[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48998-48999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24617]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29330; Amdt. No. 1890]
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 airport. 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 
navigation 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 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:
Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure Standards Branch (AMCAFS-420), Flight 
Technologies and Program 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 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 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 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 a Global Positioning 
System (GPS) and or Flight Management System (FMS) equipment. In 
consideration of the above, the applicable SIAP's will be altered to 
include ``or GPS or FMS'' in the title without otherwise reviewing or 
modifying the procedure. (Once a stand alone GPS or FMS procedure is 
developed, the procedure title will be altered to remove ``or GPS or 
FMS'' 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

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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 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 season, 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 September 4, 1998.
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 FR 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.


Secs. 97.23, 97.27, 97.33, 97.35  [Amended]

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

* * * Effective October 8, 1998

Monterey, CA, Monterey Peninsula, NDB or GPS RWY 10R, Amdt 12A 
CANCELLED
Monterey, CA, Monterey Peninsula, NDB RWY 10R, Amdt 12A
Cortez, CO, Cortez Muni, VOR or GPS RWY 21, Amdt 5 CANCELLED
Cortez, CO, Cortez Muni, VOR RWY 21, Amdt 5
Keystone Heights, FL, Keystone Airpark, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 4, Amdt 1 
CANCELLED
Keystone Heights, FL, Keystone Airpark, VOR/DME RWY 4, Amdt 1
Iola, KS, Iola/Allen County, NDB or GPS RWY 1, Amdt 1 CANCELLED
Iola, KS, Iola/Allen County, NDB RWY 1, Amdt 1 Liberal, KS, Liberal 
Muni, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 17, Amdt 2 CANCELLED
Liberal, KS, Liberal Muni, VOR/DME RWY 17, Amdt 2
Scott City, KS, Scott City Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 35, Amdt 1 CANCELLED
Scott City, KS, Scott City Muni, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 1
Fitchburg, MA, Fitchburg Muni, NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 2 CANCELLED
Appleton, MN, Appleton Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 13, Amdt 1 CANCELLED
Appleton, MN, Appleton Muni, NDB RWY 13, Amdt
Bowman, ND, Bowman Muni, NDB or GPS RWY 29, Amdt 3 CANCELLED
Bowman, ND, Bowman Muni, NDB RWY 29, Amdt 3
Lumberton, NJ, Lumberton/Flying W, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 2 CANCELLED
Andover, NJ, Aeroflex-Andover, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 7A CANCELLED
Andover, NJ, Aeroflex-Andover, VOR-A, Amdt 7A
Lumberton, NJ, Lumberton/Flying W, VOR-A, Amdt 2
Hudson, NY, Columbia County, NDB or GPS-A, Amdt 3 CANCELLED
Hudson, NY, Columbia County, NDB-A, Amdt 3
Saratoga Springs, NY, Saratoga County, VOR or GPS-A, Amdt 5 
CANCELLED
Saratoga Springs, NY, Saratoga County, VOR-A, Amdt 5
Walla Walla, WA, Walla Walla Regional, VOR or GPS RWY 2, Amdt 10 
CANCELLED
Walla Walla, WA, Walla Walla Regional, VOR RWY 2, Amdt 10
Walla Walla, WA, Walla Walla Regional, NDB or GPS RWY 20, Amdt 5 
CANCELLED
Walla Walla, WA, Walla Walla Regional, NDB RWY 20, Amdt 5
Menomonie, WI, Menomonie Muni-Score Field, VOR/DME or GPS RWY 27, 
Orig CANCELLED
Menomonie, WI, Menomonie Muni-Score Field, VOR/DME RWY 27, Orig

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