[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 235 (Thursday, December 5, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64460-64462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30999]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28739; Amdt. No. 1768]
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 
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.,

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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 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 November 29, 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:


Sec. Sec. 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33 and 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, DLA/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

FDC 6/8778 (PAH) Barkley Regional, Paducah, KY. ILS RWY 4, AMDT 7A
FDC 6/8804 (87I) Yazoo County, Yazoo City, MS. VOR/DME or GPS RWY 
35, ORIG
FDC 6/8806 (PBI) Palm Beach Intl, West Palm Beach, FL. LOC BC RWY 
27R, AMDT 12
FDC 6/8741 (MYR) Myrtle Beach Intl, Myrtle Beach, SC. RADAR-1, ORIG
FDC 6/8700 (ORL) Executive, Orlando, FL. LOC BC RWY 25, AMDT 19
FDC 6/8701 (MCO) Orlando Intl, Orlando, FL. ILS RWY 36R CAT II and 
CAT III, AMDT 5
FDC 6/8693 (CMX) Houghton County Memorial, Hancock, MI. ILS RWY 31 
AMDT 12B
FDC 6/8721 (RDD) Redding Muni, Redding, CA. VOR OR GPS RWY 34 AMDT 
10B
FDC 6/0456 (STL) Lambert-St Louis Intl, St Louis, MO. ILS RWY 12L, 
AMDT 3
FDC 6/8827 (Y31) West Branch Community, West Branch, MI. WOR RWY 27, 
ORIG-A
FDC 6/8821 (BNO) Burns Muni, Burns, OR. VOR or GPS RWY 31, AMDT 2
FDC 6/8778 /PAH/FI/P Barkley Regional, Paducah, KY. ILS RWY 4, AMDT 
7A...Delete MM. MIN ALT DAREL INT TO CNG VORTAC/HABAN OM: 1700. This 
is ILS RWY 4, AMDT 7B.
FDC 6/8804 /87I/FI/P Yazoo County, Yazoo City, MS. VOR/DME OR GPS 
RWY 35, ORIG...MNM ALT ON CCLKWS 15 DME ARC R-049 to R-321 Increased 
from 2000 FT MSL to 2400 FT MSL. This becomes VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 35, 
ORIG-A.
FDC 6/8806 /PBI/ FI/P Palm Beach Intl, West Palm Beach, FL. LOC BC 
RWY 27R, AMDT 12...Change note to read: DME or radar and ADF 
required. This is LOC BC RWY 27R, AMDT 12A.
FDC 6/8741 /MYR/ FI/P Myrtle Beach Intl, Myrtle Beach, SC. RADAR-1, 
ORIG * * * Circling MDA 580/HAA 554 CAT C, Circling East of RWY 17-
35 Not Authorized. This is RADAR-1, ORIG-A.
FDC 6/8700 /ORL/FI/P Executive, Orlando, FL. LOC BC RWY 25, AMDT 19 
* * * ADF and radar required. This is LOC BC RWY 25, AMDT 19A.
FDC 6/8701 /MCO/FI/P Orlando Intl, Orlando, FL. ILS RWY 36R `CAT II 
and CAT III' AMDT 5 ADF and radar required. This is ILS RWY 
36R `CAT II and CAT III' AMDT 5A.
FDC 6/8693 /CMX/FI/P Houghton County Memorial, Hancock, MI. ILS RWY 
31 AMDT 12B * * * Delete all reference to middle marker. This is ILS 
RWY 31 AMDT 12C.

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FDC 6/8721 /RDD/FI/P Redding Muni, Redding, CA. VOR OR GPS RWY 34 
AMDT 10B DME MNMS circling CAT A MDA 920, * * * HAA 418. CHG ALT 
MNMS note to read: CATS A and B standard, CAT 800-2 1/4, CAT D 800 2 
1/2. This is VOR OR GPS RWY 34 AMDT 10C.
FDC 6/0456 /STL/FI/P Lambert-St Louis Intl, St Louis, MO. ILS RWY 
12L, AMDT 3 Eubie Int to Faris Int: 122.19. Faris Int to Greep Int: 
122.19 FAC: 122.19. This is ILS RWY 12L, AMDT 3A.
FDC 6/8827 /Y31/FI/P West Branch Community, West Branch, MI. VOR RWY 
27 Orig-A * * * Delete DME MNMS. Delete Note: *1560 When using 
Saginaw ALSTG. Delete BXZ VOR/DME 4 DME-1360*. This is VOR RWY 27 
Orig-B.
FDC 6/8821 /BNO/FI/P Burns Muni, Burns, OR. VOR OR GPS RWY 30 AMDT 2 
* * * Delete: Obtain Local ALSTG from Redmond Radio; When not 
available, PROC NA. Delete: Activate MIRL and VASI'S RWY 12/30 on 
UNICOM. Change missed approach to read ``Climbing right turn to 6000 
in ILR VOR/DME Holding Pattern. ALTN MNMS Standard, CAT D 800-22\1/
4\. Chart: ASOS 135.525. This is VOR OR GPS RWY 30 AMDT 2A.

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