[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17066-17068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9147]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28863; Amdt. No. 1789]
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

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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 Aviations 
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 March 21, 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]

    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 April 24, 1997

Presque Isle, ME, Northern Maine Regional Arpt at Presque Isle, VOR 
or GPS RWY 19, Amdt 9
Presque Isle, ME, Northern Maine Regional Arpt at Presque Isle, VOR/
DME RWY 1, Amdt 12
Mansfield, MA, Mansfield Muni, NDB Rwy 32, Amdt 6
Newark, NY, Newark Intl, ILS RWY 22R, Orig
Schenectady, NY, Schenectady County, ILS RWY 4, Amdt 4
Lancaster, PA, Lancaster, ILS RWY 8, Amdt 14

Effective May 22, 1997

Gustavus, AK, Gustavus, VOR/DME RWY 28, Orig
Dillingham, AK, Dillingham, GPS RWY 1, Orig
Dillingham, AK, Dillingham, GPS RWY 19, Orig
Half Moon Bay, CA, Half Moon Bay, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Canon City, CO, Fremont County, GPS RWY 29, Orig
Windsor Locks, CT, Bradley Intl, VOR RWY 15, Amdt 1

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Windsor Locks, CT, Bradley Intl, GPS RWY 15, Amdt 2
Apalachicola, FL, Apalachicola Muni, NDB RWY 13, Orig
Apalachicola, FL, Apalachicola Muni, NDB RWY 31, Orig
Sterling Rockfalls, IL, Whiteside County Airport--Joseph H. Bittorf 
Field, ILS RWY 25, Amdt 10
Sterling Rockfalls, IL, Whiteside County Airport--Joseph H. Bittorf 
Field, NDB or GPS RWY 7, Amdt 5
Sterling Rockfalls, IL, Whiteside County Airport--Joseph H. Bittorf 
Field, LOC BC RWY 7, Amdt 5
Wabash, IN, Wabash Muni, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Bangor, ME, Bangor Intl, ILS RWY 15, Amdt 4
Bedford, MA, Laurence G. Hanscom Fld, NDB RWY 11, Amdt 21
Bedford, MA, Laurence G. Hanscom Fld, ILS RWY 11, Amdt 24
Sturgis, MI, Kirsch Muni, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Eveleth, MN, Eveleth-Virginia Muni, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 27, Amdt 2
Eveleth, MN, Eveleth-Virginia Muni, VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1
Hibbing, MN, Chisholm-Hibbing, VOR or GPS RWY 13, Amdt 12
Hibbing, MN, Chisholm-Hibbing, VOR or GPS RWY 31, Amdt 16
Hibbing, MN, Chisholm-Hibbing, LOC BC RWY 13, Amdt 11
Hibbing, MN, Chisholm-Hibbing, ILS RWY 31, Amdt 11
St Cloud, MN, St Cloud Regional, VOR/DME RWY 13, Amdt 8
St Cloud, MN, St Cloud Regional, VOR RWY 31, Amdt 11
St Cloud, MN, St Cloud Regional, ILS RWY 31, Amdt 2
St Cloud, MN, St Cloud Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 31, Amdt 2
Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 8
Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center, NDB RWY 21, Amdt 16
Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center, ILS RWY 21, Amdt 17
Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 35, 
Amdt 3
Roswell, NM, Roswell Industrial Air Center, GPS RWY 21, Orig
Canandaigua, NY, Canandaigua, VOR-A, Orig
Burlington, NC, Burlington-Alamance Regional, VOR or GPS RWY 10, 
Amdt 7A, CANCELLED
Oakes, ND, Oakes Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Batavia, OH, Clermont County, VOR or GPS-B, Amdt 5
Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati-Blue Ash, NDB RWY 6, Amdt 1
Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati-Blue Ash, NDB or GPS RWY 24, Amdt 1
Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati-Blue Ash, GPS RWY 6, Amdt 1
Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Muni Airport-Lunken Field, LOC BC RWY 3R, 
Amdt 8
Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Muni Airport-Lunken Field, NDB or GPS RWY 
21L, Amdt 12
Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Muni Airport-Lunken Field, NDB or GPS RWY 
25, Amdt 7
Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Muni Airport-Lunken Field, ILS RWY 21L, 
Amdt 15
Roseburg, OR, Roseburg Regional, VOR-A, Amdt 6
Roseburg, OR, Roseburg Regional, GPS-A, Orig
Allentown, PA, Allentown Queen City Muni, VOR or GPS-B, Amdt 5
Lemmon, SD, Lemmon Muni, GPS RWY 29, Orig
St George, UT, St George Muni, GPS RWY 34, Orig
Marion/Wytheville, VA, Mountain Empire, LOC RWY 26, Amdt 1
Marion/Wytheville, VA, Mountain Empire, NDB RWY 26, Amdt 1
Richmond, VA, Richmond International, VOR RWY 34, Amdt 21
Richmond, VA, Richmond International, GPS RWY 34, Orig
Ephraim, WI, Ephraim-Fish Creek, GPS RWY 32, Orig

[FR Doc. 97-9147 Filed 4-8-97; 8:45 am]
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