[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 24, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67703-67704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32689]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28756; Amdt. No. 1770]


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 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 impractical 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

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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 December 13, 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 January 2, 1997

Destin, FL, Destin-Fort Walton Beach, NDB RWY 32, Orig
Ames, IA, Ames Muni, LOC RWY 1, Amdt 1 CANCELLED
Ames, IA, Ames Muni, ILS RWY 1, Orig

* * * Effective January 30, 1997

Bettles, AK, Bettles, VOR/DME RWY 1, Orig
Bettles, AK, Bettles, VOR OR GPS RWY 1, Amdt 3, CANCELLED
Bettles, AK, Bettles, LOC/DME RWY 1, Amdt 4
Bettles, AK, Bettles, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 8
Bettles, AK, Bettles, GPS RWY 1, Orig
Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix-Deer Valley Muni, GPS RWY 7R, Orig
Fullerton, CA, Fullerton Muni, GPS RWY 24, Orig
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, Intl, ILS RWY 25L, Amdt 5
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Intl, ILS RWY 25R, Amdt 9
Los Angeles, CA, Whiteman, GPS-B, Orig
Wilmington, DE, New Castle County, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 9, Amdt 4, 
CANCELLED
Wilmington, DE, New Castle County, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 9, Orig
Kosrae Island, FM, Kosrae, NDB/DME OR GPS-A, Orig
Kosrae Island, FM, Kosrae, NDB/DME-A Orig
Salem, IL, Salem-Leckrone, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 9
Salem, IL, Salem-Leckrone, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Bangor, ME, Bangor Intl, ILS RWY 15, Amdt 3
Rockland, ME, Knox County Regional, GPS RWY 31, Orig
Baltimore, MD, Baltimore-Washington Intl, ILS RWY 15L, Amdt 4
Baltimore, MD, Baltimore-Washington Intl, ILS RWY 15R, Amdt 14
Alma, MI, Gratiot Community, SDF RWY 9, Amdt 7
Alma, MI, Gratiot Community, NDB or GPS RWY 9, Amdt 6
Alma, MI, Gratiot Community, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 27, Amdt 7
Clare, MI, Clare Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 1
Mt. Pleasant, MI, Mt. Pleasant Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 27, Amdt 13, 
CANCELLED
Mt. Pleasant, MI, Mt. Pleasant Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 27, Orig
Faribault, MN, Faribault Muni, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 12, Amdt 4
Faribault, MN, Faribault Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 4
Owatonna, MN, Owatonna Muni, VOR/DME RWY 30, Amdt 3
Owatonna, MN, Owatonna Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 12, Amdt 9
Waseca, MN, Waseca Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 15, Amdt 4
Waseca, MN, Waseca Muni, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 4
Wildwood, NJ, Cape May County, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 2
New York, NY, John F. Kennedy Intl, VOR OR GPS RWY 13L/13R, Amdt 18
Plattsburgh, NY, Clinton County, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 2
Plattsburgh, NY, Clinton County, VOR OR GPS RWY 19, Amdt 3
Plattsburgh, NY, Clinton County, ILS RWY 1, Amdt 4
Saratoga Springs, NY, Saratoga County, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 5
Saratoga Springs, NY, Saratoga County, GPS RWY 23, Orig
Bowling Green, OH, Wood County, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Bristow, OK, Jones Meml, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Bristow, OK, Jones Meml, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Holdenville, OK, Holdenville Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Holdenville, OK, Holdenville Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Corvallis, OR, Corvallis Muni, VOR/DME RWY 35, Amdt 11
Corvallis, OR, Corvallis Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Corvallis, OR, Corvallis, Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Leighton, PA, Jake Arner Memorial, NDB RWY 8, Amdt 2
Lehighton, PA, Jake Arner Memorial, NDB RWY 26, Amdt 3
Greer, SC, Greenville--Spartanburg, GPS RWY 3, Orig
Greer, SC, Greenville, Spartanburg, GPS RWY 21, Orig
Greer, SC, Greenville--Spartanburg, RNAV RWY 21, Amdt 5, CANCELLED
Granbury, TX, Granbury Muni, GPS RWY 14, Orig
Beckley, WV, Raleigh County Memorial, ILS RWY 19, Amdt 4
Huntington, WV, Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field, ILS RWY 12, Amdt 
11
Platteville, WI, Platteville Municipal, GPS RWY 33, Orig

* * * Effective March 27, 1997

Grafton, ND, Grafton Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig

* * * Effective Upon Publication

Las Cruces, NM, Las Cruces International, ILS RWY 30, Amdt 1
    Note: The FAA published an amendment of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (Vol 61, No. 231, page 60530, dated Friday, November 29, 
1996) under Section 97.33, in Docket No. 28734, Amdt No. 1764 to 
Part 97, which is hereby amended as follows:
    Change the effective date of publication from December 5, 1996 
to January 2, 1997 for the following standard instrument approach 
procedure: Dayton, OH, Greene County, GPS RWY 7, Orig.

    Note: The FAA published an amendment of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (Vol 61, No. 235, page 64460, dated Thursday, December 
5, 1996) under Section 97.33, in Docket No. 28738, Amdt No. 1767 to 
Part 97, with an effective publication date of January 30, 1997, 
which is hereby rescinded for the following procedure:

    Fernandina Beach, FL, Fernandina Beach Muni, GPS RWY 13, Orig.

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