[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3452-3454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1579]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28777; Amdt. No. 1776]


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

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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 
routing 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 January 10, 1997.
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 
ISAPs, identified as follows:

...Effective January 30, 1997

Fayetteville, AR, Drake Field, LDA/DME RWY 34, Orig
Burlington, CO, Kit Carson County, LOC RWY 33, Orig
Suffolk, VA, Suffolk Muni, LOC RWY 4, Orig
Suffolk, VA, Suffolk Muni, NDB RWY 4, Orig

...Effective February 27, 1997

Unalakleet, AK, Unalakleet, MLS RWY 14, Orig
Frankfort, IL, Frankfort, VOR or GPS RWY 27, Amdt 4
Youngstown, OH, Youngstown Elser Metro, VOR or GPS-C, Amdt 1
Miller, SD, Miller Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 13, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Miller, SD, Miller Muni, NDB RWY 15, Orig

...Effective March 27, 1997

Port Heiden, AK, Port Heiden, VOR/DME RWY 13, Orig
St Mary's, AK, St Mary's, LOC/DME RWY 16, Amdt 2
St Mary's, AK, St Mary's, NDB RWY 16, Amdt 1
Benton, AR, Saline County, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Benton, AR, Saline County, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Hope, AR, Hope Muni, VOR/DME RWY 4, Amdt 7
Hope, AR, Hope Muni, NDB RWY 16, Amdt 4
Hope, AR, Hope Muni, GPS RWY 4, Orig
Hope, AR, Hope Muni, GPS RWY 16, Orig
Grass Valley, CA, Nevada County Air Park, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Telluride, CO, Telluride Regional, GPS RWY 9, Amdt 1
Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, NDB RWY 36, Amdt 7
Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Oxford, CT, Waterbury-Oxford, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Brooksville, FL, Hernando County, NDB RWY 9, Amdt 5
Brooksville, FL, Hernando County, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Brooksville, FL, Hernando County, GPS RWY 20, Orig
Claxton GA, Claxton-Evans County, NDB RWY 9, Orig, CANCELLED
Claxton, GA, Claxton-Evans County, NDB RWY 9, Orig
Muscatine, IA, Muscatine Muni, GPS RWY 23, Amdt 1
Frankfort, IN, Frankfort Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 9, Amdt 1
Frankfort, IN, Frankfort Muni, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Menominee, MI, Menominee-Marinette Twin County, GPS RWY 32, Orig
Ely, MN, Ely Muni, VOR/DME RWY 30, Amdt 4
ELY, MN, Ely Muni, VOR/DME RWY 12, Amdt 4
Ely, MN, Ely Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 30, Amdt 6
Ely, MN, Ely Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 12, Amdt 6
St Paul, MN, St Paul Downtown Holman Fld, GPS RWY 14, Orig
Sidney, MT, Sidney-Richland Muni, GPS RWY 1, Orig
Sidney, MT, Sidney-Richland Muni, GPS RWY 19, Orig
York, NE, York Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig
York, NE, York Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig
West Milford, NJ, Greenwood Lake, GPS RWY 6, Orig
Columbus, OH, Ohio State University, LORAN RNAV RWY 9R, Orig, 
CANCELLED
Columbus, OH, Ohio State University, LORAN RNAV RWY 27L, Orig, 
CANCELLED
Columbus, OH, Ohio State University, GPS RWY 9R, Orig
Columbus, OH, Ohio State University, GPS RWY 27L, Orig
Newberry, SC, Newberry Muni, GPS RWY 22, Orig
Houston, TX, Houston Intercontinental, GPS RWY 14L, Orig
Marfa, TX, Marfa Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Galax/Hillsville, VA, Twin County, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 6
Galax/Hillsville, VA, Twin County, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Leesburg, VA Leesburg Muni/Godfrey Field, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 1
Leesburg, VA Leesburg Muni/Godfrey Field, LOC RWY 17, Amdt 2
Leesburg, VA Leesburg Muni/Godfrey Field, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Orange, VA, Orange County, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Portsmouth, VA, Hampton Roads, NDB OR GPS RWY 2, Amdt 6
Portsmouth, VA, Hampton Roads, GPS RWY 10, Orig

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Portsmouth, VA, Hampton Roads, GPS RWY 28, Orig
Richmond/Ashland, VA, Hanover County Muni, LOC RWY 16, Amdt 1
Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, VA, Shenandoah Valley Regional, 
GPS RWY 23, Orig
Charlotte Amalie, VI, Cyril E King, GPS RWY 10, Orig
Phillips, WI, Price County, GPS RWY 1, Orig
Phillips, WI, Price County, GPS RWY 19, Orig

    Note: The FAA published two amendments of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (Vol 61, No. 248, page 67704, dated Tuesday, December 
24, 1996) under Sections 97.29 and 97.33 in Docket No. 28765, Amdt. 
No. 1770 to Part 97, with an effective publication date of January 
30, 1997, which is hereby amended to read as follows:

    Baltimore, MD, Baltimore-Washington Intl, ILS/DME RWY 15L, Amdt 
4
    Wilmington, DE, New Castle County, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 9, 
Orig

[FR Doc. 97-1579 Filed 1-22-97; 8:45 am]
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