[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36350-36352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17408]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28264; Amdt. No. 1672]


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 

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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 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.

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 
(FDC) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an emergency action of immediate 
flight safety relating directly to published aeronautical charts. The 
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 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, Navigation (Air).

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 30, 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. 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; 49 U.S.C. 
106(g); 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 July 20, 1995

Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, LOC 2 RWY 4R, Orig
Boston, MA, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 4R, 
Orig
St James, MN, St James Muni, NDB RWY 32, Orig
Portland, OR, Portland Intl, VOR/DME-C, Orig
Portland, OR, Portland Intl, ILS RWY 10L, Orig
Portland, OR, Portland Intl, LOC BC RWY 10L, Amdt 14, CANCELLED
Sheridan, WY, Sheridan County, VOR RWY 14, Orig
Sheridan, WY, Sheridan County, ILS/DME RWY 32, Orig

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* * * Effective August 17, 1995

Winamac, IN, Arens Field, NDB or GPS RWY 9, Amdt 1
Winamac, IN, Arens Field, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 5
Baton Rouge, LA, Baton Rouge Metropolitan/Ryan Field, GPS RWY 31, 
Orig
Ruston, LA, Ruston Muni, NDB RWY 34, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Sheridan, WY, Sheridan County, VOR OR GPS RWY 13, Amdt 5A, CANCELLED
Sheridan, WY, Sheridan County, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 31, Amdt 6, 
CANCELLED

* * * Effective September 14, 1995

Crescent City, CA, Jack McNamara Field, VOR RWY 11, Amdt 10
Crescent City, CA, Jack McNamara Field, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 11, Amdt 
12
Crescent City, CA, Jack McNamara Field, ILS/DME RWY 11, Amdt 6
Gunnison, CO, Gunnison County, GPS-B, Orig
Mount Vernon, IL, Mount Vernon, VOR RWY 5, Amdt 15
Mount Vernon, IL, Mount Vernon, VOR or GPS RWY 23, Amdt 15
Mount Vernon, IL, Mount Vernon, ILS RWY 23, Amdt 10
Columbus, IN, Columbus Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 23, Amdt 10
Columbus, IN, Columbus Muni, ILS RWY 23, Amdt 7
Greensburg, IN, Greensburg-Decatur County, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 2
Cheboygan, MI, Cheboygan City-County, VOR or GPS RWY 9, Amdt 7
Pellston, MI, Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County, VOR/DME or 
GPS RWY 5, Amdt 11
Pellston, MI, Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County, VOR or GPS 
RWY 23, Amdt 15
Pellston, MI, Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County, ILS RWY 32, 
Amdt 10
Fremont, NE, Fremont Muni, VOR RWY 13, Orig
Fremont, NE, Fremont Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 13, Amdt 2
Artesia, NM, Artesia Muni, GPS RWY 21, Orig
Ruidoso, NM, Sierra Blanca Regional, GPS RWY 24, Orig
Durant, OK, Eaker Field, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Guymon, OK, Guymon Muni, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Allendale, SC, Allendale County, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 5
Loris, SC, Twin City, NDB Rwy 26, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Seymour, TX, Seymour Minicipal, GPS RWY 17, Orig

Effective Upon Publication

Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, ILS RWY 6, Amdt 28

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