Federal Register, Volume 60 Issue 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 1995)

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51715-51717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24549]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28341; Amdt. No. 1687]

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: 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 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, US 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.

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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, amends, 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. All
SIAP amendments in this rule 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 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 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
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; (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 September 22, 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 is revised to read as
follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701, 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 Upon Publication
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FDC date State City Airport FDC No. SIAP
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08/24/95... VT Springfield..... Springfield/ 5/4462 NDB OR GPS-A AMDT 5...
Hartness State.
08/24/95... VT Springfield..... Springfield/ 5/4463 LOC-A AMDT 4...
Hartness State.
08/29/95... TX Dumas........... Moore County... 5/4779 VOR/DME OR GPS-A AMDT 5...
08/31/95... MI Oscoda.......... Oscoda- 5/4650 VOR OR GPS RWY 6 ORIG-A...
Wurtsmith.
08/31/95... MI Oscada.......... Oscoda- 5/4651 ILS/DME RWY 24 ORIG...
Wurtsmith.
08/31/95... NV Reno............ Tahoe Intl..... 5/4647 ILS RWY 16R AMDT 9...
08/31/95... NV Reno............ Tahoe Intl..... 5/4648 LOC-2 RWY 16R AMDT 5...
09/06/95... NC Chapel Hill..... Horace Williams 5/4822 VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 27, ORIG-A...
09/07/95... PA Pittsburgh...... Pittsburgh Intl 5/4837 ILS RWY 10R AMDT 6...
09/07/95... VA Hot Springs..... Ingalls Field.. 5/4835 ILS RWY 24 AMDT 1...
09/11/95... IA Charles City.... Charles City 5/4931 LOC RWY 12, ORIG-B...
Muni.
09/11/95... IA Charles City.... Charles City 5/4932 NDB OR GPS RWY 12, ORIG-B...
Muni.
09/11/95... OH Wilmington...... Airborne 5/4951 NDB RWY 4L AMDT 2B...
Airpark.
09/11/95... OH Wilmington...... Airborne 5/4952 VOR OR GPS RWY 4 AMDT 5A...
Airpark.
09/11/95... OH Wilmington...... Airborne 5/4953 VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 22 AMDT 4...
Airpark.
09/11/95... OH Wilmington...... Airborne 5/4954 ILS RWY 22 AMDT 3...
Airpark.
09/11/95... OH Wilmington...... Airborne 5/4955 ILS RWY 4 AMDT 2...
Airpark.
09/11/95... TN Fayetteville.... Fayetteville 5/4947 NDB OR GPS RWY 19, AMDT 3A...
Muni.
09/11/95... TN Fayetteville.... Fayetteville 5/4948 SDF RWY 19, AMDT 2A...
Muni.
09/11/95... TN Fayetteville.... Fayetteville 5/4949 VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 1, ORIG-A...
Muni.
09/14/95... MI Harbor Springs.. Harbor Springs. 5/5011 VOR OR GPS-A AMDT 1...
09/14/95... MI Mackinac Island. Mackinac Island 5/5012 VOR/DME OR GPS-A AMDT 8...
09/15/95... OH Wilmington...... Airborne 5/5045 NDB RWY 22, AMDT 7...
Airpark.
09/15/95... OH Wilmington...... Airborne 5/5046 VOR RWY 22, AMDT 4...
Airpark.
09/19/95... FL Sarasota- Bradenton Intl. 5/5115 ILS RWY 32, AMDT 4...
Bradenton.

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09/19/95... NC Hickory......... Hickory 5/5139 NDB OR GPS RWY 24, AMDT 4A...
Regional.
09/19/95... OR McMinnville..... McMinnville 5/5125 ILS RWY 22, AMDT 3...
Muni.
09/20/95... TX Houston......... Houston Gulf... 5/5154 VOR OR GPS RWY 13 AMDT 2...
09/20/95... TX Houston......... Houston Gulf... 5/5155 VOR OR GPS RWY 31 AMDT 1...
09/20/95... WI Shell Lake...... Shell Lake Muni 5/5151 NDB RWY 32 ORIG...
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