, WV. VOR RWY 23 AMDT 
7A...CHG NOTE TO READ... OBTAIN LCL ALSTG ON CTAF; WHEN NOT RECEIVED 
USE BECKLEY ALSTG AND INCREASE ALL MDA's 340 FT AND ALL VIS TO 3 MILES. 
ALTN MINS NA WHEN FSS CLOSED. THIS BECOMES VOR RWY 23 AMDT 7B.

Bluefield

MERCER COUNTY
West Virginia
ILS RWY 23 AMDT 13A...
Effective: 03/03/94

    FDC 4/1048/BLF/ FI/P MERCER COUNTY, BLUEFIELD, WV. ILS RWY 23 AMDT 
13A...CHG NOTE TO READ...OBTAIN LCL ALSTG ON CTAF; WHEN NOT RECEIVED 
USE BECKLEY ALSTG AND INCREASE ALL DH/MDA'S 340 FT AND ALL VIS TO 3 
MILES. ALTN MINS NA WHEN FSS CLOSED. THIS BECOMES ILS RWY 23 AMDT 13B.

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