[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 139 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37352-37354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18275]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 28625; Amdt. No. 1740]
RIN 2120-AA65
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
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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 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 July 12, 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; and 14
CFR 11.49(b)(2).
2. Part 97 is amended 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 August 15, 1996
Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Intl, ILS RWY 34L, Amdt 5
Thomson, GA Thomson-McDuffie County, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 3
Thomson, GA Thomson-McDuffie County, NDB or GPS RWY 28, Orig
Thomson, GA Thomson-McDuffie County, NDB or GPS RWY 28, Amdt 8,
CANCELLED
Willmar, MN, Willmar Muni-John L Rice Field, LOC RWY 28, Orig
La Crosse, WI, La Crosse Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 18, Amdt 18
* * * Effective September 12, 1996
St Mary's, AK, St Mary's GPS RWY 16, Orig
St Mary's, AK, St Mary's GPS RWY 34, Orig
Angola, IN, Tri-State Steuben County, GPS RWY 5, Orig
Gary, IN, Gary Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 30, Amdt 7
Gary, IN, Gary Regional, ILS RWY 30, Amdt 4
Lafayette, IN, Aretz, GPS RWY 25, Orig
Michigan City, IN, Michigan City Muni, GPS RWY 20, Amdt 1
Peru, IN, Peru Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 1, Amdt 7
Battle Creek, MI, W.K. Kellogg, GPS RWY 5, Orig
Sturgis, MI, Kirsch Muni, NDB RWY 24, Amdt 10
Sturgis, MI, Kirsch Muni, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 5
Dayton, OH, Dayton-Wright Brothers, NDB-A, Orig
Dayton, OH, Dayton-Wright Brothers, NDB or GPS RWY 9, Amdt 7,
CANCELLED
Portsmouth, OH, Greater Portsmouth Regional, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Britton, SC, Britton Muni, GPS RWY 31, Orig
* * * Effective October 10, 1996
Anchorage, AK, Merrill Field, GPS RWY 6, Orig
West Palm Beach, FL, North Palm Beach County General Aviation, GPS
RWY 26L, Orig
West Palm Beach, FL, North Palm Beach County General Aviation, GPS
RWY 8R, Orig
Norridgewock, ME, Central Maine Arpt of Norridgewock, GPS RWY 3,
Orig
Norridgewock, ME, Central Maine Arpt of Norridgewock, GPS RWY 15,
Orig
Norridgewock, ME, Central Maine Arpt of Norridgewock, VOR/DME RWY 3,
Amdt 2
Wiscasset, ME, Wiscasset, NDB OR GPS RWY 25, Amdt 5
Wiscasset, ME, Wiscasset, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Wiscasset, ME, Wiscasset, GPS RWY 25, Orig
Booneville/Baldwyn, MS, Booneville/Baldwyn, GPS RWY 33, Orig
Clarksdale, MS, Fletcher Field, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Hammonton, NJ, Hammonton Muni, GPS RWY 3, Orig
Abilene, TX Abilene Regional, NDB OR GPS RWY 35R, Amdt 5
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Abilene, TX Abilene Regional, ILS RWY 35R, Amdt 6
Arlington, TX, Arlington Muni, VOR/DME RWY 34, Amdt 6
Cleburne, TX, Cleburne Muni, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 15, Orig
Cleburne, TX, Cleburne Muni, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 15, Amdt 3,
CANCELLED
Cleburne, TX, Cleburne Muni, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 33, Orig
Cleburne, TX, Cleburne Muni, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 33, Amdt 4,
CANCELLED
Cleburne, TX, Cleburne Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Orig
Cleburne, TX, Cleburne Muni, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 6, CANCELLED
Corsicana, TX, C David Campbell Field-Corsicana Muni, VOR/DME-A,
Orig
Corsicana, TX, C David Campbell Field-Corsicana Muni, VOR/DME or
GPS-A, Amdt 4, CANCELLED
Corsicana, TX, C David Campbell Field-Corsicana Muni, VOR/DME-B,
Orig
Corsicana, TX, C David Campbell Field-Corsicana Muni, VOR/DME or
GPS-B, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Corsicana, TX, C David Campbell Field-Corsicana Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY
14, Amdt 2
Corsicana, TX, C David Campbell Field-Corsicana Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY
32, Amdt 1
Dallas, TX, Redbird, VOR OR GPS RWY 31, Amdt 12
Dallas, TX, Redbird, NDB OR GPS RWY 35, Amdt 9
Dallas, TX, Redbird, ILS RWY 31, Amdt 7
Decatur, TX, Decatur Muni, VOR-A, Amdt 4, CANCELLED
Decatur, TX, Decatur Muni, VOR-DME RWY 16, Orig
Fort Worth, TX, Bourland Field, VOR/DME-A, Orig
Fort Worth, TX, Bourland Field, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Mexia, TX, Mexia-Limestone County, NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 3
Waco, TX, Waco Regional, VOR or GPS RWY 14, Amdt 22
Waco, TX, Waco Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 19, Amdt 18
Waco, TX, Waco Regional, ILS RWY 19, Amdt 15
Weatherford, TX, Parker County, VOR/DME-A, Orig
Weatherford, TX, Parker County, VOR or GPS RWY 35, Amdt 1 CANCELLED
[FR Doc. 96-18275 Filed 7-17-96; 8:45 am]
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