[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 39 (Monday, March 1, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9914-9915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4996]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 29474; Amdt. No. 1917]


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--

    Indidivudl 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

    The 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 February 19, 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 March 25, 1999

St Joseph, MO, Rosecrans Memorial, RADAR-1, Orig
St Louis, MO, Spirit of St Louis, VOR OR GPS RWY 8R, Amdt 7A, 
CANCELLED
St Louis, MO, Spirit of St Louis, VOR RWY 26L, Amdt 5, CANCELLED
Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, NDB OR GPS RWY 4R, Amdt 6
Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, NDB OR GPS RWY 4L, Amdt 10
Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, ILS RWY 4R, Amdt 11
Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, ILS RWY 4L, Amdt 12
Newark, NJ, Newark Intl, COPTER ILS/DME RWY 4L, Amdt 1
Hamilton, OH, Hamilton-Fairfield, LOC RWY 29, Amdt 1
Hamilton, OH, Hamilton-Fairfield, NDB-A, Amdt 3
Hamilton, OH, Hamilton-Fairfield, GPS RWY 11, Orig
Hamilton, OH, Hamilton-Fairfield, GPS RWY 29, Amdt 2
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, VOR RWY 22, Orig
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, VOR RWY 22, Orig, CANCELLED
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, VOR/DME RWY 13, Orig
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, VOR/DME RWY 22, Orig
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, VOR/DME RWY 31, Orig
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, VOR/DME-A, Orig
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, LDA/DME RWY 22, Amdt 1
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, NDB RWY 4, Amdt 17
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, ILS RWY 4, Amdt 22
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, RADAR -1, Amdt 16
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, GPS RWY 4, Amdt 1
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, GPS RWY 13, Orig
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, GPS RWY 22, Amdt 1
Amarillo, TX, Amarillo Intl, GPS RWY 31, Orig
Amarillo, TX, Tradewind, NDB OR GPS-A, Amdt 14
Amarillo, TX, Tradewind, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 35, Orig
Amarillo, TX, Tradewind, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Amarillo, TX, Tradewind, VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 35, Amdt 8, 
CANCELLED
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, ILS RWY 17L, Orig
Austin, TX, Austin-Bergstrom Intl, ILS RWY 35R, Orig
Borger, TX, Hutchinson County, VOR OR GPS RWY 17, Amdt 8
Borger, TX, Hutchinson County, VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 35, Amdt 3
Dumas, TX, Moore County, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 6
Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental Arpt/Houston, ILS RWY 27, 
Amdt 2
Pampa, TX, Perry LeFors Field, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 2
Pampa, TX, Perry LeFors Field, NDB RWY 17, Amdt 4
Pampa, TX, Perry LeFors Field, GPS RWY 17, Orig

. . . Effective April 22, 1999

San Jose, CA, San Jose Intl, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 30L, Orig-A, CANCELLED
Buffalo, MN, Buffalo Muni, VOR OR GPS-B, Amdt 4
Willmar, MN, Willmar Muni-John L. Rice Field, VOR RWY 10, Amdt 2
Willmar, MN, Willmar Muni-John L. Rice Field, VOR OR GPS RWY 28, 
Amdt 2
Willmar, MN, Willmar Muni-John L. Rice Field, LOC RWY 28, Amdt 1
Willmar, MN, Willmar Muni-John L. Rice Field, GPS RWY 10, Amdt 1
Shirley, NY, Brookhaven, NDB-A, Amdt 5
Port Clinton, OH, Carl R. Keller Field, VOR/DME OR GPS-A, Amdt 8
Port Clinton, OH, Carl R. Keller Field, NDB RWY 27, Amdt 12
Port Clinton, OH, Carl R. Keller Field, GPS RWY 27, Amdt 1
Clinton, OK, Clinton-Sherman, GPS RWY 35L, Orig
Philadelphia, PA, Northeast Philadelphia, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 15, Amdt 
2, CANCELLED
Philadelphia, PA, Northeast Philadelphia, VOR/DME RNAV RWY 33, Amdt 
4, CANCELLED

. . . Effective May 20, 1999

Grand Junction, CO, Walker Field, VOR OR GPS RWY 11, Amdt, 1, 
CANCELLED
Belle Plaine, IA, Belle Plaine Muni, GPS RWY 17, Orig
Belle Plaine, IA, Belle Plaine Muni, GPS RWY 35, Orig
Denison, IA, Denison Muni, NDB RWY 30, Amdt 5
Denison, IA, Denison Muni, GPS RWY 12, Orig
Denison, IA, Denison Muni, GPS RWY 30, Orig
Grinnell, IA, Grinnell Regional, NDB RWY 13, Amdt 2
Grinnell, IA, Grinnell Regional, GPS RWY 13, Orig
Terre Haute, IN, Terre Haute International-Hulman Field, GPS RWY 32, 
Orig
Flint, MI, Bishop Intl, GPS RWY 9, Orig
Steubenville, OH, Jefferson County Airpark, GWS RWY 14, Orig
Steubenville, OH, Jefferson County Airpark, GWS RWY 32, Orig
Casper, WY, Natrona County Intl, ILS RWY 3, Amdt 5

[FR Doc. 99-4996 Filed 2-26-99; 8:45 am]
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