[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 209 (Monday, October 30, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55194-55195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26773]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28363; Amdt. No. 1691]


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 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 
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 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 

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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 October 20, 1995.
Thomas C. Accardi,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordinly, 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).


Sec. 97.23  [Amended]


Sec. 97.25  [Amended]


Sec. 97.27  [Amended]


Sec. 97.29  [Amended]


Sec. 97.31  [Amended]


Sec. 97.33  [Amended]


Sec. 97.35  [Amended]

    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. 97.25 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 November 9, 1995

Louisville, KY, Louisville Intl-Standiford Field, ILS RWY 17, Orig
Louisville, KY, Louisville Intl-Standiford Field, ILS RWY 35, Orig
Wilmington, OH, Airborne Airpark, ILS/DME RWY 4R, Orig
Wilmington, OH, Airborne Airpark, ILS/DME RWY 22L, Orig
Racine, WI, John H. Batten, VOR RWY 4, Orig
Racine, WI, John H. Batten, VOR RWY 4, Amdt 7, Cancelled
Racine, WI, John H. Batten, NDB RWY 4, Amdt 3
Racine, WI, John H. Batten, ILS RWY 4, Amdt 4
Racine, WI, John H. Batten, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 22, Amdt 3

* * * Effective December 7, 1995

Paragould, AR, Kirk Field, NDB RWY 4, Amdt 4, Cancelled
West Memphis, AR, West Memphis Muni, Radar-1, Amdt 9, Cancelled
Danielson, CT, Danielson, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 5
Fort Myers, FL, Southwest Florida Intl, VOR/DME or TACAN RWY 24, 
Amdt 1
Fort Myers, FL, Southwest Florida Intl, RADAR-1, Amdt 5
Fitchburg, MA, Fitchburg Muni, NDB-A, Amdt 1
Fitchburg, MA, Fitchburg Muni, NDB RWY 20, Amdt 1
Hopedale, MA, Hopedale Industrial Park, VOR-A, Amdt 6
Portsmouth, NH, Pease International Tradeport, VOR or TACAN RWY 16, 
Amdt 4
Artesia, NM, Artesia Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 12, Amdt 3
Artesia, NM, Artesia Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 30, Amdt 3
Chetek, WI, Chetek Muni-Southworth, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 17, Amdt 2, 
Cancelled
Cumberland, WI, Cumberland Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 27, Amdt 2, 
Cancelled

* * * Effective January 4, 1996

Almyra, AR, Almyra Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Helena/West Helena, AR, Thompson-Robbins, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Manila, AR, Manila Municipal, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Mena, AR, Mena Intermountain Municipal, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Newport, AR, Newport Muni, GPS RWY 18, Orig
North Little Rock, AR, North Little Rock Muni, GPS RWY 5, Orig
Ankeny, IA, Ankeny Regional, NDB RWY 36, Orig. Cancelled
Ankeny, IA, Ankeny Regional, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Carroll, IA, Arthur N. Neu, GPS RWY 31, Orig
Council Bluffs, IA, Council Bluffs Muni, GPS RWY 31, Orig
Webster City, IA, Webster City Muni, GPS RWY 32, Orig
Augusta, KS, August Muni, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Olathe, KS, Johnson County Executive, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Chillicothe, MO, Chillicothe Muni, GPS RWY 32, Orig
Point Lookout, MO, M. Graham Clark, GPS RWY 11, Orig
West Plains, MO, West Plains Muni, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Omaha, NE, Millard, GPS RWY 12, Orig
Sidney, NE, Sidney Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Clinton, OK, Clinton-Sherman, GPS RWY 17R, Orig
Weatherford, OK,Thomas P. Stafford, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Brenham, TX, Brenham Muni, GPS RWY 34, Orig
Caddo Mills, TX, Caddo Mills Muni, GPS RWY 35L, Orig
Gainesville, TX, Gainesville Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Houston, TX, Clover Field, GPS RWY 32L, Orig
Midlothian/Waxahachi, TX, Midlothian/Waxahachi Muni, GPS RWY 36, 
Orig

    Note: The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 28298, Amdt. 
No. 1679 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol. 60, 
FR. 164, Page 43966; dated Thursday, August 24, 1995) under Section 
97.33 effective 9 November 95 which is hereby amended as follows:

Grants Pass, OR., Grants Pass, GPS-A, Orig. published in TL 95-18 is 
rescinded.

    Note: The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 28340, Amdt. 
No. 1686 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol. 60, 
FR. 191, Page 51718; dated Tuesday, October 3, 1995) under Section 
97.33 effective 9 November 95 which is hereby amended as follows:

Chamberlin, SD, Chamberlin Muni, GPS RWY 31, Orig. published in TL 
95-21 is corrected to read:

Chamberlain, SD, Chamberlain Muni, GPS RWY 31 Orig

    Note: The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 28327, Amdt. 
No. 1685 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (Vol. 60, 
FR. 191, Page 51718; dated Tuesday, October 3, 1995) under Section 
97.27 effective 12 October, which is hereby amended as follows::

Spokane, WA, Felts Field, GPS-A, Orig, is hereby rescinded.

[FR Doc. 95-26773 Filed 10-27-95; 8:45 am]
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