[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33992-33993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16529]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28942; Amdt. No. 1803]
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; or
    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

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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 June 13, 1997.
David E. Hanley,
Acting 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 June 19, 1997

Clinton, NC, Sampson County, NDB OR GPS RWY 6, Amdt 5

***Effective July 17, 1997

Brunswick, GA, Malcolm McKinnon, VOR RWY 4, Amdt 15
Rockland, ME, Knox County Regional, LOC RWY 13, Orig, Cancelled
Rockland, ME, Knox County Regional, ILS RWY 13, ORIG
Kansas City, MO, Richards-Gebaur Memorial, NDB RWY 1, Orig
Kansas City, MO, Richards-Gebaur Memorial, ILS RWY 1, Admt 5

***Effective August 14, 1997

North Vernon, IN, North Vernon, NDB OR GPS RWY 5, Amdt 5
Marshall, MN, Marshall Muni-Ryan Field, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Allentown, PA, Lehigh Valley Intl, NDB OR GPS RWY 6, Amdt 17
Clearfield, PA, Clearfield-Lawrence, VOR RWY 30, Amdt 5
Pine Ridge, SD, Pine Ridge, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Dublin, VA, New River Valley, VOR OR GPS--A, Amdt 8
Dublin, VA, New River Valley, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 6, Amdt 7
Dublin, VA, New River Valley, ILS RWY 6, Amdt 4
Eagle River, WI, Eagle River Union, GPS RWY 4, Orig
Shawano, WI, Shawano Muni, GPS RWY 29, Orig
Big Piney, WY, Big Piney-Marbleton, GPS RWY 31, Orig

***Effective September 11, 1997

Bentonville, AR, Bentonville Muni/Louise M Thadden Field, GPS RWY 
17, Orig
Bentonville, AR, Bentonville Muni/Louise M Thadden Field, GPS RWY 
35, Orig
San Martin, CA, South County Arpt of Santa Clara County, GPS RWY 32, 
Orig
Santa Ynez, CA, Santa Ynez, GPS-A, Orig
Denver, CO, Denver Intl, ILS RWY 8, Amdt 2
Lamar, CO, Lamar Muni, VOR RWY 18, Amdt 10
Lamar, CO, Lamar Muni, VOR/DME RWY 36, Amdt 1
Lamar, CO, Lamar Muni, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Plant City, FL, Plant City Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 9, Amdt 1
Plant City, FL, Plant City Muni, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Peoria, IL, Greater Peoria Regional, ILS/DME RWY 4, Orig-B, 
Cancelled
Peoria, IL, Greater Peoria Regional, ILS RWY 4, Orig
Presque Isle, ME, Northern Maine Regional Arpt at Presque Isle, ILS 
RWY 1, Amdt 5
Carrollton, OH, Carroll County-Tolson, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Findlay, OH, Findlay, GPS RWY 18, Orig
Ogden, UT, Ogden-Hinckley, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Oconto, WI, Oconto Muni, GPS RWY 11, Orig.

***Effective Upon Publication

Galveston, TX, Scholes Field, VOR OR GPS RWY 13, Amdt 2
Galveston, TX, Scholes Field, ILS RWY 13, Amdt 9

    Note: The FAA published the following procedures in Docket No. 
28914, Amdt. No. 1799 to part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
(VOL 62, No. 103, Page 29005, dated Thursday, May 29, 1997) under 
Section 97.23 effective June 19, 1997, which are hereby amended as 
follows:

    Change effective date to 17 July 1997 for the following 
procedures:

Deadhorse, AK, Deadhorse, VOR/DME or TACAN or GPS RWY 4, Amdt 4, 
Cancelled
Gustavus, AK, Gustavus, VOR/DME or GPS-B, Amdt 3B, Cancelled

    Note: The FAA published the following procedures in Docket No. 
28907, Amdt. No. 1797 to part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
(Vol 62, FR No. 89, Page 25113; dated May 8, 1997) under Section 
97.33 effective July 17, 1997, which are hereby amended as follows:

Hayden, Co. Yampa Valley, GPS--A, Orig., Should Read: GPS-C, Orig
Hayden, Co. Yampa Valley, GPS-B, Orig., Should Read: GPS-D, Orig

    Note: The FAA published the following procedures in Docket No. 
28915, Amdt No. 1800 to part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
(Vol 62, FR No. 103, Page 29005; dated May 29, 1997) under Section 
97.33 effective July 17, 1997 is hereby rescinded:

Olean, NY, Cattaraugus County-Olean, RNAV OR GPS RWY 22, Amdt 4a, 
Cancelled

[FR Doc. 97-16529 Filed 6-23-97; 8:45 am]
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