[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44537-44539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22356]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28993; Amdt. No. 1814]
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, 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 to 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 Aviations 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

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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 neccessary 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 August 8, 1997.
Thomas E. Stuckey,
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, and 97.33  [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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07/24/97.............  IA               Boone...............  Boone Muni..........  FDC 7/4845              NDB Rwy 14, Amdt 9...                       
07/24/97.............  KS               Lyons...............  Lyons-Rice County     FDC 7/4839              NDB or GPS Rwy 17R, Amdt 5...               
                                                               Muni.                                                                                    
07/24/97.............  KS               Lyons...............  Lyons-Rice County     FDC 7/4840              VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 2...                 
                                                               Muni.                                                                                    
07/24/97.............  KS               Smith Center........  Smith Center Muni...  FDC 7/4841              VOR/DME or GPS-A, Amdt 1...                 
07/24/97.............  OH               Marysville..........  Union County........  FDC 7/4848              NDB Rwy 27, Amdt 5. Delete note...          
07/24/97.............  OH               Marysville..........  Union County........  FDC 7/4849              GPS Rwy 27, Orig. Delete note...            
07/24/97.............  OH               Marysville..........  Union County........  FDC 7/4850              GPS Rwy 9, Orig. Delete note...             
07/25/97.............  IL               Peoria..............  Greater Peoria        FDC 7/4885              Radar-1, Amdt 12A...                        
                                                               Regional.                                                                                
07/25/97.............  SC               Hartsville..........  Hartsville Muni.....  FDC 7/4879              NDB or GPS Rwy 21, Amdt 3A...               
07/28/97.............  IL               Peoria..............  Greater Peoria        FDC 7/4929              VOR/DME or TACAN Rwy 31, Amdt 8...          
                                                               Regional.                                                                                
07/28/97.............  IL               Peoria..............  Greater Peoria        FDC 7/4934              ILS Rwy 31, Amdt 5...                       
                                                               Regional.                                                                                
07/28/97.............  IL               Peoria..............  Greater Peoria        FDC 7/4938              VOR or TACAN or GPS Rwy 13, Amdt 23...      
                                                               Regional.                                                                                
07/28/97.............  IN               Indianapolis........  Eagle Creek Airpark.  FDC 7/4950              LOC Rwy 21, Amdt 3...                       
07/28/97.............  IN               Indianapolis........  Eagle Creek Airpark.  FDC 7/4951              NDB or GPS Rwy 21, Amdt 3...                
07/28/97.............  IN               Indianapolis........  Eagle Creek Airpark.  FDC 7/4954              VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 6...                     
07/29/97.............  AK               Bethel..............  Bethel..............  FDC 7/4974              VOR/DME Rwy 36, Orig...                     
07/29/97.............  AK               Bethel..............  Bethel..............  FDC 7/4976              VOR or GPS Rwy 18, Amdt 8A...               
07/29/97.............  AK               Bethel..............  Bethel..............  FDC 7/4977              NDB Rwy 18, Amdt 8A...                      
07/29/97.............  MD               Cumberland..........  Greater Cumberland    FDC 7/4960              LOC/DME Rwy 23, Amdt 5A...                  
                                                               Regional.                                                                                
07/30/97.............  AK               Bethel..............  Bethel..............  FDC 7/4984              VOR or GPS Rwy 36, Amdt 7...                
07/30/97.............  CO               Telluride...........  Telluride Regional..  FDC 7/5017              LOC/DME Rwy 9, Orig...                      
07/30/97.............  GA               Dublin..............  W.H. `Bud' Barron...  FDC 7/4998              VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 3A...                    
07/30/97.............  GA               Marietta............  Cobb County--         FDC 7/4991              ILS Rwy 27, Orig. A...                      
                                                               McCollum Field.                                                                          
07/30/97.............  MI               Marquette...........  Marquette County....  FDC 7/4986              LOC BC Rwy 26, Amdt 9...                    
07/31/97.............  CT               New Haven...........  Tweed-New Haven.....  FDC 7/5049              ILS Rwy 2, Amdt 15A...                      
07/31/97.............  CT               New Haven...........  Tweed-New Haven.....  FDC 7/5050              VOR or GPS Rwy 2, Amdt 22A...               
07/31/97.............  VA               Petersburg..........  Petersburg..........  FDC 7/5037              LOC Rwy 5, Orig. A...                       
08/01/97.............  GA               Jekyll Island.......  Jekyll Island.......  FDC 7/5067              VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 9...                     

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08/01/97.............  GA               Jekyll Island.......  Jekyll Island.......  FDC 7/5069              GPS Rwy 36, Orig...                         
08/01/97.............  NC               Salisbury...........  Rowan County........  FDC 7/5079              VOR or GPS Rwy 20, Amdt 1...                
08/01/97.............  SC               Rock Hill...........  Rock Hill/York        FDC 7/5074              VOR/DME RNAV Rwy 2, Amdt 4B...              
                                                               County/Bryant Field                                                                      
08/01/97.............  SC               Rock Hill...........  Rock Hill/York        FDC 7/5075              GPS Rwy 20, Orig...                         
                                                               County/Bryant Field                                                                      
08/01/97.............  SC               Rock Hill...........  Rock Hill/York        FDC 7/5076              VOR/DME or GPS-B, Amdt 5...                 
                                                               County/Bryant Field                                                                      
08/01/97.............  SC               Rock Hill...........  Rock Hill/York        FDC 7/5077              GPS Rwy 2, Orig...                          
                                                               County/Bryant Field                                                                      
08/01/97.............  SC               Rock Hill...........  Rock Hill/York        FDC 7/5078              VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 9...                     
                                                               County/Bryant Field                                                                      
08/01/97.............  TX               San Antonio.........  San Antonio Intl....  FDC 7/5082              ILS Rwy 3, Amdt 17...                       
08/01/97.............  TX               San Antonio.........  San Antonio Intl....  FDC 7/5084              NDB or GPS Rwy 3, Amdt 37A...               
08/04/97.............  DC               Washington..........  Washington Dulles     FDC 7/5152              Converging ILS Rwy 12, Amdt 3...            
                                                               Intl.                                                                                    
08/04/97.............  DC               Washington..........  Washington Dulles     FDC 7/5153              Converging ILS Rwy 19L, Amdt 4...           
                                                               Intl.                                                                                    
08/04/97.............  DC               Washington..........  Washington Dulles     FDC 7/5154              ILS Rwy 19L, Amdt 10...                     
                                                               Intl.                                                                                    
08/04/97.............  DC               Washington..........  Washington Dulles     FDC 7/5155              Converging ILS Rwy 19R, Amdt 4...           
                                                               Intl.                                                                                    
08/04/97.............  DC               Washington..........  Washington Dulles     FDC 7/5156              ILS Rwy 19R, Amdt 21A...                    
                                                               Intl.                                                                                    
08/04/97.............  DC               Washington..........  Washington National.  FDC 7/5157              RNAV or GPS Rwy 33, Amdt 5...               
08/06/97.............  FL               Lake City...........  Lake City Muni......  FDC 7/5186              GPS Rwy 10, Orig...                         
08/06/97.............  OH               Batavia.............  Clermont County.....  FDC 7/5215              NDB or GPS Rwy 22, Orig...                  
08/06/97.............  OH               Batavia.............  Clermont County.....  FDC 7/5216              GPS Rwy 4, Orig...                          
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[FR Doc. 97-22356 Filed 8-21-97; 8:45 am]
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