[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28224-28225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13746]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29225; Amdt. No. 1868]
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;
    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected 
airport is located; or
    3. The Flight Inspection Area Office 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: Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure 
Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs 
Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma 
City, OK. 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082 Oklahoma City, OK. 73125) 
telephone: (405) 954-4164.

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 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 
(NFDC) 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 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 May 15, 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

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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 18 June, 1998

Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Intl, RADAR-1, Amdt 19
Crestview, FL, Bob Sikes, LOC RWY 17, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Crestview, FL, Bob Sikes, ILS RWY 17, Orig
Louisville, KY, Louisville Intl-Standiford Field, NDB OR GPS RWY 1, 
Amdt 8A, CANCELLED
Louisville, KY, Louisville Intl-Standiford Field, ILS RWY 1, Amdt 11B, 
CANCELLED
Louisville, KY, Louisville Intl-Standiford Field, ILS RWY 19, Amdt 9B, 
CANCELLED
Louisville, KY, Louisville Intl-Standiford Field, ILS RWY 35L, Orig
Louisville, KY, Louisville Intl-Standiford Field, GPS RWY 17L, Orig
Louisville, KY, Louisville Intl-Standiford Field, GPS RWY 35R, Orig
Louisville, KY, Louisville Intl-Standiford Field, GPS RWY 29, Orig

Effective 16 July, 1998

Fernandina Beach, FL, Fernandina Beach Muni, GPS RWY 13, Orig
Marshall, MN, Marshall Muni-Ryan Field, VOR RWY 12, Amdt 7
Marshall, MN, Marshall Muni-Ryan Field, ILS RWY 12, Amdt 1
Cleveland, OH, Cuyahoga County, ILS RWY 23, Amdt 13
Dayton, OH, Dayton-Wright Brothers, LOC RWY 20, Amdt 5
Dayton, OH, Dayton-Wright Brothers, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 1
Okmulgee, OK, Okmulgee Muni, VOR OR GPS-A, Orig
Okmulgee, OK, Okmulgee Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 22, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Pawtucket, RI, North Central State, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 5, Amdt 6, 
CANCELLED
Pawtucket, RI, North Central State, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 23, Amdt 5, 
CANCELLED
Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, ILS RWY 2R, Amdt 5
Salt Lake City, UT, Salt Lake City Intl, RADAR-1, Amdt 15, CANCELLED
Salt Lake City, UT, Salt Lake City Muni 2, RADAR-2, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Land O'Lakes, WI, Kings Land O'Lakes, NDB OR GPS RWY 14, Amdt 9
Land O'Lakes, WI, Kings Land O' Lakes, NDB RWY 32, Orig

Effective August 13, 1998

Galena, AK, Edward G. Pitka, Sr., GPS RWY 7, Orig
Galena, AK, Edward G. Pitka, Sr., GPS RWY 25, Orig
Nome, AK, Nome, GPS RWY 2, Orig
Nome, AK, Nome, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Nome, AK, Nome, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, GPS RWY 11, Orig
Yakutat, AK, Yakutat, GPS RWY 29, Orig
Tuscaloosa, AL, Tuscaloosa Muni, VOR OR TACAN OR GPS RWY 22, Amdt 14
Camarillo, CA, Camarillo, GPS RWY 8, Orig
Camarillo, CA. Camarillo, GPS RWY 26, Orig
Redlands, CA, Redlands Muni, GPS-A, Orig
Gainesville, GL, Gainesville Regional, GPS RWY 10, Orig
Gainesville, FL, Gainesville Regional, GPS RWY 28, Orig
Tallahassee, FL, Tallahassee Regional, ILS RWY 27, Amdt 5
Boone, IA, Boone Muni, GPS RWY 14, Amdt 1
Boone, IA, Boone Muni, GPS RWY 32, Orig
Baltimore, MD, Baltimore-Washington Intl, ILS RWY 28, Amdt 12
Baltimore, MD, Baltimore-Washington Intl, ILS RWY 33L, Amdt 8
Ord, NE, Evelyn Sharp Field, NDB OR GPS RWY 13, Amdt 4
Ord, NE, Evelyn Sharp Field, GPS RWY 31, Orig
Lawton, OK, Lawton-Ft Sill Regional, VOR RWY 35, Amdt 20
Lawton, OK, Lawton-Ft Sill Regional, ILS RWY 35, Amdt 7
Lawton, OK, Lawton-Ft Sill Regional, RADAR-1, Amdt 4
New Lisbon, WI, Mauston-New Lisbon Union, GPS RWY 32, Amdt 1
Cody, WI, Yellowstone Regional, GPS-B, Orig

    Note: The FAA published an Amendment in Docket No. 29199, Amdt 
No. 1865 to Part 97 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (VOL 63, No. 
81, Page 23209; dated April 28, 1998) under Section 97.33 effective 
June 18, 1998, which is hereby amended to read:

* * *Effective August 13, 1998

Delano, CA, Delano Muni, VOR RWY 32, Amdt 7
Delano, CA, Delano Muni, GPS RWY 32, Orig
Porterville, CA, Porterville, Muni, GPS RWY 12, Orig
Porterville, CA, Porterville Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig

    The following procedures are rescinded:

Tracy, CA, Tracy Muni, GPS RWY 25, Orig
Tracy, CA, Tracy Muni, GPS RWY 29, Orig

[FR Doc. 98-13746 Filed 5-21-98; 8:45 am]
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