Federal Register, Volume 61 Issue 33 (Friday, February 16, 1996)

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6108-6110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3605]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28462; Amdt. No. 1711]

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 20491;
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 Aviations 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. 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

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airports. All SIAP amendments in the 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 February 9, 1996.
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. 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, 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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01/30/96............. WA Spokane............ Spokane Intl....... FDC 6/0671 NDB RWY 21, AMDT 14A...
01/31/96............. AK Cold bay........... Cold bay........... FDC 5/6546 ILS RWY 14, AMDT 15...
THIS CORRECTS NOTAM IN TL96-01.
01/31/96............. IN Indianapolis....... Greenwood Muni..... FDC 6/0695 NDB OR GPS RWY 1 AMDT 2...
01/31/96............. TX Mesquite........... Phil L. Hudson Muni FDC 6/0686 NDB OR GPS RWY 17, AMDT 4A...
01/31/96............. TX Mesquite........... Phil L. Hudson Muni FDC 6/0687 LOC BC RWY 35, AMDT 1A...
01/31/96............. WV Bluefield.......... Mercer County...... FDC 6/0692 ILS RWY 23 AMDT 14...
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0715 ILS RWY 18R, AMDT 4A...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0716 ILS RWY 18L, AMDT 15...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0718 Converging ILS RWY 18R, AMDT 2A...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0719 Converging ILS RWY 18L, AMDT 2...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6.0720 ILS RWY 35R, AMDT 5...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0721 NDB or GPS RWY 35R, AMDT 8...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0722 ILS RWY 36R, AMDT 1...
Intl.
02/91/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0725 Converging ILS RWY 36L, AMDT 2...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0726 Converging ILS RWY 36R, ORIG...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0729 ILS RWY 17L, AMDT 5B...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0730 ILS RWY 17R, AMDT 17...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0731 Converging ILS RWY 35R, AMDT 3...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0738 ILS RWY 35L, ORIG...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0745 Converging ILS RWY 13R, AMDT 3...
Intl.
02/01/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0746 ILS RWY 36L, AMDT 4...
Intl.
02/01/96............. WV Huntington......... Tri-State/Milton J. FDC 6/0734 ILS RWY 30 AMDT 4...
Ferguson Field.
02/01/96............. WV Lewisburg.......... Greenbrier valley.. FDC 6/0736 ILS RWY 4 AMDT 7A...
02/05/96............. MS Olive Branch....... Olive Branch....... FDC 6/0829 NDB or GPS RWY 18, AMDT 3...
02/05/96............. MS Olive Branch....... Olive Branch....... FDC 6/0830 NDB or GPS RWY 36, AMDT 4...
02/05/96............. TN Memphis............ Memphis Intl....... FDC 6/0835 ILS RWY 36L AMDT 11...
02/06/96............. LA Vivian............. Vivian............. FDC 6/0856 NDB or GPS RWY 9, AMDT 1...
02/06/96............. TX Arlington.......... Arlington Muni..... FDC 6/0855 VOR/DME RWY 34, AMDT 5...
02/06/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0851 Effective...
Intl.
02/06/96............. TX Dallas-Fort Worth.. Dallas-Fort Worth FDC 6/0853 Effective...
Intl.
02/06/96............. WI Oshkosh............ Wittman Regional... FDC 6/0863 VOR RWY 9 AMDT 8...
02/08/96............. IA Fairfield.......... Fairfield Muni..... FDC 6/0893 NDB RWY 36, AMDT 7B. S-36...

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02/08/96............. IA Fairfield.......... Fairfield Muni..... FDC 6/0898 VOR/DME RNAV RWY 36, AMDT 1B...
02/09/96............. IA Fairfield.......... Fairfield Muni..... FDC 6/0897 VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 18, AMDT 1B...
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[FR Doc. 96-3605 Filed 2-15-96; 8:45 am]
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