[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24025-24026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11216]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28897; Amdt. No. 1794]
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 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 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 April 18, 1997.
David R. Harrington,
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

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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:


Sec. 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 May 22, 1997 . . .

Anchorage, AK, Anchorage Intl, ILS/DME RWY 14, Orig, CANCELLED
Anchorage, AK, Anchorage Intl, ILS RWY 14, Orig
Atwater, CA, Castle, VOR/DME RWY 13, Orig
Atwater, CA, Castle, VOR/DME RWY 31, Orig
Atwater, CA, Castle, ILS/DME RWY 31, Orig
Clearwater, FL, Clearwater Air Park, GPS RWY 16, Orig
Rockland, ME, Knox County Regional, LOC RWY 13, Orig
Bremerton, WA, Bremerton National, NDB RWY 1, Orig
Bremerton, WA, Bremerton National, NDB OR GPS RWY 1, CANCELLED
Shelton, WA, Sanderson Field, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 1

. . . Effective June 19, 1997 . . .

Pittsfield, MA, Pittsfield Muni, LOC RWY 26, Amdt 5
Pittsfield, MA, Pittsfield Muni, NDB RWY 26, Amdt 4
Lynchburg, VA, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, ILS Rwy 3, 
Amdt 15
Parkersburg, WV, Wood County Airport--Gill Robb Wilson Field, ILS 
RWY 3, Amdt 11

. . . Effective July 17, 1997 . . .

Burlington, CO, Kit Carson County, GPS RWY 15, Orig
Melbourne, FL, Melbourne International, GPS RWY 9L, Orig
Melbourne, FL, Melbourne International, GPS RWY 27R, Orig
Tampa, FL, Tampa Intl, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Tampa, FL, Tampa Intl, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Lawrenceville, GA, Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field, GPS-A, Orig
Newnan, GA, Newnan Coweta County, GPS RWY 14, Orig
Newnan, GA, Newnan Coweta County, GPS RWY 32, Orig
Huntington, IN, Huntington Muni, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Huntington, IN, Huntington Muni, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Monticello, KY, Wayne County, GPS RWY 3, Orig
Monticello, KY, Wayne County, GPS RWY 21, Orig
Mount Sterling, KY, Mount Sterling-Montgomery County, GPS RWY 21, 
Orig
Mason, MI, Mason Jewett Field, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Cleveland, MS, Cleveland Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Fremont, NE, Fremont Muni, GPS RWY 13, Orig
Wahoo, NE, Wahoo Muni, GPS RWY 20, Orig
Keene, NH, Dillant-Hopkins, ILS RWY 2, Amdt 2
Hillsboro, ND, Hillsboro Muni, GPS RWY 16, Orig
Hillsboro, ND, Hillsboro Muni, GPS RWY 34, Orig
Batavia, OH, Clermont County, GPS RWY 4, Orig
Caldwell, OH, Noble County, GPS RWY 23, Orig
Wapakoneta, OH, Neil Armstrong, GPS RWY 8, Orig
Johnstown, PA, Johnstown-Cambria County, ILS RWY 33, Amdt 4
Highgate, VT, Franklin Cuonty State, GPS RWY 1, Orig
Spokane, WA, Felts Field, ILS/DME RWY 21R, Orig
East Troy, WI, East Troy Muni, GPS RWY 8, Orig
East Troy, WI, East Troy Muni, GPS RWY 26, Orig
Medford, WI, Taylor County, GPS RWY 27, Orig
New Lisbon, WI, Mauston-New Lisbon Union, GPS RWY 32, Orig

    Note: The FAA published the following procedure in Docket No. 
28863, Amdt. No. 1789 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
(Vol 62, No. 68) Page 17067 dated Wednesday, April 9, 1997 under 
section 97.23 effective April 24, 1997 which is hereby amended to 
change the effective date to May 22, 1997.

Presque Isle, ME, Northern Maine Regional Arpt at Presque Isle, VOR or 
GPS Rwy 19, Amdt 9

    Note: The FAA published the following procedure in Docket No. 
28863, Amdt. No. 1789 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
(Vol 62, No. 68) Page 17067 dated Wednesday, April 9, 1997 under 
section 97.29 and 97.33 effective April 24, 1997 which are hereby 
amended to read as follows:

Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, ILS RWY 22R, Orig

    Note: The FAA published the following procedure in Docket No. 
28882, Amdt. No. 1792 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
(Vol 62, No. 69) Page 17540 dated Thursday, April 10, 1997 under 
section 97.29 effective May 22, 1997 which is hereby rescinded:

Montgomery, NY, Orange County, ILS RWY 3, Orig

    Note: The FAA published the following procedure in Docket No. 
28882, Amdt. No. 1792 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
(Vol 62, No. 69) Page 17540 dated Thursday, April 10, 1997 under 
section 97.23 effective May 22, 1997 which is hereby amended to read 
as follows:

Fort Levenworth, KS, Sherman AAF, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 3

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