[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67556-67557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33757]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29074; Amdt. No. 1840]
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 (SIAP's) 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 such 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 SIAP's, 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 SIAP's. 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. 14 CFR 97.20 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). The 
applicable FAA Forms are identified as FAA Form 8260-5. Materials 
incorporated by reference are available for examination or purchase as 
stated above.
    The large number of SIAP's, 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 SIAP's, 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

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documents is unnecessary. The provisions of this amendment state the 
affected CFR 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.
    This amendment to part 97 is effective upon publication of each 
separate SIAP as contained in the transmittal. The SIAP's contained in 
this amendment are based on the criteria contained in the United States 
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.
    The FAA has determined through testing that current non-localizer 
type, non-precision instrument approaches developed using the TERPS 
criteria can be flown by aircraft equipped with Global Positioning 
System (GPS) equipment. In consideration of the above, the applicable 
SIAP's will be altered to include ``or GPS'' in the title without 
otherwise reviewing or modifying the procedure. (Once a stand alone GPS 
procedure is developed, the procedure title will be altered to remove 
``or GPS'' from these non-localizer, non-precision instrument approach 
procedure titles.)
    The FAA has determined through extensive analysis that current 
SIAP's intended for use by Area Navigation (RNAV) equipped aircraft can 
be flown by aircraft utilizing various other types of navigational 
equipment. In consideration of the above, those SIAP's currently 
designated as ``RNAV'' will be redesignated as ``VOR/DME RNAV'' without 
otherwise reviewing or modifying the SIAP's.
    Because of the close and immediate relationship between these 
SIAP's 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 November 28, 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 as 
follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

    1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113-40114, 40120, 
44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

    2. Amend 97.23, 97.27, 97.33 and 97.35, as appropriate, by adding, 
revising, or removing the following SIAP's, effective at 0901 UTC on 
the dates specified:

* * * Effective Jan 1, 1998

Foley, AL, Foley Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 18, Orig CANCELLED
Foley, AL, Foley Muni, NDB RWY 18, Orig
Audubon, IA, Audubon County, NDB or GPS RWY 32, Amdt 4 CANCELLED
Rensselaer, IN, Jasper County, NDB or GPS RWY 18, Amdt 3A CANCELLED
Rensselaer, IN, Jasper County, NDB RWY 18, Amdt 3A
Greenville, MS, Greenville Muni, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 18L, Amdt 12 
CANCELLED
Greenville, MS Greenville Muni, VOR/DME RWY 18L, Amdt 12
Greenville, MS, Greenville Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 18R, Amdt 5A 
CANCELLED
Greenville, MS, Greenville Muni, VOR RWY 18R, Amdt 5A
Greenville, MS Greenville Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 36L, Amdt 5A 
CANCELLED
Greenville, MS, Greenville Muni, NDB RWY 36L, Amdt 5A
Greenville, MS, Greenville Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 36R, Amdt 8 
CANCELLED
Greenville, MS, Greenville Muni, NDB RWY 36R, Amdt 8
Chapel Hill, NC, Horace Williams, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 9, Orig 
CANCELLED
Chapel Hill, NC, Horace Williams, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 9, Orig
Crete, NE, Crete Municipal, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 35, Amdt 2A CANCELLED
Crete, NE, Crete Municipal, VOR/DME RWY 35, Amdt 2A
Lovington, NM, Lea County-Zip Franklin Memorial, RNAV RWY 3, Orig 
CANCELLED
Lovington, NM, Lea Country-Zip Franklin Memorial, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 
3, Orig
Syracuse, NY, Syracuse Hancock Intl, VOR/DME or TACAN or GPS RWY 32, 
Amdt 1 CANCELLED
Syracuse, NY, Syracuse Hancock Intl, VOR/DME or TACAN RWY 32, Amdt 1
Syracuse, NY, Syracuse Hancock Intl, VOR or GPS RWY 14, Amdt 21A 
CANCELLED
Syracuse, NY, Hancock Intl, VOR RWY 14, Amdt 21A
Syracuse, NY, Syracuse Hancock Intl, NDB or GPS RWY 28, Amdt 27 
CANCELLED
Syracuse, NY, Syracuse Hancock Intl, NDB RWY 28, Amdt 27
Ashtabula, OH, Ashtabula County, VOR or GPS RWY 8, Orig CANCELLED
Ashtabula, OH, Ashtabula County, VOR RWY 8, Orig
East Liverpoll, OH, Columbiana County, VOR or GPS RWY 25, Amdt 3 
CANCELLED
East Liverpoll, OH, Columbiana County, VOR RWY 25, Amdt 3
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, NDB or GPS RWY 27L, Amdt 5 
CANCELLED
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, NDB RWY 27L, Amdt 5
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 35, 
Amdt 3A CANCELLED
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 35, Amdt 3A
York, PA, York, NDB or GPS RWY 16, Amdt 4 CANCELLED
York, PA, York, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 5
Tulsa, OK, Tulsa Intl, VOR or TACAN or GPS RWY 26, Amdt 22A 
CANCELLED
Tulsa, OK, Tulsa Intl, VOR or TACAN RWY 26, Amdt 22A
Osceola, WI, L O Simenstad Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 28, Amdt 9 CANCELLED
Osceola, WI, L O Simenstad Muni, NDB RWY 28, Amdt 9

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