[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39435-39437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19360]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 28957; Amdt. No. 1806]
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
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 matter incorporated by reference in the
amendment is as follows:
For Examination--1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA Headquarters Building,
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800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;
2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which 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 on each SIAP is contained in the appropriate FAA
Form 8260 and the National Flight Data Center (FDC/Permanent (P)
Notices of Airmen (NOTAM) which are incorporated by reference in the
amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and Sec. 97.20 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). 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 of 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 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 97) establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes SIAPs. For
safety and timeliness of change considerations, this amendment
incorporates only specific changes contained in the content of the
following FDC/P NOTAM for each SIAP. The SIAP information in some
previously designated FDC/Temporary (FDC/T) NOTAMs is of such duration
as to be permanent. With conversion to FDC/P NOTAMs, the respective
FDC/T NOTAMs have been cancelled.
The FDC/P NOTAMs for 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 chart
changes to SIAPs by FDC/P NOTAMs, the TERPS criteria were applied to
only these specific conditions existing at the affected airports. All
SIAP amendments in this rule 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 all these SIAP amendments requires making them effective in less
than 30 days.
Further, the SIAPs contained in this amendment are based on the
criteria contained in the TERPS. 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 these SIAPs effective in
less than 30 days.
Conclusion
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 27, 1997.
Richard O. Gordon,
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. 40103, 40113, 40120, 44701; 49 U.S.C.
106(g); 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 Upon Publication
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FDC Date State City Airport FDC No. SIAP
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05/13/97............. MS Greenville.......... Mid Delta Regional.. FDC 7/2730 VOR or GPS Rwy 18R, Amdt 5...
05/13/97............. MS Greenville.......... Mid Delta Regional.. FDC 7/2731 NDB or GPS Rwy 36L, Amdt 5...
06/10/97............. IN Anderson............ Anderson Municipal- FDC 7/3519 NDB or GPS Rwy 30, Amdt 5...
Darlington Field.
06/10/97............. IN Anderson............ Anderson Municipal- FDC 7/3521 VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 8...
Darlington Field.
06/11/97............. IL Alton/St Louis...... St Louis Regional... FDC 7/3545 LOC BC Rwy 11, Amdt 7...
06/11/97............. IL Alton/St Louis...... St Louis Regional... FDC 7/3546 VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 8...
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06/11/97............. IL Alton/St Louis...... St Louis Regional... FDC 7/3547 NDB or GPS Rwy 17, Amdt 10A...
06/11/97............. IL Alton/St Louis...... St Louis Regional... FDC 7/3548 NDB or GPS Rwy 29, Amdt 10...
06/11/97............. IL Alton/St Louis...... St Louis Regional... FDC 7/3567 ILS Rwy 29, Amdt 10...
06/11/97............. IL Chicago/Aurora...... Aurora Muni......... FDC 7/3541 ILS Rwy 9, Amdt 1...
06/11/97............. IL Chicago/Aurora...... Aurora Muni......... FDC 7/3543 VOR or GPS A, Amdt 1...
06/11/97............. MI Alpena.............. Alpena County FDC 7/3552 NDB or GPS Rwy 1, Amdt 6...
Regional.
06/11/97............. MI Alpena.............. Alpena County FDC 7/3553 ILS Rwy 1, Amdt 8...
Regional.
06/11/97............. MI Alpena.............. Alpena County FDC 7/3554 VOR Rwy 1, Amdt 14...
Regional.
06/11/97............. MI Alpena.............. Alpena County FDC 7/3555 VOR or GPS Rwy 19, Amdt 14...
Regional.
06/11/97............. MI West Branch......... West Branch FDC 7/3529 NDB or GPS Rwy 27, Amdt 6A...
Community.
06/11/97............. NC Greenville.......... Pitt-Greenville..... FDC 7/3532 ILS Rwy 19, Amdt 2B...
06/11/97............. OH Columbus............ Bolton Field........ FDC 7/3539 ILS Rwy 4, Amdt 4...
06/11/97............. OH Columbus............ Bolton Field........ FDC 7/3540 NDB or GPS Rwy 4, Amdt 6...
06/16/97............. IL Springfield......... Capital............. FDC 7/3646 ILS Rwy 31, Orig...
06/16/97............. PA Ebensburg........... Ebensburg........... FDC 7/3636 VOR or GPS-A Amdt 6...
06/16/97............. PR Aguadilla........... Rafael Hernandez.... FDC 7/3634 VOR Rwy 8 Amdt 5...
06/17/97............. MN St Paul............. St Paul Downtown FDC 7/3672 ILS Rwy 32, Amdt 3B...
Holman Field.
06/17/97............. WI Eagle River......... Eagle River Union... FDC 7/3665 VOR/DME or GPS Rwy 4 Amdt 1...
06/17/97............. WI Eagle River......... Eagle River Union... FDC 7/3666 NDB or GPS Rwy 22 Amdt 5...
06/18/97............. IA Muscatine........... Muscatine Muni...... FDC 7/3693 GPS Rwy 23, Amdt 1...
06/18/97............. IA Muscatine........... Muscatine Muni...... FDC 7/3694 NDB or GPS Rwy 5, Amdt 12A...
06/18/97............. IA Muscatine........... Muscatine Muni...... FDC 7/3695 VOR Rwy 23, Amdt 6A...
06/18/97............. OH Columbus............ Ohio State FDC 7/3691 GPS Rwy 27L, Orig...
University.
06/18/97............. OH Columbus............ Ohio State FDC 7/3692 GPS Rwy 9R, Orig...
University.
06/19/97............. GA Gainesville......... Lee Gilmer Memorial. FDC 7/3719 NDB or GPS Rwy 4, Amdt 4A...
06/19/97............. GA Gainesville......... Lee Gilmer Memorial. FDC 7/3721 LOC Rwy 4, Amdt 5B...
06/19/97............. IA Muscatine........... Muscatine Muni...... FDC 7/3712 RNAV Rwy 23 Orig-A...
06/19/97............. ID Nampa............... Nampa Muni.......... FDC 7/3708 NDB-A Orig...
06/19/97............. IL Lawrenceville....... Lawrenceville- FDC 7/3713 VOR or GPS Rwy 27, Amdt 6...
Vincennes Intl.
06/23/97............. GA Atlanta............. The William B. FDC 7/3791 ILS Rwy 26R Amdt 2...
Hartsfield Atlanta
Intl.
06/23/97............. TN Memphis............. Memphis Intl........ FDC 7/3822 ILS Rwy 18L, Orig...
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[FR Doc. 97-19360 Filed 7-22-97; 8:45 am]
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