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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 27655; Amdt. No. 1593]

 

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 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:
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 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.
    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 ``major rule'' under Executive Order 12291; 
(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 25, 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).

    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 June 23, 1994

Bullhead City, AZ, Laughlin/Bullhead City, VOR/DME RWY 34, Orig.
Clarksville, AR, Clarksville Muni, NDB-A, Amdt. 4
Helena/West Helena, AR, Thompson-Robbins, NDB RWY 17, Amdt. 4
Springdale, AR, Springdale Muni, ILS RWY 18, Amdt. 5
St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, St. Petersburg-Clearwater Intl, VOR RWY 
4. Orig.
St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, St. Petersburg-Clearwater Intl, VOR RWY 
35R, Orig.
Savannah, GS, Savannah Intl, ILS RWY 36, Amdt. 5
Mount Sterling, KY, Mt Sterling-Montgomery County, NDB RWY 3, Amdt. 1
Mount Sterling, KY, Mt Sterling-Montgomery County, NDB RWY 21, Amdt. 1
Lafayette, LA, Lafayette Regional, VOR/DME RWY 11, Amdt. 1
Lafayette, LA, Lafayette Regional, VOR RWY 4R, Amdt. 1
Black River Falls, WI, Black River Falls Area, NDB RWY 8, Amdt. 5

Effective May 26, 1994

Burbank, CS, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena, LOC Rwy 8, Amdt. 2, CANCELLED
Burbank, CS, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena, ILS Rwy 8, Amdt. 36,
San Angelo, TX, Mathis Field, VOR RWY 21, Amdt. 15
San Angelo, TX, Mathis Field, LOC BC RWY 21, Amdt. 13

Effective April 28, 1994

Chandler, AZ, Williams Gateway, ILS RWY 30C, Orig.
Plymouth, IN, Plymouth Muni, VOR RWY 28, Amdt.10
Plymouth, IN, Plymouth Muni, VOR RWY 10, Amdt. 11
Coffeyville, KS Coffeyville Muni, NDB RWY 35, Orig.
Coffeyville, KS Coffeyville Muni, NDB RWY 35, Amdt. 8, CANCELLED
Gaithersburg, MD, Montgomery County Arpk, NDB RWY 14, Orig.
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, VOR/DME-A, Orig.
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, ILS/DME-2 RWY 27, Orig. 
CANCELLED
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, ILS-2 RWY 22L, 
CANCELLED
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, ILS RWY 22L, Amdt. 4
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, ILS/DME RWY 27, Amdt. 4
Worthington, MN, Worthington Muni, VOR/DME RWY 29, Amdt. 2A, CANCELLED
Rochester, NH, Skyhaven, VOR/DME-A, Amdt. 1
Rochester, NH, Skyhaven, NDB RWY 33, Amdt. 4
Rochester, NH, Skyhaven, NDB-B, Amdt. 1
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, VOR/DME-A, Amdt. 2
Albany, NY, Albany County, RADAR-1, Amdt. 15, CANCELLED
Columbus, OH, Rickenbacker Intl, NDB RWY 5R, Orig.
Columbus, OH, Rickenbacker Intl, NDB RWY 23L, Orig.
Columbus, OH, Rickenbacker Intl, ILS-1 RWY 5R, Amdt. 1, CANCELLED
Columbus, OH, Rickenbacker Intl, ILS-1 RWY 23L, Orig., CANCELLED
Columbus, OH, Rickenbacker Intl, ILS RWY 23L, Orig.
Columbus, OH, Rickenbacker Intl, ILS RWY 5R, Orig.
Nacogdoches, TX, A L Mangham Jr. Regional LOC RWY 36, AMdt. 1, 
CANCELLED
Nacogdoches, TX A L Mangham Jr. Regional, ILS RWY 36, Orig.
Marshfield, WI, Marshfield Muni, SDF RWY 34, Amdt. 5
Marshfield, WI, Marshfield Muni, NDB RWY 16, Amdt. 9
Marshfield, WI, Marshfield Muni, NDB RWY 4, Amdt. 13
Medford, WI, Taylor County, NDB RWY 33, Amdt. 6
Merrill, WI, Merrill Muni, NDB RWY 16, Amdt. 6
Merrill, WI, Merrill Muni, NDB RWY 7, Amdt. 2

Effective March 16, 1994

Harrison, AR, Boone County, LOC/DME 36, Amdt. 8
Harrison, AR, Boone County, NDB-B, Amdt. 2

    Note: The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 27613, Amdt. 
No. 1587 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol. 59 FR 
No. 47, Page 11183; dated Thursday, March 10, 1994) under Section 
97.23 Effective 28 APR 94, which is hereby amended as follow:

    North Kingstown, RI, Quonset State, VOR RWY 34, Orig. Change 
effective date April 28, 1994 to ``Proposed effective April 28, 1994''.
[FR Doc. 94-7916 Filed 4-1-94; 8:45 am]
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