[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18941-18942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10676]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28549; Amdt. No. 1725]


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. 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 affecting 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 April 19, 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:

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    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:


Sec. Sec. 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 Number                           SIAP              
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04/03/96............  OK               Pauls Valley..........  Pauls Valley Muni....  FDC 6/2009                        GPS Rwy 35 Orig...              
04/04/96............  LA               Alexandria............  Alexandria Intl......  FDC 6/2028                        VOR or GPS Rwy 32, Orig...      
04/04/96............  OK               Pauls Valley..........  Pauls Valley Muni....  FDC 6/2026                        NDB Rwy 35, Amdt 3...           
04/04/96............  TN               Tullahoma.............  Tullahoma Regional/WM  FDC 6/2043                        VOR/DME or GPS-B, Amdt 3A...    
                                                                Northern Field.                                                                         
04/04/96............  TN               Tullahoma.............  Tullahoma Regional/WM  FDC 6/2045                        SDF Rwy 18, Amdt 3...           
                                                                Northern Field.                                                                         
04/05/96............  AR               Texarkana.............  Texarkana Regional-    FDC 6/2075                        VOR or GPS Rwy 13, Amdt 14...   
                                                                Webb Field.                                                                             
04/05/96............  AR               Texarkana.............  Texarkana Regional-    FDC 6/2078                        ILS Rwy 22, Amdt 14...          
                                                                Webb Field.                                                                             
04/05/96............  AR               Texarkana.............  Texarkana Regional-    FDC 6/2082                        NDB or GPS Rwy 22, Amdt 11...   
                                                                Webb Field.                                                                             
04/05/96............  AR               Texarkana.............  Texarkana Regional-    FDC 6/2084                        LOC BC Rwy 4, Amdt 11...        
                                                                Webb Field.                                                                             
04/08/96............  KS               Wichita...............  Wichita Mid-Continent  FDC 6/2116                        ILS Rwy 1R, Amdt 16...          
                                                                Airport.                                                                                
04/09/96............  VA               Petersburg............  Petersburg Muni......  FDC 6/2128                        LOC Rwy 5 Orig...               
04/09/96............  VA               Petersburg............  Petersburg Muni......  FDC 6/2130                        NDB or GPS Rwy 5 Amdt 4...      
04/09/96............  VA               Petersburg............  Petersburg Muni......  FDC 6/2132                        VOR or GPS Rwy 23 Amdt 3...     
04/15/96............  NE               Alliance..............  Alliance Muni........  FDC 6/2236                        VOR or GPS Rwy 12, Amdt 2...    
04/15/96............  TX               College Station.......  Easterwood Field.....  FDC 6/2223                        DEP PROC/TKOF MNMS, Orig...     
04/15/96............  TX               College Station.......  Easterwood Field.....  FDC 6/2224                        ILS Rwy 34, Amdt 10...          
04/15/96............  TX               College Station.......  Easterwood Field.....  FDC 6/2225                        LOC BC Rwy 16, Amdt 4...        
04/15/96............  TX               College Station.......  Easterwood Field.....  FDC 6/2226                        NDB or GPS Rwy 34, Amdt 11...   
04/15/96............  TX               College Station.......  Easterwood Field.....  FDC 6/2227                        VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 28, Amdt     
                                                                                                                         12...                          
04/15/96............  TX               College Station.......  Easterwood Field.....  FDC 6/2228                        VOR or TACAN or GPS Rwy 10, Amdt
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[FR Doc. 96-10676 Filed 4-29-96; 8:45 am]
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