[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6962-6963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2824]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28062; Amdt. No. 1647]


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:
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 Form 
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 needs 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.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 97 is effective upon publication of each 
separate SIAP as contained in the transmittal. The SIAPs contained in 
this amendment are based on the criteria contained in the United States 
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.
    The FAA has determined through testing that current non-localizer 
type, non-precision instrument approaches developed using the TERPS 
criteria can be flown by aircraft equipped with Global Positioning 
System (GPS) equipment. In consideration of the above, the applicable 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) will be altered to 
include ``or GPS'' in the title without otherwise reviewing or 
modifying the procedure. 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 
[[Page 6963]] 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 January 27, 1995.
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); and 14 CFR 11.49(b)(2).

    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. 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; Sec. 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec. 97.35 
COPTER SIAPs, identified as follows:

* * * Effective March 30, 1995

St. Mary's, AK, St Mary's, NDB/DME or GPS RWY 16, Amdt 1A
St. Mary's, AK, St Mary's, NDB or GPS RWY 34, Orig-A
St. Paul Island, AK, St. Paul Island, NDB/DME or GPS RWY 18, Amdt 1A
St. Paul Island, AK, St. Paul Island, NDB-3 or GPS RWY 36, Amdt 1
Tanana, AK, Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 6, Orig
Tanana, AK, Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 6
Tanana, AK, Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial, NDB or GPS-B, Amdt 3
Togiak Village, AK, Togiak, NDB/DME or GPS-A, Orig-A
Togiak Village, AK, Togiak, NDB or GPS-B, Orig-A
Alexander City, AL, Thomas C. Russell Field, NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 1
Greensboro, AL, Greensboro Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 36, Orig
Greenville, AL, Greenville Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 32, Amdt 4
Gulf Shores, AL, Jack Edwards, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 1
Ozark, AL, Blackwell Field, VOR or GPS RWY 30, Amdt 6A
Pell City, AL, Saint Clair County, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 7
Prattville, AL, Autauga County, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1
Tuskegee, AL, Moton Field Municipal, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 3
Vernon, AL, Lamar County, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 2
Wetumpka, AL, Wetumpka Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 1
Dothan, AL, Dothan, VOR-A or TACAN, Amdt 11A
Mountain View, AR, Mountain View Wilcox Memorial Field, NDB or GPS-
A, Amdt 1
St. Johns, AZ, St Johns Industrial Air Park, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 
1
Sedona, AZ, Sedona, NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 3
Window Rock, AZ, Window Rock, RNAV or GPS RWY 2, Amdt 1
Window Rock, AZ, Window Rock, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Orig
San Diego, CA, Brown Field Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 3
San Diego, CA, Montgomery Field, NDB or GPS RWY 28R, Amdt 1
San Diego, CA, San Diego Intl-Lindbergh Field, NDB or GPS RWY 9, 
Amdt 19B
San Diego, CA, San Diego Intl-Lindbergh Field, NDB or GPS RWY 27, 
Amdt 1
Santa Ana, CA, John Wayne Arpt-Orange County, NDB or GPS RWY 1L, 
Amdt 1
Watsonville, CA, Watsonville Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Orig-A
Watsonville, CA, Watsonville Muni, NDB or GPS-B, Amdt 1A
Woodland, CA, Watts-Woodland, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 4
Miami, FL, Dade-Collier Training And Transition, NDB or GPS RWY 9, 
Amdt 12
Orlando, FL, Executive, NDB or GPS RWY 7, Amdt 15
Plant City, FL, Plant City Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 9, Orig
Fort Leavenworth, KS, Sherman AAF, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 3A
Fort Leavenworth, KS, Sherman AAF, NDB or GPS RWY 33, Amdt 3A
Goodland, KS, Renner Fld/Goodland Muni NDB or GPS RWY 30, Amdt 6A
Grand Isle, LA, Grand Isle Seaplane Base, VOR/DME or GPS-C, Amdt 7
Grand Isle, LA, Grand Isle Seaplane Base, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 8
Grand Isle, LA, Grand Isle Seaplane Base, NDB or GPS-B, Amdt 9
Marshall, MN, Marshall Muni-Ryan Field, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 30, Amdt 
1B
Springfield, MN, Springfield Muni, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 14, Amdt 2B
Osage Beach, MO, Grand Glaize-Osage Beach, VOR or GPS RWY 32, Amdt 4
Sedalia, MO, Sedalia Memorial, NDB or GPS RWY 18, Amdt 7B
Sullivan, MO, Sullivan Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 24, Orig
Lakewood, NJ, Lakewood, VOR or GPS RWY 6, Amdt 4
Washington Court House, OH, Fayette County, NDB or GPS RWY 22, Amdt 
3
Prague, OK, Prague Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 17, Amdt 1
Tahlequah, OK, Tahlequah Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 17, Orig
Providence, RI, Theodore Francis Green State, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 23, 
Amdt 6
Bristol-Johnson-Kingsport, TN, Tri-City Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 5, 
Amdt 16
Bristol-Johnson-Kingsport, TN, Tri-City Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 23, 
Amdt 23
Knoxville, TN, McGhee Tyson, NDB or GPS RWY 5R, Amdt 4
Livingston, TN, Livingston Muni, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 21, Amdt 3
Taylor, TX, Taylor Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Orig
Port Angeles, WA, Port Angeles CGAS, COPTER NDB or GPS 237, Orig-A

    The following are corrected procedure titles adding ``or GPS'' 
published in Transmittal Letter 94-25 and 94-26.

Windfield/Arkansas City, KS, Strother Field, NDB or GPS RWY 35, Amdt 
3A
Monett, MO, Monett Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Orig Procedure Cancelled
Henryetta, OK, Henryetta Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 35, Amdt 2A
Portsmouth, OH, Greater Portsmouth Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 36, Amdt 
3, Procedure Cancelled.

[FR Doc. 95-2824 Filed 2-3-95; 8:45 am]
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