[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 231 (Wednesday, December 2, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66427-66428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32130]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29402; Amdt. No. 1902]
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 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 them 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

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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 27, 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 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 31 December, 1998

Carlsbad CA, McClellan-Palomar, ILS RWY 24, Amdt 8
Fairfield, IA, Fairfield Muni, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 36, Amdt 1C, 
CANCELLED
Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, LOC BC RWY 27, Amdt 12, CANCELLED
New York, NY, LaGuardia, VOR/DME OR GPS-H, Amdt 2
Rock Hill, SC, Rock Hill/York County/BryantField, LOC RWY 2, Orig-B, 
CANCELLED
Rock Hill, SC, Rock Hill/York County/BryantField, ILS RWY 2, Orig

* * * Effective 28 January, 1999

Brewton, AL, Brewton Muni, GPS RWY 6, Orig
Chino, CA, Chino, ILS RWY 26R, Amdt 5
Fortuna, CA, Rohnerville, VOR RWY 11, Amdt 3
Fortuna, CA, Rohnerville, GPS RWY 11, Orig
Fortuna, CA, Rohnerville, GPS RWY 29, Orig
Tracy, CA, Tracy Muni, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 5
Tracy, CA, Tracy Muni, NDB RWY 25, Orig
Tracy, CA, Tracy Muni, NDB RWY 12, Orig
Tracy, CA, Tracy Muni, GPS RWY 25, Orig
Tracy, CA, Tracy Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Craig, CO, Craig-Moffat, GPS RWY 7, Orig
Craig, CO, Craig-Moffat, GPS RWY 25, Orig
Titusville, FL, Space Coast Regional, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Valparaiso, IN, Porter County Muni, NDB RWY 27, Amdt 6
Valparaiso, IN, Porter County Muni, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 9, Amdt 3
Valparaiso, IN, Porter County Muni, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Valparaiso, IN, Porter County Muni, GPS RWY 27, Orig
Baltimore, MD, Martin State, NDB OR GPS RWY 15, Amdt 8
Grand Rapids, MN, Grand Rapids/Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom Fld, VOR/
DME OR GPS RWY 16, Orig, CANCELLED
Grand Rapids, MN, Grand Rapids/Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom Fld, VOR OR 
GPS RWY 34, Amdt 10
Grand Rapids, MN, Grand Rapids/Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom Fld, NDB 
RWY 34, Amdt 7
Grand Rapids, MN, Grand Rapids/Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom Fld, ILS 
RWY 34, Amdt 1
Grand Rapids, MN, Grand Rapids/Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom Fld, GPS 
RWY 16, Orig
Granite Falls, MN, Granite Falls Muni, VOR/DME RWY 34, Orig
Granite Falls, MN, Granite Falls Muni, GPS RWY 34, Orig
Longville, MN, Longville Muni, NDB RWY 31, OriG
Moorhead, MN, Moorhead Muni, VOR-A, Orig
Orr, MN, Orr Regional, NDB RWY 13, Amdt 8
Orr, MN, Orr Regional, GPS RWY 13, Orig
Owatonna, MN, Owatonna Muni, VOR OR GPS RWY 12, Amdt 10
Owatonna, MN, Owatonna Muni, VOR/DME RWY 30, Amdt 4
Two Harbors, MN, Richard B. Helgeson, NDB RWY 24, Amdt 1
Two Harbors, MN, Richard B. Helgeson, GPS RWY 24, Orig
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, VOR OR GPS RWY 14, Orig, CANCELLED
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, VOR OR GPS RWY 32, Orig, CANCELLED
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, LOC, RWY 14, Amdt 1, CANCELLED
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, NDB RWY 32, Orig, CANCELLED
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, FMS/ILS RWY 6, Orig
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, ILS, RWY 6, Amdt 29
Teterboro, NJ, Teterboro, COPTER ILS RWY 6, Amdt 1
Dunkirk, NY, Chautauqua County/Dunkirk, VOR RWY 6, Amdt 2
Dunkirk, NY, Chautauqua County/Dunkirk, VOR RWY 24, Amdt 7
Dunkirk, NY, Chautauqua County/Dunkirk, GPS RWY 6, Orig
Dunkirk, NY, Chautauqua County/Dunkirk, GPS RWY 24, Orig
Dunkirk, NY, Chautauqua County/Dunkirk, GPS RWY 33, Orig
Manteo, NC, Dare County Regional, NDB RWY 5, Amdt 5
Manteo, NC, Dare County Regional, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 5
Manteo, NC, Dare County Regional, GPS RWY 5, Orig
Manteo, NC, Dare County Regional, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Manteo, NC, Dare County Regional, GPS RWY 23, Orig
Rutherfordton, NC, Rutherford Co-Marchman Field, LOC RWY 1, Amdt 1
Rutherfordton, NC, Rutherford Co-Marchman Field, NDB RWY 1, Amdt 5
Rutherfordton, NC, Rutherford Co-Marchman Field, GPS RWY 1, Amdt 1
Aberdeen, SD, Aberdeen Regional, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 13, Amdt 12
Aberdeen, SD, Aberdeen Regional, VOR OR GPS RWY 31, Amdt 20
Aberdeen, SD, Aberdeen Regional, LOC/DME BC RWY 13, Amdt 10
Aberdeen, SD, Aberdeen Regional, NDB RWY 31, Amdt 10
Aberdeen, SD, Aberdeen Regional, ILS RWY 31, Amdt 13
Aberdeen, SD, Aberdeen Regional, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Nashville, TN, Nashville International, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 13, Amdt 
13
Baytown, TX, Baytown, NDB RWY 14, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Baytown, TX, Baytown, NDB RWY 32, Orig-A, CANCELLED
[FR Doc. 98-32130 Filed 12-1-98; 8:45 am]
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