[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 29, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55736-55738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27704]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28714; Amdt. No. 1758]


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

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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.

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 October 18, 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 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 November 7, 1996

Cahokia/St Louis, IL, St Louis Downtown-Parks, NDB RWY 30L, Orig
Cahokia/St Louis, IL, St Louis Downtown-Parks, NDB RWY 30L, Amdt 17, 
Cancelled
Mosby, MO, Clay County Regional, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Mosby, MO, Clay County Regional, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, NDB OR GPS RWY 14R, Amdt 24
Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, NDB RWY 32L, Amdt 1
Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, VOR RWY 32L, Amdt 10
Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, ILS RWY 18, Amdt 5
Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, ILS RWY 14R, Orig
Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, ILS RWY 32L, Orig
Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, GPS RWY 32L, Orig
Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, RNAV OR GPS RWY 32L, Amdt 5 Cancelled
Akron, OH, Akron-Canton Regional, VOR or GPS RWY 5, Amdt 2
Akron, OH, Akron-Canton Regional, VOR or GPS RWY 23, Amdt 9
Akron, OH, Akron-Canton Regional, ILS RWY 1, Amdt 36
Akron, OH, Akron-Canton Regional, ILS RWY 19, Amdt 6
Akron, OH, Akron-Canton Regional, ILS RWY 23, Amdt 10

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Akron, OH, Akron-Canton Regional, RADAR 1, Amdt 22
Columbus, OH, Rickenbacker Intl, ILS RWY 5R, Amdt 1

* * * Effective December 5, 1996

Blytheville, AR, Blytheville Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 18, Amdt 2
Blytheville, AR, Blytheville Muni, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 2
Blytheville, AR, Blytheville Muni, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Oakland, CA, Metropolitan Oakland Intl, ILS RWY 11, Amdt 4
Oakland, CA, Metropolitan Oakland Intl, ILS RWY 29, Amdt 23
Washington, DC, Washington Dulles Intl, ILS RWY 12, Amdt 6
Destin, FL, Destin-Fort Walton Beach, GPS RWY 14, Orig
Destin, FL, Destin-Fort Walton Beach, GPS RWY 32, Orig
Leesburg, FL, Leesburg Muni, GPS RWY 31, Orig
Dawson, GA, Dawson Muni, GPS RWY 31, Orig
Jefferson, GA, Jackson County, GPS RWY 16, Orig
Jefferson, GA, Jackson County, GPS RWY 34, Orig
Marietta, GA, Cobb County/McCollum Field, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Monticello, IN, White County, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Monticello, IN, White County, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Henderson, KY, Henderson City-County, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Louisville, KY, Louisville Intl Standiford Field, Radar-1, Amdt 25A, 
Cancelled
Rayville, LA, John H Hooks Jr Memorial, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Belfast, ME, Belfast Muni, NDB RWY 15, Amdt 2
Belfast, ME, Belfast Muni, GPS RWY 15, Orig
Belfast, ME, Belfast Muni, GPS RWY 33, Orig
Eveleth, MN, Eveleth-Virginia Muni, GPS RWY 27, Amdt 1
Eveleth, MN, Eveleth-Virginia Muni, VOR RWY 27, Amdt 11
Beatrice, NE, Beatrice Municipal, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Mt. Holly, NJ, South Jersey Regional, GPS RWY 8, Orig
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, Copter ILS RWY 6, Orig
Trenton, NJ, Mercer County, ILS RWY 6, Amdt 9
Weedsport, NY, Whitfords, VOR/DME-A, Orig, Cancelled
Weedsport, NY, Whitfords, VOR-A, Orig
Charlotte, NC, Charlotte/Douglas Intl, ILS RWY 18L, Amdt 3
Henryetta, OK, Henryetta Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Poteau, OK, Robert S. Kerr, VOR/DME RWY 36, Amdt 4
Poteau, OK, Robert S. Kerr, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Poteau, OK, Robert S. Kerr, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Shawnee, OK, Shawnee Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Portland, OR, Portland Intl, ILS RWY 10R, Amdt 30
York, PA, York, NDB OR GPS RWY 16, Amdt 4
Eagle Butte, SD, Cheyenne Eagle Butte, GPS RWY 31, Amdt 1
Ballinger, TX, Bruce Field, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 2
Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX, Jefferson County, GPS RWY 34, Orig
Henderson, TX, Rusk County, NDB OR GPS RWY 16, Amdt 2 Cancelled
Henderson, TX, Rusk County, NDB-B, Orig
Henderson, TX, Rusk County, GPS RWY 16, Orig
Hamilton, TX, Hamilton Muni, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Jasper, TX, Jasper County-Belle Field, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Jasper, TX, Jasper County-Belle Field, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 8
Barre/Montpelier, VT, Edward F. Knapp State, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Clarksburg, WV, Benedum, VOR OR GPS RWY 3, Amdt 15
Clarksburg, WV, Benedum, ILS RWY 21, Amdt 13
Torrington, WY, Torrington Muni, NDB RWY 10, Amdt 1
Torrington, WY, Torrington Muni, NDB RWY 28, Amdt 1

* * * Effective February 20, 1997

Danbury, CT, Danbury Muni, GPS RWY 8, Orig
Alliance, NE, Alliance Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig

* * * Effective Upon Publication

Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 14, Amdt 1
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, VO RWY 28L/C Amdt 5
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, ILS RWY 10R, Amdt 8
Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Intl, Converging ILS RWY 32, Amdt 1

    Note: The FAA published a Procedure in Docket No. 28665, Amdt 
No. 1748 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (VOL 61, FR 
No. 173) Page 46712, dated September 5, 1996 under Section 97.23 
effective October 10, 1996 which is hereby rescinded:

Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix-Deer Valley Muni, GPS RWY 7R, Orig.

    Note: The FAA published two procedures in Docket No. 28675, Amdt 
No. 1751 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (VOL 61, FR 
No. 181) Page 48827, dated September 17, 1996 under Section 97.23 
effective November 7, 1996 which are hereby rescinded:

West Milford, NJ, Greenwood Lake, VOR RWY 6, Orig
Saratoga Springs, NY, Saratoga County, VOR-A, Amdt 5

    Note: The FAA published a procedure in Docket No. 28675, Amdt 
No. 1751 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (VOL 61, FR 
No. 181) Page 48827, dated September 17, 1996 under Section 97.23 
effective December 5, 1996 which is hereby amended:

Vancouver, WA, Pearson Field, LDA BC-A Orig, Cancelled

    Note: The FAA published the following procedures in Docket No. 
28702, Amdt No. 1757 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
(VOL 61, FR No. 198) Page 53057, dated October 10, 1996 under 
Section 97.23 effective December 5, 1996 which is hereby amended:

Dixon, IL, Dixon, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 9, should read:
Dixon, IL, Dixon Muni-Charles R Walgreen Field, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 9
Fargo, ND, Hector International, VOR/DME or TACAN or GPS RWY 35, 
Amdt 12, should read:
Fargo, ND, Hector International, VOR or TACAN or GPS RWY 35, Amdt 12

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