[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 25161-25163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12134]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 97
[Docket No. 29215; Amdt. No. 1867]
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
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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 Aviation Regulations (FAR). Materials incorporated by reference
are available for examination or purchase as stated above.
The large numbers 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 (24
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 87
Air Traffic Control, Airports, Navigation (Air).
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 1, 1998.
Tom 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, 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/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 Number SIAP
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04/17/98......... PA Coatesville..... Chester County G.O. FDC 8/2299 LS RWY 29 AMDT 6A
Carlson.
04/20/98......... LA New Orleans..... New Orleans Intl FDC 8/2332 ILS RWY 1, AMDT 16A
(Moisant Field).
04/21/98......... VA Abingdon........ Virginia Highlands.. FDC 8/2361 VOR/DME OR GPS-B
AMDT 5
04/22/98......... TN Nashville....... Nashville Intl...... FDC 8/2382 LS RWY 2C ORIG-A
04/23/98......... AR West Memphis.... West Memphis Muni... FDC 8/2426 GPS RWY 17, ORIG
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04/23/98......... AR West Memphis.... West Memphis Muni... FDC 8/2427 NDB RWY 17, AMDT 10
04/23/98......... IN North Vernon.... North Vernon........ FDC 8/2421 GPS RWY 23, ORIG
04/23/98......... MD Salisbury....... Ocean City Wicomico FDC 8/2416 ILS RWY 32, AMDT 5A
Regional.
04/23/98......... NC Charlotte....... Charlotte/Douglas FDC 8/2397 ILS RWY 36R (CAT
Intl. I,II AND III),
AMDT 8
04/23/98......... NH Concord......... Concord Muni........ FDC 8/2429 ILS RWY 35, AMDT 1
04/23/98......... NJ Teterboro....... Teterboro........... FDC 8/2399 ILS RWY 6, AMDT 28
04/23/98......... NJ Teterboro....... Teterboro........... FDC 8/2400 COPTER ILS RWY 6,
ORIG
04/23/98......... NJ Teterboro....... Teterboro........... FDC 8/2401 NDB OR GPS RWY 6,
AMDT 17A
04/23/98......... NJ Teterboro....... Teterboro........... FDC 8/2402 VOR/DME OR GPS-B,
AMDT 2
04/23/98......... VA Franklin........ Franklin Muni-John FDC 8/2442 VOR/DME OR GPS RWY
Beverly Rose. 27, AMDT 9
04/23/98......... WV Charleston...... Yeager.............. FDC 8/2415 ILS RWY 5, AMDT 4
04/24/98......... LA New Orleans..... New Orleans Intl FDC 8/2468 LOC RWY 19, ORIG
(Moisant Field).
04/24/98......... NH Lebanon......... Lebanon Muni........ FDC 8/2463 ILS RWY 18 AMDT 4
04/27/98......... NY New York........ John F. Kennedy Intl FDC 8/2536 ILS RWY 31L AMDT 9A
04/28/98......... FL Jacksonville.... Jacksonville Intl... FDC 8/2567 ILS RWY 25 ORIG-A
04/28/98......... TN Jackson......... McKellar-Sipes FDC 8/2568 LOC BC RWY 20 AMDT
Regional. 5A
04/23/98......... DH Whitefield...... Mount Washington FDC 8/2430 LOC RWY 10, AMDT 4
Regional.
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