[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5594-5595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2657]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29454; Amdt. No. 1911]


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. FFA 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.

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    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 January 22, 1999.
L. Nicholas Lacey,
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 February 25, 1999

Victorville, CA, Southern California Intl, VOR/DME RWY 17, Orig
Newton, IA, Newton Muni, GPS RWY 14 Orig
Newton, IA, Newton Muni, GPS RWY 32, Orig
East Hampton, NY, East Hampton, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 10
East Hampton, NY, East Hampton, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 10, Amdt 6
East Hampton, NY, East Hampton, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 28, Amdt 3
Fulton, NY, Oswego County, VOR OR GPS RWY 33, Amdt 4
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Intl. VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 17, 
Amdt 4, CANCELLED

* * * Effective March 25, 1999

Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay, VOR RWY 14, Amdt 13
Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay, VOR/DME OR TACAN OR GPS-A, Amdt 1
Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay, LOC/DME BC RWY 32, Amdt 7
Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay, NDB RWY 14, Amdt 11
Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay, ILS RWY 14, Amdt 16
Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay, MLS RWY 32, Orig
Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay, GPS RWY 14, Orig
Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay, GPS RWY 32, Orig
 Carlsbad, CA, McClellan-Palomar, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 7
El Monte, CA, El Monte, VOR OR GPS-A, Amdt 7
El Monte, CA, El Monte, VOR/DME OR, GPS-B, Amdt 3
El Monte, CA, El Monte, NDB OR GPS-C, Amdt 1
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Intl, ILS RWY 25R, Amdt 13
Modesto, CA, Modesto City-County-Harry Sham Field, VOR/DME RWY 28R, 
Orig
Modesto, CA, Modesto City-County-Harry Sham Field, VOR RWY 28R, Amdt 
11
Modesto, CA, Modesto City-County-Harry Sham Field, NDG RWY 28R, Amdt 
8
Modesto, CA, Modesto City-County-Harry Sham Field, ILS RWY 28R, Amdt 
13
 Stockton, CA, Stockton Metropolitan, GPS RWY 29R, Orig
Guthrie Center, IA, Guthrie County Regional, NDB RWY 18, Orig
Guthrie Center, IA, Guthrie County Regional, GPS RWY 36, Orig
Concordia, KS, Blosser Muni, NDB-A, Orig
Concordia, KS, Blosser Muni, NDB OR GPS RWY 17, Amdt 1A, CANCELLED
Concordia, KS, Blosser Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Concordia, KS, Blosser Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig
 St. Paul, MN, ST. Paul Downtown Holman Field, ILS RWY 32, Amdt 4
Linden, NJ, Linden, VOR OR GPS-C, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Linden, NJ, Linden, VOR/DME OR GPS-D, Orig-B, CANCELLED
Linden, NJ, Linden, GPS-A, Orig
Malone, NY, Malone-Dufort, VOR/DME-A, Amdt 1
Malone, NY, Malone-Dufort, GPS RWY 5, Orig
Malone, NY, Malone-Dufort, GPS RWY 23, Orig
Roxboro, NC, Person County, LOC RWY 6, Amdt 2, CANCELLED
Roxboro, NC, Person County, NDB OR GPS RWY 6, Amdt 3
Roxboro, NC, Person County, ILS RWY 6, Orig
Roxboro, NC, Person County, GPS RWY 6, Orig
Wilmington, NC, Wilmington Intl, LOC BC RWY 17, Amdt 7
Fargo, ND, Hector Intl, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 13, Amdt 6, 
CANCELLED
Carlisle, PA, Carlisle, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 1A, CANCELLED
Carlisle, PA, Carlisle, NDB OR GPS RWY 28, Amdt 2A, CANCELLED
Carlisle, PA, Carlisle, VOR-A, Orig
Carlisle, PA, Carlisle, NDB-B, Orig
Chester, SC, Chester, SC, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Chester, SC, Chester, SC, GPS RWY 35, Orig
North Myrtle Beach, SC, Grand Strand, GPS RWY 5, Orig
North Myrtle Beach, SC, Grand Strand, GPS RWY 23, Orig
San Angelo, TX, Mathis Field, LOC BC RWY 21, Amdt 14
San Angelo, TX, Mathis Field, NDB RWY 3, Amdt 14
San Angelo, TX, Mathis Field, VOR RWY 21, Amdt 16
San Angelo, TX, Mathis Field, ILS RWY 3, Amdt 21
San Angelo, TX, Mathis Field, RADAR-1, Amdt 1
San Angelo, TX, Mathis Field, GPS RWY 3, Orig
San Angelo, TX, Mathis Field, GPS RWY 21, Orig
Seattle, WA, Boeing Field/King Country Intl, LOC CB RWY 31L, Amdt 
10, CANCELLED

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